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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-16
BLAKEsBURG.

Mr., and Mrs. Quincy Dorothy re-
turned Friday from Compton, Calf.
where they have spent the past three
months With their daugb ter, Mrs.
William Anderson and family.
Mr.. and Mrs Claude Thayer and
wife of Prescott, Kansas are visiting
with Mr. Thayer's grandmother, Mrs.
George Naylor.
Miss Imogene Bromwell of Ottumwa
visited on Sunday with Mrs, Grover
Ross.
Miss Gertrude Warner returned Sun
day from visit with friends In Ottum-
VIM. Jackson Of ottumwa. spent
Sunday here.
Prof. S. A. Cohagan spent Sunday
with relatives near Union Chapel.
Miss Leila Snow visited Sunday DIT
the Otto Schoech near town..
Mrs. Mag Townsend visited this
week with relatives in Linev1lle. Iowa.
Mrs. Grant Stapleton of Wente.
South Dakota, and Mrs. Annie Tharpe
Of Ottumwa were called here by the
serious illness of their mother Mrs. j.
C. Thompson.
DR.. and Mrs L. Terrence were IN OF
tumwa Thursday, called by the illness
of the family of Ed Terrence.
Mr.. McMains have moved into the
Mrs. E. Snow property,
MRS. Nathan Campbell, and son Ev-
erett have returned from visit IN
Winchester. Iowa.
Mrs. Della Sheets returned Tuesday
from visit with relatives IN Center-
Mrs. Robert McIntire visited Mhurs-
day and Friday with relatives IN Mo-
|ravia.
MI. and Mrs. James Gadbaugh ar
rived here this week from New York
They will locate here.
Mrs. Frank Blind has returned from
a several weeks stay at Hot Springs.
Ark. where she was being treated Tor
rheumatism,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-16
MOBILIZATION OF TROOPS is THE MOST
STRIKING EVENT OF TAFT ADMINISTRATION

But it is realized that Diaz is near
ing the inevitable conclusion Of his
work and worth in the affairs Of
Mexico. The very fact that revolu-
tionary movements have started in
various parts Of the republic and that
the insurrectionary disturbances have
been handled by the Dfaz government
with an absence of the wonted stern
ness of Diaz has alarmed the powers
OF the world who are concerned In the
commercial stability of country mar
velously endowed in the riches Of ma
ture. What with the Monroe doctrine
and the immediate proximity Of this
republic to Mexico, 1t has been as;
sumed that of all nations the obliga.
ton of the United States to save prop
erty and wanton sacrifice of life Is
paramount. knowledge OF the charac-
ter OF the Mexican people, carries with
1t the unavoidable conviction that with
the death of Diaz, or his incapacity
from disease or senility, the dissolu
ton Of his regime, will unless proven
tive force be used, be attended by re-
suits which will be llamitous to life
and property. That is the obvious e1.
PLANTATION Of the projection OF United
States army toward Mexico.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-16
WHAT oTFUMWA NEEDS,

It iSNa fact that no OtCumWdH VIII
dispute that this city has gone ahead
faster during the last two years than
it had during the preceding decade.
This progress has been due to the
awakened public spirit, and to the sac
rifice of time and money made by
some of our progressive citizens. In
all the movements designed to In
crease OttumWas commercial and In
dustrial resources there have been
few men who have taken the lead;
where there has been subscription
to be taken up they have first gone
down into their own pockets to add
their share of the fund.- and then at a
sacrifice Of their time they have done
service on soliciting committees until
the subscription campaigns were sue
cessfully terminated
For a quarter of century or more
Captain S. H. Harper has been en-
gagged in such public work as this. He
has made personal sacrifices time and
again in order that measures for the
good Of the people of Ottumwa as
whole might be carried out.
In accepting the republican mayoral-
ty nomination at this time when there
is such crying need for business man
agement Of the affairs of the city, Cap
tain Harper has been called upon to
make another effort for the good CT
the city. He accepted the NOM
nation because he felt it to be
his duty to serve the people when
his services were called for. His de-
cision in this regard is in keeping with
his past record as d citizen Of OF
tumwa, in never Sinking duty i'm
posed by citizenship.
Captain Harper has been busy man
all his life. He has been successful
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-16
CENSUS BUREAUS SUMMARY OF
THE MANUFACTURES IN DAVENPORT

Washington, D. c., March IA
preliminary statement OF the gen.
eral results of the census of manu-
factures of the city of Davenport, Ia,
has been issued by Census Director
Durand. Itsconsists of summary
comparing the figures for 1904 and
1909, by city totals. prepared under
the direction Of William M. Stouart,
chief statistician for manufactures, bu-
reau of the census.
Steam laundries are given separate
presentation because the thirteenth
census was the first in which they
were canvassed and therefore there
are no statistics for prior censuses
with which these totals can be COM
pared.
/ The figures are preliminary and
subject to such change and correction
as may be found necessary from a fur
Their examination Of the original re-
ports.
Advances Are Shown.
The summary shows gratifying ad-
vances in every item, as follows:
Sixty-three per cent increase in the
number of salaried officers and
clerks; Sc per cent in miscellaneous
expenses; IS per cent in salaries and
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-16

Washington, March 14.-(SpeciaD---
The most striking event Of the admin
istration of President William II. TAFT,
a mark in American history attract
ing worldwide attention, is the move
nlent Of q third of the standing army
of the United States toward Mexico
with view to the protection Of Ameri-
can and other foreign vested interests
in the latter republic.$ The advanced
age of the Mexican president, Porfrio
Diaz, with disquieting rumors as to
the state of his health. Is admonition
Of q momentous event which has not
been unanticipated by the leaders of
enlightened nations.
Diaz came into the supreme office
on the crest of revolution. It was
one Of several revolutions which fol-
lowed the expulsion of the French and
the tragic end of Macmillan. Diaz,
nominally the president Of the repubr
lie, has ruled like monarch and with
an iron hand curbed the restless Lat
ms and the blind forces OF ignorance
inseparable from the character of q
population Of mixed races, in which
the element Of the aboriginal savage
coursed most copious In the blood OF
that tropical conglomerate of human
ity
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-16
THE crTY's FINANCIAL CONDITION

| AZ further invests shows that
cha citv's financial affairs are IN q
,rnch worse. condition than they were
+hought to be. Mayor Phillips has
hnnr 4 load on the neck OF the
+srnavers and home owners OF this
city that will take much more cap.
aha man than he is to unload. AS
q mayor he Is certainly most fiagrant
failure, and is utterly incompetent "
manage the city's affairs.
Up to this year the levy lot Tue
bond and interest fund has been Two
mills. This year the levy was raiseo
one mill, making the levy for that lund
three mills. This fund Is for the pur-
nose of raising money to pay, interest,"
on the city's debts. The amount OIL
money that will be derived from the
three mill levy this year is SS,9ll.
The amount Of interest due on the
s155.OOO OF bonds at 4k per cent IS
s6.975. The interest on $4,000 OF
warrants at 6 per cent, is $4,3So. Inc
total amount of interest due is Sill
355.3 The total amount of money with
which to pay that interest, Is $8,9ll.
This shows that the city will lack
s2.443 of enough to pay the interest,"
that 1t owes. Even II 1t were possible
to refund these warrants at ~ per
cent. there would still be a deficit OF
1919 in this interest fund. But IL
Is not possible to refund them for no
one will lend the city any money
Mayor Phillips has gotten this city
IN auch shape that IL it were 8 private
business there would be 9 receiver ap-
nointed for it In twenty-four hours.
This city has now got to pay the pen
alty Of continuously electing man to
manage its affairs who does not know
anything about the responsibilities or
the position.
J He cannot manage the city's affairs
and he ought not try to burden him.
SELF upon the tax payers again. His
administration is q burden upon every
home owner, and also upon every en-
ployer and therefore upon the en-
ployes.'
city.
Another Phillips administration
means another raise in the taxes. The
election Of Capt. Harper, Judge It's.
dale and the men on their ticket
means that the city will be run on
what it takes in for year. They do
not want to raise the taxes.
The receipts Of the general fund
are about $4,000 a year. The fixed
expenses are about $56,OOO a year.
This leaves margin of about $4,000
a year. The expense of the police
department is about $4,000 a year
and the expense of the fire depart
ment is about $4,000 year. These
departments 90 not have to be reduced
one cent in order to keep the expenses
within the $4,000 a year. These de-,
partments should be kept up to the
highest standard, but it is plain to see
that If Phillips is to carry things on
like he has been doing, these depart.
ments are the very ones he will have
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-16
with two decayed political parties

with two decayed political parties
in the field and with an imperfect
constitution" says, Prof. Zueblin OF the
University of Chicago, "the people will
never be sovereign. Even though they
did gain control of the party. the bar
riers erected by the constitution with
the various checks on nearly every at
tempt to pass good laws, would coun-
teract every attempt to get frst-class
legislation"
Someone should explain to Prof.
Zueblin that the barriers erected by
the constitution with the various
checks" were raised to prevent just
such half-baked philosophers as he
from inflicting their theoretical views
on the public.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-16

in the'legislature by which it is sought
to make the wearing of this garment
a misdemeanor punishable by fine and
The Illinois legislature
by the way, seems to have reached a
condition where it is alarmed when it
should be amused, and merely amused
when it should be alarmed. Confess
sions of wholesale bribery and corrup-
ton do not even stir up a legislative
investigation. Some new freak Of
fashion causes a panic.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-16
SOCIALISTS GET TWO

Muscatine, March 14.-To their sue
cess In the recent city election when
they elected two aldermen the Musca-
tine socialists yesterday gained new
laurels by electing two members Of the
school board to succeed the retiring
directors, defeating two non-partisan
candidates by close vote. The t1ve.
follower members Of the board are
non. partisan directors.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-16

The appearance of the harem skirt
in Des Moines created amusement, but
it did not seem to stir up any alarm.
But Des Moines Is in Iowa, which does
not believe, in becoming alarmed UNI
less there is some occasion for it..
Over. in Illinois, however, the harem
skirt seems to have caused more ex-
element. Even the states lawmakers
viewed this silly new fashion with
alarm, as witness the bill intro1ed
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-16
MUSIC DEPARTMENT
WILL GIVE PROGRAM.

4 The members Of the Ottumwa WON.
ans club will be delightfully."- enter
tanned Tuesday evening in the
auditorium of the Y. w. C. A. at the
regular monthly meeting. The Music
department of the club will be in
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-16

charge with a specially prepared pro-
gram
"The Persian Garden" composed by
the famous Liza Lehman, with words
from the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam,
will be sung by quartet composed OF
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-16

the following well known singers:
Miss Aimee Simmons, Mrs. Henry
Schouten, James Swirles and w. c..
Martin. Miss Hazel Gephart will give
violin solo and Mrs. Frank Holman
will play the accompaniment
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-16
DOLLIVER MEMORIAL
Program Of Exercises in Legislature
4, Thursday Afternoon Have Been
~

Completed.
Des Moines, March 14.-The pro-
gram for the Dolliver memorial exer-
cises which will be given at the SEES
sion of the Iowa legislature Thursday
afternoon have been completed. SEN
ator Leslie E. Francis of Spirit Lake
will preside. The First Methodist
male quartet will sing and ex-Con-
gresham Robert G. Cousins Of Upton
will give the grafton. The exercises
are simple as requested by the widow
Of the deceased senator. Mrs. Dolli-
yer will not be present but Miss Gay
Dolliver Of Sioux City, sister of the
senator and the latter's children will
attend.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-16

E. A. Nagel in Des Moines this morn
ing was thrown to the pavement alight-
ing in such a way as to fracture his
skull. He died later in d hospital.
Rowland was about so years old.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-16

by what strange caprice, asks the
Chicago Tribune, was the name Pleas
ant Prairie given to the site of pow
der mill?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-16
THE POPULATION OF
IOWA TOWNS GIVEN

Washington, D. &C., March "a. =
Population statistics of the thirteenth
census announced today included the
following Iowa cities:
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-16
OSCEOLA MAN KILLED

j. L. Rowland Fractures Skull While
Scuffling With {. A. Nagel
in Des Moines.
Desf Moines March III. l.. Row
land of Osceola, while scuffling with
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-16
TIE cITy,s CONDITION.

The finances OF THIS Guy are Ill al
awful condition. This is not time
when any tax payer can treat this mat
ter with Indifference or let any per-
sonal feeling enter into 1t. 1t concerns
all property owners. There are not in
this campaign any state or national is
sues involved, and there cannot be any.
This is simply a matter concerning
Ottumwa and Ottumwa citizens.
Every tax payer is a part owner Of this
city.
March 81, 1908, the bonded in
debtedness of the city was. $4,000
Warrants outstanding same
date ...... ................ fo,ooo
In September, 1908, the city issued
100000 worth of bonds, drawing Az
per cent interest, to take up 100000
worth of warrants drawing 6 per cent
interest. It was found, however, that
the interest due on the warrants
amounted to about $1,000 which had to
be paid, so that the 100000 received
for the bonds only retired about $685.
900 worth OF warrants. Thus, as soon
as the bonds were issued the condition
was:
Bonded Indebtedness ....... $155,0OO.
Outstanding warrants ........ $4,000
Total ................. $50. $lll,ooo
The extreme limit of debt which the
city can legally contract is $14S,OOO:
thus it will be seen that the city at
that time was in debt 1000 in excess
of the amount allowed"by law.
That was bad, but under Phillips d.
rection the condition has been contin-
uously growing worse for the tax pay
ers, because they are being put in debt
more and more. This has gotten past
any matter of politics-it Is matter
of each property owners business.
March 1, 1911, the amount of outstand-
ing Indebtedness had grown to-:
Warrants 1880. .......... .$73,OOV
Estimated interest on same -. 1000
Bonded indie btedness ......... l55,OOO
lOCal $500. 80. %6oS'ooo
Increase In indebtedness in
three years ................ 9oo'oVV
An increase in Indebtedness =
/. against the tax payers per
year ......s..... SIo'oo"
The city's Indebtedness now, in al.
dition to contracts that are provided
for by special levy is:
Bonds ................... Slo5,Voo
Warrants and interest ...... H,Oeo
Total $4,000 coo
Legal limit .................. Sl4S'ooo
Excess overslegal limit -. s $4,000.
little amount Of cash on hand in
funds not available for general fund
is deducted, which should not be, II
still leaves. the city more than $4,000
over the legal limit.
T. j. Phillips as mayor during these
three years is mainly responsible, FOR
the present financial condition OF the
city. The city Is beyond it's legal limit
of Indebtedness, and cannot borrow
dollar nor refund the outstanding war
rants, which are drawing 6 per cent
interest otherwise this debt would
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-27
PREACHERS IN A ROW.
Rev. o. e. Morrow Sues Rev. w. w
Horn and Stops His Trip

To two days preaching at First
English Lutheran church, SIS. Please
remit
That is something like the bill pre-
scented by Rev. o. E. Morrow to Rev.
w W. Horn, when the former filled
the pulpit for two Sundays at the
First English Lutheran church. Fifth
and Harrison streets. When the Rev.
MI Horn didn't remit promptly and
prepared to take a trip, Rev. Nor
row attached the brother minister's
trunk and filed suit in the city court
to collect the amount of his bill
We're there hot words over the tel
ephone when DR.. Horns trunk and
suit case were tied up by an order
from the court? There were. The
pastor of the Lutheran church told
Rev Mr.. Morrow in no uncertain tones
Just what he thought of a person who
sued q minister for preaching. And
then Rev. Morrow asked Rev. Horn
why he hadn't paid the account. Rev.
Horn said he was to pay but s. a
service anyway and that the Morrow
bill was too much. Would Morrow
cut it down? He would not
So, last evening Rev. Horn went to
the court of Topeka and paid the Nor
row bill and the costs in the case. 1t
all amounted to $3.50; and the next
time Rev. Horn asks someone to fill
his pulpit for a few Sundays, he won't
invite Rev. Morrow.
The suit was unique one in the
court records and is perhaps the first
instance in the history of the state
when one minister has sued another
to collect for preaching services
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-27
CURB NERVOUS TEACHERS
Policemen VIII Keep Them in seats at
Auditorium

This year real policemen will keep
order at the Auditorium While the ses-
sions of the state Teachers association
are in progress=that is, one or two of
them.
"Our meetings have been nearly
ruined at times by the incoming and
outgoing of teachers and I would sug-
gest that aside from the regular door
keepers. arrangements be made to
have q policeman on hand This was
the statement and suggestion made by
Superintendent f. T. Fairchild this
noon at a meeting of mem bers of the
Merchants association and others in
terested in the arrangements for the
big meeting November $40.
w. J. Holloway. formerly engineer
of the school board, Will have charge
of the force of ushers at the Audi
forum. and everything possible viii
be done to preserve order.
1t was decided to utilize the north
corridor of the state house as regis
he provided for those who have charge
of this work
Principal E. F. Stanley reported that
after the announcement was made in
the State Journal Thursday night that
rooms were needed for the teachers. a
number of people called him up to
offer theirs. The committee this noon
decided to make the price for lodging
and breakfast 81. The price for bed
form erly has been so cents. with a %
cent fee for breakfast. For those who
come in late at night. so cents viii be
charged for cots at the Y NJ c. A and
Y w c. A
Those present at the meeting We're:
Superintendent E. T. Fairchild. ". w.
Whitney, e H Crosby, E. F. Stanley,
George W. Crane, Sol Berkson. J. VIII
Kelley
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-27
SELIG is SHOT.
4 Picture Man Fatally
Wounded.
Japanese Gardener Also Kills
Pacific Coast Manager.

Los Angeles, Oct. 27.-W. NJ. Selig
of Chicago, head of the Selig Motion
picture company, was probably fatally
wounded, Francis Boggs, manager of
the Pacific Coast Department of the
picture concern. was killed, and a Jap
anese gardener is in jail charged with
the crime which it is said was COM
mitted without provocation-
The tragedy took place at the studio
of the Selig company at Glendale, a
suburb of Los Angeles. Selig. who
had arrived here on business from
Chicago only yesterday had gone to
Glendale early today to meet Boggs
The two men were holding a confer
ence in the office when, according to
the police the Japanese who gave his
name as Frank Minnimatsu and who
had been employed at the studio as
a gardener for two years. suddenly en-
tered.
He was armed with a revolver with
which, without warning he immed-
lately opened fire. Two shots took eff
feet in Bogg's body and two more
in Selig's while the fifth went wild.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-27
1T IS ALASKA DAY.
Attention Of Business World Focused
on Mining Congress.

Chicago. Oct 27.-The attention of
the commercial world was directed to
the American mining congress here
today owing to the scheduled an
nouncement by Secretary of the In
terror Walter L. Fisher, OF the gov
eminent program concerning the coal
fields of Alaska.
Secretary Fishers address as the
feature of the congress was to exceed
in Importance even President Taft's
address tomorrow on the relations be-
tween the federal government and the
mining industry.
Today was Alaska day at the con-
gress the future of the Arctic coal
fields being the subject of most of the
scheduled speeches and papers though
share of time was given 10 the sub
5ect OF public lands generally in the
west. Gov. Spry of Utah and Gov.
Sloan Of Arizona, were to speak on the
latter subject
Besides the address of Secretary
Fisher, concluding the program for
the day, other important addresses on
this line were by DR.. A. H BROOKS,
chief Of the Alaska division OF the Y.
s. geological survey, DR.. George Otis
Smith. director OF the geological sur
vey and John Hays Hammond.
The governments Alaskan policy
baldwin of valdez, Alaska, today.
CONSERVATION up to date has been
an attempt to gather all the public
lands of our territory as an estate he
said Its forest IS, mines, water pow
ers wharf sites all to be managed
bv a vast horde, a devastating host of
government underlings and worked by
o1lr citizens as tenants; the underlingS
ruled by a retinue of officers in Wash
inpfon. thousands of miles away.
IAN of these officials consider them
selves the masters, not the servants
Here is a system of fandlordism that
ont Irishes the most Irish landlord
that ever disgraced the human race by
his rapacity, a landlord who refuses
10 develop his property and who re-
fuses to allow anyone else to develop
it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-27
SHOT AT A NEIGHEOR.
Hallic startup. Wealthy Farmer, or
Trial on the Charge

Halle Startup, Well to do farmer
in Rossville district, is on trial in the
court of Topeka this afternoon. charg-
ed with shooting at Robert Owens, his
neighbor. Both men are wealthy and
own good farms.
Recently there was a dispute over a
barb wire fence and whether it was
on the direct line between the two
farms. Owens said it was and Start
up said it wasn't. Friendship didn't
increase between the Owens and
Startup families after this trouble.
One day Startup met Owens in the
road, as the latter was starting to
town. Startup had a shot gun in his
wagon and he emptied the contents
OF both barrels in Owens buggy top.
Then Startup was arrested on a
charge of assault with intent to kill.