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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-14
LAND TRANSFERS
NEAR A MILLION
Deeds Filed With County
Recorder Show Banner
Record for March.
:, ,,', "a DNsS ALONE ARE
',s'H s,a,s s's,s lCLUDED IN LIST
Total Reaches 6,764 Acres Of
Ground Used for Agri-
cultural Purposes.

The amount Of money involved In
the farm land transfers which have
been fled with l.. E. Cawley, county
recorder from March 1 UP to and i'm
cluding March 10, IL not far from the
million dollar mark. The amount to
be exact is 3941,S84. The number OF
acres of Wapello county land which
has changed hands Is 6,7S4. which
makes the average price about $13S
per acre.
These figures show that the frst ten
days have been very busy ones In the
office of the county recorder. This
month of course is always the busy
month for the recorder of deeds, but
the present time promises to even
eclipse the former records. Last year
at the close of the thirty-one days of
March the average price per acre
showed UP near the $12O mark, so ac-
cording to the figures for the first ten
days, this year will go beyond 1913 In
the price of Wapello county land also.
The county recorder stated this
morning that all deeds in which the
sums given are 81 and other consider
atiOns, love and affection, etc, are not
counted in the figures which he has
compiled: only those in which definite
monetary terms are given have been
counted. No small tracts or garden
lands near any corporated town or
city In the county have been listed
either. All are open farm lands. The
year 1914 In the recorders Office has
seen forty-hve more instruments for
the transfer OF lands fled than last
year.
Today's files show that G. q. Walker
and Ida Walker have sold 119 acres 10
H. w. Peak for $17255. ]. Il. En-,
NETT Of Chicago, has transferred to W..
A. Lewis 200 acres for $4,000 and 200
acres have been purchased by !. Il.
Emmett of J. A. Strader for $4,000.
Joseph E. Buchanan has purchased
eighty acres from Alexander and Id1
Lynch for $12,400. Eighteen thousand
dollars is given as the consideration
for which G. M Clark and Mamie
Clark Fave sold ninety-three acres to.
J. w. Parks.
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NOTABLE MEN Of
FRANCE IN DUEL
Remark Made by Wife OF
one About Friend ofOther
Causes a Combat.
FRIENDS GATHER
TO WITNESS FIGHT
Challenger Wins by Cutting
Cash in the Forearm Of
Challenged Party.

Paris. March 13-A sword duel
fought today between Jacques Richie
pin son of Jean Richepin the "immor'
tar and Pierre F'rondaie author OF a
play now being performed in Paris, re-
suited in the wounding of Frondaie.
The quarrel arose over an incident
in the lobby of a theater on WedneS-
day! Madame Frondaie, it is alleged.
made some cutting remark to Jacques
Richepin about Madame Coar Lapar-
cerie who is comanager of the theater.
NJ. Frondaie took full responsibility
for his wifes comments and was there
upon challenged to fight NJ. Richepln.
The encounter took place in the sub.
urb Of Neuilly. More than hundred
notable literary and dramatic men,
numerous reporters. photographers
and moving picture operators watched
the combat. ..E
The wives of both principals appear.
ed on the scene but were not allowed TO
. watch the combat. They remained
on the road outside in their automobile
where they were surrounded by crowds
of women friends. They could hear
tho sounds of the clashing of swords.
During the first bout M. Frondaie
was untouched. In the second however
~. Richepin's sword penetrated M.
Frondaie's forearm and the engage
ment was brought to an end.
Jean Richepin then embraced his
son and his wife threw herself into
his arms while Madame Frondale
4 helped .thes suEgeos to- dress her hus-
bands wounds. The combatants left
the grounds without being reconciled.
DueIino is Defended.
Berlin. March 13-Dueling among
oficers in the German army was
strongly defended today by Lieut..
General Erich Won Falkenhain minis
ter for war in replying to an inter
pellation regarding the fatal duel at
Metz on Feb. Y6, when Lieut.. Haage
was killed The minister Of war SAID
the institution of dueling was OF nee
essary for the military cast. He made
It clear that his efforts to diminish
dueling in the army were directed not
against the duel but toward the re-
striction of the number of cases in
which an encounter was regarded as
Imperative. .... .. ..@.
q personally would consider it a
misfortune" he said, "if the concep-
tion of person honor on which the
practice of duelling is based should be
eradicated. I admit that dueling is
an offense under the laws both OF God
and of man, and is an evidence OF ply
sical rather than Of moral courage.
Moreover the penalty is liable to fall
on the wronged man. Nevertheless an
officer must be the defender Of his
own honor and is entitled to regain his
self esteem. to vindicate his man
hood and to repel the imputation Of
lack Of courage by facing his adver-
kary. uistOl in hand
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Famous ZnDentOY Provides
For Continuing Business

New York, March 13.-George West
inghouse, the famous engineer and In
ventor who died here yesterday or
heart disease. provided in his Will Tor
the continuation of his large business
interests under a trusteeshlp.
1t was officially stated today that his
death will not cause any change OF
policy or operation in connection win
any of the Westinghouse industries. A
plan which long ago he carefully
thought out for their continuance ana
direction goes Immediately into effect.
The men chosen to carry out this
work are his brother, Henry Herman
estinghouse. who is president OF the
American Brake Co., and vice pres1-
dent and general manager OF the west
inghouse Air Brake Co.; Charles A.
Terry. vice president of the Westlng-
house electric and manufacturing COM
pany. and w. D. Updegraff, director OF
the Westinghouse Air Brake co.
To this trusteeship will go the vot-
ing power in all the corporations in
which George Westinghouse was inter
ested here and abroad. The Individual
wealth and holdings of Mr.. Westing-
house have been estimated at more
than s5O,000,0O0.
Mr.. Mestinghouse, who was in his
siXty-ninth year, will be buried Satur-
day in Woodlawn cemetery, this city.
Pittsburgh, Pa, March 13.-Twenty-
FIVE thousand men are idle today in
the Turtle creek valley out of respect
to the late George Westinghouse. He
was factor in the industries Of that
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Washington, D. c., March 13.-The
national capital which during the past
two years has numbered among its
streets one bearing the imposing, for
eign sounding name of Avenue Of the
Presidents today went back to the
democratic simplicity of Sixteenth
street as a result of congressional ac-
tion. After prolonged discussion and
presentation Of arguments to show
that the capital of the United States
should give the street leading north
from the white house name befitting
the dignity of the great country whose
executives use the avenue as a thor
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-14
WOMAN GREAT GEM THIEF
Various International Thefts Laid at
Door of Unknown But Beautiful
Society Creature.

New York. March 13.-About $65, 900
of the s25O,OOO in jewelry stolen from
John Hanan at Narragansett pier last
July has been found in Paris, accord
ing to announcement published here
today. ....
Private detectives here and abroad
now fix the robbery on band of in
ternational thieves including a woman,
whose appearance enables her to min
gle in society and locate collections Of
jewelry.
The same band probably had hand
in the $4,000 robbery of Mrs. Charles
Cary Rumsey Miss Mary Harriman)
in Newport, and in other notable
lnefts.
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PROBE into FIRE
At CLUB IS BEGUN
CORONER STARTS iNvEsTlGA-
TloN OF CATASTROPHE
WHICH COST 80 LIVES.

st. Louis, Mo-, March 1.-THE cor
oner's inquiry into the Missouri Ath
letic club fire in which thirty or more
lives were lost last Monday was be-
gun here today. Miss Adelaide Mason,
a dancer, has been summoned as the
first witness to tell how she discovered
the fire while waiting in the club lobby
for taxicab at a. M, the morning OF
the fire. The municipal assembly 8
separate inquiry also continued.
This morning fourteen of the TWEEN
tv bodies which had been dug out of
the ruins were identified. The revis'
ed list of identified dead follows:
Kinser, William j., treasurer OF Kin
ser Construction Co., East st. Louis.
Williams, E. P banker. New YORK
Bier, Marshal, fur dealer, st. Louis
Erd VIM. F., real estate dealer, East
st. Louis.
Kessler Edwin c., cashier Ludlow
Saylor Wire Co., st. Louis.
Reilly, James B., railroad contractor.
Hickey, John M, St. Paul, Mimi,
treasurer Ford Mfg. Co.
Thuma, Michael, clothing firm man
ager, Chicago.
Ruff. Lucius p, department manager
Simmons Hardware Co., ST. Louis.
Wright, Thomas j., auditor William
]. Lemp Brewing Co., st. Louis.
Shyne, Thomas B., salesman Under
wood Typewriter Co., st. Louis.
Borders, VIM. B., president Bank OF
Sparta, Sparta, Ill.
Albright, Frank w., salesman Rice
Silk Dry Goods Co., st. Louis.
Geoner George, president Holstein
Commission Co.
Six other bodies lie at the morgue
burned almost beyond recognition.
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BURGLARS SLAY
WHENF0UNDOUT
Railroad Thieves, Caught at
Work, Murder Engineer
Of Freight Train.
THREE OTHERS SHOT
DURING A PURSUIT
One Expected to Die; Posse
Captures Two and Hopes
to Take the Rest.

Peoria. ILL.,, March 13.-Freight car
thieves early otday killed one man
and wounded three others when sur
prised stealing goods from car near
Manlius, Ill.,, forty.five miles north OF
here. Two of the thieves were cap
tured by a posse.
The posse was still searching for
two more members of the band when
word of the shooting reached here.
The victims of the thieves were
Arthur Fisher, a Chicago and North.
west railroad freight engineer, VINO
was killed; Bert Skoglund, a deputy
sheriff of Bureau county. fatally
wounded, Leslie Boyer, son OF the
sheriff, wounded in the leg and the
fireman of the freight also shot In the
leg.
The attempted theft and shooting
occurred about four o'clock this morn.
ing. The conductor and brakeman OF
the freight train surprised the gang
while they were pitching merchandise
out of a car near Manlius. The train
was stopped and the thieves jumped
from the freight cars. They ordered
the conductor and brakeman back into
the caboose and demanded that En-
gineer Fisher detach the engine from
the train and proceed down the track
He hesitated in meeting the request
and was shot through the head. He
died instantly. The fireman was shot
through the leg.
/ The station agent at Manlius tele
sraphed Pr1nceton In Bureau county
and Langley, a small station neal
Manlius for help. In an hour posse
of nearly 200 men was securing the
surrounding woods for the holdur
men. Near Shefield, ILL.,, the posse
overlook the thieves.
The latter opened fire and Bert
skoglund deputy sheriff of Bureau
county, was shot through the face
shoulder and throat. He is believed to
be fatally hurt. Leslie Boyer, son OF
the sheriff of Bureau county was shot
in the leg. The wound is not serious
Two bandits who were captured had
been shot by their pursuers but not
seriously wounded.
Third Man Caught.
Kewanee. ILL.,, March ia third
member of the band of freight thieves
who killed Engineer Fisher at Manlius
was captured east of here today. The
officers were close on the trail OF the
fourth man.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-14
COURT IS LENIENT
TO "WHITE SLAYER"

Council Bluffs, March 13.-Claude
Henninger, who entered plea of
guilty to violating the Mann white
slave act in transporting Mamie
Adams from Allentown, Pa, to Mis-
souri, Valley, Iowa, was sentenced to
serve sixty days in the county Jail at
Logan. The court was lenient with
the young man when 1t was shown that
his wife had left him and he and the
girl came to Iowa to make their home
and marry when Henninger had secur-
ed a divorce.
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COnQreSS Wastes Time ODer
Name of Street at Capital

oughfare, congress several years ago
changed the name.
During the debate which resulted in
resembling the action. Senator Lodge
declared that the corruption of a
French name went against the grain"
while Senator Brandegee of Connecti-
cut admitted a youthful desire he had
felt frequently. to throw bricks through
the lamp posts decorated with the
"hifalutin' name." Laughter greeted
the suggestion Of Senator Thomas Of
Colorado, that the alley running from
the Avenue of the Presidents near M
street be renamed the "alley Of the
vice presidents"
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MURDERER GIVEN
AN EARLY PAROLE

Fort Madison, March 13.-John War
ner, serving eight years for man
slaughter from Van Buren, county, was
released on parole from the peniten-
tiary. His wife was at the place to
meet him.
Warmers case is said to have estab-
lished a record of a parole after the
smallest portion of the sentence had
been served Efforts to secure his re-
lease have been numerous and persist
ent. He had only been in theprison
thirteen and a half months.
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DeKnioht coIlapses.
INMATES ESCAPE
FROM COLFAX JAIL

Des Moines. March 13.-Armed with
huge loaded revolvers and carrying
dark lanterns, two men were arrested
by the marshal at Colfax early today.
The officers lodged them In Jail and
took their clothes away from them. He
was gone about an hour and upon his
return found the pair had sawed their
way out. He believes they had help
from a gang outside. The police of
Des Moines have been furnished with
a description of the pair and are asked
to pick them up.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-14
TWO SCORE SHIPS
WRECKED IN STORM

Melilla, Morocco, March 13.-Forty-
three ships lie wrecked today on the
shores in the vicinity of this port, hav-
ing been driven on the rocks and
shoals in the vicinity of this port, hav-
ing been driven on the rocks and
shoals by a terrific hurricane which
started yesterday. The wrecked YES
sells include five steamers and thirty
eight sailing craft.
The storm increased in violence to-
day and number of large vessels put
to sea to avoid being smashed against
the ietties-
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PROGRAM OUT
Meeting of Association Of MiddIewest
and South 70 be Held This Year
at Iowa City.

Iowa City. March 13.-The program
of the classical association of the mid
dlewest and south which meets here
April 10 and II, was announced TO-DAY
Several hundred delegates are expect
ed to be present. This will be the
first time the association will hol. it's
convention in one Of the smaller cities
within it's territory, previous conven-
tions having been held in either Chi
cago or st. Louis The delegates will
be the guests of the University OF
Iowa. ~ p"
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RECOVER MONEY
OWED FOR TAXES

Rockford, Ill.,, March 13.-After long
litigation an agreement has been
reached by which the estate of A. W..
Barber. millionaire who died at Crys-
tall Lake, ILL.,, in 1912, will pay omit
ted taxes amounting to $4,000. Bar
Der it was said paid taxes on an assess
ment Of only $4,000 during the ten
years he resided at Crystal lake. The
money will be divided among the vari-y
Gus taxing bodies of McHenry county.
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ALCOHOL BOTTLE
FALLS ON STOVE

Allison. March 13.-The infant child
OF Mrs. Herman Walter is dead here
and the mother probably fatally burn
ed as the result of an explosion when
a bottle containing alcohol fell on a
hot stove last night. Herman Walter,
the husband and father. was arrested
here early today and will be held for
sentence to the inebriate asylum at
Knoxville He was present at his home
when the accident occurred.
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JEWELRY THIEVES
BELIEVED CAUGHT

Seattle, Wash, March 13.-Jewelry
valued at $500 belonging to August
Torratti, jewelry salesman and
broker of Aurora, Minn.. was stolen
Tuesday from Torrattti's room in
down town hotel, it became known
last night when the police announced
they had received word from Sedro-
Woolley, eighty-fve miles north of
here, that part of the loot had been re-
covered and Edwin Jarvi and John
Josmi arrested. They will be brought
here today
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-14
Engagement Story
to be Confirmed is
TIL e Latest Rumor
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Washington, D. c., March 13---
Formal announcement of the
engagement of Secretary Nc
Adoo and Miss Eleanor Ran
dolph Wilson, youngest daugh-
ter of the president and Mrs.
Wilson. was expected to be
= made today at the white house.
Persons in a position to know
said that confirmation of re-
ports Of the engagement had
been decided on by the Wilson
family, although it had not
been intended to make the an
nouncement at such an early
date. The publication however,
in many newspapers today OF
the prospective marriage in
fuenced the decision at the
white house. Rumors were cur
rent that after the marriage OF
Mr.. McAdoo and Miss Wilson
which is expected to take place
in June. the secretary would
resign from the cabinet and be
appointed ambassador to
France. but white house oftic-
ials said such reports were
without foundation.
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FIVE Of GANG CAUGHT
Kansas City Police Have All But One
- Of Men Who CriminalIy AS
sauited Trained Nurse.

Kansas City, Mo-, March 13.-With
the arrest of fifth man early today
the police say they have all except one
of the six men who last Monday after
noon lured Mrs. Gertrude Shidler, a
trained nurse, to Grand Avenue room
and attacked her. Four other men
identified by Mrs. Shidler as her assail-
ants are held on a statutory charge
and will be given preliminary hearing
tomorrow. .s..
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ENCOURAGE FENCING.

New York, March 13.-The United
States war department has officially
recognized the Amateur Fencers Lea
que of America Two important army
divisions have been established which
will stimulate competitions with foil,
dueling sword and saber among Of
icers stationed at the various army
posts throughout the country.
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MUST DEFEND HIMSELF.

Ft. Madison, March 13.-Mayor A. P.
Brown will have to defend the slander
suit of Attorney Omar Herminghausen
as the result of decision OF District
Judge Bank overruling the demurrer
interposed on his behalf. The mayor
asked the dismissal of .le suit on the
ground that there was no cause for
action. -
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-14
.SIGOURNEY MAN IN
RACE FOR SENATE

Des Moines, March 13-The cam
paign for the nomination of Fred
White of Sigourney, as the demo-
cratic candidate for United States SEN
ator began today when his friends sent
out hundreds of nomination blanks to
democratic workers throughout the
state
Congressman Maurice Connolly of
the third district, is said to be serious
ly considering making the race.
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COLLEGE ORATORS
TO DEBATE TOLLS

Des Moines, March 13.-The annual
triangular debate between representa-
tives of Drake university, Grinnell and
University of South Dakota will be
held here tonight. The subject of de-
bate will be Resolved that the United
States should exempt her coast-wise
shipping from the payment of Panama
canal tolls"
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BRITISH MISSION
WOMEN ARE SAFE

London, March 13-The safety OF
the two Misses Black of the British
China inland mission who were report
ed missing after the burning and loot
ing by brigands Of the town OF Lao
Hokow, Hu Peh, was confirmed in an
official dispatch from Peking to the
foreign Office today. The two women
escaped and arrived today at Fan
Cheng, further down the river Han
Kiang.
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DOUBLE TRAGEDY is
RESULT OF QUARREL.

Manchester, March 13.-An inquest
is expected to be held to investigate
last nights double tradgedy in which
Clyde Elder shot and killed John
Fischer and then killed himself The
shooting occurred at Elders home.
Both men formerly were railroad en-
ployes. It was said a quarrel about
house painting job led to the shooting.
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THREE DIE IN FIRE.

Bridgeport, Conn, March 13.-Fire
in six story tenement house here to-
day caused the death of three men,
may result in the death Of fourth
and endangered the lives of sixty other
persons. The dead are James Stadto,
George kocolla and John Katrice.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-14
JAPs NOT EXPECTING WAR
Cutting Away Of One-fourth of Navy
Appropriation Carries by
Large Majority.

Toxic, Japan, March 13-The appro,
priation for the construction Of new
ships for the Japanese navy was re-
duced by the house of peers today by
$15,O0O,O00 bringing the figure down to
S45, 100000. The reduction was adopt
ed by 240 to A votes.
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Informal Grand Jury Being
Formed to Stamp Out Crime
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New York March IA Of keeping tab on city ocaas
started through the organization OF the asso
jury 1t is composed thus far of about eighty
forming
Hadden president Two
will be asked or allowed
join
succeeds will be to
a doing municipal
private organizations anything going that
illegal, he will bring it to the attention
subject 1,a,,oc
unofficial body, 1901
it's members at
grand the subject be handed
formal attention
OF the grand Jury
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BLISS is SHORT LIVED.

Des Moines, March 13.-June Mills
Hofert who married John Hofert,
wealthy Rolfe farmer. shortly after she
had been introduced to him by taxi
cab chauffeur, today was granted di-.
vorce by Judge Brennan. The woman
charged Hofert with cruel nd inhu-
man treatment.
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TO HURRY REPEAL ALONG.

Washington, d. c., March 13.-To
expedite action on the repeal OF the
Panama canal tolls exemption, Sena-
tor owen introduced today a repeal
bill similar in every respect to the
Sims bill pending in the house.