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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-12-27

Mr.. and Mrs. L. F. Carlson of Iowa
City visited friends in the city tniS
morning enroute to Eldon
Mrs. Mary Pottorff, 81 Walnut ave-
nue., is spending Christmas with rela-
tives In Eldon.
Mr.. and Mrs H. A. Fielder 4S2 Ham
ilton street are the guests or rela'iVes
in Eldon over Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs James j. Hughes Of
Mason City are spending christmas
with Mr.. and Mrs. E. l.. Hall. So Ellls
avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs George Shoemaker Of
Mason City have arrived to spend two
weeks with relatives.
Mrs. G. G. Benning of Hartley is Wis
itine at the home Of her brother +. e.
Ferguson, 406 North Sheridan avenue
and other relatives.
J. wyley Thellas who attends col
lege at Lake Forest is the guest of his
school friend, James Dysart, on North
Green street.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Y. Anderson of Birn-
ingham, are in the city to spend the
holidays with their daughter, Mrs. E.
N. Wood, 21S East Woodland avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. o. Roby and son Glen
Of Centervflle are visiting at the nome
Of Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Peters. 61S East
Main street and Of Mrs. E. P. Myers, on
Orchard street over the holidays.
Miss Cleo Lee, 305 South Ward street
Mr.. and Mrs Harvey Geery and son
Paul, 217 South Ward street. left this
morning for Rome to visit Mrs Geery's
parents Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Bausman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hendricks and
family, 1875 North Moore street. are WIS.,
iting relatives at Pulaski
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Burnside and
son Paul Of Burlington are visiting MIR.
and Mrs. "A. w. Melcher 400 North
Miner street and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Weller Of Mitch
ell, S. D., have arrived to visit at the
home Of the latter's son l.. O. Pepper.
500 Wilson street and to attend the
funeral services Of Mrs .Weller's
brother Irwin s. Pepper.
Dr. John L. Pepper and family of
Goldfeld have arrived at the home OF
Ben S. Pepper. West Chester avenue to
attend the funeral of the formers
brother I. S. Pepper
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-12-27
BLAKES BURG.

Mrs. Adam Decker visited here sister
Mrs. l.. G. Yeager and brother John
Glenn a few days this week.
James Timmons who has been very
Ill for a few days Is much better.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Allen Of OttumWa
visited the formers parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Allen. also her brother,
Campbell Glenn.
Mrs. Nice Redick and son Thomas of
Kansas is here visiting. her brothers
and sisters.
Miss Mary and Sylvia Bedwell Of
Blakesburg have returned home after
three weeks visit with their grandpar-
ents Mr. and Mrs. John Allen.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Eberline have
returned home from visiting her broth
er and family Owen Hamersly of
Tabor Iowa.
A surprise was given Mr.. and Mrs
Austin Wymore and family Tuesday
evening. Mr.. and Mrs Richard Humble
Of Ottumwa have moved out to the
home Of their son Sanford Humble un-
til they can get possession Of their
property in the near future.
Rev. Lee Walker, pastor of the
Christian church was absent at his last
appointment on account Of i'll health.
Dury Humble of Agency made a
business trip here Friday.
J. 3. Shaw is very i'll with an abb
scess on his side. caused by being kick
ed by mule some time ago.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-12-27

Senator Jones of Washington, rep
resenting the United States senate,
pronounced the following eulogy:
NV acquaintance with Congressman
Pepper was not sufficiently intimate
for me to speak of his personal char
acteristic from the standpoint OF his
friends and neighbors, such as you are
That will be done by those who were
his personal friends.
He had become more than your
friend and neighbOr. He was your
representative in the greatest leglsla-
tive body on earth and he had become
to a certain extent a national charac-
ter AS such the nation mourns MS
loss: to us his seeming untimly taking
off. 1t is not given to us to understand
the ways of the Almighty. 1t seems to
us that his death is the nations loss as
we'll as your personal bereavement.
We bow in submission to Hin who
doeth all things Well in the belief that
this we mourn is for the best.
In the presence of death all parts
an spirit and criticism is hushed.
Nothing but words Of praise and kind
ness are spoken. This is we'll and
should be more and more extended to
the living. There Is no doubt but that
Congressman Pepper was in life all
that is said of him in death, but we
should not keep the kind words and
mead of praise for the cold and lifeless
clay. 1t is we'll that death dissipates
partisanship, but let us have less of 1t
in life.
You are proud of Congressman
Pepper; proud of his high character,
blameless life. devotion to duty and
lofty and patriotic purposes; know you
that other districts send in the main.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-12-27
SAYS RURAL FOLK
LIVE THE LONGEST
CENSUS BUREAU PRESENTS SOM
INTERESTING STATISTICS ON
MORTALITY.
DIR. OSLER is UPHELD
Vitality Of Man 10 Slapped in Lard.
CommunIties-contrast Offered 4
In the Country Districts
Rate 10 Given.

Washington, D. c., Dec. 25.-T
census bureau makes public figu
which appear to corroborate the
ton of DR.. William Osler that a
in the city Is near the end of his Or
at forty years and cannot on the
age come back" after that. In
olden days the prime of life was
period from thirty-five to fifty
years, but nowadays, under the st
and strain of competition, the pi.
Of life in the cities and in the factor
districts has been moved ten years
nearer the cradle.
This fact is shown by study of the
comparative number Of deaths at vari
Gus ages per thousand of population
For instance, in the city of Greater
New York the number of those Wild
died between the ages of twenty-five
and forty-four is only thirty-eight. pei
thousand of population, whereas the
number who die between thirty.fivd
and tifty-four years of age Is sixty
three. Other American cities show thd
same statictis.; Thus:
Deaths Deaths
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-12-27
SENATOR JONES TELLS OF INFLUENCE
EXERTED BY CONGRESSMAN PEPPER

the same kind of men to congress. The
insinuations Of dishonesty which are
so often spoken and written against
congress are as unfounded and I'M
warranted as such would be against
Mr. Pepper. The great majority of the
men who have been honored by the
people of this great country are men
of the highest integrity, the purest OF
motives, the loftiest purposes and with
! the strongest desires to promote the
| welfare Of the people and to uphold
the honor of our common country
from their viewpoint.
From what I know of Congressman
Peppers life and achievements I am
convinced that the day of opportunity
fer the young man has not passed. A
short ten years ago he was humble
school teacher, probably unknown out
side Of his immediate neighborhood or
county. Since then he has been admit
ted to the bar, been elected twice as
attorney for his county, and twice cleo
ted as the sovereign representative OF
the thought, intelligence, hopes and
desires of this great constituency In
the congress of the United States.
This has not happened. 1t has come
through his honesty. industry. devo-
ton to duty and faithful loyalty to
cry trust that came to him. In his
very youth he is taken away, but he
leaves behind a great inspiration to
our young men. Perchance this Is
one reason in the divine power for
his taking off.
You, his friends and neighbors, en-
dure a personal sorrow. the district
and the nation suffer a great loss, but
the youth of the land inherit an in
SEPARATION to honest, earnest, faithful,
loyal living.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-12-27
MT. PLEASANT JAIL
HOME FOR TRAMPS

Mt Pleasant, Dec. 26.-Mt. Pleasant
holds as unique a position as possibly
any town In the state in its treatment
Of the genus homo" hobo. For the past
few weeks many tramps have been
have been making the city Of Mt. Pleas
ant their home for the night at least:
For three weeks the local jail has had
from one to seven tramps housed In II
each night. These tramps come and go
as they like for the city officials never
lock the door unless on a criminal.
Some tramp in former days entered
the city with a few cooking utensils but
left them in the Jail here 80 the tramps
who are during this snowy spell max
ing Mt. Pleasant their residence cook
their own meals and in many ways
while away the dreary days
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-12-27

struggling under an umbrella against
driving rain when the first car, linn
CUISINE. knocked them down and the
second, taxicab, ran over them before
the driver could stop. Mrs. Lee died on
the operating table at hospital. Her
husband may recover.
The chauffeur Of the taxicab was ar
rested but released. The police started
hunt for the driver Of the Limousine
which after the accident put on speed
and disappeared Col. Harvey. here on
visit from Washington, had accom-
panied his daughter and son-in-law to
the dinner and was walking ahead Of
them He did not learn Of the accident
until he reached home. Lee is superin-
tendent Of transportation Of the Amer
lean Sugar Refining Co. Mrs. Lee before
her second marriage was Mrs. Conville
Arnold.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-12-27
WANTS $4,000 FROM
WIFE'S TWO FRIENDS,

Iowa City, Dec. 2s.-Charging Mrs.
Clarence Shay and Miss Catherine
Balufr with alternating his wife's af-
fections by tntimidating her. j. A. Car
lin started suit in the district court
here against the woman for $4,000. car
lin alleges that the other women told
his wife repeatedly, and finally induced
her to believe, that she was not legally
married because she had not been mar
ried by Catholic priest. Under this
belief, she left him and refused to live
with him.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-12-27
TAX|CAB KILLS WOMAN
Daughter Of Retired Army Officer Sue
cun,bs and Husband Injured
From Accident.

New York, Dec. 26.-Mrs. Gertrude
ZEE daughter Of Col. Philip f. Harvey,
a retired L. S. army officer was killed
and her husband Richard b. Lee, Jr,
was seriously injured by two automo-
biles which ran them down early today
as they were returning from a Christ
mas dinner at the house of friend.
The lees were crossing the street,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-12-27
COUPLE WEBS IN
KENDALL'S OFFIC

Abba, Dec. 26-Clark Harding al
Miss Blanche Miller, prominent your
people of this city, were united in ms
riage Tuesday night at s O'Clock q
the library of ex-Congressman KeI
dall's law Office. Mr. Harding is
successful solicitor residing in Alb
and Miss Miller has been stenc
rapher for Mr.. Kendall for the p;
ten months. The happy couple
make their home in this city.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-12-27

The rural communities offer a re
treshing contrast to the cities in I'd
srect to the come back" period of lifel
In Indiana, for instance, the numbeS
OF people who died when between q
and Al years per thousand of populss
ton is 81, as against 80 who die wheg
50 to 81 years old. In Vermont thu
number is 50 as against 80; in MAR
ii is so as against 81.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-12-27
DRAIN TILE
Ter rrices and inform, atior writ.
Morey Clay Products Co
OTTUMWA, IOWA
Tri-We ekly Courier

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been sent as we'll as the poston,cs
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-12-27
BURLINGTON MAN KILLED.

Burlington, Dec 26.-John Turpin a
farm hand was struck and killed by a
Muscatine North and South train
Christmas day about ten miles north
of Burlington.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-12-27

F.. D. Throop of the Muscatine
Journal, E. P. Adler of the Davenport
Times, Louis Eckhart and Louis Rod
dewig of Davenport were among those
who attended the Pepper funeral to-
day.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-12-27
JOHN M'CUE FOUND
GUILTY BY JUDGE

John McCue was found guilty Of
keeping a disorderly house by Police
Judge L. c.. Hendershott yesterday and
was fined twenty-five dollars McCue
stated after the case that he would APP
peal to the district court. McCue was
arrested Tuesday night by Officers
Smith and Lightner at the same time
that four disorderly persons were plac-
ed under arrest at his place
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-20
WIVES CREDITED
WITH KEEPING
HUSBANDS ALIVE
Medical Association Finds That
Benedict's Regular Existence
Is Better Than Bachelors.

Supervision by wives as a possible
reason for the greater longevity of
married men than of bachelors is dis
cusSed by The Journal of the Ameri-
can Medical Association in its edito-
rial section of the recently published
statistics on this point There is no
remark on the statistics of more sui
cides among married men than bach
elOrs.
The Journal has further informa-
ton indicating that careful as the
married men may be, with restraint
once removed through the death or
divorce OF the wife, widowers and
grass widowers leap into indiscretions
and are Topped off more rapidly than
either those still in the state or those
who escaped matTimony.
Live Regular Lives.
Undoubtedly the low death rate
among married men is partly due to
the fact that, as a rule, those who are
in good health, are reader to marry,
while those with more delicate health
especially if suffering from any def
mite ailment, are not willing to assume
the burden and responsibility of a
family" says The Journal, Another
factor is that married men live much
more regular lives as a rule, and con-
sequently avoid many OF the dangers
OF irregular living.
This view would seem to be cor
roborated by the statistics as to the
mortality among married men who
have lost their wives either by death
or divorce. The death rate among
these unmarried men" Is considera-
bly, higher than that of husbands of
the same age, and even as a rule 1t
is higher than that of the bachelors
of the same age,
Widowers Die Fast.
The death rate, for instance, of
widowers and divorced men between
20 and 80 Is nearly double that of
single men. From 80 to 40 it is only
l4.1 to 1873, while from 40 to 90 the
mortality of divorced and widowers is
slightly less than that of single men
of the same age. From so to so, how
ever it is slightly higher once more.
AT ali these ages the mortality
rate among widowers and the divorced
is at least nearly and sometimes dou-
BILE that of married men Of the same
age"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-20
Feeds Her Pet Pig
With a Silver Spoon
Denver Society Woman Provides
Bed Of Down and Linen for
Her Porcine Possession.

DENVER. July 1s.-Mrs. Whitney
Newton. a Denver society matron. has
a new pet
Young Robert Newton came home a
few evenings ago and brought a baby
pig with him.
Mrs. Newton took the squirming
animal into her arms and tried to
make it comfortable, but without sue
cess. Finally. In desperation, she
went to the linen closet, took out a
fine piece of hemstitChed linen, en-
broidered with blue flowers, wrapped
It gently about the slick little pig
then laid him cautiously upon the
downy pillows beside her own.
Piggy gave a satisfied little squeak
doubled up his feet and went off to
sleep happily.
This cunning act won Mrs. New
tons heart, and from evaporation
she developed a positive liking for
her pet His white skin is washed,
combed and perfumed and he sleeps
in downy bed every night beside his
mistress. He also eats from a silver
spoon.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-20
Mrs. Van Deventer, Daughter of
Mr.. Justice Lurton, to Visit City
for Conservation Fair.

Atlanta Day at the National Con-
servation Exposition in Knoxville this
fall will be one of the largest of the
many special days arranged for the
national fair in the East Tennessee
city.
Atlanta Day, according to plans now
on foot, will be largely a society func-
ton, for the members of the Wo-
mans Department OF the exposition
headed by Mrs. Horace VanDeventer,
a daughter of Justice Lurton of the
Supreme Court of the United States.
as well as Knoxville's acknowledged
society leader, expect to formulate
their plans so that many of Atlanta
society folk will make the trip to
Knoxville for that day.
In addition it is planned to make
Atlanta Day at the exposition one Of
peculiar and intimate interest to all
residents of the city.
Mrs. VanDeventer to Come Here.
The plans for this special day are
AAO" Al AAC AlAehAA6s AtlGJ Will NC
matured probably while the delega-
ton of Knoxville business men is IN
Atlanta next week, and later when
Mrs. VanDeventer and some of her
coworkers in the woman's department
come to the Georgia metropolis to
take up the matter with Atlanta So
ciety folk.
In the preparations for what I'M
doubtedly viii be the South's greatest
exposition, the woman's department is
playing no small part. In Knoxville
the exposition management considers
itself fortunate that Mrs. VanDeven-
ter consented to take the direction Of
the woman's work. She has a very
large circle of friends and acquaint-
ancse throughout the country, in cities
of the North as we'll as in cities of
the South, and what is more, she has
succeeded in interesting large num-
bers of society women in the work
she has under way.
Miss Mabel Boardman, president Of
the American Red Cross Society and
a woman who finds time in the multi
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-20

Mrs. Van Deventer made a trip to
Nashville TO interest the women Of
that city. On very short notice a
meeting was called. Two hundred or
more Nashville women went to that
meeting. A number of men went
also. There was much enthusiasm
shown. The result was that plans
were completed then and there for a
Nashville Day.
More than that-the Nashville Park
Commissioners under whose aus
pieces a splendid exhibit of paintings
is being shown in the Parthenon of
that city, voluntarily and as a COM
pliment to Mrs. VanDeventer decided
to continue the exhibition almost to
the time set for the opening of the
Conservation Exposition. Then the
exhibits will be moved to Knoxville.
One of them will be shown in the
Art Building; the other, which is the
celebrated collection owned by
Charles L. Freer, a millionaire art
collector, Of Detroit, will be placed in
the Woman's Building.
Mrs. Denney Also Active.
|, Mrs. NanDeVenter and some Of her
coworkers, among them Mrs. George
w. Denney fourth vice president
who is also the president of the Ten
nessee State Federation Of Women s
Clubs and very active in the club life
of Knoxville and Tennessee. are plan
ming now to come to Atlanta within a
short time to talk matters over with
Atlanta women. Just when Mrs. Van
Deventer and Mrs. Denney will come
or where the meeting will be held
has not been decided.
The fact that Atlanta business men
are showing a keener interest in the
exposition-which is one designed 10
benefit the entire South-than they
have heretofore, and the chances
that Atlanta will be well represented
at the exposition, is counted upon 10
assist the women.
The woman's department has
planned its work along broad lines
The stereotyped exhibits that always
have been a part Of women's depart
ments in other expositions will have
no place in the Woman's Building at
Knoxville. The idea behind the Ma
tiOnal Conservation Exposition is ons
Of Conserva ton. and these women
have figured it out that there is prob
ably nothing that needs conserving
more than the energies and the health
of women all over this broad land.
So that is what the exhibits in the
woman's department viii typify to a
very large extent. OF course, the
things that have a peculiar interest
and attraction to women viii not De
overlooked.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-20
Solicitor Is Bombarded With Let
ters to Proceed Against Negro
as Slayer of Mary Phagan.
THE GRAND JURY Is CALLED
Hottest Battle of Famous Case To
Be Waged Behind Closed
Doors of Inquisitory Body.

Solicitor Dorsey is fighting vigor-
ously the movement in the Grand
Jury to indict Jim Conley Monday for
the murder of Mary Phagan, despite
the bambardment of letters from
many citizens and by the sentiment
Of some of its own members.
1t is for the consideration of these
letters and petitions. asking the re-
opening of the Phagan matter, that
the meeting has been called.
1t was in the face of Solicitor Dor
sey's bitterest opposition that the
meeting was called at all. Foreman
Beattie issued his def after a pre-
vious Grand Jury had been defeated
in its efforts to reopen the case with
view of indicting Jim Conley and
after Dorsey explicitly had expressed
his strongest disapproval of such a
move.
Crucial Battle COMING.
With the first skirmish won by
those in favor of the INDICTMENT of
Conley, the hottest battle is yet to be
waged behind the closed doors of the
jury room. The question first will be
on whether the grand jurors consider
1t proper at this time to reopen the
investigation whose first chapter re-
suited in the indictment of Leo NJ
Frank on the charge Of staying Mary
Phagan. Solicitor Dorsey will lay be-
fore the body for the first time all of
his reasons for desiring a postpone
ment of all further investigation until
after the trial of Frank.
Should the Solicitor be driven back
from this position by the Grand Jury
again disregarding his wishes and
taking up the investigation, he will
be forced to take refuge in the last
ditch and make his fight against the
indictment of Conley.
With all the weight Of evidence
which has piled up against the negro,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-20

it is regarded as beyond the realm
of possibilities that he could persuade
the jurors to return a mo bill" against
Conley on the charge of murder. Dor
sey's one remaining hope at this time
would be- it is said, to induce the
Grand Jury to waive definite action
until after the trial of Frank, when
it will be in a position to say whether
an indictment shall be drawn against
Conley as an accessory after the fact,
to which he has confessed, or as the
actual murderer.
Dorsey Refuse sto Comply.
The Solicitors attitude in the mat
ter plainly was shown by his state
ment when Foreman Beattie went to
him Friday seeking to have him call
the meeting. Dorsey fatty refused
and said:
The meetings. only purpose will be
to exploit the evidence and embar-
rass the State, and hope the Grand
Jury when it meets viii decide to
leave the matter alone.
THE indictment Of Conley at this
time will be a useless procedure that
will not stop the trial Of Frank 1t
will only have a mild but undesirable
effect on the States case.
"ConIey is in Jail and is going to
stay there for some time. He Is
where the autnOrlJeS can put lHelI
hands on him, and he can be indicted
much more properly after the Frank
case has been disposed Of than be-
fore, and by the delay there is no
danger of a miscarriage of justice"
The Solicitors position is attacked
as palpably unfair by those who have
been working to bring about the in
dictment of the negro. Dorsey would
have the testimony Of the negro ac-
credited as that of any free and
trustworthy citizen, while those OPP
posing him declare it should be taken
in the light of that of a possible muir
derer who is endeavoring to shift the
blame on another's shoulders, they
say.
Evidence More Direct.
They add that the evidence against
Conley is far more direct and damn
ing than any ever brought against
Frank They charge, on this account
that Conley has been protected and
"Coddled" when he should have been
placed on the same basis as the other
suspect in the case and should go be-
fore the jury in that aspect.
General denials were entered Sat
urday to the story published Friday
that the PinkertOns had changed their
attitude in the murder mystery and
were convinced of the innocence Of
Frank Chief of Detectives Lanford
declared that Harry Scott had reaf-
firmed his belief in the guilt Of Frank
and the innocence Of COnley except
as accessory after the fact