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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-08-01
HOLDS TARIFF AND
TRUST BLAMELESS
SENATOR BURTON DECLARES
THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE
FOR HIGHER PRICES.
EXTRAVAGANZA HIT
Present Scale OF Living, Coupled With
Progress Made In Recent Years
and inequalities Of Fruits Of
Progress Given 40 Reasons.

Washington, July Ex-senator Bur.
ton Of Ohio, explained to the senate at
length today the reasons which, in his
opinion, are responsible for the pres.
ent high cost Of living. The manifest
and important causes, he said, were
"the phenomenal progress of recent
years, the striking inequality of this
progress in different lines of human
endeavor and the tendencies to extra
vagance and waste and to diminished
productive energy by a large part OF
the population.
Neither, the Payne-Aldrich tariff
law nor any other similar measure was
responsible for the general high level
of prices he declared; for, "the va.
riations in prices have been SO very
considerable, both in the way of in.
crease and decrease, as absolutely to
disprove any inference that the
change in prices has been due to the
tariff of 1909, or to any other tariff
act"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20
END Of TRIAL OF THE ALLEN CtANSMEN
Four Mountaineers to Serve Long Sen
fences and Two Others Are
Under Death Sentences.

Wytheville, Va-Final settlement of
all the cases resulting from the kill
ing of five persons in the Hillsville
court house by. the Allen clan on
March IA last was reached Wednes-
day when ,Sidna Allen pleaded guilty
to second degree murder for killing
Sheriff Webb, and Wesley Edwards
pleaded guilty to three charges pend
ing against him. Thirty-five years in
the penitentiary is the penalty Sidna
Allen will pay for the part he played
in the shooting. Aliens nephew, Wes-
ley Edwards, will spend twenty-seven
years in the penitentiary.
These two sentences were the re,
suit of compromise following a yer.
dict of voluntary manslaughter in the
case of Sidna Allen for the murder OF
Commemorative Attorney William M
Foster, the jury fixing the penalty In
that case at five years Imprisonment
Allen already had been found guilty
Of second degree murder at former
trial for the killing of Judge Thornton
Massie, for which he had been sen
fenced to fifteen years in the peni
Tertiary, and the. other indictment
pending against him for the murder
of Sheriff Webb was compromised by
letting him plead guilty to second de
gree murder and take fifteen-yeal
sentence, the combined sentences
making thirty.five years. Three in
dictments against Wesley Edwards
also were compromised, he taking
sentence of nine years Imprisonment
on each.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20
REFORM LAWS FAVORED BY TEXAS JUDGES
Constitutional Amendment Providing
Substantial Justice System Shall
Prevail Advocated.

Austin, Tex.-Appointing special
legislative committee to urge the sub
mission of a constitutional amend
ment providing that the so-called
substantial justice" system shall pre-
vail and to urge that the legislature
enact many laws which will revolu-
tionize both civil and criminal prac-
tice in this State, the district judges
Friday adjourned. No permanent Or
ganization was perfected, and the
body will rest with the steps 1t has
taken to secure legislative action.
An effort will be made to secure
the Endorsement of the action OF this
meeting by all district judges who did
not attend the meeting, but are In
majority in this State. The campaign
is to be consistent one, 1t Is said.
Chief Justice T. j. Brown of the SUI
preme court, speaking for the adop.
ton OF the report on civil procedure,
told the judges they should have a
committee go before the house and
senate In the proper way to urge their
desires; that heretofore he has kept
away from legislative halls; but ne is
going before the legislature this time;
that when men oppose reforms he
shall advocate them in an effort to rid
the practice in this State OF it's faults.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20

Dallas, Textile Texas Industrial
Congress Friday awarded $4,000 in
prizes to farmers of Texas, many of
them under q years of age, for crops
raised in the past year. There were
1000 contestants for the l41 prizes
offered The competition embraced
the cultivation of 10-acres farms di-
vided equally among corn, cotton,
coWpeas, milo maize or kaffir corn,
The purpose in offering prizes for
such plot is an effort to encourage
in Texas crop rotation, Investigation
and the retention of soil fertility
Cost of production was considered,
the prizes being awarded on a basis
of net profit.
Executive officers elected were:
Colonel Exall, president; E. W. Kirk
patrick, Mckinney, vice president; w.
c. Barrickman, Dallas, secretary;
John w. Wright, Dallas, treasurer
The winner of the $1,000 prize in
class A, embracing crops of cowpeas,
kaffir corn or milo maize, cotton and
corn, was Charles A. Doss, R0ckdale,
Milan County. The ambition of Mr..
Doss, who is a young man, was to
get better results than his father,
George Doss.
In this he was successful, his
father winning only a $500 prize.
The second prize in class A, $3.50
and a scholarship in the University
of Texas, was won by William L..
Norman of Kingston, Hunt County.
Capital prize winners, the amount
of the prizes and conditions in other
classes of the competition follow:
Glass B, first prize, $3.50; cultivat-
ing one acre of corn--Won by Afford
Branch, Overton, Rusk County. !
Glass C, $3.50; cultivating one acre
cotton-Won by Z. S. Kovar, Fayette-
vile, Fayette County.
Glass d, first prize $500; unirri-
gated forage crops; cultivating two
acres ksffir corn or milo maize with
out irrigation-Wo by w. J. Levens,
Roby, Fisher County:
Class E, first prize $500; irrigated
forage crop; two acres kaffir corn or
milo maize-Won by G.. D. Newberry,
Eagle Pass, Maverick County.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20
WA|TElAW REID DIES IN LONDON, ENGLAND
American Ambassador to Great Brit
ain-seriously III Only Few
Days-Life's History.

London.-Whtelaw Reid. the Amer
lean ambassador to Great Britain
since 1905, died at his London resi-
dence, Dorchester house, shortly after
noon Sunday from pulmonary oedema.
The end was quite peaceful. Mrs.
Reid and their daughter, Mrs. John
Hubert Ward, were at the bedside.
Almost Immediately the king sent
condolences of himself and the queen.
During the day messages conveying
the warmest sympathy were received
from the queen mother, Alexandria,
and other members of the royal fam
lily, court officials. members Of the
government and of the various EN-
bassies and legations, while many
who had heard the news of the am
bassador's death or who had seen
the flags at half mast on Dorchester
house called at the embassy.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20

Whitelaw Reid was in his seventy
sixth year, having been born October
27, 1897, in Xenia, Ohio. He became
a newspaper writer as young man
and never broke off his connection,
with the public press. He was editor
in chief of the New York Tribune
for many years and afterward became
proprietor of that journal.
In the meantime, however, his ca
reer had been varied one. He
served in the first campaigns of the
civil war in 1861 as war correspond.
ent, in which capacity he was present
at many of the important battles.
At one time he was librarian Of the
house of representatives. At another
he was a cotton planter in Louisiana.
Later in life he went into the diplo-
matte service and was sent to France
as United States minister in 1889, re-
naming until 1892. During that
period he did some important diplo-
matte work in securing the resembling
of the decree prohibiting the impor-
tation of American meats into France
and also in negotiating the reciprocity
and extradition treaties between the
United States and France.
He came back to the United States
to run as the republican candidate for
vice president on the ticket with
President Harrison.
Some years later, in 1897, he was
sent as special ambassador to Great
Britain to attend the celebration of
the diamond jubilee of Queen Vic
toria.
His next important work was as
special commissioner to the Paris con-
ference which negotiated peace be-
tween the United States and Spain.
In 1902 he was again appointed spe-
cial ambassador to Great Britain for
the coronation of King Edward VII.
with whom he always was on the most
friendly terms.
He was chosen in 1905 United
States ambassador to Great Britain in
succession to Joseph H. Choate.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20
Gov. Wilson Gets Threatening Letter.

New York.--A letter received by
Governor Woodrow Wilson of New Jer
sew. president-elect of the United
States, threatening him with death UNI
less he paid $1,000, led to the arrest
Tuesday by federal officials of three
wood-choppers living in log huts at
Ford Mine, an iron mining settlement
adjoining the town of Wharton, in
Morris County, New Jersey. The men
arrested were Jacob Dunn, 30 years
old, otherwise known as Mig; his
brother, Warren Dunn, 30 years old,
known as Pete, and Seeley Davenport,
% years old, known as Snake.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20
Garment Workers Strike Settled.

Houston, Tex.--Difficulties which
have existed since last Friday be-
tween the Cyrus w. Scott Mannfactur-
ing Company and Garment Workers
T1nion No. 81 were settled Tuesday at
4 meeting of representatives OF the
manufacturers, a committee from the
local organization and Miss Margaret
naley. a member Of the national execu-
five board of the organization. AS a
result of the terms of settlement
agreed upon, the ITS girls who have
been idle returned to their places
Wednesday.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20
MENCANS WITHIN THEIR RIGHTS
AT JuAREZ AND Aqua PRlETA
FIGHTS, SAYS ARMY BOARD.
NO Exemplary or Punitive Indemnity
Allowed Americans-Are Only En-
titled to Actual Damages.

Misunderstanding up the conten-
tlon that Mexico was in her right
when she undertook to defend Juarez
and Aqua Prieta and that the Ameri-
cans killed aud wounded in Ell Paso
and Douglas in the course of these
two battles constituted incidental dam
ages, and that therefore Mexico should
be asked for actual but not exemplary
or punitive damages, the army board
appointed to ascertain the amount of
damages suffered by Americans Sat-
urday reported to congress its find
ingS as follows:
Celia Griffith, Ell Paso, husband kill
ed; claim $4,000, indemnity recon-
mended $4,000
A. R. Chandler, Ell Paso, son killed; ;
claim $4,000, recommended $4,000.
Adolfo Varela, Ell Paso, wounded
through body; claim $4,000, recon-
mended $4,000.
Virginia Moorhead, Ell Paso, wound
ed; claim $4,000, recommended
$4,000. :.
Abundio Soto, Ell Paso, wife wound
ed; claim $4,000, recommended $4,000.
Edwin G. Healon, Ell Paso, shot
through leg; claim $1O,615, recon-
mended $4,000.
Emma Larson, Douglas, Ariz.,
wounded; claim $4,000, recommended
! $1,000.
Elmer E. Crave, Douglas, Ariz., shot
through body; claim $4,000, recon-
meaded $4,000.
F. F. Williams, Douglas, Ariz,, shot
through body; claim $4,000, recon,
mended $1,000.
John w. Keate, Douglas, Ariz., shot
through foot; claim $1,000, recon-
mended $4,000.
Joseph w. Harrington, Douglas,
Ariz., death of brother; claim $4,000,
recommended $4,000.
William R. White, Douglas, Ariz.,
shot through leg; claim $4,000. rec
commended $4,000.
The following Mexican claimants
were held by the commission to be
entitled to no indemnity. Their claims
were as follows:
Rita Garria, Ell Paso, death OF hus
band; claim $4,000.
Francisco Portillo, 81 Paso, shot
through arm; claim $4,000.
Ayaristo Alarcon, Ell Paso, death Of
husband; claim $4,000.
/ Isabel. Dara de Farcia, death Of
daughter, $4,000.
| Francisco Arredonda, gunshot
wound, $4,000.
| Dolores Dominguez, death of broth
er, $4,000.
| Bernardino Hernandez, shot through
arm, $4,000.
In addition the claim of Wong
! Kong, Ell Paso, for $4,000, sho'
! through jaw, no indemnity is recon
mended.
The commission declined to recon
mend indemnity for the foregoing
alien Mexican citizens who were
domiciled in Ell Paso and Douglas dur
ing the battles, as it did in the case
! Of the Chinese citizen, Wong Kong
whose claim for indemnity the com
!. mission contends should be presented
nv the Chinese government.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20
sIn Fire at Houston.

Houston. Tex.-Every piece OF fire
fighting apparatus in Houston was
crossed into service Wednesday night
T. handle a $4,000 fire that DESTROYED
tha two-story brick building at Fan
min street and Lamar avenue which
bonsed the Wall & Stable undertake
inc establishment. The loss to the
huilding is estimated by the owners
~ con 600 The loss to the stock OF
undertaking goods is estimated at
sss 600 by the lessees. Four horses
were burned to death.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20
His First Affair of the Heart.
WATER POWER POLICY URGED BY FISHER
Secretary Stresses What He Believes
to Be Most important Subject
Before Congress.

Westinghouse definite and COM
prehensiVe Water-pOwer policy for
streams upon the public domain and
havigable streams not in the public
domain is urged by the secretary of
the interior. Walter l.. Fisher, as the
most important subject pending be-
fore congress and tho country, in his
annual report submitted Sunday to
President Taft.
Other legislation which Secretary
Fisher recommends as important to
the welfare of the country embodies
an enlarged application of the leasing
principle as applied to the public do
main in general; a comprehensive
leasing law for coal, oil and other
mineral lands, and laws providing for
the classification of public lands &C
cording to their respective character
istiC and appropriate uses and ad-
ministration in accordance Herewith.
Secretary Fisher also declares in
favor Of legislation for the develop
ment of the transportation facilities
and the coal lands of Alaska and for
the withdrawal from entry of public
lands in the West needed to conserve
the water supply at the sources Of
streams. He recommends the retire
ment and pensioning of the civil en-
ployes of the government. Most of
his recommendations are in renewal
and emphasis of those made in his
previous annual report.
AS to a water power policy, he says
that it must be made certain that
those who receive special privileges
connected with water power develop
ment shall in fact proceed by appro-
pirate degrees and within appropriate
times to develop the available water
power to its highest capacity, having
due regard to the possibilities of mar
keting the product
I'VE must make certain" he con-
tinues, that the electric energy thus
created shall be made available to
the community in appropriate ways at
appropriate prices. If it is not to be
used for the benefit of the commun-
ity, but is to be devoted directly to
the private purposes and personal ad-
Vantage of the permittee, some meth
cd must be found by which the public
will receive its share of the profits
which the permittee may make over
and above that which is necessary
and reasonable inducement for his in
vestment."
The present law, he asserts, Meth
er promotes development nor protects
the public interest in an effective
manner" and he attributes this prin-
cipally to the fact that permit is
"revocable at any time and without
specific reason"
AS to homestead law legislation, the
secretary says he is still Of the same
opinion, in spite of a somewhat diff.
ferent law passed last June, that 1.-THE
homestead settler should be excused
| from the necessity of residing upon
his land during the first two years
after entry, provided he substituted
for residence during that period the
! Improvement and cultivation OF sub
stantial portion of the ground" The
law passed, he says, is being admin
istered to encourage as much as pos
sibIe the bona fide settler.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20
Snow, sIeet and Rain.

3 Antonio, Tex.-Snow, sleet and
accompanied by a bitter north
iSFned a combination Thursday
aaa the effect of placing praeti-
! every spot in Texas on the
Aasl map. From heavy snow fur.
y central and northern parts of
aala 70 two and three-inch rains
" DIVER or southern half.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20
7sa o4s Bales In November.

Austin, Textile sixth cotton gin
ming report of the state department
of agriculture for the season, issued
Tuesday, announces that 76S,0l6 bales
of cotton, counting round as half bales,
of the cotton growth OF 1912 had been
ginned during the month of November.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20
fluAIL!!N!S5 900,
Al PARCELS POST
n Be EFFECTIVE
Tsh ,o,Ir ENTIRE pos
.rovJcE JANUARY l.
/ uIE is 12C A POUND
sand, Is Maximum Weight
F s.',inctjye Postage Stamps
!. any office-Maps
10 Be Sold

.,,,top.-Regulations to cover wei
y the new parcel post sys-
I TO 90 into operation
NV !, .ert, were made public by
s. General Hitchcock Friday
IS system will be effective
Tho entire postal service
Y time and will affect every
citv. rural and railway
n. .s.,ortation route in the coun'
I,sry precaution will be taken
e .o.,office department to nave
II moved with the usua do dis
= "A ali postmasters, superln-
Y = md inspectors have been d.
/, !. thoroughly familiarize them
/ nd their subordinates with
55ass Of the new system
s,II.d at Any Postoffice'
. rsgulations provide that par
!, !, !, .,srchandise, including farm
'.,.,v nroducts (but not books
.,.tsd natter of almost every
IIon I'D to eleven pounds IN
Ind measuring as much as SIX
/. l.ngth and girth combined, ex-
80 calculated to do injury to
n in transit, may be mailed at
g,toffice for delivery to any adj
I, tie country. Delivery will be
.btbe homes Of people living on
IA star routes as well as those
/. cities and towns where there
sIsry by carrier. Where there
.,psent no delivery by carrier
.lrels will go to the postoffice as
esse with ordinary mail.
n. Cents a Pound Maximum.
postage rate for the first zone
i within distances not exceed
h miIes-will be 5 cents for the
,euud and 3 cents for each addi-
sound. Rates increase for each
size one Of the eight zones into
the country is divided, the
laun rate being II cents a pound,
will carry a parcel across the
emit or even to Alaska and the
pines
4 fee of 10 cents a parcel may
rred and if the parcel is lost in
ills an indemnity to the amount
value, not to exceed $50, will
d to the sender.
law provides for the use OF dis
3 postage stamps and there is
eng distributed to postmasters
d in the parcel post system a
stamps of twelve denomina-
parcel post maps with accom-
{ guides are to be sold to the
at cost, Is cents, through the
clerk Of the postoffice depart
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20
Miss Helen Gould ENGAGED.

Lakewood, N. J.-Announcement OF
the engagement of Miss Helen Miles
Gould of New York to Finley j. Shep-
ard. a prominent railroad man OF ST.
Louis, was made Sunday at the resi-
dence OF Mr.. and Mrs. George ,.
Gould
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20
Ten Men Lost In Gulf.

Port Arthur, Tex.-G. Sand, master
of the Standard Oil barge No. 81.
and the nine members of his crew
were drowned Friday night in the
gulf when heavy storm tore the
barge from its tow and it turned
turtle.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20
Greeks Defeated in Battle.

Hae-Fhe Tribuna and Giornale
~ publish kilograms from
reporting the receipt of a dis
aOn kssad Pasha, the Turkish
'aaaaef, that in fierce engage
asung two days, near Janina,
weeks We're defeated and COM
y p retreat.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20
Ruler Of Bavaria Dead.

elfa, Bavaria. -Luitpold, prince
Riot Bavaria, died Thursday. The
q regent had been in failing
! for several month. His death
not unexpected. Luitpold had
& long and useful life as a Ger
Iailitary leader when he was call
PaR IN 1886 to take the throne of
"a, the second largest state in
german empire.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20

sasoys Arrive In London.
IFhe Greek, servian and
I ln peace commissioners ar
5 London Friday from Paris.
~ .s greeted at the Charing
saaon by a cosmopolitan
mn. nalca included members of
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20
Var on Common Towel.

MAJ on Common Towel.
slagton. The common towel
sasfed abolished from railroad
sssels' all other interstate We
saa nom stations by Secretary
sa Of the treasury department
Il. u an amendment to the in
quarantine regulations.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20
pr..,d.,t Taft Heads Red Cross.

Washington. President Taft was
Wednesday reelected president OF the
National Red Cross at the eighth an
nual meeting of the organization In
WashingU
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20
Miss May Sutton Ma.riaa

lss outtoH MARRIED.
gelss, Cal.--Miss May SUIT.
8, ,Isr worlds champion tennis
friday became the bride of
s Clarke Bundy, National
sss.. s,,aampion, with Maurice E.
lan Of San Francisco.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20
BUILDING Boom at Cause.

Cause, Tex.-Gause is experiencing
auite a building boom at present.
Several handsome residences are In
course of construction and others are
In prospect.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20
waterworks Bond Election Carries.

Montgomery, Textile election
held in the town of Montgomery to
determine whether said town shall Is
sue $4,000 water works bonds car
ried by a vote Of five to tne.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20
Wen al saratnn. Ei.la

~. sll At Saratoga Field.
Il ~ fex.--Eleven hundred fesa
Il, = found standing in the Hous-
81, sOmpany's well Thursday.
4 ~ : l,SOo feet deep and the
s'lssed to be OF a good quality.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20
!. Former Minister Dies.

Is Ut Won Ross Esler, who
i, p !. of Austro. Hungarian
commerce in 1911, died
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20
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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20

'liminaries Of ikI
re completed u
the Greek ala
signing Of shs /
surmounsel 3
Tor actual nsglh
lie divergence k
claims cf The e
ley that shsEs / /
early Terminus
i through Bsilli
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to yield ths g
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n connection E
as not been eq
dications d nA
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in its enli'ss 1
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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20
Tons NOV IE8

eek Difficulty 1
las Been saMs
by Ensoys