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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-24
CHAPTER XIII (Continued) l..

There was nothing Carthaginian, or
for that matter African, about the
building of their outer wall. That had
quite the Roman touch. 1t was eight
to ten feet thick, all of fooled stone,
with no rubble packing, and all held
together by a mortar that was good
deal harder than the stone itself. The
one gateway, on the causeway side,
was iust wide enough to admit gravid
COW. and no wider. and the height OF
a camel's hump. The dwelling houses
for man and beast inside were less pre-
tentious. They had not been built Tor
eternity, and after the fashion set by
the Pharaohs. the Jews and the
Cartha ginians for domestic buildings.
were for the most part constructed OF
adobe. which is quite good for, say,
three hundred years or so, II only you
keep the weather out by a good out
side skin Of plaster.
The causeway. too, which was the
only road by which one could get into
the castle. was quite a notable feature
in it's way. Originally 1t had been part
Of the spur on which the castle was
perched. but it had been shaved down
the sides here. and built up at the edge
there, obviously on some Roman or
Carthaginian model, till today it looks
like an aqueduct such as one may see,
for example, near Tunis, only with the
arches filled. and with men and ami
mails instead of water coursing along
the gutter at it's top.
Two COWS abreast can get along that
causeway, if they are not fat cows; or
two horsemen, if they croop up their
outside legs so as not to interfere with
the parapet; or three footmen, If the
middle man does not swing out his
elbows. The length Of it from the lit
tie gateway in the big wall to where
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A GOOD ROADS PROGRAM.

The recent good roads conference at
Des Moines did not engage in round
of oratory and then adjourn with moth
ing more accomplished than the adop-
ton of a set of resolutions. That has
been the usual thing at such meetings.
The conference this week adopted a
platform calling for definite things.
Whether the people approve of that
program or not, the good roads cause
has been furthered because specific
proposals have been made that afford
a basis for intelligent discussion OF
the roads question. The platform
adopted by the conference Is quoted as
follows: -...
"First-There is a strong movement
on for permanent roads in the states
of the east, west and middle west.
The national government is encourag-
ing this movement, and will doubtless
lend substantial financial assistance
to such states as engage in the under
taking. We believe Iowa cannot afford
to lag behind in this work, and we
recommend that our coming legisla-
ture test the sentiment Of our people
by submitting at the next general
election the question of issuing bonds
for good roads improvement under the
provisions of section five, article seven
of the state constitution. ....
"Second-We favor the compulsory
dragging OF earth roads and the main
|tenance of an ample an non-divertible
drag fund. The present drag law
should be simplified and made more
effective.
"Third-We favor permanent
state highway commission with ade-
Quate powers. ....
"Four-We recommend the CLASH
fication of the rural highways of the
state.
"Fifth-We favor one mill tax for
state aid for highway improvement, to
be levied within the next two years.
"Sixth-We favor the appointment
of a county engineer by the board Of
supervisors of each county, subject
to the approval Of the state highway
commission.
"Seventh-1n order that the people
may know what the Iowa road laws
actually are, we favor their codifica-
ton"
A legislative committee of the Iowa
good roads association will present
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it fans out into bare hillside Is some
two hundred and fifty to two hundred
and eighty yards, and the drop over
the parapet averages anything be-
tween fifty and ninety feet sheer.
Furthermore, 1t Is an exception to
all modern Moroccan rules of archi.
lecture, in that 1t is kept in excellent
repair In modern times-say, since A.
D. 745-the Berbers have grated a not
very rigid Mohammedism on the as
sorted brands Of paganism which their
mercenaries down through the former
ages brought home with other loot.
They admit in theory that every mans
fate is written on his forehead, and
that what Allah has ordained will
come to pass. But they maintain that
Allah writes the choicest things for
those who help themselves. and so
they keep their defenses efficient, and
they discourage the intruder.
Now Sidi Ibrahim Bergash (of pious
memory had one wife who occupied
all Of his tender affections, and as she
continued at decent intervals to bear
him sons, he took no other. During the
years he ruled oyer the castle and the
tribe, seed-time came at its appointed
periods, and harvests followed One
year in twenty came the blight, which
was bad; one year in fifteen the
locusts, which were worse; and one
year In ten the sultan, who was worst
of the lot. -. .
It was the sultan's habit to camp an
army among the cornfields in the val
ley and, if not bought off to ravage
that valley down to the last blade of
corn and the last straying goat. He
could not smoke or shoot the Berbers
out of the castle because it was too
strong. and the Berbers could not cup
his army because it was too big. and
although the residents did creep out at
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Stockport may not be as big as some
other towns in Iowa, but 1t is as live
and it has newspaper in the Stock
port News that is as great an asset to
it's community as Watterson's Courier
Journal is to Louisville, Bowles' Rep
ublican is to Springfield, Mass, Ed.
Howe's Globe is to Atchison and Will
liam Allen Whites Gazette is to EN-
poria, Kan. The News yesterday is-
sued q special edition which is as near
news and typographical perfection as
any metropolitan paper ever has
achieved. Stockport Is only twenty
years old, but 1t is a fast growing
town. The News In its special edition
gives scores of views Of beautiful
residences we'll kept streets, good
cement sidewalks, substantial business
structures. The views of country
homes and stock farms show that the
towns prosperity Is based on solid
foundation. II the other business in
stitutions in Stockpart absorb some of
the enthusiasm and enterprise It's
shows Stockport is destined
to show a wonderful growth In the
next decade.
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Arrangements are being made for
the Inauguration Of the parcels post
system on January l. The postoffice
in entering this new field.
it is announced. will proceed in an
experimental way and will not make
any elaborate provisions for this de-
partment of work until it has been CIV
en- a trial and it is seen to what ex-
tent 1t receives public patronage. The
important features of the plan are that
packages will be limited to eleven
pounds in weight and six feet in
length and girth combined. Distinc-
tive parcels post stamps, with which
each postofice will be supplied, must
be affixed. No parcel can be received
for mailing which does not bear such
stamps. Neither will parcels post
stamps be valid as postage on first,
second or third class mail matter.
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lnCOrrlHbl11ty
is brought up in binders, worked like pillow horse anu
kept inside the yard circus day. Ask the girl VINO
works in the mill her revered parent drink up
her wages in cheap booze II incorrgiblly means
breaking home ties it would be virtue to break some
of them with an elm club Every has streak OF
incorrgbity running through him. and sometimes 1t Is
discovered until after the coroners inquest IN our
town died the other day who had done every
thing except steal the individual communion service.
so incorrgibe that the ministers used MIN as
sermon subject and he couldn't borrow a dime Win.
out going into the next township He was the tousnes
proposition in the community. and yet when he died
everybody remembered that he always good to his
mother and somehow they couldn't think OF anything
Some people said that if there was little more
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portunity, where fair chance is given
to every man to stand erect and to do
a mans work in the world. knowing
that thereby he is serving the state
! helping to build civilization on
& vet securer basis"
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Yale is to be congratulated on hav-
ing secured the services of President
Taft. The president as a professor of
law will have congenial work at the
university and will be In position to
do great service in his chosen profess
Sion
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CHAPTER XIV.
The BeQinninq Of War.

Thank you, sir" said Captain Ket-
tie. "but I'll not step down to dinner
this evening. AS soon as dark comes
away, I'm going to up-anchor and as
quietly as may be move the Wan
CARGO across to another berth. Mr..
Bergash may be all right. sir as you
and Miss Chesterman appear to think
though we've only his word for it and
though you must allow me to still hold
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this plan to the proper legislative
committee this winter. There is GER
tain to be some road legislation and
the assistance of the leaders In the
roads movement should be OF bene-
fit to the legislature In considering
this important question.
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to make girl ncorgbe to call her She may not Know na
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Sidewalk Sketches
RI, Howard l.. Ram
INCORRIGIBILITY.

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-20
DOOM PAYS PENALTY 0N THE GALLONS Triple Mobile Murderer Re- fuses All Offers of
 Comfort

Mobile. February 19.-Refusing the offers of faithful minister of the Methodist church. who labored with him all night, his own son a Catholic priest, and members of the Salvation Army, J. Lawrence Odom, triple mur- derer, wentsto his death here on the gallows today at 6:19 a. m. and in II minutes he was pronounced dead, his neck having been broken.
 On the gallows the condemned man, when asked to say his last prayer. an swered by requesting that his young 5-year-old daughter, Hazel Odom, be brought to him to remove the black cap from his face. He mounted the gallows stoically and laughingly ask ed to see his wife.
 Odom was the most hardened crim- inal ever hanged in the state, refus- ing to kneel at first in penitence.
 Odom was convicted of killing Charles Goland. Joseph Stokes and David Cart man. The latter was a 16-year-ol boy. They had been witnesses against him in police court on charge of cruelty to d dog. The killings took place at Citronelle. He shot the boy at the feet of his mother as she was pleading for his life.
 Odom was twice tried and declared guilty each time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-20
MOTORS W|LL,DRAW b|G FIRE ENGINES Chief Bennett Plans to Have No Horses in the Fire
 Department

The first trial of drawing the heavy pumping engines by the six cylinder motor trucks of the city fire department was made yesterday afternoon by Fire Chief A. v Bennett. By attaching the engine to the truck the chief hopes to do away with horses in tine fire depart ment altogether.
 The trial yesterday was very success fu and the one point that was believed would cause trouble was found to work all right It was first thought that the engines could not be steered by drawing them behind the trucks but in yesterdays trial it was found that the engine would go around corner as sharp as the truck could turn.
 The engine at No. station was hitcn ed behind the truck of that station yesterday morning and trial trip was made 70 the Highlands After maneuvering for some time Chief Bennett decided that the scheme would work all right, and it is probable that In a short time the horses from all of the fire stations will be done away with and the engines will be drawn by the motor trucks. The only expense attached to the new method will be tns purchasing of coupler for the engine. By the new method the truck will draw the engine to the fire, leave 1t at the fire plug and string the hose from the engine to the fire, much quicker way than formerly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-20
WASHINGTON FIRM
 SUEDFOR S10,OO0 Alabama Woman, Whose Husband Was Killed by
 Auto, Seeks Damages

Washington. February 19-tSpecial)- Pattie F. Anderson. administratrix of the estate of William Thomas Anderson of Colbert county, Alabama, who was killed by a collision with an automobile of the Holmes bakery April 5, 1911, today filed suit against Lewis Holmes. trading as Holmes & Son, to recover $1O,000 dam ages. Attorneys HeHbert & Micou repre- sent the adminstratrix.
 MT. Anderson, who was an engineer of the Southern Railway company, was att tending the sessions of the engineers in Washington and was on his way to the meeting at the Jolly Fat Mems club when the accident occurred. He was crossing Pennsylvania avenue at Eighth street, northwest, when the delivery truck of the Holmes bakery struck him. He was taken to the Emergency hospital. where he died. The wheels passed over his neck and body. The driver of the auto truck. John w. Tavenner, was arrested and re- leased on 5000 bail
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-20
DAY IN CONGRESS

Washington. February 19.-The day in Congress:
 Senate Met 2 D. in.
 With both majority and minority re- ports of Stephenson election investigat- ing committee completed consideration of the case promises to hold attention entire week.
 Lead producers told finance committee lead had decreased in price since steel bill passed lower branch.
 Nomination of Chancellor Mahlon Pit ney of New Jersey as supreme court jus tice submitted by President Taft.
 Resolution to permit appeal to supreme court tobacco decree adversely reported by judiciary committee.
 Nominations of two customs collectors and eight postmasters in North Carolina were withdrawn by President Taft.
 Senator MeCumber introduced concur rent resolution declaring it the sense of Congress wool tariff schedule should be revised immediately.
 Foreign relations committee will finally consider wireless telegraph treaty on "Wednesday.
 Adjourned at 4:0S p. m. until D. m. Tuesday.
 House met at midday.
 General Ainsworth appears before war department expenditures committee, but hearing postponed until tomorrow.
 Chemical tariff revision bill taken up for passage; vote not expected until Fri day.
 Pujo money trust investigation soon after being called up was withdrawn on point of order.
 Representative Ferris introduced bill authorizing President to prepare for with drawal of sovereignty of United States from the Philippines
 Representative Peters introduced bill to create a bureau of tariff statistics.
 Adjourned at 5:30 D. m. until noon to- morrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-20
Local Data
Weather Conditions

Birmingham, February 19.-G P. M.)- The weather has been cloudy quite gem orally east of the Rockies and light rain has fallen from the Ohio valley north- ward West of the Rockies the weather has been fair. East of the Mississippi in southern sections fair weather has con- tinued also.
 Temperatures have fallen quite general ly throughout the central portions of the country, ranging from 10 to 20 degrees from Illinois to Utah, and somewhat less in other sections. They have risen In the southern states and also on the Pa eifc slope.
 Snow has fallen throughout the Rockies from Colorado northward.
 An area of low pressure, now central over New Mexico, is moving eastward. Its passage over the southern states will cause increased cloudness and unsettled weather during Tuesday and Tuesday night Temperatures will fall somewhat in this section.
 Summary of observations made at United States Weather Bureau stations February 19, 1912:
 Temp'ture
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-20
TEMPLETON PAYS
 VISIT TO BESSEMER

J. N. Templeton, commercial agent for the Southern railway, who succeeded J. l.. Edwards in Birmingham, paid a visit of inspection to Bessemer yesterday with R. l.. Simpson, general freight agent The officials visited the various indus tries there that could be reached in one day.
 MT Templeton, whose assignment to this city was announced few days ago, is widely known in railroad circles and has received a warm welcome from local officials and shippers. He> said yester- day that Birmingham suited him y-.v fine and that he did not feel at all in a strange land, as Pittsburg was little die- ferent from Birmingham He has been stationed in Pittsburg for some years with the Southern and handled the industrial business of that section admirably.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-20
GET YOUR MONEY BACK
If This Medicine Does Not Satisfacfor-
 fly Benefit lou.

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-20
HOUSTON GIRL IS
 FOUND MURDERED Horrible Death of Miss
 Brown Near DOthan POPULACE IS AROUSED Young Girl Found Lying on Bed With Bullet Holes Through Head.
 Lynching Feared If the
 Culprit Is Caught
POPULACE IS AROUSED

1 Dothan. February 19.-Lyng on a bed | with a % caibre rifle resting across the upper part of her body and two bullet | holes in her head, the corpse of Miss Estell Brown, aged g years, who lived near here, provided the officers yesterday with the most perplexing mystery in thls section for years.
 Following the first report that a white woman had been killed and assaulted by negro, mob of whites congregated in Dixie, q place near the Coast Line of the town of all blacks. In the melee one negro was practically cut Into rib hons and it was reported that several others had been injured. At :5o D. m. Sunday Officer Putnam of the police squad said he had the situation in Dixie under control and was not expecting further trouble
 The report of the killing of Miss Brown became generally known in Dothan about D. m. Sunday and the dirt road be- tween Dothan and the girls home was kept alive with vehicles containing de- termined men until late hour.
 The coroner's jury returned verdict tha t Miss Brown met her death as the result of bullet wounds in the head and that the bullets were fired by an unknown party or parties.
 Miss Browns mother who had been away from home for the day, returned about nightfall and found the ifeess body of her daughter upon a bed with quilt folded under hear head.
 The girl had been shot with the small calibre missile.
 A negro, who appeared to be in pre- cipitate haste, was not noticed skirtng road in the vicinity of the tragedy shortly after the time of the killing. A mob of men congregated at the home. many having rifles and revovers. If the culprit is captured lynching is expected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-20
R. E.. LEES NAME
 WILLIE RESPECTED

Montgomery February 19.-(Special)- The pure food bureau of the agricultural and industrial department has been ad- vised that the sale of the Robert E. Lee brand of whisky in this state has been discontinued So far as the department could ascertain, this particular brand of whisky was only sold in Birmingham. and as soon as the officials of the bureau notified dealers in that city that the sale of this. whisky was objectionable. and would not be allowed. the stock was inl- mediateiy returned to the manufactures. and tho sale forthwith 6iscontinued.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-20
LAWS WILL MANAGE
 IRON PIPE PLANT

That D. K. Laws of Anniston would be resident manager of the North Birmlng- ham plant of the United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry company, effective to- day, was the announcement made yester- day. The new official and rtident of this city has been in Annston for some years in the same line of work and Is held in the highest esteem by the trade. He will take charge of the new plant today and will he the operating manager when the beginning of work takes place about May 1.
 The work of completely rebuilding the plant at North Birmingham, acquired from the Dimmick company, is going ahead with satisfaction and will be reaov for work on schedule time, it is believed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-20
Weather Forecast

Washington, February 19.zForecast for Alabama Increasing cloudiness ana probably rain Wednesday and in north Tuesday colder; moderate south winds shifting to north and increasing.
 Mississippi: Unsettled Tuesday and Wednesday with probably rain, colder; moderate south winds shifting to north and increasing.
 Tennessee: Rain Tuesday and Wednesday, probably colder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-20
ROOSEVELT GOES TO
 BOSTON SATURDAY

New York February 19.-Theodore Roosevelt will go to Boston next Sat urday to attend a meeting of the liar yard overseers. He will visit friends while there, it was said at his office today, but will deliver no public speeches. although he will remain un- til the following Wednesday,