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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-13
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STATE IS DRY, BUT
FARMERS SEE SNAKES

1mogene, Sept. 12-For ten days peo-
rle living north of here have been
terrorized by reports of huge snake
seen In the vicinity. Tracks of the
reptile have been seen in the dust Of
roads, and James Loughlin reported
that he saw a reptile crossing the
road just ahead Of him as he drove
towards town.
He says the head Of the snake was
hid in the weeds on one side of the
road and its tail was lost In the weeds
on the other side, and that the snake
was at least five inches in diameter.
Parties have been organized to search
for and kill the monster.
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PRESIDENT WILL
SEE BIRD MASQUE

Cornish, N. H.. Sept. 12.-President
Wilson and British Ambassador Sir
Arthur Cecil Spring-Rice will be spec
tators at the Bird Masque to be pre-
sented at the bird sanctuary at Merid-
en- tonight as protest against the
slaughter Of wild birds for millinery
purposes. Both Misses Eleanor and
Margaret Wilson, daughters OF the
president are to appear in connection
with the masque. The British am
bassador will motor aver from Dublin,
where the British embassy is located.
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BRIEF ITEMS OF
THE DAYS 4 NEWS

MASS President
ss Wilson passed through here at >
o'clock enroute to the summer white
house at Cornish. N. Fl.
NEW YORK-The assemb bly, managers
for the Impeachment OF Gov. Sulzer,
examined at their offices here today
certain witnesses under subpoena to
appear at the trial OF the governor,
beginning Sept. 49,
NEW. YORK-A. B. Garretson, repre-
senting the Order Of Railway Con-
aductors. testified today that a rail-
road employ Is killed In the United
States every hour and eseven minutes
OF the day and that every nine min
/ utes a man ~ maimed.5
DIES MONIES \ lrrv Ransford, one
OF the convicts from Anamosa work
ing on the public highways at Ames,
took French" leave from camp We'd
nesday night and has not been heard
from since. The usual reward Of $50
has been offered for his capture. @
NEW HAVEN. CoNN:A-An official
committee of LOCOMOTIVES engineers
told the management OF the New
Haven railroad today what they con \
sidered the trouble with the road.
TOO much pressure for speed is
their complaint.
issued today by
Provisional President Yuan Shi Kai
signify it Is believed, by foreign OBJ
servers in Pcking. that China has
complied with the demands Of the
Japanese government presented yes
terday
d. C.-Welfare work
will be a requirement In the near flu
ture, in the option Of Elizabeth Otey,
Ph.D who at the instance Of the u. S.
bureau Of labor statistics, personally
visited upwards Of fifty cities OF the
country noted for welfare work
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BOARD FIXES THE
| LEVY YFORCOUNTY
Say "a Mills is Sufficient to
Maintain Various Funds;
Same as Last Year
MILLAGE REDUCED
IN OTTUMWA ALSO
Raise in Valuations by State
Is Not Offset by Cut;
Taxes Will be Higher

ioas,H st ststs OF "a mills was madc BY
the DoaiSa.s u supervisors during the
present session and this leaves the
millage where 1t was year ago DESPITE
the fact that the state executive coun-
Gil made raise Of one mill In the
levy. This raise would have made
1t rs mills, but the board has found
that the reduction OF one mill Will
supply the county with a sufficient tar
return.
The reduction by the city commits
sloners or SIX mills in the city OF OF.
tumwa recently further reduces the
amount to be raised figured on the val
ualons OF last year. County Auditor
=. +. Stevens Is Of the belief that h0
can cut the school levy about three
mills leaving 100 mills to be levied In
general this year as compared with
1O9 mills in 1912. l'.'-
Despite the reduction in millage
levy, there are increased valuations
both In the county and city that are
likely to make the taxes as hirh II
not greater than last year to all prop
erty owners.
State Raises Values.
The state executive council raised
the valuations on both country and
City property. An advance Of ~ Der
cent on lands increased the farmers
taxes. while the raise OF 10 per cent
on city and town, lots hits the urban
tax payer. Aside. from this, the. an
creased valuations made on consider
able property In the city OF Ottumwa,
makes It evident that the owner OF
land and town property will pay great
er taxes than before. n.
AS there are some eighty appeals
taken to the district court from the
action OF the board OF review In rails
Ing the valuations OF Ottnmwa prop.
erty, the outcome Of these cases will
have considerable bearing on what
amount will be raised In the city to
meet the expense Of maintenance.
The commissioners are planning the
city expenditures on the expectancy
from the values fixed by them as
board of review, IL the court should
reverse their action, the income viii
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EXPLORERS MEET
WITH FOUL PLAY

Chicago, Sept. 12.-William L. Page
and Wilbur F.'Cromer Of Chicago, who
were commissioned to explore the
head waters Of the Amazon, are believ-
cd by relatives to have been slain by
natives. Adyices received today from
the Peruvian government state that
members Of searching expedition
found group of Indians in possession
Of the guns, baggage and other prop
erty. The head Of the relief expedi-
tion reported to the Peruvian govern
ment:
Il believe that the Americans have
been victims of foul play as 1t seems
impossible that they should have given
UP their arms and baggage while on a
trip of this kind
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.RIO7OUs STRIKERS JAILED
Copper Miners and Women Sympath
ixers Thrown Into jail to Preserve
the Peace. #

Calumet, Mich, Sept. 12.--As re.
suit of wild demonstrations today by
copper mine strikers and women SYM
pathizers who poured into Calumet
from all parts Of the district, fifteen
women and three men are under arrest
including Yanko Terizch a member OF
the executive board Of the Western
Federation of Miners. Attempts to
interfere with non-federation men 60
ing to work and disturbing the peace
were charged against the women and
two of the men, Terizch was Jailed
after wordy clash with an officer and
probably will be released.
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CHINESE TO HOLD
ELECTION At ONCE
PRESIDENT OF REPUBLIC TO BE
NAMED BY PEOPLE UNDER
NEW CONSTITUTION.

Washington, D. c., Sept. PA joint
session of both houses of the Chinese
parliament will be held today in Pek-
ing to arrange for the election Of a
president as soon as the section Of the
constitution dealing with the executive
is passed The information, received
today at the state department says
the following cabinet officers were
confirmed yesterday:
Foreign affairs, Sun Pao Chi inter-
ior, Chu Chi Chen; justice, Liang Chi
Chao; communications, Chow Use Chi;
industry, Chang Chen; education,
Wang Ia Hsieh.
The minister of war, Tuan Chi Jul.
and the minister of the navy, LII Kuan
Hsiung. were not changed. Hsiung
Hsi Ling, who was recently named
minister Of finance. is now the prime
minister.
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THAW'S LIBERTY
UP TO GOVERNOR.
New Hampshire Executive
Must Pass on Question
of Extradition
PAPERS ON THE WAY
FROM EMPIRE STATE
Prisoner Engages New
Counsel Who Plans to
Fight to Bitter End

Poughkeepsie, N. W Sept. t2.-
District Attorney Conger Of
Dutchess county left for Albany
this morning carrying extraditlon
papers asking for the return Of
Harry X. Thaw from Coiebrook,
N. n. AZ soon as Acting Governor
GIynn signs the papers, Mr.. Con.
ger will take them to New Hamp-
shire.
Colebrook, N. H., Sept. 1.-THE next
legal battle in the case of Harry X.
Thaw will probably be at Concord. N.
H., before Gov. Felker. Thaw's law
yers, learning today that an extradi-
ton warrant from Acting Governor
Glynn of New York, was on the way to
the New Hampshire capital, decided to
defer arraigning Thaw in police court
here and to demand hearing Of the
governor before he acts on the matter
of extradition. They sent a represen-
tative to Concord to confer with Gov.
Felker and reinforced their appeal by
telegraph. S
Thaw In the meantime Is here, in
the custody of Sheriff Drew. He was
to have been arraigned at 10 o'clock
this morning, but his counsel, after try
ing vainly to persuade William Trav-
ers Jerome not to seize Thaw instant
~. should the warrant from New York
he honored at once, deferred bringing
him into court on the ground that q
preliminary hearing would bring no
good results In fact, It might mean
his Liberation with incident. possiEak
a - q ~ u Il - = gft
Shortly after noon 1t was announced
that by mutual consent Of counsel the
hearing had been put over until to-
morning.
Thaw Closely Guarded.
Thaw slept we'll during the second
night of his detention in the Monad-
mock house. Four armed guards sat
Just outside his door throughout the
night, others paced about the corridors
and round the building.
Talks Of plots and counterplots to
kidnap him were heard and every time
an automobile whizzed down the street
with muller open, the guards tighten
ed their grip on their automatic pis-
tolls. The pro-Thaw Canadian conting-
ent which followed him over the bor-
ler after his sudden deportation was
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INCREASE REWARD
FOR MISSING GIRL
DES MONIES AUTHORITIES BE-
LlEvE YOUNG WOMAN is BE-
ING HELD PRISONER.

Des Moines, Sept. 1.-THE search
for Margaret Luka, the missing Des
M0ines girl, is not to be abandoned,
but pushed more vigorously than ever,
according to Sheriff Griffin, who last
night announced that the reward for
information concerning her where
abouts would be increased from $50 to
$3.50.
The sheriff says he is convinced that
the girl is somewhere in the state and
that she is being held against her
wishes BY increasing the amount OF
the reward he believes the chances for
her will be greatly en-
hanced 1t was after conference be-
tween the relatives and the sheriff that
a decision was reached to increase the
reward.
Parents Almost Distracted.
The parents OF the girl, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chris Luka, of 615 Southeast Sixth
street, are almost distracted over their
daughters absence. It was said yes
terday that both are willing to sacri-
lce every penny of their money in an
effort to recover the girl.
Another large bunch of cards con-
tanning more complete description
of the girl and also her picture were
ordered printed by the sheriff yester-
day These will be mailed to every
point In the state and to many of the
larger cities Of the country.
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SUSPECTED
OF BANK ROBBERY

Chicago, Sept. 12.-Eight suspected
men are under arrest in connection
with the robbery of Warrington Nc
Evoy, 10 year. old messenger for the
Garfield Park State savings bank yes
terday, Of satchel containing $4,000
and 100000 in checks.
The suspects will be confronted hy
McEvoy in an attempt to identify his
assailants.
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CITY GR|EVES At
MAYORS DEATH
New York in Mourning Out
of Respect for it's Dead
Executive
BLACK DRAPINGS ON
PUBLIC BUILDINGS
Political Situation Muddled
by Sudden Demise Of
Third Party Man

New York, Sept. 12.-New York was
a city OF mourning today for its dead
mayor, William j. Gaynor. Flags
few at half mast and public buildings
the city hall, police headquarters the
municipal building-were draped In
black. h.
The board Of estimate, called to.
gether by Adolph l.. Kline the mayors
successor met this forenoon to arrange
for public funeral to be held shortly
after the arrival here Of the mayors
body abroad the steamship Lusitanta
which sailed today from Liverpool and
Is due here week. from. today. Mon
day Sept. ~, has been suggested as q
tentative date.
There also were to be meetings OF
the dead executives cabinet, commits
sioners OF various city departments,
and OF the board OF aldermen to pass
appropriate resolutions on the death OF
the chief executive and to take In hand
the reins Of the city government, con.
fused by the mayors sudden taking on.
Will Continue Policies.
The recent resignation Of John Pur-
roy Mitchell, now candidate for mayor,
from the presidency Of the board of
aldermen and the sudden elevation OF
Mr.. Kline. vice chairman of the
board, to the mayors chair, has left
that body without head. The new
mayor, a republican who will serve
until a successor, to be chosen at the
coming November election, 10 iraugu-
rated on January 1, intends, he had an
nouncef to carry out the policies OF the
Gaynor administration, in sofar az
know them" and to make no changes
in appointiye toficials. None OF these
of9icials, It was believed today, would
hand in their designations.
Messages OF coincidence from all
parts OF the country continued to pour
in today at the ONCE Of Robert Adam
son, the mayors secretary. and at the
Gaynor country home. st. James, Long
Island, where Mrs. Gaynor and her
children are reported to be bearing
their loss with fortitude. The dead
mayors friends recalled today para
graph he wrote in letter to his, SIS
ter soon after the attempt on his life
three years ago. 1t was this:
'.,. Not Afraid to Die.
Il was not q Dlt 8Iralo " ue IL ludI
was Gods will of me. said to my
self, just as well now as a few years
from now. No one who contemplates
the irnmensity Of Almighty God, his
universe and his works and realizes
what an atom he Is in 1t all, can fear
to die in this fesh,!! Yea, even though
1t were true that he is to lose his iden-
tity and be dissolved for ever into the
inflnity OF matter and mind from
which he came
Politics Muddled.
Predicated on the assumption that
the Gaynor supporters will give up
their plans entirely, Tammany men
claim that at least half, and probably
two-thirds of the mayors support will
pass to Mccall despite the fact, that
they previously have asserted that
three-quarters Of the mayors vote
will be drawn from the Mitchell, the
fusion nominee.
The fusionists declare that the is-.
sue now is clarified between Tam
many and fusion, the effect OF which
will be strongly to the advantage Of
the fusion candidate. It was apparent,
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KILLED AT END OF
TWO HOUR FLIGHT

Mulhausen, Germany, Sept. 12.--
Aviator Hans Lorenz was killed here
today as he was completing a two
hours flight. He steered the machine
downward too sharply and the wings
buckled, the aeroplane falling to the
ground. The gasoline tank exploded
and the pilots body was partly burned
before the fire could be extinguished.
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HARVARD ATHLETE ENGAGED.

Mont Claire. N. j., Sept. IL. The en-
gagement of Quinby Reynolds, captain
of the Harvard varsity crew, to Miss
Sylvia Crowell Of this city, was an
nounced today by the parents OF the
young woman. Miss Crowell is a mem.
Der Of the senior class at Vassar and
Reynolds Is a member OF the class OF
1914 at Harvard No date has hA>a
set for the wedding
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sULzER CONE
Whereabouts Of New York's lmpeach.
ed Executive Becomes Mystery
to His Friends. !.

Albany, N. Y, Sept. 12.-The where
abcuts Of Gov. Sulzer became mys-
terry today. His secretary Chester c..
Plat said he did not know where the
executive was, and it was stated at
the executive mansion that he was not
there. Mr. sulzer is said to have been
seen in New York yesterday.
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STRAW HATS lRE.S SMASHED.
Young New York Rowdies Undertake
to Destroy All Summer Style
chapeaux.

New York, Sept. More than fifty
youths were arrested during the night
for smashing straw hats to emphasize
their contention that the straw hat
season was over. Most of them were
fined five or ten dollars today. The
young rowdies for the most part work
ed on trolley cars.
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-30
COURT HEARS OF wITcHcRAFr.
Woman Says Former Patient Cut Her
70 Kill Demons

Philadelphia. Sorcery, witchcraft
and blood-atonement in a twentieth
century court room was the astonish-
ing spectacle presented in q trial in
quarter sessions in city hall recently.
That fortune teller had deliberately
advised q murder was brought out by
the testimony in what at first seemed
to be g. commonplace assault and bat
terry case
A few weeks ago Mrs. Julia Broken
sky. then Of $40 South Front street,
was ILL She gave birth to q child,
which died, and the mother did not re-
gain her strength. She had been at.
tended by Mrs. Minnie Mu1eareth, a
midwife. but, not satisfied with the
treatment, she consulted fortune tell
er. The latter played upon the young
wife's superstitions, accord ding to the
testimony. and filled her with IDEAS
that would have done credit to Q witch
Of the dark ages.
According to the testimony Of Mrs.
Mukareth, she was summoned one day
to the South Front street house. where
the defendant lived with her husband,
Adam Brokensky. AS soon as she en-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-30
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TO
MAKE INVESTIGATION ALONG
NEW LINES.
TO STUDY ECONOMIC
EFFECTS OF COMBINATIONS
incidentally WastefuI or Price. Lifting
Corporations Will Be Prosecuted
When Found-cost Of Production
and Distribution, Extent Of Stock
Watering to Be Studied.
Especial Correspondence

Washington, Oct. 30.-Under the d.
rection Of Commissioner Of Corpora
lions Joseph E. Davies there will be
made an investigation of the trusts
and combinations on q scale greater
than any which has yet been attempt
ed.
This is the word which comes from
the department of commerce. The in
vestigation was planned by Commits
sioner of Corporations Davies and was
approved by Secretary Redfield and
President Wilson.
In some quarters, it may be felt that
there has been plenty Of investigation
and that what is wanted now is leg
islation. But nevertheless the inquiry
planned now promises to have import
ant results.
To Study Economic Effects.
It amounts to q broad and compre-
hensive investigation in a correlated
way of the effects of combination and
concentration in the nations indus
trial field. It is rather probe into
the economic effects Of the present
system Of concentration in industry
than an inquiry to see what this trust
and that trust is doing and whether 1t
is violating the law or not 1t Is true
that if q trust or combination Is en-
gagged in harmful practices, violation OF
law, the Davies investigation will pre-
sumably disclose the facts. But eco
nomic effects and results. whether the
combines are, as SO many assert, saw
ing money for the public, or whether
they are wasteful. these will be the
chief things to be sought.
Mr.. Davies, his friends say. mas
gone into the position he holds with
the understanding that he Is to be CIV
en- the opportunity to perform a great
work which will be Of lasting service
= work to command the respect OF the
economists and men OF brains OF THIS
country and the world. He Is setting
out accordingly.
Something Quite Different.
The bureau Of corporations In inc
MAST has conducted many valuable
SEPARATE investigations OF separate
trusts. and also some OF little value
But now. to undertake q study OF the
economic and Industrial enects OF
Combination, concentration and mon
opo,tzation in general Is something
ou,te different. It contemplates an
termination in a big. broad way into
ca,,ae. and ef,ects and conditions In
American capitalism and industrlaiisHi.
on, Of this investigation, Mr.. Dawes
hopes. will come needed and inteiheen'
Cost OF productfon'
cost of distribution. extent OF STOCK
watering, ineficiency, and many more
nhases OF the question viii DO prooeo:
At the same time. investigations Oh
separate Industries or comoinatlon ~.
viii not be stopped. That WORK WIZ
"a IN but IL will be made to pear on
the correlated work which MI. dawes
copfnsn nlafe0.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-30
tered the room the man shouted a

tered the room the man shouted q
her:
Il want you to take away the black
devils that you put In my VIE. a
fortune teller told her that you did 1t
and you must take the spell on or we
Will kill You and wipe 1t away with
your blood"
They also said" testified Mrs.
Mukareth. that the fortune teller told
them that got witches TO carry on
their dead child and that l even be-
witched the undertaken so that ne
buried a bundle of rags instead OF the
child's body"
Mrs. Mukareth tried in vain to pacl-
fy the enraged pair. She tried TO snow
them how absurd was the tale told by
the fortune teller. But all to no pur-
pose. They set upon her, the man with
his fists and the woman with knife.
Mrs. Brokensky stabbed Mrs. Muka-
reth in the face. The minute the SUI
perstitious pair saw the blood OF their
victim they seemed satisfied. Iae
atonement had been made and they
ran away, leaving the wounded Wom-
an alone.
Brokensky and his wife were ar
rested and held in bail for trial, put
they left the city. Recently the wcm-
an returned. but the husband Is SIN!
fugitive. The woman was found gull
ty Of aggravated assault and battery.
The court deferred sentence pend
ing a further investigation OF the
weird story, in the hope that the for
tune teller may be found and prose-
cuted
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on the pile some branch Of twig. Be-
heving. az the Dyaks DO. In the efficacy
Of curses, It 10 easy to understand how
. Dyak would dread the accumulation
Of curses that would necessarily 40
company the formation Of . tugons
bula.
From an eastern point Of view. the
morals of the Dyaks are good. Divorce
is very uncommon after tho birth OF Q
child. but where there are NO children.
for sucn reasons - inoompatibility Of
temper or idleness. divorce 10 obtain
able by either husband or wife on pay
ment Of z small dns.