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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-03
.UnIONlSTs SEE
A BIC VIC OR Y
CLAIM THEY WILL OVERCOME
LIBERAL MAJORITY IN NEXT
COMMONS.

London, Dec. 2.-The nucleus Of
the new commons was formed today by
the unopposed nomination and conse-
quent return Of eleven unionists and
four radicals. all members Of the last
house Tomorrow will see seventy
polls, thirty-six of these seats for
merly were held by the liberals
twenty-six by unionists and eight by
laborites. In many cases the MAORI
ties were so small that the verdict of
January last may easily be reversed
One unionist forecast Is a net gain
of thirty seats, and the unionist optims
lists see a possibility of an anti-gov-
ernment landslide. The liberals, how
ever, are confident of return to
power with an undiminished coalition
majority.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-03
I WO chill OREN
BURN TO DEATH
CHILDREN WE'RE LEFT in CHI
cAGo HOME WHILE MOTHER
WENT SHOPPING.

l-- ! 4 & . < X - ~
Chicago, Dec. 1.-TWO children left
alone at home by their mother while
she went shopping burned to death
here today. They were Thomas jr.
five years old and Sarah, two years
old, the children Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Cuthbert Of Irving Park. The
fire destroyed three dwellings, but no
one was endangered except the Grill
Idren, who did not appreciate the dan
ger until they We're cut OF by the
II mes sS
Searchers today found In the ruins
Of q barn burned last Monday the
charred remains Of BenjamiIe Ryan,
q former prize fighter. Ryan is sup
posed to have set fire to the hay by
a'cigarette, having gone there to
sleep.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-03

PATRICK LEAHY OF WILLIAMS
BURG SECURES Blue RIBBON /.
a.s,s 4 10 sfioWr.. y 7i,5.

Chicago, Dec. 2.-Although the
United States scored a victory over
Canada In cattle class judged yester-
day at the international Live Stock ex-
position, it did not bring Joy 70 Mrs.
o.. v. Battles OF Maluoketa, Ia. She
had hoped to win the championship Of
the Angus classes with her Black King
of Rosemere, which the judges decided
was second to Glenmore Proud Lad,
owned by Patrick Leahy of Williams
burg, la.
Mrs. Battles occupied a box at the
Judging arena with a party Of friends,
and told how she had nursed the calf
feeding it, from a bottle in her own
kitchen with the hope that 1t would
carry off the blue ribbon and the cham
pionship in every class in which 1t was
entered. She was disappointed when
she saw the judge pin blue ribbon
on Glenmore Proud Lad, which was
sired by an imported bull.
Other First Prize Winners.
Other first prizes were awarded as
follows:
Aberdeen Angus. bulls JeaTs and
more, o. v. Battles Oakville Quiet
Lad; bulls 2 years old and under 3,
w. d. McHenry; senior yearling bull,
Edwin c., owned by M. H. Donahue OF
Holbrook, Ia; junior yearling bull, en-
try of D. Bradfute of Cedarville, o.
Hereford, grand champion hip bull,
Repeater, owned by O. Harris of Har-
ris, Mo-; grand championship COW,
Scottish Lassie, owned by j. G. Logan
of Kansas City, Mo-, which, also won
the junior heifer championship; aged
herds, won by the entry Of O.. Harris.
who also took the junior bull cham
pionship with Gay Lad VI. senior COW
championship won by Lady Fairfax ~,
owned by w. T. McCray Of Kentland,
Illinois.
Shorthorns, Junior bull calf, won by
Thomas Johnson & Son of Columbus,
o., who also took most Ct the other
championships in this class.
Galloways-M Majority Of flrsts went
to c. s. Hechtnert Of Charlton, Ia.
In the Shropshire classes, Chandler
Bros, of Charlton. Ia, won both the
eve and ram championships.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-03
BOY VALUABLE WITNEss.
Thirteen Year Old Lad saw knns
Beside Man Slain Al Ions Trss;
Aids nAfenaA.

Iowa City. Dec. "A thirteen year
old boy, whose terror nearly pros.
trated him, when he discusses thu
Baker Driver tragedy may prove the
keystone In the arch Of the defense.
Bakers attorneys have found ! lad
who is terror stricken but flrm II his
relation Of facts He declares. the
lawyers say, he saw the knife upon
which the defense relies so much On.
He will testify that the knife laid near
Driver after Baker had felled him.
. George Windes, the aged father In
law OF Driver, swore that Baker struck
Driver twice, once with his flst and q
club. a, -
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-03
TO ASK LEGISLATURE TO ACT.
Davenport Man Wants Physicians tc
Examine Public School
as Pupils.

Des Moines. Dec 2-Supt. F. l..
Smart and his board of directors for
the Davenport public schools will take
the initiative IN trying to induce the
legislature to enact law which will
provide for the employment Of COM
petent physician to inspect tho pupils
attending the public schools.
The Iowa State Teachers associa-
ton at It's session. in Des Moines last
month adopted resolutions in favor Of
this compulsory medical inspection
legislation. Superintendent Smart
was one of the strong supporters of
this movement at the association and
now has not only the 10000 teachers
of Iowa back OF him, but the school
board of Davenport more directly.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-03
MAY TRANSFER
WATERWORKS
TOMORROW
DEAL is DELAYED BY ATTORNEYS
WHO ARE EXAMINING DEEDS
AND ABsTRAcTs-BoNDs HAVE
ARRIVED AND ARE SIGNED.

The transfer of the property of the
Public Water company, through
President w. H. Slingluff to the water
trustees appointed by Mayor s. p.
Hartman will probably take place to-
morrow, although the transfer may be
delayed until Monday Attorney ]. j.
Smith, who with Attorney George F.
Heindel and City Solicitor Clyde G.
Sparks has been examining the deeds
and abstracts OF the property. stated
this afternoon that they would prob
ably complete their work by tomorrow
afternoon. This is the only thing
that Is delaying the transfer Of the
property from the stockholders through
President Slingluff to the city. The
bonds arrived last night and Mayor S.
p. Hartman and City Auditor Charles
Deeds were today busy afixing their
signatures to the bonds which number
E572. Two hundred and forty-two OF
the bonds are in sums OF $1,000 each
while $50 bonds are for 800, making
a total of $275 900. The bonds are
large, being about fourteen inches
long and about eighteen inches wide
They are handsomely printed on
parchment paper. On one side Is the
contract entered into by the city and
the Public Water Co. and on the other
side are the interest coupons.
The transfer of the plant from
President Slingluff to H. L. Waterman,
d. f. Morey and Henry c. Williams OF
the water commission will take place
in Mayor Hartman's Office in the coun-
ell chamber Attorneys Smith and
Heindel ana City Solicitor Sparks will
make their report of their examination
of the legal papers of the company,
which will be accepted by the water
trustees. Rs. VIZ ss "a 4 8 9
g Theys4Mill thsAf turn over to Tsst-
dent Slingluff $4,000 In cash and 1915
900 In the bond coupons and the deal
will be closed.
No applications have been received
by the water trustees for the super
intendency OF the plant. Several OF,
tumwans, it is said are aspiring for the
place and after the transfer is made
they will announce their ca didacy
for the position. Daniel F. Morey,
vice-president of the water commission
stated this AFTERNOON that the trustees
had not ct taken up the matter OF ap-
pointing new erintendent, hav-
Ing made temporary arrangements with
Superintendent James Winans and
other employees to continue in their
places for the time being. Mr.. Morey
further stated that no one had yet ap-
piled for the position Of superinten-
dent.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-03
IS HURT IN WRECK
Missouri Pacific Passenger Train
Plunged Down Embankment by
Broken Rail.

Lamohte Mo-, Dec Fifteen were
injured, none fatally, when Missouri
Pacific passenger train No. 4 was
wrecked two miles east of Knobnoster,
Mo-, today. Among the most seriously
injured are: w. S. Humphrey, of St.
Louis; Mathew Matson of Maplewood,
Mo. and G. r. Eastland Of Nevada Mo.
The wreck was caused by a broken
rail All the passenger coaches were
derailed, two pullmans ana a chair car
rolling down an embankment. The
engine, smoker and all three of the
mail cars remained on the track.
Three hundred feet Of track was
torn up.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-03
ROOSEVELT ANO
.PINCHOT AT OUTS?
WASHINGTON REPORT SAYS FOR.
MERsFoREsTER OBJECTS TO
TAFT END RsEMEN ~. 6.

washington, D. c., Dec. 2.-Differ-
ences have arisen between Clifford Pin
chOt. former chief forester, and former
President Roosevelt. Il
It has developed that all is not well
bbetWeen the colonel and the member
of his erstwhile tennis cabinet. The
story goes that Mr.. Pinchot didn't like
the hearty manner in which Col. Roos-
3evelt greeted and consorted with Sec
tretary Ballinger recently at recep-
tion at the residence of Congressman
Longworth
This might have had something to
do with the trouble, but as a matter OF
fact the coolness dates back to the
New York republican convention. Mr..
Pinchot, in common with some other
.progressives, particularly Senator
Cummins, did not like the platform
turned out by that convention which
praised the tariff and endorsed the
Taft administration in unqualified
terms,
Angered by Taft Endorsement.
Mr.. Pinchot was particularly an
gered by the Endorsement Of Taft,
which he regarded as a blow at the
cause of the progressives. He helu
Colonel Roosevelt responsible for this,
as well as the plan Of approViE lne
Payne tariff, and he thought the for
mer president should have used his
power In the convention to avert any
thing in the nature of a slap at the pro-
gressives.
Mr. Roosevelt. after the convention,
made 1t plain that he had nothing to
do with the framing of the platform.
F. devoted his entire attention to the
nomination Of progressive ticket and
the unhorsing Of the bosses. holding
that was quite enough for one individ-
ual to tackle.
Mr.. Pinchot, however, could not for
give the former president for even a
sin Of omission, and in a number OF
public speeches and informal talks dur.
ine the progress Of the campaign he
gave vent to utterances that were con-
strued as criticisms of Colonel Roose-
welt.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-03
ANOTHER low A
BANK ROBBED,
CROOKS ESCAPE
CITIZENS OF GARDEN CITY HAVE
GUN BATTLE WITH QUARTET
OF SAFE LooTERs; NO NEW DE-
vELoPMEkTs AT RUssELL

Garden City, Dec. r. Especially ~
After q battle with citizens, robbers
looted the Farmers Savings bank here
and escaped with horse and buggy
toward Radcliffe with $1,000. this
morning The telephone and telegraph
wires in the town were cut at midnight
and at o'clock the robbers COM
menced work on the safe. The explo-
sion Of the charge of dynamite which
wrecked the safe and interior of the
bank, awakened b. A. Netha, who lives
with his family on the second floor of
an adjoining building. He grabbed a
shot gun and fired upon the robbers.
who returned the fire, but continued
work on the safe. Citizens hearing the
fire, rushed to the bank and battle
ensued. The robbers escaped with the
money and were seen at Radcliffe at
an early hour this morning. President
@. E. Theeden of the bank says the
loss Is covered by insurance. Blood
was found near the wrecked safe and
one of the robbers may be wounded.
watched.
Robbers Headed for Des Moines.
Des Moines, Dec. p (Special.) The
robbers at Garden City who looted the
Farmers bank took the Iowa: Falls
Short Line train at Redding and
headed for Des Moines. Officers were
notified and searched the train at
Cambridge near Des Moines but the
robbers We're not found and may have
left the train at Nevada and escaped
on the Northwestern.
Safe Expert at Russell.
Russell, Dec. 2.-( (SpeciaD Chan
ming L. Smith of Des Moines, safe
expert, has been working for several
hours in an effort to open the safe of.
the State Bank Of Russell, which was
blown by robbers early Thursday
morning The inhs4 doea. Of the safe
resisted the charges Of explosive set
by the robbers, but the safe was left
In such condition that 1t Is difficult to
open It. It Is not absolutely sure that
no money was taken, although the fact
that the safe cannot be opened now Is
taken to be an indication that the
bandits were unable to open 1t. It Is
considered barely possible, however,
that the safe was nfed and then
closed by the robbers and the combina-
,tion tampered with.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-03
MAYORS EYES RLACkED
Rock Island Executive Engages in .
Street Fight With Youth
Over a Girl.

Moline, III, Dec. 2.-m q fight over
q girl, which started on the streets Of
Rock Island with a young Moline man,
Mayor George Washington McCaskrin
of Rock Island ;eceiYea two BADLY,
swollen and blackened optics.
The mayor says he was coming down
the main thoroughfare about midnight
in company with young woman when
the man accosted them. He smashed
the young man with his fists.
The young man says he was with
the girl when McCaskrin accosted him.
Both are wearing bad bruises. The
mayor placed the young man under ar
rest, but released him later.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-03
BUTTERINE is SEIZED.
inspector Flynn Secures 500 Pounds
That Davenport Man Was
Passing as Butter.

Davenport, Dec. Especially The
largest seizure Of yellow butterine
ever made in the state was made in
Davenport yesterday by Inspector
Michael s. Flynn of the state food and
dairy commission, when he confiscated
$40 pounds of the article In the hands
of Buhler Bros. who conduct meat
market. Lewis Eckert, manager of
the market, pleaded guilty and was
bound over to the grand jury this
morning. According to the dairy laws
sellow butterine cannot be sold in
fowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-03
BIG PRICE FOR STEER
Shamrock II, lowa's Price Winner
Sold at Sixty Cents Pound
to Butcher.

Chicago, Dec. 2.-Shamrock 1.-THE
grand champion steer at the Interna-
tional Live Stock Exposition, which Is
being held here, and which is the prop
erty OF the Iowa State Agricultural col
lege at Ames, has been sold at public
auction to local butcher at 60 cents
a pound. The "baby beef weighs
1,100 pounds, thus costing his pur-
chaser $500. The steer is not yet a
year old, but is said to be one Of the
finest animals ever exhibited. The
money derived from the sale will go
to the college, and the animal will be
slaughtered. the flesh being sold for
Christmas beef
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-03
{ HARGEs OF ARSON DISMISSED.
James DUNCAN Of Savannah, Goes Free
Blood Hound Evidence
Insufficient. 5

Bloomfield, Dec. 2.-(SpeciaD The
trial Of James Duncan Of Savannah,
who was charged with arson, has been
dismissed. It was claimed through
circumstantial evidence that he was
the incendiary of number OF fires
near his home south Of Bloomfield.
The strongest clue or evidence was
the tracing of some bloodhounds
brought from keokuk here that trailed
q scent from the different places
destroyed to Duncan's barn and thence
to Duncan himself, who was working
in the field.
s The case was dismissed on motion
of the county attorney.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-03
keokuk cIn Suicides.

Keokuk, Dec. O.. Especial. )Miss
Lena Jeffers, the 10 year old step
daughter of Charles Frankhouse Of
this city, committed suicide today by
drinking quantity Of strychnfne. It
is said that she was Respondent over q
love affair
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-03
BULLET FIRED INTO TRAIN.
Passengers on Northwestern Near
Clinton Get Bullet During
Breakfast.

Clinton, Dec. 2.-(SpeciaD AT 8
o'clock this morning when train No. 2,
the Overland Limited, on the North
western passed through Lowden, a
bullet. crashed through the window OF
the dining car, passing between two
people sitting at the table and causing
considerable excitement. No one was
injured.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-03
Home for Dubuque Elks.

Dubuque, Dec. 2.-(SpeciaD At
meeting of the Dubuque lodge of Elks
last night, the Elks purchased the DR..
Lattery residence and it will be trans
formed into one of the finest club
rooms in the state.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-03
BLAMED FOR DEATH OF Sc.
Colorado Fuel and Iron Co., Is Held
Grossly Negligent by Cor

Trinidad, Colo, Dec. 2.-Gross negli-
gence on the part of the Colorado Fuel
& Iron company in failing properly to
sprinkle and clean the Starkville mine
in accordance with the laws of Colo
RADIO, is charged in the verdict Of the
coroner's jury that investigated the re-
cent explosion in the mine, which re-
suited in the death of fifty-six miners.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-03
Rock Island Hotel Burne.

Rock Island, Dec. Fire, smoke.
and water damaged the Harper house,
the largest hotel in this city yesterday
afternoon to the extent of $25, 900, the
greatest part of which was due to the
two latter elements.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-03
Clinton Librarian Dies

Dubuque, Dec. -(SpeciaD Miss
Grace Mullaney, librarian of the public
library at Clinton, died at Mercy hos
pital last night She was % years old
and daughter OF Attorney and Mrs.
John / Mullaney.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-03
Two Thought Drowned

Muscatine, Dec. (Special)-
Sadewader and a companion ara be-
lived to have drowned in the river near
Buffalo by the capsizing of a skiff in
which they were crossing the stream.
The men have not been seen since they
crossed the stream.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-03
WOMAN DIES FROM FALL
Mrs. Rose Patterson Of Gilman Jump.
From Window Of Des Molncs
Hospital.

Des Moines, Dec. 2.Mrs. Rose Pat
terson. $50 Twenty-sixth street, wife
of C. H. Patterson, one Of the officers
Of a Gilman, Ia, bank, jumped head
foremost from porch on the second
story at the Methodist hospital shortly
before 10 O'clock last night while
crazed with typhoid fever. She was
killed almost instantly.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-03
Suicide At Oskalnnsa

Oskaloosa, Dec. 2.-(Special.)-A
Hollander by the name of Foreman
hung himself at. IL o'clock this morn-
Ing at Peoria. Ia Financial troubles
are supposed to be the cause.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-03
Mrs. G. a. Norwood Dead.

Eddyvilla Dec. 2.-( Special Mrs.
G. A. Norwood, aged So years, died at
her home here last night. She is sur
vived by her husband and one son,
James Norwood
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-03
OLD SOLDIER DROPS DEAD.
John Cochran, Member Of OskaIooss
G. A. r. Post, Dies Suddenly,
Aged n Years.

Oskaloosa, Dec. 2.-(Special) -Jo ohm
Cochran, aged II dropped dead at the
home of his brother James, two miles
west of here last night. The deceased
was a member OF Camr any E. Thirty
third Iowa and member OF Phil
Kearney Post No. 40 OF Oska1oosa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-03
,mnJsnent Dealers EI.c.

Des Moines, Dec. ESPECIALLY 1.-THE
State Implement Dealers in convention
assembled today reelected President
John w. Howard of Schaller and will
probably re-elect Secretary e. F..
Of Donnellson.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-03
.Missino Seven Years. Eound.

Newton Dec. Especial James
Mulligan, age 3S, who mJsteriousiy
disappeared from his home in Brook
lyn seven years ago, was found wan
dering about the streets last night in
demented condition.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-03
Des Moines School
Excited When Child
Takes The Smallpox
COMMUNICATIONS = 81 !

Des Moinec, Dec. 2.-(Spec-
iaD-There was excitement to-
day in Casady school, one Of
the largest In the city, when 1t
was discovered that child who
attended school yesterday, was
down with smallpox today. The +
school was quarantined, the
school books burned and the
building disinfected.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-03
Argue NV osssfgoes !

u. ~
This law has been made the hone az
contention In the case. The trading
stamp people maintain that the law
as unconstitlttion while the state de.
tends the constitutionality Of the at.
After a motion to oust J.. j. Smith from
the case as assistant to the county 1t.
torney. because he represented the Re.
tail Merchants association IN the TT.
s. court, was argued yesterday ~ AZ.
torney p. J. Lyons for the defense. the
court overruled the motion. The "a.
tense then moved the dismissal of the
charges against Mr.. Friedman on tina
grounds that the law authorixinr the
charge Is unconstitutional. This
brought the case to the point whara
itne real nght Will be made. Some time
was consumed in the argument FOL. the
mollon by Attorney Lyons, and he Wa
loHHoWed later IN the afternoon by At
torney Smith for the state. Mr.. Smith
spoke for an hour and half yesterday
and again this morning he resumed his
argument in citing to the court . NUM-
ber Of rulings that show the constitu-
tionalfty Of the law, which seems to
have been directed In Its framing.
largely for such enterprises al the
trading stamp concern. 99,
The hearing OF the case OF Martin
Albertson, charged with illegal fishing.
is the next matter for trial on the
criminal calendar. This case is an AZ.
peal from the Justice court OF q. 3. Ne.
lick, and has been pending for some
time In the district court awaiting
trial. The selection Of the Jury beean
following the ruling in the Friedman
case. q
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-03
Min ety-one Million
Is The Estimated
Population of US.

} Washington, D. G. Dec. 2.
M Basing the estimates on the I
population OF states already an
n0unced It is believed the total
population of the country viii
be about 91,000,000. The pop
ulation Of California is 1885,, $40 4
; an increase Of 1872, 1876. Virginia
has 2,061,e12, an increase Of
207, ,428.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-03

Mason City, Dec. 2.-The jury in the
Shearer case has been out twenty-tw
hours and no agreement yet reached
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-03
N. FR|EDMA AN
RELEASED BY
COURT T'SRUL|NG.
DECLARING THAT THE. LAW Gov
ERNING GIFT ENTERPRISES Is
UNCONSTITUTIONAL, JUDGE Di-
REcTs A/vERDIcT.

Going without his dinner IN order %
give the motion for dismissal the con.
sideration needed, Judge F. w. Eichel
berger pored over the numerous legal
authorities In search Of precedent and
opinion that might apply In the Fried.
man case. Upon the resumption OF the
case after dinner, the court, IN :
lengthy ruling, declared the law under
which the charge was brought, to b
Al verdict was then
directed In favor Of Mr.. Friedman and
he was declared by the Jury to be not
guilty.
Although on the calendar aa . crime
inal case, the consid Grafton Of facts'
became secondary to that OF the con-
Hstitutionality OF the law In the case
known as State vs. N. Friedman. The
case is better known as the trading.
stamp controversy in which the 8. &
II. green trading stamps In use IN OF.
itumwa by some OF the retailers has
caused no little antagonism by other
retailers, largely represented by the,
Retail Merchants association. An "a,
junction sought by the Sperry 4
Hutchinson firm in the United States
circuit court in the Ottumwa district
court to restrain certain merchants
from interfering with the progress Of
the trading stamp people In securing
other local merchants to take the
scheme up and use it, was ruled on ad.
versely by Judge Smith Mcpherson, al
though the final hearing in the case is
yet TO be held. The present case ID the
result Of an indictment returned by the
grand jury charging N, Friedman, ono
Of the merchants handling the green
trading stamps, with conducting xift
enterprise contrary to law.
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