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Il wish I could ricollect what it was
all about she said musingly Must ~
been something mighty important. but it's
slipped my memory, sure. I do ricoilect.
though, hearin' Sam Amos say 10 old
Squire Bcntham. 'What'T the matter. any
how? Amt Kentucky politicians got
enough gift % CAB without sendin' down
% Tennessee to sit somebody TO help you
OUT?
And the old Squire laughed fit to kill
and says he It's all on your account
sam. We heard you was against us. and
We knew there wasn't an orator in Ken
tucl.y that could make you change your
mind. So we've sent down TO Tennessee
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proper lines. and that this would be a
good field for such an association to
enter. You all we'll remember what fol-
lowed upon this suggestion. Meetings
were called, views were exchanged,
suggestions made. temporary officers
appointed and after long deliberation
and thorough study, our constitution
and bylaws as now appear in printed
form and which are or should be in the
hands of every member, were the re-
suit.
Under the provisions of these instru-
ments, we are assembled today in our
first annual meeting, although little
more than eight months have gone by
since out organization was perfected,
| want to congratulate the officers and
members of this association upon the
splendid results achieved within this
short period. First, you are to be con-
graduated upon the rapid growth of
our infant association. Many Of US
recall the early days of the Iowa State
and the Illinois State. the two western
pioneer travelling mems associations.
and now the largest perhaps in this
field. We we'll remember how slow and
at times how discouraging their pro-
gress If you will compare our growth
UP to date with that of these older
ones just mentioned you will have no
reason for encouragement but on the
contrary much cause for pride and con-
f1dence in what we have ACCOMPLISHED
in so short time. Secondly l want
to congratulate the association upon
the fidelity and zeal and the efficiency
of the corps of officers (excepting out
of modesty the president) who have
administered the affairs of the associ-
alton up to this date. would speak
with especial emphasis of the work
done by your board of directors. With
out compensation or hope of reward
except that reward which comes from a
sense of duty we'll done. your board
has lahored increasingly and untiringly
for the association. The task Is no
small one l assure you. which con-
fronts the board of directors called up
on to direct the affairs of such an or
eanization during its formative period
True, we could get many valuable sug-
gestions from the experience of older
associations of like kind but as you all
know, the very purpose of organizing
the American Commercial Travellers
was to set a higher mark than had ever
been reached and so in a large measure
the work was new, the field untried
Besides, we had our supplies and Office
property to procure and lines to lay
down along which our policy of admin
istration should be conducted. / am
glad to testify that in all of this our
board of directors has acted with sin
gular prudence and judgment. With
out making invidious distinctions, spe-
cial mention should be made here of
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weeks in this inquiry, leaving in two
Or three days for Chicago. The pres
ent plan is to have other witnesses
testimony first, laying the foundation
for questions to be put to Mr. Harri-
man.
1t may be that, as the inquiry de-
velops, Mr.. Harahan, newly elected
president of the Illinois Central, will
be called as witness.
Harriman's complete control of the
Union Pacific was shown by minutes
of directors meetings, read by Alexan-
der Miller. secretary of the company.
This was especially true in the minute
books account of the purchase of the
Illinois Central at meeting July 10,
1906. Mr.. Hartman vtaca
1906. Mr.. Hartman vacated the chair
and said from the floor he believed it
would be greatly to the interest of the
Union Pacific company to have con-
nection with the Illinois. Central, in
asmuch as the Union Pacific had no
line to the Gulf of Mexico or to Chi
cago.
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KNIGHTS OF GRIP ASSOCIATION
ORGANIZED A YEAR AGO GATH.
ERs IN CITY AGAIN
MEMBERSHIP HAS
PASSED 1000
In Gess Than Year Organization Has
Bez' Placed on a Firm Business
Footing and Its Present Growth AS
sures it Great Future.

In Jess than year there has sprung
into sturdy life an institution, organ.
lied and developed by, and in a large
measure composed of Ottumwa men,
which institution gives promise of be.
fng one OF the most staunch and popu.
lar travelling mems organizations in
the west, The American Commercial
travellers, not vet a year old, has at
present 1,027 members. With such a
history of wonderful growth behind it,
the first annual meeting of the asso.
ciaticn is being held in Ottumwa to-
day.
AT 10 o'clock a. m. Saturday in the
auditorium of the Y. M. c. A., the
delegates in attendance at the first an.
nual meeting since the formation OF
the a. G. T. gathered together.
The American Commercial Travellers
was organized in this city with $40
members on February IL, 1906. On
March 49, 1t was incorporated with 4s9
members. Since then it's growth has
been rapid and new members have
been added in most encouraging way
The organization of the new associa.
ton was caused by the dissatisfaction
of large number of travelling men
members of the Iowa State Travelling
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travelling men. Not confined to sales
men alone; any one who is bona fide
travelling man is eligible.
2. The salaries of our officers are
limited and kept below a maximum
figure so that it can never be said of
our candidates for office that they are
iE the race merely for spells of office
and all above these conservative sal
aries must remain in the treasury Of
the association for the benefit of the
members.
3. We limit the terms Of office for
which any one is eligible so that no
lust complaint can ever be made that
we have perpetual office holder. We
believe in passing these honors around
4. There can be no gang ruling with
the American Commercial Travellers,
The proxy vote. with all of its abuses
Is banished. The members in order to
have voice need not travel to the
place of meeting at large expense in
time and money Nor is a small coterie
who do attend In person permitted to
run the association. Our Australian
ballot which may be cast either in per-
son or sent by mail insures an honest
full and tree expression from the hum
blest as well as the greatest member.
There are many other distinctive
merits i'll our system of administration
but to- my mind our method of voting
alone. if once explained to an intelli-
gent travelling man, cannot fail to win
his membership. 1t is a fact that nine-
tenths of the abuses and nearly all Of
ucomplaints, whether real or irnagi-
nary flow out of the old system or
should say, lack of system, in the gov
eminent of these associations whereby
small set of men are able to hold the
offices and absolutely control the af-
fairs of the association throughout the
period of their lives and sometimes die
tate their successors after DEATH
don't say that in all cases these men
abuse their power but they surely have
the opportunity to do so. The general
membership having no practical voice
in anything naturally. come to feel sus.
picious and recent disclosures in life
insurance circles have shown that these
suspicious are not always without
foundation.
Every Member Has a Say.
Under our method Of voting. coupled
with limited salaries and limited ten
ure of office, these abuses and com
plants arc impossible. Every member
of our association should take an in
terest in it because it is his association
He has just as much voice as any Off
GER; he may vote to GUST an unfit man
or to reward the faithful.
! want to recommend that each mem
Der take up this one feature and fully
explain it to some intelligent travelling
man, and l venture the prediction that
If each member will make it his bust
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the work done by your medical direc-
tor. DR.. Hauck has shown especial fit
ness for and unusual enthusiasm in the
discharge of his duties. and has rem
dered signal service to the association.
Thirdly, l want to congratulate and
heartily thank the members of the as
sociation who have been faithful and
diligent in procuring additions to our
membership and otherwise by kindly
word and helpful deed have encouraged
and assisted the officers in making our
measure of success possible.
Succeed Beyond Fondest Hopes.
Lastly, but by no means least, / want
to congratulate the association upon
the scheme of organization and the
plan Of administration and manage
ment which has been wrought out and
put into successful operation by those
who at the outset had these things in
hand. AS I have stated. we started
out to set a higher mark than had ever
been reached before, to create if pos
sible an association on broader, more
just and more wholesome lines than
had ever before been done. Our study
and experience has convinced us and
must convince any impartial student
of the subject, that we have succeeded
even beyond our fondest hopes. Here
are some few of the many features in
which we excel any other association
in the field:
1. Our association is. limited to
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Mems association with the way the af-
fairs Of that organization were con-
Quoted. Matters eliminated at the
time of the annual meeting of tho
state association in Des Moines, when
the alleged arbitrary rulings of the
president caused an increase in the
disafected element.
This disaffection caused large
number of travelling men throughout
the state to withdraw from the Iowa
State and to get together in new or.
ganizaticns. At about the same time
that the A. C. T. was organized the
Hawkeye Commercial Mems associa.
ton Of Marshalltown was organized,
and it, like its sister organization in
Ottumwa, has enjoyed splendid
growth.
1t is the wonderful growth of the
local institution which today causes
the first annual meeting to be such
an enjorable event. At present the
A. G. T. has membership of 1911
members 1t has jumped in year be
yond the mark which it took the other
commercial travelling mems insurance
orders years to reach.
Its success has been a success for
Ottumwa. Its success has been prin.
cipally due to Ottumwa men since the
most Of the officers and directors OF
the association reside In this city OF
course its growth has been due to the
support given 1t by the travelling men
throughout the entire state and other
states.
Accompanying this article are pro
tographs Of some of the men who have
helped to make the American CONNER
cial Travellers one Of the most sturdy
and most rapidly growing infants in
the Insurance world today.
The Morning Session.
TIE morning session of the conven.
ton was called to order by the pres.
ident of the association, T. B. .Trotter
of Ottumwa The convention was
opened by an invocation by B. A. Bar
low, secretary of the Y. M. c. A. The
reading of the minutes of the organi.
cation followed
President Trotter then made his an
nual address. Mr.. Trotter said:
Mr.. Trctter's Address.
To the Officers and members of the
American Commercial Travellers
Gentlemen:-Less than one year ago
the suggestion was made that there
was need of travelling mems mutual
accident association, if organized on
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United States to the Orient, was
shown today in the first session of
the Interstate commerce commissions
investigation into the so-called "Harri-
man lines"
1t was admitted in the hearing by
officials and employees of the various
lines controlled by Hartman that the
Union Pacific, Oregon Short Line and
the Oregon Railroad and Navigation
company are under the same admins
tration, with one or two minor excep.
tions, Mr.. Hartman being the presi-
dent of each.
Holds Interest in Many Roads
1t was further shown by testimony
of officials of these and other compan-
les that through the Union Pacific and
Oregon Short Line vast amounts of
stock, in some cases controlling inter-
ests, are held in many other great
railroads in the west.
That Mr.. Harrimans control is abb
solute was shown by testimony of Off
Gals OF various roads and by minutes
OF executive meetings of directors in
many instances Mr. Hartman report
ed to directors he had done this or
that. In each case his acts were for
mally authorized without question. At
one meeting a blank resolution was
adopted giving him unlimited power
to borrow money as it might be re-
CURED for the use of the Union Pa
cific railroad.
Hartman Unable to Attend
Mr.. Hartman was unable to attend
the sessions Of the commission today
because of an operation. His counsel
announced he would testify at his own
house if the commission desired He
will not be able to appear within ten
days.
The commission was represented by
Chairman Knapp and Commissioners
Lane and Harlan. Frank B. kellogg
and G. A. Severance, ST. Paul (Minn. )
attorneys, were legal representatives
of the commission. Robert S. Lovett
appeared as counsel for the Union
Pacific.
The inquiry began by the commits
sion today is into affairs of the South
ern Pacific and Union Pacific systems.
It's purpose is to discover whether the
two lines are natural competitors, or
whether there is an agreement be-
tween them that may be construed
as being in restraint of trade and in
violation of the Sherman antitrust
act.
Lay Foundation Of Questions
Whether Mr.. Harriman's testimony
will be taken at his home has not
been determined. 1t is the purpose
| q tbs commissioners to spend several
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PRESIDENT TRoTTER AND sEcRE.
TARY PORTER GIVE FIGURES
TO SHOW GROWTH
BALLOTED AN
NEW OF FICEES'
Closing Session Of Convention IS
Given Over to Election and Selection
Of Place of Next Meetins-cont
for secretaryship.

on the new officers for the association
will take place. There are to pc,
chosen the president, vice-president,
secretary-treasurer and ten new men,
bers of the board of directors. Five
Of these directors are to serve for one
year and five of them for two years.
The present incumbents of the Of.
fees of president and ce-president
are the only candidates for the office
for the ensuing year, but for the Of
flee of the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES besides
the present officer, G. @. Porter, c. B.
Koett is also an aspirant
At 2 o'clock the members in at.
tendance at the annual meeting re.
convened and the balloting closed.
The meeting was then opened for re-
marks and discussion by any of the
members on any subject pertaining to
the association. Following this the
city for the next annual meeting will
be voted on. With the report of the
election clerks in which the results Of
the balloting was announced, the first
annual convention of the American
Commercial Travellers of Ottumwa will
be brought to close.
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ness to do this clearly and thoroughly
our membership can be doubled within
thirty days.

ness to do this clearly and thoroughly,
our membership can be doubled within
thirty days.
We had a number Of losses which
have been promptly paid and not one
resisted or contested. / will leave the
details of our financial operations to
be explained by the report of our sec
ry-treasurer, to whose department
1t rightfully belongs.
Now, in conclusion, desire to make
an appeal to the members and officers
for harder work and greater effort dur
ing the ensuing year. The American
Commercial Travellers is bound to sue
coed because it deserves success; be-
cause its pioneer members and officers
have the stuff in them out of which
success always comes. Let us go TO
work and as 1T were take off our
coats, roll UP our sleeves and make a
resolve that before the annual meeting
in 1908 out membership shall be mark
ed up away beyond twenty-five hun
bred.
Finally I should personally extend
my thanks to the officers and members
for their uniform kindness and helpful
sympathy toward myself while engaged
in the discharge during the first year
of the untried duties which the honor
they conferred upon me- has presented
to me for performance.
Following the president, c. c. Por-
TEL, secretary-treasurer of the associa-
ton made his annual report for the
year. Mr. Porter showed that there
had been received during the year
1922 applications; that there were
now in good standing 1,O71 members
in the association. The organization,
he said, has paid $2,296 out in settling
forty-seven indemnity claims. Other
expenses of the association. including
the salary of the secretary-treasurer.
postage, stationery, etc.
The report shows total receipts DUR
ing the year Of $4,000. Total expenses
Of $4.389S0, leaving balance of
hand Of 100000 The remainder of the
secretary-treasurer's report is devoted
to history of the association and to
the details of the expenses of the past
year.
The morning session was closet
with the reports of the chief medical
examiner, S. L. Hauk, of the auditing
committee and of the chief counsel,
John w. Lewis.
At IL o'clock the convention took a
recess until 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
During these two hours, the balloting
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HEAD OF RIO GRANDE GIVES IN
SIDE FACTS OF WORK OF
CONSOLIDATED LINES
JEFFERYS PROVES TO
BE WILLING WITNESS
Says Before Union and Southern Paci-
fic Combined They Were Competing
Lines, But Since, He Said, There is
Difficulty.

New York, jan 5.-The interstate
commerce commission continued to.
day at the federal building its inquiry
into the so-called Hartman lines
acting upon it's general order for the
investigation of railroads of the coun
try to discover whether or not there
are combinations or agreements exist
ing which are in restraint of trade, OF
violate acts relating to interstate com
merce.
Jeffery Deals Blow.
E. T. Jeffery, president of the Den
yer & Rio Grande railroad and affili
ated lines, including the proposed
Western Pacific railroad, was the first
witness before the commission today
The witness read from his recent an
nual report In which he stated that the
Union Pacific control of the Southern
Pacific lines had resulted in "uneXpect
ed difficulties" and unlocked for i'm
pediments" in getting business through
to the coast, and that therefore the
building of competitive line from Salt
Lake to San Francisco had been I'M
dertaken to protect the Rio Grande in.
tereslS.
He said that prior to the consolida
tien of the Union and Southern they
were competing lines within a certain
territory, but not on all business.
Hartman a Power.
New York, Jan. Sc. H. Hartmann
absolute control Of vast railroad sys
tens stretching from the Atlantic to
the Pacific, and of steamship lines
plying from the western soast OF thu
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An old soldier writes about
ARIOSA Coffee: "Your coffee
is the best and richest coffee | ever
drank since | left the service, from
81 until | received your coffee
yesterday" A soldier knows coffee
BY the taste, and the way it makes him
feel. and would sooner go without
his bread than without his coffee.
Arbuckles, ARIOSA was the FIRST
roasted, packaged coffee, packaged foI
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west bound freight was cleared from
Arlington just as the east bound
freight left Turon, two stations west.
A moment later Miss Breckenridge
was ordered to hold the west bound
train at LangdoD station, which was
between the two trains and not night
telegraph Office
After Miss Breckenridge had tried
in vain to reach Langdon she resorted
to the telephone and located John
Spencer, a farmer VINO lived near the
railroad track. She told Spencer the
situation and begged him to get a Ian
tern, wrap it with a red cloth and hur-
ry to the track.
He did so and arrived in time to flag
the west bound train, with the second
train only half a mile away.
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at the family residence. 1926 West
Second street, were held yesterday
from the late residence at 1890
o'clock. Rev. c. E. Chambers, pastor
of the Davis Street Christian church,
conducted the services. Interment
was made in the Ottumwa cemetery.
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A Thousand Dollars Worth Of Good.

A. H. Thurnes, a well known coal
operator of Buffalo, o., writes: 81 have
been afflicted with kidney and bladder
trouble for years, passing gravel and
stones with excruciating pain. l got
no relief from medicine until began
taking Foley's Kidney Cure, then the
result was surprising A few doses
started the brick dust like fine stones
and now have no pain across my kid
neys and l, feel like a new man. 1t
has done me $1,000 worth of good.a
Frank Clark, Druggist, swenson's Drug
Store.
The man who is aimless persists in
shooting off his mouth
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protection Of consumers, roasted

Protecton OF consumers, roasted .
and the pores Of each berry sealed with
coating Of fresh eggs and pure sugar,
to hold the goodness in and make the
coffee settle clear and quickly. Better
than fresh roast" Warning a
little develops the favor and makes the
grinding easy. Our enormous coffee
business. exceeding the next four largest
firms IN the world together. reduces our