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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-09-07
ENGINEER KILLED
BY WRECK IN EAST

Brookville, Pa, Sept. g. Plunging
into a landslide at Mayport, Pa, last
night, a passenger train on the Buffalo
& Allegheny division Of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad was wrecked and
Engineer c. H. Montgomery Of Dubois
was killed. Fireman Harry Hetrick. Of
Dubois, was seriously injured. The
engine and baggage car went over a
steep embankment.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-09-07
CRESCO MAN HELD
ON MURDER CHARGE

Cresco, Sept, 6.-Following the
death Of Leo Johnson, farmer, at his
home near here this morning, Gordon
Bowers, also farmer. was arrested
and held without bail, charged with
murder. Three days ago johnson
was shot during an alteration with
Bowers.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-09-07
81 DROWN AT SEA
Chilean Steamer Wrecked In Peruvian
\ Water With Heavy Loss Of Live
Ninety Saved,

Lima, Peru, Sept. Ga telegram re-
ceived today from the purser of the
Chilean steamer Tucapel. which was
wrecked near Quilca, says that the
total number OF persons drowned was
sthirty-two. Ninety others were saved.
Those who lost their lives were the
captain OF the vessel, the first and sec.
.ond officers, twenty members of the
crew and nine deck passengers.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-09-07
Astronomers Say
Comet Is Visible
To The Naked Eye

Cambridge. Mass, Sept, g.
Brooks Comet, on which the
astronomers OF the world are
focusing their telescopes, Is
now visible to the naked eye
and is increasing in brightness.
A bulletin issued by the Har-
ward observatory states that on
Sept. II. the comet will be at
It's least distance from the
earth, at which time 1t will be
45,O00,O0 miles away.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-09-07
HeadIess And Limbless
4.,.. ..;:,:;s s''::2 ~: ~, Ian Found In
OskQLOOsl Railroad Yard
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osaoosa headless and mbless body Of uniden
morning along the right OF way OF
between Evans and Beacon me ooy naa
of hundred YARDS py pass
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bead til ringed with reddish
He and his fea-
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-09-07

Camp Bishop Of the Fifty-fourth regt
n,ent is no more. The activities Of this
military encampment, which has
proven such q great success to all con-
rerned as well as excellent entertain
ment for the public Of Ottumwa, have
now passed into history, Illuminating
cne OF It's brightest pages. This after
noon there Is hardly trace Of the lit
tie city which has been SO full Of life
and activity for the past ten days, as
every vestige of debris has been re.
moved, leaving nothing but the barren
ground which marked the streets,
where hundreds OF feet have trod.
Around the cook shacks and the water
faucets where the ground was muddy,
dry earth was sprinkled as means of
effacing this mark. Wildwood country
side is as clean % when the regiment
arrived, q criterion which denotes the
excellence Of Uncle Sans military
methods.
Broke Camp Early.
At Z O'Clock this morning, Just after
mess, the call for breaking camp
sounded from headquarters and with
out delay the militiamen set to work.
The task was not q small one, but in
little more than an hour every thing
was moving toward the depots.
Guns and equipment we're stacked
individually In the company streets
and the tent stakes pulled, leaving the
canvass suspended by the center pole
alone. At the signal every tent went
down, the soldier boys giving vent to
great shout. It was the last general
command to be received from head
quarters. The tents were folded neat
" and everything placed In perfect or
der. The companies worked with q
system and when everything was
ready the men took hold Of q part Of
the equipment and marched with 1t to
the commissary headquarters. The
chests and boxes Of companies we're
loaded upon dray wagons and at 8: 15
the procession started for the city and
the trains which will carry the soldier
boys to their respective garrisons. Be
fore the militiamen left, the entire
regiment set to work to clean the
camp OF debris. Sacks and boxes were
filled with papers. bottles, trash, ETC.,
and placed where 1t could be loaded
upon q wagon and hauled away. spec.
ial trains and extra coaches upon the
tCkul6E Q00oCA6NA VI eAAA0 0A0 NssA yAAA6
the militiamen home today, q happy
and healthfu. regiment Of men.
Governor Pleased.
Governor B. F. Carroll expressed his
pleasure to Colonel Howell at the ap-
parance OF the regiment on review yes.
terday afternoon. In his opinion the
men were we'll drilled, and made an ex.
rellent showing when standing at at
tention for inspection. The inspection
by Governor Carroll and his staff
found but a small attendance Of visit.
ors considering the occasion, which
was due partly to the fact that the rl-
NOR spread throughout the city that
the chief executive had missed his
train and would not arrive for review
With the soldiers spick and span,
having spent good part of the morn
Ing in preparation for the review, the
regiment marched to the parade
grounds In front Of camp. Governor
Carroll and his staff we're mounted,
the executive riding handsome white
horse. When the soldiers had ar
ranged themselves at tsthe back Of the
parade ground. with Colonel Howell
and his staff occupying the center OF
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-09-07
Camp Bishop Passes Into
History as One Of Most
Successful Ever Held;
Moving in an Hour.
GOVERNOR AND STAFF
% REVIEW TROOPS
Chief Executive Of Iowa
Passes Favorable Com
ment on 54th Sham Battle
Held in His Honor.

"camp Bishop was one Of the
most successful encampments OF
the Fifty-fourth regiment" stated
Colonel r. p. Howell az the little
tented city was being razed this
morning. "Everythlng has been to
our advantage during the past ten
days, the only detracting feature
BEING the dust, which kept many
visitors from attending that we're
desirous Of seeing the camp and
the maneuvers. The milltlamen
conducted themselves In very or
deriy manner, both In camp and In
the city In the evenings, which !
believe 10 appreciated by all. Il Is
to the credit bf the guardsmen
that there was no rowdyism, since
young mon are wont to overstep
the mark under such conditions as
offered while In camp. We feel
deeply grateful to the people Of Of
tumwa for the kindness and corr
slderation shown US during our
ten days here as we have received
the best Of courteous treatment at
their hands. We also feel indebted
70 the comemrciai association for
their assistance In making Camp
Bishop success"
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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-12-22
WHOLE FAMILY
IS WIPED OUT
Mother, Two Daughters and
Son Murdered.
HACKED WITH A RATCHET
No Motive Apparent For Crime Near
Albany, NJ. Y.-SIain With
Ratchet - Corpses Of the
Women Found In Manure Pit.

Albany, n. Y.-An entire family,
Mrs. Mary A. Morner, widow, her
daughters, Edith, aged 20, and
Blanche, aged II, and son, Arthur,
aged % years, were murdered Tues
day on the Morner farm near De
Freestyille, Rensselaer, county, about
five miles from Albany.
The bodies OF the three women were
discovered near a COW barn, where
they had been hacked with Ratchet
and battered with a balestick and
thrown into a small manure pit.
A searching party found the body
of the son with the throat cut and
otherwise mutilated, under the barn
floor, the boards of which had been
ripped up and replaced after the muir
derer had secreted his victim.
The police are searching for an
Italian farm laborer known as Ed
Dinnis, who had been employed by
the Morners since last September.
Little is known concerning him.
The tragedy was not discovered for
more than "a hours after it occurred,
when a neighbor remarked the failure
of Arthur Morner to bring him, ac-
cording to daily custom, milk for
shipment to market.
A blood-stained Ratchet and four
foot bale-stick were found in the pit
near the three bodies and with these
the police believe the murderer first
felled and then mutilated his victims
Mrs. Morner had received blow from
the Ratchet on the right side of the
head and her skull was fractured in
several places.
The body of the elder girl, Edith
also was badly cut and bruised Her
head was nearly severed by blow
from the Ratchet and there was a
large hole in her left temple The
younger girls body was the least
mutilated
Motive for the crime seems to be
lacking. What money there was in
the house before the murder was
found intact.
Indications, the authorities say,
point to the murderer as being insane.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-12-22
THE WAY TO
END TRUSTS
Clearly Define Law and Enforce
1t. Says 6randeis.
NO NATURAL M0EOPOLIES
Testifying Before Senate Committee,
Boston Lawyer Declares That
Competition, Like Liberty,
Should Be Regulated.

Washington.-Loui D. BranGeis, of
Boston, advocated before the Senate
Interstate Commerce Committee the
La Toilette bill designed to supple
ment the Sherman Antitrust Law.
Answering the opponents of govern
ment control Of monopolistic corpora
tons, Mr.. Brandeis declared there
was no such thing as a natural
monopoly in industry. If the law pro-
hibiting the practices through which
existing great combines grew up
should be clearly defined and enforced,
he said, no trusts would arise in the
future
Supporters of the La Toilette BILL
he said, believe in competition in in
dustry on economic, social and
political grounds. They agree that
only unreasonable restraints of trade
should be prohibited. But they be-
lieve the law is inadequate, difficult
of application and unsatisfactory in
its remedy. They propose to let the
law remain, but to supplement it with
provisions remedying these defects.
There are no natural monopolies in
industry. Even the Oil Trust got con-
troll by ruthless and unconscionable
violations of law by criminal rebat-
ing, bribery and corruption, which
brought it wealth with which to de-
stroy competitors by price-cutting and
like practices. The Steel Trust ac-
CURED control, not through greater
efficiency, but by buying plants and
one industrial monopoly is natural
growth"
Mr.. Brandeis contended that it
would be impracticable for the gov
eminent to fix the selling price for
monopoly products because of the
absence of data to determine what
would constitute a reasonable return
on capital.
Mr. Brandeis declared that com
petition, like liberty should be regu-
lated least it lead to monopoly and
unrestrained liberty leads to oligarchy.
He said he favored the strengthening
of the Sherman law by the adoption
of the La Toilette bill and it's amend
ments recently introduced in the Sen
ate
The United States Steel Corporation
came in for criticism. Mr.. Brandeis
declared its action in paying Andrew
Carnegie three times, the value of his
plant" merely amounted to a bribe to
get Mr.. Carnegie out of the steel bust
ness.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-12-22
HAVOC IN MEXICO
BY EARTHQUAKE
Many Persons Killed in the
Province of CoIima.
OLD CRATERs IN ERUPTION
The Shocks Recorded BY seismo
graphs At Colleges At George.
town and In All Parts Of
the Country.

Mexico City.-At least SO persona
were killed in Colima province nv on
earthquake of violent intensity. an.
cording to reports received here
Thirteen persons were reported dead
from falling walls in Cuernavaca eight
in Guayamas and IA in Palapa.
The shocks came shortly after noon
and were preceded and succeeded bv
eruptions from several craters long
thought to be extinct.
The whole of Mexico was rocked
from ocean to ocean and from Guiana.
juato on the north, to the Isthmus Of
Tehuantepec on the south, by an
earthquake. The disturbance was
severely felt in the State OF Guerrero.
especially in Chilpancingo, the move.
ment was much greater. A few build.
ings were thrown down.
The quake caused a near panic
here. Hundreds rushed to the Zocolo
terrified, where they ran aimlessly
about or fell on their knees in prayer
Telegraph and telephone wires were
snapped and for time this city was
without light and electric power on
account of the breaking of cables, but
aside from the throwing dowA of a
few adobe walls no serious damage
was done.
The first shock was felt at 1910
o'clock and continued for a few sec
onds more than two minutes. The
instruments registered an oscillatory
movement from southwest to north
east.
Mrs. Dora Chenoweth, wife of an
American dentist, is dead as an in
direct result of the earthquake. At
the beginning of the shocks she start
ed down the stairs into the street
Fright caused an attack of heart @trGl-
BILE and she fell dead on the STAIR
way.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-12-22
OVER s15,ooo,ooo A YEAR.
The Contracts OF American Packers
With British Army.

WIN III iblSIl
Chicago. Ogden Armour. presi-
dent OF Armour & Co., said that the
contracts of the indicted American
packers with the British Army, esti-
mated roughly, had amounted to be-
tween S15,000,O0O and $20,0O0,00O an
nually
Mr.. Armour said he had no idea
whether other countries contemplated
actions similar TO that taken by Eng
land
During the Boer War and on one
or more other occasions" said Mr..
Armour, the contracts of the Ameri-
can packers with England amounted
to more than S2O,0OO,0OO annually, if l
remember correctly. These figures,
however, are simply rough estimates,
made offhand."
Alfred R. Urion, of counsel for
Armour & Co., after a conference with
the concerns officials, said:
Great Britain's action cut off our
largest market for canned meats,
which amounted to millions of pounds
annually. There is thus lost a mar
ket for these products which cannot
be made up in any way"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-12-22
American MEAT
PACKERS BARRED
Srasa sctl0n against Those
Under Prosecution.
An IMMENSE LOSS IN TRADE
sritlsn governments Decision Due To
OPPOSITION OF the Labor and
Radical Members OF Psrlia-
r,srt To American Trusts.

London-The British government
has decided 10 exclude all the Ameri.
can meat packers against whom prose
cutions have been instituted in the
United States from rendering for con
tracts for the supply OF meat to the
British army and navy pending the
settlement OF the suits.
The agents in the British Isles OF
the prominent American meatpackers,
who have, up 10 now, secured large
government contracts for the supply
OF meats TO the army and navy, have
received the following notification
from the War Office:
Pending the ultimate result Of the
legal proceedings in the United States
against certain meat-packing firms, it
has been decided by the British gov
eminent that none OF the firms involy-
ed shall be invited to tender for army
supplies"
The decision of the government is
due TO the opposition Of labor and adj
vanced radical members OF Parlia-
ment TO the American trusts.
The contracts given out by the War
Office, which had hitherto been seeur-
ed by American firms, are now expect
ed TO go to Argentina meat packers.
1t was explained by officials of the
War Office that the government action
was in accordance with its regular
policy. In case any company with
which the government dealt became
involved in serious htigations the gov
eminent Immediately refrained from
giving contracts to that company
while the litigation continued. Brit
ism firms received the same treatment
under the same circumstances.
There is little doubt that the Adj
miralty will follow in the same lines
as the War Office. The War Office
usually gives contracts for short terms
inviting monthly tenders from the con-
tractors, while the Admiralty usually
asks for tenders for long periods.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-12-22
PUBLICATIONS OF COUNTRY.
Report Shows An Annual Output OF
$500, 100000 Copies.

Washington-Th result of an in
quiry made by the House Committee
on Expenditures in the Postoffice De-
partment as to the volume, weight
and handling of the publications OF
the country the past fiscal year was
made public Wednesday. The 10000
publishers responding reported an an
nual output of more than $500, 100000
copies, weighing 1,750,000,O00 pounds
The postal service handled 951, 001,-
e69 pounds and excluding 100000
pounds carried free within counties, it
received l cent per pound. The pub
fishers reported that they delivered by
their own carriers, newsboys and
news companies S40,466,574 pounds,
part of which was carried to destina-
ton by express and other rail ship
ments They delivered by express
202,729,510 pounds and by other rail
shipments 121,491.74S pounds. The
rate by express and rail varied from
Il to l cent per pound, but the bulk of
these shipments went at rate of Il
to u cent per pound.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-12-22
VOTES TO ABROGATE TREATY
Termination OF the Russian Treaty Of
1882 Will Be Ordered If the SEN
ate Takes Favorable Action
On Similar Resolution.

Washington.-The Sulzer joint reso-
luton for the termination of the treaty
of 1882 between the United States and
Russia because of the latter's discrim-
ination against Jewish American
citizens passed the House Wednes-
day night, 800 to /. The one mega
tive vote was cast by Representative
Malby, of New York.
A practically identical resolution by
Senator Culberson, of Texas, is pend
ing in the Senate, and favorable action
of both houses would be necessary to
make either resolution effective.
Both the Sulzer and Culberson reso-
lutions would direct the President to
give Russia Immediately the years
notice necessary for the complete
abrcgation of the treaty that has been
in force nearly 20 years.
An attempt led by Representative
Olmsted, of Pennsylvania, to modify
the Sulzer resolution so as to avoid
making the direct charge that Russia
has violated the treaty in refusing to
recognize the passports of American
Jews was defeated, 184 to 115.
Prominent members declared that
the House should not go on record as
charging a violation of the treaty, but
should adopt language stating that
Russia had so construed the treaty
that the United States could no longer
be party to it.
THE sentiments announced here
today declared Leader Mann, ARE
such that if they were uttered in an
other parliamentary body they might
bring such resentment as would pro-
woke war"
Mr.. Mann added that if the United
States asserted that a discrimination
against races was a violation of a
treaty it might weaken its own atti-
tude toward the exclusion of
Orientals
The debate in the House bristled
with charges that Russia's attitude
was an offense against the United
States, and that her exclusion of
American Jews who bore properly
certified passports was an affront to
this government.
Representative Mccall, of Massa-
chusetts, said the matter ought not to
be acted UPON by the House until
it had been submitted to arbitration
between the two countries. Represen-
tative Longworth. of Ohio, insisted
that the time for arbitration has gone
by, and the time for action has come.
This ought not to be consid n ed in
any way an affront to Russia" said
Mr.. Longworth The United States
desires the friendship of Russia, but
this question is above and beyond
friendship; it is question of national
honor"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-12-22
CONVENTION CITY
WILL Be CHICAGO
National Committee Carries Out
Taft Program.
NEW SUBCOMMITTEE HEAD
Forecast Of the Proceedings At Chi
cago Where the Convention Will
Be Held = Delegates To Be
Selected In the Same Old Way

Washington.-The Republican Ma
tional Convention will meet in Chi
cago on Tuesday, June IS.
The convention will probably last
four days. After the formal meeting
of the National Committee on Mon
day, at which the temporary officers
of the convention are selected, and
the preliminary roll of delegates is
prepared, the convention will enter on
its work on Tuesday. The first days
work is limited to the address of the
roll, the election of the permanent
officers and the address of the per-
manent chairman. This latter address
is the notable feature OF the day, for
it is always regarded as the keynote"
speech of the coming campaign. Com
mittees are appointed and other per-
functory motions are made and adopt3
ed, but the business of Tuesdays SEES
sion is the organization of the conven-
ton.
Wednesdays session is devoted to
the platform. Ordinarily there are
two sessions on Wednesday, a morn
ing session meeting at 10 O'Clock and
adjourning at noon, and an after
noon session meeting at 2 o'clock and
adjourned as soon as the platform
has been perfected and adopted.
Will Be Easy For Taft.
Thursday is given to the nomination
of candidates. Four years ago there
were nearly half a dozen candidates,
and the day was given up to tiresome
speeches made by friends of candi-
dates who knew they had not the
slightest chance of nomination. This
time the name of Senator La Toilette
may go before the convention, in adj
dition to that of President Taft, but
the nominating and seconding
speeches will be completed in ample
time for a vote, perhaps even at the
morning session. Should Mr.. Taft be
nominated at the morning session it
will be difficult to kill the entire at
ternoon without nominating the Vice
President, and thus bringing the con-
vention to a close. There is, how
ever, always a tacit understanding be-
tween the National Committee and
the citizens committee of the conven-
ton town that the delegates shall be
held at work for four days in order
that the thrifty citizens may get back
all their money, and as much more as
unremitting attention to the duty OF
robbing the delegates can accrue.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-12-22
TWO Wireless Men on Eaeh shlp.

Washington William ]. Bryans
recent experience in shipwreck caus-
ed the introduction by Senator Hitch
cock of bill requiring vessels equip
ped with wireless telegraph apparatus
to carry two operators. Mr.. Hitch
cock. who is from Nebraska, mention
ed the case of Mr.. Bryan, saying that
the danger was aggravated by the fact
that vessels in helping distance could
not receive the distress messages, as
their wireless operators We're asleep.
The bill is intended to remedy this de-
feet By supplying relief operators.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-12-22
Act On Opium At the HAGUE.

The Hague. = The international
Opium Conference adopted Chinas
proposal that all the Governments
represented at the conference bind
themselves to prohibit the export of
opium to China not marked by the
Government of British India. A sec
ond resolution was adopted in favor of
the prohibition of the import and ex.
port of raw opium.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-12-22
CHICAGO IN THE FIGHT.
Making Bid Fer the National Demo.
cratic Convention.

Chicago.-Mayor Harrison receiv-
ed only three replies from as many
Democratic National Committeeman
to a telegram he sent bidding for the
party's national convention for Chi
cago in July They were non-com-
initial and did not go further than to
say Chicago would be given fair con-
sideration.
Thomas Taggart, of Indiana, wired
back: Chicago will have fair and
impartial consideration" and that
"the money consideration will be very
acceptable to the national committee"
E. L. Jones, of Maine, said in his
reply: Not committed. Wish to
hear all applications"
Willard Salisbury, of Delaware,
telegraphed shall be glad to con-
slider claims of all cities"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-12-22
A Record Salmon Pack.

Seattle, Wash.-The Puget Sounu
salmon pack of 1911 established new
record, total Of 1,625,OO cases haVs
ing been packed, according to figures
compiled by the Gamers Association
The pack exceeded the 1909 record py
almost $4,000 cases. The value y
the output is placed at $S,125,00O. In'
record-breaking production is attriDu''
ed to the heavy run of pink Salmon
l,052,261 cases of which were pacKeu'
Of the % salmon canneries on Puss'
Sound, only three were idle.