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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-11
TITLE did it avail jake Fem
berg that he sold more Tage-
blatts than any other boy In

Z '----- blatts than any other boy IT
Seward Park for the Semitic ancestry
that determined the quality of his bust
ness ability had endowed him with an
inordinate lust for gambling. which
consumed all the profits Of his newspa :
per vending.
Now. Jimmie Brennan's attitude to-
ward gambling was different He play
ed craps because 1t was the vogue. II
you didn't shoot dice. you weren't one
Of the gang, he reasoned; and so ne
continued to risk not only the small
sum at stake. but good licking from
his mother to boot.
Mrs. Brennan allowed Jimmie out Of
his weekly stipend sixty cents fol-
lunches, which he was permitted tc
spend at the rate of ten cents daily;
and to the end that none Of it should
go for riotous living, he was Obliged
each night to display the correct uneN-
pended balance or suffer the penalty
Rarely did he exceed his daily allow
ance for his mothers hand was heavy
and, laid on in correction. potent for
good. Accordingly, one Monday morn
ing it was an untoward destiny that
confronted jimmie with the tempter,
jake Feinberg. and he arrivd a halt
hour late at Mr.. Goodies office, with
but twenty Of the hebdomadal fifty
cents remaining in his trousers.
Only the necessity of reaching the Of
fee before his employer had brought
The game to a reluctant close. and it
was with the promise to renew this
contest on the dock at the foot of Wall
street between one and two that Jim
mic had hastend downtown to his la
mic has FASTENED down town to his la
employer, Mr.. Goodel seated in the
private office. Mr.. Goodel frowned Sc
verely as Jimmie tiptoed to his little
desk in the outer room.
"Boy!" he cried, IN an awful voice.
you're late!"
Jimmie gulped and made no reply.
Where have you been?" Mr.. Goodel
continued, and waited for a reply.
At last Jimmies excuse found husky
AAunciation.
II was sick" he muttered. His cheek
already flushed by the eXertion, became
crimson in his effort to stem the i'm
pending tears: but do as he might,
large drop formed in the corner of his
eye and rolled slowly down his cheek.
Mr.. Goodel plunged behind the ex-
tended sheets Of his morning paper and
grew suddenly interested in the edi-
torial columns.
'.Well, sit down in your chair and
take 1t easy" he said, in tones of gruff
kindness. Maybe you'll feel better
after WHILE"
Then from the editorial page he turn
I'd to the stock quotations. In the
transaction of business of investment
securities Mr.. Goodel at all times dis
played conservative moderation. He
dreaded wildcat enterprises. and in
reading the market report it was his
custom to skim over in most cursory
fashion all references to mining secufi-
ties and rarely did he give more than
passing notice to the quotations of in
dustrials. Today. however. his eye
wandered over the financial page. and
caught by the loaded heading. United
Chocolate and Cocoa" he read with
tnterst the item that followed:
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-11
A SONG OF AGE

When was young / hoped to be
A man Of value to the State.
! prayed the fates to grant to me
The laurels Of the good and great
When I was young.
When was young dreamed of hours
:, In that then seeming distant time
When should WELD God given power
Rejoicing in my manhood's prime
When was young.
When I was young ambition stirred
My pulses, filled my; boyish heart;
In all my actions ever spurred
Me on to my allotted part
When I was young.
But now when age creeps on apace
And Won are all those cherished bays
A victor in LIES frenzied race,
I'd give them ell for those dear DAYS
When was young!
-Blakeney Gray.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-11

v e T. Y N
VANCOURT
r e c e / V e d
S to p ford's
rahla on G
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Copyright. The Frank \. Munsey Co,
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Copyright The Frank A. Munsey Co.
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der to purchase two thousand "Choco-
late" he enclosed in an envelope adj
dressed to- Matthews & Company.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-11

IF you please. Miss Vancourt, Mr.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1911-05-18
WOOL SCHEDULE A PUzzLER.
Ways and Means Committee Debates
Free List or Revenue Taxes.

Washington, May 16. - Democratic
members of the ways and means com
mittee of the house undertook the
task of redrafting bill revising the
wool schedule. The committee de-
bated for three hours without attempt
ing to reach decision as to whether
the bill should place raw wool on the
free list or reduce the tariff so per
cent or more.
The paramount issue in revising the
schedule is revenue. To put raw wool
on the free list would cut off at once
S21 100000 in revenue, while the entire
wool schedule brings a revenue of
more than $40,00O,O0O. By cutting the
duty on raw wool to or cents a
pound and making provision for slid
ing reduction annually of / cent, some
Democrats are figuring that the i'm
portations would increase sufficiently
to cause no disturbance in the gov
eminent exchequer.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1911-05-18
ANOTOER HOPE
FOR PEACE
MINISTER DE LA RARRA lNTl-
MATES THAT AGREEMENT is
NEAR AT HAND.
NEGOTIATIONS ON A NEW BASIS
Judge carbajaI, Federal Envoy at
Juarez, Confers With Madero.-
Provisional President Expects
Favorable Reply"

Mexico City, May 16.-Falling just
little short of a definite statement
that the terms proposed by the revolu-
zionist had been acceded to, Minister
De La Barra expressed the opinion
that peace was more nearly assured
than at any time since the insured
ton began. Negotiations were pro-
ceeding, he said, on an entirely new
basis.
A proposal transmitted from the
rebel leaders through Judge Carbajal
was gone over by the president and
ministers. A counter proposition was
submitted. Upon the nature of the
reply appeared to depend the success
or failure of the new peace campaign.
Madero and CarbajaI Confer.
JuareZ, May 16.-Provisional Presi-
dent Francisco I. Madero, Jr., at the
conclusion of a conference with Judge
Carbajal, the federal peace envoy, an
nounced that there was a strong prob
ability that peace would be restored in
Mexico within short time.
Senior Madero admitted that the
next move was up to the government,
but he talked as if expecting a IA
vorable reply from the government.
This Immediately would end the revo-
luton
Federal Troops EVacuate.
Hermosillo, Sonora, May 16.-Her-
mosillo, the capital of the state of
Sonora, was evacuated by the fed
eral troops. General Luis e. Torres,
military governor of Sonora, departed
on a special train with the garrison of
500 men for Guaymas. Eight hundred
rebel Yaquis and several insurrecto
bands from Posa Carlo, Caborez and
districts to the south and west are out
side the city. These are expected to
enter the abandoned capital.
The evacuation of Hermosillo leaves
a federal garrison marooned in Noga-
lez and hopelessly cut off, This is now
the only feredal force in all Sonora,
from the Yaqui river north to the
American line.
Chihuahua Fears an Attack.
Chihuahua, May IS, via Ell Paso
May 16-This city now stands in di-
rect fear of an attack, and many feel
that any resistance is hopeless. The
1000 insurrectos, who are approach
ing from the south, have reached Els
Gallon, town on the Mexican National
railroad, Il few miles below Jiminez.
AS they proceed the insurrectos are
tying up the railroad to prevent pur-
suit by federal troops.
Capital of HdaIgo Is Taken.
Mexico City, May 16. = Following
one of the most audacious demands
made for the surrender of city since
the beginning Of the revolution, Pa
chuea, the capital of the state of Hi
dalgo, town 100 miles from Mexico
City, is in the hands of the rebels
They also took possession of Tulan-
cingo, the second city in the state.
this giving them practical control of
the state.
The conquest was absolutely pacific
and no attempt was made to loot the
place. Residents of the city, fearing
for their lives, were terror-stricken.
Many, including the governor, had fled
to the hills.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1911-05-18
FIRE ENGINE TO ROUT RIOTERS
1000 FURNITURE WORKERS
CLASH WITH POLICE.
Women Active IN Fight-Many Per-
sons Injured-SeVeraI May
Die From Wounds.

Grand Rapids, May 16.-At least a
score of other men were injured and
many members or a mob of nearly
2,C0o striking furniture workers and
their sympathizers were hurt in riot
at the plant of the Widdicomb Furni-
ture company. Several of the injured
may die
After fierce battle with revolve44,
clubs, stones and missiles of almost
every description, in which the police
were badly beaten, a fire engine COM
pany attacked the mob with streams
of water and succeeded in quelling
the disturbance to a considerable ex-
tent. Many women were active among
the rioters.
The trouble started when a mob of
about 800 men, women and boys at
tackled a closed automobile driven by
Ralph Widdicomb, who was taking
several strike-breakers from the fac
tory. One of the policemen on guard
at the plant attempted to make an ar
rest and the mob closed in on him.
Other policemen with drawn revol-
vers, quickly arrived but were over
Whelmed.
A squad of reserves was rushed to
the scene and began firing and the fire
was returned by a number of rioters.
Several of the police officers were
knocked senseless by missiles hurled
or weapons swung by women. Mayor
Ellis made fruitless attempt to quell
the riot before the fire department
was summoned. A terrific battle en-
sued as the f1remen began to lay their
lines, in which the mob was finallv
overcome and dispersed A force OF
officers patrolled the district all night
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1911-05-18
WOMAN RULES TOWN
Elected Mayor of City in State
of Kansas.
Cor Two Years Town Will Be Com
pIeteiy Under Woman's Admins
tration-Male Holders of High
Offices Walk the Plank.

Hunnewell, Kan.-Mrs. Ella Wilson,
the newly-elected mayor of this city,
for the first time since her election
consented to explain her plans for
cleaning up the municipal govern
ment, which in her prediction
speeches she declared to be full Of
graft and Godlessness."
Mrs. Wilson'S first announcement
was that she would appoint Mrs.
Rosie E. Osbourne, defeated candidate
for police Judge, to be superintendent
of police, while Mrs. E. E. Hilten,
who ran for town councillor and failed,
will be appointed city clerk.
While Mrs Wilson did not specific
ally admit it, the declaration is made
that under a compromise plan male
officers will be elected from the high
er municipal offices entirely and that
for two years at least Hunnewell will
be completely under a woman's adj
ministration.
There is no doubt of the radical in
tentions of the women. Mrs. Wilson
has declared that the occasional
liquor Cramc Will at once De SCOppSU
and bootleggers will be sent to jail.
Poolrooms must pay license and all
grating is to be abolished
Mrs Wilson has jumped into world
wide fame in a day because she is the
second woman mayor ever elected in
the United States and the first woman
ever given a chance to rule city
surrounded with women officials to do
her bidding. The first woman mayor
in this country was Mrs. S. M. Salter,
who was elected mayor of Argonia,
Kan, "a years ago.
Here is the first public utterance
Of Mrs. Wilson since her election. In
1t she outlines her policies and aims
and voices her determination to elm
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1911-05-18
lg of the Teams.
DAILY MARKET REPORTS.
Twin City Markets.

Minneapolis, May 16.-Wheat, May,
9734c; July, 91Ac; No. 1 northern,
99s4c; No. 2 northern, 98H; No. 1
durum, 891ac; No. corn, SIC; No. 8
white oats, 321ac; barley, mailing,
94c; No. rye, $1.03; No. fax, $2.55.
Duluth, May IS. - Wheat, May,
$10Oas; July, $1.O2; No. 1 northern,
s1.02; No. l durum, 92Ac.
South ST. Paul, May 16.-Cattle-
Steers, $510@5.25; cows, $2.50@5OO;
calves, $3.OO@5.5O; hogs, $4,000. Is;
sheep, yearlings, s2.00@55O.
Chicago Live Stock.
Chicago, May -Cattle-Market
generally 10c lower; beeves, $4,000
$40; western steers, $4.80@5.6O;
stockers and feeders, s3.90@5.1O;
cows and heifers $2.40@5.60; calves,
s450@6.75.
Hogs-Market generally steady;
light, $6.05@6.40 mixed, $6.O0@6.35;
heavy, $5.S5@6.25; rough, s5.85@6.0O;
good to choice heavy, $6.O006.25;
pigs, $5.90@6.35.
Sheep-Market steady; native, $500
0480; western, $3.5O@48O;- year
lings, s4.6O@5.6O; lambs, native, $3.50
06.60.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1911-05-18

mate vice from the community in
which she lives and is now ruler:
Il know that if HunnewelI is ever
cleaned up the women will have to do
it. I have drawn the task of directing
this house cleaning, and / shall do the
work thoroughly.
Il intend to appoint Mrs. Osbourne
chief of police and Mrs. Hilten city
clerk. Both are highly competent
women, and | can depend on their CO.
operation. Other women will be
given municipal employment. 1 am
not at present prepared to name
them.
I intend to put stop to all dis
elimination in local taxation and to
see that every one gets a square deal.
also intend to see that the innocent
are protected and the guilty punished
in so far as l may be able to bring
that about. ! think we can go very
far"
Here are few Of the striking state
ments made by Mrs Wilson in her in
terview with the Chicago Evening
American correspondent:
1. wish the ladies' aid societies
and the w. c. T. U. people would de-
vote themselves to securing by their
efforts better sanitary and moral con-
ditions, instead of devoting all their
energies to reforms which must no
brought about by evolution rather
than revolution.
2. am going to install a curfew
enforcement in this town so that oil
children shall be off the streets ar
eight o'clock. 1 do not believe the
street is any place for either male or
female children after that hour and
home training will not injure anv of
them
3. The suburbs of this CITY are fu1
or rank weeds and there is no. con-
certed effort to beautify or clean nm
l shall endeavor to install town
cleaning campaign, interesting the
children as well as the adults. A
town ought to be cleaned in the spr,ng
Just the same as house.
4 shall oppose the voting of
bonds for proposed new city Jail.
The present Jail building will be
large enough for all needs under nv
administration. We can use the
money for more worthy purpose.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1911-05-18
EPITOME OF EVENTS
GENERAL NEWS AND NOTES
FRESH FROM THE WIRE.
THE STORY IN A NUTSHELL
Embracing a Condensation of Events
In Which Readers Generally Are
More or Less Concerned.
Washington.

The decalogue and the golden rule
as standards for laws and government
are recommended to congress in a
joint resolution prepared by Repre-
sentative Pepper, of Iowa, at the re-
quest of the christian party.
1t was indicated that Secretary
MacVeagh will call for popular bids
on an issue of $5O,OOO,000 of Panama
bonds in a few days. They will be
dated June l and if the treasury is
unable to deliver them by that time
they will carry accrued interest. The
interest rate will be per cent.
The joint resolution providing for
the election of United States senators
by direct vote of the people, which
already has passed the house has
been taken up in the senate and will
be kept before it until voted upon.
Senator Borah is in charge of the
resolution.
Facing the question of an early re-
port in the Canadian reciprocity bill,
and with the free list bill already be-
fore them, members of the senate
committee on finance are considering
a democratic proposition to couple
the two measures. There is no hope
of having the two bills reported as
one, but the motion will be made in
committee.
The house decided to adjourn over
Monday because the order for that
day was the discharge of committees.
One of the discharge motions would
result in calling up for action S4O,-
100000 service pension bill. The
passaged of this bill is not on the
democratic program for the extra ses-
sion.
Representative Bathrick of Ohio in
troduced a resolution to protect gov
eminent employees who may be called
upon to testify before investigating
committees of congress. The resolu-
ton sets forth that employees of the
government fear persecution as a
nenalty for testifying against their
superiors, and provides that no en-
ploye shall be superseded, reduced
IN rating or discharged because of
such estimony.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1911-05-18
General.


Jacob M. Dickinson has resigned as
secretary of war, and Henry l.. Slim
son of New York is his successor.
Baron d'Estournelles de Constant
presented to President Taft a medal
from the international Cancellation
society.
Adiutant General E. H. Phelps of
Nebraska has issued orders designat-
ing Semtember 81 to October as the
dates for holding the annual state en-
campment of national guards.
Investigation of charges of graft in
connection with the contracts for
shoes for the army and navy was be-
gun by a subcommittee of the mill
tary affairs committee of the house.
Expectations of manufactures in
March were at the rate of more than
one billion dollars a year.
The ports of entry of Mexican bor-
der towns are to be opened wide for
legitimate commerce.
The western federation of miners
has been granted full utilization with
the American federation of labor.
Fourteen laborers, residents Of
Portsmouth, o., who were charged
with selling their votes at from 81 to
So each were disfranchised for five
years by Judge Blair.
Juarez has fallen, and Mexican reb-
els are in complete possession, with
General Navarro prisoner.
The Nebraska republican house
membership opposed the free list bill
Pensions of $4,000 a year each for
Frances Folsom Cleveland, widow of
President Cleveland, and Mary Lord
Harrison, widow of President Harri-
son, are provided for in a bill intro
duced in the senate.
Fire losses in the Black Hills
forests will be greatly reduced this
summer because of preventive meas
ures taken by the Burlington.
The report that between 5000 and
5000 people are starving along the
coast of Labrador. is declared to be a
gross exaggeration.
Foreign diplomats at Mexico City
have taken steps to safeguard resi-
dents.
Seven distinguished Americans, now
dead. are named among the active
members of the American academy of
arts and letters in a bill creating that
body, introduced in the house.
Roosevelt's word when asked to CON-
ment on Henry L. Stimson's appoint
ment as secretary of war.
1t is said reciprocity has made Taft
popular in the cities. but farmers are
yelling bloody murder"
General Diaz will not leave the
presidency while the country is in its
present state of unrest.
Not word over the telephone. l
will not speak with any one over the
telephone" That was Theodore
The steamer Merida was rammed
and sunk off the Virginia coast by the
steamship Admiral Farragut. No
lives were lost.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1911-05-18
HISTORY OF OIL TRUST.

$ 1862-John D. Rockefeller start
s. ed in the oil business with $4,000.
= Observation-Disclosures became the
s. owner of a refinery in Cleveland.
$ 137o-Oreanization of Standard
$ Oil Company of Ohio effected by
= Rockefeller and others.
$ 1871-South Improvement Com
s. pany arranged for rebates from
$ railroads.
s. 187e-Organization of villas
: keth-Chester trust"
. 1s92-Organization of socaIIed
3 "Standard Oil trust"
= 18eo-Passage of Sherman anti
: trust act.
$ 1ae2-RissoIution of STANDARD
3 Oil trust"
x Reorganization of Standard Oil
$ Company of New Jersey, as hold
> ing company.
= 19o6-FiIing of petition for the
. 18o2-Dissolution of STANDARD
$ cases.
= 191o-circuit court in ST. Louis
= DEGREES dissolution.
= 1e1o-Appeal made to the SUI
= pureme court.
: 1s11-Supreme court orders dis
= solution.
: = :
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1911-05-18
Personal.

The two McNamaras were formally
arraigned in Los Angeles court.
Senator Gallinger was nominated
for president pro tenn of the senate.
President Taft told a delegation
from the national grange his attitude
on Canadian reciprocity was I'M
changed.
President Taft granted pardon to a
man who has Served twenty-seven
years in the penitentiary.
The name of the American ambas-
sador who will succeed Mr.. Hill has
not yet been submitted to the German
government.
A house committee has begun inves-
tigation of chargs of graft in awarding
of shoe contracts.
A new ministry has been selected in
Nicaragua.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1911-05-18
TWENTY-FIVE ARE LOST.
French Fishing Boat Founders Near
the Grand Banks.

st. Pierre-The probable loss OF
the French fishing schooner Victoria
with her entire crew of twenty-five
men was reported by the captain OF
the French brigantine Robinson. The
Victoria is thought to have gone down
with all on board while anchored on
the Grand bank in April. She hailed
from Port st. Malo.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1911-05-18
Land Auction in Oklahoma.

Wewoka, Okla, May 16.-An auc-
ton by the government Of 1000 tracts
of unallotted land in the Seminole,
Creek and Cherokee nations is on
here. Not more than 100 acres will
be sold to one person.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1911-05-18
ENGLISH LuTHERANIsM PASSES.
Denomination Merges with German
Congregations in Missouri Synod.

st. Louis, Mo. - English Luther
anism lost its identity as distinct
denomination, when the 80 congrega-
tons comprising this branch of the
Missouri synod became merged with
the 5000 German congregations.
Henceforth the English churches will
comprise the first of "a districts of
the Lutheran church in the United
States.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1911-05-18
Sultan Held Prisoner.

Madrid, May ia message from
Tangier declares that Sultan Mulai
Hafid has abdicated the throne and is
now a prisoner of the rebel followers
of his pretender brother, Mulai Tin.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1911-05-18
American lars Yokohama Guests.

Yokahoma, May 16.-The city is
bright with the colors of Japan and
America, in honor of 600 American
bluejackets from the Asiatic feet,
who are the guests of Mayor Arkawa
and Yokohama.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1911-05-18
Standing of the Teams.
National League.

Philadelphia, Fl; Cincinnati, 5.
New York, 10; st. Louis, 6.
Pittsburg, 70; Boston, 10.
Chicago, g.; Brooklyn, 2.
Standing of the Teams
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1911-05-18
BASEBALL SCORES.
American Association.

st. Paul, 8; Minneapolis, 1.
Louisville, 8; Indianapolis, 5.
Kansas City, 4; Milwaukee, 1.
Columbus, 10; Toledo, 8.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1911-05-18
American LEAGUE,

Chicago, 6; Philadelphia, 2.
st. Louis, 8; Washington, 0.
Detroit, 5; Boston, 4.
New York, 6; Cleveland, 3.
Standing of the Tnar,nc
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1911-05-18
Minny League.

Red Wing, 4; Eau Claire, 3.
Winona, 2; Wausau, 0.
Duluth, 5; Rochester, 2.
Superior, 8; La Crosse, 4.
Standing of the Teams.