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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-30
This Weight Of Hurting Metal Could Be Waited at
an Invading Fleet Every Fifty Seconds by the Power
full Guns Defending the Pacific Entrance to the
Canal-At the Other End Over Ten
Tons Constitute a SaIvo.

tons by President Taft and, finally. OF
the passage by Congress OF legislation
appropriating 100000 for the construc-
ton of the Notifications.
Lmon Bay. the Atlantic entrance 20 the
canal. was ideally constructed by nature
for fertilization. Point Toro. on the west,
and Marguerite Island N the east. COM
mand the entire bay. If you would get
the points of the compass straight in your
head. Just forget all preconceived notions
and fix it firmly in your mind that vessels
entering Limon Bay and the canal itself
do so by sailing straight south. In fact.
they keep on this course until they are
fourth through the canal. about the mid
die Of Gatun Lake. Then they turn
few degrees and steam southeast until
they find themselves in the Pacific. Don
try TO figure out how this is--iust take
the matter on faith.
on Point Toro. on the right, or star
board. side of the ship entering Limon
Bay there will be powerful battery. con
sisting of two 14-inch rifles. each capable
of throwing 1600-pound projcctile and
of hitting its target at least nine times
out of ten. usually oftener, at any dis
lance up 10 nine miles. and doing serious
damage even at fourteen miles. Here, too
will be a battery of eight 12-inch mortars'
not those pot-belied little siege mortars
that you see on monuments and in ancient
pictures. but modern long barrelled guns.
each capable Of throwing 1,00O-pound
proiectile many miles into the air and
dropping IL almost perpendicularly on the
deck of a ship. The deck armor, even o.
ships with a protected deck, is compare
lively light. and when one Of these neatly
pointed projectiles drops almost straight
down from an elevation Of couple OF
miles or more IL is likely 10 20 through
almost anything. and when it gets IN
side it has a nasty habit Of exploding
and playing all sorts Of havoc with
ships vitals Then there will be at Point
Toro two little 6-inch rapid fire guns.
They throw only lOO-IOund pro-
iectile. but they throw them fast
and are especially designed to play
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-30

jcctivcs have sounded 30 imaginative. de-
scribing a. man 10 man the circus people
and their deeds.
II ever there were lovely people and If
ever there is lovely life. 1t is circus pco-
pie and circus life. And If you don't
come away proud Of the honest mud on
your shoes and vowing that you'lls put
your subway balance To some use by
learning To stand on the tail of gallop-
ing white horse so that you can join the
circus next spring it's because YOU prob
ably haven't a drblet Of red blood In
YOU from keel to truck.
why. even the smiles that the trapeze
ladies fling To their aerial brothers and
sisters and To the increduous upturned
faces Of the audience are genuine, II
seems. and are prompted by fowings OF
the most real love.
\ Tribune reporter. who was not on to
al, this at all. wno had. in fact. Cor many
years taken the circus for granted and
thought of IT in a casual. offhand sort OF
way. as one would an enlarged Punch and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-30

~ HIRTY-THREE thousand six hun
1 dred and sixty pounds will be the
total weight Of the calling cards
which YOUR Uncle Samuel will courteously
leave with the commander of the first
hostile feet which has the temerity TO
drop in at the Bay of Panama with the
purpose Of taking liberties with the Pan
anna Canal. Something under seventeen
tons of solid steel will be presented with
the first salvo. TO say nothing Of some two
and a half tons of gun cotton exploded
under the ships bottoms just by way OF
making certain the warmth of the recep-
ton. Furthermore, in order that there
may be no mistaking his purpose. your
Uncle Samuel will be in position 10
repeat the courtesy every fifty SECONDS
until the caller decides to abandon his
hostile intentions and cries enough. OF
course. these steel calling cards do not
ALWAYS reach their destination with the
certainty that the less formidable paste
boards reach the receiving basket, so that
for purposes of calculation. IT is assumed
that ONLY 90 per cent of those sent reach
the objective point-in other words, are
hits"
Under these circumstances it might be
wiser for any feet with hostile intentions
to drop around at the Atlantic end OF the
canal. for there the courtesy Of the re-
ception would he little less weighty-at
least. it might he. Present arrangements
al that end Of the canal provide for an
aggregate weight Of steel which could be
delivered i'm salvos of only 2l,O6O pounds,
or slightly over ten tons, still assuming
that 10 per cent Of the cards missed the
receiving basket.
The facilities for this very warm recep-
ton are being prepared as the combined
result of the -Pauncefote treaty with
Great Britain. which released the United
states from its moral obligation not 10
fortify the Panama Canal. of the wise and
insistent advocacy of adequate fortihca-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-30

who had to sit in n basket and he pulie'
halfway up to the rafters to perform OF
the flying trapczc Dogs often tell 70"
that they lead miserable life and one
sometimes inclined TO believe H. TINS III
tie chap lad "A particularly unvictor'o'S
expression around the eyes and muzI'e 40
he went aloft.
When he arrived his brother performer
dished him out of his basket pattea nj
head and breathed "A few words-p'0'
sumably encouraging-in one droopN'-
ear The dog. however. went at ms "o'"
as though he had made up his mind t'd'
his career had come TO within le"
moments Of It's end And so IT came
within a hairs breadth of happenlns'
The trapeze man, who Is a ooh'''ss,
serpentinc performer, turned hihlS,
over and over on his parallel bar uh''' :.
became a human pinwheel. w';le We ~,
crawled around his masters reNoN'"7
form. trying TO keep on the TOP S'DN
Continued on seventh page
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-30

very much for granted 1t will be
l. admitted. And they take nothing
in life so much for granted as they do
the circus They sit in their seats in
Madison Square Garden with the most
amazing quiet, viewing performances that
would make Hercules and Mercury both
together feel cheap and outclassed.
They watch ladies standing on their
heads on the waving back of horse as
he galops around the ring, or perching
above his tail on one airy toe as he
Jumps over a fiery hurdle, without ever
changing expression Think of It. And
an ordinary lady can't stand on the airy
tin of her toe on bed rock without fall
ing down or making something OF a mon
key of herself.
Perhaps IL shows what an age OF mar
wells this is in which nothing any more can
get a rise" out Of us unless il is an
emotion so powerful that it practically
claws at us bodily: which. no doubt, is
the reason why the circus people have
been driven to the invention of looping
loops in automobiles, shooting people
through the air out of cannons or pulling
a horse up TO the ceiling On an open plat
form and then lighting bonfires around
him TO see " he will jump off
The public really should go behind the
scenes of the circus. They are quite used
10 doing that in the case of the drama,
and from that they get the idea that
every effect in the amusement field Is
like a magcian's trick-it looks wonder
full. but there's simple explanation. They
have learned that the Forest Of Arden is
made OF pasteboard and that Siegfried' $
bird has wheels where his heart should
be, and that he flies on the end OF a
string. They have found out that actors
do artificial things SO that they may look
real. Circus people, however, do real
things, and they look artificial. A pity!
Who. then. believes the adjectives they
read In circus programmes-"best. most
wonderful, absolutely and positively
uplque," etc.? Circus programmes are
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-30

usually regarded as "A special kind OF lit
erature, written by insincerc but envia-
bly, clever MUnchausens. whose business
IL is to pi omote the show
So as to get rid of these Authorizations.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wiseguy and the Wiseguy-
let's should go down into the arena, dig
their toes into the real spring dirt,
smooth the warm TANKS of the horses and
listen to the very Munchausen, whose ad
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-23

was not advised of her death.
He IS survived by one nephew VINO IS
receiving the sympathy of many
friends. = I. ri .,T$' ~ *
Mr.. Smith was member of the
Moose, order. x =
The. funeral services were held in
1.-The Daggett undertaking parlors and
conducted blythe Rev. G. A. Field, al
ter which the remains. We're placed to
rest in Ottumwa cemetery, Oct -,
|1913.-Contribute
Thomas Gallagher was one Of ma
lures noblemen, endowed by nature
with a kind and CHEEKY disposition. He
was possessed of great natural wit and
common sense He was genial and
generous to a fault His kindly smile
and greeting will be. sadly missed. His
long career as a merchant in diverse
lines of industry was marked by his
honesty, his uprightness and his in
tegrity.
TO his beloved wife and sterling
family is extended the utmost SYM
pathy Of hosts ofSfriends, and to them
in the future their greatest consola-
ton will be that he so ordered his life
that he lived and died without an
enemy Contributed. "
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-23
PROMINENT MEN
AT BIG DEDICATION

Princeton. n. " Oct. 22.-Prlnce
ton universities graduate college and
the Grover Cleveland memorial tower
,hich is included in the agricultural
scheme Of the college buildings, were
dedicated. today in the presence OF a
distinguished company of learned men
from Europe and America;
Gifts amounting to $2,S6O,OOO for the
erection and endowment of the college
enabled Princeton to realize an ideal
conceived twenty years ago-the hous
ing the graduate studentsSin body
The tower was presented to the uni
versity by the Cleveland monument as
ISOLATION. which received gifts for the
memorial fund from all over the
United States.
President Hibbin Of Princeton, pre-
sided and about him were former
President w. H. Taft, who delivered
the memorial address Of Grover Cleye.
land. representatives of, practically all
the universities and colleges in the
United States and Canada, hundreds
CT alumni and delegates from English
German and French universities.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-23
In The RELIGIOUS World;
WIZ. (REyIEW OF SUNDAY SCHOOL. LEssoN)
ed the way out; he should speak to the
rock and it would give forth water.
ts..h A Good Deed in a Bad Way.

Gu the way out, ne SnOulQ speak 10 the
rock and It would give forth water
+-.r A Good Deed in Bad Way.
What a person says in temper Is Of
ten A revelation Of his innermost char
acter which in ,calmer moments he has
prudentially disguised There Is no
|; need to analyse the mood of Moses:
enough to know that when, after his
interview with Jehovah he confronted
the multitude. he was impatient and
angry. Perhaps this was one express
sion of spiritual pride. Perhaps he felt
| himself too big for his task. Certainly
his words show that he was thinking
more of himself than of peoples need
or of God't honor. It was a return to
the imma turity of self CONSCIOUSNESS.
The command was for him to speak
to the rock, that it might give forth
water. He obeyed. hut In the wrong
fashion; just as a child may fulfill a
parents command, vet in such a sui
len manner as to be essentially dis
obedient Instead of making the &C.
CASTOR one for increasing the peoples
reverence and enhancing the glory Of
Jehovah, Moses and his brother came
strutting forth. in prideful pompositv
crying CONTEMPORARY to the crowd,
with never q thousht of their happi-
ness. but only of his own dignity
Hear now. We rebels: shall we bring
YOU forth water ont of this rock and
Moses lifted .np his hand. and smote
the ro"k with his rod twice, and water
came forth ahundantly."a
An Moses how could you? Knew
you not that deeds of grace should be
done graciously? The manner Of civ
ing q cup Of cold water NAV be as
refreshing as the dranght itself. Sour
saints sometimes spoil sweet service
bv the nature Of its performance. A
rieid self-conscions. unloving doing OF
the works OF righteousness never hon
ors Goa ="
IN this particular instance. Moses
vas.rohhire God Of the honor that, be-
,1oraed 80 him. Much as Fe accented
the eve in the miracle the fact re.
'>"i~ed and he peon]e Enew it. that
anroise belonged to Jehovah. Moses
behaved IKE the office-boy on a news
naper% o~.a very yonng +renorter. who
Frequently acts IS If he were the editor
in chief Tho people rot the water.
but thew drank with no feeling Of GOOD
will to Mo~es. He flung the benefac-
tion as y crust to a heggar: he COVE
none Of himself with the gift. A little
more real Democracy would have serv-
ed Moses we'll Just then. 81
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-23
DISCUSS ABILITY
OF native INDIAN \
HEATED DEBATE MARKS FIRST
SESSION or THE BIG MoHoNkA
LAKE CONFERENCE.

Mohonk Lake, N. Y, Oct. .22..-D,-
vergent views of the capabilities Of
the American Indian started~a. debate
today that in one form or another will
reach the national congress. 1t mark
ed the opening of the annual confer
ence of Friends of the Indians and
other dependent peoples.
Some of the delegates believe the
Indian was still capable citizen and
that the federal government had
neglected him. Others, apparently
a minority, declared that some Of the
Indian tribes should be released al
together from government supervision
left to take the responsibility of:their
own welfare and pay the price if they
failed. FAX
There was expressed also an urgent
demand for taking Indian affairs out
of politics and putting them in ,the
care Of non-partisan commission.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-23
VETERAN RAILROAD
SECTION MAN DIES

Fairfield, Oct. 22.-Henry Peterson q
section foreman on the Rock Island
here for over forty years died last
fevening at11:2O at the county hospital
aged II years Mr. Peterson's death
was the direct result of injuries re
|ceived in Rock Island freight wreck
here on October IL. He has been en-
ployed in railroad work since he was
10 years old The deceased is survived
by his aged wife and six children. Mr..
Peterson's condition had become so
much better following the accident that
a son whose home is in Denver just re-
turned yesterday afternoon. Early in
the evening he became suddenly worse
and death came quickly.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-23
JOHN WHITE MOVES \.
{ TO DIES MONIES

Des Moines. Oct 90 John P. White,
president Of the United Mine Workers
of America. Will make Dess Moines his
home after "a few weeks. :. Mr.. White,
who. was formerly resident of Oska-
loosa and president of District No. IS.
is one Of the best, known union <. mine
workers Of the nation. He has been in
Denver the past few weeks trying to
get an adjustment Of the" coal strike in
Colorado and New Mexico A few days
ago he arrived in. Des+ Moines unan-
not1nced and rented a house on West
Twenty fourth street. MIS-. White; and
family will arrive in, Des Moines in a
week or two .... ,-ts ;, ft',-.'. 1T -i
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-23
Obituary.

Joseph Ferdinand. Malone, the Oldest
child of Simon and Rebecca Malone,
was born Sept. 9, 1876, in Sumner Coun-
[ ty, Kan. and died at Ottumwa, Iowa.
Get. 16, 1913 He was 81 years, one
month and seven days old.
The surviving members of his faith
cr's family are Mrs. C. F. Adams, Vera,
Tex; Mrs. c. E. Price, Deer Lodge,
Mont; Mrs. F. j. Rush. Mt. Ayr;aA. T.
Omaha. .Neb.; G.. S., Greenfield, ILL.,;
T. r., Omaha. Neb., and V. f., Ottum-
wa. ~ .s,. ....,.l..
When the subject of This sketch was
baby, Simon Malone moved his tam
I lily to Nodaway county. Mo. He lived
there till Joseph was sixteen years old
and came to Mt. Ayr, Iowa. There he
reached his majority and met and low
ed Miss Anna Taggart, who became
his bride November 6, 1901. Since
that time Mt, Ayr Buxton and Ottum-
wa have been his places Of residence.
(. The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph F..
Malone was graced by four children.
They are Alma j., Marcus D., Virgil L.,
and, Paul F. ~ y.
Practically all his life Mr.. Malone
was in the insurance business, and for
the last four years was with the Met
lopolitan Life Insurance Co. He was
member of the Ancient Order OF the
United .Workmen.
When youth he professed CONVEX
sion. was baptized and Joined the
Methodist church.
Mr.. Malone was the father Of hap
py home, His domestic relations be-
ing not only pleasant but he tried in
every way to be considerate o. his
family also. Besides this he was a
Kind neighbor and firm friend.
In great sorrow he leaves his wife,
! his parents his children, his father
in-law, who made his home with his
daughter many relatives, including
those mentioned above, and host Of
friends who mourn his loss.
The funeral services were conducted
in the late home by the Rev. g. A.
Field, and the remains placed to rest
in the Ottumwa cemetery. Oct 49,,
1913.-Contributed. -. ,.r..
Robert Ezra Smith was born in Of
, tumwa. Iowa, Aug. II, 1876, and died
in the same city Oct. II, 1913. He
was 81 years and 2 months old. His
end was brought about by typhoid
fever. .sf
His death brings the end of family
that had been connected with Ottumwa
His father, two sisters and brother
having proceeded him to the land from
, which no traveller returns before he
vas taken sick However, the pass
ing Of his mother was so close to his
that he did not know Of her death; it
being on the 18th Of this month and he
was in such critical condition that he
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-23
ANOTHER CONVICT !.
EFFECTS ESCAPE

TT. Madison. Oct. 22.--Bird. doing a
five year tesm with two more, Of 1t to
serve escaped from the state farm sun
day. He with the rest OF the gang had
gone to bed for the night when the
guard making the rounds missed the
man and it was made known at the
prison by telephone. The man had APP
propriated a storm coat, a pair OF
trousers and = hat belonging to the
guard. The worst however was the
fact that the trousers contained a
pocket book with seventy dollars in
money and check of deposit amount
ing to six hundred and seventy-five dol
lars. besides Il couple Of knives and a
watch on which the value has not been
set E, -..r-S -..-- -s... d r.r
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-23
ASK THAT MITCHELL
BACK UP STATEMENT

New York Oct. 22.-The grand jury
drafted a letter today requesting John
Puroy Mitchell, fusion candidate. for
mayor, to appear before the body and
tell what he knows about the alleged
colonization of voters by Tammany
leaders. An investigation Of the mat
tel was set on foot yesterday after
Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tam.
many hall, had taken cognizance OF re-
marks with reference to colonization
attributed to Mr.. Mitchell and demand.
ed an inquiry as to their truth or
falsity.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-23
FUNERALS.

The funeral services over the re-
mains of, Mont Barnes whose death
occurred Sunday evening at Mt. Pleas.
ant we're held this afternoon at 2
o'cloc +. at Sullivans chapel. Rev.
Jonathan lee of the South Ottumwa
Baptist church was in, charge and in
torment was made in Shaul. cemetery.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-23
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

Mrs. Frank Foster and son Gerald,
of Oakley, are visiting Mrs. H. Mar:
tjndale SIG East Second street.
Mrs Fred Burns and son Robert Of
Eldon are visiting the formers sister,
Mrs. Hiram Lukens 53S North Fan
cock street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dean K. Church and
children Gerald and Verona formerly
of 514 Finley avenue leave today on No,
. for Colorado Springs, Colo, to make
their home. Ea&
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Dempster Ar
Chester avenue left today for Bay City,
Mich, called by the serious illness OF
their son VIM. Dempster. Jr.
Carl Williamson, short and over
clerk 1t the Burlington freight house
is visiting friends in Peoria and Chi
cago.
II Mr.. and Mrs. B. Joiner Of Eddyviile.
returned this morning after visiting at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
Tinney. 425 Burrhus street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Phillips of West
4
San Antonio, Texas. b. -. =
Mrs. F. e. Brush Of Long Beach. Cal,
returned to her home this morning at
ter visiting Mrs H. L. Waterman. go
East, Fifth street.
AID. Kroeger who has been visiting
friends in Ottumwa for the past TWO
weeks returned to his home in Guthrie.
Okla., Monday. = Et$.% 1.
/. Mrs. A. G. Harrow, 4sss West Fourth
street, has returned from Chicago.
Mrs. L. B. Mercer Of Iowa City re-
turned after a visit at the home Of
Mrs. Cora Jackson, ,233 North Wape]lc
street.
Mrs, w. C. Dennis. 11s North Weller
street. is visiting friends in Bear
Creek : 4,
Mrs. G. R. Miller returned this
morning to her home in Bear Greek. e.
ter visiting her son. L. R. Miller. 423
West Second street, t.. - ...
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A. Larimore OF
visiting Leonard and Howard Harring-
~, Is
Mrs. Joseph Browning Of Moline,
Is visiting at the home OF Pcs Mr.. and
Mrs. J. D. Browning, s2S East Fourth
street. 49, .34 .-.E dill ~
Guy Cooper Of Shenandoah is in The
city visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w II. Cooper. ~ rt. @.,.4.5s..
Mrs. Sarah M. Gray and daughter
Miss Isabelle returned this morning TO
their home =. in Abba after visiting
friends in this city. ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Scott Of Bethany,
Mo-, returned home today after q visit
with mr.. and Mrs. Carl Morgan, north
Of the city. 81 e ....>..
Mr.. and Mrs. L.. E. Grooms, 7oS Lin
coin. avenue. left today for Perry
where they will make their future
home. > -... .... .
Miss Iva Hall. .221 South AIella
street, is visiting relatives in Abba.
MissS Mary BARLEY, TIA Norris
street, left last evening for visit
with relatives in Charlton and Abba.
Misses Margaret and Nellie Gray Of
Chicago, are visiting at the home Of J.
]. Hebron, 514 West Woodland avenue.
Mrs. Carl Hawk Of Fairfield. is visit
Ing at the home of her sister Mrs.
Charlotte I.owenberg, 424 North Wa
pello street. H.
Mrs. Gala Coyne, 41s West Second
street, and Miss Nellie Wee Richards
of the Home Finding association. left
last evening for Creston on business.
Henry Gilmore and son John of Van
dalia. H., are visiting at the home Of
r. ElaSA. 60 North Jefferson street.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-23
.nllkE Is ARRAlGhEp.

Seattle, Oct. 22.-Laurence Duke
son of Brodie Duke, the tobacco manu-
facturer was arraigned for manslaugh
ter today in the superior court and
was given until next Wednesday to
plead. Duke while driving an auto
mobile ran down and killed two men,
The information filed against Duke
alleged he was intoxicated at the time
Of the accident.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-23

Mr.. and Mrs A. r. Malone. of
Omaha, have returned after visiting Mr..
and Mrs. S. Malone, 1872 South Cooper
avenue.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-23
DRAIN TILE
Fer rriees and information writ,
Morey Clay Products Co
OTTUMWA, IOWA
Tri-W eekly Courier
CHANGING ADDRESSES.

Subscribers wishing their address
changed viii please give the name OF
been sent az we'll IS the postot1ics
whore they desire It to be changed TO-
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Mrs. w. J. Thomas, of Hiteman re
turned this morning after visiting Mrs
John Cochran SOC North Ash street.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-23

Mrs. Frank Foster and son Gerald
of Oakley, are visiting Mrs. H. Mar
tjndale, GIG East Second street.