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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-11-24
TAFT BEGINS
ANOPEE:NE|GHT
ON UNCLE JOE
WASHINGTON HEARS REPORT
THAT PREsIDENT-ELECT is IN
vEsTiGATlNG AFFILIATIONS OF
ALL HOUSE MEMBERS
Washington Bureau of
The Ottumwa Courier


Word comes from Hot Springs that
President-elsct Taft is investigating
the personnel and Affiliations of all
house members with reference to op-
posing Cannon for speaker.
He especially wants to know wheth-
er Walter I. Smiths candidacy repres-
ents friendship to Cannon or hostility.
and how many of the Iowa, Minnesota
and Wisconsin members will be lined
up for Cannon. 1t is understood here
that Smiths candidacy is intended to
keep considerable group of mem
bers from lining up with the real anti
Cannon candidate.
Mr. Taft wants to know about this
and also to learn whether Tawnev
can deliver the Minnesota delegation
to Cannon.
IT is believed by the administration
crowd that most of the Iowa and Min.
nesota congressman will oppose Can.
non unless led away on some pretext
and finally delivered to Cannon on a
deal.
The three states. Iowa, Minnesota
and Wisconsin, are regarded as criti
cal in the situation. Either crowd
which gets them will be able to name
fthe speaker, and all because of ar
ious local conditions are listed by
both sides as uncertain.
!. C. WelIiyer.
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TARIFF ONLY
FOR LUXURIES
CARNEG|EPL.A
STEEL KING SAYS 1T is TIME TO
DROP PROTECTION OF INFANT
INDUSTRIES AS THEY'RE NOW
STALWART CHAMPIONS.

New York, Nov 23-A notable ar
ticle from Andrew Carnegie dealing
with the tariff will appear in the forth
coming December number OF the
Century magazine, in which the iron
master takes the position that '1nfant
industries" no longer need projections;
that the steel and other Industries
have now grown beyond he need OF
tariff protection; that duties on lux
uries used by the rich should be
maintained, but that those on manu-
factured articles should be reduced
greatly or abolished entirely, when no
longer needed
Mr. Carnegie's article. is entitled
MY Experience With and Views Upon
the Tariff" He first reviews the
tariff movements down to the present
Dingley law, giing number Of anec-
dotes in which he figured with the
prominent tariff leaders OF the various
periods. He adds:
Much water has run under the
bridges since then Many changes
have occurred and hence many
changes can be judiciously made in
the tariff. There Is no doubt about
this: but on the other hand, | have
been led to the conclusion that con
ditions have changed so greatly in
the interval that the tariff should now
be viewed from new standpoint
The writer assumes that decided
majority of voters are agreed.
''First-That it is adviaable for new
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SPLITTING DEFENDED BY MAYOR
Pennsylvania Municipal Executive
Threatens Veto of Ordinance and
Liberation of Arrested Offender

Uniontown, Pa. Nov. 23-Mayor
Robert D. Warman of this city has TAX
en- stand against curtailing splitting
privileges of his townspeople.
Though the town council has passed
an ordinance making it disdemeanor
to expectorate on the sidewalk, War
man serves notice that he will veto
1t. and, further, if it is passed over
his veto, he will discharge every one
brought before him under arrest for
splitting.
Il want it understood he says.
that my people must not be hamper
ed by any fool rules telling them
when and where they shall spit. If
they want to spit they can do it as
they like and where they like. III
see that they are not interfered with"
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Continued on page 50
NEW GUINNESS MYSTERY
Letter Received From Woman Who
Claims to be Murderess- Case
Nears Close.

Laporte, Ind. Nov. 23.-Efforts are
being made to learn the identity of
the person who sent to Attorney Wor-
den today from Michigan City a letter
signed Mrs. Belle Guinness, declaring
Mrs. Guinness would be found at Mich
igan City at the address given in the
letter. The communication concludes
''if you attempt 10 have me, arrested
will kill you Come along Call for
Mrs Mcconnell The defense in the
trial of Ray Lamphere expects to rest
their case by night.
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WHITE HOUSE TURKEY is READY
Annual Gift of Rhode island Man,
to Washington

Westerly, r. l.. Nov. 23.-The Rhode
Island turkey which Horace Vose will
send to the president, according to
his annual custom to grace the table
of the White house on Thanksgiving
day. went on the execution block yes
terday and was shipped TO Washing
ton today
1t is the best of LOT of chestnut
fed birds which have been selected
and specially reared as candidates for
the distinction. The bird weighs
twenty-six pounds
q President Grant was the first oc-
hpant of the White house to receive
Thanksgiving turkey from the Vose
flock, and each year since the gift
has been renewed.
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BOY KILLS CHUM WITH GUN
Weapon Accidentally Discharged
While Clearnina-William Fish
er is Victim

Des Moines, Nov. William Fish
er. the twelve year old son of C. E.
Fisher. 23S East Thirtieth street was
instantly killed yesterday afternoon by
the accidental discharge of double
barreled shot gun in the hands of his
playmate, Russell Fredregill. The
boys had been out hunting and had
started to clean the gun when young
Fredregill accidentally pulled the
trigger, exploding a shell they didn't
know was in the frearm. The shot
penetrated the right breast of young
Fisher, and he died about three min
utes afterwards.
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prop plsbarment PROCEEDINGS.

Des Moines, Nov. 29.- (SpeciaD -
The disbarment proceedings against
Wilbur j. Garrison were dismissed
upon his appearing in court this morn
ing and apologizing to the district
judge and retracting his charges
against Geo. Wambaugh. The Polk
County Bar association is to give a
dinner to Senator Cummins Saturday
evening. Fred W. Lehman, president
of the National Bar association from
st. Louis is to preside
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HOBSON BREAKS LOOSE
Congressman Writes Letter to Roose.
welt Demanding Fleet Order be
Recalled

Akron, Ohio. Nov. 23-Congressman
Richmond P. Hobson, who was here
today has sent a letter to President
Roosevelt demanding that he rescind
his order recalling the United States
fleet from the Pacific. In his letter he
scored Roosevelt for his interference
in the Japanese troubles in California
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Fairfield Crowd Coming Here.

Fairfield, Nov 23.-(SpeciaD- D--Fivc7
extra coaches are promised on Bur
9ington No. 13 Tuesday to carry five
hundred Fairfield people to the Ottum-
wa revival to be headed by a band
which will serenade Rev Sunday i'm
mediatelY mnon the arrival
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Announcements.

There will be no service tonight
at the tabernacle. Every after
noon at 2:30 and evening at 7:3o
during the week, with the excep-
ton of Thursday afternoon, there
will be preaching services in the
tabernacle for everybody.
Thursday, Thanksgiving day,
preaching service will be held In
the tabernacle at 10 o'clock in the
morning end In the evening at
1880 o'clock. There will be no SER
vice in the afternoon.
There will be no collections
taken this week except on Thurs
day night. While two weeks will
be allowed for those making sub
scriptions to pay their money in
at the First National bank the
evangelist wishes to urge the peo-
pie to pay their money in as soon
as convenient.
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Take Coin and Archives to Nish.

Belgrade. Servia, Nov 23-Seven-
teen carloads of coin and archives of
the National bank today were removed
from this city to the fort at Nish. This
step was taken because of fears that
Austria will make a raid on Belgrade,
the capital 1t is rumored that the
government NAV also he removed to
NiSh.
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COLLECTIONS.
CONVERSIONS.

Contending against a steady down
pour of rain that lasted all through
the service and drummed noisely on
the roof, weak and worn from the ex-
ertions of his afternoon address to this
men, Rev. w A. Sunday delivered an
other powerful sermon at the taber-
nacle last evening on What Will Yon
Do With Jesus" The audiences for
the past week have varied In size but
little. The tabernacle Is now always
jammed to its utmost capacity, all
standing room even being taken. Last
night was no exception to the rule and
an overflow meeting which taxed the
First Baptist church to its utmost
capacity was addressed by Mrs. Muir
head
Before the sermon Of the evening
Rev. Sunday introduced the six mem
bers of the Jacksonville delegation to
the audience and Mr.. Bancroft, city
editor of the Jacksonville Journal
| addressed few words to the audience
laudatory to Mr.. Sunday, his party
and the work they were doing.
A delegation from Austin, MINI,
composed of Messers. George HORNED,
DR.. A. M. Lewis e. A. Dalager and
l.. II. Stefflre were present at all the
meetings yesterday and occupied
| prominent seats on the platform last
night. The evangelist and his party
held series of revivaIs in Austin
two and one-half years ago and the
delegation brought greetings from
the Minnesota city TO the revivaIist
and his party.
Immediately following the sermon
of the evening, while the audiences
was bowed in prayer, Mr. Butler sang
one of the most beautiful and appeal
| ing solos yet rendered. What Will
You Do With Jesus?'' The invitation
was then given and forty-five men and
women came forward. a brief ex-
hortation and prayer by Rev. T. W.
Jeffrey, past Of the First Methodist
Episcopal church, closed the meeting.
| Rev Sundays sermon follows in
part:
What Shall Do With Jesus?
/ Text: Matt. xxvii22 what shall
do then with Jesus that is called the
| Christi"
| Nineteen hundred years ago a star
poised above lowly manger in Beth
lehem and above the moonlit hills OF
| Judea the angels heralded the begin
ming of the life Of Christ upon this
earth, who came to us to teach us the
religion of human kindness and
brotherly love.
The Jews Spurned Him.
No matter what He said or did the
Jews spurned and repudiated His
claims to being the Messiah and they
cursed and blasphemed. They spat
upon Him and drove Him from town
TO town and their enmity finally cul-
minated in the greatest tragedy that
the world has ever looked upon the
murder Of Jesus Christ.
But before that was enacted sew
erai incidents took place from one of
which | take my text tonight.
| Next to Jesus, the most important
parsonage that appears upon the
stage of action is PLATE, and from his
lips | take my text.
II was he who said
What shall / do then with Jesus
who is called the Christi"
PLATE Failure.
PLATE made one of the greatest
most stupendous, gigantic. ignomi-
Gus failures that the world ever look
ed upon. No man ever had better
chance TO show his manhood than he.
No man ever did a thing that stamps
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penjson Man Asphyxiated.

Sioux City, Nov. 23-(SpeciaD--1
Wm. H. Cory, aged 67 years, OF DENT
son, was asphyxiated by gas in the
home of Mrs. Jessie Little of this city
last night. He was on his way to a.
land claim near Pierre, S. D.
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Two States Barred From SHOW.

Washington, D. c., Nov. 23.-Cattle
breeders of the states of Pennsylvania
and New York will not be permitted
to exhibit any cattle at the Interna-
tional Stock Show to be held at Chi
cago, owing to the prevalence of
foot and mouth disease in those
states. The decision was reached to
day at a conference held at tha White
Mouse.
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sharbauah Succeeds AIdrich.

Governor Cummins this morning nam
ed B. F. Shambaugh to be curator Of
the state historical society, vice Chas.
A. Aldrich, deceased. He is profes-
sor at the state university in Iowa
City
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overdraft Cause Suspension

Bradford, Pa, Nov. 23-Eldred
bank of Eldred, Mexican county, sus-
pended its private institution. Liabil-
tiles estimated at $1600OO; assets
S14CO00. Allegheny oyerdrafts by the
official bank are said to have caused
the suspension.
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JACKSONVILLE AND
AUSTIN PARTY ATTEND

MEETING FOR MEN ONLY IN
AFTERNOON WHO HEAR SPICY
SERMON STRAIGHT FROM THE
sHoULDER-oTHER SERVICES.
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Race Blot Fatal to Iowan.

Webster City, Nov 23.-(SpeciaD
AS the result of bullet wound re-
ceived in the Springfield, Ill, race riots
last August, Lewis Tanen, son of L.
the Presbyterian hospital in Chicago
The bullet was a stray one and struck
Hanen in the neck, glancing downward
and lodging in the lining of the heart.
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Iowa Epening Press Specials
official Canvas for Senator.

Des Moines, Nov 23.-tSpeciaD =
The official canvas of the vote for sen
ator this afternoon shows Cummins'
vote to be t38,S40 and Lacey 96,193.
This gives Cummins plurality of 49,
SAT
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lTaft,s plurality in Wisconsin s1.ese

Madison, Wis, Nov. 23.-The Off
ial vote for president in Wisconsin
vas announced today as follows:
3ryan, 166,707; Chain, 1879; Taft,
24S,673: Debs. 2s.146. Taft's plurality
S1,966.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-11-24
criminal Assault Case up for Trial.

Muscatine, Nov 23- (Special)-For
the second time this year the sensa-
tjonaI case of Vera E. Smith, asking
$4,000 damages from L. d. Hendrix
for alleged criminal assault, came to
trial today. The case was tried in
January and the plaintiff was given a
verdict for $1,000. Judge Jackson
granted new trial on the ground
that new evidence was discovered for
the defense. A bitter legal battle Is
expected.
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John D. Didn't Form Trust.

Rockefeller testified that he did not
conceive the plan of the formation of
the original Standard Oil trust in 1882.
I'm sorry to say I didn't said
Rockefeller Il cannot claim any cred
1t for that. Flagler and S. c. 7. Dodd
conceived it,"
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Lorimer Much Better Today.

Portland, Ore, Nov. 23.-Congress-
man Lorimer of Chicago. who is suf-
fering with an attack of blood poison
ing is much better today.
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TAFT'S BROTHER
LEADS list Of
CONTRIBUTORS
SHELDON PUBLISHES
LIST OF CAMPAIGN FUND DON
oRs; TREASURER RlDDER ALSO
MAKES STATEMENT.

Albany. n. Y, Nov. 2S-Herman
Ridder, treasurer of the Demo
cratic national committee, filed
with the secretary of state today
his report OF contributions TO the
Democratic national campaign
which total $620,644.77. The dis
,bursements We're $619,110,06. The
names of those who contributed
q hundred or over were made pub
lice during the progress of the
campaign.
Albany, n. Y, Nov 93.-George r.
Sheldon, treasurer of the Republican
national committee today fled the list
of contributions for the recent ma
tional campaign 1t shows 1880 con-
tributors, many of them covering a
number of lesser contributions. The
total amount contributed was $1,655,
51827.
The contributors of $4,000 and up
wards are given below In addition
there were number of donors of $5.-
900 and sums of from SIS 900 to $4,000
and many who gave from $1,000 to
$4,000.
G. P. Taft, Cincinnati o. rs 10000
Union League, New York. -. 34,777
Union League, Philadelphia. 22,500
Larz Anderson, Boston; G. A.
Garretson, treasurer, $4,000
Andrew Carnegie. New York
City Observation-Disclosures. 10000
J. P. Morgan, New York -. 10000
Alex Smith Cochran, New
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e $50 80
q THE WEATHER

= . = = : . . . = -
y Iowa1Showers tonight and probably
Tuesday cooler west.
Illinois Showers tonight and Tues
day; continued warm.
Local Weather.
Nine O'Clock last evening .5S
Seven O'Clock this morning. ...,.. SO
Two O'Clock this afternoon ~. 67
Sunrise, 6:49; sunset. 4:25; moon
rise, 6:22 a. M.
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JOHN D. DID NOT
ORGANIZE TRUST
WITNESS SAID He WAS SORRY HE
COULD NOT CLAIM TIE CREDIT,
AS FLAGLER AND poDD CON-
CEWEp THE PLAN.

today petition for writ of GER
tierari in the supreme court of the
United States urging the court to
issue writ of certiorari to the
circuit court of appeals for the
seventh circuit and to review the
Judgment of that court in revers-
ing the rulings Of Judge Landis In
the case in which the Standard
Oil company was fined S29,000,00
on the charge of violating the anti
trust law. The attorney general
takes the position that the court
of appeals was without jurisdic-
tion when it reversed Judge Ian
dis decision.
New York, Nov. 23.-John D. Rookie
feller was again called to the witness
stand when the Standard Oil hearing
was resumed today
Kellogg questioned Rockefeller at
considerable length concerning wheth-
er the stockholders Of the South I'M
proVement company held stock in the
Standard Oil Co. The witness mem
Z Dry was rather faulty in this respect.
He couldn't say positivel, whether or
not ". H. Vanderbilt held stock in
the Standard.
Kellogg brought out the fact that
Amasa Stone, then president of the
Lake Shore railroad: Stillman Witt,
director Of the Big Four railroad, were
taken into the Standard in the early
days.
Rockefeller said P H. Watson seem
ed to have access to w. II. Wand erbilt
and the witness thought he afterwards
became president of the Erie railroad
And he was president while he was
a stockholder in your company asked
Kellogg.
"If so" replied Rockefeller. "he was
not stockholder for any length Of
time
The witness said he did not think
any officials of the PENNSYLVANIA rail
road were connected with the Standard
Oil Co.
Sarcasm From Kellogg.
Then in the early days you had .
president of the New York Central, a
president of the Erie, three directors
Of the Lake Shore, all stockholders Of
the South improvement company ex.
cept three, as stockholders of the
Standard"
my testimony will show" said
Rockefeller
From the list read by Kellogg the
witness identified fifteen small com
panies which Rockefeller said We're
purchased by the Standard
And he said he believed twenty to
twenty-five concerns were bought IN
l. cleveland. He couldn't say how many
we're kept in operation. He said small
er ones were used in construction and
y larger ones were connected with their
\ plants.
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SUNDAY MAKES HIS VOICE
HEARD DESPITE RAINFALL.
TELLERS COLLECT BIG sum

FoRTY-F1vE ADULTS RESPOND To
THE. CALL FOR CONVERTS
s2,7ss.s7 RAISED IN CASH AMI
PLEDGES.
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Scontinued on Page ~
, 1908-01-07
New Bill BY Knox.

Washington, d. c., Jan. 7.-Senator
Knox of Pennsylvania, who has taken
much interest in the litigation growing
out of the employers liability act,
which was declared unconstitutional
by the supreme our yesterday, to-
day introduced a bill which is intend.
ed to remedy the defects in the law.
The bill is drawn to make it applica-
BILE only to corporations engaging in
interstate commerce, as congress has
the undoubted right to control here.
, 1908-01-07

held at Laramie on next Friday ard
Saturday, says the Cheyenne Tribune.
Many local people are DESTROYS of at
tending the opening session, but some
difficulty is being experienced in Sc.
curing proper railroad accommoda.
lions.
A very large number of visiting
members will arrive in Cheyenne from
Casper, Lander, Douglas, Lusk, Man,
vile, Wheatland and other towns in
this vicinity, on Thursday, en- route to
Laramie to attend the convention.
Superintendent Interested.
In order to properly accommodate
this large crowd, which will be some
what increased in number at Chey-
enne, efforts are being made to secure
a special train over the Union Pacific
railroad, which will leave Cheyenne
Friday morning at Z o'clock.
Superintendent Anderson has prom.
ised to use his best efforts in regard
to getting this train. All of the night
trains operating between Cheyenne
and Laramie carry no day coaches,
and the first train leaving here for
that point in the morning departs at
Has a. m, arriving there at a very
late hour in the day.
, 1908-01-07
PRoDDING UP DRUGGISTS.
State Board of Pharmacy May Deprive
Some of License in State.

Cheyenne, Wyo., Jan. THE state
board of pharmacy, of which Frank
H. Eggleston is a member, is in ses-
sion here today, and while nothing of
an authoritative nature has come from
the board room, it is intimated in GER
tain quarters that the board will 'go
after" some of the druggists in the
state who are said to be engaged in
the sale of liquor to consumers by the
drink. Action along this line was
started at a recent meeting of the
board at Lander, and the intimation
here is that this is being followed up
by action that may be final.
, 1908-01-07
Special Cars for Excursionists.

Agent A. B. Cady was informed this
afternoon by General Passenger Agent
Lomax of the Union Pacific that he
had directed that two tourist sleepers
had been ordered sen to Laramie for
S of those contemplating a trip to
Helena following the close of the Wy
oming Wool Growers convention in
Laramie, and that a standard sleeper
had been ordered left at Laramie for
the use of the Rawlins contingent. Mr..
Gramm Of the local committee is now
trying to have the order changed to
read standard Pullmans instead of the
tourist sleepers, and to have them
here so they can be used by delegates
on Friday night as well.
, 1908-01-07
Special Train from Cheyenne.

Superintendent Anderson of the Wy,
oming division, who was here this af-
.ternoon, IN his way west with the
general superintendent and other Of
ficers of the Union Pacific, informed
local representatives of the wool
growers convention that a special
train would leave Cheyenne at 7
o'clock on the morning of Friday, the
10th, for the benefit of those who wish
ed to be present in time to witness the
demonstration at the university ex,
pertinent station right after noon or
the first day of the sheep convention
, 1908-01-07
The RaWIins Band.

At the meeting last night of the ex-
ecutive and finance committees of the
Albany county association, telephone
communication was had with members
of the Carbon county delegation at
Rawlins, in which the local committee
was asked to bear a part of the ex.
pense of the trip of the Elks' band of
Rawlins, which it was proposed to
bring with the delegation from that
county. The local committee inform,
ed the Rawlins committee that no
money for that purpose was in the
hands of the committee here, but that
if the band came it would be enter
tanned by the people of this city and
be made a part of the musical pro.
gram of the sheep convention atRoot's
Opera House on Friday and Saturday.
The matter was not settled when com
m%unication by wire ceased.
Miss kleeman to Sing.
Among the musical features of the
convention will be a couple or more
vocal solos by Miss Agnes Kleeman.
followed by numbers by both the Boys
Glee club and the Girls Glee club of
the university and numbers at inter
walls by a six-piece orchestra, which
will be in attendance during the ses.
sions of the convention.