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Itching Scalp.
Scaid Head and the Most Violent
Forms Of eczema and Salt Rheum
Promptly and Thoroughly Cured
by Or. Chase's Ointment.

Among small children, scald head and
similar itching skin diseases ave most prcva.
lent and the worst feature is that these all
ments which are apparently trivial at iirs.,
almost invariably develop into chronic ec2ema
II neglected.
There is but one treatment that physicians
are unanimous in recommending for scald
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women stand ready to vouch for the merits
Of Or. Chsse's Ointment. II has brought
about some Of the most marvellous cures ever
recorded In justice 10 yourself and family.
you cannot do without Il in your home,
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Mr.. 7. II. Grant. 7r6 Joseph campan ave,

Mr.. J. II. Grant, 7r6 Joseph campan ave,
nue., Detroit, Mich. writes,
'For three years have been troubled by
aD intense itching on my body. So terrible
was /, at times that | could get no res. night
or day. tried ali kinds Of olntments and
blood purifiers, but could get no relief. Mr..
II. A. Ncolai Of $40 Division street recon-
mended DR. Chase's Ointment. \ few
applications stopped the itching and dave
felS nothing since"
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Elln'uln NJ ,lvI,v, ou with !. Costello rc.
ports iur duty.
BllEcrmu i. u Mullen viii remain ou with
4. i. Thompson as tl@'Nan,
Brakeman rrduk rJucll w,ll 90 on VITA
Conductor !, HnWrigon, a. m.. east, N.l
uc.day Feb -
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D., L, & w. Boal q.

The following is the makeup of the
ID, T.. and w. board f0T today.
WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY. -.
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THURSDAY. tEDGCNRN. e,

Wild cats. Ea,t--s p. m, J. Costello. loaC
y. H., {. ". Duuu,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-28
SMALLPOX IN SCHOOLS
Des Moines Schools Closed Until At
ter Vacation.

Des Moines, March 26.-Smallpox
has crept into the schools of this city
by Superintendent Hiatt and Sneak
ley closing every door until next Mon
day. This action was taken upon the
advice of City Physician Schiltz
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THE CALL IS ISSUED.
Iowa Federation of Labor to Meet
in Sioux City.
IMPORTANT MATTERS TO BE DECIDED
The Date for Opening Session Set for
May 8-Large Delegation is Expect
ed-CaIl Will Be Presented to Local
Trades and Labor Assembly.

The call for the ninth annual CON
of Labor, which will be held in Sioux
City, May s, has been received in this
city. The call will be presented to
the Trades and Labor assembly at it's
next meeting, and arrangements will
be completed to send representatives
from this city. The call is as fol-
lows:
The Call.
Dubuque, Iowa, March %, 1901.
To Iowa Labor Organizations, Greet
ing:
The ninth annual convention of the
Iowa State Federation of Labor will
be held at Sioux City, commencing
Wednesday, May 5, at 10 o'clock a. m.
Representation will be on the follow
ing basis:
State organizations and central bod
les shall be entitled to three dele
gates at large, and each Union shall
be entitled to one delegate for one
hundred members or less, and one adj
ditional delegate for each additional
one hundred members or fractional
part thereof, not less than fifty; pro-
vided, however, that local unions to
be entitled to representation must be
affiliated with the national or interna-
tional union of their craft, and their
state and central bodies where such
exist.
This meeting promises to be one of
the most important in the history OF
the Federation, and it is especially
desired that all trade unions and la
Dor organizations of the state be rep
resented.
The fact that five states-Alabama
| Georgia, Texas, Kentucky, Virginia
organized during the past year shows
that the necessity for state organiza
lions, always apparent, is now more
! fully realized than ever, and we urge
upon you the necessity of sending
representatives to this meeting, where
opportunity will be given for the in
| terchange of ideas and methods, anc
measures for the benefit and welfare
of Iowa wage-earners discussed prior
to submission TO the legislature which
meets the coming winter.
If you cannot be represented by {
/ full delegation, send one or two, ant
thereby assist those who are striving
| to better your condition.
Organized labor has made wonder
full progress during the past few
years, and this meeting means mucf
I to labor in Iowa. as 1T will bring to
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CLOSE THE OFFICE.
Ottumwa Deputy Revenue Collec-
torship Discontinued.
THE NOTICE WAS RECEIVED TODAY
Is Disagreeabe Surprise to ottum-
wa Cigar NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. is
Desire of Administration to Cut Elk
penses in Revenue Department.

S. l.. Vest, deputy collector of inter-
nal revenue for this city has received
official notice that the Office in this
city will be discontinued, March 80.
This information will come as a great
surprise to the business men of this
city, and will be condemned in nearly
every quarter. The discontinuance of
the Office will mean much to the cigar
manufacturers of the city, and it is
from them the greatest objections
will come.
Mr.. Vest received the unwelcome
news this morning in a letter from
J. M. Kemble, collector of internal
revenue for the fourth district with
headquarters at Burlington. Mr.. Vest
when in Burlington a short time ago
was informed by Collector Kemble
that strong pressure was being
brought to bear toward curtailing the
force in the fourth district in an eff
fort to reduce expenses. He had no
idea, however, that the matter would
have been brought to focus in such
a short time. In connection with the
closing of the Ottumwa Office, the Of
| fees in Keokuk, Muscatine and Gin
ton are also closed. One Office deputy
| in the headquarters is also dispensed
with, and travelling deputy John A.
IO'Neal will be discharged. Mr.. O'Neal
makes this city, and has large num-
Der of friends here, and they will
learn of this decision with regret.
The cigar manufacturers of Ottum-
wa will by the order of things be COM
PEELED to send to Burlington for their
stamps and they will have to be pur-
chased in a much larger number than
heretofore, which will be great in.
convenience to them. 1t is said siren.
uous efforts will be made to have this
order rescinded, and petitions are al
ready being prepared to that end.
] The office has been maintained here
for large number of years and has
grown to be nearly a necessity in bus
mess circles.
Mr. Vest, the present deputy, has
been in charge of the Office since Feb
Iruary, 1898, and soon after he took
charge the revenue law went into eff
feet and it necessitated giving the
matter the utmost care and attention
no only in the handling of revenue
stamps but in giving out information
lin regard to revenue decisions from
time to time. During the time of Mr.
4 Vests tenure of office he has moi
missed day away from his duties.
i For the information of business
linen in general Mr.. Vest Is preparing
reinstatement, showing the anlountTo
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COL. L. A. DILLEY HERE.
Will Organize Camp of the sons ~
Veterans in ottumWa.

VETERANS III 0tluItWds
[From Wednesdays Daily.l
Col L. A. Dilley, of Davenport, mus.
tering olIcer for the Sons of Veterans,
arrived in the city this morning, and
will be here for week or more, at
the end of which time he will muster
in a large camp of the Sons of Veter-
ans. Some preliminary work in the
matter has already been done in Of
tumwa by local members of the organ
ization recently, but the work will now
be pushed rapidly and in earnest. OF
tumwa has material for one of the
best camps in the state, and 1t is the
intention of the promoters of the move
ment to make the local organization
rank high.
Col. Dilley is an earnest and sue
cessful worker and has done much to-
ward reviving the sentiment in favor Of
the Sons of Veterans, which has been
growing stronger since the decision to
build the national institution in Mason
City. Col. Dilley has been in the field
organizing camps and mastering mem
bers since before the first of the year,
and since the beginning OF the year he
has mustered into the organization Eli
men, and has organized very success
full camps at Muscatine, Wilson, West
Liberty, Iowa City, Casey, Clinton and
Dubuque.
There are two other men in the field,
and they are also doing good work.
Fully three hundred men will have
been added to the organization in the
state during the first three months OF
the present year, and the mastering Of
ficers expect to better that number by
a hundred or more during the second
quarter.
Much interest is being taken in the
organization of local camp in Ottum-
wa, and it is thought that the new
camp will start with nearly, if not
quite, hundred members There is
promise of having one Of the largest
camps in the state If the right interest
is taken in the matter, and from pres
emit indications this will be done.
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and influence as to temperance?

ana lnHuence as TO temperance!
A. Their attitude has been nom
committal. They are not as outspok-
en- on this as on other moral questions
accountable largely for the fact that
the anti-temperance influence caters
Especially to the working man for the
sake of profit and influence, and be-
cause no adequate provision has been
made to counterfeit the non-temper-
ance influence. The working men
have not the means to secure for
themselves homes in the shape of at
tractive rooms or clubs, altho heroic
efforts are being made by them to Sc
cure such. When this is accomplish
ed the temperance question from the
laboring mans standpoint will have
been solved.
@. What have they accomplished
to promote legislation in the interest
of laboro
A. They have secured volume of
1857 pages, Second Special Report,
and edited by Carroll d. Wright,com-
missioner of labor of the United
States, and in Iowa they have secured
laws, to secure the safety of miners,
Sunday observance, mechanics liens,
liability laws for accident, safety
coupler, regular payment, abolition of
company stores, anti-coercion and an
| ti-blacklisting laws, and are now work
ling to secure laws to minimize convict
contract labor, to secure adequate
child labor laws and compulsory edu-
cation.
Effect of Union Label.
@. What is the effect of the trade
union label upon business?
| A. The effect is most salutary. II
insures quality, cleanliness and a stea
dy market by allowing the producer
to become a consumer to larger ex
tent, thereby benefiting every business
and professional man. The thoro es
Establishment and patronage of the
union label is the simplest weapon fol
the peoples use, pending satisfactory
Legislation against the eXactions of the
modern trust
@. What proportion of labor organ
| izations are foreign born, and what
nationalties are predominant?
A. The majority Of union men ir
Iowa are American born, by about 81
per cent, and Americans are most ac
tive in making the modern trade unior
a permanent American institution.
! @. Statistics as to the extent o.
benefits extended?
A. They vary considerably ant
would consume too much space tt
specify. The sum total amounts tt
millions of dollars annually, and GOV
ers sick, out of work, funeral and ac
cident benefits, and they manage in
surance departments carrying risk
from $50 to $4,000.
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which occurred during the A. r. q.
strike. This is largely attributed to
the very considerate manner with
which employers and employees in
Iowa regard each other.
Unions Preventive of Strikes.
@. Any evidence as to how far la
Dor unions are effective in preventing
strikes, or your observation regarding
the matter?
A. The evidence is overwhelming
that the organization of labor is the
greatest preventive of strikes; fifty
three railroads composing the largest
systems have agreements with their
employees thru organization and main
tain the most harmonious relations
thru representative committees Of the
men. Only $500. miles of railroad in
the United States refuse to recognize
such committees. There are hun
dreds of instances among unions
where wages are regulated, hours
adopted and grievances adjusted with
out the loss of penny, by all crafts
which have organized on the basis of
autonomy, and conduct their affairs in
businesslike way, but which adjust
illCilIo al Z NV DlouEliI W tlS oDoCl
ance of the public thru the press be.
ter presented itself in the arrange
ments. We have only to refer you to
the stronger unions who have devel-
oped with age: viz, steel. glass, cigar
and ironworkers, printers, etc, who
make annual, semi-annual and season
schedules with their employers, and
especially we would not omit the re-
cent transactions between the bitu1nin-
Gus miners and the operators, who
have adopted the conciliatory system
with the unanimous agreements. We
further refer you to an article in the
March number of the Review of Re.
views by John r. Commons. Know.
ledge is power and organization be-
gets respect.
Q. Do labor unions have any per
manent effect in the matter of wages
A. No. 1t would not be advisable;
it is not an object. The idea is tc
steady wages, establish minimum
scale for the weaker individual who
would be crushed in the mill of com
petition, and bring down with him his
own craft and all society, eventually
/ There will be no permanency until ev
cry toiler secures the full product Of
his toll. That is the aim of the labor
union.
@. What have the labor unions &C
complished in an educational way te
make the labor problem better under
stood in Iowa?
A. they have arrested the atten
tion of all classes Of society, as YOU
present inquiry partially proves; they
have given an opportunity to mer
whose daily labor is to a large extent
drudgery-an opportunity to associate
to think, to act The labor union is
the poor mans college, his university
The easiest comparison can readily be
made by selecting any two men, ont
4 belonging to union and one wht
does not, the five minutes converse
4 ton will be convincing. Many of tn,
i union men in Iowa are in constant de
mand for public service. Most of tn,
4 unions conduct classes of technica
A and economic character, have librarie
and arrange lectures.
i Non-committa as to Temperance.
! @. What has been their attitud'
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LABOR And CAPITAL
Commissioner Wennerstrum's Re
ply to Beloit College.
MUCH VALUABLE INFORMATION GIVEN
Number OF Strikes Not Large, and
There Was No Disorder to Speak of
-Non-Union Men Reap Advantage
of Union Organization.

Des Moines, March 27.-The state
labor commissioner c. F. Wenner-
strum, has prepared answers to a num-
her of questions asked by the librar-
Ian of Be.oit college concerning the
labor organizations of Iowa and what
they have accomplished In answer
ing these questions, Mr.. Wennerstrum
and his deputy Mr.. Holder, have cont
piled for the first time much valuable
information concerning organized lab
or in Iowa. The questions and ans
wers are as follows:
@. What was the total number Of
strikes declared in Iowa during 1899,
{ 1900, and the decade, 1S90-1900, re-
sspectiyely?
a.. There were twenty strikes in
Iowa in 1899 and 1900, and seventy
fouS strikes in Iowa for the decade,
1890hto 1900.
@. How many of the strikes for
each of the above periods were man
aged or participated in by labor
unions?
A. The records are not perfectly
clear on the subject; it wouldsbe per
fectly safe to say sixty out of the sew
enty-four were directly managed ny
labor unions at the commencement
and that the larger portion was par.
ticipated in by labor unions before the
close of each strike. In the early
part of the decade labor hesitated to
organize until they We're in trouble
They struck first and organized after
wards.
@. Total number Of strikers who
were members of labor unions in eact
period?
A. The following table shows the
number of strikers who were members
of labor unions in each period:
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gether the best thought of the move.
ment in our state.
The Sioux City organizations prom.
Use to make the social side of the con-
vention success, and will provide ev.
cry means for the accommodation and
comfort Of visitors.
For information as to hotels, ETC.,
address Mr.. f. H. Lawrence, chairman
arrangement committee, care Sioux
City Journal.
Again urging the Importance of this
meeting, and the necessity of being
represented we are Fraternally,
w. Il. O'Bleness, President
John S. Maggie, Secretary Treasurer,
S45 Iowa Street, Dubuque.
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business transacted here. 1t is UNI
derstood the output of cigars in OF
tumwa per month is something like
100000 per month, for which $4,000
is required in stamps. From March,
1900, to March, 1901, the total amount
of the receipts from the office for ci-
gar, tobacco and documentary stamps
amounted to $46,015.S6.
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CHANGE IN POSTAGE STAMPS.
Postal Department Considering Some
H.. - ,i..:... H.-:z

New and Unique Designs.
Washington, Mach 27.-The question
of changing the design of the regular
issue of postage stamps is under CON
sideration at the postoffice department.
Third Assistant Postmaster General
Madden says it is probable that the
name of the person will be printed UNI
der the head borne on the stamps
Other changes suggested, which may
receive serious consideration, are that
the dates of birth and death of the per.
son may be printed under the name
and that the design also bear an in
scription giving the year of issue OF
the particular series of stamps.
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BRoDlE's WILL PRoBATED.
Bridge Jumper Leaves 100000 Estat
to Three Children.

New York, March 26.-The will of
Steve Brodie, bridge jumper, who died
in San Antonio, Texas, January 81,
1901, was offered for probate today. 1t
disposes OF an estate valued at $780,
600. The document, in the handwrit-
ing of Brodie, was signed by him in
June. 1900.
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The Methodists at Jefferson are
raising funds for a pipe organ,
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CHICAGO RECORD SOLD.
H. H. kohlsaat Buys 1t and Will
Merge it With Times-HeraId.

Chicago, H., March 27.-The Record
today prints over the signature of Vic
tor F. Lawson the announcement that
he has sold the Chicago Record to
Herman H. Kohlsaat, who will here
after issue it in conjunction with the
Chicago Times-Herald, under the title
of the Chicago Record-Herald.
The Times-Herald on Thursday
morning will be come the Record
Herald. Frank B. Noyes, publisher of
the Washington Star, and president
of the Associated Press, has acquired
an interest in the Record-Herald and
will be it's publisher, H. H. Kohlsaat
devoting his entire time to the edito-
rial conduct of the Record-Herald
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Tt should be added That the number
of non-union people engaged in strikes
has not been secured, but they have
reaped the advantages for which the
union was seeking.
@. Details or figures regarding
amount of property destroyed, NUM-
Der Of arrests of crimes and kinds Of
crimes committed in connection with
strikes.
A. Iowa has been, fortunately, free
from disorder during labor disputes.
lThere is no record on hand of any ar
rests nor any property injured or de.
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State Normal School INSTRUCTORS nj.

Cedar Falls, March q. Especially
Major w. A. Dinwiddie, member of the
regular army and instructor in mill
tary tactics in the State Normal
school is seriously i'll in sanitariuin
az Riverside, Ill. Mrs. Dinwiddie has
been summoned to his bedside by q
telegram. 35,s
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RAID KENTUCKY BANK.
Thieves Secure From 81 900 to $4,000
and Escape.

Fulton, KY, March 26.-The Bank of
Columbus, KY, was robbed yesterday
morning of from $1,000 to $4,000. The
robbers escaped, but four men suspect
ed of the crime have been arrested at
Union City, Tenn.
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FOUND A DEAD BABY.
centerviIIe Stirred Up Over Mystic
rious Find.

Centerville, March 26.-(Special.)
Last night City Marshal Lew Dav-
idson found the body of young
child in closet on the property of
r. A. Mckee. The infant was dead.
The inhuman mother is unknown, but
the city authorities have clue and
are engaged in running it down. Some
sensational developments are expect
ed.
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stroyed, beyond some slight damage
which occurred during the A. r. U.
strike. This is largely attributed to
the very considerate manner with
which employers and employees in
Iowa regard each OF
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-04-25
NOT PUBLISHED
ELSEWHERE NEWS

Oh prospecting near Ashland is going
iorward.
Prune transactions broke all records
la California.
The Crown Prince OF Germany ma.
tricutated at Bonn.
Hay and Paunceiote hal a conference
on the canal question.
Airikanders protest against British
treatment OF Cape Dutch.
A insane woman is wandering in the
woods In Eastern Clackamas County.
The deceased wiie's sister bill passed
the second reading In the House OF
Commons.
John |. Sabin will succeed John NJ.
Clark a. presidect Of the Chicago
Telephone Company about May 10.
Vice. President Roosevelt is now a
Master Mason, having taken the third
degoee last night at Oyster Bay, l.. |.
The Southern Pacific Company's pro-
posed railroad into the Sunset oil
district in Central California will be-
2S mile in length.
The San Francisco National Sporting
Club announces that il has matched
Jeliries aud Ruhlin Tor fight ia that
city during July or August
j. Fierpout Morgan has Just disposed
ot go OOO, 900 block OF United States
Steel stock IA London. Another block OF
about the same size will follow
The War Department has under con.
sideration the establishment OF an Am,
erican line ot steamers 10 Manila prop
osed by the mercantile interests of san
Francisco.
The Hood situation la the Ohio valley
b. much worse today. River had passed
stage Of IS feet Al midnight aud con.
ditlons for 100 miles along Cincinnati are
equally bad,
Senor SiN'o Lopez has notified his
friends that he ID going home aud Il be-
hnds press reports true a. "a general
submission to American sovereignty, he
will acQuiesCe.
Mrs Clara kluye Sutro has secured
from the representatives OF the Adolph
Sutro estate psognitlon O. the claims
urgcd hy her aud her two children ON
the basis of $50 400.
iloW manufacturers have de,iiel to
form a f'u.O0OOlO consolidation which
shall include every hFanrb oi gho farm
machinery trade With the exception OF
mowers and reapvrs
AZ NounVtoWr, a., Mahouing River
this morning hroke all records Tor high
water, being twelve irches above great.
est hOod ever known in valley and still
rising. Through the city tho river isa
mile vide.
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Al,hsbetkai Reception.

Mrs. ClauJ Catch is giving novel
series Of receptions, the Ruests being
chosen alphabetically, aud yesterday a
large number Of ladies we're entertained
by her in charming way at the 6rst
party Of the series. A luncheon was
served and discussed 70 some length,
and the remainder Of the afternoon
spent in playing snagrams and guessing
flowers, in which games Mrs. G. ,
Calbreath won frst honors.
Decorations were ariis ic in arrange
ment, giving an added beauty TO the
room. Mrs. Catch is q delightful host.
ess and the coming numbers Of the 81.
ries will be particularly pleasing.