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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-09
ENTIRE FLEET
TO RfscI!!!E!:: R !! IT,! t.! o.; L: 4:
; t,s,oos laallo.slH '9sas
BUAl IN PERIL
Destroyer Terry of Allan
tic Division Sends Out
Cry of Distress; Crew
Believed to be in Danger.

Washington, q. c., Jan. 8.-The
entire division of the Atlantic
fleet 10 searching for the destroyer
Terry, reported In Distress off
Cape Hatteras. Dense snow will
make it difficult to locate the
vessel, but a systematic search
probably will prove successful.
Norfolk Jan. s.-The United
States torpedo boat destroyer
a storm between New York and
Bermuda, Is safe. A wireless dis
patch received at the Norfolk
navy yard this afternoon said the
Terry was proceeding under her
.., own steam for the Virginia capes.
s and would arrive In Hampton
i Roads tonight. The scout cruiser
: Salem which also was buffetted
Z by tho heavy seas while search
ing for the Terry, will reach
Hampton roads tonight, too. ..ssr
Washington, D. c., Jan. s.--Consid.
cradle anxiety was felt early today by
officials Of the navy for the safety Of
the torpedo boat destroyer Terry and
her crew of three officers and eighty.
three men. The little vessel, which
left New York last Thursday in COM
pany with seven battleships Of the At.
lantic fleet and the mother torpedo
vessel Dixie conveying five destroyers,
was discovered yesterday fioundering
about In the heavy seas in helpless
condition half way between New York
and Bermuda.
Her low powered wireless apparatus
sending out faint appeals for help
were picked UP by the Royal mail lin.
er Tagus which left Bermuda Satur.
day for New York. Captain Laws OF
the Tagus. who rescued Walter Well
man and his crew from the balloon
America when the transatlantic yoy-
age OF the air craft came to grief, di-
rected his vessel to the Terry. He
found the little vessel unable to make
any headway with her engines disabl.
ed and pumps out of order.
Lieutenant John G. Fremont in COM
mand, informed Captain Laws that his
men had a terrific experience in the
severest storm of the year on the
western Atlantic and that the Terry
became separated from the other yes
SAILS. The, Tagus stood by the Terry
and with her wireless flashed out ap.
peals for help. k # T..
News of the plight of the destroyer
reached the navy department yester-
day and hurry orders were dispatched
to revenue cutters and other warships
to go to the assistance Of the dis
abled vessel. The battleship South
Carolina which was at sea, picked up
the wireless call and sent word that
she was hurrying to aid. The Tagus
stood by the Terry until assurance
was received that a naval vessel
would soon be alongside. ... ..,.. =.
No news had been received by wire
less at the department from the South
Carolina early today to indicate wheth-
er the battleship had located the
Terry.
The safety Of the Dixie and the de-
stroyers, Sterrett, Perkins, Ammen
and, Walker, which after perilous
experience reached Bermuda yester-
day, was a source Of relief to naval
-. n@ ayr|
The vessel will be put in shipshape
at Bermuda where the courtesy Of the
British dock yard has been extended
10 the American vessels. s..
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-09
POVERTY CHIEF
CAUSE OF DIVORCE

Kansas City, Mo-, Nov. S.-Poverty
is the chief cause of the present di
vorce evil, according to w. w. Wright
divorce proctor, who spoke before the
socialist education society here today
"The fact that the average working
man is seldom free from debt cause
more marital unhappiness than any
other one influence" Mr.. Wright said
"The peace and quiet necessary to the
home disappears with the hcme's fan
cial security. y
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-09
EDWARD TUCKER
DIED THIS MORNING

Abba, Jan. S.-Edward Tucker, a
we'll known resident of Abba, died this
morning at the age of 81 years. He
had been suffering from Bright's
disease for some time past His son
from Topeka, Kas., is expected to ar
rive tomorrow, when the funeral serv.
ices will probably be held at the
Christian church. Mr.. fuckers sister,
Mrs. Sarah Crosby. lives at 122 North
Mclean street, Ottumwa. s
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-09
CONGRESS HELD UP
BY EMPLOYEES STRIKE

washington, Jan. s.-For the first
time in the history of the govern
ment a. labor strike held up the ma
ehinery Of congressional legislation to-
day. The house committee stenogra-
piers refused to work because the ac-
counts committee reduced their COM
pensation from 25 to Is cents folio.
The sugar trust investigating COM
|mittee had to adjourn until tomorrow.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-09
NEW POSTMASTER
AT MARSHALLTOWN

Marshalltown, Jan. Sin a mes
sage received here today, Congress
man Wood announces that he has
recommended the appointment of DR..
w. S. Devine, as postmaster to sue
ceed Charles H. Smith, who died Sat
urday. DR.. Levine has been chair
man of the republican county central
committee for several years.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-09
CHIVINGTON is
NAMED PRESIDENT

Chicago, Jan. S.-Thomas M.
Chivingeton was Saturday reelected
president of the American associa-
ton. @.E !. -
In addition to being reseated Chiv-
ington was made president for five
years. The changes in term OF office
from one to five years was carried by
q vote Of 5 to 8. t-t.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-09
ENJOINS MOULDERS "
FROM PICKETING

, Waterloo, Jan. s.-Members Of the
local moulders' union were today en-:
joined from picketing, or otherwise in.
terfering with the operation of the
plant of the Waterloo Maleable Iron
Works. The injunction was issued by
Judge F. c. Platt, in the district court
upon the application of D. G. Lang
lands, of the company. The union
men went on strike January 2.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-09
FRIENDS CHURCH
AT ALBA BURNS

Abba, Jan. S.-The Friends church,
valued at $4,000, burned to the ground
this morning at o'clock. Very little
insurance was carried. The fire is
supposed to have been smouldering
for hours, as services were held yes
Lterday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-09
TODAY IN CONGRESS

SENAIEf-ln session aL y. IL.
Pension committee deferred consid'
Grafton of general bills pending
pension bureau estimates OF cost.
HOUSE-Met at noon.
Speaker Clark presided but still
was suffering with a severe cold.
New Mexico's new representative
sworn in. tlfA N4
Andrew Carnegie's appearance be-
fore the steel trust committee
Wednesday positively announced by
Chairman Stanley.
Extra committee stenographers
struck because of reduced pay.
Sugar trust investigation commit
tees hearing postponed until tomor-
row. ~
New members of committees chos.
en- by caucus elected by house. .,
Sherwood of Ohio, attacked Secre-
tary Fishers estimate Of $175,OO
900 cost OF Sherwood pension bill as
$25, 900 too high.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-09
Mrs. Roosevelt III.

oyster Bay, L. J., Jan. S.-Mrs. Theo-
dore Roosevelt, suffering with severe
cold was still confined to her bed today
but her physicians said her condition
was not serious.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-09

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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-12-12

Saturday was the closing day of
the sardine canning business on the
eastern Maine coast. An PASSPORT
correspondent sizes up the season in
that Vicinity rs not over prosperous.
He says: "A few factories In that
section did not open at all as the mar
ket was oyerstocked when the can
ming season opened In April. Later
in the year the prices took a sudden
drop and sardines were reported sell
ing on the markets FOR less than they
could be put up here. or course there
Is always n demand for the special
brands of fish that are put up with
care and many thousands of cases oil
this ind of sardines are canned In
PASSPORT every year. The season was
short and contrary to expectations the
fish supply was better than looked for
and prices not high for the hogshcads
Of herring The pack on the coast is
considerably below that of past years
which will be of value to the Gamers
for next year
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-12-12
Hes a Wonder to His Wife.

A Missouri lady is trying an expert
ment. Her husband Is a brilliant man.
but loquacious. Realizing his short
comings. the wife Is feeding him on
fish. Three or four times a week she
prepares fish in some delectable way
He is showing some uneasiness and
has a marked prediction for water
but being innocent Of his wifes mo
tive, continues to eat the dishes set be-
fore him.
To her pastor, the wife recently con.
flded:
You see" soberly, John is a very
remarkable man. but he wastes too
much time sermonizing when he should
be thinking. He talks altogether too
much. To counteract this, | am feed
ing him fish. During the last two
months | have served him with seven.
teen different varieties of fish cooked
in forty-sevcn different ways"
Why fish," asked tho pastor. great
ly interested.
because" replied the wife. fish is
food for thought"
Il see" said the reverend gentleman
but have you noticed any marked
changer"
The wife's face grew sad.
DO you know. Mr.. Jones. that hus.
band of mine Is such a chatterbox
that l do believe he could eat the
whale that swallowed Jonah and never
lose a syllable Woman World
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-12-12

Following the publication OF an ac-
count OF disaster which has recently
hemllen great colony Of herons
which occupied a small Island Of about
three acres in the marsh near Charles
ton. $ G.. a public-spirited woman has
contributed 800 toward the purchase
Of the island
ON the island from one thousand to
three thousand herons OF five different
kinds Including the snowy egret the
rarest and most beautiful OF all the
heron tribe had their homes and
reared their young 4 brief time ago
the owner Of the island, An Atlanta
man practically wiped out the heronry
b. having the bushes which covered
The place cut away and the island
planted Ia oats
Today two or three hundred herons
stu breed In the few bushes that re-
main on The island. while It Is believed
hat the greater number OF the birds
have established themselves on anoth-
ar island near by.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-12-12
L All Drnended.

Fair Elizabeth tripped blithely into
the country postotice
Now J want to know" she demand
ed. with tell-tale blush. as she hand
ed the clerk a pink communication ad
dressed to her lover, how long 1t will
be before get an answer to this let
ter"
THAT depends" he answered III
he's In jail they viii let him write once
week or. maybe, once month only
n he's dead broke he'll have to walt
I'll he can earn the price OF a stamp
and / have no data upon which to
base an opinion OF his earning ca
pacitles. II he's III In bed he may
not care to dictate his hearts senti
ments 10 a cold. disinterested third
party. and II it's smallpox they won't
let him write at all ditto II he's dead
Then. again. II he's got a new girl
At which moment he realized that
the fair Elizabeth had flown.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-12-12
Dlsinfectinq AmbuIances.

The Buffalo hospitals have adopted
an improvement In ambulances which
will probably be copied elsewhere 1t
Is often impossible to take time to pro
perly disinfect ambulances used for
contagious disease cases. The new
scheme consists In providing separate
steel Innings for the ambulances--one
lining for each class of cases. For IN.
stance there is lining for diphthera.
another for smallpox, third for
measles, another for scarlet-feyer and
another for special cases. When for
instance a scarlet-fever patient ia be.
ing moved, the special lining for such
cases Is placed in the ambulance. On
the return of the ambulance the lining
Is taken out and thoroughly disinfected
while another lining is showed into the
ambulance. In this way there IL no
loss OF time for the ambulance -
Pathfinder.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-12-12
GUARDING ROYALTY AT NIGHT
Elaborate Precautions That Are Taken
to Insure the Safety of European
Crowned Heads.

Every night the palace at which
by night watchmen, who pass along
the corridors, throughout the night.
inspecting doors and windows. These
watehmen wear carpet slippers to
1eaden the sounds of their footballs,
and are specially trained to know ex-
actly what to do in case of fire. In
addition to the night patrol, there Is
always sentry ON duty outside tho
chamber In which the king sleeps.
King Alfonso of Spain is guarded at
night by specially selected soldiers.
who take charge of the keys of all the
doors each night These men pledge
themselves that the doors shall not
be unlocked until daybreak and no one
is allowed to enter or leave the palace
until the night Is over. The guards
sleep outside the royal bedchamber
so that no one may enter during the
night.
King Albert of Belgium Is another
carefullyguarded monarch whom no
one may disturb once night has SET
in. Soldiers patrol the corridors OF
the kings palace, and his special valet
locks himself In the kings antecham-
Der, which no other person Is allowed
to enter. The valet is forbidden to
open either door until morning under
penalty OF death.
The car OF Russia. the closest
guarded of any monarch. Is protected
at night by several companies OF sol.
diers, including Englishmen, members
of the secret police, and a body o.
Cossacks. The various companies work
independently of one another
The sultan of Turkey Is nightly
watched over by very large number
of soldiers and councillors, who re-
main within the neighborhood Of his
bedroom until morning. The sultan
changes his sleeping apartment Of
tener than any other monarch. He
has the choice of two-score bedcham-
bers, and he visits many OF these III
turn throughout the year.
His holiness the pope Is guarded by
an attendant who Is able to watch the
welfare Of his master through q spy
hole in the wall OF his bedchamber,
80 that the pope Is always under OBJ
servation.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-12-12
BRAIN REMAINS ACTIVE
EXPLANATION OF THE WORKINGS
OF soMNAM6ULlsM.
Authenticated Gases Of Remarkable
Performances Are Many-one
Man Made Long Journey In
Safety While Asleep

Various stories are told of acts COM
mltted by persons asleep, and, While
these bear all ear-marks of having
been done with both body and mind
active and awake, the performer, on
his awakening, is unconscious OF their
execution. We herewith give few of
the most interesting and seemingly
Incredible of these authenticated tales:
a certain member Of foreign uni
gerslty. having devoted himself during
his waking hours to the composition
u some verses, which, however, he
had not been able to complete, seems
to have been honored with more sue
cess In visitation from his muse dur
Ing his nocturnal slumbers; for the
following night he arose In his sleep,
finished his poetic performance, and
exulting In his success, returned again
contentedly to his couch. all In state
of unt onsciousness"
"A rope.maker In Germany often fell
asleep while at work, and either contin-
ued his work in the proper way or USE
lessly remade cordage already finished.
Sometimes when walking long dis
tances he would similarly be over
taken with sleep and go on safely,
avoiding horses and carriages and tim
Der living In the road. On one occasion
he fell asleep just as he got on horse
back, yet he went on, rode through
shallow river, allowed his horse to
drink, drew up his legs to prevent his
1unffad nodond thrOMCh
crowded market place, and arrived
safely at the house of an acquaintance.
His eyes were closed the whole time,
and he awoke just after reaching the
house"
I'm the college where he was edu-
Gated was q young seminarist who
habitually walked In his sleep. and
while in a state of somnambullsm used
to sit down to his desk and compose
the most elegant sermons, scrupulous-
ly erasing, effacing or interlining
whenever an incorrect expression fell
from his pen. Though his eyes were
apparently fixed upon the paper when
he wrote, 1t was clear that they eXer-
cised no optical functions, for he wrote
just as well when an Opaque substance
was interposed between them and the
sheet of paper. Sometimes an attempt
was made to remove the paper, In the
idea that he would write upon the
desk beneath. But 1t was observed
that he instantly discerned the change
and sought another sheet OF paper
as nearly as possible resembling the
former one.
"At other times blank sheet of pa
per was substituted by the bystanders
for the one on which he had been writ
ing. In which case, on reading over, as
1t were, his composition, he was sure
to place the correction suggested by
the perusal at precisely the same In
tervals they would have occurred In
the original sheet of manuscript. This
young priest, moreover, was an able
musician, and was seen to compose
several pieces of music while In a
state OF somnambulism, drawing the
lines of the music paper for the pur
pose with a ruler and pen and ink,
and filling the spaces with his notes
with the utmost precision, besides q
careful adaptation of the words In
vocal pieces. The Dietetic and
Hygienic Gazette.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-12-12

Banking the Are Is a very simple
process 1t Is easier to bank anything
else We know of. We have been able
to bank anything excepting fire for
several years. Place the ashes In the
flour sitter and thus sprinkle them
carefully over the Goals. Three tea
oupfuls for small furnace, the kind
that goes out every five minutes, and
five teacupfuls for one of the battle.
ship variety. Close all OF the drafts
or leave all OF them open. as you
choose. turn out the gas in the base
ment, lock the kitchen door, take your
dose OF Family Tea, wind the clock,
put out the cat and go to bed. II these
directions are followed faithfully you
will in the morning find one of two
conditions: The fire will be going or
Il Will be out.-Boston Globe.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-12-12
ouesthoussH In Asla

The guesthonse "a a real institution
IN Asia Minor il ia sometimes oNaee
by an individual but is ssually tbt
common property ~ the village r.
this Fuesthos like the travellers
bungalow la India every traveller lat
a right but as ali have this same rignfs
one may have more company than o.
desires. However The head mas ef
the village usually arrange matters
FOR The foreign traveller. and the ua
dive guest NIli often ccurteously maxi
va for him Ia the guesthoase Is oat
large room IA aHe part Of Nhlch oar
horses MUNICH their hay slfh tho dflf.
ars }tus beside them. Whlle In the oth
Pr u3rf se spread oar rugs and Set up
oar beds and uuImber our cooking ag
aaratua Some kuesthouses have tec
rooms connected by side opening
without door Ia one - which thf
animals and animal drivers sleep and
81 the other tha paMpere8 guests from
abroad National Magazine
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-12-12


Professor Bergonie OF Paris has ad
vanced the theory that electricity can
be made to take the place of food In
sustaining life. His idea Is that the
essential purpose OF food Is to supply
the body with internal warmth. He
claims to have proved that low tension
high frequency currents of electricity
can be passed through man in such
q manner as to produce the required
energy warmth OF maintained life
The great thing to guard against is
the production OF a temperature hlgl
enough to be fatal According to Pro
fessor Bergonle. electric food" Is
much superior to vegetables and meat
inasmueh as 1t imposes no work OF
tho digestive organs, the food being
directly absorbed by the nerves Thu
IL avoided. the sayant asserts. the or
binary fatiguing. wearylng process OF
intestinal combustion which is so *
haustng to inyallda or to patients in
weakened state. "One dose OF elee
trio food We are told. will do "a
man as much good as three solid meaia
Of ordinary food. More than that elsc
trio food actually increases the IA.
TENTS weight"
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-12-12
Boston's EavorIte Dish.

Mayor Fitzgerald of Boston has ad.
yised his fellow Americans to eat
beans instead of meat in these days
of high prices for the products of the
packinghouses, He has issued an of
fetal municipal recipe for Boston
baked beans.
They must be cooked, he says. with
fat pork. molasses, mustard and other
seasoning materials, In pot of porous
earthenware. His directions are min
ute. Presumably they comply In every
detail with the exactions of the most
fastidlous bean eaters to be found In
Boston.
The world will be grateful for this
disclosure of the means by which Bos-
ton became center of sweetness and
light. Beans contain large amount
of proteid matter and are favored by
vegetarians as a substitute for meat at
all times
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-12-12

Hills business manager. and when /
had read your play found something
worth while In IT."
Prudence managed TO smile through
the excitement that was nov flaming
In her cheeks and sparkling in her
eyes
1 am rather good at making Over
other writer's plots. be continued
without eoneeit. and I took your play
and ran your characters through the
mud Just sufficient 10 make them
earthly" James Henry laughed. and
Prudence Joined him.
An editor once told me that my
characters needed the sprlnkling cart
run over them. she told him You
are evidently the driver"
a mighty good one Al that.
laughed James Henry So don't
falnt-or anything when tell you
thai have sum that nuns over he
ten thousand mark for You pnt
4ouf play en-. ard II has been run.
nlue to crowded houses through
South Africa We have brought II
home to try ia New York. Do you
mind %"
Mind"
Prud, fee did not faint. but she
Jumped up and took James Henry BY
both hands
II 7 knew you better" she cried
= would dance you about the room
As II IS ] can only thank you from my
heart"
James Henry laughed because
there was something in the voice oil
prudcnce that warned him that tears
ere scarcely hidden. and he knew
that II she cried he would not remsm
her that he had known her a scsni
FIVE minutes Az It Has, the soft pres
sure OF her fingers was tingling VI
hi arm
we OF course. are collaborators .
Prudence stated rather than ques
toned
As manager can not have ms
name flaming on all the billboards,
aald James Henry But since col
lahorNor is what you require wani
The other halt We VIII turn oui
come plays between US that VIII traye
through all the stock companies II
he country after they have had rec
ord runs OH Broadway"
Then I will cancel my order foi
the moving vans Prudence laughed
and caressed the studio with her eyes
4 should have told you before,
James Henry put In contritely, and
for the FIRST time noticed the shabbl
ness OF her brown trock.
70. no. she cried swiftly. YOU
coming SO Unexpectedly has beer
wonderful she broke OF suddenly
md James Henry gloried in the
bushes that swept across the girl:
cheeks
quite too wonderful" he comment
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