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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-12
CALLED TO
EXTINGUISH BLAZE
Side by Side With Civilians
and Sailors They Work
in Common Cause.

night fell the forest fires In Mount
Tamalpals would be 90 thoroughly
beaten out that the afternoon
trade winds would not fan them TO
new danger, 40 they have for the
last three days.
Faint columns Of thick smoke
from the beds Of the canyons
showed that four fires were still
sno"'aerlng. MIL Valley was stlll
In danger. .iI!ssEiaNI|1S
&c, Gre noon thousand militia
men were expected to come to the
aid of the tired soldlery and volun-
teen fire fighters who had been up
all night.
San Francisco. Cal, July 10.-Five
soldiers are reported burned to death
and half dozen little hamlets and
towns at the foot Of Mount Tamal
pals await their salvation or doom
from the morning breeze today.
while the fire which swept the noun
tain for three days is reaching to-
ward the pleasant plains and vine
woods national park on the south.
Thousands Fight Fire.
Every available soldier from San
Francisco and Fort Winfield Scot,
on this side of the bay, and Forts
Baker and Barry, across the golden
gate, is fighting the fire side by side
with civilians and sailors. Probably
six thousand men are on the fire
lines, seeking to beat back or wear
out a blaze which burst out with IN
credible fury last night and extend
ed early this morning over a ten mile
sweep.
The resurging Of the fire came like
In the late afternoon the
town Of Mill Valley lay hot and quiet
between the big ridges which radiate
like spokes from Mount Tamalpais.
A shoulder over one Of these ridges
showed where the fire was being
fought into apparent submission on
the north slope OF the mountain,
while the slope toward the Muir
woods showed never smudge. I'm
front of Muir Woods Inn company
of soldiers went through desultory
roll call and inspection.
Residents Flee.
An hour later these troops were
fighting apparently without hope
against a fire which burst down upon
them. from Westpoint, three-fourths
of the way up Mount Tamalpais. and
was eating at the edges Of the great
sequioa. The clouds of smoke OBJ
scured the sun, bringing early twt-
light to the peninsula and a force Of
civilians started digging fire trenches
along the ridge which separates the
woods from Mill Valley. This town
was already in more imminent dan
ger from another fire raging along
the ridge which divided it from the
villages of Tarkspur and Corte Ma
iera Thousands Of residents seized
what valuables they could and fed.
Withdraws Sailors.
Captain Charles P. Plunkett, COM
manding the cruiser South Dakota.
marched 600 of his men from the
Mill Valley station up to the border
If the fire in Cascade canyon early
his morning, took look at the fire
and marched them back again. They |
for Sausalito.
In the presence of Mayor Klyce,
Col. Bell and hundred citizens,
Captain Plunkett said:
1T would take all the people, in !
California to put out that fire. Let 1t
burn out I have expert gun pointers
among my men worth $4,000 apiece
o the government. ! am not going to
.isk their lives In saving a $4,000 |
house for private citizen"
LOT AeRAHAM's BROTHER DIES
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-12
IOWA PIONEER DIES.

Iowa City. July 10.-Miss Julia Boye
aged nearly 10, pioneer spinster Of
Iowa City, is dead at her homestead,
which she had occupied nearly half
century.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-12
MONROE COUNTY HAS GRADER

Abba. July 10.-Monroe county has
become the owner of kerosene
tractor mogul. 1t is sixty horsepower
machine and weighs eleven tons
George Alexander secured the engine
for $4,000. 1t Is capable of drawing two
graders.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-12
EDITORS 40 70 kEokuk

Abba, July 10.--The Abba editors
left yesterday for Keokuk to attend
the Southeastern Editorial association
convention which will be held to-
day, Friday and Saturday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-12
Nobody 10 Too Old

to learn that the sure way to cure a
cough, cold or sore lungs Is with DR..
Kings New Discovery. 50c. and ST.
Frank B. Clark.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-12
MONROE COUNTY LICENSES

Abba, July 10-Permits to wed were
granted yesterday to Thomas j. Lewis,
4S, Abba, and Mary A. Wellman, so,
Long Beach, Cal, and to Harry A.
Preston, "a, and Mary Bridges, %,
both of Buxton.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-12
Dangerous Surgery

in the abdominal region is often pre-.
vented by the use of DR.. Kings New
Lille Pills, the painless purifiers. 25c.
#. B. Clark
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-12
TO
ENTERTAIN w. C.. T. u.

Bloomfield, July 10 A meeting Of
the second district, W. C. T. u, will
be held here July % and a. ..-.
On Wednesday eFeningl the state
corresponding secretary, Mrs. Ida B.
Wise Smith, will give an address. Mrs.
Smith is one Of the brightest Iowa
women, and large audience will greet
her. The officers follow:
President-Mrs. Flora ]. McAchran.
Vice president-Mrs. Helen M. An
drew.
6ecretary-Mrs. Lou Mckenzie.
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raj complaints to the police.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-07-05
Diary % FATHER ZINE

DIARY Or "A HEX IWE
Before the invention of the cotton
gin to get one pound Of clean cotton,
without wasting any, used to require
a whole days labor. It was this fact
that rendered the raising of cotton
so improbable and kept the South
ern states of America from sharing
in the prosperity enjoyed by the
states of the North after the close of
the Revolutionary War.
The cotton gin added one thou
sand million dollars to the revenue
of the Southern states. How much
did the inventor gain by it? Not one
dollar! Eli Whitney associated him
self with a man Of capital and went
to Connecticut to set up a manufac-
tory of cotton gins. But the sim
picity of the machine was such that
any good mechanic who saw it could
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-07-05

make one and long before Whitney
was ready to supply machines Of his
own making there were great num-
bers in operation all over the cotton
states.
His patent proved to be no pro-
lection to him. He struggled on
against adverse influence for fifteen
years. In 1903, when his patent ex-
pired, he gave up the contest, and
withdrew from the business a poorer
man than he was before he invented
the cotton gin.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-07-05

lieve she said she was born for a
good time. No girls who stays at
home with her mother and works to
support herself and her child is look
ing for good time,
"Of course she did expect when
she married you, that she would have
a happy time. Every girl expects that
of her husband. And if you are a
man, you will start all over again
and make her happy home. You
would live with him, wouldn't yOu?"
the Judge asked Mrs. Louise.
eff he viii provide for me and stop
drinking" she answered.
But William was Obdurate. He just
didn't like the idea at all.
Still, he may reconsider before
long, for the judge ruled that he must
give 81 each week out of his S12
present salary to the support of Lou
Use and the baby, and, though VIII
ham,s lawyer protested that this was
unfair as William couldn't possibly
board and clothe himself on So a
week. the Judge let the order stand.
So there is a possibility that under
the stress of paying Louise 81 a
week, William may conclude that
that idea of the judges about start
ing over again isn't at all bad.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-07-05

HoMEsICK FOR THE HOME AND
THE GIRL
BY Berton BraIey.
I'm Just bit sick of the city; !.
It's lost quite a lot of it's thrill;
I'm sick Of the pavements, all gritty,
The racket that never is still
I'm weary of plumber and pillage
And Of all of the hurry and whirl.
want to go back to the village
And sit on the porch with a Girl
want to hear picket gates clicking
AS the young men come over to
CALL
And the deep and monotonous tick
OF the grandfather's clock in the
To harken to the laughter and sing
ing
That comes on the breezes awhirL
And the creak of the hammocks all
swinging,
And me on the porch with a Girl!
And the leaves would be whispering
lOwly,
And the flowers would perfume the
air,
And the night would grow quieter
slowly,
And-gee, but I wish I was there;
1 s'pose I'd get nothing but blame
from
The folks in the city's mad swirl,
But want to go back where 1 came
from
And sit on the porch with Girl!
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U. S. WATCHES TOMATO CLUB
Farm Girls Compete In Getting Up
Cheap Meals.

The Ohio Tomato club, founded by
Mrs. J. K. Turner of Cleveland among
a group OF farm girls, and the recent
attack on the high cost of living on the
farm, also led by Mrs. Turner, have at
tracted the attention of the United
States government.
Miss Ilena May Bailey of the farm
management Office of the department
of agriculture is ut the Turner farm,
near Chardon, o.. to investigate the
work being done. Miss Bailey is in
terested particularly in the contest
among farm women to prepare the best
and most economical meals in the
farmhouse for the month of August.
"The need OF such work among farm
people has been apparent for long
time" said Miss Bailey. MRS Turner
is doing great work. am much In
terested in the Tomato club girls, and
I believe 1t will be huge success and
will be copied by people in farm COM
munities all over the country within a
few years"
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states. The hard test will come in
what is termed "the international rifle
shooting championship of the world"
It is competition which has been 60
ing ON for sixteen years among the
European nations and in which the
honors have gone easily to the Swiss.
These fellows with the crossbarred
legs and the eyes trained to hunt the
chamoios on his native crags have
walked away with fifteen of the six
teen of the former matches. The
match calls for shooting at 800 meters
against decimal ring targets, using
what is designated In Europe as the
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-08-12

Camp Perry, ohio, Aug. S-Rifle
cracks representing score of coun-
tries assembled here for the inter
national rifle matches to be shot here
from Aug. IS to Sept. 9. Americans
hoped to do as we'll as they did last
year, when they brought back Iaurcls
from Stockholm, Buenos Aires and OF
tawa. In straight shooting at targets
with military rifles Americans have
little to fear from their foreign COM
petitors, but some of the matches ar
ranged for the Camp Perry meeting
present unusual features, and they
may trip up the marksmen of the
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Believe Lind viii Succeed Statement Of The Mexican
Foreign Office, According To Secretary Of State
Bryan, Based On Misrepresentation For Which The
Washington Administration Is Not Responsible
Lind Due In Mexico City Sunday

washington, AGg. 9.-The Wilson
administration is counting on the sup
port, II not the active cooperation, Of
abe powers Of the world in bringing
about the success of John Lind's
peaceful mission to Mexico. This eX-
plains why Washington officials ara
practically ignoring the present de.
t1ant attitude of President Huerta and
have instructed the presidents spe.
cial agent to continue his journey to
Mexico City. 1t accounts for the spirit
of optimism which the president and
mis- advisers have shown In the face
OF discouraging developments from
Mexico City.
1t was learned that as soon as Pres
3dent Wilson's proposals for peace
ful solution Of the Mexican situation
have been laid before President HUI.
erta they will be transmitted to the
great nations of the world. The presi-
dent and his cabinet are relying upon
NhO OAPl lhOh VI u WOiiu WAuO
public opinion to compel Huerta to
make concessions in the interest Of
order and constitutional government.
II would not be surprising If the
United States government had al
ready received informal assurances
from European nations of their sym
pathy and willingness to lend support
in the present effort toward mediation.
President Wilson, under the most
aggravating circumstances, showed
great moderation and self-restraint in
handling the Mexican situation. In
stead of taking offense at the defiant
note from the Mexican government
declaring the presence OF John Lind
,n that country undesirable" the ad-
ministration was endeavoring to ap-
pease the anger aroused in Mexico
City by President Wilson's policy.
Representation were in progress
through the American embassy which
had for their purpose the smoothing
away of what Is characterized as
misunderstanding" upon the part Of
Ahe Mexican government.
Secretary Bryan made public this
answer to the note of defiance which
had been received by this government
from President Huerta; The state
Inent of the Mexican foreign Office
was based on misrepresentation for
which this government is not respon'
eibie. In sending Governor Lind as
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INTERVENTION AN AFFR0NT
Would Unite All Factions In Mexico,
Says De La Barra.

Says De La 5arra.
New York, Aug. 9.-That interven-
tion in any form would be fraught
with serious consequences to Ameri-
can interests and that it would serve
only to unite all Mexican factions in
resentment toward what would be
considered unwarranted affront to the
dignity and honor of their country,
was the opinion voiced by Francisco
Leon de la Barra, who arrived here
on his way to France, where he is to
represent the Huerta government.
Senior de la Barra, who was provis-
ional president of Mexico after the
fall of Diaz, stated that President
Wilson's determination not to recog-
nize Huerta is believed by him to be
the only obstacle in the way of peace
and constitutional government in
Mexico. He declared that internal
disputes ought not to obscure the fact
that throughout Mexico there Is fer
vor of national patriotism that can
always be relied upon in the event Of
trouble from the outside.
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washington, Aug. 9,-Through the
death of United States Senator Joseph
+. Johnston of Alabama, who sue
cumbed to pneumonia at his home
here, the working Democratic major.
lty in the senate is reduced to five,
but by reason of defections from the
ranks on account of the sugar sched'
ule, the majority on the tariff bill Is
only one, and leaves the party in a
dangerous position should any other
emergency arise. In view of this the
Democrats of the senate insist that
the vacancy must be filled as soon as
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TO NEGOTIATE TREATY
GIVING JAPAN FOOTHOLD

Japan Is playing for foothold on
the Pacific coast and, seeing the atti.
tude of the United States, the atten.
tion of the oriental diplomats has
been turned toward Mexico" said the
member OF the legation. Mexico. on
the other hand, Is in serious financial
embarrassment. and secret conces'
'sions, including money with which to
continue the war that Is fast impoVer.
ishing the nation. will be forthcomi ls
II no upsets are noted In the pro-
gram
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-08-12

"rree" rifle. There is no limit to the
weight of the gun. It is equipped with
a hair trigger, and the stock is shaped
so that it fits the contour of the shouI-
der and face. In the standing position
the arm is supported by palm rest
that extends under the barrel with a
knob at the end. The knob Is held in
the palm of the hand. The stocks are
so made as to be adjustable at differ
ent angles for different positions.
The shooting is done in three posi-
tions, the marksman being required
to fire forty shots standing, forty shots
and forty shots prone.
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Aeeuasd Nurss Gets Attorney.

Utica, N. Y. Aug. 9.-Emma r..
kr,ii, the nurse accused of poisoning
DR. Stanley f. Iron. intended to mar.
ry the doctor in July and leave this
country with him shortly afterwards
This is the information "'vo1 1i't q
her authority b. J. Sidney Bernstein
Of New York. Miss Krill said that
Ar. Bernstein had been hired by New
York friends high up in politics. She
was called before City Judge o'Con
nor and arraigned. Her case viii
come uD for examination Thursday.
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Portland, Ore, Aug. 9,-The mis-
Hion to Japan of General Felix Diaz,
the Mexican leader. who arrived here
on his way to the orient. is not to Gre
ate more friendly diplomatic feeling
between his country and Japan. but
for the purpose OF signing secret
treaty giving Japan the long-sought
foothold on the west coast OF Amer
Sea. A member OF General Diaza
star made this admission in conver
sation.
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No OFFICIALS
INVOLVED

Cleveland, o., Aug. &c. &, Meek
lson, Henry county auditor, under ar
rest on charge OF attempting to
break into Headquarters OF the Ohio
Equity association for the purpose O!
taking Warnes law referendum petit
lions, issued statement giving his
version OF the affair. Meekison says
no state officials were involved in the
case. Statements made relative to
yeggmen, burglars and safeblowers,
he saws, are absurd
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AS YOU LIKE 1T

f. G. Ball of Fullertown, o., found
four thornless blackberry bushes COW
cred with fruit. He will set the roots
out In his garden.
At Cleveland, o., Black Handlers
burned the home Of Philip Sasso be-
cause Sasso refused to pay $4,000 de-
manGed in letter.
Frederick Gross Won Alvensleben,
for % years a day laborer at Omaha,
Neb., has fallen heir to an estate in
Germany valued at $1,750,000.
John Carlisle, a railroad brakeman
of Crestline, o.. was fatally injured
when four-passenger car bounded
from a roller coaster at Lima. o.
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GOVERNMENT AsSAILeD
Accused Of Weakness In Dealing With
the Milan Strike.

Milan, Italy, Aug. 8. = The strike
here, which involves 100000 workers,
has degenerated into struggle be-
tween the forces of law and orSer and
the mobs. There is great indignation
against the government, which is ac-
cused of showing striking lack of
moral force in dealing with the situa-
tion. The most disgusted persons are
the workmen themselves, who are
prevented from going to the factories
by thousands OF hooligans.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-08-12
EXAMINER
RESIGNS

Columbus, o., Aug. Y.-Natlonal
Bank Examiner Henry A. Williams
In charge of the Pittsburg district
prior to the failure of the First-Sec-
Dnd National bank there, rendered his
resignation, which was accepted by
Thomas P. Kane, scting comptroller
Of the currency. MIR. Williams was
Taft manager for Ohio five years ags
and soon after Taft's inauguration
was given the national bank exam
iners position. He practiced law here
for years
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eunboa. Smith sests Flynn.

New York, Aug. s.-When Fireman
Jim Flynn had been knocked down
four times in the fifth round in Madi'
son Square Garden. the referee stop
ped proceedings and Gunboat Smith
of California WAS the winner by a
Knockout. Flynn and Smith fought
desperately from the first clang of the
gong, and although the battle was de-
void of real cleverness, 1t pleased the
crowd
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"DEMMIES" TARIFF MAJORITY
REDUCED TO one VOTE

possible, and to this end the governor
Of Alabama ana the legislature of the
state will be called upon to act under
the terms of the constitutional amend
ment.
Senator Johnston was 70 years old
had served through the war between
the states in the Confederate army
was governor of Alabama for two
terms and had been member of the
senate since 1907. He was unani
mously elected to succeed the late
Senator Pettus. He was reelected in
1909.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-08-12
WINS RACE
WITH TRAIN

Washington, Aug. &C. Marvin
Wood, the American aviator, who at
tempted nonstop race in his mono
plane with train from New York to
Washington and thence to Fort Myer,
Va, for exhibition flights, reached his
destination after he had been com
PEELED to interrupt lis flight on a
farm near Galthersburg, Nd, 16 miles
from washington. Wood won his race
with the train.
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PENROSE HITS BACK
At GOVERNOR JOHNSON

Washington, Aug 8. - Governor
Johnson of California was denounced
by Senator Penrose Of Pennsylvania
MS "low-hred. blatant and offensive
boss and demagogue," The seniors
attack on Governor Johnson was tho
result of an interview with the cover
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-08-12
Record Bio Tree Discovered.

All previous records of big trees dis
covered in Washington and Oregon.
forests have been eclipsed by the latest
find in Snohomish county, Wash. The
giant is yellow fir. is nearly sixty
six feet in circumference at the butt
and is twenty-eight feet to the first
limb. which measures 100 inches in cir
conference. The estimated height or
the hig Or is 300 feet.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-08-12
A MOTHER
SACRIFICE

Providence, r. l.. Aug. 9.-More
than 500 pieces of skin have been
taken from the arms of her mother
and grated on the face of little Fran.
res f, Gladding, daughter of Mr., and
Mrs. Howard Gladdiug, The child ia
now on the road to recovery from
burns sustained ak weeks ago. when
she fell down stairs with lighted
lamp.
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adviser to the embassy the president
is entirely within his rights, and this
department will not assume that his
going will be regarded as unfriendly
when the character of his mission is
understood"
The battleship New Hampshire,
with Mr.. Lind on board, arrived at
Vera Cruz at p. m. today. Mr.. Lind
will reach Mexico City Sunday.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-08-12
A Paint Cleaner.

Save the tea leaves for few days.
chen steep them in a pail for half an
hour; strain and use the tea 10 clean
vanished wood. II requires very lit
tle polish, as the tea acts as strong
deterrent, cleaning the paint from all
Impurities and making II equal 10 new.
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His clevorness.

Don't be 50 lazy. There's plenty of
room at the top, and you're clever
enough to get there"
But" replied the lazy genius, "thlnk
how clever II is OF me to find place at
the bottom, where there isn't 80 much
room"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-08-12

MURDERED

Cincinnati, o., Aug. 9,-Peter Schal.
ler. who for the last five years has
been connected with the police de.
partment in this city, patrolling a
beat in the residence portion, wal
shot to death. Clara BoslSin, 27, ths
divorced wife of the murdered man,
Is being detained by the police.
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UNUSUAL
ACCIDENT

Marysyille, o., Aug, 3. When Ger
aid Nader, lS. son OF MIR. and Mrs,
John w. Nader began ringing the
farm bell to call the threshers in for
dinner, the bell fell from its fasten
ings and. striking him on the head
fractured his skull He is in sert
GUS condition.
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Such a Stupid Man.

Fair Customer-l tell you that wear
n No. 2. Clerk-But, madam, this shoe
that you just took of is No. 4, Fair
Customer-Yes, i know, but II has
stretched horribly ly.-Boston Transcript.
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is
ASSAULTED

Cambridge. o.. Aug. 81. Powers,
member Of the baseball team of the
United Brethren church. is under ar
rest. charged with assault upon F. S
Pollock of New Concord, umpire IL
the Sunday School Baseball league.
Powers is under $500 bonds, charged
with fracturing Pollock's skull