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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-11

see you again." For all the storming
Of her heart, she was outwardly calm.
Marion tactfully drew Tom into the
next room. "Who la he? Where did he
come from? Is he married? Is his wife
dead?"
One question at a time, my dear
girl. He is Phil Priestly, from Colo
RADIO. I never heard OF his marriage.
Where did Julie know him."
II don't know, but have a suspl.
cion."
In the adjoining room the man
stared at Julie as If she were wrath
that would disappear II he so much as
blinked his eyes.
Are you flesh and blood, Julie?" he
stammered at last.
II am" she laughed happily. NOW
tell me everything about yourself,
your wife. your home and fortune.
Tell me everything" she urged.
A log burned In the big fireplace.
1t was early spring, but there was still
chill in the air. He bent forward.
hands between his knees. as II he
sought an answer to her questions In
the dancing flames. He faced her sud.
denly.
81 have no wife. no home, but did
make fortune out there. Julie, there
has never been anybody but you. I
knew 1t before 1t was too late. I have
written you thousand letters and
burned them all because was
ashamed. Maybe 1t has all been a bad
dream. those long, lonely years with
out you. Why should you be wearing
the same dress, the same flowers In
your beautiful hair. you wore tho
night left here? Say it's been bad
dream!" He leaned over her. What
have you been doing since was here
yesterdays" he asked whimsically.
Spinning fairy tale" she whis.
pered so low that he had to stoop to
hear.
LET me play magician and try to
make 1t come true?" he dared, seeing
the light IN her eyes. please, Julie!
love you SO. May try?"
you may try" she said softly.
And late that night Julie unlocked a
secret drawer in her desk and took
from It's hiding place the picture of a
boy in the basketball suit Of sopho-
more of long ago. The brave boyish
eyes laughed up at her when she PIT
the little picture in its old accustomed
place on her desk. She had missed 1t
for ten long years.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-11
VOTE At SCHOOL ELECTION.

1t Is no credit to the people of this
city that the voters pay so little at
tention to school elections that the
averageI vote polled is only about 10
per cent of the total city vote. The
total vote for school director in 1911
was 568, in 1909 it was 43O, and in
1907 it was 635. The total city registra-
ton last fall was 5,436.
At two of these elections the people
were called upon to vote on the ques-
ton of issuing bonds for the erection
of. school buildings. In 1907 by total
vote of 635 the people authorized a
bond issue of $4,000 to build the new
south side school. This was less than
the total vote of the seventh ward
alone In 1909 the total vote of the city
for school directors was 43O. Yet III
that year the people voted $4,000 for
the erection of the Douglas school
building. The total vote cast at this
election was considerably below the
total vote of the sixth ward, in which
the school is located, and the people
of which, it would naturally be sup
posed, would turn out in full to vote
on such an important Improvement for
their ward.
In both these cases the vote was far
below 10 per cent of the total city vote,
as on questions of voting taxes for
school purposes the women have the
ballot, and there were at least 10000
voters qualified to vote for or against
these school bonds.
The people cannot expect good gov
eminent unless they will exercise the
right of the ballot. s~-.. s.
It may be admitted that, there is
seldom a contest over school directors,
but you should go to the polls and give
the directors who are elected the I'M
preston that you want to help them
at least let them know that you are
aware an election is being held.
A large part of the taxes paid In by
the people Of the city goes to the
schools. The school directors expenc
this fund; they pass upon the question
of buying text books for the schools;
determine the question of extending
or expanding the school system, and
decide when new school buildings are
needed. The people should be as deep
Nv interested in this part OF their city
government as any other part Of it.
Go to the polls at the school cleo
ton Monday and cast your ballot.
Make it point to vote at all future
school elections. It is not to Ottum-
was credit that only from 5 to 10 per
cent of the voters show sufficient in
terest in the schools to 60 to the polls
on school election day and cast their
ballots.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-11

shows that there were 2,S01 fires in
Iowa during 1912 involving a loss OF
s4,492, O0O million and quarter OF
which represented an excess of loss
over insurance The fire marshal
points to this great loss as an evidence
that communities and individuals
should pay more attention to fire pre-
vention measures. He makes it plain
that when property is destroyed by
fire the loss is absolute and cannot be
replaced except by the expenditure OF
labor. money and new material. IF,
he says, l"the property is not insured
the loss is individual and often falls
with crushing force upon person who
can i'll afford to bear it. If insurance
Is carried upon the property the loss is
collective, or community loss, but
never .heless a loss"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-11
MURDER AND THE NEWS.

What legitimate place has crime in
the Jews which the daily paper pre-.
sents to it's readers? The other day
the Springfield Republican" which
combines liberality with honesty and
purpose in a very remarkable degree.
gave to the beginning of a murder
trial three columns on it's first page
and four and one-third columns on the
second page, and, in our opinion, it did
right. It did right, of course, only be.
cause its treatment was sober and
intelligent without exaggeration or
morbidness. The people are bound to
he interested in murders which happen
in their midst, and it is probably only
a rather inhuman doctrinaire who
hopes to stop them or accomplish any
good by not telling them the facts
about the case Ia which they are in.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-11

portunist, II he had kept his ears con.
stantly to the ground and had trimmed
the administration sails to accommo
date every passing breeze Of radicalism
the political record OF his administers
ton would have been different; but
this could only have been done by
sacrificing the best interests OF the
country. -....
Mr.. Taft prefers that the record
should be as 1t Is. Appreciation OF
this fact adds to the high esteem in
which he is held by all right thinking
Americans regardless Of party.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-11
M r. TAFT.

Henry Watterson in the Louisville
Courier Journal: Hats off to William
Howard Taft. The president who goes
out today did surely find Jordan
hard road to travel! He that jour
neyed from Jerusalem to jericho
found not a harder
Iniins on the upper way,
And death upon the lower,
every mile beset with peril; the tar
iff sink holes; the Ballinger morass:
the Pinchot ambuscade, though OF
nopguns. exasperating if not murder
ons: the yawning chasms and I'M
passable CULTS of progressivism, as,
still surviving, he came down the
homestretch, the Jersey steeple chas-
er forging ahead and finding a bridge
over the bodies of the slain piled up
in the ditch which Roosevelt made.
Hats off to William Howard Taft!
He was called to answer many sins
not his own. There is something
worse in this wicked old world than
defeat. dishonor. All the 'Teddys on
ton % dirt cannot lay that cross Of hui
initiation upon the back, nor press
that cross Of shame upon the brow
of William H. Taft. Hell is full Of des-
ecrated friendships, broken pledges
unexpiated sins and unacceptable mis-
takes. but heaven has still one halo
left for him, "He done his duty as ne
seen it," writ all over in letters or
living light.
Hats off to William Howard Taft!
Long may he live to show what an ex-
president ought to be! Nature herself
may stand uncovered and exclaim:
"Behold man.
New York Herald: Mr.. Taft may
rest assured that history will place it's
stamp of approval upon his four years
record as president. In the white
house, as in all other positions he has
been called upon to fill, he has
measured fully up to the highest ideals
set for public ficials by the Ameri-
can people. Ever faithful and con-
scientious, inspired by no other
thought than that Of duty, he has done
his best.
When judged dispassionately. as his
tory will Judge it, the accomplishment
during his administration will be
found notable. 1t has been an admin
istration Of sound and genuine pro-
gress, Not spectacular, but substantial
In the role of party leader Mr.. Taft
has. manifestly, not been success.
Success in that role Is measured by
results at the polls. And yet il may
well be doubted whether any leader
has rendered more valuable service to
his party than that rendered the re-
publican party by Mr., Taft in refusing
to compromise with third termism.
y II Mr.. Taft had been more Of an Op-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-11

One of the automobile sales man.
ayers attending the Des Moines auto
show declares that no other state in
the union. can equal Iowa as market
for automobiles. "There are about
$4,000 owners in the state" he said
"but the field has hardly been touched.
That makes one automobile for every
forty persons. Iowa has the reputa'
ton of more wealth per capita than
any other state and, therefore, will
buy more machines per capita. ex-
pect to see 10000 cars sold in Iowa
in 1919"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-11
Why He Didn't Get a Bite.

. y. r. i. .
President Cleveland, while talking
to q friend about one OF his many
angling expeditions, told the follow
ing story:
It Is remarkable" said the presi-
dent. chow mean some people are.
had with me on that particular trip
two countrymen who evidently were
familiar with my reputation as an
angler. Before starting one Of them
made the following suggestion: Mr..
President said he, we will agree
that the first one who catches fish
must treat the crowd
81 assented to this, and we started.
Now, don't you know, those two
fellows both had bite and were too
mean to pull them up
81 suppose you lost, then" remarked
the friend
ooh, no." replied the president. Il
didn't have any bait on my hook. -
The Ladies' Home Journal.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-11

Both houses of the Iowa legislature
have passed the woman's suffrage bill.
The next legislature must give it's ap.
prevail before the question can be sub
mitted to the voters of the state as an
amendment to the constitution is in;
volved. Woman suffrage has been
adopted in Wyoming, Colorado, Utah,
Idaho, Washington, California, Ari.
IONA. Kansas and Oregon. Suffrage
bills are pending in several legisla-
lures at this time,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-11
A Suggestive Ladder.

The modern Romeo helped his Ju-
liet to descend from the vine-covered
balcony.
Dearest" he called, when she had
climbed into the big motor, shall
we take away the rope LADDER"
Just then the upper window was
raised and the old man leaned out.
"Just you leave that ere ladder
where it is, young feller,' he cau-
toned. "I've a couple Of darters l
want to get off my hands. "-Tit-Bits.
The English Vernacular.
Here's one about an American
printer whose vicissitudes took him
across the ocean last year and landed
him in the town of London. The
printer is back in Cleveland now. and
he told us the story himselfN
This printer bethought him of
starting little paper in the heart of
England. So he rented little build
ing and then went to purchase his
type and presses. For the type he
stopped at the type founders place
and explained his needs.
81 want some type" he said.
1--WE don't sell type here" answered
the clerk blandly "You might
get it at the diapers shop over the
wye"
: Chow should get type at a drap.
er's shop"
GLOW should you get it anywhere
else may I awsk, think you sir?"
"Well, in my country type is sold
at typefounder's, not at dry goods
store"
"Aow? Did y wish toype, sir?
thought you wished type, such as
they have in type measures and type.
worms. You didn't wish type to bind
on the edges of frocks, then, but
toype to print paper with? Step
this way, thank you, sir" 49, Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-11
Mr.. Wilson's Razor Strop.

Chicago Evening Post: Says Mr..
Wilson: ae.e.r.
whenever 1t is going to rain. | find
that my razor does not guide smoothly
over the strop. The strop is full Of
little Jumps and, besides that, it is
damp and sticky. That means that the
dampness in the atmosphere which al
ways precedes rain has got into my
strop. My razor strop has never mis-
led me-" .gs
This is the wisdom of the man who
takes note Of small things as signifi-
cant of larger ones. Who has not
proceeded along certain walks with a
companion who saw infinitely more or
infinitely less than his mate, and i'm
portant things at that?
With this simple but forceful evil
dence of observation may not Mr.. Will
son be guided in cabinet councils. in
the study of his collected advisers, in
the attitude OF the country toward
him?
The prediction of rain by means of
a razor strop is not an inherited
faculty. More likely the past Wilson's
wet their fingers and held them ZIP to
challenge lazy breeze from moist
quarter.
"My razor strop has never misled
me- Happy man with durable de
pendence! Perhaps the idea might be
advanced like a racehorse "parlay.'
So that the approach of disturbances
might be signaled. The man who can
learn something from his razor strop
has undetermined possibilities.
rectly responsible for expenditures. II
there is extravaganza the nation knows
just whom to blame. :.
This country is bound to come event
ually to a budget. This means simpiy
that some one body will decide on the
amount of revenue to be raised each
year and on the way in which tliis
revenue shall be spent.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-11

From professor to president; from
president to professor. Would you be
off or from? .. ... ...... ..-....
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-11

Will the Commoner be the admin
stration organ? ,.,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-11

The report Of the state fire marshal
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-11

Henry Watterson in the Louisville
Courier-Journal: Hats off to William
Howard Taft. The president who goes
ont today did surely find Jordan
hard road to travel! He that jour
neved from Jerusalem to Jericho
found MT harder Et... .a.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-06-14
MELLEN MAKES STATEMENT
President Biamcs Engin~rr and SAYS
Road IL Aiding Inquiry,

Charles :. Mellen. president Of tho
New York, New Havnn and Hartford
Railroad Company. made the following
statement Yesterday:
40 man IN this country f"-ls more
keenly sorrow and sympathy for the dead
and injured than do. Every precaution
had been taken to prevent accidents Of
this kind and Of any other character oc-
curing "n the New England Lines which
experience could suggest and human In
gcnuitN devise. nohertv. the engineer,
ran past his signals and that was IN"
cause OF tn" accident, and no other cause,
~ have directed General Manager Bsrdo
To cooperate with Coroner phelan. the
Public l',litics Commission of Connecti-
cut and the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion In making a searching investigation
as "a tn" cause ~ this accident
The Skylark was not one OF our cars
II WAS Pullman car Half a dozen
months ago the New York. New Haven
and Hartford turned over IT, sleeping and
parlor car equipment 10 the Pullman COM
pany, that company agreeing to furnish
all steel ears to replace the Others and I,
has been doing SO.
THE locomotive was Of the latest and
best type Of railroad engines and was
new It was part Of the 100000 equip
mcnt ordered by me several months ago
This order included e!shty-hve locomo'
tives. Of which nifty were Of the type Il
which this belonged.
"V!cc-president Whalry, General Man
ager Bardo. General Superintendent
| Droege and all are cooperating with mi
| earnestly in an effort TO Ak tn. exact re-
1 spons!bility for this sad accident. Again
| | cannot express the sympathy and giiel
| feel over this dreadful accident"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-06-14
RAILROAD BEGINS INQUIRY.
General Manager Hears TestimOns
of New Haven Employees.

The railroads. investigation Of the
wreck started soon after the accident
and has not been completed. 1t is be-
ing conducted by General Manager
Bardo.
The railroad officials contend that it
was brought out at the hearing that
Engineer Doherty, according to the
opinions of the employees questioned,
was deceived about the rate Of speed
at which he came into Stamford" The
officials said Doherty, by stopping at
bridgeport and slowing down at Nau-
gatuck junction, had plenty Of oppor-
tunity of finding out whether his
brakes were working in the best state
Of efficiency"
This official statement Of findings was
given out by the company:
"Those who have testified 10 far before
Mr.. Bardo gave it AS their opinion tina,
the accident was caused by lack Of judg.
ment on tho part OF the engineer. It was
brought out that he was going ut the
rate OF from fifteen TO twenty miles al
hour lust before he hit the train.
THE distance signal was 400 feet
away from the homo signal and could be
seen I,S0O feet away. Therefore the
engineer had a total Of $500 feet In which
, 10 stop hts engine. Other engineers
examined said they considered this dis
tance more than ample In which to brinN
| the train to stop"
4 Joint investigation by the Inter-
state Commerce Commission and the
Public Utilities Commission Of C0unsc'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-06-14

TO left describing the fatal run.
--
train. IL" has been with the company
since lNs2. He was in IN" rfth car
when he felt the application of the
brakes in the usual manner. Then, he
said there was "A sudden application Of
air thai felt lik" tn" throw OF IN" re-
verse lever. Tn" next nlnut" II" was
thrown down ana got tn MS t'"t tN hnd
hinseif IN wreck.
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nur Tho Rrnnx. who helms in the bag
raue car. said n, also felt the application
of the Air brakes and tha, when tn.
emergency brake went on Il was sui,i-
! cicnt To throw him from his feet
Coroner Phelan will continue the in
quest tomorrow morning. Assistant
Prosecutor +. W. lluxford sat with him
during the hearing To-day.
Dohcrty, III" engineer. was placed
under arrest formally to-day on charge
OF manslaughi"r. Tie was imnedia'ely
! released in So'o'8 ban !urh!sh'd ny John
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-06-14
DENY SCHROEDER WAS DRUNK.
u RaiIroaders Don't Agree with Liquor
Mans Testimony.

tto,xu, ~ ,,ro "a william
,.,.... -, ..,..
N'"ppro'"' ""o'esaio ''p"'' "o""
Elmlra' testlfying to-day AZ the trlai Oh
William Schroeder. tho Lackawanna
Railroad engineer indicted for man
s,aueb,.r .s "a res,,,, ~ the wreck on
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N''eo' s"ore 'hh' lie sa" Senroeue' az
about 12:2o in the morning OF that DAY
and that he appeared Ia be- intoxicated.
Railrosd mon denied Klappro,h's alle-
,,,t,n,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-06-14
FIRE SWEEPS LIBERTY;
TWO BELIEVED DEAD
Eleven stores and Other Build
ings Burn-lligh Wind
Spreads Flames.

LIBERTY. " y. runc l3-Two mea
are missing and ar" Lcl.eved t. ha''
perished in a $250.UOo hrc which suep.
through the heart of this place to-da,
The men are James l.. Fessenden am
Robert NJ. Kelly, both of New fork
city. They were spending their NaVa-
tion in Liberty.
The tire started at 3 O'Clock in tAs
afternoon in "A pile of rubbish at the
rear Of the Il. II. Green dcpartmen.
store. Eleven stores and several dweI-
ings were destroyed Famed by h!gA
winds the fire threatened 10 wipe on
the entire village before II could be con-
trolled.
I, was only by the use Of dynamite III
blowing up many Of the towns fines,
stores that the fire was checked Fire
men from other towns and cities within
radius Of thirty-tive miles brought
the fire under control at ! O'Clock
Many Of the firemen then returned ~
| their homes at that hour. The wind
| rose soon after and more fires de-
veloped. II was o'clock before The
| flames We're brouGh, again under con
troll.
! Besides eleven Of the largest business
houses the Hasbrouck block. the opera
house and First Baptist Church hero
were destroyed. Several persons were
! injured. amopg the most serious hein-
the Rev. Benjamin Stimson OF the First
Baptist Church. Miss Florence Dobell
and Frank Schumacher. SchomackeT
fell from the roof Of the Baptist churcl
while fighting the fire and received In
| ternal injuries.
| The insurance on the buildings d.
stroyed amounts To about $4,000
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-06-14
INTERSTATE BOARD ANGRY.
Members Think New Haven Road
Has Disregarded SuEEestiOns.

WASHINGTON, June 13.-The Interstate
Commerce Commission and the Public
Utilities Commission OF Connecticut will
begin an investigation Of yesterday s
wreck on the New Haven railroad at
Stamford early next week.
The commission determined to-day to
make the Investigation thorough, and
before 1t Is over 1t is more than probable
that the New Haven's methods OF train
handling will be inquired into m!nutely.
Officials OF the commission. believe
there IL something radically wrong In
tho operating department Of the New
Haven railroad. There have been four
teen wrecks in the last two years and In
nearly all Of them lives were lost. Five
Of these wrecks were within q radius Of