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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-14
TWENTY-NINE PASS
BAR EXAMINA ATOMS

Des Moines, Oct. l1.-!Twenty.nine
candidates for the state bar examina-
ton were announced successful by
the examination board this week. Ev-
cry man who took the examination
passed.
Following is list of those who pass
cd the examination: Gray Anderson
OF Knoxville, Dale r. Andre OF Bur
lington, Peter Balkema of Sioux City,
Glenn Carlton Brown Of Waterloo
Henry Butler OF FIT. Dodge, Howard
H. Craney Of Independence, Robert
William Clewell OF Dubuque, John L.
Dillinger of Avoca, William r.. George
Of Lenox, Clarence Melvin Hanson OF
Fl. Dodge, Edwin r. Jackson Of Coun-
Gil Bluffs, Charles B. Kaufman OF VIII.
ton Junction, Glenn D. Kelley OF Day.
export, Merit M. Meredith of Atlantic,
Archer G.. Miller of Keogug, Art M.
Morris Of Oskaloosa, E. e. Rosick OF
Shelby, John M. Schaupp, Jr., of FIT.
Dodge, Vincent Starzinger of Des
Moines, Frank A. Sievers Of Remsen,
Haven Y. Simons of. Cedar Rapids
Howard F.. Smith of Council Bluffs
Paul r. Shoberg of Sioux City, Ralph
Richard Wells of Davenport, Carl c.
Westrand Of Shenandoah, A. E. Mine:
tor Of Des Moines and 8. NJ. Harris OF
Oskaloosa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-14
SON WANTS ALL
MEAD PROPERTY
r. A. MEAD CLAIMS HIS FATHER
PROMISED HIN ALL LAND
FOR CARE.

Sigourney, Oct. 11.--In the district
court an action entitled r. A. Mead
vs.. Eliza Hoge was on trial and occu'
pied more than an entire day to hear
the case. The action Involves the htle
to 50 acres Of land and the parties are
brother and sister, and children OF Os-
car Mead. deceased. The plaintln
claims that in 1885, his parents not
being in the best of health, he at the
solicitation Of his father moved upon
the premises in question and that his
father had promised to give him the
land II he and his wife would care for
Oscar Mead and his wife during the
remainder OF their lives. That he did
40 but in 1910 the said Oscar Mead
made will whereby he devised only
the one half Of said real estate to the
plaintiff and the other half to his
daughter, Mrs. Hoge. With this ar
rangement the plaintiff Is not satisfied
and asks the court to give him all the
land Judge Talbot has not made his
decision. !.
Friday an action for divorce entitled
Della McVay VS.. Henry McVay was on
trial. The plaintiff alleges that they
were married in Chicago IN 1895 and
sometime after moved to Keota; That
about years ago the defendant COM
menced to treat her cruelty which has
continued to the present time and she
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-14
VETERAN PILOT "
81 YEARS OLD

Davenport. Oct. 11.--Captain steph-
en- B. Hanks of Albany, Ill.,, known as
the father Of Mississippi river pilots
is observing his ninety second birthday
at his home in Albany. A family din
ner at which his brother, Captain S. s.
Hanks OF Princeton, also a veteran pill
OF will be present, Is to be held In
honor Of the. aged captains birthday
Captain Hanks is now almost COM
pleteiy recovered from a long illness,
which 1t was feared would cause his
death. Captain Hanks was born Oc-
tober 9, 1921 near Frankfort, KY, and
since 1888 has been a resident Of AL
bany.. He Is a cousin of Abraham
Lincoln, his father being a brother of
Lincoln's mother, Nancy Hanks.
Captain Hanks. in addition to being
one Of the oldest. if not the oldest liv-
in river pilot, also has the distinction
A.e: having served more years on the
?tver than any other steamboat pilot.
He completed his long term Of serv-
ice about twenty years ago, his last
active work as pilot being on the Ar
temus Lamb of Clinton.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-14
OTTUMWA LODGE
WOMEN GET ROSES

e. Keokuk, Oct. 1.-THE Ladies of the
Maccabees of the World convention
have closed their sessions. In the at
ternoon there was eyemplifcation of
first and second degree and flower fund
march by Ottumwa hive No. 20, exem-
plification Of draping the charter by
Oskaloosa hive No. %. and exemplifca-
ton Of first degree by the Ottumwa
team. About thirty local candidates
were initiated during the convention.
Mrs. Mabel T. La Rue, state COM
mander, and DR.. Elizabeth Hooper
were both presented with gifts and the
Ottumwa team presented with roses
for their work. -s
The local lodge endeavored to make
the visit of the delegates as pleasant
as possible and worked very hard per-
fecting the arrangements. Their eff
forts were thoroughly appreciated and
they received many compliments from
the visitors.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-14

" away from the Volturno.
The other four, crowded with pass
engers and members Of the crew had
been smashed against the side of the
vessels and all their occupants thrown
into the sea and drowned.
impossible to Help.
In spite of the terrific gale raging
when she arrived near the Volturno
the captain Of the Carmania had one
OF his life boats lowered to help in the
rescued. The boat was launched with
much difficulty, for even on the lee
side of the Carmania the sea was ter
ribly rough and 1t was only by extra.
ordinary efforts that the small craft
was prevented from being smashed or
capsized as she left the side of the
ship.
The Carmanias life boat in charge
of First Officer Gardiner, made gal
liant but futile attempt to get along
side of the doomed Volturno. After
two hours battle with the waves during
which the life boat lost all but hree
of her oars the rest being broken or
torn from the hands Of the crew, First
Officer Gardiner returned to the Car.
mania which he succeeded in making
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-14
ORDERS DUCKWORTH
TO REINSTATE HARRAH

Des Moines, Oct. 11.-Judge Hugh
Brennan of the district court has is
sued writ OF mandamus commanding
w. A. Duckworth, custodian Of the
state capitol, to reinstate M. M. Har-
rah, an old soldier, as janitor at the
historical building. He also decreed
that Harrah should receive his month
~ pay from July 1 to the present tire"
Harrah charged in his application
for reinstatement that he had been
discharged by Duckworth without
charges of misconduct and incompet-
ency having been filed against him
and without q hearing, contraryto the
old soldiers preference law. The testi-
mony showed that Harrah was ousted
on July l. -. =. p
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-14
WHAT CHEER HAS A
WOMAN PLAYWRIGHT

What Cheer, Oct. 11.-What Cheer
has an industry the like Of which but
few towns have. Mrs. Alma Barden
copies and sells plays. She keeps sew
e1al stenographers going all the time
and her plays are bought and sent by
her all over the world. Mrs. Barden is
an old actress and was on the stage
for years and until her voice required
her retirement. She knows the theat-
rieal business to dot and she is very
familiar with all the leading stars of
the country. The play selling indus
try Is one which is peculiar but she
has a big business and a profitable
one ..-.-- u Il,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-14
MILLIONAIRE FORMER IowAN.

Keosauoua, Oct. 11.-W. Y. Burton,
who has made million running the
10 cent hotels Of St. Louis and other
cities. was born In Van Buren, county.
Iowa. He was in business in Memphis
and Bolivar Miss. and lost all his
money in a flood In his extremity, he
came to understand the need for clean.
decent accommodations for men OF
poverty, and established the 10 cent
hotels. His sister, Miss Virginia Bur
ton. resides at Clinton. II ,s-.. 4.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-14
IOWA GIDEONS MEET
AT DAVENPORT

Davenport Oct. 1.-THE Gideons OF
Iowa, a Christian travelling mems or
ganization, will hold its, state conyen-
ton in Davenport Saturday and sun
day. A large number of delegates
from all over Iowa is expected to at
tend the sessions. "A E.
One Of the guests Of honor will be
A. 3. T. Moore, president Of the ma
tional Gideons He will address the
and will speak before the
Mems Brotherhood bible class of the
First Presbyterian church Sunday
morning
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-14

Fishguard, Oct. 11.-Fire in raging
storm in mid-Atlantic on Thursday
destroyed the liner Volturno on he1
voyage from Rotterdam to New York
with a loss Of either 1873 or 236 OF he'll
passengers and crew. Ten other liners
called by the wireless to the rescue
were standing by impotent to avert
the tragedy owing to the mountainous
seas.
Again the wireless played leading
part In the drama. BY it's means and
through the heroism Of those who re-
sponded to the call the lives OF 52l
Of those on board the Volturno were
saved. ~.
The volturno was owned by the
Canadian Northern Steamship Co. but
had been chartered to the Uranium
line. sra $50,
Omcials of the latter company de-
clared this morning that those on
board included "a cabin and $40 steer
age passengers and a crew Of SO max
ing a total of 657. Wireless dispatches
received from the Carmania said that
521 had been saved and 236 had lost
their lives. This makes total Of 757
or just 100 more than the number on
board as given by the company.
Checking from all available source
however, will indicate that an error in
the wireless transmission Of the figures
Mad been made and that the lower
total 1876 is correct.
Fishguard, Eng, Oct. 11.-Wireless
messages from the Carmania contain
the dreadful information that the Vol.
turno caught fire in mid-Atlantic and
that the flames ragged so furiously in
the gale that the abandonment of the
steamer followed on Thursday morn.
ing. A few details coming through by
wireless promise graphic story OF
the fight made by the crews OF ten
transatlantic steamers who respond
cd to the Volturno's call. s..
The Volturno sailed from Rotter.
dam on Oct. 2, for New York by way
of Halifax. where it was due to stop
next Monday. It Is believed the steam.
or carried "a cabin passengers. $40
steerage passengers and crew of SO
men. One wireless report says that
521 persons were saved.
Rushes to Rescue.
Captain Barr of the Carmania re.
ceived the distress call of the Volturna
when 7S miles distant, in latitude
1925 north, longitude 34.44 west. The
Carmania crowded on full steam and
with extra stokers made more than 20
knots an hour in the teeth of the gale.
When the Carmania reached the vi.
cinity of the Volturno at noon she
found the forward end Of the distress.
ed vessel burning f1ercely. The fam.
ing ship was at the same time rolling
heavily while her propellers were foul,
cd with tackle used in lowering her
six life boats. -E
It was learned by the captain Of the
Carmania that only two of six life
boats had succeeded in getting safe.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-14
EVANGELICAL LUTH.
SYNOD OCTOBER 1920

Des Moines, Oct ia large mum
Der Of representatives Of the Evangel-
ical Lutheran synod of Iowa Will be In
Des Moines next week to attend the
fifty-nint annual meeting Of that
body which will be held at st. Johns
Lutheran church from October Is to
20.
. The Rev. R. P. Peery, president OF
Midland college at Atchison, Kan, and
the Rev. l.. l.. Uhl, lifelong mission
airy TO India, will be the principal
speakers,
The Matin services will be in charge
of the Rev. c. e. Butler Of Des Moines
General subject, inspiration"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-14
OLD SETTLERS AND 4
SOLDIERS MEET OCT. Is

Mt. Pleasant, Oct 1.-THE old sol
hold their annual reunion In this city
Wednesday, Oct. IL. The committees
to perfect all the arrangements to
make this a gala affair have all been
appointed. The advertising committee
has been doing some effective work,
and all indications point to an unusual
ly large attendance.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-14
GETS $3.50 AN ACRE.

Knoxville, Oct. 1.-THE highest
price ever obtained for Marion farm
was $3.50 an acre or $4,000 for 25-
acre tract which was sold tn
Charles Smith of Monroe county, New
York.
The tract adjoins Knoxville and for
several years has been known as the
John A.. Crozer fruit farm.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-14
INSTALL LIGHTING PLANT.

Keosauqua, Oct. 1.-THE board Of
of Van Buren, county have
contracted for a power and lighting
plant to be installed at the county
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-14

Liverpool, Oct 11-Captain Barr's
official report of the disaster, sent to
the offices of the Cunard line here
was timed on board the Carmania at
$50 this morning. 1t says: .-.
The Volturno was abandoned &C.
count of fire on Friday, October TO-
in latitude 1925 north, longitude 34.33
west. All the survivors were taken of
1.-THE following is the list of those
saved and on board the ten assisting
steamers. -. -.., "a. .E. '.}ls g.
"Carmania l.; La Touraine 40; MINI.
eapolis 80; Rappahannock 10; Gear
i102; Narragansett 20; Devonian So;
Kroonland 90; Grosser Kurfust 1O5;
Seydlitz SO; total 521."
The figures given above make a
total Of only 511, but 1t is not known
here whether one Of the items or the
total Is incorrect. There has evident.
ly been an error in wireless transmits.
sion. = "
Captain Barr's report continues:
can incomplete list Of those saved
is on board the Carmania. will for.
ward it from Queenstown.
"Advices have been received from
the purser Of the Volturno that the
original number on board that vessel
when she sailed were "a cabin passen
gers, $40 steerage passengers and SO
crew making a total of $751;"
In this case also the figures and the
total do not tally. Captain Barr con
tinues:
"The crew of the Volturno was saved
By the Kroonland; the captain, the
chief, second, third and fifth engineers
and two telegraphers ythe Nara.
gansett; the bakers and a steerage
steward by the Gear; the purser and
the surgeon by the Grosser Kurfeurst
Nineteen Of the names have not been
received by me-"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-14
Conflicting Reports Tell of Deaths OF ELMER one
Hundred Thirty six or Two Hundred Thirty-slx
in Great Disaster in Middle of Ocean
WIRELESS CALLING FOR ASSISTANCE
BRINGS TEN LINERS TO RESCUE
Ife Roats of Blazing Vessel Are Smashed Against Its
Sides as Fast as They Are Lowered and Those
in Them Are Dropped Into the Water

Fishguard, England, Oct 11.-Wireless messages
from the steamer Carmatia report that the steamer
Voturno with several hundred passengers aboard from
Rotterdam for New York abandoned attire at sea.
Ten steamers responded to the wireless calls for help
and fought for hours during raging gale to save the
passengers and crew Of the burning steamer, which
eventually was abandoned. Occupants of six feboats
were thrown into the sea when the boats were smashed
against the steamers side and probably were drowned
One report by way of Liverpool is that 6 OF the pas
senpers and crew Of the Volturno are missing
London, England, Oct. 11.-Nothlng has been re-
ported definitely regarding the loss Of life in the VOL
trno disaster Liverpool reports 236 passengers and
members Of the crew missing. The Carmatia wireless
reports that the occupants of six life boats were
drowned and that SIG persons saved out OF 657
persons apparently abandoned leaving 13l unac-
counted for. .-.1... ~ .-- .. 5...
Bremen, Germany, Oct 1.-THE captain of the
Grosser Kurfuerst in wireless report OF the Vourno
disaster saws the total of those rescued was 523 Ut
these eghty-sx passengers, two ships officers, one
engineer and sixteen sailors were taken board his
ship. :*
The report adds that two full boat loads from the
Voturno were still being sought for at the time the
dispatch was sent, but that it was improbable they
would be found
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-14

er will be received with pleasure by
the children who frequent the exer-
else courts.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-14

<ARMANDE ANTONIO, aged II. y"
The Volturno was commanded by
Captain Inch, who has been five years
in the service Of the Uranium line.
The Volturno was built by Fairfield
& Co. at Glasgow In 1905. She was
$40 feet long with 43-foot BEAM Her
gross tonnage was 1881, net 2,2OS.
On this voyage she carried a cargo
of 891 tons, including non-combustible
chemicals, manufactured cotton goods,
mineral waters and liquors.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-07
WORLDS NEs CONDENSED
SPECIAL NAIL sEFIcE TO S 7aRsBuLLETm
Home and Foreign Dispahes Giving Wodd's News
- h'@' at lGtahce

boats were disabled and the passen-
gers panic-strickens but no one was
hurt
The propeller of biplane in which
Aviator Blakely and passenger were
riCing flew 10 pieces and The two men
felt to the ground in tie machine but
escaped uninjured. The accident oc-
Cured at Alameda.
A mile Of the Great Northern track
was buried ty an avalanche which
slid down the Cascade mountainside
at Windy Point The snow lies 60
feet deep en- the rails.
{ ]: is reported from Alaska that a
Ftorm on Prince William sound cost
PINE life and probably five others who
we're on the launch Helen on the
pay from Euamar to Valdez.
! A hunter of ONTARIO. Cal, hit a
apped wild cat over the head with
the butt of his gun forgetting that it
lfas cooked and ..Illed himself.
u Eugene Debs, socialist candidate In
Ihe recent presidential election, has
IteeI indicted Ly the federal court for
NE obscene" expose of the alleged
conditions at the Fort LeavenWorth
prison written by him for the Appeal
DO Reason.
4 Two American heutenants and SIX
hriVates were killed in a light with the
8 rottes in Jolo. ,.,
Chemists have been investigating
me properties OF sagebrush and report
ldat a ton of sagebrush contains
8aple chemical products to the value
I $2S.- " 49,. =. >17-
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-07
WESTkRN NEWS.

Al San Francisco man, respondent
because Of his discharge from the fire
departmehe where he had served
many years thteW himself in front OF
d train 1T Mayffeid and was Instantly
Killed. 49,, ;T
q Miss Estate geamian Of saltwater
Okla. doing all the work herself, won
u 800 prize for growing the best acre
or corn I'll the state,
"a sn0Rslide striking q, rotary snow
'piow and engine or q relief train near
HLeatsnw0fth, Wash, killed one man
and seriously injured the engineer.
The solomon Derby for dog teams
2 1--WE miles over the snow trail
from Nome to Solomon and return
was won by John Johnson and a team
OF Siberian wolves. The time was
s hours L 10 minutes.
h Two ferry steamers crashed in the
bay between Oakland and san Fran
cisco In an early morning fog. Botf
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-07

Immediate Yes! Certain that
the Joy of it. Your hair becomes
light, wavy, fluffy, abundant and APP
pears as soft, lustrous and beautHui
as a young girls after a Danderine
hair cleanse. Just try this---moisten
a cloth with a little Danderine and
carefully draw it through your hair
taking one small strand at a time,
This will cleanse the hair of dust, dirt
or excessive oil and in just few mo-
ments you have doubled the beauty OF
your hair.
A delightful surprise awaits, partic-
ularly those who have been careless
whose hair has been neglected or Is
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-07
ATHER FEATURE con-
or is PLANNED BY KAAI

4 In one sees Ernest Kaai or, hears
hime spoken the thought immedi-
atturns to Hawaiian music and
|thlmitable manner in which he in
tets 1t. One of the biggest feat
urbf the. concert to be given on
sTHay evening will be the ancient
Haan songs. Mr.. Kaai himself
wig some of them and there will
bee ensemble work by the trouba-
dot The program will be an UNI
usJ good One, as Mr.. Kaai has
sp4uch time selectiong songs that
layt been sung mere often. Miss
Kekaai, whose sweet soprano
voAeases every one will also take
par the coming entertainment.
Whhiss Kaai is the only. woman
IN Troupe of Hawaiian singers
each of the young .Hawaiians has
rfkably good voice, and those
plan 20 go to. the entertainment
mayl anticipate some good sing.
ing. zen Mr.. Kaai played here last
nome sale of seats was so great
thatIecial performance was given
for Clevelanders who were ufl-
ableEecure tickets for the first
perfAce. As manly of the tourists
IN thy were unable to attend the
concSr the same reason. this will
give an opportunity to hear Kaai
and foubadours, whose fame has
been the world over.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-07
DREAMS NEED REL iGlON
s. SAYS DR.. SING RHEE

. "a
The Korean people need tile Chris.
IN religion; It Is the one thing which
|H restore the country and enlignten
r people" Said DR.. Sing Man Rhee.
+ eminent Korean religious leader
lo is now visiting In this city, at a
Feption given in his honor at Gle
fst Methodist Episcopal Church
Vich was attended by more than four
Ihdred persons. IS j. =. I.
Fhe reception was presided over by
y. c. p. Hong, pastor Of the Korean
hrch, who eliyered q short address
ling Of the work which DR.. Rhee &C.
lhplished both in his own coun ry
/ In the United States, and then in
huced DR.. Rhee. The speaker first
ke In Engfish thanking the Amer
p people in Hawaii for their kind.
toward the Koreans and referred
The mission work in Hawaii WhicS.
pW being carried on under the aus.
Is Of the Methodist church. He said
| he was in hopes the friedship
eh now exists among the Amer.
IS and the Koreans would continue
;that he was grateful for the work
Vi the Americans are oMfdoing.
IS principle address of the
{deliyered In the Korean tongue,
4he urged the Korean people OF
Bii to follow the teachings of
| @t. He said that It was the Chris
teligion that the Koreans needed;
dit was he one thing that would
IRE the nation and enlighten tho
DE. A good many people are an
Id to take a course in political
! be or tocial work, he said, and
ttl while necessary for the good OF
aIion, are useles unIes s hey are
1 bid up by the Christian religion.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-07
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