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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-08-29
INVESTIGATION OF
MILL CONSPIRACY
Charge That Mill Owners Secreted
Dynamite During Lawrence Strike
is Aired.

Boston, Mass, Aug. 28.-Interest in
the investigation Of an alleged con
spiracy by mill officials to secrete
dynamite in Lawrence during the gen
eral strike there last winter centered
today in the report of the Suffolk
county grand jury which is expected
within short time.
District Attorney Pelletier today
questioned number of witnesses
among whom were several officials.
Opinions differ as to whether the in
vestigation influenced Ernest w. Pit
man of Andover, a prominen con
tractor, to commit suicide yesterday
Pitman erected two of the large mills
in Lawrence and was questioned re
Gently by Mr.. Pelletier regarding any
knowledge he might have had of the
distribution Of dynamite in that city
He was to have been a witness before
the grand jury. The investigation by
the grand jury was based on allega
tions that the dynamite was purchas
ed in or near Boston and sent to Law
renee for distribution in certain
places. It has been further alleged
that an attempt was made to lead
the public to believe that the explosive
was to be used by the strikers to dam
age mill property and thus cast odium
upon the unions.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-08-29
CANADIAN PREMIER
DECLINES TO AID in
SUFFRAGE CAMPAIGN
Borden Assures Sufragettes That He Has No Legisla
tive Powers and No Inclination to Force Votes
for Women Issue.

Mr. Borden was very explicit in stat
ing that he had no power and no In
- introducing into the domin-
f'e,oos ,R,! !!s,ldpo s,s,au aasure for sn the en-
tion Of the tne,slH S's,s lid, ide dsvel1ed spssi
entirely on the nine pr.lcipal legisla-
tors and the dominion parliament had
no warrant to pass such legislation.
Mr.. Borden concluded:
"I should like to say with all re-
spect | think the Canadian women are
capable Of judging for themseles in
this matter. No suggestions OF the
employment or methods Of any kind
will have the slightest influence"
Mr.. Borden later In the day received
q deputation Of members Of the Anti
Suffrage league which congratulated
him on holding his ground against the
wonen's social and political union.
Mr.. Borden said he had no complaint
to make against the presentation of
the case of the womens social and
political union except the suggestion
implying threat Of the intention Of
the introduction into Canada of mill
tant tactics.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-08-29

London, Aug. 2s.-The Canadian
Premier, Robert L. Borden when he
faced the suffragettes for the first time
today, told them emphatically he had
no power to introduce general meas:
ure OF suffrage for women in the
dominion of Canada and that no
threat Of the employment Of militant
methods would have any influence on
him.
The delegation of the women's social
and political union was introduced by
Miss Barratt She stated that their
chief object was to ask the Canadian
premier II he intended on his return
OF the dominion to introduce govern.
ment measure for the enfranchisement
of women. She declared that the
women's social and political union was
considering a campaign to advise in
tending emigrants to go to Australia
and New leland rather than to Canada.
On Mr.. Bordens reply, she said,
would depend the advice the women's
social and political union gave its
Canadian members and also the posi-
bility Of militant agitation in
Canada.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-08-29
FRENCH OFFICERS
HELD AS HOSTAGES
Paris Worried by Failure Of volun-
teers Who Attempted to Ran
som Men.

Paris Aug. 2S.-Public anxiety was
intensified today over the fate of the
French officers held as hostages by
the Moors under Ell Hiba, at Marakesh
Morocco. Emmissaries have been dis,
patched to Marakesh by the French
commander, but have obtained no in
formation.
! General Lyautey, the French resi-
dent governor, reporter to the foreign
once today that the volunteers who
had undertaken the dangerous duty
had returned from Ell Hiba's head
quarters where they had in vain tried
to effect a ransom and could not as.
certain the lot of the prisoners.
The French column commanded by
Col. Mangin has been given full liber'
ty of action to proceed to the succor
of the hostages II such step should
be thought advisable. The, French
troops however are too fully occupied
to do anything in that way as they
have their hands full in blocking the
progress of the Moorish pretender's
forces towards Fez and Mazagan.
Profound indignation has been
aroused through France by the report
that the Spaniards had given assist.
ance to Ell Hiba whom 1t was alleged
they had supplied with arms.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-08-29
DISORDERLY HOUSE
GRAFT COLOSSAL
New York States Attorney Reports
That Dozen Places Paid Police
From $500 to $1,000 Month.

New York, Aug. %. - Searching
along the trail Of police blackmail that
led up to the murder Of the gambler,
Herman Rosenthal, the states attor.
ney now reports a form Of social evil
from which collosal graft is yielded.
This blackmail, he says. was obtained
from about dozen houses In this city.
each Of which paid from $500 to ~.
I0o0 q month for police protection.
District Attorney Whitman has learn.
ed that these houses paid high pro.
lection not because of their great In
come, but because protection was an
essential to their existence. These
houses were expensively furnished and
decorated. Only the proprietor and a
few servants lived In them. Callers
were shown list Of names of girls
who could be called up on to come to
the house when wanted Opposite the
names OF these girls were their ages
and the lists in the hands Of the dis
trict attorney show that the ages Of
these girls ranged anywhere from fif-
teen to eighteen years. Assistant Dis
trtct Attorney Smith has been investi-
eating this form of disorderly house
graft for several weeks and the result
of his investigation probably will pro
duce sensation.
Assistant District Attorney Rubin re-
ceived message today from Postmast.
er Frederick E. Johnson of Hot
Springs, Ark, who took Schepps into
custody stating that he had under ar.
rest there two men whose description
generally fits that sent out for ''Gyp
the Blood" and Lefty Louie by the
New York police. The message says
that one of the men Is taller than the
other and that the tall one is left hand.
ed. When questioned by the sheriff,
according to the message, the men said
they we're travelling statesmen from At.
lanta, Ca, and they they were in Hot
Springs on business.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-08-29
PITTSBURGH MEN
FACE GRAFT CHARGE

Pittsburgh, Pa, Aug. 2S.-Former
County Commissioner James A. Clark
and County Detective James Mckay
were arrested today charged with ac.
cepting money from H. G. Schiereson
proprietor of medical clinic raided
last week, to protect him in an unlaw.
full business and to keep Scheireson
from the Jurisdiction of Michigan In
which state, it is alleged, he Is wanted
as fugitive from justice.
Clark and Mckay were released on
$4,000 bail each. Similar charges were
filed against Assistant Chief Of County
Detectives Ira L. Berry, who is miss
ing. All the accused men have been
prominent In the politics Of Allegheny
county.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-08-29
EMPEROR WILLIAM
TAKES LONG WALK
Kaiser in Excellent Spirits; Rheu.
matte Pains Cease and Swelling
of Glands Disappears.

Cassel Hesse-Nassau, Germany;
Aug. 28-Emperor William felt so well
that he rose early this morning and
before breakfast enjoyed long walk
In the park surrounding Wilhelm
shoehe castle The rheumatic pains
in the neck from which his majesty
suffered have practically ceased while
the swelling Of the glands has almost
entirely disappeared.
The emperor is in excellent spirits
and the carrying out of the trip to
Switzerland where he is to participate
in the army maneuvers appears more
probable than it did a few days ago
A marked improvement in the wealth
er adds to the chances that the origin
al program will be fulfilled.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-08-29
MANY CAMPAIGN
SPEAKERS NAMED
DIXON MAKES PUBLIC LIST OF
MEN WHO WILL TAKE STUMP
FOR r..

Chicago, Aug. Ex-senator Dixon OF
Montana, director Of the progressive
campaign today made public partial
list Of speakers who will carry the
new partys propaganda through the
country on extended stumping tours.
Numerous additions to this list will
be made from time to time and 1t was
said that the progressive campaign
will be one OF the most extensive ever
undertaken in American political an
nails.
The names of progressive speakers
announced today were: Former Sen
ator Beveridge of Indiana; Senator
Clapp Of Minnesota; Senator Poindex-
ter OF Washington; Senator Crawford
Kansas; Congressman Norris of Ne.
braska: Hamlin Garland. the writer
and William Allen White, Kansas
editor.
Among former democrats who will
take the stump for the progressive
cause are Bourke Cockrane of New
York and former Governor Garvin Of
Rhode Island
Preparatory 10 a trip into Missouri
and Iowa, Senator Dixon today held a
conference with Judge Lindsay of
Denver. who has just returned from
campaigning in Vermont; Col. Cecil
Lyon of Texas, who is on his way
east to take charge Of Col. Roosevelt's
special train and Frank Knox of
Michigan.
1t was said that Col Roosevelt will
make four five minute speeches while
crossing Southern Illinois on his way
to st. Louis, Sept 8. These speeches
will be made at Paris, Shelbyville,
Pana and Hillstoro.
Senator Dixon declined to discuss
the purpose Of his trip to Missouri,
but it was said that he would meet
several Missouri democrats while in
that state
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-08-29
CROP EXPERT
BEGINS WORK

Davenport, Aug. 28.-Bliss Of the
AGRICULTURAL extension department Of
Ames college has arrived in Davenport
to take up his work as crop expert for
Scott county He will devote all his
time hereafter to advising farmers re-
garding agricultural matters and to in
PRODUCING new crops and new methods.
He will have an office at the Daven-
port Commercial club where he will
spend part Of his time, the remainder
being devoted to visiting farms
throughout the country.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-08-29
MONTHS DOWNPOUR
OF RAIN IN ENGLAND

London, Aug. 28.-The cessation OF
rain in most parts Of England after q
months downpour has not been &C
companied yet by an abatement OF the
floods. :.
Norwich, in the east, is still cut on
from the outer world except by tele-
phone. Ordinarily ITO trains enter ana
leave the city every day but not one
has arrived or departed since Monday.
Rescue operations are proceedings
where many houses in the lower part
OF the town had been inundated up
to the second floor. Women in some
instances impede the work, refusing
to leave their homes and having to be
porcibly removed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-08-29
BRITISH REAFFIRM
PROTEST ON CANAL
Note Filed Today Threatens Appeal tc
Hague Unless Settlement Is
Reached.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 2S.-Great
Britain has reafirmed it's protest
against the Panama canal bill. In
note filed today with the state de-
partment by A. Mitchell Innes, charge
Of the British embassy here, 1t was
stated that if satisfactory agreement
could be reached Great Britain would
appeal to The Hague tribunal Tor arpl-
tration.
The note submitted today says
Great Britain Will give careful con
alteration to both the bill and the
message Of President Taft sent to con-
gress relating to discrimination in
favor OF American coastwise shipping
in the canal. If, after due considera-
tion, it is found that no satisfactory
agreement can be reached IN the mat.
ter Great Britain declares that it Will
be necessary to appeal to arbitration.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-08-29
ROOSEVELT is
TO SPEAK AT FAIR
EIdon Big Four Fair Officers State
That T. r. Will Speak at Grounds
September 4.

Eldon, Aug. 28.-Theodore Roosevelt
will speak at the Edlon Big Four fair
Wednesday morning Sept. 4, and spec
ial arrangements are now being made
by the fair association to care for a
great throng Of people. Roosevelt will
arrive in Eldon at 10: 80 o'clock on the
northbound Rock Island passenger
from Keokuk, and the train will stop at
the fair grounds and let the progressive
party candidate for president and his
party off. The candidate will be escort
ed to the starters stand, where he will
make an address.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-08-29

Roosevelt Leader in Penn
sylvania Said to Have
Proposed Plan Of Taking
T. r. Electors Off Ballot.

New York, Aug. 2s.-Charles D.
Hilles, chairman Of the republican ma.
tional committee, issued statement
today covering the alleged agreement
between Taft representatives and Will
liam Finn representing Col. Roosevelt
in Pennsylvania. He said:
"We have received proposition
from Mr.. Finn In which he has offer
ed to withdraw the Roosevelt electors
from the republican ticket and substi.
tute Taft electors in their places. The
offer was made by Mr.. Finn In Phila-
delphia last wednesday to Henry G.
Wasson, republican state chairman,
and William T. Tilden, president OF
the Union League club of Philadel.
phia."
Mr.. Hilles goes on to say that &C.
cording to Mr.. Wasson, Mr.. Finn said
that Col. Roosevelt at Chicago had
placed him in charge OF matters In
Pennsylvania, and that he was willing
to erase the Roosevelt electors names
and replace them with representative
republicans who would vote for Presi.
dent Taft. He said that before he
could do this he must obtain sigma,
lures OF q petition naming Roosevelt
electors on Washington ticket. AS
the state law requires three per cent
of the total vote, Mr. Finn estimated
that 1t would take nearly the whole
month of September to prepare the
petitions. After he has submitted
these petitions to the secretary Of the
commonwealth, he offered to call the
the state committee together and
name electors in place of Roosevelt
men.
Il assume that Mr.. Finn Is able to
do this and that he will do 1t in good
faith. There was absolutely no deal
made on the state ticket. Our only
|obJectioH TO f'linf's republican state
ticket now is that 1t has names OF
Roosevelt men on it as electors. With
those removed we would not oppose
ANY of the rest of the ticket All we
ask is that republican electors vote
for Taft and Sherman or retire. We
have taken no action on Mr.. Flinn's
proposal and will wait for him to car.
ry out his plan."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-08-29
POWERS OPPOSE
NEW CRETAN MOVE

Canea, Crete, Aug. 2S.-The foreign
consuls have informed the Cretan
government that the powers intend to
prevent any armed expedition to the
island Of Samos and that British and
French cruisers have been dispatched
there for that purpose,
1t has been discovered that arms
and money had been distributed by
the committee Of national defense for
the formation of corps of Cretan vol
unteers who were to seize the island
Of Samos and hoist the rebel flag.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-08-29
WISCONSIN STORM
DOES BIG DAMAGE

Shell Lake, Wis, Aug. 2s.--Last
nights storm. which waged over north
western Wisconsin, wrecked buildings
tn many villages and damaged farm
property to large extent, besides
demoralizing the telephone and tele-
graphic service over large territory.
At Spooner, six miles north, the
storm also did great damage. Several
buildings we're blown down, including
the Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis and
Omaha depot. No lives we're lost
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-08-29
.CONGRESSMEN
REN0M|NAIEO
IN M|CH|GAN
Returns From Statewide
Primary Have No Sur
prise Except Light Vote
Cast by Roosevelt Party.

Detroit, Mich. Aug. 28.-On the face
of incomplete returns which, however,
are considered fairly representative OF
the votes cast in yesterdays state
wide primaries, Amos P. Musselman
OF Grand Rapids, appears to have de-
feated Secretary Of State Fred @.
Martindale by several thousand votes
for the republican nomination for gov.
ernor.
Every congressman who sought re-
election with the possible exception OF
one and the bare possibility of two,
has been successful.
There was but one contest for NOM
ination for United States senator and
Alfred Lucking Of Detroit, a democrat,
Is leading George p. Hummer of Hol
land. Returns partly complete this
morning show Mayor William B,
Thompson leading Justice E. J. JEFF
fries for the mayoralty. All Of the
eighteen Detroit aldermen accused OF
bribery sought denomination. Several
were victorious, it is believed.
Progressive Vote Light.
Detroit, Mich, Aug. 2S.-The pro.
gressive vote was exceedingly light
throughout the state. OF the 9,9S8
votes cast in 63 Of the 1T Detroit pre-
cincts for mayor there were 962 pro-
gressive votes which Is said to indicate
a fair average throughout the state
City Clerk Charles A. Nichols, state
progressive leader, said that yester.
days vote by no means indicated the
strength of the new party. Scores Of
men enrolled in the old parties did not
vote yesterday because they did not
want to change their enrolment In the
primaries. The Nov ember election will
tell an altogether different story. ~ y Z
Sees Split In Michigan.
Chicago. Aug. 2s.-Joseph E. Davies
of Wisconsin, secretary Of the demo.
cratic national committee today held
q conference with National Commit
teeman E. o. Wood of Michigan, re-
garding the situation in that state. Mr..
Wood said that he expected that the
republican vote in Michigan would be
split about 40 and 60 per cent by the
progressive fight.
T am unable to say, however,
whether Mr.. Taft or Col. Roosevelt
will get the big end OF this percent
age,' concluded Mr.. Wood.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-08-29
NEW CARDINAL FROM
u. S. TO BE NAMED

Paris, Aug. 2s.-The pope is about to
create new American cardinal who
ia to reside In Rome, according to a
special dispatch received here.
The American cardinal will occupy
a similar position to that Of the pre-
lates representing France and Spain
in Rome. 1t Is also stated that the
pope will later create cardinal in
CentrsS America, probably in Mexico.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-08-29
BLEASE LEAFS IN
RACE FOR GOVERNOR

Charleston, s. c. Aug. 28.-Lat-
est returns received here give Jones
for governor $500, against 56,349 for
Blease and 1904 for Duncan.
Congressman Legare is victorious
Charleston returns are incomplete and
while Jones appears to have carried
this county by 600 it may require COM
plete returns to decide. U. s. Senator
Tillman, Attorney General Lyon and
Carter, state treasurer, carried the
county.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-08-29
TAFT TO ATTEND
COLUMBUS EVENT

Boston, Mass, Aug. 2s.-President
Taft, accompanied by his military aide
Major Rhoads left here at 10 a. m.
today to attend the centennial celebra-
ton at Columbf1us. Ohio. His private
secretary Carmi A. Thompson, will join
him in Ohio.
The president motored from his
summer home in Beverly and was
greeted by cheering crowd when he
boarded his nr1vate car at the south
station.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-08-29
FRENCH AVIATOR
BURNED TO DEATH

Douaai, France, Aug 2S.-Leut
Louis Felix M. Chandenier of the
aviation corps was burned to death
while flying in his aeroplane today
His petrol tank burst into flames and
the machine crashed to the earth. The
young officers body was completely
consumed by the fire. He belonged
to the eighth infantry regiment and
had been attached only short time to
the aviation section.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-08-29
Pr sid ent Says
He viii Not Take
Part in Politics
+ + + 4 i + + ! + st = - 4

Springfield, Mass, Aug. 28.-
President Taft in a speech from
the rear platform Of his private
car here today declared that
he did not intend to take any
further part in active politics.
II am not here to make poll
tical speech" said the president,
II have given that up. I be-
lieve that there are some poll
tics going, but am not going to
take part in them. So far as
I am concerned you will have
to make up your minds without
hearing me further
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-08-29
MARSHALL MAKES
CAMPAIGN IN MAINE
Vice Presidential Candidate Will Dis
euss Campaign Contributions
at Bangor.

Bangor, Maine, Aug. 2s.-The cam
paign tou- which Gov. Thomas R.
Marshall Of Indiana, is making in
Maine in behalf of his party's state
ticket, had Bangor for it's objective
today, with a rally arranged for this
evening. The program of the demo-
cratic campaign directors provided for
two democratic governors on the same
platform, Gov. F. W. Plaisted of Maine
who Is seeking reelection, being sched-
uled as a speaker at tonights meet
ing 1t was announced that campaign
contributions by corporations would
be discussed by Gov. Marshall in his
Bangor speech. The subject, he ex-
planned. comes as a logical sequence
to the addresses made by him at Port
land and at Augusta, where the tariff
and the trusts were discussed re-
spectively.
Gov. Marshall said he would not
deal in personalities in talking about
campaign contributions by corpora
tions but would criticize the con-
gifts.
Wilson to Discuss Tariff.
Seagirt, n. j., Aug. 2S.-Application
of the tariff policies of the three politi-
cal parties to the farmers will be the
subject Gov. Woodrow Wilson will dis
cuss tomorrow at the state grangers
picnic at Williams Grove, Pa.
The governor today distributed ad-
vance copies Of portion of his speech
which he dictated to stenographer.
AS he glanced over 1t today the result
did not satisfy him. you will see
by reading this speech that cannot
prepare one in advance" said the gov
ernor.
II have got to have an audience and
the warmth that comes as l go along
with my speech. l can't take help
less stenographer and talk to him. It
Is like cruelty to animals"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-08-29

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