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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-24
SENATOR WOULD RAISE MILLION
FOR ROADS BY TAXING AUTOS $40
Supporting Bill for Annual Appropriation Of Million
for Road Improvement, Simons Favors Raising
Sum From Owners Of Motor Cars

Washington, D. c., June 23.-"One
out Of five Of the 100000 automobiles
In use in the country IL employed in
interstate travel" said Senator Sim
ons, OF North Carolina today, in q
speech in the senate. "A million dol
lars annually can be raised for the
improvement Of the roads by imposing
license fee of SO each on such ma
hines The improvement of the roads
would have the effect OF greatly In
creasing automobile travel and there
fore enlarging the fund.-" The prop
osition for an interstate tax on auto
mobiles is embraced in a bill of which
the North Carolina senator is the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-24
Fourteen Secretaries Of
State Association Scatter
ed Throughout Country
Held to u. s.. Court.
THREE TESTIFIED
AND GOT. IMMUNITY
Indictmnets Charge Con-
spiracy to Interfere With
and Restrain Trade; Con-
spiracy Also Alleged.

Chicago, June 23.-The secretaries of
fourteen Retail Lumber Dealers asso-
Citations, comprising the Lumber Secre-
taries bureau Of information and rep
resenting dealers from Pennsylvania
to the Pacific coast, were indicted by
special United States grand jury to-
day for alleged violation of the Sher-
man antitrust act Three secretaries
in the organization received immunity
for testifying before the grand jury.
Each indictment Is in two counts.
The nrst charges conspiracy among
the retail lumber dealers to interfere
with and restrain trade between the
manufacturers and wholesalers and
and the consumers. The second count
charges conspiracy to suppress and
eliminate the competition that should
exist between the wholesalers and the
retailers and the consumers.
Those indicted were:
Arthur L. Holmes, Detroit, secretary
Michigan Lumber Dealers association
and editor OF trade paper, "The
Scout"
George p Sweet, secretary Of the
Michigan association.
William g. Hollis, Minneapolis, sec
retary OF the Northwestern Lumber
mans association.
Harry A. Gorusch, Kansas City, sec
retaryl Of the Southwestern Lumber
association.
Bert Critchfield, Lincoln, Neb., sec
retary of the Nebraska Lumber Deal
ers' association.
Lewis I. Heilman, also secretary Of
the Colorado and Wyoming associa-
ton.
e. e. Hall, also secretary OF the
Nebraska association.
Harry 8. Scearce, Mooreville, Ind,
secretary of the Indiana Lumber Deal
ers association.
H. H. Hemenway, Denver, secretary
OF the Colorado and Wyoming asso-
citation.
H. 8. Adams, Chillicothe, Ohio, Sec
retary Of Union association of Lum-
Der Dealers and OF the Ohio associa-
tion OF Retail Lumber Dealers.
B. N. Harvard, Columbus, Ohio,
also secretary of the Ohio association.
A. l.. Porter, Spokane, Wash, sec
retary of the Western Retail Lumber
mems association.
r. P. Bransford, Union City, Tenn,
secretary OF the Retail Lumber Deal
ers association.
A. c. Fighter, Pittsburg, Pa, secre-
tary Of the Lumber Dealers associa-
tion of Penn.
The three who received immunity
for testifying were:
Paul Lachmund, Milwaukee, secre-
tary Wisconsin association.
George w. Hotchkiss, Chicago, sec
retary Illinois Lumber and Builders
Supply Dealers association and secre-
tary of the secretaries bureau.
George w. Jones, secretary of the
Illinois association.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-24
| He ILLINOIS
HOUSE HOlDSA
NOISY SESSION
Administration Waterway
Bill Downed by Speaker
Adkins Gavel While Its
Friends Score Gag Rule.

Springfield, ILL.,, June 23.-speaker
Adkins welded the gavel to the defeat
Of the administration's waterway bill
in the house today.
Riotious scenes followed the per
formance. but the lack of floor leader
kept the waterway adherents from
overriding the gag.rule. The records
show that the bill was defeated BY 9
vote Of 75 ayes to 80 nays.
Representative Leavitt who an
nounced his vote in the Affirmative IL
recorded against the measure. hep
resentatiye w. q. Anderson insists
that he voted in the affirmative, put
,s not recorded. These two votes
would have given the bill the constl'
tutional majority Of II votes necessary
to its passage.
While verification Of the roll was
in nrogress Anderson came to the
clerks desk, being unable to OBTAIN
recoenition from his seat during the
,,nroar to ascertain II he was record
Cd Cries OF "Get away from the
clerks desk" accompanied by Speak
or Adkins loudly announced declara-
tion that every one would be given
an opportunity to see that ne was
properly recorded, drove Anderson
bAck to his seat.
with a dozen members shouting
loudly for recognition and with Repre-
sentative Judah, the Deneen floor lead
er, dancing upon the top OF a new
desk while yelling: "Mr. Speaker at
the top Of his voice, Speaker Adkins
said:
the bill has been declared lost.
Above the din and noise occasioned
nv the pounding on the desks, tnreats'
curses and cries OF "gag-ruie, Repre-
sentatives Judah, Catlin, Mclaughlin
and Mitchell made their cries neard
for nostnonement of further considera-
ton of ...e bill. 80,
"Gentlemen. you are too late,
sm,I,nglv replied speaker Adkins.
IL Is not kuOWu "uo' -.
ate will take Of the PROCEEDINGS
which accompanied the throttling OF
the waterway bill, but the waterway
supporters in both houses are crgdn-
ized to make fight for the passage
Of another bill through the senate be-
fore the sine die adjournment OF the
special session. The house adjourned
until tomorrow out of respect to the
memory Of Representative David E.
Shanahan's father.
Representative Anderson appeared
at the clerks office when the house ad-
iourned and demanded to be recorded
for the bill but was told that the rcll
call had been verified and In oonse-
ouence his request was imnossl5ie to
grant
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-24
MAN BEATEN
AND ROBBED
MIKE MlcHAELs RELIEVED OF
so BY THUGS LAST EVEN
ING; HAVE SUSPECTS.

Assailed by three men near the end
Of the West Main street car line last
evening about o'clock and beaten
and kicked almost to insensibility,
Mike Michaels, a section man, who
came to Ottumwa a few days ago, was
robbed Of his savings Of $50.
Chief OF Police Beeman arrested
John Naylor whom Michaels identified
as man with whom he had been
drinking.
Michaels stated that he took the
west end car in company with man
whom he had met in the afternoon
to go to the Milwaukee junction. They
left the car and in passing along the
street he saw two men get behind 4
tree. Just as he passed them they
Jumped or him from behind, his COM
panion joining them. After beating
and kicking him. the three thugs rob-
bed him of about $40.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-24
Zee BROKEN IN
FALL ON PAVING
MISS MARY MONTGOMERY sUs.
TAlNs PAINFUL INJURY
THIS MORNING.

In making her way from the street
car to the Holman drug store, cor.
ner Of Market and Second streets,
about $3.50 o'clock this morning, Miss
Mary Jane Montgomery of Bentons'
port, Iowa, tripped on the pavement
and in falling fractured her right leg
at the hip. She was removed to the
hospital and the necessary medical aid
rendered. She had been visiting rela.
tives and friends in Ottumwa for sew.
eral days and this morning was on
the way to the home OF her nephew,
R. A. Rainbow 402 Lillian street. She
is egtting along nicely.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-24
VOTE MONDAY
. ON amendment
. OF THE TAFT BILL
Senate Sets Date for Dispos-
ing Of Roots Paper and
Pulp Provisions; Penrose
Says Bill Will Pass.

Washington, d. c., June 2s.-The
senate today agreed to vote next Mon
day on the Root amendment to the
wood pulp and paper schedule OF the
Canadian reciprocity bill.
Penrose Sees Reciprocity Victory.
Chairman Penrose Of the senate
committee on finance, said today that
the Canadian reciprocity bill will not
fall by reason of the new coalition be-
tween insurgent republican and demo.
Gratis which placed the regular repub-
licans in the minority. Speaking of
that coalition he said:
i 1T is rope of sand and 1t will not
hold. The performance Of the insur-
gents and democrats on Monday was
effective for the time, but the differ
ences between the two elements are
SO radical that the combination will
not continue, and If the prupose Of 1t
was to defeat Canadian reciprocity, 1t
will fail.
with the tariff question dumped
into the senate in connection with
reciprocity, delay is to be expected,
but in the end reciprocity will go
through and It will remain to be seen
what shall be done with the tariff
bills, now before the senate and those
yet presented"
The outlook in the senate Is for a
long and somewhat dreary period Of
debate with no visible prospect Of re-
lief. Under present condidtions. with
no, party in control and no leadership
recognized no one can say in advance
what is going to happen or when any
thing may happen out of the ordinary.
The reporting of the farmers free
list bill and the woolen bill adversely
means nothing more than that they
are thrown into the senate and that
the senate may do % It pleases with
them, regardless Of the committees
recommendation.
Even democrats and Insurgents
agree. that the probabilities are favor
able to the success Of the reciprocity
bill and a majority Of the democrats
arc now unquestionably opposed to
any amendment of 1t. There Is bare
possibility of agreeing upon the La
Toilette Bristow :, Cummins tariff
amendments. but in the face OF GER
tainty that the president will take q
positive position against all amend
ments it is extremely doubtful whether
any rider can be placed upon the bill.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-24
FRED BEACH ENDS
LIFE WITH ACID
FORMER WELL KNOWN RESIDENT
OF oTTuMWA DIES FROM EF-
FEcTs OF DRUG.

Fred Beach, formerly OF this city,
died yesterday at his rooms in st.
Louis boarding house, by drinking a
quantity Of carbolic acid. News of his
death reached Ottumwa this afternoon
from Agency, his former home, where
his mother, Mrs. G. G. Hannawalt, re-
ceived message this morning inform
ing her that Fred had dropped dead.
The remains will arrive in Ottumwa
tomorrow morning on Burlington No.
3 and be taken to Agency later. The
funeral will be held from the Hanna
walt residence Sunday afternoon. Mr..
Beach was for time employed at the
Friedman store In this city. The st.
Louis Times of yesterday tells Of his
death as follows:
Fred Beach, 80 years old, 5545 Cab
anne avenue, swallowed carbolic acid
in his room Thursday noon, and was
dead before Mrs. Mary H. Johns with
whom he boarded, could reach him.
Beach, who was head floorwalker at
Nugent's, had been in poor health, &C.
corGing to his brother. Edward Beach
of the st. Louis Rubber and Cement
company. He had not been at work
in a week.
He left the house Thursday noon
went to drug store. purchased the
acid and returned. When he got up.
stairs Mrs. Johns called to him that
dinner was ready.
II do not want any dinner" Beach
replied. II have just swallowed car
bolic acid"
When Mrs. Johns reached his room,
he was dead on the floor, the empty
bottle at his side.
Edward Beach, 6014 Cabanne avenue
Immediately notified the coroner and
arranged for an undertaken to take
charge of the body.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-24
MAN LIVED AS WOMAN
Autopsy Over Body Of Fire Victim
Shows That Deception Was Carried :.
on For Thirty Years.

Boston, Mass, June 23.-An autopsy
performed on the charred remains OF
Harriet Kelly Stomardes, who was one
of the two women burned to death in
the fire that destroyed the excursion
steamer Governor Andrew last Sunday
morning disclosed the fact that Har.
riet was a man. This fact became
public today for the first time. For
thirty years Harriet had lived as q
woman and was known on the Cover.
nor Andrew as a widow. No reason
for his masquerade is known. For
several years he was employed as q
domestic in aristrocratic Back Bay
families and always gave satisfaction.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-24
Think Man Was Murdered.

Belleville, June %. Investigation.
OF the death Of Peter Freiden, whose
mangled body was found beside the
Milwaukee railroad tracks here de
velops considerable mystery. On a
close examination of the body there
was found no indication that he had
been killed by train. His throat was
cut from ear to ear and his neck
broken and shoulder and head crushed
In manner which would indicate
murder. The police of Belleville have
been looking for Freiden to answer to
charge of arson
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-24
SMALL FIRE TODAY.
Department Makes Run to West Mill
Street to Extinguish Roof

1 About 1880 this afternoon the fire
department made run to the resi-.
#dence of Frnak Ware on West Mill
street to extinguish small blaze in
the roof Of the house. The fire was
caused by an overheated cook stove
There was but slight damage.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-24

author and which proposes the appro
priation Of S1,000.000 annually for the
benefit OF the roads on which the rur.
al mails are carried. Mr.. Simons con.
tended for the equity of the general
scheme because Of the use of the road
by the government and also because OF
the benefit that would accrue to the
farmers OF the country.
The argument was advanced that
the national government was under
as great obligation to aid the farmers
as to aid other classes, and manu-
facturers. the western railroads, and
the rivers and harbors were mention
ed as instances Of the benefit Of gov
ernment aid
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-24
Realize. 5000 on Forged Check.

Waterloo, June 23.-Mildred Winner
aged 20 years, Of Waterloo, has con.
fessed to the police here of having re.
allied 5000 in cash on an $500 check
to which she admitted having signed
the name OF Galloway Gibson, a local
firm.
When arrested she was wearing a
new silk dress, $40 hat and was be-
decked In jewels which she had pur
chased with the money. Her only rea.
son for forging the check she said
was to pay number Of bills that
were due.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-24
1000 PEOPLE AT
COFFEY FUNERAL
MYSTIC MAN, THEOLOGICAL STU.
DENT AT DRAKE, DIES At
DEs MONIES.

Mystic, June 23.-Thursday after
noon over thousand people attended
the funeral of Andrew Coffey, a stu
dent of Drake university, who died
at Des Moines last Monday of appen-
dicitis. He had acted as pastor during
the past two years for the Christian
church at st. Charles, Iowa, and also
at Clio, preaching every two weeks at
each place. People from Des Moines,
Ottumwa, st. Charles, Clio, Seymour
and other towns attended the funeral.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-24

ease, simply because they have never
been able to find the germ, but have
proved conclusively that plant tumors
which are nothing more than can
GERS in the vegetable wo'd are due to
a parasite, although l have never
found the organism in the plant cells
with the aid Of the microscope"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-24
CANCER GERM DISEASE
Government PathoIogist Says Study
of Plant Tumors Has Convinced
Him Of This.

Washington, D. c., June 23.-That
cancer is germ disease is the con-
clusion reached by DR.. Erwin F..
Smith, chief patologist Of the bureau
Of plant industry OF the department
OF agriculture, from his studies OF
plant tumors.
physicians, said DR.. Smith today,
claim that cancer is not germ dis
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-24
Mystic Teacher Weds Mine owne,

Mystic, June 23.-Tuesday evening
at the home Of the BRIDES parents,
Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Dixon, Miss Ruth
Dixon and Gilbert Parker were united
In marriage by Rev. A. L. Criley OF the
Christian church. The bride has taught
In the Mystic public schools for sew
,eral years and the groom is a young
business man Of Mystic, and is In.
terested In one OF the mines.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-23
TRIPLE COLLISION
OF AUTOMOBILES

Baltimore. Md, August 22.--In n
triple collision of automobiles in Park
Heights Avenue. late last night. f.
Holmes Hack, Jr.. we'll known in Bal
timore society. was killed Six other
persons were injured. but none seri-
ously Among those hurt were ]. V.
hack OF Winchester. Va. a cousin of
the dead man. and Theodore x. Miller.
president OF the Daniel Miller Com
pany. OF this city. Both received mi
nor injuries.
Hacks car was returning to the city
from Glyndon, Md. and while running
at high rate OF speed. collided with
Mr. Millers automobile. turning up-
SIDE down. Hack was pinned under
meath his car. and instantly killed
Thirty minutes later another automo-
bile. driven by William H Stellman,
of sudbrook Park. ran into the Miller
car and alison turned turtle. Mr.. Stell-
man and the other occupants of the car
sustained slight injuries.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-23
REARING ROEBUCK HERE
TO PRODUCE GREAT PI LAY
Fresh From Country, Young Blaney Arrives
With Bells On and Hip Pocket Filled w it'll
Manuscript That's Neat but Not Gaudy.

George Roebuck, tho boy playwright
OF Virginia, who gained the plaudits
OF crowd OF 1900 people which paid
TO see his Beatrice OF the Cumber-
lands" at the Academy OF Music last
September. is again in the city. this
time with the manuscript of n ripping
farce comedy In his hip pocket, He
calls IT 'He Thought He Owned the
Town" and IL making arrangements
TO stage Il al the Academy some time
next month.
Phc youthful Maeterlincks latest
venture looks good from every angle.
The play abounds in pungent, humor-
Gus dialogue. and develops several eX-
tremely funny situations. II is frank
~ tarcical. and ~ built with the sole
purpose OF creating smiles. In order
10 obtain money 70 bet on the races,
REEVES Brown, the hero. sells himsel!
10 a suffragettc organization of his
town for $4,000. These people expect
10 utilize his speech making ability
In their campaign for equal rights
bat Brown hands them the double
cross on the occasion OF his initial pub
lie speech, in which he tells the audi
once that woman was intended from
the beginning to rock the cradle. He
Is put on the block and sold at auction
by the !ncensed suffragettes. and is
bid in ny Billy Penrose. the pretty ste
noSrapher OF the Mayor OF the town,
who secretly loves him and for whom
Brown himself has a decided Weakness.
The plot thickens when Milly. q cir
Gus girl. arrives on the scene and claims
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-23
MADE NO EFFORT
10 HELP SWANSON
Continued from First Page,

NNontlhued from First Page)
dressed communication to Mr. Garter
Siass under date of August Q lcopv
hereto attached, calling his atten-
.,on 10 this matter, and stating that
the statement as thus reported as re-
lating TO any action or views of rnina
concerning the successorship to tha
iate Senator Daniel was absolutelv
wtnout foundation, and reouesttnr
that ne give me his authority for This
statement as reported to have been
maze by him in his Portsmouth speech
unaef date of August IL Copy OF
letter attached), Mr.. Glass replied that
me newspaper report of his speech at
portsmouth as quoted by me. while
slightly inaccurate as to what bo sais
concerning the date OF my (allegedl
VISIT 10 Washington, was in all otbor
respects substantially correct. and he
named you as his informant. Stains
that you told him of the incident at
the time, and that you had since CON
hrmed by letter what you had stated
10 MIN lii conversation.
Now, l know nothing Of u,h.t
nave passed between you and Ar
Glass further than his letter states
but l know full well that the state,
ment that l visited Washington the
next day after Senator Daniel had
been stricken with paralysis. or at
any other time, and announced that I
had come there for the purpose Of
having Mr.. Swanson named as Senator
Daniels successor is absolutely un
true and false in every particular. I
never went to Washington. or else
where. for any such purpose. I never
made any such announcement there or
elsewhere. I was never approach or
requested TO take any part in any
such matter, and 1 never by word or
action had anything whatsoever to
do with this matter or indicated
any purpose or disposition to do
so There is not living soul
soul who, from anything that ever
said or anything that ever 7 did is
justified or warranted in imputing to
me any such action or any such mo-
tives, and the statement does me foul
injustice
II am not willing to rest quietly
under such false accusation.
Speaking frankly. can hardly con-
ceive that you could have made such
statement as having been received
from me What you may have SAID
as your own deduction know not but
L know very positively that never
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-23
EVERYDAY, EVERYHOUR
INTEREST INCREASES
Contestants Are Securing Every Nook and Cor
ner for Subscriptions hat w ill Help to
Win the Pony Outfits and
ether PriZe
ether Prizes.

Going some is The Times Dispatch
pony contest. Every day the contest
ants are becoming more interested and
are stating To work with the win
ming spirit The Interest Is steadily
increasing and the voting goes higher
and higher with every count
1t is far too early in the game for
any contestant TO become in the lcas,
discouraged, or for any boy or girl tc
think that they haven't an equal APP.
portunity To win out. The fact tina,
some one else is few thousand votes
ahead should be an incentive to work
all the harder. and not the cause of
Etopping work. few thousand votes
is nothing this early in tho contest
Figure out what few subscrlp tons
IT VIII take to make even Il hundred
thousand votes, II looks big II you
are afraid to go out after them. hut
II you make up your mind that you
can and VIII get them, you VIII be sur
prised to see how easy IL Is
The special bonus oncr is making
them all get busy Contestants who
had UP to this week not turned in a
single subscription are now hard at
work with their receipt books. and
thoy are getting results. Every nook
and corner is being covered by the
youthfui subscription solicitors. and IT
ib safe 10 sag that not inanv people
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-23

tho lated Brown es her husband, to
tho utter astonishment of tho specu-
laong Billy. Explanations follow.
which show that MilIy's marriage 10
Brown was only student prank. played
upon him by the sophs while he was
freshman at college. and was really a
fake The day of the big race arrives
and finds Brown broke He pawns
his life insurance policy and his clothes
to raise money with which to bet on
his favoritc: appears at the races in
his pajamas, wins the big stake. is
elected Mayor. marries Billy, and the
ends OF dramatic justice are satisfied.
Roebuck. the author. Is Just eighteen
years old. and has already produced
two successful plays. Richmond knew
him first author of the comedy
drama. Beatrice OF the Cu,nberlands. !"
His second play when Norton Burst
in Flower" was produced last July.
1t was rural comedy drama of a
Way Down East flavor. without its
tears. however. and made a hit when
produced in several towns OF Western
virginia. For youngster he displays
remarkabl BILE ability and technique.
self take the part OF Brown. the lead
Ing character in the play. and promises
strong cast for the other twelve parts.
He has Just returned from visit to
John Fox. Jr., who is summering near
his home. and the author Of 1.-The Lone
some Pine" has pronounced the manu-
script excellent. The famous Virginia
author mas taken a strong liking to