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of long standing without chick or child
in the world Always she and Sophie had
been friends as well as neighbors until
the calla lily episode Mrs Dmicks Gala
lily was a wonder for bloom and the
pride of her heart. For years it had been
the cause of much good-natured rivalry
between the two old women. But, how
ever much Sophie dosed and warmed and
coddled her Gala, Mrs. Dimicks always
would leaf out little faster and display
more luxuriant bloom. At last Mrs. Dim
lex was obliged to consign her treasure
to Sophie's care while she went to town
to take a course of treatment for rheu-
matism, with which she was much af-
flicted. 1t was early November and de-
lightful weather. Who was to suppose
that there was to come a single frigid
night when Sophes fire should prove in
adequate? But the night came and the
lily got nipped to its destruction. Sophes
plants did not suffer. The lily perhaps
had been more tenderly reared than they.
At any rate it was ruined, and when Mrs.
Dimick came home there was a great
ado. Sophie had allowed her plant to
freeze, Sophie had always been jeal-
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voice and eyes, and just the same as
told her that she must be losing her mind
she began to realize that there Were
more people than just she and Mrs
Dimick involved in the affair This
realization grew when the next day Miss
Pratt refused to speak to her on the
street. Sophie Peel had never dreamed of
such thing that happening to her
She always had been on the friendliest
terms with all of her neighbors. What
should she do if they all turned against
her?
After two whole weeks, during which
nobody entered her house and everybody
passed her by coldly Sophie Peel fell i'll
of actual dismay. She was not down in
bed. but she moped around. wretched be-
yond words to express. She had to call
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Happy women, like happy nations,
have no history l fear laughed Mrs.
Hunter Il. Moss, wife of Representative
Moss Of West Virginia, protesting that no
interviewer on earth could either invent
or imagine story about her.
Now. as for women who do things"
she continued, ''Washington is full of
them. They, of course. are the kind that
make good stories. And my first season
here has impressed upon me the fact that
the number OF really worth while women
in Washington is exceptionally large. In
no other city in this country. of course.
does one meet so many women whose ex-
perience in public life has given them re-
rnarkable poise and dignity. The standard
OF culture among the women here is Very
high. So many of them have travelled
extensively, are good linguists, and know
music. art and literature in anything but
q superficial way. In the same way they
all seem to go in for constructive things.
Everybody one meets is writing a play,
working for suffrage. making converts to
the Montessori system of education or in
terested in charity.
''As have told you. however. do none
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OLD RULES TO STAND.
Senate Tables Kenyon Resolution to
End Executive Sessions.

The fight to force the consideration of
nominations in open session of the Sem
ate, instead of executive session. ended
yesterday when the Senate, by a vote of
81 to 33. laid on the table Senator
kenyon's resolution revising the rules.
The resolution provided that only trea-
ties, and such other matters as the Senate
should unanimously agree upon should be
considered behind closed doors, and in
structed the Senate rules committee to
amend the rules accordingly. The vote
on the resolution was not along party
lines
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RAINEY WANTS INQUIRY.
Illinois Representative Attacks So
called Keokuk Dam Monopoly.

Representative Rainey of Illinois. at a
hearing yesterday before the House rules
committee. charged that not a single con-
sumer of electrical energy in the Missis-
sippi valley is benefited by the Keokuk
dam, and that the keokuk dam tso-
called monopoly has fastened its fin
gers upon the throats of the people of
ST. Louis for hundred years to come. "
unless there is remedial legislation. Mr.
Rainey urged the committee to provide
for congressional investigation of the
Keokuk and Hamilton Water Power
Company, the Mississippi River Power
Company and the companies operating
with them.
Mr.. Rainey testified that the interests
operating the dam have a permit which
enables them to store water there at
night. which meant, he said, that they
may shut off the flow of the Mississippi
river at night.
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along and using them for slnkers when
he goes fishing"

along and using them for slnkers when
he goes fishing"
UyHEN rainbow hair" is all tho rage
w I'm going to climb into 4 cage
and with a melancholy stare. OBJ
serve the strangers passing there on.
who shall tell US what TO think OF girls
whose hair is coral pink? Bald-headed
men. with gaudy pride, like eSss at
Easter will be dyed And I-ncie Billy 5
wooden limb-well have to stripe ii up
for him. till. as he walks. it seems TO lie
a barber pole upon a spree Tn. evening
Gowns. cut rather low, cosmetic tintinss
viii not show. The nrcks ara shoulders.
once so crude. must ali hc gaGdily tat
tooed. The crowds VIII seem. when thns
Displayed. like scrambled sunsets on pa
rade. And then-oh lead me to my cage.
Let me revert unto the age wher, ances
tors of yours and mine from branch 10
branch swung down the line. Although
smart merit | aScrihe t. members Of III.
simian tribe. mousst them a place Ia
rather ind than hit the pace With human
kind.
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To Safeguard Vessels From Fire.

4 bill to require all passenger ships
or steamboats, to be built of freproof
materials. including hull, cabins, docks.
floors and berths, was introduced yester-
day by Representative F-dmonds of Penn
sylvania. The bill. which would take
effect January |. 1915, would apply to
excursion boats. ferries and other passen-
ger vessels on lakes, rivers and the
coastwise traffic, but would exempt boats
of less than twenty tons burden used
by fishing parties. II would require re-
fusal of licenses for failure to observe
these requirements.
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To Limit Grant of Liquor Licenses

Representative Thompson of Okla
homa has introduced bill to pre-
vent the granting of liquor licenses in
the District of Columbia within 400
feet of the intersection of street car
lines where transfers are issued from
one line to another.
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The residence of NJ L. Cannaday of
Spotsylvania county. Va, was burned
Monday. together with its contents.
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]. D. White former constable. was
accidentally killed Tuesday at the
Cliffs. near Carters wharf. Va. while
engaged in loading d barge with wood.
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(RANDPA MINTLIKER says: Hoo
+ ray for the tango 1t was invent
ed to put the kibosh on these the
ories that man has to be old whether
ne feels that way or not
livery time You read in the paper Of
people being presented at court you may
lahe II for granted that a lot of former
neishoors are looking scornful and saw
ins: We'll. what do you think of that
Many a man who wants to defy all the
nations on the map goes home and curIs
up when the janitor gives him any kind
OF snort talk that happens To occur II
him.
Inc fopln, Very soon up in the tree
VIII perch and sing and show his IttIe
hgser. But, on the whole, a souab looxs
good to me. It's just as good 10 "a, and
somewhat bigger
Don't you allow your husband to carry
latchkey?" No" answered the woman
who has TO do the managing for the
household. I've bought him three and
ne has lost every one of them. If he gets
any more he has to quit taking them
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7UST HUMAN
Il NATURE
q or nhlal11ar Goyzasoo

|RANDPA MINTLIKER says: Hoo
1T ray for the tango, 1t was invent
ed to put the kibosh on these the
Evening star., 1914-04-08

LAUSANNE. sMITZERLAND.
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ores that a man has to he old whether
ne feels that way or not"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-02
RURAL CREDITS
BILL IS ASSURED
HEADS OF COMMITTEES REPORT
TO PRESIDENT THAT TWO
PARTIES AGREE.

Washington, D. c., April SENATOR
Hollis of New Hampshire and Repre-
sentative Buckley Of Ohio, chairman
of the two subcommittee in charge
of rural credit legislation told Presi-
dent Wilson today that republicans and
democrats alike of their committees
were unanimously agreed on the funda-
mentals, and that bill would be ready
shortly, embodying their views. The
president impressed his callers with
what seemed to him to be necessity
for prompt action and were told in
detail Of the program. Mr.. Bulkley
believed rural credits would follow
the appropriation bills in the house.
In the senate, Mr.. Hollis said, the
tolls controversy and appropriation
bills would occupy many weeks. but
that rural credits would be disposed of
ahead of the trust question.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-02
COAL MINERS BY
THOUSANDS QUIT
WAGE AGREEMENT UNDER WHICH
THEY WORKED TWO YEARS
HAS EXPIRED.

| a.Chicago. April 1,s-s.Nearly 10000
Ohio bituminous coal miners were fore
ed into indefinite idleness today and
$4,000 Pennsylvania miners may be
thrown out of employment Friday be
cause Of the failure of the recent
Chicago conference between the opera.
tors and officials of the United Mine
Workers of America to reach new
wage agreement to take the place OF
the one which expired last midnight
Pending negotiations for new
agreement thousands of union coal
miners in Indiana, Illinois and Iowa
will not 60 to work.
Most of the mines In the Ohio dis
trict suspended operations last mid
night in accordance with orders Issued
today by the operators. The opera
tors in the central Pennsylvania dis
trict announced last night unless the
old agreement is renewed before Fri
day all of the mines In that district
will be closed and work suspended In
definitely.
The agreement which expired yester
day was made at joint conference
Of miners and operators in 1912. Sew
eral weeks ago another joint confer
enen was held at Philadelphia to make
new agreement to take effect today
The operators refused to grant a wage
increase and other concessions de.
manded by the miners and the confer
ence was adjourned to Chicago.
The miners modified their demands
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-02
.PROGREss|vEs OF
STATE WILL MEET
CALL ISSUED FOR roNFERENCE
TO DISCUSS PARTY's FUTURE
AND TO FILL TICKET.

Des Moines, April Under instruc-
tiors from J. H. Wyllie, chairman Of
the progressive state committee, call
for state wide conference of progress
siyes in Des Moines next Wednesday,
April 8. is in the mails today addressed
to leaders of the party in the state.
J, E. Holmes acting chairman OF the
seventh district, progressives, sent out
the call which states that he meeting
is for the purpose of taking up "gener-
al business of Importance to the
party" This general business was
understood to be the filling of places
on the primary ticket on the party.
Tie meeting will not be restricted
to official members of the organization,
Mr. Holmes announced. 1t will be open
to workers and supporters from I'll
parts of the state.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-02
TRY
TO POISON PASTOR
METHODIST MINISTER AND HIS
WHOLE FAMILY ENDANGER-
ED BY A CRIMINAL.

Richland. Ore, April II. Efforts tc
poison the entire family Of the Rev
Frank Hopkins, pastor of the Melho
dist church south, became known to-
day. Authorities who have been In
vestigating an illness OF Mrs. Hopkins
last week said the baking powder
milk and salt of the family larder we're
we'll seasoned with a deadly poison
Samples have been sent to the state
bacteriologist at Portland. Tuesday
morning Mrs. Hopkins in preparing
breakfast placed some of the salt on
the potatoes which were frying. Even.
tua,ly she threw out the potatoes, but
not until the fumes from them had
made her sick.
The baking powder showed signs of
foreign substance also.
There are four little children in the
family. Mr.. Hopkins was the object
Of another sort of attack early this
year. He had delivered sermon on
bootIegging, and Walter Jones took of.
Tense at the remarks which he believ-
ed were addressed toward his father.
After the service he followed Mr. Hop.
kins to country road, where he
thrashed him. according to his own
story. He was indicted.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-02
PITTSBURGH HIRES
FOUR POLICEWOMEN

Pittsburgh Pa. April &c. II. Hub
bard. director Of public safety today
announced the appointment of four
police women. the first In Pittsburgh.
They are attached to the secret service
division and their names are knowia to
none but the director and the officer
to whom they will report. They will
look after young girls coming to the
city and investigate violations OF the
Law In cafes where liquor is served
to women and in other ways look after
women. 1t is not the intention Of the
department to let the women have any.
thing to do with law violation by men.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-02
INVENTOR DENIES
HE TRIED MURDER

New Haven, Conn. April THAT he
is the victim of circumstances and
false accusation, is the claim today of
John j. Hogan of West Haven, an in
ventor widely known as an authority
on marine and automobile engines,
who is waiting hearing on April II,
on o charge of attempted murder.
1t Is alleged that recently while
Miss Margaret Williams of this city
was taking tea at the Hogan home. the
inventor put poison in Miss Williams
tea and that of his wife, and that its
presence was discovered as Mrs. Ho-
gan began to sip the tea. Hogan's
arrest followed an investigation by the
authorities and he is now held under
$4,000 bonds for his preliminary hear
ing. Hogan today insisted tn;
,pug suopBseHp sql 1noqg 5u!qlou Msusi
his wife denies them.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-02
ASSESSMENTS ATTACKED
Business Men Of Des Moines Begin
Court Test Of the Legality Of
Somers System.

Des Moines, April 1.-That the
legality of the Somers system of realty
valuation and taxation will soon be
tested in the courts became apparent
Yesterday when Fleming Bros, ]. K
and w. H. Gilcrest and other owners
of property in the downtown business
section filed written protests with the
county treasurer upon paying their
taxes.
Fleming Bros, are owners Of the
Fleming building at Six avenue and
Walnut street. R. ]. Fleming said last
night he would go to the courts in an
attempt to recover the money which he
paid the county in taxes yesterday
AS grounds for their suit, the brothers
will charge that the method employed
by the assessor to place a value on
their building did not constitute an as.
sessment within the meaning of the
law
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-02

at the Chicago conference and 'negotia-
tioEs were concluded when an agree
ment could not be reached.
The policy committee of the United
Mine Workers Of America then decid-
ed that the men should remain at
work under the old agreement and that
new agreements should be adjusted by
local district conferences. the plan to
be ratified by a referendum vote OF the
affected districts.
Indiana, Illinois. and Iowa operators
decided not to close their mines and
negotiations have been begun with the
state district unions for the formation
of new agreements.
i,.ssl}ae -eituHtion in Ohio, however, IL
aggravated by mine run law passed
by the last Ohio legislature and will go
/ into effect May Is. Enforcement OF
the law was strongly opposed by the
operators Negotiations for a new
agreement have been in progress be,
, tween the miners and operators in the
central Pennsylvania district since
March 3. The Pennsylvania miners
have abandoned all their demands eX-
cept one providing for change in the
system of pushing cars in and out OF
I the mines.
Westerners at Work.
Denver. Colo. April Contra ;
between the United Mine Workers OF
America and unionized coal mines in
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-02
CLEARS UP FORMER ORDER
Asquith's First Work as War Score
tary Is to Straighten Out Middle
With Officers.

London, April 1.-The first act OF
Premier Asquith, as secretary of state
for war was to clear up the mystery
surrounding the instruction given by
the war Office to General Sir Arthur
Paget, commander in chief in Ireland.
Sir Arthur was summoned tn London
and gave personal accoust of the or
ders he had received and issued. 1t
was brought OUT that the only ques-
ton General Paget put to the com.
handing officers in ireland was
whether they were ready to put their
duty before any other considerations.
He informed the officers of the plan
whereby officers whose homes were in
Ulster would be permitted to withdraw
temporarily from their regiments II
operations became necessary In Ulster
and he requested report on the mum
Der of officers who would SO withdraw.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-02

Toledo, O., April 1.-The franchise
committee of city council, comforting
last night with representatives Of the
Toledo railways and light company,
took no action on the proposal of
President Henry l.. Doherty of New
York to give three cent fares along
trial, with a provision that the fare be
increased if found improbable. Ten
tative agreement was reached that
children under eight years shall be car
ried for one cent and that the city may
purchase the street railways after one
years notice.
There has been cessation in the
court battle over the three cent fare
ordinance. The company is still carry
ing free passengers who refuse to pay
more than three cents. It is estimated
that more than three-f1fths of the car
riders voluntarily pay five cents cash
fare or buy six for a quarter tickets.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-02
POSTPONES TRIP
TO THE NORTH POLE

San Francisco, CAL, April 1--Captain
Road Amundsen, discoverer Of the
south pole. has postponed until 1918
the expedition to the arctic regions
he had planned to make this summer.
His vessel. the Fran. has been delayed
on its journey from Colon, and cannot
reach San Francisco in time to be
fitted out for the start that was to have
been made in July. Henry Lund. the
Norwegian counsel, has received word
from Captain Amundsen. who is In
Europe that the expedition will not
set out until next summer.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-02

that will feel the new order OF things
first Is the old department OF civil
administration over which Richard l..
Metcalfe presided. AS fast as practic.
able. Col Cocktails said, this will be
reorganized and will be placed under
the new executive secretary. Inc
courts, which formerly were considered
part of this department already have
been separated and consolidated Under
the one federal judge and his two as
sistants at either end of the canal.
The sanitary and health departments
also will soon be on the permanent pa
sis The work practically has been
completed and the new department OF
health with Col. Mason at It's head
will In the future look after the SAM.
tation of the zone and the isthmus OF
Panama generally.
The departments Of operation and
maintenance will not be fully establish
| ed until the canal has been fully com
pleted.
The accounting department OF the
| permanent organization will succeed
| to the work formerly done by the al
vision of disbursements and the ex'
aminer of accounts Nothing more than
| a consolidation and slight contraction
of working forces will be needed to
make them ready for their new work
All departments will be directly re-
| sponsible TO the governor of the Fan
anna canal, who, in turn, Is responsible
to the president Of the United States
through the war department.
When In operation 1t Is estimated
there will be about 1000 American
white employees on the canal, and per
| haps a few hundred negro laborers, al
residents of the canal zone
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-02
SEARCH FOR LOST GIRL
Eastern High School Dismissed So
That Students May Join Those
Engaged In Hunt.

New York, April Examinations
were postponed today at the high
school in Ridgefield Park. N. j., SUI
burb, the school was dismissed and
the boys and girls were asked to join
the search for Jessie Wood, a first
year pupil whose disappearance last
night aroused the whole town Miss
Wood is the sixteen year old daughter
of Percy L. Wood, head bookkeeper OF
the Corn Exchange bank Of this city.
The girl left her home last night to
attend meeting of the Camp Fire
Girls, at the house Of neighbor She
did not reach the meeting and none of
of her relatives or friends have seen
her since 81
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-02
MINERS DIRECTED
TO BREAK UP CAMP

Golfers. w. Va. April limited
States Marshal Smith came here today
with an order from Judge Dayton to
move the tent colony of strikiny min.
ers from the vicinity of the mines o.
the West Virginia and Pittsburgh coal
company. Attorneys for the strikers
said that this time these would he no
trouble and the court order would he
obeyed. Farmers near the mines re-
fused to rent houses to the strikers,
fearing to place themselves In con-
tempt. Brooke county today prepared
to take care OF the strikers and their
families if the plan to buy the ground
on which the tents stand should fail.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-02
Deeds Filed With Recorder
Cawley Amount to More
Than a Million
ONE HUNDRED EIGHT
ACRES IS AVERAGE
Figures Which Have Been
Compiled Show General
Price to Be $129

Nine thousand. FIVE hundred and
seven acres have exchanged hands in
Wapello county during the month OF
March, just past and the amount Of
money involved In the transactions
was $1,232,994, according to q table
OF figures which has been prepared by
County Recorder L. e. Cawley. The
total number OF acres which have been
sold was 1887, but Of this number
there were 5000 In which no definite
amounts of money were stated, these
being the sort of deeds in which love
and affection, exchange of property to-
gether with 81 and other considera-
tons were given as the amount to be
considered. Consequently Mr.. Cawley
did not count these In when he made
out his report but only took those
which were transferred at fair and
reasonable consideration.
Working then, on the basis OF the
9,507 acres, in which actual monetary
terms were stated, the average selling
price Of Wapello county farm land,
per acre, during the month Of March,
for 1914 was 1929 This in comparison
with March, 1913, Is larger, as at the
time the average selling price per
acre was $500. From the number CT
farm land deeds and the total number
Of acres transferred Mr.. Cawley has
found that the average size of the
WapellO county farm IL 108 acres.
By the county recorders report 1t is
shown that the total number OF acres
mortgaged during March. 1914, was II.
! 246@ and in ,1013, 1854. The total
amount or loans this year involved the
sum OF 1891 .272 ana lnsf wear N
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-02
CONGRESSMAN OUT
FOR.GOVERNORSHIP

st. Paul, Mimi, April Congress.
man w. s. Hammond Of st. James In
dorsed by yesterdays conference OF
Minnesota democrats as their guberna.
,torial candidate at the June primaries;
will file papers for the democratic
nomination for governor in the near
future, it was asserted today by state
party leaders.
Mr.. Hammond will be opposed at the
primaries by D. w. Lawler who re-
Gently announced his candidacy and
whose followers bolted yesterday
convention.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-02
ELECTRIC LIGHT
CURRENT STRONG

Davenport. April Electricians are
conducting an investigation Of the cleo
trio lighting system at Princeton, Iowa
as the result Of the death of Mrs. Ed
ward F. Martin, % years old, who vas
electrocuted last night as she was car
rying light attached by long wire
to fixture. The woman's body was
found on the floor of her home badly
burned. The ordinary current suf-
ficient to give light would have shock
ed her only slightly, 1t is claimed by
the coroner.