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Evening star., 1913-03-02

ed.nt that none Of his successors 1oi-
lowed. nor indeed could follow. TWO
thirds of our Presidents were horn In
poverty. Several. in youth. married wom-
en who situated little if any better
than themselves not only shared with
,olraSc their husbands small begin
nines bat steadfastly assisted them TO
rise Presidents who in this respect were
particularly fortunate were John ADAMS.
Andrew jackson, Zachary Taylor. Mil
lard Fillmore and Andrew Johnson.
Among these had his wife been of diff
rerent temperament, would have been
ABRAHAM Lincoln.
Tn. majority of our chief executives
chose wives who while not heiresses.
were the daughters of men OF relatively
solid financial circumstance and OF un-
questionable standing in their communi-
ties These women. in addition TO mar
rIase portions which in a few instances
we're not inconsiderable. were willing to
practice economy In order to maintain
The pecuniary independence of their hus-
bands.
Such were the wives OF James Monroe
and John Quincy Adams. in the DAYS
when the incumbents OF federal we'll
as state Offices received but slight re-
enumeration for their services. and when.
hut for the assistance thus rendered,
many useful men would have been com
peIled TO abandon their public careers
for tho sake OF the welfare of their fam
lies. Such. though she never entered
the White House was the wife of Will
liam Henry Harrison. and such. TO d de-
gree perhaps never cNCelled, Was the
first wife of John Tyler. Such. too. under
circumstances which grew more favor
able with the lapse of years. we're the
wives OF Presidents Polk, Pierce. Grant,
Hayes, Garfield, Harrison. Cleveland
Roosevelt and Taft. To this roll of gen
tlewomen honored by the American pub
lie must now he added the name OF Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson
The President who. next 10 George
Washington. married most advantageous
~ from tho viewpoint of his own fnanCis
situation. was William Mckinley. who
when lie welded the faNoritc daughter
OF Banker James \. SaXton. had barely
entered the practice of law and was pos
Scssed Of no capital except intelligence
and character: but. while George Wash
ington In his bachelor days had repu
tation as a cavalier of heiresses only. M
person who ever knew William Mckinley
would have referred to him as a for
tune hunter. To him. far more NaJua blf
t6an the future patrimony of Ida SaXtor
Evening star., 1913-03-02

Angelica Singleton Van Burcn was
brunette of singular beauty, and the
standard of culture that 10 peculiar to
many generations of wealth and Its at
Evening star., 1913-03-02

Copyrighted. 1913, by W. A. Du PuyD
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-10-16
LEPER HIDES HIS IDENTITY.
Starving, re Gives Himself 70
After Escape From TITAN Camp,

eT. LOUIS. Oct. B--Driven to de-.
peration by hunger and privation. o
lsper thought TO be suffering the las;
stages OF the disease applied for food
and treatment at the city dispensary
here last night. To shield his wife and
eon he assumed the name OF John
1ouch "kouch" said he was forty
nve years old and tina, he came here
from jackson. Tenn. lie said he mad
been confined In several places Of iso,a.
ton, but always made his escape. The
last OF these was IN Utah. lie said
his wife and child now are In that
State. but would not discuss his iden-
tity further.
"kouch" declared re- had contracted
the i'sease In the Philippines while on
. business trip in is,s. Four years ago
the hrst symptoms appeared. ne sad.
He probably Will be sent to the isola-
ton camp TO make his home with
Won Wing. a Chinese leper.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-10-16
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-02
RACES WITH GERMAN
BOATS ARE STARTED

Marbelhead, Mass. Sept. Under
light weather conditions the six Ger
man and American sender yachts
hoisted their diminutive mainsails to-
day for the opening Of the fifth inter
national series between the two coun-
tries. AS usual In Massachusetts, bay
after calm night, there was a light
air in the harbor, but there was no
wind.
Under such conditions, interest CEN
tered in the soft weather craft Of the
fleet, believed to be the German Wittle-
sbach X and the American Ellen.
These yachts have proved themselves
unusually fast in light winds and the
drifting game.
The Whittelscbach X. Is the most
pronounced "scow'' that has ever par
ticipated in an international series and
yachtmen and sender race designers
watcher her performance today with
keen attention as she tobagganed over
the smooth seas. The start was
scheduled for H.: 10 a. m.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-02
Continued on Page 5, Col. ~
NAVY NEEDS MORE DOCKS
Report Of Secretary Daniels Recon-
mends Immediate Construction
Of New Ones.

Washington, D. c., Sept. Lack OF
berthing slips and dry docks is
pointed out as the distinctly import
ant weakness of our. naval stations
located north of Cape Hatteras" in a
report to Secretary Daniels by the
naval board of inspection for shore
stations.
Additional dry docks on the north
Atlantic coast, in the opinion of the
board, are essential for the needs of
the Atlantic fleet, and it suggests that
Jamaica island and Clark's island at
the Portsmouth navy yards should be
acquired as the sites of two additional
dry docks.
"The dock problem" says the re-
port, "is OF paramount Importance to
the efficiency Of the fleet. We shall
probably require more modern docks
in the future than now appears neces-
sary under conditions wherein the
fleet Is docking, according to a sched-
ule that permits every vessel to be
docked in turn. The demands Of war
would not permit vessels to be docked
in such manner. It is fact also Of
military Importance that a modern
dreadnought could be built in less
time than would be required in con-
structing dock capable Of making all
necessary repairs to such a vessel"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-02
LOOPS THE LOOP IN AIR
French Aviator Performs Remarkable
Feat In His AeropIane and
Descends Safely.

Juvisy. France. Sept. IA French
aviator named Pegoud today "looped
the loop" while flying at q height OF
1,500 feet in his aeroplane. He after
ward descended without injury.
Pegoud recently caused a sensation
by dropping safely from an aeroplans
with a parachute. He announced be-
fore leaving the ground today that he
intended to turn somersault in the
air with his machine, and his move
ments were followed closely by large
body of observers.
When he reached height Of about
5000 feet he turned the nose OF his
machine straight toward the earth and
darted downward with his motor work.
ing at full power. After plunging
about 100 feet with frightful velocity,
he changed the position Of his rudder
and caused the aeroplane to tnurn a
somplete verticale circle. The ma
chine then glidded down In a huge
spiral volplane and alighted gently to
the ground. Pegoud will repeat the
feat tomorrow in the presence ,of a
committee of military officers.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-02
DISTRICT. 1.MARsHA[
s0ON'T0BE NAMED
REPRESENTATIVE KIRKPATRICK
BELIEVES HIS REcoMMENDA.
TIoNs WILL WIN.
/ IBY ELISHA HANsoN.l

Washington, d. c., Sept. 1t be.
lieye the president will name the mar
slal and district attorney for the
southern district before September
TO-" said Representative kirkpatrick
today significantly. i.
The representative from the sixth
district was in communication with
the white house three times during
the latter; part Of last week. He made
II plain to the president that the demo
Gratis in his neck Of the woods are get
ting peevish over the delay In the Sc.
lection of the two officials. Il am be.
yond the attitude Of asking now?" said
Mr.. Kirkpatrick, II am demanding that
the men be named"
Then he added that he believed
they would be named and although ne
wouldn't be quoted as to the matter,
he made 1t pretty plain that he FULLY
expected the men to be those whom ne
has recommended-Nick Reed for mar
shall and Dan Hamilton for attorney.
!, The Wade organization is still hop.
ing that Claude Porter will be named
district attorney. II is q well known
fact that his appointment Is about the
only favor which Judge Wade, as ma
tional committeeman, has asked OF the
When Wade made his
recommendation originally, he added
with it the recommendation of the
three democratic congressman. Since
then, however, Mr.. Kirkpatrick has
seen fit to withdraw his 20. X" and
give 1t to Dan Hamilton with the re-
suit that the situation has become
more complicated. Jerry Sullivan Ia
.vors either Hamilton or John P Craig,
the latter of Keokuk. The Wilson
men in southern Iowa prefer most any.
one to Porter, who was chairman OF
the delegation to the Baltimore con
vention and one Of the last ditch Clark
men there.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-02
army OFFICERS
NOT EAGER TO II Fly. |
AVIATION CORPS HARD TO KEEP
RECRUITED TO ITS FULL
STRENGTH.

Washington, D. c.. Sept 1.-scarcity
Of army officers volunteering for the
aviation corps has called out an appeal
from Brig. General Geo. H. Scriven,
chief signal officer. The announce
ment yesterday that France was about
to recruit its aerial squadrons on an
unusually extensive scale gave an
added impetus to the decision to
strengthen the United States army
force in this direction. At present
there are ten vacancies in the squad
with no recruits In sight.
i General Scriven says frankly IN his
appeal that while married men are not
barred from this branch Of the service,
bachelors not over 30 years old are
preferred. AS an added inducement
why youthful bachelor officers should
seek entrance to the air service the
head Of the signal corps declares:
"The military aviator will receive .
handsome certificate signed by the
secretary of war and the chief off1cer
and under existing regulations wear q
badge indicating that he is military
aviator"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-02
AMERICAN RIFLEMEN (
MEET FOREIGNERS

Camp Perry, O., Sept. Eight days
of expert Workmanship under the
auspices Of the International union and
the Pan-American union began here
today. The various shoots Of the Ma.
tional Rifle association were com.
pleted Saturday and hereafter all con.
tests will be between the teams repre-.
senting the United States and the in.
vaders from Canada, South America
and Europe. The first important event
OF the international matches was the
individual match Of the international
union. This was begun this morning
under fairly favorable weather condf.
ton.
In addition to this the individual
army rifle match, Pan-American union,
was started and series of less i'm
portant events got under way. Among
these was match between teams rep
resenting the United States and the
Argentine republic.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-02
CHARLTON is GIVEN
INITIAL EXAMINA ALTON

Como, Italy. Sept. Porter Charl-
ton, the young American who was re-
Gently extradited from the United
States to stand trial here on a charge
Of numbering his wife at Lake Como
In 1910, was subjected today to a
lengthy preliminary interrogation
Judge Rognoni, the examining magis.
trate and Signor Mellini, Charlton's g
counsel, accompanied by clerk and
interpreter, appeared at the prison
soon after breakfast. Under the ex-
animation Charlton was self-pos ssessed.
The prison officials declare that thus
Tar they have not observed any sign of
mental deficiency.
The result OF the preliminary exam
nation as we'll as of the Investigation
of the affairs by detectives is to be
kept secret. In judicial circles 1t is
understood that the trial is to take
place in November.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-02
CROCKER's Brigade
TO HOLD REUNION
OF FAMOUS IOWA OR
GANlzATIoN TO MEET THIS
MONTH At cLARlNDA.

Clarinda, Sept 1.-The seventeenth
biennial reunion of Crocker's Iowa
Brigade will be held at Clarinda We'd
nesday and Thursday, September IL
and a18, 1913 Officers Of the brigade
reunion association and citizens of
Clarinda are anxious that there be as
full an attendance Of the survivors OF
the brigade as possible. Those attend
ing are assured of hospitable recep-
tion by the people of Clarinda. "A very
interesting program, including adj
dresses by able men In and out Of the
brigade, has been prepared for the
event. All comrades, Of the brigade
who can attend should do so.
A glimpse Of part Of the program
follows:
Hon. D. w. voris of Marion. Iowa, a
lawyer of ability, is the orator. OF the
brigade for the first night Of the re.
union. September IT,
Colonel w. P. Hepburn of Clarinda
former representative in congress,
also will deliver an address on the
first night.
Governor George W. Clarke Of Iowa
will be one Of the speakers on the
SecOnQ evening, september 10.
Hon. Fred K. White, former mem.
Der of congress-, and member OF
Co. I of the Thirteenth Iowa regi.
ment, will also speak on the evening
of the eighteenth.
Hon. Walter l. Smith Of Council
Bluffs, Judge OF the United States cir.
cult court, will make an address on
the evening of the eighteenth.
These, with members Of the brigade
offer remarkable list OF talent for
this meeting Of the organization.
Members Of the brigade are assured
not only Of Clarinda's whole hearted
welcome but program Of great ex'
cellence.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-02
DAY IS OBSERVED
As LABOR S own
Workers Of Whole Country
Lay Aside Their Tools !.
for Time
~yrvry xy0nD 0NArrr3D
NEW YORK CENTER
OF OBSERVANCE
Announcement Made that
Federation Has Over
100000 Members

& New York, Sept. Labor day was
observed with union leaders asserting
that the day marked the passing OF
the two million point In the MEMBER.
ship Of the American. Federation OF
Labor the largest number Of union
workers in the history of the country
One feature marred the day the
absence of samuel Gompers, the aged
president of the federation who is IN
Atlantic City recovering from an Ill
ness that attacked him last winter
It is the first, time in thirty-fve years
that he had not made labor DAY
speech.
4 The principal celebration here was q
parade OF $4,000 workers who marched
up Fifth avenue.
Holiday at Capital.
Washington, D. c., Sept. LII
observance Of Labor day In the DIS
trica Of, Columbia, virtually all the
wheels OF the federal government to
day ceased to reyolve. The exceptions
we're to be found in the senate where
the debate on the tariff bill was re
sumed and In the state, war and navy
departments and the exescutive once
where the Mexican situation compelled
: watchfullness.
All the departments We're closed
however. SO far AZ thousands Of clerks
were concerned.
The house was not scheduled to meet
today.
L,hor pay 10 Rest Day.
,esllss3i espt. 4abor day was g
day Of rest to Chicago labor organizal' \
tions. Tnere were no long hot marches
81 thousa,itis OF union men TO parks
where ID past years they stood foI
hours listening to lengthy speeches
According to several labor leaders this
was the frst labor day really enjoyed
by Chicago working men In years. !.
Every Industry In the city was shut
down and all the retail and wholesale
stores were closed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-02
many AMERICANS
LEAVING MEXICO.
REFUGEES GATHERING At Los
ANGELES AND OTHER POINTS
NEAR THE BORDER.

Los Angeles, CAL, Sept. 1.-Ameri-
can refugees were in force here today.
having landed yesterday at San Diego.
Sixty persons were brought north
from Guaymas and vicinity by the
United States cruiser Pittsburgh.
I, T. L. Fndley, on his way to his
home in Ell Paso, Texas, declared that
number of Americans had been
killed by bandits while attempting to
reach the coast from Durango, which
vas captured by insurgents. He came
north on the steamer Benito Juarez.
Leon H. Morrison, whose detention
by federals at Guaymas occasioned
American state department action,
arrived on the Pittsburgh. He lives
here.
Tells Of Rebel Raid.
San Diego, Cal. Sept. 1.-Still suf-
fering from the effects of bayonet
wound received at the hands OF an
intoxicated rebel while lying sick in
bed at his home in Durango, T. L. Find
ley Of Ell Paso,, Texas, arrived yester-
day from northern Mexico on the
steamship Benito Juarez.
Findley gave graphic description
of the raid on the city OF Durango by
a band of 5000 rebels.
There was a colony of about $50
Americans In Durango at that time"
said Findley, "and they suffered like
the rest, all their money, watches and
jawelry being taken from them. The
rebels did not even respect the United
States consulate. They entered Con-
sui Hams residence and forcibly took
snossaaaiOn of all his arms and arnmuni-
ton although they did not molest his
personal belongings.
Immediately following the raiding
of Durango number Of Americans left
for Mazatlan by way Of mountain
trail and never again were heard OF.
The supposition is that they fell into
the hands Of the bandits and we're
murdered"
c. j. Sigells, another American re-
fugee, corroborated the story told by
Findley.
Ask for instruction.
b. Washington, d. c., Sept Chair
man Flood Of the house foreign af-
sfAfrS committee today .submitted to
Secretary Bryan letters from 4 large
sugar company In Vera Cruz, asking
to whom It's property should be en-
trusted II President Wilson'S advice to
all Americans to get out OF Mexico is
to be follwed. 3.s
The latter stated that the cnpany's
plant cost 81, 500 900, that it had agrow-
ing crop valued at 100000, and that
II those In charge left Mexico valuable
property would be at the mercy of the
bandits.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-02
CARNEGIE DINED BY
KING OF BELGIANS

Brussels, Sept. 1.-Andrew Carnegio
arrived here today from The Haglie,
where he attended the opening Of the
palace OF peace. King Albert VIII
give a dinner In his honor tonight ana
this function will be followed during
several days by a series Of other dir
ners and luncheons arranged by mem
bers OF the Belgian cabinet and BY
various peace societies.
Mr.. Carnegie is staying here As the
guest Of the American mi.sgs
Theodore A. Marburg.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-02
OFFER CLINIC FOR
DEFORMED CHILDREN

Stanford University, Cal, Sept. II
Beginning Oct. Stanford university
medical school In San Francisco Will
offer to the public free clinic for de-
formed persons. especially for chill
dren. Dr. Leonard Ely, recently ap-
pointed an associate professor In the
medical school to teach ortheopedic
surgery, will have charge Of the clinic.
Dr.. Ely is chairman OF the section
devoted to ortheopedics in the Amert
can Medical association y
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-02
AUTOS TAKE MANY LIVES
Coroner Of Chicago Makes Report
Showing That Fourteen Were
Killed In August.

Chicago, Sept. Fourteen persons
were killed and sixty injured by auto.
mobiles in Chicago during August. ac-
cording to report of the coroner
made public today. This Is three more
fatalities from this cause than In the
same period year ago and the num-
Der has steadily increased since 1907,
when but one person was killed by a
motor car. The automobile inquest is
now the principle business of the
coroner's office.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-02
BOSTON PURCHASES
TURNER PAINTING

London, Sept. /. The Boston
museum of fine arts has purchased
here "The Falls of the Rhine at
Schauffeusen,' one Of j. w. Turner's
earliest and finest paintings, accord
ing to announcement in the Times to-
day. For more than century the
picture has been one of the treas
ures of De Tabley collection, having
been purchased from the artist by Sir
John LEICESTER The price paid by
Boston museum has not been made
kAown.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-02
USES WITCH STICK"
TO UNCOVER STREAM

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. 1.-Disap
pointed after five years OF effort to
persuade the water department OF
Kansas City to extend the water mains
to his neighborhood, Harry Snedke1
resorted to the witch stick" and
found a rushing stream of clear cold
water beneath his back yard.
Today thick stratum Of rock was
blasted at a depth OF rs feet and a
stream Of water 5 feet deep and 2 feet
wide was uncovered.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-02
INDIAN COMMITS SUICIDE
Haskell Graduate ChaorIned When
Told Of Enormous Value Of Land
He Once Owned.

Pueblo, Colo, Sept. William Phis-
Ion, full blooded Choctaw Indian,
killed himselfslast night by rife shot
through the head, following the receipt
of q letter informing him that tract
Of land which. he formerly sold for a
small sum. had recently changed
hands for $3,0O0,0O0 as the result Of
oil discovery. Phislon who Is 80 years
old, was a graduate Of Haskell and q
former football player Of that school,.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-02
MOTORCYCLE COPPER
CHASES DEAF MUTES

Sacramento, Cal, Sept. Motor
cycle Policeman Brown chased a man
and a girl on another motorcycle
eighteen miles on the upper Stockton
road last night. Calling upon them to
stop. 1--WE are deaf mutes and thought
YOU were highwayman," the man
wrote on piece Of paper when Brown
overlook them and began lecture on
the evils of speeding.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-02
FIRE CHIEFS MEET.

New York, Sept. Fire chiefs came
from as far off as Egypt and Australia
to attend the forty-first annual conven-
ton of the International Association
of Fire Engineers here today. More
than 1000 of them are expected here
before the convention ends on Satur-
day and $4,000 has been collected for
heir entertainment.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-02
TOWN is FLOODED.

Ogden, Utah, Sept. Following a
terrific rainstorm last night the
streets OF the business district were
turned into rivers which overflowed
the curbs and flooded Easements, do
ing several thousand dollars damage to
ytore stocks.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-02
HEROIC EFFORT TO
SAVE MANS LIFE

st. Louis, Mo-. Sept. Forty square
inches Of skin given by eight men
were grated on George Trussen OF
Collinsville, Ill. yesterday In an at
tempt to save his life. Trussen was
nearly roasted beneath an automobile
when his clothing caught fire from a
match lighted by gua.1 : 'A> ma
chine.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-02
INsPEcTs LAST FORT

Indianapolis, Ind, Sept. 1.-Secre-
.tary Of War Lindley M. Garrison ar
rived here today to inspect Fort Ban
jamin Harrison. Governor Ralston
headed a committee of citizens who
met the secretary at the train and ac-
companied him to the post.
This Is the last post to be inspected
by Secretary Garrison and he will
leave for Washington this evening.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-02
MARATHON SWIMMERS MEET.

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. 1.-Ninety-
three swimmers were entered for the
10 mile race down the Missouri river
here today. The contest was arranged
by the Kansas City Athletic club. One
woman, Mrs. A. F. Kemp, was among
those entered.