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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-25
COUNCIL PLAYING
At POLITICAL GAME
coMMIs ssIoNERs or DEs MONIES
cENsURED FOR ACTS ON
EVE or ELECTION.

Des Moines, Sept. 24.-Declaring
that the present city administration Is
the most extravagant and wasteful
that the city has ever had, that poll
tics instead Of business is governing
the conduct of city affairs, and that
the membership Of the present COM
mission is a disgrace to Des Moines,
C. w. johnson, retired attorney, who
was one OF the prime movers In bring.
ing commission government to Des
Moines, denounced last night the
latest move Of the council in promising
increases In the salaries of city en-
ployes amounting to $45,00O.
"The city council Is holding bag
OF gold before 600 employees OF the
city to get their support toward re-
election Of the present commissioners
Mr.. johnson said. 1T has agreed upon
increases totalling $45,000 and has
promised to make those increases ef.
fectiye next April. The city elections
take place next March. What the
commissioners are attempting to do is
to give that powerful body of city EN-.
7ployes cause for wanting to see the
present council reelected by offering
personal rewards and that is what II
Is doing in an indirect way.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-25
RENEW CALL FOR
PARTY MEETING
Republican Leaders Press
Chairman Hilles to Bring
About Convention

4 Washington, D. c., Sept. 24.-Repub'
liGan leaders in Washington identified
from the first with the demand for "a
republican national convention to re-
wise party rules and procedure, ex.
pressed strong approval today OF the
platform adopted yesterday by the
New York Republican state conven.
ton. The republican, executive com.
mittee which last summer agreed to
call the entire national committee
within sixty days after the adjourn
ment of congress" is now being urged
to take immediate action. Letters
sent to chairman Charles D. Hilles last
week by Senators Cummins and Jones,
representing the "conciliating commit
tee" strongly urged Mr. Hilles to cam
vass the executive committee and take
further steps to secure an early deci-
sion as to whether a convention would
be called II such gathering is held
it Is planned TO have 1t early next
spring, 80 that its decisions may be.
come effective before the congression-
al campaign
The specific demands Of those who
want the party procedure changed &C.
cording to those chiefly interested In
the movement here. are clearly en-
braced in resolutions of the New York
convention namely, to allow states to
determine the method of selecting
their delegates to national convention
and to base the representation In con-
yentions on the number Of votes cast
for the party candidates at previous
elections
These principles have teen endorsed
not only by the progressive republican
forces and by many progressives. but
by Senators Root, Lodge and others,
who have been active figures in the
management Of recent republican ma,
tional conventions.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-25
BRIEF ITEMS IN
THE DAYS NEWS

WASHINGTON, d. C.-Secretary Bry-
an today designated Ira Nelson Nor
ris of Chicago special commissioner
to seek the cooperation Of the Ital-
ian government in the Panama Pa
ciflc exposition.
BIARR1Tz FRANCEA-General Por-
firio Diaz erroneously reported in the
United States to have sailed from
Santander for Mexico, returned here
from that port today after having
seen his daughter embark for Vera
Cruz.
THoMAsvILLE, GA.-Representative
S. A.. Roddenbery, who has been
critically Ill at HIS home since Sun
day, still lowered at the point OF
death today. Els physicians reported
that his pulse showed alarming
weakness.
NEWARK, N. J.-Supporters Of Wood
row Wilson nominated Acting Gov.
James r. Fielder, their candidate for
governor at the New Jersey prim-
aries yesterday, carrying all but two
counties. His majority was estimated
!, at 10000.
SAN FRANCISCO-After burning for
three days with damage to timber
and agricultural land estimated at
$1,000,000 and upward, forest fire In
various counties Of central Califor-
mia were reported under control.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-25
AGED COUPLE DIE IN
GAS FILLED ROOM

Chicago, Sept. 24.Locked in each
others embrace, Joseph Demser, 81
years CT age. and his wife, Catherine,
83 years Of age. were found dead last
night In gas-filled room at 28 Loeb
rob avenue, Austin. They had been
living with their son-in-law, Michael
Williams.
The couple went to bed in the most
cheerful spirits early last night Mr..
Demser tenderly led his aged wife to
their room, as has been his custom for
the last half century.
Gas fumes aroused members OF the
Williams family, and an investigation
was started. At last the room OF Mr..
Demser and his wife was visited. The
aged couple were unconscious and ply.
sicians failed to restore them.
It is not known how the gas jets
happened to be allowed to remain
open.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-25
sULzER BITTERLY ARRA|GNED
At HIS IMPEACHMENT HEARING
MAKE PROPOSAL
Suouest Means Whereby the Meat Sup
ply Of the Country Can be Greatly
Increased.

Chicago, Sept. 24-Three resolutions
designed to increase the production OF
meat were adopted by the American
Meat Packers association In conyen-
tion today. The frst calls the atten-
ton of the secretary OF agriculture to
the severe regulations affecting the
industry, the second requests govern
ment appropriation for the eradication
OF live stock disease, and the third
asks for direct government help In
bringing about increased production.
Omcers will be elected tonight. The
custom OF promoting one grade each
year will be followed, which VIII
elevate the present vice president,
James L. Craig, Jr., Of Detroit, Mich,
to the presidency.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-25
BEGINS FIGHT TO
Open PIPE Lines IN /: {
NEW U. 8. SOLICITOR GENERAL
SUBMITS ARGUMENTS AGAINST
THE OIL MONOPOLY.

Washington, D. c., Sept. 24.-The
federal government today began Its
fight in the u. 8. supreme court to es'
tablish the constitutionality Of the pro-
vision of the interstate commerce act
making pipe lines common carriers
In his first brief as solicitor general OF
the United States John w. Davis
vigorously assails the preliminary IN
junction issued on the ground CT un'
constitutionality by the commerce
court, against the order OF the inter.
state commerce commission directing
pipe lines to flleg rate torifts as com
mon carriers. y ,s5yss s
Control Of pipe lines by large In.
terests with oower to compel small
producers to sell their oil or wells to
pipe line owners at the latter's price
Is the source Of monopoly, In which
congress aimed to strike by opening
the pipe lines to the reasonable and
equitable use Of all, contends the
solicitor general.
"The due process" clause OF the con-
stitution Is not violated, he declares
because it does not prevent congress
from regulating commerce; nor does
such legislation violate the constitn'
ton prohibition against taking proper.
Ity fer public use without compensa,
tion because the users Of the pipe
lines as common carriers must pay a
reasonable rate
Question of ownership.
1T is indisputably clear" he con-
tinues, "that the evil aimed at by con
gress in making pipe lines common
carriers was the monopoly Of the OIL
business by the Standard Oil Co.. a
monopoly largely II net chiefly due to
the ownership or control by that cor.
poration Of ninety per cent OF the
pipe lines"
at is idle to suggest" argues Mr..
Davis. "that individual well owners or
reflners ought to build pipe lines OF
their own. Every farmer might equal
ly as well construct railroad and
every cottage have, its private gas
plant
II Is largely the use Of the potent
instrument OF transportation, he says
that has built np these enormous capi-
talizations. "The evidence in the
Standard Oil case proves 1t. Congress
has struck down the monopoly full
grown. It now seeks to destroy the
source from which 1t sprang.
Pipe lines against which the pro-
ceedings are directed are the Standard
Oil Co., Standard Oil Co. of louisiana,
the Ohio OH CO.. the Prairie OIL and
Gas Co., the Uncle Sam OIL Co., and
Robert d. Benson.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-25
PROBLEM Of DAY TO
KEEP BOY ON FARM
GOV. cox SAYS SOLUTION OF
QUESTION WILL LOWER THE
COST OF LIVING.

Plano, ILL.,, Sept. 24.-"Keep the boy
On the farm and restore community
life in the country"
This was the message brought to the
twenty-third annual Farmers National
congress by Governor Cox of Ohio, at
the opening session OF the congress
here yesterday. Governor Dunno OF
Illinois, indorsed the message. All
the speakers Of the afternoon talked
on the high cost of living and all
agreed that 1t centered in the emigra-
ton of the country boy from the farm
to the city.
ITO keep the boy on the farm is our
problem 1t is a problem we have
signally failed to solve" said Gov.
Cox my solution Of 1t Is smaller
farms. There should be more farm
owners working their own land instead
of big proprietors owning large tracts
worked. by tenants or overseers."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-25
TWO KILLED IN FALL
OVER A HIGH CLIFF

Des Moines, Sept, 24-Leroy Tilet.
son OF the Register, and Leader and
Harry Whitten Of the American Press
association, stereotypers, were killed
early today when they drove over a
fifty foot cliff along the Rock Island
railroad. Both men sustained frac-
tured skulls.
The men left work at 2:30. At day
light their dead bodies were found by
track walker. The horse was not
injured.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-25
FIVE IOWANS AMONG
WINNERS OF FARMS

Glasgow, Mont, Sept. 24.-With only
5000 names drawn in the Fort Peck
Indian land lottery, which is being con
Quoted here under the supervision OF
Clay Tallman, commissioner Of the
general office at Washington, the Of
ficials in charge estimate that the
drawing will not be completed before
Thursday evening.
The following Iowa people are
among the first one hundred winners:
George n. Kraft OF Mapleton, E. p
Armknecht Of Donnellson,s M. M. Moy.
er OF Hartley. Fred L. Nick of Bussey
Ell. Mailer OF Bonaparte.
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High Cost Of Dying
is Chen a Blov BY
Treasury Official

Washington. D. c., Sept. "a
The high cost of dying" dis
turbed Geo. E. Downey comp
troller Of the currency today
when he was called upon to de-
eide oficially what constitutes
a decent burial" The widow
Of a light house employe who
died at Washington, N. Cs in
the line Of duty and who will be
buried in Baltimore presented
a bill for $3.50, which the comp
troller said was too high where
fore he proceeded to cut the ac-
count in two.
A hearse and one hack for the
widow, the comptroller con-
ceded, might bf -~santia, tn the
decent burial 6leIoos ,Ror1o, Ya
man. but he RI
a funeral cortege Of seven car
riages. H4 likewise declined to
approve a black suit for the
corps costing SO, under clothes
and hose $1.c5 and news
paper advertising" In the ma
ture Of funeral notices to the
amount Of $3.4O. The govern
ment bought the dead man a
casket and box for $27 at Wash
ington, N. G., but the comp
troller refused to pay for $40
casket to which the body was
transferred when 1t reached
Baltimore.
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oTTUnwA wAPE1Lo COUNTY
american Declaration of
Independence to Haze Ripal

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24-The parliament Of Ulster
assembled
delegates
lord lieutenant
of Ireland chairman. < .
leader Of the Ulster unionsts all the Irish
Abercorn,
other and from all OF the
vince Ulster attended.
details the provisional constitution the province were
meeting formal ratification
participants
IN of which
history of the
~. y,
issued as follows:
epudating OF
nationalist parliament and for taking the government OF
PROVING o
todays indemnify relatives
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-25
WILL
TOUR THE WEST
Banking Committee Plans
! to Visit Farms and
Smaller Banks
IN INTERESTS OF
NEW CURRENCY BILL
Idea is to See for Them
selves Just What Legis-
lation is Needed

Washington, D. c., Sept. 24.-The
! administration currency bill from the
, viewpoint of the farmer and the grair
merchant was discussed before the
senate banking committee today by 9
delegation OF merchants from the
northwest, who opposed the provisions
of the bill as they expect them to
affect the country banks.
F. Il. Kenaston, manufacturer Of
farm machinery, suggested that the
committee, before passing on the bill
visit the farming and business com
munities of the west and become close
ly acquainted with business conditions
Senators Bristow and Reed seemed to
favor the suggestion.
Senator Bristow expressed the
opinion that a majority fthe commit.
tee would support him In demand
that all bankers, business men. mer.
chants and others desiring to discuss
the bill be allowed to appear before
the committee.
Twenty sharply contested issues in
the tariff bill remained to be settled
when the house and senate confereea
reassembled this morning for what
many believed would be the concluding
day OF their work The policy Of the
administration toward foreign coun
tries involving the proposed retalia'
tory provisions of the tariff, the av<
per cent discount on goods bought IN
American ships and the prohibttiol
/ against goods made by child labor and
other similar features, were still TO p
Esett1Ad. ~ y. !. \ ]. 4. 81 ,s
,The confArees were also prepared
fora finAT decision OF the perplexina
cotton futures tax question involving
the Clarke amendment, proposing 9
tax Of fifty cents per bale on all trades
III cotton futures, where actual deliv'
cry was not made. Southern sena.
tors and representatives supported by
the agricultural department and Post
master General Burleson have pro
posed a compromise, reducing the tax
to five cents per bale when the con.
tracts specified government cotton
grades and those grades were deliver.
ed with the difference In value paid In
cash.
Senator Pomerene Of Ohio. today
carried to President Wilson his fight
for the senate amendment to. the train
bill imposing an equal internal revenue
duty on all, wines and spirits.
Il merely put the president In pos
session OF the facts said the senator
as he left the executive Offices. He
added that the president had not com
mitted himself on the subject. The
California wine men are fighting the
tax.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-25
WILL UNVEIL MARKER
FOR OREGON TRAIL

Lanhem, Neb., Sept. 24.-The dedi-
cation Of, the monument marking the
point where the old Oregon trail cross
ed the boundry line between Nebraska
and Kansas, two miles from this place.
is to be held tomorrow. Governor
Morehead of Nebraska and Governor
Hodges Of Kansas are to accept the
marker for their respective states.
Mrs. Warren Perry, Nebraska state
regent of the Daughters of the Amer.
ican Revolution will unveil the monu-
ment.
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SUPPOSED |MB[C|LE DEAF
Child Kept in Institution for Feeble
Minded for Six Years, 10
Finally Released.

Beatrice, Neb., Sept. 24.-Katie
Cornelius, aged 8, and for six years
an inmate of the state feeble minded
institute here was today taken to the
state school for the deaf at Omaha.
Examination of the child proved that
instead Of being an imbecile she was
perfectly normal except that for the
defect in her hearing. The little girl
was sent here six years ago from
Hastings, Neb.. and not until the insti-
tute was placed in the charge Of DR..
Fast Of ST. Joseph. Mo-, was the child S
ailment discovered.
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COURT PROCEDURE
WILL BE REVISED

Kansas City. Mo-. Sept. "a R lewiston
OF the state constitution and the sim
splification Of legal procedure in Mis-
souri, are two important subject which
will occupy q large part of the atten-
ton of the Missouri bar association
that beean its annual meeting here TO-
day. Both subjects came before the
association with favorable committee
reports.
, Building up Of rural schools improv-
ing Of public highways, changes in the
system Of taxation and other subjects
are to be discussed during the meet.
ing
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SALOONKEEPER NOT
GUILTY OF MURDER

Davenport, Sept 24.-Isaac Richard
son, the saloon keeper, who was IN
dicted for manslaughter was declared
not guilty by jury In the Scott coun.
ty district court last night, Richard
son was charged with having caused
the death Of Arthur Wundram, a minor
to whom, It was claimed, he sold ltq.
uor to excess and then allowed him
to sleep in cold barn all night
Wundram died the next day.
IA. j, Robbins. from the Office OF
Attorney General Cosson Of Des
Moines condssted the prosecution.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-25
.GAYNOR LEAVES FORTUNE
viii, Made Public Today Shows That
Dead New York Mayor Had
Saved $4,000, 900.

New York, Sept 24,--The will OF
William J. Gaynor, late mayor Of New
York filed today, leaves to his widow
his Brooklyn residence and 500 shares
of Royal Baking Powder Co., stock.
The remainder with the exception OF
minor bequests Of the estate. Is divid-
ed two-seyenths to each of two sons
and one,seventh to each of three un-
married daughters. The value of the
estate is estimated at $1,000, 900.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-25
PUBLIC HEARING ON
GRADING OF CORN

washington. D. C., Sept 24.-The
department OF agriculture announced
today that public hearing would be
held here Oct. 20 to give persons in
tcrested in the commercial grading Of
American corn an opportunity to ex-
press their view on the tentative
grades OF corn before standard fed
eral grades for commercial corn are
definitely fixed by the department.
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PIONEER FARMER SUICIDE

Perry Sept. 24.-Albert Clarke, a
pioneer farmer Of this vicinity, COM
mitted suicide late Monday by cutting
his throat with razor.
His body was found by his wife lying
on the floor Of the barn about an hour
after the deed was committed. Clarke
was about 70 years old For fifty years
he lived on farm seven miles north
of Perry.
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1 SNOW in NEBRASKA.

Omaha, Sept. 24.-The rain storm
which soaked practically the entire
state OF Nebraska last night turned to
snow In the western part Of the state.
An inch Of snow Is reported at Scots
blum and other towns In that vicinity.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-25
FALLS ON FRUIT JAR.

Oskaloosa, Sept 24.-Marjorie Sar.
yer. three year old daughter OF Mr.,
and Mrs. Ernest Sarvsr, fell this
morning while carrying fruit Jar The
jar broke and the edges cut through
the child's clothing and into the
bowels The baby was hurried to the
hospital where 1t is expected she will
die.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-25
SHERIDAN GETS RAISE.

New York, Sept. 24.-Martin Sheri-
dan, Olympic star and champion dis
Gus thrower OF the world, was pro-
NOTED today from patrolman to first
grade detective at an increase Of $500
annually.
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WALL STREET WOLF HELD
David Lamar vsAe lMpersenated Con.
grsssmen, Must Await Action 81
Ii Federal yAathorltfSs. 4 81

Washington, b. C., Sept "a. David
Lamar. who figured in the congress
sional lobby investigation and later
was indicted for impersonating con-
gTessmen in telephone talks with
prominent fnanciers, was held today
by a United States commissioner to
await the action OF the federal auth
critics in New York. He was admit
ted to $4,000 bail.
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REcEPTfoN FOR CLARKE.

Mason City, Sept. PA reception
has been planned for Governor Clarke
who is expected to arrive this evening
in connection with the candidacy of ].
H. McConlogue for the board OF con-
troll. The governor will stop here on
his way to Charles City for meeting
there on Thursday.
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.IOWAN APPOINTED
TO POST in ILLINOIS

Springfield, ILL.,, Sept. 24.-James
Fairlieof Des Moines, Iowa. was today
appointed actuary of the Illinois insur-
ance department Mr.. Fairlie is at
present Iowa actuary.
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Denver, Colo, Sept. 24.-Snow and
rain fell throughout the night along
the eastern slope Of the Rocky Noun
tains and 1t waa = 9dreary outlook that
greeted the coal miners, today, = the
second day of their strike. The rain
IN couthern Colorado caused cop.
siderable discomfort in the tent colo:
MES at. Trinidad, Walsebere and
Florence, where United Mine Workers
Iof America ON cially had prepared to
care for striking miners and their fam
lilies. Last night a high wind blew
down several tents and in Trinidad
many OF the miners wives and chill
dren were cared for temporarily in
the homes Of. citizens.
Early today conditions in the vari-
GUS camps appeared to be little
changed from last night, when reports
received at the governors office indi-
Gated fifty per cent Of the miners we're
at work. Operators and miners head
quarters continued their claims that
the men on strike varied from so to
80 per cent.
Ethelbert Stewart, representative Of
the United States department OF labor
today planned further personal con-
'ferences with the principals In the
strike controversy. No disorders
were reported early today.
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SNOW AND RAIN IS
BLOW TO STRIKERS
MINERS WHO LEFT COLORADO
SHAFTS, FIND TENT CAMPS
VERY UNCOMFORTABLE.

Trinidad, Colo, Sept. 24.-The
first disorder In the Colorado
miners strike occurred at noon
today when Camp Marshal Robert
Lee at segundo, near here, was
shot and killed. According TO In
formation received here the shoot,
ing was done by three strikers.
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show Too Much Impotence.

1--WE cannot shut our eyes to the
fact that there Is today large mum
Der Of our fellow citizens led by dis
tfnguished and popular leaders, whose
very political creed embodies an i'm
patience of constitutional restraint and
who demand that the final test shall
be, not a judicial Interpretation of the
Evening journal., 1913-05-26
HOROSCOPE
MAY 26.

Mercury is the governing planet of
this birthdate. The Roman name Mer-
curry, by which we designate this
planet, comes from "merx," meaning
Mercury bears the rod
of knowledge and justice. by which
"all things in heaven and earth are
measured"
Fortunately placed in this nativity,
1t gives great success in commercial
pursuits.
Gemini is the sign Of this birthdate
and means a double nature. giving in
decision and lack Of persistent effort
These people are surrounded by the
most wonderful magnetic powers and
influences and must learn TO brine
themselves into the full benefit OF
their vibrations.
This period is an excellent one foi
large business firms to increase theiI
employees through the Want Ads.
Clerks. milliners and designers ar,
all favored this week.