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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-16

Harrington and John F. Harris, the
board Instructed the county treasurer
not to collect the taxes by the scale OF
the property until further orders from
the board. The petitions Of the follow
ing named persons for reduction of as
sessment was-approved upon recon-
mendation Of the city assessor, W. X.
Harris, r. and B. S. Patton, Jesse
Spurgeon, Wapello County Savings
bank, C. L. Swanson, John Graham, Il.
E. Byrne, L. E. Stevens, E. S. Teeter,
E. A. Brainard and R. A. Hansell.
The balance of the day was spent
in allowing claims. On motion the
board adjourned to meet on Monday,
August 9Th at 9 o'clock.
Attest: j. F. Stevens, Auditor.
H. B. Patterson, Chairman
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impeachment of Judge Robert
Archibald of the commerce court.

Archibald of the commerce court.
Compared with vote of March l.,
1911, when William Lorimer was held
to have valid title to his seat, today's
roll call showed the following changes:
Senator Cullom Of Illinois, Curtis of
Kansas. Briggs of New Jersey, Wat
son Of West Virginia and Simmons Of
North Carolina who had formerly sup
ported Lorimer, today voted against
him. Senator Jones of Washington,
who had formerly opposed him, today
supported him. AS Senator Lorimer
passed out through the cloak room, a
group of Sisters of Charity who had
been in the galleries pressed forward
to express their regret to him. num-
Der of women and other admirers also
shook hands with him.
At his office in the senate office
building a physician was waiting. He
administered aid to the man, who was
thoroughly exhausted by his efforts.
To newspaper men Mr.. Lorimer said
he had nothing to add to what he had
said on the floor of the senate. He
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BOARD PROCEEDINGS.

Proceedings Of the board OF super
visors, Monday, July 8, 1912, being the
eighth day Of the June session. The
board met pursuant to adjournment,
members present, H. B. Patterson and
]. R. stodghill: absent, J. W. Hall, H.
B. Patterson In the chair. The min.
utes oil asst meeting read and ap.
proved The day was spent In allow
ing claims and transacting other bust
ness On motion the board adjourned
to meet Tuesday, July 9th at 9 o'clock.
Attest: J. F. Stevens, Auditor.
H. B. Patterson, Chairman.
Proceedings Of the board Of super.
visors, Tuesday, July 8, 1912. Being
the ninth day of the June session. The
board met pursuant to adjournment;
members all present. President H. B.
Patterson in the chair. The minutes
Of last meeting read and approved.
The second quarterly report of George
Phillips, clerk Of the district court,
was approved. The application OF w,
P. Van Fossan, for appointment as
overseer of the poor for Ottumwa city
was approved. The balance of the day
was spent In allowing claims. On mo-
ton the board adjourned to meet
Thursday, July IL at 3 O'CLOCK.
Attest: J. F. Stevens, Auditor
H. B. Patterson, Chairman.
Proceedings of the board of super
visors, Thursday, July IL, 1912, being
the tenth day Of the June session, the
board met pursuant to adjournment;
members all present President H. B
Patterson in the chair The minutes
of last meeting read and approved
The second quarterly report OF ]. F
Stevens, county auditor, for the year
1912 was approved. The petition OF
Mrs. Anna Scott for reduction of as
sessment was approved upon recon-
mendation of the city assessor. The
petition of Mrs. Louisa Striblin for ex
emption from taxation of lots 10, IL
and u, block 6 in Eldon was ap
proved. she being soldiers widow
The report of w. P. Van Fossan, over
seer of the poor for Ottumwa city fol
the month of June, 1912 was approved
In the matter of the tax abatement
petitions Of Mary A. Brown, Sarah M
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HOW SENATE VOTED ON LOR1MER.

Burnham, Catron, Clark, Crane. Dill
ingham, Fletcher, Foster, Gallinger,
Gamble, Guggenheim, Johnston, Jones,
Lippitt, McCumber. Oliver. Paynter,
Penrose, Perkins. Richardson, Smith
(Maryland), smoot, Stephenson,
Thornton, Tillman, Wetmore.-28.
The Paired and Not Voting.
Senators paired in favor of the reso-
luton were: Chiffon, Culberson,
Davis and Owen.
Senators paired against it were:
Bankhead, Dupont, Hepburn and
Warren.
Senators absent and not paired
were: Percy and Mclean.
Senator Lorimer did not vote
There are IS members in the senate
there being one vacancy from Colo
RADIO.
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For more than two years the fight
had been on to Gust William Lorimer
from his seat in the senate as rep
resentative of the state OF Illinois. A
constant newspaper agitation, investi-
cations by two senate committees and
one committee Of the Illinois leg1s-
lature millions Of words Of testimony
and scores of speeches have kept the
case Of Lorimer before the public.
Charges and counter charges OF bril-
berry and corruption, elimination and
recrimination, indictm ents, trials and
confessions galore have filled the
history Of the case. Today's vote in
the senate ended one OF the most
sensational legislative imbroglios that
the country has ever known.
It began on April 80, 1910, about
year after the election OF Lorimer to
the senate with the publication IN the
Chicago Tribune of a story by Charles
A White, a member OF the Illinois
legislature, exposing corruption IN
that body and charging that White had
been bribed to vote for Lorimer for
senator.
I,orimer was elected by a combina-
ton of democrats and republicans IN
the legislature. Shortly after the pub
LEGATION Of the White story the new
senator arose in the chamber and de-
manded an investigation of his cleo
ton.
A senate investigation was ordered
and a committee headed by Senator
Burrows republican, Michigan) TOOK
I'D the task. For nearly four months,
| september to December, 1910, the com
mittee took testimony at Chicago and
Washington and finally submitted a
report generating Lorimer A mlnor1-
ty report, however, presented by Sen.
ator Beveridge OF Indiana, sustained
the charges against Lorimer. After
lengthy debate, in the course OF
which Lorimer delivered sensation
ally brilliant speech defending MIN.
self. the majority report was adopted
by the senate on March l, 1911, by a
vote Of 46 to 40, five not voting.
In the meantime the case mad
startled Illinois and the state was
ablaze with the developments. !ndlc,
ment after indictment was found
against the members Of the legisla ture
which elected Lorimer. White NAG
confessed" that he was given $1,000
Nv REPRESENTATIVE Lee O'Neil Browne,
democratic leader of the legislature,
and 5000 by Representative Robert 0.
Wilson to vote for Lorimer. Browne
was indicted for bribery At the nIst
trial the jury disagreed ana al lne
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Vote to Gust Lorimer,

Those who voted to GUST Lorimer
were: Ashurst, Bacon, Borah, Bourne,
Briggs, Bristow, Brown, Bryan, Bur
ton, Cham berlain, Clapp, Crawford,
Cullom, Cummins, Curtis, Dixon, Fall,
Gardner, Gore, Gronna, Hitchcock,
Johnson, Kenyon, Kern, LaFollette,
Lea, Lodge, Martin, MARITIME, Myers,
Nelson, Newlands. O'Gorman, Over
man, Page, Poindexter, Pomerene,
Rayner. Reed, Root, Sanders, Shively,
simons, Stone, Sutherland, Swanson,
Townsend, Watson, Williams, Works,
Smith (Arizona), Clark, Smith
(Georgia), Smith (Michigan), Smith
(South Carolina. )-55.
Vote In Favor of Lorlmer.
Those who voted against the Lea
resolution and in favor of Lorimer
were: Bailey, Bradley, Brandegee,
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HISTORY OF THE LQRIMER CASE.

second trial he was acquitted. Charges
of jury bribing in connection with his
acquittal were made, but jury which
tried the jury bribery case disagreed.
Representative Wilson and Michael S..
Link were indicted for perjury.
The Illinois legislature took up the
scandal and the Helm" Investigating
committee was appointed after the
United States senate had exonerated
Lorimer. While this commission was
in session, Clarence S. Funk, general
manager of the Information Harvester
Co.. testified that he had been asked
by Edward Hines the wealthy lumber
man who had been closely identified
in the Lorimer case, to give $4,000
of 100000 fund to help put Lori
mer over" at Springfield. This created
another sensation and resulted in the
reopening Of the case in the senate.
A special committee of eight began a
reinvestigation Of the case. Once
more the sordid stories Of alleged bri-
berry and corruption were dragged out
and once more the numerous "confes-
sions' mode their appearance. Nearly
| 100 witnesses were examined.
Meantime Lorimer, the calm-faced
object Of the bitter attacks, took his
place daily in the senate chamber and
conducted his own defense against the
charges that his place had been
bought.
Lorimer's Health Broke Down.
| The second committee, headed by
Senator Dillingham; of Vermont,
brought in majority report again
generating Lorimer and a minority
report condemning him was filed.
Again the debate began and for months
the matter was under discussion.
| Finally an agreement was reached
that vote be taken on the "legis.
tive day" Of July 6-last Saturday. But
the debate again grew bitter and by
Processing instead of adjourning the
senate kept itself on the Legislative
day" Of July 6 until today, when the
final vote was reached.
Throughout the second investigation
Senator Lorimer's health failed
rapidly At one time he was kept at
his home in Chicago for weeks by his
failing heart, and his physician fatty
refused to allow him to return to
Washington. For this reason the con.
sideration of the second report in the
senate was delayed from week to
week, to allow him to appear in his
own defense He has been constantly
in his place in the senate, however,
! since the time for a. vote was fixed.
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GIRLS NAMES
What They Mountainous People That Bore the
Name-The Name In History, Literature Etc.
Copyright W. Fischerl
ANToINETTE

was so occupied with cares Of state
that she never had time to look aIter
her family
Consequently the woman destlneo 70
be queen was only partly educatea
and knew nothing of the duties await
ing her, yet did not hesitate to daoDle
in politics. She was indiscreet peside.
and became the butt Of public hatred
and contempt.
BY the dignity and courage she ais
played in misfortune she atoned ior
some of her early faults. She was De
headed on October Is, 1898, at the age
of 80.
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Miss Jean Urquhart, Minneapolis
school teacher. was we'll acquainted
with Meyer and on June 10, when he
left Minneapolis, he called on ner az
hospital where she is Ill, leaving a
bouquet of flowers. Miss Urqunart nas
been drawn into the affair.
Otto Meyer is known over Iowa, az
he was with the Minneapolis orchestra
during its tours in recent seasons. he
is most talented musician.
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Sidewalk Sketches
BY Howard T.. Ram
THE NORTH POLE.

is geographical Joke which is discovered in spot
years by somebody who Is trying to qualify for the
1t is located feet the beaten path 81
travel and is nha bited mainly by the chilbained polar
bear and the seal industry used to be consid
cred quite feat to discover the north pole without
being shipped hom in the form of human glacier
they prepared costly magazine articles that tho
novelty has off, 1t is safe to predict that inside
of two years the north pole will be used side trip
from Medicine Hat although it will be popular
honeymoon account OF the inferior hotel
Every in awhile somebody starts
for the pole with tape line and collection Of Amert
baked beans, and after srewng the trail with sar
popular lecture hailed 81 80 per seat
Discovering the pole highly profitable pastime Old
in cordial and noseless but he forgot to
bring back anything but unsuled reputation and
nreiI hat he was
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Fall. From sroncho; Man Dies.

Early. July 13.- Gene Truax is
dead here as the result Of fall from
a broncho. Truax's collar bone was
broken and several ribs were tract
ured. death resulting in few min
utes.
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FIANCEE'S TRAGIC
DEATH A MYSTERY

Otto Meyer the talented violinist
who delighted Ottumwans in his con-
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-06-17

WaShiuulnn. June I1.--li HOW looks aS if SnIlc Alaska l"riSla tiun will become law. if Ihr signs are nOl all wrong. TrrriIurial government for Alaska: the ere alton of a railroad commission. and the passage of ihr coal lras- ing bill are assured.
 Two Senate committees who have had the House bills under con- sideralion, have reported favor ably on the measure and il is generally believed they will be- come law before tho adjournment of Congress.
 If the bill introduced by Sen ator smith, of Michigan, as an to the naval appro-
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-06-17

Washington at the time, went to the ubjecting senators and ex- plained the bill to them, and Ob- tained from them a promise that if the War department rrcom- mended ifs passage they would support the measure.
 In the meantime Senator Nrl- son wrote a communication to the Secretary of War asking him the status of the department towards the bill.
 Col. w. P. Richardson called on Assistant Secretary Oliver, the Secretary of War being absent from his post. and urged him to recommend the paSSag" of the bill. and finally wrote a letter so recommending and embodying the points made in his telegram of
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-06-17
LIVELY TIMES IN CHICAGO
 CLANSMEN AT FEVER HEAT
DELEGATIONS ARRIvNa- ROOSEVELT SAYS HE WILL FIGHT FOR CONTROL FROM A.
 vEL--INTENsE EXCITEMENT

Chiragu. June I1.--Thr city is wrariig an unusually livrly ap- prarancc. The down town streets are crowded with q itass of llu- ulanily and inc air is being rent with cheers and cat calls as del pEation aficr dclcgaii ion arrives al their respective headquarters hcadcd by bands playing martial airs.
 Yesterday was one of tho wild rst Sundays ever witnessed in Chicago. Bulletins are being is- sued from the Roosevelt and Taft headquarters, which is adding to the excitement of the occasion.
 Roosevclts gang claims that
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-06-17
Complete History of the Dke Bill In Congress Showing That the Measure Was Never Before the House Save When Reported By the Committee and When Sent
 Back From the Conferees

Last summer Col. Wills P. Richardson, president of the Alaska road commission, trlc- graphed to the Secretary of War. asking that an engineer officer of the army be detailed to Valdez for the purpose of making an cX- animation into the practicability of building a dike for the pro lection of government property and buildings situated here, at the same time giving the de partment report OH the floods then occurring.
 Tn answer to Col. Richardson $ telegram Major Gavanaugh, of the Engineer Corps. was order ed tO Valdez, to look into the conditions and report on the ad- visibility, practicability and probable cost of constructing a dikr.
 Upon making an examination, Major Cavanaugh reported that a dike could br constructed to pro feet the threatened property for S15,000, whcreupun James Wick ersham. delegate to Congress, on February ii. introduced a bill in the House of Representatives ap- prnpriating S55 .00O for that pur- pOSr.
 On March 2nh the senate Committed on Commerce.. of which Senator Knutr Nelson iS chairman. favnrably rrcnmmrnd- eel the passage of the mraSur...
 On March l6lh. the House Committee on Territories, of which Mr. Henry D. Flood. of Virginia, is chairman. favorably recommended the measure.
 In the meantime the Senate Committctr on Commerce, who had charge of the bill, attempted to have it considered by the Sen ate, under Rule 8, whereupOr there came objections from Sen atOrs Overman, of North Caro- lima. and Hitchcock, of \ bras | ka. on the grounds that tho measure was one iO protect tho town of Valdez. and had not beer urged by the War department | Under the rule. objection having been made, the bill could not b' considered. and went to it's place on the calendar.
 Governor Clark. who was in
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-06-17

passed the House, but contained no item of an appropriation for the Valdez dike.
 On May 2nd a report was sent out and published that the House had passed the appropriation but in fact no measure had passed the House carrying an appropri- atinn for the construction of a dikc at Valdez, Alaska. up to June 6, 1912, as the foregoing dis patch indicates:
 Washington. D. C., June G.. l9l2.--Valdcz Prosprctor, Val deZ: Valdez dike bill never pass cd House as separate measure.
 SOUTH TRIMBLE, Clerk L. $. 'lTouse of ReprtS"n-
 tatives.
 The passage of the dike bill is due entirely to the fact that it was placed as a Senate amend mrnt to the Rivers and HarborS bI;i and was subsequently, agreed upon iy the Senate and House cOnfcrr"S. and was at all timas UnGcr the dir: ct charge of Sen ainr Nelson. The WirkerSham hill still remains at the tail end of the House calendar, as dead as his chances of rc-elrciinn to Congress-.
 | If f i$ such a record a> this tn" friends of James WirkerSham wish to stand upon, .00O strong" they are wrlcnm.' to their footing. for without the hard and constant work un the part of Senator Nelson, Col. nichardson, Governor Clark and O p. Hubbard, Valdez would to- day bc going deeper into debit in its futile effort to protect tself flnm thr ravageS of the glacial stream.
 The people of Valdez had a right to assume that James Wickcrsham. as the delegate from Alaska, and one who had been Signally honored by the town, would have taken the lead in the passage of the bill, which means SO much to the community. but instead We find him tagging be- hind, but ever willing tO claim whatever credit there may be in the passage of this important measure.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-06-17
OFFICIAL VISITS
 THIS SECTION
Vice-President of Large Enter prise, Passes Through on
 Inspection Trip

A a round trip passenger on the Alameda, which departed for the south on Saturday night, was Mr. R. w. Baxter. vicc-prcsident and general manager of the Cop per River and Northwest rail road company and the. Alaska Steamship Company.
 Mir. Baxter is making this trip to familiariZe himself with the lines over which he has super vision. He is an affablc and courteous gentleman, who will soon know everyone worth while in the Alaskan trade.
 He stated to a reporter of the PrOSpectOr that he was ready tO send the Alameda to the west ward to render such services as were needed, and tO that end com municatcd with the captain of the Manning, who in reply stated that they had all the transportation required in any event, and that il would be useless for the Ala mrda In undertake the trip. Not- withStanding the Dora was dis patched tO the westward to ren- der ihc people such Servicrs as they may require.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-06-17

the summer before to the S.cre- tary of War, urging the con Strurtiun of dikr for the pro- lection of government property in Valdez. With this favorable reply in his possession, Senator Nelson. to ensure the passage of the appropriation, placed it as all item in the Rivers and liar bOrS bill, which had come from the House and which had passed the Senate on April 2ilh.
 In the meantime the dike measure in the House was where il was left by the Committee on Territories, near the foot of the calendar. where thcr, was no hope of it's being reached. and less of iIS being passed.
 The Rivers and Harbnrs bill
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-06-17
New Officers at Fort.

The transport Sheridan dcpart- ed for Nome about midnight Sat urday. leaving companies G. and II. of the 3Oth infantry, to gar rison Fort Liscum. The post is now in command of Col. O'Neil. The officers at the garrison at present are Capt. Nichols and LicutS. Kounzig and Harris. There are approximately 15 men in each command. It was a matter of comment on the streets that the officers un the 3Olh Off the trans port were an unusually manly booking set of soldiers.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-06-17
TWO STEAMERS
 SAIL FOR NORTH
Both the Admiral Sampson end Mariposa Sail With Passen-
 gers for Valdez

seattle. June l1.--Thr S. S. Sampson sailed on Sunday morn ing at o'clock with the follow ing passenger list: II. M. Cham b"rlain. Harry Warren. r. l.. Wagner, w. N. Cn"ch"r. Jcnnu Gomez. R"S" JnhnSnn. Thrrrer Johnson, Gladys Cannon and si-- ter. John Cook and wife. A. NJ. Powell, Lucy Eaton, Howard Ben son, J. c. BuZZard, Frank Win chcska, P. OShturncd.
 The $. $. Maripn>a sailed al 9 o'clock last night with the fol- lowing Valdez passengers: Jn. Johnson. Frank Stone. William Smith, Peter Haynes. Bert Wond- r"er. P. J. Harrington. F. M. Brown, C.. Whalrn. Mr>. l.. E. Miller. B. c. Peterson.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-06-17

lHlI < followers ar" h"Srrli ing him. which the Taft people very promptly denied. Both factions have outlined their platforms. iI,r keynote of which is lu curb mo- nopnly.
 Roosevelt says hc will fight for control from the fall of the ga- vel and promises q lively time on the floor of the convention. The |hot-hcaded plans of tho leaders of the factions, it is feared, will Tad to many physical clashes.
 Bryan was loudly cbecrcd when he visited the Taft Headquarters in his capacity as a newspaper man.
 The Socialists have open d
 (Continued on page a)
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Steamers Leave for North.

The Alameda arrived from the rning. departing for the south an hour later. carrying the fol- lowing passengers: Srattlr-- Harry schultz, Al. Sullivan, Cora Cook, Mrs. F.. Davis, F.. R. Pulvrr, G. r. Simpson. Anna Mnnchur. Stella Pachnrgg, C.. Sridnitzrr. CordOva--E. Harris, Mrs. Be" Da- wis, Jack Ingram. ChaS. Simrn- stead, Sam Brightwell, K. Iana- Saki, Mrs. w. S. Adams. \. Jones, J. Mclean, X. Benson. Junrau-- Ed. Mat>un. Ed. Jackson. k"trh- ikan--ROhert Martin.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-06-17
IMPROVED GOVERNMENT ROAD
 LOWERS FREIGHT RATES
FREIGHT RATES TO COPPER CENTER LOWERED OVER FIVE s'xTHs SINCE THE BUILDING THE vALDEz-FAIR-
 TRAIL

Last week the quartcrnaSlrr'S department at Fort LiscuIn let contract for hauling freight from Valdez. along the government road as Tar north as PaXsons, as well as from Chitina to TeikhelI, TonSina, Copper Center, Gulkana. HnganS and PaXsOnS. apprOxi-
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-06-17

mairly i03.000 pounds with the privilege of increasing OF de- crraSinE the amount 50 per cent. or less.
 The contract was let tO Ed. Woods. of the Copper River Dray- ing company, at the following
 (Continued from page 3l.
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TO TAKE TESTIMONY
 IN HUMBOLDT CASE

of lhr Interstate Commerce. Commission will iakc testimony here aud al SkaSway. againsll tho railway and steamer cumbin' iu the Humboldt case.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-06-17

The Valdez camp nf Boy Scouts left for Sawmill bay this morn ing, where they will go into camp for a number of days.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-06-17
ANOTHER SOFT SNAP
 FOR MRS. MARY HART

Seattle. Jun" It. Mrs. Mary Hart. only too we'll known by Ala>kan>. has wurm"d her way into a jnh with the san Francisco exposition and wilt gn north tn gather exhibits for the big show.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-06-17
SOME ALASKA LEGISLATION
 LIKELY TO BECOME LAW
SENATE BECOMING ACTIVE ALASKAN AFFAIRS CHANGES THAT SOME LEa IsLaTIoN MAY PASS THIS
 sEssIoN--mAY

prlaI ion bill. 2raulru= iiN" hun- drrd thousand hullarS lu open q coal min" in Alaska. fer ll" Us" of the navy. paS~rS. 1T n"alI> That AlaSka's fields are opened.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-06-17
BIG cLoUDBURST
 KILLS MANY

Guanajuatn. Cuba, June i7.--A terrific cluudburst flooded the country with several feet of wa ter. leaving scores of dead in it's wake.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-06-17
Rex Beach Goes Blind.

New York, June i1--ReX Beach. Inc author, was suddenly Strirk- on blind while here. Specialists say he may never regain hl% sight.