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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-27
SALEM.

| Tuesday Of last week Miss Florence
Bicksler arrived home from Ferry Hall
school at Lake Forest, Ill. She re-
| turned to Lake Forest Sunday. On
| Wednesday in company with one of the
instructors and a number of students
she sailed from New York on the
steamship America for Europe. The
merry group will enjoy tour Of few
months duration.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Foss of Russ
vale, Pa, Robert Foss Of Washington
| d. c., following two weeks visit spent
with relatives at Salem, departed Fri
| day for their homes.
The Missionary society of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church-~met with Mrs
Della Van Wrinkle Friday afternoon, An
interesting program was very in
structive.
/! Rev. II. c. Druse was at Batavia last
week attending the Methodist district
conference held Monday and Tuesday.
| C.. A. Stevens delivered an address
| on Civil Service and Its Effects on the
Service" at the annual meeting of post
masters held at Burlington Tuesday
Mrs. Clyde Huxley and daughter
Gwendoline of Davenport arrived Mon
day to visit the formers parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Elias Friend.
rev. II. " bTuSe Heid lne attention
| of the audience at the Methodist
| Episcopal church Sunday morning. The
! theme of his discourse, THE Still, Small
Voice.
| Mrs. w. T. Shriner came in from Chi
cago Friday morning. Mr.. and Mrs.
Shriner will be at home at their resi-
dence property at Salem during the
summer
Mrs. Sidwell Stanley and daughter
Celia of Burlington are enjoying visit
with Mrs. Stanley's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. S. Brown.
r. S. Gales of Mt. Pleasant gave his
lecture, "A Summer in Europe" to a
large audience at the Methodist Episco-
pal church Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. S. Moore, south of
town. entertained Mrs. Oscar Lowry
and children from Cedar Falls, last
week.
The Quacker City band will be in the
band parade at the big celebration at
Mt. Pleasant July 4.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Conrad are at
Excelsior Springs, Mo-. where Mr.. Con-
ard Is taking treatment
Mrs. Emma aIcVey has returned to
Centralia, Mo, following a few weeks
spent with her father, Isaac Cook.
Wednesday Miss Laura Knight went
to Keokuk, called there by the illness
or her sister, Mrs. j. w. Rhode.
Mrs. Arvilla Carpenter and Francis
Davidson were guests last week at the
Boyd Beard home at Mt. Hamill.
Prof. G. K. Hayes was at Birming-
ham and Stockport Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Barney are enjoying
a visit with their daughter Mrs. Clyde
Spray from Anawa.
At the 10. 0. F. and Rebekah hall
Saturday evening the members of the
Rebekah lodge entertained number of
their friends.
vitus Disch, Philip Brody, Misses
Nell and Bessie Mogel and Mrs. Jay
Long drove to Keokuk Sunday.
Miss Mary Maris went to Donnellson
Wednesday to visit few days with
friends.
The Missionary society Of the Con-
gregational church met with Mrs. Kel-
Ter Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Reed of Sioux City
recently visited their aunt, Mrs. w. H.
Shriver
w. K. Bunker has for his guest, his
cousin William Kerr from Lancaster,
Wis
John Kirkpatrick of Pennington was
greeting x'iends at Salem Saturday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-27
RLADENSRURG.

Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Roy a-McCaw
Monday, a daughter.
Misses Mary and Sylvia Bidwell OF
Blakesburg are here visiting friends
AMI relatives.
Misses Mary Glenn and Myrtle Dun
ming left Friday for Des Moines where
they will attend summer school.
The relatives of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Yeager surprised them Tuesday even
ing. Ice cream, strawberries and cake
were served.
John Kriegh, Jr., who has made his
home with his aunt and uncle in Illinois
has come here to live with his father
Vir6ie Nelson has the foundation laid
for his new house, and the carpenters
will soon begin work.
Mrs. E. j. Long visited at the Alfred
Yeager home Monday and Tuesday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-27
Proof Of Will,
wa, Wapello County, IS.

State Of Iowa, Wape1lo County, IS.
To all whom it may concern: Notice
is hereby given that an instrument in
writing purporting to be the last will
and testament of Benjamin J. Hartman,
deceased, was this day produced, open
ed and read by the undersigned, and
that have fixed Monday the 26th day
of August, 1912 as the day for hearing
proof in relation thereto.
Witness my official signature, with
the seal Of said court hereto affixed.
this 18th day Of June. 1912.
4 Geo. Phillips, Clerk District Court, by
Clara Peterson Deputy.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-27
Notice.

Notice is hereby given that at a
meeting of the stockholders Of the
Hardsocg Manufacturing Co., held on
the 18th day of March, 1912, at the
company's Office in the city of OF
tumwa, Iowa, the articles of incor-
poration were amended and the
authorized capital stock increased
from $4,000 to $4,000.
Martin Hardsocg, President
M. P. Duf1ield, Secretary.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-27
BELKNAP.

Mr.. and Mrs T. D. Mum, Mr.. and
Mrs. /. M. Swinney, Mr.. and Mrs. G. A.
Wishard, Mrs. Ida Jennings and c. w.
Jennings attended the Masonic cele-
bration of st. Johns day in Bloomfield.
A handsome sum was netted at the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-27
The English Sparrow
"Caught With the Goods"

In the current issue of the Farm and Fireside
appears the following:
"The English sparrow has been caught with
the goods 1t has been determined that in lining
his nest with feathers he becomes the carrier Of
chicken lice and mites. His habit of going from
farm to farm makes him menace to the flock"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-27
ForSale.

TIME OF YEAR TO BUY LAND IS
approaching. Write Austin Jay, Nora
via, Ia.
'EOUTHERN IOWA FARMS FOR
sale or trade. Baldwin Agency, I'm
tonville. n,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-27

must leave the question with them He
must abide by the proposition upon wk.eh
the new school is founded-that the peo-
pie are infallible; that not only do they
know a good thing when they see It, but
may be depended on to retain it when
secured.
So. loyal to his principles, Mr.. Bourne
rema ned at his post here while his op-
ponent was on the scene hustling for
votes. He pointed to his record-whch
was all in praise of Oregon and her form
OF progressiveness-and asked his con-
.lltuents to remember him on election
day. But somehow they remembered the
other fellow.
Is this the end? Is the senator going
to that Bourne from which no Jonathan
ever returns? Or VIII he come back? He
is facile. While he belonged to the old
school he was very much alive. and
played its game with relish and success
When he Joined the new he took with
him all the ginger and snap he had
shown in the old. Such a man is not
easily put out Of action for good. He is
under sixty. and comes of vigorous
Massachusetts stock. Why should he
not come back when it is considered that
things generally are in a fluid state, and
before they settle many opportunities Will
be presented to alert and experienced
men hunting "a chance for reappearing?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-27
International Control of Wireless.
From the New York Herald.

From the New York Herald.
The management, not the value of wire
less biography, as one of the first aids to
safe navigation, has been put on trial,
with the results that become more dis
quieting day by day. The deeper the Sem
ate committee delves into this subject
the surer grows the belief that the regu-
lation of INSTRUMENTATION must be
taken out of the hands Of individuals and
be controlled by agreements between the
maritime nations. The Berlin confer
ence made an attempt in this direction,
but evidently it did not go far enough.
Passenger steamships, important in size
and employment, are sent to sea with
only one operator. Human endurance has
its limits, and we have pathetic instances
Of what this means in the Titanic disas-
ter Even in the case of the Carpathia it
was, as the world knows, the merest acct
dent that rushed her to the succor of the
sinking steamship ParsimOny of ship
owners, utilities of boards of trade and
complaisance Of insurance companies an /
inspection rules are all and equally re-
sponsible for a peril that can SO easily
be made impossible by international in
sistence.
Amateurs. nowhere, perhaps. more pes
tiferous than in this country, have con-
tributed to the dangers lurking. They
have been permitted without restraint to
scatter their foolish interference over
sea and land. and 1t is only at this late
day that Congress has made any effort to
throttle this by requiring licenses and in
the event of disobedience by providing
penalties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-27
Mr.. Bourne Overcome.

Republics are ungrateful. So also, it
seems, are pure democracies.
Look at Oregon. NO helped make
that state a pure democracy? Jonathan
bourne. jr. Who has best kept her ad-
vertised TO the country as a model COM
monwealth? Jonathan Bourne. jr. Who
has supported with smiling patience for
her sake the jibes of the thoughtless and
the ribald. Jonathan Bourne. jr.
And yet what has Oregon done to this
man-her sh ming light and last word In
the field OF progress? Turned him down
She has recalled him. IL he had been the
veriest humdrummer for the old order
of thinss-the most unbudgable stand
patter on the constitution-the most un.
blushine clamorer for maintaining tn.
work of the fathers-she could not have
treated him worse. He goes into tho
scard along with the unworthy.
But he has gone like a hero. with hi.
martial cloak around him. He played
the game to the end. His last act wa.
his best As the champion Of the peopl,
he trusted them to the end. though II
the end they slew him.
Had Mr. Bourne been Of the old schoo
of politics he would have gone home and
wrestled with the voters for an indorse
ment He knew he had opposition, ant
that his opponent was on the ground. ant
active.
But that course was not open to him
Being of the new school. and fun o
praise of snd faith In the people, n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-27
The Back Yard Garden.

Do not forget the home garden during
these days of many distractions The
time is at hand for seed planting, for
digging and sowing. for trimming and
raking. The rains have made the
ground soft and have given everything In
the soil an abundance Of nourishment
Now the little green points are coming
through the surface and gladdening the
heart of the gardener, who is about to
realize the happiness Of seeing the results
Of his labors presented in tangible form.
From some carefully managed back
yards will come lettuce and spring onions
and later other relishes and possibly
some Of the more substantial foods.
Nothing the markets afford will equal
them for delieacy Of flavor. No one is
disposed to count the cost of such
products. but if they are to be valued in
terms of the pleasure they give, the
enthusiasm they arouse. the interest in
something besides business they stimu-
late. these little offerings from nature
are worth their weight in gold The back
yard garden is beyond price, because it
stands for health.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-27
From the rhlladelphia Ledger.

f'ah tue HHuueipuld ltuScT
President Taft has performed service
of incalculabe Importance in tearing the
mask of hypocrisy from the face of Theo-
dore Roosevelt. in placing before the
American people the incontrovertible
proofs OF his duplicity and in sounding q
warning of the menace to our Constitu-
ton and to the prosperity of the country
that turks in Rooseyelt's Unsuitable ambi-
ton to put himself again in control of
the government. The President has been
driven by force of circumstances and by
profoundly conscientious sense Of pub
lie duty into position which Is without
an exact parallel In American political
history. But no thoughtful American
who will read his Boston speech and
ponder the unanswerable facts which he
marshais to justify his active entrance
into the. arena Of controversy can fail to
be convinced that he had ample justifi-
cation. nay more. that he displayed ex-
traordinary patience in submitting In
silence so long to the deliberate campaign
OF falsehood and injustice waged against
him by Roosevelt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-27

authority and 1t must be given by the act
of Congress. 1t is not matter of won
der that he is in state Of anxiety. for 1t
is doubtless his hope to see the canal be-
come effective upon the opening of the
gates on the date which he has an
nounced as marking the probable compile
ton of the work. He has accomplished
wonderful results thus far at Panama.
and is entitled to the highest praise and
incidentally to consideration for his
special knowledge and for his enthusiasm.
But this question arises above any per-
sonai element. There is a national obi
CATION to leave nothing undone to make
the Panama canal triumphantly success
full and Immediately useful.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-27
The Isthmian Operating Force.

II may be that there is no actual dis
position on the part of Col Goethals, the
engineer in charge of the construction OF
the Panama canal, to resign his task be-
cause Of congressional procrastination in
the matter of providing for a permanent
organization to operate the waterway
upon Its completion, but the suggestion
brought from the isthmus by John Bar
rett and conveyed i'm the columns of The
Star yesterday Is sufficiently important
TO arrest the attention of Congress i'm
mediately and to hasten action. 1t is
obvious that now is the time to act in
the premises and to make ready for the
actual opening and operation of the
canal 1t has been officially and posi-
lively stated that the canal will be ready
for commercial use by the LIST of August,
1919. on the assumption that the contract
ors for the gates finish their part of the
work according to requirements. If this
program is carried out 1t will be neces-
sary for Congress to act at this session.
for, as Mr.. Barrett indicates Col.
Goethals as pointing out to those with
whom he has discussed this matter. an
effective permanent organization cannot
be assembled hurriedly. At least a year
and placing the men who are to handle
the canal. These will not be mere clerks
or bookkeepers. tolltakers and artisans
for the doing Of small jobs and keeping
things in repair. but skilled men of en-
perience, engineers. with special training
in handling ships In restricted waters.
There are only a few such men to be
found and they must be placed with care,
for upon the actual handling OF the canal
as q physical creation will depend its
value and its success as an aid to COM
merce and an adjunct to the military
power of the United States. Further
more. the canal will need to be kept under
the most careful inspection at all times.
to maintain It In good order and high
efs,ciency. This will require technical
knowledge. Probably an ideal operating
force could be organized by Col. Goethals
out Of the men who have been working
with him for several years In its con-
struction. But to do this he must have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-27
Mr.. Roosevelt at Worcester.

The Worcester speech is quite the most
remarkable that even Mr.. Roosevelt a
remarkable man. has ever delivered Its
essence is about this: Il picked Mr.. Taft
to carry forward certain policies that !
as President had inaugurated. and in
structed him in his duty. He promised
well. and | had faith in him.
Il was slow to yield to the suspicion
that had mistaken my fnan-my agent
] held to him as long as / could. But. at
last. the truth. in full and convincing
effulgence. dawned upon me. Mr.. Taft,
j saw. was weak man. biddable by the
bosses. and menace to what / had con-
trivcd for the benefit of the people.
My duty then became plain. At what
ever mortificat ton to myself in the con-
fession that I was capable of. and had
made. a mistake. ! must discharge my
man. and take things again into my own
hands.
Il decided upon this more in sorrow
than in anger. though anger was. fully
justified. For. in addition to being a
critical, and has used me abominably.
But the country need fear no evil. /
shall soon be at the helm again, and all
will be well
Replying to Mr.. Taft's indictment Of
him. what does Mr.. Roosevelt say? AS
to reciprocity with Canada, that he took
second thought. and. after approving.
then condemned the pact Mr.. Taft had
negotiated. Rats. This second thought
was taken after Mr.. Roosevelt had de-
cided to run for President again. 1t was
a play for the disgruntled farmer vote
along the Canadian border.
On the subject of bosses. Mr.. Roose-
welt. while confessing that he conferred
with Mr.. Aldrich. Mr. Cannon and others,
declares that he was never ruled by
them. No? Who persuaded him from
taking up the tariff question after he had
promised to do SO? That promise was
put into a message to Congress, and then
taken out before the message was deliv-
cred. In what instance has Mr.. Taft
ever been ruled to that extent?
And is there not something comical in
Mr.. Roosevelt's complaint about the use
of federal patronage? Surely he has lost
his sense of humor, or assumes that the
people have lost theirs. The customs Of
the pie counter are not properly. censura-
bic by the most artistic carver of political
pastry this country has ever known.
MT. WdtterSon thinks MI. Roosevelt Is
mad as March hare" No. Not mad. Not
mad even in March. and this Is April. He
Is simply consumed with eagerness to
be President again. He Is on a political
jamboree. He is executing the dance of
the seven governors. who are quite as
gauzy as the seven wells; and the per-
Torrance draws because it is audacious,
and the public In all matters of enter
tainment these days seems to demand
and enjoy "strong meat"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-27
The Money Trust Investigation.

Now that the investigation of the
money trust has been ordered, let the
work be done thoroughly. The country
will be at attention, and will resent any
Sinking of the task. or any execution of
it in a spirit of craftsmanship and unfair
ness
Not improbably there was exaggeration
in the statements Of some Of the advo-
Gates Of the investigation. 1t is alto
gether unlikely that the enormous power
described by the friends of the resolution
does. or could. exist. Money makes the
mare 90, and this is the era of combina-
tions of all kinds in the business world.
Still. there is limit even to the power
Of money. and to the genius for massing
1t in huge sums for business and other
control. The country is not at the mercy
of any trust, injurious as the operations
of some trusts have been.
We may believe, too, that there is ex-
aggeration in the assertion that behind
the investigation is a purpose to bulidOze
moneyed men and institutions for cam
paign contributions. Mr.. Mann Is a Wig
orous fighter, and as his party's leader in
the House may be excused for strong lam
guage on the eve of a presidential CAM
paign. 1t is his duty to see red frequent
ly, and sing out when he thinks there Is
advantage in an alarm. He is in the
crows nest with a spyglass. and those
below look to him for warnings.
In making his charge Mr.. Mann gives
the democrats q dose Of their own med
icine When Mr.. Cortelyou was made
chairman Of the republican national COM
mittee in 1904, the democrats charged
that he would milk the corporations for
campaign money through the power Of
information he had gathered as Secretary
Of the Department of Commerce and
Labor. But Of course he did not ISe
had no such purpose. and would have
taken the greatest risk of exposure and
damage to his candidate il he had tried
to execute such a purpose.
So now. Nobody need come across"
with money for either side through fear
Of this money trust probe So much
light will beat upon the matter that po-
litical Matchmaking will be Impossible IL
such q spirit exists. Coin will be quite
incapable of either pushing or retarding
the inquiry.
There may be, is likely to be, disap-
pointment for those whose expectations
have been keyed up by agitation which
has spared nothing in it's indictment of
both present day political and business
conditions. Rottenness is not the rule
In our public or our private affairs. Many
things need correction, and some as the
result merely of healthy growth. But in
no quarter calling for correction are
things beyond plain remedies applied by
men having the good Of the country
rather than of party to heart.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-27
Blankets and Lace
Curtains Cleaned.

Before storing your blankets and lace cur
tains away for the summer it is advisable and
much to your interest to have them thoroughly
cleaned in modern and harmless way. We are
especially we'll equipped to take charge and
execute in beneficial and sanitary manner
cleaning of lace curtains, blankets, draperies and
also personal wearing apparel.
All blankets and lace curtains intrusted to
us for cleaning will be stored without charge.
The best facilities are afforded for greatly mimi
MIXING your cares along these lines. Prompt
and skillful service at reasonable price.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-27
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Consideration to the Horse.

All" remarked the friend who makes
personal remarks. Your weight Is in
creasing. Have you given up horseback
riding?"
Yes. My wife insisted on my stopping
it,"
She feared for your safety?"
mo A matter of principle. She joined
the S. p. C.. A
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-27
The Crisis.
From the New York World.

rom the Now Y0rK world.
The republican party is facing the great
crisis of it's history. and the result will be
determined largely by the Massachusetts
primaries. The World long believed that
Mr.. Rooseyelt's nomination at Chicago
would be impossible. We are by no
means so sure as we were. Our conf
dence In republican sanity and republican
intelligence Is not so strong as 1t was.
The Roosevelt madness has seized upon
the republican party much as the free
silver madness seized upon the demo-
cratic party in 1896. II Massachusetts,
with its loosely GScwn primary law UNI
der which democrats can vote for re-
publican delegates, should be carried by
Mr.. Roosevelt. II will be difffcuit, indeed.
to prevent his nomination. II the Taft
leaders in other states make such q mess
of things as they made In Missouri II will
be impossible to prevent Mr.. Roosevslt's
nomination.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-27
Melody Unrestrained,

They sang it long ago:
There's music In the air.
But now full well we know
There's music everywhere.
There's music in the street
That you perchance explore;
There's music loud and sweet
In each department store.
Where athletes are in line
Or art is on display,
Or where you go to dine.
The band begins to play.
Oh, happy multitude!
Not only in the air
But in clothes, drink and food
There's music everywhere.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-27
Uplnt.

1.-THE prima donna refuses to sing unless
she gets more money" sad the stage
manager.
Where is it going to finish?" exclaimed
the weary impresaro Every time she
raises her voice I've got to raise her
salary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-27
Getting the Facts.

YES" said Broncho Bob: "Tarantula
Tim said as how he guessed he'd better
leave Crimson Gulch; so he did,"
IAN affair of the hearth
you telepathed it, friend"
Wore his heart on his sleeve, eh?"
Worse than that. He wore the ace of
hearts up his sleeve"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-27

Col. Roosevelt has not yet followed the
example Prof. Wilson set in his relations
with Editor Harvey. There must be mo-
ments when he is tempted to ask MIR.
George w. Perkins to assume the role of
innocent bystander.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-27

IL Frank Stockton is really communi-
eating with this earth. he should not
waste his effort in casual remarks. He
should be persuaded to dictate good
magazine story.