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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-08

Are not the rates to Kansas City.
Kan. the same as to Kansas City,
Mo. ?" asked Mr.. Prouty
Not necessarily" replied Mr.. Helm.
The last legislature passed a law re-
quiring railroads to quote rates and
provide terminals at Kansas City,
Kan"
Il think you give out a wrong i'm
preston said NJ. A. Low. 1.-The Rock
Island has Its station at Armourdale; +;
the Santa Fe at Argentine and the
Union Pacific at Armstrong"
Was there not" asked Mr.. Prouty,
legislature affecting Kansas grain
.rates?"
There was, Dut those rates are not
yet in effect.
The rates will go in May 2" said NJ.
A. Low of the Rock Island. They re-
duce existing rates Is per cent"
do you claim said Mr.. Prouty
turning to Mr.. Helm, &that the rates
should be reduced more than Is per
cen? ?'
I'VE think they should be-" replied
Mr.. Holra I'VE desire also to present
matters affecting the rate to Kansas
City. Mo. 1 think the distance from
point of export should be considered in
making rates.
I'm other words you think the diff
ferer tial is too high?' said Mr. Prouty
Il think the rates to Galveston are
unreasonable 1t is important to have
rates adjusted to Kansas City, Mo, as
well as to Kansas City, Kan, which
was all the Kansas legislature could
do"
What's the use in bringing that in ?''
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qufre," said Justice Fitzgerald, who
B.! then informed the jurors that after 2
O'Clock they would be kept together
until the end is reached.
With the trial finished save for the
| summing up, the belief that the jury
Will disagree is growing among those
who have followed the case since its
beginning. The trial has been the
longest and most costly ever held in
New York and Justice Fitzgerald will
not allow the jury to be discharged
until it is certain that there is no
chance of their agreeing. Even If they
do announce a disagreement he will
without doubt send them back to the
jury room again and keep them there
as long as there is the slightest chance
of their reaching an agreement. A dis
agreement would mean that Thaw
would be obliged to remain in the
Iomps until his regular turn came
again, probably until late in the fall.
Delmas Opens for Defense.
One of the spectacular moments in the
trial was that in which d. M. Delmas
rose to address the jury for the defense
1t was his final plea to the II men who
are to pass upon the fate of Harry
X. Thaw and 10 stage setting could
have been better set than were the sur
roundings in which the attorney found
himself when with a bow to the court
and to the jury, he began an argument
that promised to be as interesting as
any of the many sensational features
that have marked the development of
this trial. The court room was packed
to the doors and scores of eager men
and women were barred because of the
limited nunber of available seats.
Every member of the Thaw family
and most of the alienists who have tes-
titled either for or against the defense
were present. A good many lawyers
who have been waiting for this oppor-
tunity to hear the widely heralded
pleader from the Pacific coast also were
on hand. and every one of the 300 spec
tators followed closely the words of the
lawyer.
Before nodding to Mr.. Delmas to be-
gin, Justice Fitzgerald ordered the court
attendants to maintain perfect order.
Mr.. Delmas began his appeal to the
jury by quoting from an utterance OF
District Attorney Jerome during the
trial. He said:
Quotes jerome.
eve have no right, if the real facts
were known, to be here trying this
man and would be absolutely pro-
hibited by the statutes
Had you heard these words" con-
tinued the attorney from some ire
sponsible babbler, instead of from an
official charged with great pubic
where idle men resort to indulge in
idle talked instead of in a tribunal
wherein justice presiding in solemnity;
had the occasion on which they were
uttered DeSn some LTlNldI O1SCuSSAOil
on some insignificant topic, instead of
a debate, the issue of which is life or
death, and had you also heard the
sa me lips make an appeal to prove
that the law demanded forfeit of the
life of the man about whom they were
spoken, these words might not have
filled you with amazement.
''It is to prevent such q conclusion
in this case went on Mr.. Delmas,
that have undertaken the perform
ance of the onerous task before me.
In this task it will be my duty to give
YOU all the help in my power in decid-
ing the question before you.
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ATTACK ON ROOSEVELT.
Labor Union Resents His Reference to
Meyer and Haywood.

New York, April s.-An attack was
made on President Roosevelt at yes
terday's meeting of the Central FEEDER
ated union by Albert Abrahams of the
Press Feeders union on account of his
letter to Representative Sherman in
which the president is quoted as saying
that Mr.. Hartman was as undesirable
citizen as Meyer. Haywood or Debs.
Abrahams is a socialist and a member
of the Moyer-Haywood conference. COM
posed of labor unionists who are collect
ing money for the defense fund q
A resolution was carried dfrectin the
secretary to write to President Roose-
welt, asking him to withdraw his re-
marks in reference to Meyer and Hay
wood
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Texas witnesses called first, and U. S
Pawkett, the traffic expert OF the
Fort Worth chamber of commerce,
was placed on the stand. Mr.. Pawkett
was the only witness examined at the
morning session of the board.
Nearly the whole time of the morn
ing session was consumed with the
statements of the attorneys represent
ing the different parties in interest. M.
A Low, representing the Rock Island.
and A A. Hurd, representing the
Santa Fe, protested against any
changes whatever in the existing rates.
They declared that rates have been al
ready reduced materially, and ex-
penses have been constantly increased.
and that it is fair to the railroads to
give them more time to discover the
effects of these changes.
Among other things which developed
this morning was the fact that the
railroads are preparing to put into eff
feet on May 2 the Is per cent hori-
zontal reduction in freight rates on
grain and grain products ordered at
the last session of the legislature. Mr.
Low announced that the reduction
would result in a cut of cents per
100 pounds in the present rates from
Kansas to the Gulf.
At the conclusion of the session
here. Commissioner Prouty will leave
at once for Portland, Ore, to hear the
evidence on April Is on the Kansas
California grain differential contro-
versv. Commissioner Clark will go to
Kansas City on April IL to take up the
cases:
Kansas City board of trade against
the Burlington railway, unlawful re-
charges on shipments of
grain.
Kansas City board of trade against
Missouri Pacific, unjust discrimina-
ton against Kansas City grain rates.
For April 2 the following cases are
set:
Producers Pipe Line company
against st. Louis & Iron Mountain,
rates on crude oil to Texas points.
E NJ. Wilhoit VS.. Missouri Pacific,
ates on oil from st. Louis to Joplin.
E NJ without VS.. NJ. K. & T. rates
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MAY FROST TONIGHT.
If Wind Dies Down Early Vegetation
May Be Nipped.

A strong wind is blowing from the
northwest today at the rate of 25 miles
an hour and the sky is practically
clear of clouds If the conditions re-
main as they are at the present time
and the wind should die down there
are strong probabilities there will be a
light frost tonight as there was just a
trace last night and the mercury will
go as low tonight as it did last.
There was .04 of an inch of Irecip-
itation during the later hours of last
night The forecast for today and to-
night is fair with a rise in the tenn
perature and a fair day predicted for
tomorrow. The hourly tempera lures
for TO-DAY were:
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IMPORTS GROWING.
New York Soon Will Need Another
Office Building.

New York. April S.-If the extraordi-
nary increase in importations at the
port of New York continues at the
present rate it is probable that con-
gress will be called upon to provide an
additional building for the appraisers
warehouse. Collector Stranahan re-
ports the present customs receipts daily
averaging $70,605.9S in excess OF those
of a year ago. foreshadowing the heav-
lest IL months business in the history
of this port.
The daily receipts at the local Gus
tom house during the fiscal year 1906
CO averaged $67s.973. while so far this
year the average is $749,579.
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LELAND SEES THE PRESIDENT.
Tells Him Kansas Republicans Are for
Him and His Policies.

A Washington dispatch dated April
says: Cyrus Leland of Kansas called
at the White House today and had an
interview with the president. On leav-
ing the White House Mr.. Leland said :
Among other things, I told the
president that the Republicans of Kan
sas were for him and his policies and
that If he was not to take the nomina-
ton for another term, Kansas would
send a Taft delegation to the national
oopve0tfOn -
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RATES NOT JUST,
Kansas Shippers Before Inter-
state Commerce Commission.
Session Opens in Topeka This
Morning.
HEAR THE COMPLAINTS
TnesS Concern Shipments to
Galveston and-kansas City.
Texas People Here to Take
Hand in Controversy.
MIR. LOWS SURPRISE.
Says New Grain Rate Is to BE
Put in May l.
Will Apply to Shipments to
Kansas City, No.
Will Apply to Shipments to
Kansas City, Mo.

For the frst time in the history of
Topeka, the interstate commerce COM
mission is holding a session here. 1t
commenced this morning in the Kansas
senate chamber, with two of the COM
missicners present. This is quite an
Shonor Usually only one of the COM
lnissioners is present to take the testi-
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Anthony Nomination Filed.

The result Of the canvass Of the vote
of the First district congressional
primary shows that d. r. Anthony re-
ceived 3,74O votes. His certificate of
nomination has been filed. There were
six members of the congressional COM
rnittee here to canvass the vote. The
vote follows: Atchison 49s, Brown 1876,
Donfphan 421, jackson 321. Jefferson
26e, Nemaha 297, Leavenworth Lis,
Shawnee 624.
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HARTMAN IS ILL.
Was Unable to Appear and Testify
Against Hill.

New York, April Sc. H. Harri-
man was unable to appear in police
court today to testify against Frank
w Hill, his former secretary, who is
under arrest charged with making
public the now famous Hartman
webster letter and the hearing was
adjourned until next Saturday. Hills
bail was reduced from $4,000 to
$1,000
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King Edward Is a Spanish General.

Madrid, April 8.-The official Ga
zette today published a Royal decree
appointing King Edward an honorary
captain general in the Spanish army.
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Wenfler Indications

Chicago, April S.-Forecast for
Kansas: Fair tonight and Tuesday;
warmer Tuesday.
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Helm States the Case.

In opening the proceedings Com
missioner Prouty called on A. E. Helm
of Wichita to state the case on behalf
of the complainants, the shippers of
Kansas.
"These complaints said Mr.. Helm,
"are directed to the rates on wheat
and corn from Kansas to the gulf
ports, and also to Kansas City, Mo-"
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on, oil from Erie to Springfield, 81
The case of Burnham, Hanna.
Munger Dry Goods company against
the Rock Island, which was to have
been heard al Kansas City on April 1 1,
has been postponed indefinitely. At
torneys for both sides to the contro-
versy informed the commission that
they were not ready for trial. This is
one of the most important cases to
come before the commission, involving
the Chica go-St. Paul and Chicago
Kansas City jobbing rates.
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Continued on Page Eight.)
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-20
BLOOM FIELD.

B1oomfield-U. S. Miller and family
left Tuesday for Yellowstone. Mon
tana, where they expect to locate.
Mrs. Jacob Miller left Monday for
Seattle. Washington, to make her fu-
ture home. Her home will be occu-
pied by James Smith and wife.
Miss Spicer, who has been visiting
at the Pierce home, north of town. LETT
Tuesday for her home in Colorado
Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Milligan are
spending a few days visiting at the Oh
Dixon home in Ottumwa.
Wendell Mitchell and wife arrived
in Bloomfield Tuesday, where Mrs.
Mitchell was called by the death Of
her father, w. w. Reeves.
Mrs. Monroe Of Ottumwa Is spend
ing q few days with her sister, Mrs
Maude Grant
Stewart Latimer was in ottumwa
Monday on business.
Mrs Ray Crocker of San Jose, CAL
Ms visiting at the home OF her parents
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-20
Women's and Misses Dresses

taken before the Iowa railroad COM
mission to get lower freight rates on
live stock. 1t cost the Corn Belt Meat
Producers association about $1,000 to
carry the case before the commission,
pay attorneys, secure evidence and
bring in witnesses and the association
won, getting reduction In the Iowa
rates Of about 20 per cent or more.
The association is now preparing TO
carry the case as to the excessive ter
minal charges at Chicago up to the In
terstate commerce commission and
among the educators Of the state 1t
is claimed that this scarcity is due to
the fact that teachers are paid 10
more than good farm hands and not
due to the severity Of the examina-
tons. The questions for the examina-
lions before the new law went into eff
feet were furnished by the state SUI
perintendent's office and under the
new law they are furnished by the
state board Of educational examiners,
Of which the state superintendent is
one, and the state superintendent de-
clares that the examination questions
are no harder now than formerly
There Is, however, no opportunity un-
der the new law for a county superin-
tendent to give a teachers certificate
to a person who failed to pass the ex-
animation
County superintendent and others
over the state who have been inter-
viewed do not believe that the at
tempts to stampede the school teachers
Of the state and induce them to stay
away from the examinations will be
successful Many Of them followed
the example Of County Superintendent:
DeYoe of Hancock county, who issued
circular and sent 1t to every teacher
and prospective teacher in his county
In which he explained the attempt to
teachers to be present to take the ex-
animation.
The examination in June is taken by
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Gov. johnson the Speaker.
Ages 2 10 II years

Philadelphia, June ia largo
crowd attended the commencement ex-
ercises OF the University Of Pennsyl-
vania held in the Acamedy of Music
today, attracted largely by desire to
hear the address of Governor John A.
Johnson Of Minnesota, the orator Of
the day. Governor johnson spoke on
the subject THE University Days OPP
portunity." Bishop Darlington of Har-
risburg was chaplain of the day and
Provost Harrison presented the diplo-
mas to the graduates.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-20
M. ROWLAND LAID TO REST.
Was Buried This Morning In caIvar,
Cemetery Funeral Services at
House and Church.

The remains of the late Michael
Rowland we're laid to rest this morn
ing in the Calvary cemetery The fu-
neral services were held at the resi-
dence on North Market street at $3.50
o'clock and at 8 o'clock from st.
Mary's church, Very Rev. F. W. Hopp-
mann officiating. The pallbeares were
Messrs. J. j. Smith. ]. F. Herick, John
Haley, H. w. Merrill, John Sheehan
and Edward Mclaughlin. ,,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-20
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

From Tuesdays Daily
Lees lice killer at Sargent's.
20. w. Smith is in Sigourney on bust.
ness.
Miss Lettie Coffman of Hedrick was
In the city yesterday on business.
]. B. Mowery was in Blakesbrug yes.
terday ON business.
Mrs. Mary A. Handy of Hdrick is in
the city today on business.
Bordeaux mixture at Sargents.
Mrs. b. Vass Of E1don was in the
city yesterday on business.
Mrs. w. H. Shook Of 500 West Mill
street is visiting her brother, 3.
Grove, in Douds.
I Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Daniels of Edon
have returned home from trip to
Southern California.
Mrs. 2. A. Giltner Of 1902 North
Court street left this afternoon for
Charlton on business
4 Sprays for lice killer, SOC. Sargent.
Il Mrs. G. M. Garfield, 113 South
Court street, is in Eddyville today on
business.
Mrs b r Thompson. of 104 North
Moore street. is visiting relatives is
Eldon
Mrs. Anthony Forsythe has returned
to her home in Buxton after visiting
at the home of j. T. Forsythe, residing
west of the city.
Miss Minnie Hansmann Of 629 East
Main street has returned from Mt. Ayr
where she has been visiting the past
two weeks.
Neasham sells the best watches.
Mrs. James Rucker Of Loyilia, who
has been visiting with her daughter,
Mrs. James HUFFMAN Of 419 North Nc.
Lean street, has returned home.
John Lukens of 1875 South Ash street
left this morning for a visit in Keo.
sauqua with his sister. Mrs. Ben Cush-
ing.
Miss Clara Anderson Of Dudley. who
las been visiting her aunt. Mrs. Anna
Huffman Of 400 East Main street, has
returned home.
Paris Green and London purple. sar-
gents.
Mrs. A. J. Sterrett of Abba has re-
turned nome after visit with he1
daughter, Mrs G. w. Doolittle of 215
West Fourth street.
Mr.. and Mrs Luther Civey of Green
ctreet, accompanied by Miss Leila Can
field, were guests at the Butin home
IN Chillicothe over Sunday.
Call up Sargent by phone 14s.
Mrs. Mary E. Milligan and two chill
dren Of Hiteman, who have been visit
Ing at the home of ]. F. Fish, 8S7 Yves,
Fourth street, returned home this aft
ernoon On the Burlington.
Henry Smith Of 401 Lincoln avenue
left this morning for Batavia for 9
short visit. He will be accompanied
home by his wife, who has been visit
ing in Batavia several days.
Black1egoids for blackleg. Sargent
Miss Abbie Hamilton and Miss Beu
lab Smith of Sigourney spent yester
day visiting at the home of Mrs. j. d
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-20

the great bulk Of the teachers Of the
state. The other examinations in Oc-
tober and January are for belated
Corners who failed to be on hand for
the June examination or who failed to
pass the June examination. This
June examination will therefore be a
sort Of test at which 1t will be ascer-
tanned just how much effect the oppo-
nents Of the new law have had on the
teachers Of the state. At the same
time, however, the leading educators
are expecting that there will still be a
shortage because the wages paid to
teachers are not sufficient and the bet
ter teachers are continually being at
tracted to other walks OF life.
Ora Williams.
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passed away this morning at o'clock
at the family residence, 314 West
Fourth street. She is survived by
her husband, DR.. George @. Loar and
two sons, H. M. and ]. NJ Loar Of
Ottumwa, sister, Mrs. John s. Holman
of Minneapolis and brother, Captain
j. N. Morgan Of Alton, Ill.
Mrs. Loar was born at Alton and
came to Ottumwa seven years ago
from Quincy, Ill. She has since resid-
ed in this city. The funeral will be
held at 10 o'clock Friday morning.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper putnam, north Of

Mr. and MIS-. Jasper Putnam, north OF
town.
George Sewers spent Tuesday in
Ottumwa.
K. T. Hotchkiss left Tuesday even
ing for Oklahoma to look after his
milling interests out there.
Miss Waneta Minnick left Tuesday
for Ottumwa for a visit with her aunt
at that place.
Mrs. w. P. Caldwell delightfully."- en-
tertained forty ladies Tuesday after
noon for her niece, Mrs. Rinefort, of
Grinnell. The hostess was assisted by
Misses Anna Duffield, Ruth McAtee
and Mrs. Jessie Garland.
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MRS. LUMsDoN IS DEAD.
Wife Of William Lumsdon Died This
Noon at Family Home on
Grand Avenue.

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Lumsdon, wife
Of William Lumsdon, and highly re-
spected resident, passed to rest at IL
o'clock today at the family home on
Grand avenue in the West End, aged
80 years. Mrs. Lumsdon has been Ill
for some weeks. She was the daugh,
ter Of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Jameson
Of Hiteman and was born April 4,
1877.
Mrs. Lumsdon is survived by her
husband, one son, Raymond, aged 10
years, her parents, and ten brothers
and sisters. The funeral announce.
ment will be made later. Interment
will be made in the Ottumwa Gene
terry.
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OWA SHIPPERS PLAN BIG
FIGHT ON RAILROADS
Continued from Page ~

will take considerable money to do
this, including gathering the evidence
and getting witnesses and the officers
Of the association are now busy pre-
pairing for that contest. but have no
doubts whatever as to the outcome Of
the suit
Ten thousand Iowa school teachers
and would-be school teachers will be
examined next week, June rs, 81 and
%, for certificates under the new state
certificate law. This is the most inn
portant examination since the new
state certificate law went into effekt,
because the number to take the exam
ination Is the largest and furthermoie
because educators are anxious to see
what effect has been made on the
teachers of Iowa by the attempts to
make it appear that the scarcity of
teachers Is due to the fact that the
examinations are made so difficult that
scarcely anyone can pass the exami-
nation Headed by Mrs. Jennie Huegle
Of this city. who failed to pass the
state examination but tried to be
county superintendent anyway, and
some Of the teachers Of Davenport.
there has been studied attempt to
make the new law unpopular in the
hope of getting 1t repealed.
That there Is a scarcity of teach
ers over the state is confirmed by all
educators, but by State Superintendent
Riggs and the recognized leaders
terprise. The old commission houses
were prophecying that the new firm
Of the Corn Belt Meat Producers as-
ISOLATION would not last six months.
But the farmers took stock in 1t and
shipped their stock. The packers
were not particular who they bought
of and could hardly turn down the big
shipments of the members Of the asso-
citation.
Finally the regular commission
houses started boycott and told the
buyers that if they bought of the as
sociation's firm the commission houses
would not sell to them. One morning
in Chicago the association represent
atives discovered that the buyers were
passing them up. They went straight
to the packers and the packers called
In their buyers in short order and read
them the riot act That ended the
boycott.
The next victory was in the case
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Mrs. Elizabeth Loar, highly re.
spected resident Of this city,