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OTTAWA, KANSAS. MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 3909 No. 216 will lecture cn road work to gather MAKING ENCAMPMENT PLANS. THE FAIR REPAIRS. CHEATED THE LAW KTC0NFERAGA1 JULY HAS HISTORY Month Just Closed Wettest of Them All.

BRITISH GET BUSY The Engliish Forces Bringing Order in Morocco. Workmen are Busy Brushing up the Park Today A force of men began work at the park today cleaning hp in readiness for the fair, which, begins on the 31st of the month. The men were working under the supervision of D. H. Mc- Cullough.

The work today was on the big white horse barn situated norcn of the race track. JUST MET JULY RECORD. Marriage at the Close of the Month Saved Day for July. Warren Campbell and Mabel D. Eddinger, of Ottawa, were married by Judge Chaffee at his residence Sat urday night.

This brought the July u- cense total to 10 just up to the mini- mum record for July. TO FISH IN OZARKS. Messrs Sumstine and Still and Wives off for Vacation Trip. F. E.

Sumstine and Nate Still and their wives left today for a vacation trip down through Missouri and Arkansas. They will spend about a month fishing in the Ozark mountain streams. TOMATOES BY VAGON LOAD CANNING FACTORY BEGINS RECEIVE THE CROP. TO Cucumbena Also Coming in Bushel Installments Ready for First Run Tomorrow. Committeemen Not Through With Work.

SENATE READY TO BEAT IT "Joker" Found in Hide and iiedtner OCneQUie. jjasty Call to Conferees tto kW Meet at 3 p. m. -Taft Answers. Washington, Aug 2.

With the tariff conference report facing defeat In the senate on account of the alleged 'joker" in the hide and. leather com- promise, it was decided at 1 o'-clocls today to reassemble the conference committee for the purpose of prepare ing an official explanation. The con ferees meet at three this afternoon. The allegation of a "joker" brought ut a declaration by the president to day that the language of the amendment as to boots and shoes 4s exactly as agreed upon by him, Aldrich, and Payne. He also said the talk of ai joker" in leather schedule is absurd.

President Taft's influence Is ex- the Payne bill is an Instance In whicn I history repeats Itself. Nineteen years ago when the McKinley'bill was before the senate Kansas had as its sen ators Preston B. Plumb and John J. Ingalls. Senator Plumb spoke and it The canning factory was receiving pected to save the conference tariff tomatoes today.

Between fifty and report in the senate, as he saved it in one hundred bushels were received, tne house. The machinery is in operation pre- Senator Bristow announced last liminary to beginning tomorrow. Cu- night that he would both speak and cumbers are also beginning to come vote against the report. He stated in. A part of the force, numbering that he had prepared a speech In a half dozen, was busy today unload- which he would present his reasons ing a car of crates.

Cans have been for not supporting Meanwhile, he received and a wholesale consignment said, he did not care to be interviewed of salt was being unloaded. V. J. regarding his opinion of the bill. Sen-Groves, who will be in charge and W.

ator Curtis will vote for the report. TJeHaas, the latter of Hamburg, The division, of Kansas senators on Overlvotef or It Mr. Plumb explained his ings of farmers. During January and February he will devote himself to institute work. From March until November he will devote himself entirely to practical field work for counties and cities desiring his services.

He will held district conferences meeting surveyors from eight, or ten counties if desired. There will be no charge, but traveling and hotel expenses will be met by districts desiring his services. This year the agricultural college will have C. H. Hinman, of Denver, an experienced dairy man, who will go at the request of dairymen, advise as to cows, stabling, handling milk and cream; will furnish plans and assist in the constructing of silos.

He has no police or health duties, simply going at the request of a farmer or group of farmers, asking only that Tils traveling expenses be advanced. Dur ing September he will travel, from October to Mareh he will be at farm ers' institute and from March to October he will again be at the call of those who need help. All correspondence, concerning the services of either Mr. Gearhart or Mr. Hinman may be addresssed to the sup erintendent of agricultural extension, Kansas state agricultural college, Manhattan.

DOUGLAS COUNTY AND FLOODS PREVENTION OF DAMAGE ON WAKARUSA A CERTAINTY. Engineer Says the Stream Can Made to Stay in Government a Heavy Loser. Be The Lawrence Journal Says: "I fee. confident that the Wakarusa can be made to stay within its banks." The speaker was Harry Bedell, the well known engineer, who has been giving some thought to the work of keeping the Wakarusa within its banks. "1 do not yet know just what can be done," continued Mr.

Bedell, "because I have made a careful survey, but I do know lhat the principle iis right that the streams can be controlled. It has been done time and time aagain and I 'do not consider it a difficult engineering feat. I feel that the farmers are losing unnecessarily, that they can save e-nough. in one year to pay the entire cost of the dredging and the dikes." It really begins to lock as if the farmers living along the Wakarusa valley were ready to seriously go to work to protect themselves. The land Is the richest in the world and yet crop after crop is desreyed by the high water.

Mr. Peairs says that the goovernme.nt has lost $14000 in the last four years and if the government has lost that much it is appalling to thing what the many farmers living along he valley have lost. The petitions are being circulated a.nd it is be lieved that enough interest can be found to band together to protect these lands. Bedell has been consulting with the farmers a.nd he says he finds a spirit among them of determination to use every possible means to protect themselves and save their land. A Drunken Clam.

"I once tried if a bed of clams would get drunk," said a clam opener. "They did. I guess there's nothing living except a good man and a good woman that won't get drunk if you give it the chance. "I had these clams in a little salt pool down Watertown way. One morning I poured some whisky into the water.

By jingo, they all got drunk in no time. Drunk as fiddlers. "How did I know they were drunk? By their open mouths, of course. Their mouths hung open in such a Billy way. I could put my hand in they tried to close on me, but it was no go I could put my hand in and drag drunken clam clean out of his shell without his knowing iL "The bed of clams got over their spree in a couple of hours.

They shut up and looked glum then, the same as a man does after a spree." Journey. Four Hackensack (N. women started across the continent recently on an automobile trip. The car In which they started contained a complete camping outfit, materials for cooking and utensils, pick, shovel and even firearms. They expect to arrive on the coast about a month from now.

Mrs. Alice Ramsey will drive the entire way of between 4,200 and 4,500 miles, and if she makes the journey as planned will be the first woman to ride in an automobile over the mountains unprotected by men. Magnanimous. Infuriated sportsman (showing bullet-punctured hat You manslaugh-tering young' Imbecile! Do you see what you've done? 'My dear chap, it's my hat you've hfian cnnrHn cr oil I mind I don't see why you should." G. A.

R. Commander Rickel Here En- route from Sar: Lake. State G. A. R.

department commander E. L. Rickel was in the city Saturday afternoon enroute to his home in Chanute. Mr. Rickel had been to Salt Lake City, where he was making arrangements for the National encampment which will be held there beginning August 6th.

He was enthusiastic over the prospects. Plans are on foot to take the Modoc as the arrangement committee has pleased a tempting offer in its hands for its service there. The department train bound for the encampment will pass through Ottawa on the morning of the 6th. and will be taken west by the Union Pacific from RIDE A BULL. Texan Will Exhibit New Kind of "Busting" At LeLoup Thursday.

A new kind of bareback riding will be shown at LeLoup Thursday at the. Woodman picnic, when Jack Christian a cowboy from Texas, will ride a raging bull. The animal ridden is guaran teed to be sufficiently wild enough to rage without any taunting with a red flag. Lem Rice is managing the exhibit, which will be given in an enclosed space in the afternoon. WAR IN PEDDLER'S CAMP Miaci Man and His Compan ion Pulled Hair.

Mr. Loomer, Who Is Now in Jail Says Wayfaring Woman Misused His Camp Hospitality. Harry Loomer is in jail, and Miss or Mrs. Vina Regan is on the way to the same-destination, as the result of a wild, woolly and more or less bloody fight that occurred down at the south east corner of the county Saturday night. The incident has been made the basis of rumors that a man had shot and killed his wife and drowned their children.

The fact seems to be that the man did not have any wife or children handy to do violence to, and that the woman who was available was not badly hurt. Whether or not she was actually shot is in dispute. Loomer was arrested at the home of his father, just over the Miami county line, yesterday afternoon by Sheriff Latimer. This is the story as Loomer tells it: Loomer is a peddler. He met up with the woman near Rantoul on Saturday and she asked for a Tide, and the hospitality of his camp for the night.

He claims that she at tacked him in the night, apparently for robbery. He thinks she had help, The woman anneared at the J. Baker home, near Greeley, about midnight, saying she had been shot. She had a minor wound in the shoulder. Sher iff Latimer took the trail of Loomer and caught him at home.

Loomer carried a rifle and revolver, both of which had been discharged. The sheriff visited the scene of thercamp today and found evidences of a hard fight. Blood, and sections of the woman's hair," were on the ground. Mr. Latimer Is bringing the woman to town this afternoon.

It is understood that she is a pedler, also. Her home is said to be in Illinois. THE PASTOR SAYS A FAREWELL REV. HOWARD I. KERR TOOK LEAVE OF HIS CONGREGATION.

His Departure a Theme at the Union Service Last Night Place Not Yet Filled. From the text, "Ye are the light of the world," Rev. Howard I. Kerr preached his farewell sermon to the congregation of the First Presbyteiaa church yesterday. Rev.

W. A. Elliott, at the cose cf his sermon at the union meeting last night, made refer, ence to the departure of Rev. Mr. Kerr.

Rev. J. D. Smith followed with a testimcninal of regard. Rev.

Mr. Kerr spoke briefly. 'Mr. Kerr left this afteroc.n for his new home at Parkville, Mo. The, Presbyterian pulpit has not been filled.

Rev. C. C. Russell, who has recently resigned the pastorate of the Presbyterian church at Cherry vale, will filJ the pulpit here next Sunday. ALLISON ADMITTED IT.

Colored Man Given $100 and 30 Days for Bootlegging. Louis Allison, otherwise known as "Wingy," was arraigned in Justice Richard's court this morning on the of bootlegging: Allison plead -nitty, to the charge and was fined S100 and committed to jail for 30 days. Missouri Men Lynched Pris oner From Jail. PLAYED TRICK ON THE SHERIFF Entrance to Jail Gained by Clever Ruse. George Johnson, White Man Paid Penalty For Killing a Farmer.

Platte City, Aug. 2. George Johnson, white, 'who murdered John W. Moore, a farmer near here June 28 was lynched here early this morning. Feeling ran so high at the time of the killing that Johnson was taken 1o Kansas City for safe keeping.

His trial was to begin today and he was returned to Platte City Sunday afternoon. About 2 o'clock this morning two men took a third man to the jail representing him to be a prisoner. When the sheriff opened the jail door the three overpowered him, and fifty other men soon appeared and battered down the door of Johnson's cell. was taken to a tree opposite the jail and strung up, where the body hung until 6:30 this morning. 'ERE'S YER GROCERIES, MADAM NEW DELIVERY SYSTEM WENT OFF ON TIME THIS MORNING.

Central Office at the O. Barn Runs the System New Routes and Their Territory. By fast work the new merchants' delivery system was off on time this morning. The wagon arrived a week sooner than expected and the harness-makers at the Burke shop worked all day yesterday to get the harness into shape. There will be nine regular routes, and one extra wagon to be used in case of emergency.

All drivers are asked to 'phone immediately to headquarters at the O. K. barn in case of delay on account of accident or for other reasons, a.nd the extra wagon will be ready. At the O. K.

barn, A. Wilson and his wife were both In the office this morning to direct things Each wagon stops at all the grocery stores and meat markets in the ar rangement at the hour and gets all orders going on his route. The men have been routed as follows: Route 1, from the river south to Fourth and from Main east to the corporation line; route 2, from Fourth south to Seventh, and from Main east to cor poration limits; route 3. from Seventh to Ninth, from Main to the corporation line and all the territory from Ninth east to the limits; route 4, From Ninth to Thirteenth south, and from Mulberry to the iine west; route 5 from Main to the corporate line west, and from Ninth to to Seventh north; route 6, from Sev enth to Fourth north and from Main to city limits; route 7 from Fourth to the river north and from Main west to corporation line; route 8 on the north side, from the river north to Massasoit, the west side of Main north and King street to Wrilson and back on Locust west of the railroad; route 9, from Massasoit to the corporation line north, and from Main to the city limits east. A small boy as driver accompanied the wagon this morning until the reg- ulaa man learns the route thoroughly The delivery hours are 8:30 and 10:30 in the morning and 2:30 and 4:30 in the fternoon on all days but Saturday when the afternoon hours, will be 2, 4 and 6 o'clock.

The new arrangement. being systematized, is expected to result in better results than the old system of each merchant having a wagon of his own. One of the old conditions to be done away with is the goods box to be used in the w-agons. Light tin boxes especially made to handle the packages replace the wooden boxes. CAR WORKS MACHINERY.

Car Load of Equipment Here for the Planing Mill. A carload of machinery was. received yesterday for the Ottawa car works. The machinery will be installed in the planing mills for finishing the car lumber. A consignment of machinery was also received for the Santa Fe ron house consisting of a number of drill.

Iowa, were both superintending oper- atians today. Mr. De Haas returns In a day or two. CONCENTRATES HIS FARMING. A.

Wright Has Grain Left from His M. A. Wright was down from Cen- tropolis today with a report of good corn prospects on the uplands. Mr. Wright is also fortunate in the fact that he has considerable old corn on hand, which commands a ready sale at 70 cents.

Mr. Wright farms but 80 acres, but usually manages to carry over considerable grain, and he in sists that his land is of better quality now than when it was first broken up HOME FROM THE COAST. Mr. ana ivirs. vricti ics wum nciuiu from An Extended Trip.

Mr and Mrs. Charles Quin returned yesterday from a six-weeks trip to the Pacific coast. Stopovers were HAS A TOTAL OF 11. 76 INCHES J2ven Leaky Spring Months Couldn't Touch It. May, 1904, the Closest Competitor of July, '09 The Figures.

According to the reports of the weather bureau the month of Muly Just passed was the wettest July that Ottawa has seen for 15 years. ThatSt does not hold the record for a longer space of time is because the weather reports here do not past that mark. It holds Its honors by the margin of 2.59 inches. The precipitation for the month amounted to 11.76 inches, while its nearest competitor was the month In 1905 when it rained 9.17 inches. A strange thing about the month is that on every cloudy day rained.

There were 19 clear days during tae montn and tne remaining four cloudy and eight partly cloudy days saw the heavy rains of the month. HeTe are the July rains for the past 15 years. 1909 11. 7G 1908 2.31 1907 2.44 1906 5.02 1905 9.17 1904 7.43 1903 2.5J3 1902 4.26 1901 1.97 10C 0 6.78 1859 8.54 1898 3.46 L897 85 896 3.37 '895 6.30 Close on the heels of the past nonth comes May of 1901, the month the first great During that nqnth. 11.68 inches of rain fell, while lane of that year 7.68 inches fell.

The irest of the flood was reached on 'une 1. The great rain which brought up rivor here occurred on the night of 6th and 7th, when a total precipitation of 6.40 inches fell. The other alny days of the month came on the 10th with 1.07; the 25th with 1.34; and 31st with 1.85 inches. The month had a varied temperature. The hottest day 'was registered on the 3rd with a temperature of 96 degrees, while on- the 6th and the 29th the mercury climbed to 93 degrees.

The coolest night was on the 24th with a temperature of 52 degress, while the coolest day was the 25th with 71 degrees. The figure quoted give the past Inly record for all months recorded the local books including May, 1898 the rainfall was 11.67 inches. September, 1906, had 10.43. CAME WITH GLIDDENITES. Dr.

and Mrs. Oechsli In on the "Main Traveled Road." Dr. A. B. Oechsli and wife, Mr.

and Mrs. E. J. White, of Stockton Kansas, came in this morning from Baldwin, where they arrived Saturday In Dr. Oechsli's number ten Buick roadster.

The trip in was made along with several of the tourists enroute to Kansas City Saturday and Dr. Oechsli helped on the way considerably. The party will remain here for several days' visit with "Dr. and Mrs. A.

Haggart and "other Ottawa friends. Dr. Oechsli graduated last year from medical college at Kansas City and has establish. ed a good practice at Stockton. GOAD ROADS AND DAIRYING TWO MEN FROM MANHATTAN TO HELP FARMERS.

Extension Department Agricultural College Will Send Services Free for Road and Dairy. On September 1st W. S. Gearhart, who was assistant highway engineer In Illinois, will' begin his duties as highway engineer of Kansas, under the direction of the institution and ex-tension department of the agricultural college at Manhattan. From September 1 to October 20 he will be subject to calls from county commissioners, city councils, county engineers and others seeking advice on road or bridge work.

From Octo ber 20 to December 20 he will attend I trainers institutes, principally those the eastern part of the 6tate. SPANIARDS CAN'T LEAVE HOME Anybody Subject to Military Duty Must Stay. No Foreign Papers With the War News May Be Sold. Madrid, Aug 2. The situation at Melilla remains unchanged.

There are still strong bodies of Moors hiding in the gorges. Mount Gurua, a Moorish stronghold, is being continually bom- i barded by British artillery. The British cruisers Lancaster and Suffolki, together with four topedio boat destroyers, have sailed for Morroccan 'waters. The minister of war has prohibited the departure from Spain of all persons subject to military duty under the penalty of being considered deserters. The government has also placed a ban the sale of foreign papers containing accounts of recent events in Catalonia and Morocco.

OFF THE RAILS. Pacific Passenger in Wreck Near Ot tawa Yesterday. Missouri Pacific eastbound pas senger number 4, due here at 2:45, was in a wreck at Rock creek cut yesterday afternoon between 4 and 5 o'clock. The tender of the engine went off and the track was ploughed up for a distance of one hundred yards before the train was No other coaches went off the rails. There is a seven-foot embankment at the place and -had the train turned over many casualties might have resulted.

A work train was dispatched from Os.awatomie and the line was cleared by 11 o'clock for the 9 o'clock train west. Trains are running over the track on slow orders with a flagman on the spot today. When the train was finally brought to a stop the engine was on the bridge over Rock creek. The tender was at the end of the ties, and a few. inches more would have pulled the eusme lu wmmug waters below.

The creek was up and there 1 was Probably twenty feet of water Delow tne bridge. I He engineer and fireman stuck to the cab. WT. S. Sa.n- I luru a ma" wuo llves at xviu sas- City, jumped- when the tender came off, and suffered a sprained ankle and some bruises.

More than suffering a severe shaking up, the passengers sustained no injuries. KILLED BROTHER. Miami County Man Said to Have Shot in Self Defense. Paola, Aug. 2.

Frank Cummins shot and killed his brother, Thomas Cummins, near here last night. Thomas Cummins had threat-ende the life of Frank several times. The brothers met on a country road. According to the story, Thomas Cummins had called at the home of his brother, exhibited a gun and swore to have a Thomas Cummins was said to have opened fire. He was finally shot through the head and instantly killed by his brother.

The horse driven by Thomas Cummins was instantly killed. Charles Cummins, another brother, was a witness to the killing. The Cummins boys have had trouble among themselves for a long whilee. On the Fourth of July, 1908, Thomas went to the home of Frank and ran him away with a shot gun. Frank then left his home and family and staeyd away for three months to avoid Frank.

The father and mother of Frank and Thomas Cummins are aged and infirm people the father being totally blind. They live with Frank on the farm about seven miles northwest of Pa-oH" and are much grieved over the tragedy of last night Anson Smith an old settler of Franklin county died this morning, after a prolonged illness. Mr. Smith lived on a farm 6 1-2 miles, nortfrwes: of the city and has lived in the county about 25 j-ears. He was 70 years old.

The. funeal arrangements have iot been made. WEATHER. Generally fair tonight and Tuesday. made at Los Angeles, Sa.n Francisco at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, and-and the Seattle exposition.

At San I If unexpected oratory should develop vote with the statement that In his opinion the duties it provided were radically in favor of New England and other eastern states and against the best interests of the west. Senator Bristow will speak for about an hour, probably on Tuesday. I Few long speeches, are expected. The I democrats will not conduct a filibuster nor will the progressive republicans. Senator LaFollette, Senator Cummins Senator Dolliver and Senator Beve-ridge have prepared speeches, but they will not attemp to delay the vote on the report The senators who held out for a duty on hides will also make statements explaining their rotes.

The republican leaders have planned to I bring the report to a vote not later I than Thursday. The senate will meet night sessions will be held. Senator Aldrich will open the debate with a1 I statement of the changes made in the bill by the conference committee. WANT LIGHT READING. 4 Here's) the Txt of the Nev Conference Tariff Bill.

If you know of a shady place and a hammock, the Herald can supply the light summer fiction in the form of 'a new work of 507 pages just Is sued by the tariff conference. The book is full of ad valorems and other interesting situations and ought to be just the thing for a hot summer a- ternoon. About 100 pages are blotted out to indicate where the conference com mitteemen found the original manu script too yellow. MISSED THE TRAIN. Juvenile Court Boys from Kansas City Delayed In Arrival.

Because they missed the 11 o'clcX train the Kansas City boys from tfc juvenile court who are to spend a va cation at Woodlief, failed to arrlvt Ion schedule. Rev. W. T. Jordan, ac companled by J.

R. Boardman went out to the Conard farm this mornlnj and were erecting two large tents day. The boys are expected tfcil evening. TO BOOST ON THE COAST. Mr.

Warner Leaves Pueblo on Trade Extension Trip L. H. Warner leaves tonight for Pueblo where he will look after the building of the new Warnpr factory. I On his arrival E. L.

Warner will I make a several weeks 'trip to Los Angeles. San Francisco and Seattle hn the interest of the Warner Fence Fancisco Mr. and Mrs. R. W.

Hag- gard and Miss Ola Willis and Louise Esterly were with Mr. and Mrs. Quin for a time. The latter visited G. B.

Hayes and family at Roseburg, Wash. How to Learn. 'The best way to study nature is to go right to it." "I suppose so." "Oh, I know it was once dis posed to doubt the Industry of the ant, of which so much is said." "And you. learned better?" "I did. I had a controversy with a naturalist over the question, and I thought I had him beaten until he gave me a demonstration." "Took you out and showed you th ants at work, did he?" "Well, not exactly that; but he took me along on one of his scientific ex peditions, and then maliciously pitched my tent over an ant hill.

By the time I discovered what was happening the conviction was forced upon me that ants are really and truly industrious. They are small, but they made me more, and some of them went right along with us to the next camping place. Difficult to Do. A teacher in one of Brooklyn's pub- lie schools is a stickler for cleanli ness. So often have orders come that cleanliness must be observed among the boys of her class that some of the urchins hare even inquired of their parents what it means to man! your finger nails.

Of course there is a "bad boy" In the class. One day the teacher said to him: "Tommy, do you know there is a great deal of dirt behind your ears?" "There ain't neither, sassed Tommy. "It is wrong to dlipute me, said xne leacner; mu you neea not take my word for it If you really do not believe me, look for yourself. company..