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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-31

Norfolk. Jan. s1-Fifty persons, when the Old Dominion liner. Monroe. bound for New York, was sunk in a collision with the Nantucket of the Merchants and Miners Steamship company off Hog island. A number of the other passengers and crew Of the Monroe are missing. A dense fog hampared the Nantucket in the work of rescue, and it is Believed that all the missing perished. The Monroe went to the bottom twenty minutes
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-31
CABINET CHIEFS NOW
 IN SAN FRANCISCO
McAdoo and Houston to Discuss New Currency
 Law With Bankers

San Francisco, Jan s1-Twenty sew en hours continuous train riding gave Secretary Of the Treasury McAdoo and Secretary of Agriculture Houston, or Eanization committee of the federal reserve board, plenty of time today to reflect on what they have heard in connection with the establishment of regional reserve banks. They are enroute from Portland where hearings closed last night, to San Francisco, where other hearings begin Monday, concerning the location of a regional reserve bank
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-31
Appropriation of $25O, 900 Provided Tn Bill for
 Protection of Radium
Government Proposes to Guarantee Safety of Most Precious of
 All Metals z

Washington,Jan. 31-An appropria- lion of $15o.O00 for erection and eo,Ituping one or more buildings in metal mining states for concentrating and treating radium- bearing ores and other work of the bureau of mines and S10O,00O additional for purchase and treatment of the ores and extraction during the next fiscal year are pro- posed in the revised administration bill introduced today by Chairman Foster, of the House mines commit tee.
 The bill provides that all deposits of carnotite, pitch bdende and other radiun ores and the public lands con- taining them shall be subject to e<- plorafion, occupation and purchase under the mining laws conditional on the ores being exclusively sold and de- livered to the United States All the ores so mined from the public lands not located under the federal or state mining laws prior to January 15, 1914, would be Sold and delivered under federal reservation of the exclusive right to purchase and receive the ores and to annul and void any patents for the lands because of failure to develop and mine the ores with reasonable diligence"
 Failure to develop the lands chiefly valuable for radium bearing ores for four months consecutively in any year would subject the land to. relocation or forfeiture with discretionary deve1- opment requirement..
 The secretary of the interior would be authorized to purchase, the ores from the public lands at prices to be fixed by him and to be. promulgated Jan. and July 1. each year, and if necessary, to purchase them from other sources and to sell the by-pro- ducts and dispose of or use the ra- dium ..as will best serve the needs of the people.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-31
BISHOP HEAVEN HAS AUDIENCE
 WITH THE POPE

Rome Jan. s1--The Pope today gave a long audience to the Rt. Rev. Thom- Rs D. Beaven, Bishop of Springfield. Mass. who later presented his secre- tary, Rev A A. Cyran, rector Of St. Joseph's. Webster, Mass. In the American clergynlen's reports He conversed in French and Latin.
 The Bishop afterward said the Pope was in excellent spirits and mentally alert but that be did not seem able to endure much physical fatigue.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-31
SEAL OF SILENCE"
Walter Laws Play1et Strong Yet Contains One Glar-
 ing Defect
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(ReV1eW.)
 The priest hears confessions It is the duty of the priest to keep secret .Nhat he hears. A prtest may some times learn from the duties of his of flee as confessor, things of utmost mo- hnent to hinself, which it would be to his benefit to speak, and which he must not speak
 visTbly, the possibilities of the con fessiona1 are great in dramatic situa- tions, a. fact which aurhors have real ized, so that literature ajbounds with situations of the greatest ingenuity and most instructive, growing out of the silence imposed upon the priest.
 Pfaywrights hare avad1ed themselves Of the dramatic possibilities inhering in cases where the priest must be si- lent, but, so far as we recollect, it is left for Walter Law to put into form brief enough for the tighter stage. a play upon this theme.
 MT. Laws play, or playler, is called t%The Seal of Silence The story hinges upon the confession to a. priest Of murder of his own brother by the one upon whom the gu1H rests.
 The priest cannot give up the man tc punishment. Nor can he grant him the part Of the offender, a full re- pentance and contrition-
 Yet the offender falls into the hands of the law, and earns his albsoIution as well, though the priest in no wise violates his oath of office. This re- suit is reached by natural and laud- able means, the end arriving as a true climax which must always be the tr- stant of greatest interest.
 Nevertheless, there IS a weak spot in the structure Of the playlst, thought which is inconsistent with the action. and which hnpedes the climax
 The priest in the pray is made to defer dissolution, with a promise to grant it if, within two weeks, the one, guilty shall have shown disposition to labor for the support of the wife and children of his victim.
 Such a thing is repuIsive and inn possible. Moreover, 10 propose 1t is against the unity of the play. Were it done, the offender would not be en- titled thereby to dissolution
 Only by giving himself into the hands Of society. as he does of his own free volition,can he show true re pentance and contritfon sufficient to gain forgiveness.
 Instead, therefore, of the impossible proposal to work for his victims, the acticn requires the priest to say to him, God sees every act you do.''s The bell then ringing, and the officer of police entering, the action may proceed as before. The offender, real izing that God does see every act ing on the prisoners mind from the time of its first enuncfation, produces it's appropriate response.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-31
Delaney Compliments
 Personal Tax Collectors

Recognition of excellent work by zhe personal tax collectors was indi- rectly paid, today, by Prosecuting At torney Alexander L. Delaney, follow Ing city courr session and considera- lion of several delinquents. He pointed out that. when the tax was first levied. City Auditor Heating estimated that the list of 1910 should result in a revenue of $Se.o00- According to comment made today, this sum has already been exceeded There are yet collections unmade on the 1910 list.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-31
Saturday Nieht's Dances

The popular dances given by the Eagles at their hall every Saturday evening, still draws the usual large crowds. MaIoney's popular orches- tra is now secured to furnish the, unu- sic for the remainder of the season. On last Saturday evening large dele gation from Norwalk attended and commended the Eagles for their en- terprise.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-31
OBITUARY

The funeral of Anna Louisa, wife of Charles T. Bhenix was held yesterday lors of William I1eberum & Son in Main street Rev. Paul Clemens. pas tor of St. Paud,s Evangelical Lutheran church. conducted the services. The bearers were Daniel Hatfield, Timothy Burke, John Mclaughlin, OuvilIe Nor tons Thomas Brophy and Philip Mitchell The burial was in Park
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-31

tions. He argues for four battleships this year. Japan has had one war ship on the western coast of Mexico for the protection of her citizens in that country, but this is not regarded in any unfriendly way by the United States. The Magdalena bay incident in which Japan figured some time ago is recalled by the present situation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-31
PERSONAL. TAX CUTS DEEP INTO $1o BILL

The arrests for failure to pay the personal tax have had 8 statutory ef- feet on the de1inquents in consequence Tn consequence of which $9, 116 have been received by the personal tax col lectors during this month. This is an unusual amount compared with the records of past years but the collec- tors feel that those liable are begin
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-31
NEaTNR B MEXICO zEzE5E eRUlsFR5 pEp0 noIspA

Mexico the move did not render the relation between the two countries any pleasanter. Rear Admiral vree- land of the general board of the navy has told the house committee on naval affairs that Japan could easily capture the Philippines and Alaska if she wanted to under the present condi-=
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-31
TAX BOARD ACCEPTS
 REPORT OF HEATING

Meeting in a brief session at city hall yesterday the board of apportion- nenx accepted the annual report of City Auditor Heating, approved the binding of 900 scopieskofT the report, and ad5ourned until Tuesday night at g o'clock when the first public hearing viii take place. f
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-31

John street to State street. The pro- position has been referred to the city
 attorney for his opinion on how con- sdemnanons proceedings should we brought. The. proposed extension of Harrison street will remove many old Buildings.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-31
STORM IS RUSHING
 ON Us FROM SOUTH
Warning Sent For the Hoisting of
 Signals Along Coast

New York, Jan. s1-The local weather bureau today received the following special from Washingtons
 Hoist northeast storm warnings a. m.L from Hatteras to Eastport. Storm over western Virginia moving northeast with highly easterly winds today and tonight, shifting to westerly and northwest Sunday
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-31
ST. EXTENSION TO '. COST $20O,00O

The board of apprisal of benefits and damages has reported to the city clerk that it will cost $2o0, 900 to make the proposed extension of Harrison street through Fairfield avenue and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-31
WOMEN ARE NAMED.
For FIrse Time, New York to Have
 Them As Fire Inspectors.

New York, Jan 31-Women were appointed inspectors of the bureau of Are prevsrtion today for the first time since the organization of the bureau. Fire Coulnissioner Adamson named them, all unmarried They are Juliet Arden. Deborah. sabsovich and Char fotte StofTberg.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-31

Washington. Jan. ao-Much con cern here is felt over the present Japanese situation as regards Mexico. It is not really believed, however, that with the United States, although it is admitted that when arms were sold by the Jananese to the federals in
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-31
AL.ENJTINES
New and Attractive Designs Now on Display at the POST OFFICE NEWS STORE, II F. o. ARCADE ONLY A STONES STREET
 
EAGLES. HALb

ming to realize that this tax is a debt which must be paid. Today the collectors began sending out notices to the 26,0S7 residents of Bridgeport who are liable for the tax of 1913 This tax is due and payable on or before February 14, 1914.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-31

This newspaper cheerfully admits that George GoetIals can get job all right without spending a quarter for a want ad in the newspapers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-31
FRANKEL THINKS. HE
 WARMED A SERPENT

John Politzer is today being sought by Bridgeport and New York police on a charge of theft, and being one
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-31
COAT, SUIT, WAIST & WRAPPER DEPT.

COAT, SUIT, WAIST WRAPPER DEPT.
 will find closing out prices these lines SAVING ON SUITS. All Tailored Suits are marked at extremely saving still good variety styles this lot of Suits OO-S18OO S12.50.
 S25OO Suits, $18.5O.
 Women's Arabian Goats were se5oo Sale Price S18.50
 Sf65O BoucIe Sale Price $1250.
 100 $12.50 $4650, Price $40. Balance of Sport Goats from $850$1oOO Sale Price $5.00 Dresses ~S1 25-98c Knonas and Bath Rebesal b M at & closing % out PGiees FIannelette Knlonas that $1 25 for 98c MEMS FURNISHINGS
 $1OO S1 25, $15O each, light weight Wool Underwear, 75c $1OO each. f Mems Flannel Shirts, attached collars soc each. Special line Mems Neg1ige Shirts 69c each
 Mems Goat Sweaters, Grey, Brown and Nayg $1OO each Mems Outing Pajamas, each value $4 25.
 Silk Lisle Hose, all the eolors 25e pair. Mems Four Hand Ties 15c each All shapes FrsbieCoon Collars, 15c each, for 25c.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-31
A Weak Back

keeps many hard working woman mz home, away from her work, una bl,s Co Benun on her feet all day.
 ID them that suffer from a weak tack we recommend
 The Cyrus Plaster
 1t win give relief at once and nexengthen the weak beck. The Cyrus Pharmacy nazraela Ave and courtIaoa ss>
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-31
THE SMlTH-IlIU URRAY 60.
Special Clean-Up Sale Before Inventory

We always find when through stocks that there odds and of things that to will centre table full of them at 1c for your choice.
 There hooks and safety silk finish mendng colored sewing shelf lots of other things All going out at 1c each
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RECEIVES PATENT
ON BURIAL COUCH

Rev. Jonathan Lee, pastor of the
South Ottumwa Baptist church, has re-
ceved the letters of patent for the
burial couch he invented few months
ago, a model of which was shown in
a local undertaking establishment. Mr..
Lee has not decided where he will have
the couch made as he is con-
sidering propositions from manufactur-
ers. 1t is possible that he will sell the
right to make it instead of manIfac-
turing the burying device himself. The
invention is novelty in burial cas-
ket in that it is not inclosed or con-
structed entirely Of wood like coffin,
but instead has covering of silk or
other textile that may be removed to
show part or all of the remains The
covering fastens at either side when
closed and will serve as a less expen-
sive casket for burial.
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secured nomination papers, for the
race for reelection for representative
H. A. Hoogenakker of Audubon, edi.
tor Of the Audubon Republican, secur'
ed nomination papers for representa-.
tive
S. B. Manissey, Audubon, applied for
papers as candidate for senator from
the Audubon-Guthrie and Dallas county
district. on the democratic ticket.
Nomination papers were filed yester-
day by the following candidates:
George Phillips. Ottumwa. democrat,
for auditor Of state; William R. Green,
Audubon. republican. for representa-
tive, LaMonte Cowles, Burlington re-
publican. for senator Ninth district;
W. Fl. Cochrane, Corning democrat.
for state representative T. l.. Lambert
Charles City. republican, for represen-
tative: William G. Ralston, Pocahontas
republican, for representative; r. d.
Let's, Davenport, for district judge:
John G.. Krammerer. Muscatine, for
district Judge: John F. Oliver, Onawa.
for district judge: w. H. McHenry.
Des Moines for district Judge; J. w.
Kintzinger, Dubuque. for district judge.
j. w. Hill, president of the Iowa
state travelling mems association, who
had been urged to become candidate
for congress on the democratic ticket
in the Seventh district has decided he
will not make the race.
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ton. A new pump will be put in to
take care Of the big flow of water, a
tipple will be built, an air shaft put
down and other improvements made
The output will be shipped to the mill
near Chicago for the present. but when
all is in good running order here it is
expected mill will be put up here to
manufacture the product for the trade
in this territory. The stockholders in
the company believe they have great
money maker. None outside the pres
ent stockholders will be permitted to
subscribe additional stock to procure
funds for the improvements till they
have had the privilege of taking their
pro rata shares of the new issue. 1t is
necessary to raise 100000 more in ad-
dition to the $4,000 already invested.
President Candy and Secretary Stew
are were here to sign the contracts on
the part of the Gypsum Products Co.
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one to blame but themselves.


April 15.-The cruel shoe war is
over and now war has commenced
on canned tomatoes, and grocers are
selling cans, BIB standard tomatoes
for a quarter dollar
| w. B. Armstrong has sold his fine
Jefferson street residence to Sidney
D. Baker, of Baker Bros, for $4,000
This is a fine property and embraces
| about an acre Of ground. The ground
| could not now be purchased and i'm
Iprovements made for the money We
congratulate Sid on having got nice
home without the trouble of building
and otherwise improving 1t.
The word retrenchment, and reform
is still passed along the line of the
c. B. & @. 1t is reported that last
Friday about fifty persons employed
chiefly at clerical work in the general
Office in Chicago received their walking
papers.
April 16.-The city council met last
evening with the mayor, solicitor clerk
and all the aldermen present. Prop
erty owners on North Mclean street
petitioned for some work done so that
walks may be laid a sidewalk was
also petitioned for on the south side
of Main, between Court and Washing
ton streets. Both referred to street
committee. The finance committee
reported in favor of cleaning up the
city hall and the council voted that
1t should be done. An appropriation
of $3.50 was recommended for a foot
bridge on Pennsylvania avenue. The
committee also recommended that
steps be taken to grade and gutter
North Jefferson street to the bridge;
that the bridge across the branch be
moved to Grant street or East Maple
avenue, as it was inadequate and in
secure where it is, and liable to wash
out.
The canned tomato war is booming.
It is now two cans for Is cents.
April 17-Dr. A. o. Williams has
broken ground for new addition to
his residence that will cost him seven
or eight hundred dollars and make it
very convenient.
The number of fine colts in training
this spring is unusually great Among
the nice ones are George A. Browns
and c. K. Blake's two year Odds. They
are going to be fine steppers.
The Des Moines River association Of
the Congregational churches is in ses-
sion in this city in their fortieth an
nual meeting.
The public schools are making great
for celebrating the cen.
tennial Of Washington's Inauguration
and ArbOr day combined.
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MOULTON.

Mrs. Sarah Evans died from a strok,
of paralysis. aged Y years. Buria
on Sunday at Mt. Ararat church.
Florence Southern is recovering
from severe conclusion of the brain
caused by falling on a cement side
walk
Rev Hughes is the new supply al
the Baptist church.
Superintendent ]. W. Miller attend
ed the state teachers meeting at Bur
lington.
G. E. Daniels is recovering from a
severe attack og pneumonia. Mr.
Daniels is prominent stockman.
B. Burr Vermilyea. an old soldier OF
the End Iowa infantry. died at his
home in KNOXVILLE, aged 72. years. He
was born in Tennessee and went to the
war from Iowa in 1861. The funeral
was held Tuesday and leading G. A. r.
men attended Comrade Vermilyea
was formerly United States marshal.
Alva Hastings visited his father at
Flors over Sunday.
Miss Mia Lowery left for Rhine.
beck Thursday evening to take part in
the state declamatory contest on Fri
day evening.
Rev. H. O. Bethel went to Des
Moines Monday on business connected
with the Des Moines Presbytery.
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SOUTHERN IOWA TO
START FROM PARK

Centerville. April 11.-Beginning
Monday. April IS, the Southern Iowa
Traction Co. will carry passengers,
baggage, express and mail from the
interurban station on the public square
or park instead of from the Southern
Iowa depot. This will be accomplished
by means Of interurban cars to the
Southern Iowa crossing, where trans
fers will be made to the steam cars.
which continue to run to Abba till the
road is electrified. Material is fast
being put on the ground for electrified
ton. The Southern Iowa has recently
completed traffic arrangements with
other roads by which fast freight
service is secured from Des Moines,
over the Wabash by means of a trans
fer at Abba, from Chicago over the
Alton to PEORIA the M. & St. l.. to Os-
kaloosa and Abba, and then by the
Southern Iowa. A car is to come out
of Chicago each morning over this
route. Good st. Louis connections are
had by the Wabash also.
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CAPITOL EXTENSION

Editor The Courier:
When the county house in Van
Buren, county burned down last win
ter, the insurance was not sufficient to
rebuild the structure. The board of
supervisors concluded that they might
bond the county for sufficient amount
to rebuild without submitting it to a
vote OF the people as provided by the
constitution, in the same way that the
legislature provided for violating the
constitution on the installment plan in
the capitol grounds extension case
But when the proposition was sub
mitted to the attorney general he ruled
that the same thing could not be done
twice in the same state.
This ruling must have been founded
upon rule Is that Bill Peters found
posted on the wall of a gambling house
in Globe, Ariz. Bill sat down to a
game of draw poker one night in Globe
where they were playing table stakes.
He divided his wallet and placed on
the table what he thought he could af-
ford to lose. He had not been playing
long before he picked-up royal flush
which he understood to be the highest
possible hand. He began to raise and
the house man would raise him back
while the pikers all dropped out. Final
ly when Bill had all the money that he
had on the table in the pot, it came to
a show down between the two. Bill
exposed his hand and said. I've got
you beaten. | have royal flush The
house man replied, That's no good,
I've got royal kibosh,' and thereupon
cited him to rule 8 which said. a royal
kibosh consists of three clubs, one
heart and one spade, and beats A royal
flush Bill recognized the common law
right among thieves for every gam
bling house to make its own rules and
calmly submitted. He then went down
in his pocket and brought out the bal
ance Of his money, thinking that he
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Ottumwa Hospital

Mrs. Glenn Carr OF Batavia is tax.
ing medical treatment.
DR.. Baldridge of Batavia, is prof
essiOnal visitor
Miss Sadie Allott is, doing special
nursing duty.
Mrs. Leo Murray, 4O7 Hawkeye
street, has returned home after sur
gerry.
Mrs. Harry Ehrman, eo6 Garfield
street returned home after surgical
e
Mrs. F. A. Emery of Hedrick has
i ~ ,, .>.,>r Ilcnlcal treat
ment
Mrs. n. W. Senseny. sos Wabash
avenue, entered for medical treat
ment.
George Plows Of Lucas entered for
surgical treatment.
Richard Travis has returned home
after surgery.