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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-17
RUSS ELL.

John A. vinsel Of Des Moines spent
Sunday with his mother Mrs. Mary
Vinsel.
Hon. Eugene Chain spoke to large
crowd In the Presbyterian church on
Sunday afternoon.
The Sunday school Of the Christian
church gave their Children's day pro-
gram Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs c. s. Mckinley went to
st. Joseph, Mo-. Monday on business
VIII Lewis and family Of WOODBURY.
spent Sunday at the home Of his broth
er E. c. Lewis and family.
Adjutant A. w. McCurdy and wife
returned Salvation Army missionaries
Of India, spoke In the Presbyterian
church on Sunday both morning and
evening. They were dressed in their
native costume.
Misses Laura Mettlin and Belle May
who have been attending college at the
state university at Iowa City, came
home the first Of the week for their
summer vacation.
Rev. J. L. Johnson Of Indianola,
former pastor of the Russell M. E.
church, was in Russell Monday visiting
friends.
Ben Hepenstall and wife who have
been visiting relatives in Colorado for
the past six weeks, returned home the
first of the week. 81. ...rg-
The Christian Endeavor society Of
the Presbyterian church was pleasantly
entertained at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lloyd May west of town Tuesday
evening June 10.
Jesse Hansen Of Kansas City, Kans.,
came Tuesday for an extended visit
with her grandparents Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed Plots. 4
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phis last September he said:

"Levees have been tested for ages
and have proved uniformly successful
when built to adequate dimensions
no other relief from floods has been
successfully applied to large streams"
The levees along the Rhine, the
Danube. the Pc and the Arno-all al
luvial streams like the Mississippi
have prevented overflows for hum
dreds Of years. So have the levees Of
Holland. We do not need to 60 to
Europe for proof Of levee efficiency.
The levees of the upper Mississippi
higher and stronger than any others
along the river and have not broken.
Even these are not up to the standard
proposed by the U. s. Mississippi
river commission but they held the
unprecedented waters OF 1912 and
1913.
AS early as 1879 the Mississippi
river commission was created by the
Uniter States government to deal with
this problem. After an exhaustive
survey and careful consideration of all
of the methods suggested, 1t recon-
mended the construction Of earthen
walls known as levees, to be built to a
height and section sufficient to con-
duct flood waters safely to the gulf.
These plans have never been carried
out because, after congress had ascer-
tanned the remedy, it failed to pro-
vide suficient means to apply it. Up
to 1913 the government spent about
$27,O00,O00 on levees for the purpose
Of maintaining and improving naviga-
ton but not for protecting lands from
overflow, consequently the burden of
carrying out the plans of the national
commission for flood presentation has
fallen almost entirely upon the inhabi-
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AGENCY MEN ARE
BOTH BOUND OVER

Ed Drake who was brought here Sat.
urday from Agency on the charge Of
breaking and entering and held In the
county Jail, was taken to Agency this
morning and with Noah Mccoy faced
the charge Of breaking and entering
before Justice Andrew Giltner. They
are accused Of breaking into house
owned by Fred Streblow at Agency q
short time ago, and both men were
bound over by the court to await the
action of the grand jury. The bonds
in each case were placed at 5000 and
Mccoy was released on his own resog-
nizance by the justice. Drake was
brought back to Ottumwa.
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CHAUTAUQUA AT
CENTERVILLE OPENS

Centerville, June 16.-Chautauqua
opened at Glen Hagan park on the in
terurban line Sunday. Theo. B. Tur-
ner of Corning is manager He has a
series Of ten chautauquas for the sea-
son, organized along lines somewhat
different from those ordinarily follow
ed. Most of the talent comes for the
entire week, and give series of
health, domestic science, and human
life problem talks, besides many feat
ures Of entertainment. 1t goes under
the name Of "The New Home Chau-
tauqua." Being on the interurban it
is patronized both from Centerville
and Mystic.
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DOUDS-LEANDO.


H. S. Morrison and daughter Marie
visited in Oskaloosa over Sunday.
Miss Lena Smith Of Oskaloosa is Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Fairchild.
The Free Methodists are holding tent
meetings at Selma this week.
Mrs NJ. A. Ferris went to Eldon on
Saturday to visit her daughter Mrs.
Glen Findlay. 2
Attorney J. P. Starr Of Fairfield was
a. business visitor Saturday.
h Mr.. and Mrs. John Clark, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joshua Holcomb and Seth Harry
man were Ottumwa visitors Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. McCrary went to
Des Moines Saturday to visit relatives.
The~ returned home Monday.
Mrs. J. M. Denning and daughter
Gretchen visited In Ottumwa Monday.
]. M. Penny and Mr.. James went to
the old soldiers convention in Ottum-
wa Tuesday.
Mrs. Cahill Of Pennington Is visiting
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PETE JUNKIN is CHARGED WITH
ATTEMPTING TO COMMIT
MURDER.
MANY OTHER CASES.
George Cline and Levi Carter Were
Shot Sunday; George Owens up
Again Today; Police Court Was
Busy Scene Today.

Sixteen arrests including two at
tempts to commit murder, two assaults
am numerous petty offenses have tend
ed to keep the Ottumwa police force
busy for the past thirty-six hours.
Probably the most serious crime was
committed yesterday morning, when
Pete Junkin a brother of the late
John Junkin Is charged with slash1ng
A. Atwood Of Selma, with a knl1e
during dispute in crap game which
was staged in the vicinity OF Union ana
Mill streets. LiWest was charged
with attempting to take the lie OF
George Cline an aged east Ottumwa
man, but Cline failed to appear against
West this morning and he was dis
missed. West is alleged to have shot
Cline through the arm. Harry Syl-
yester and Ben Jennings were before
the magistrate this morning, charged
with disturbing the peace and were
found guilty. Levi Carter a colored
man residing in South Ottumwa was
mysteriously shot through the back
some time last evening or early TINS
morning according to story he told
Chief of Police Pete Gallagher this
morning. George Owens who was
fined fifty dollars last Monday for
keeping a disorderly house was be-
fore Judge Hendershott this morn
ing for the same offense and upon his
plea Of guilty paid another fifty dol
lar fine. Ed Skinny Huddleson
pleaded guilty to keeping vicious
dog this morning and was lined hve
dollars, in default of which ne was
committed to Jail. Clarence Brady,
John Jordan, Ed Barlow and F. Bar
low all youths are charged with dis.
turbine the peace in the west end and
the lads will be given a hearing this
afternoon. Davie Jones and Clih Hale
were caught shooting crops yesterday
afternoon by Officer Beeman and each
Maid a five dollar fine. Guy Rutter.
Charlie (Noah) Black, Jim Cooper and
Art l-edrow were all up for 1ntoxica-
ton. Rutter and Nedrow paid five
dollar fines and Cooper was committed
to Jail for thirty days, as he was up
before Judge Hendershott Saturday
morning for the same offense. Judge
Hendershott gave Charlie Black thirty
to leave town and he lett the
police station on the run.
Atwood Cut Badly.
Atwood whom Junkin is charged
with slashing with knife, is charged
with picking up dime off the board
while a party of black and white men
we're shooting craps. 1t is said that
Junkin demanded that he lay down the
dime and upon his refusal to do so the
pair clinched. While, in this position
Junkin Is said to have drawn a knife
from his pocket and slashed Atwood
across the back. Some of the gashes
are several inches in length. lmmed-
lately after learning what he did Jun
hin left the place 1t was seen by the
other members of the party that At
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system, but 1t is due to the fact that
the levees have been built, not to the
height, width and strength that engin.
GERS knew to be advisable, but to such
dimensions as the land owners along
the river were willing to tax them.
selves for. It is doubtless too much
to expect that the general public, de.
ceived as 1t is apt to be by the pseudo
scientists Of the newspapers will form
correct opinions of such matters as
river regulation and food control for
long time to come. 1t may be hoped,
however, that the public will learn to
rely In such matters on the opinion OF
expert engineers" .
This main outlet for the flood waters
of nearly half Of the whole nation
should be treated as a national prob
lem, Just as the Panama canal was and
the government should provide large
part of the funds necessary to protect
the inhabited portion of the Mississippi
delta from overflow and to reclaim the
larger portion now lying waste and
unproductive.
! A bill has been introduced into con-
gress, known as the Ransdel[Hum-
phreys bill, to complete the levee
system as originally projected by the
Mississippi river commission. Under
it the affected territory must contribute
to this work and, II this bill Is passed,
the cost of the levee system when COM
pleted, will have been borne equally
by the national government and the
states affected, and the enormous
losses from overflow of the now in
habited portion, nearly as large as the
state Of Maryland, will be prevented
and new trade territory as large as
the states of Massachusetts,, New
Jersey and Connecticut combined, will
be opened up to the commerce of the
whole country.
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LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

Put that want ad in the Courier to
day. You read the want ads-so "
the people you want to reach-tney are
the peoples market place.
Mrs. w. H. H. Asbury, 30 Eas'
Maple avenue, and Miss Mary Heindei'
p37 East Maple avenue, left THIS morn
Ing for a short visit in Blakesburg.
state Senator ]. r. Ream OF Oska'
Ioosa. is visiting with his nephew
Charles F. Ream, 405 East Second
street,
Mrs, G. l.. Miller has returned 10
her home in Bear Creek after shor.
visit with her son. R. L. Miller' 49,
West Second street.
Mrs. j. B. Betchel, who resides
northeast of the city, has gone 10
Bear Creek for short visit with rela-
tives. -
Calvin Peters, 61s East Main
street, is visiting with relatives IN
Centerville. .,.A
Mrs. ]. C. Cover who has been visit
ing at the home Of her son Rev. 5. l..
Cover, 11S South Moore street, return
ed to Lenox, this morning.
Henry Johnson Of Mystic, Is visiting
his sister Mrs, S. Fletcher, 925 Queen
Ann avenue.
Misses Ersel Owens and Lillian
Kennedy of Bloomfield attended the
eighth grade graduating exercises yes.
terday at the Irving school and visited
Miss Hazel Noble, 205 North Sheridan
avenue.
Little Frances Arie of Blakesburg,
visited today with Misses Norma and
Adeline Blish, $50 Hamilton street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Robinson OF
Ia Grange, ILL.,, visited yesterday with
Rev. and Mrs. ]. F. Robertson, 167
North Willard street.
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WILSON TO INSIST
ON MONEY REFORM
MESSAGE ADVOCATING lMMEDI-
ATE CURRENCY LEGisLA-
TIoN TO BE READ SOON.

Washington, D. c., June 16.--Pres
1dent Wilson probably will read his
'currency message personally to both
branches of congress assembled In
the hall of the house., as he did his
tariff message. He finished writing
the Message today. 1t is about 1900
words long and urges immediate re.
vison OF the banking and currency
laws.
The president, expects the curren.
cy bill to be launched in both houses
of congress some time this week. 1t
represents the administration
views, and according to Mr.. Wilson
himself will be mo mans BILL, but
the results of common counsel among
currency advocates whose sugges-
tions were condensed and formulated
by Secretary McAdoo Of the treasury
department, Chairmen Owen and
Glass of the senate and house bank
ing and currency committees, respec.
lively, with the advice and assistance
of the president
Refrains From Comment.
: At the regular semi-weekly con-
ference with the Washington cores
pondents today, the president was
asked for an explanation of some of
the principles of currency reform,
but said that inasmuch as the bill
and his own message would be made
public within week, he would re-
frain from comment. The president
was undecided as to whether his mes
sage would be presented to congress
IN advance of the currency bill, or
whether both would be made public
about the same time. The impression
prevailed, however, that the bill
would be introduced in both houses
by Wednesday or Thursday Of the
next week and the president will
pronounce his views in congress abou
June %. g:>.. ...-- "
The president declared, however.
today, that there were no essential
variations among the leading demo-
Gratis with whom he had consulted,
In regard to the currency reform. AS
to the intimation from the capitol
that currency legislation was not
likely at this session, the president
declared no such information had
been conveyed to him. His impress
sion was that the need Of currency
legislation was recognized but that
the only objection raised against it's
enactment at the extra session was
the approaching hot season. ,..... ~.
Harmony of purpose, but perhaps
not harmony Of opinion, is the way
the white house sizes up the currency
With the feeling that tho
trainers of the bill have been walking
on sound ground, the president and
democratic leaders hope to reconcile
differences so that there will be party
agreement eventually. There is no
to regard the currency
bill as it is launched as the final word
of this administrations subject.
Owen Gives Views.
Chairmen Owen and Glass conferred
again today and Mr.. Owen afterward
announced that the bill practically had
been completed and would be consid-
cred in committee this week and taken
up and passed before the extras ad-
journed.
This talk of no currency legislation
at this session." said Senator Owen,
SIS based on artificial sentiment. 1t
is sentiment stirred up by persons who
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wood was bleeding badly and medical

attention was summoned.
Upon the arrival of physician At
wood was ordered removed to the Of
tumwa hospital where several stitches
were taken in his back. He was also
cut on the arm. At 8:15 telephone
message came to the police station
that colored youth about twenty
years of age by the name Of pete" had
stabbed man. Chief Of Police Gal
lagher was the only patrolman there at
the time and he started out in search
of pete"
Chief Gallagher met Patrolman Bee
man at the Ballingall and the two
started Immediately for the corner OF
Union and Mill streets, where the trou-
BILE was supposed to have occurred. Up
on reaching East Mill street the offlc-
ers met Pete Junkin. Chief Gallagher
stopped the young man and asked him
If he had had any trouble. Junk1n
became excited and said, Il haven't
had any trouble, but you can arrest me
if you want to-" Junkin was seen to
put his hand in his pocket by CHIEF
Gallagher. The chief asked Pete what
he had in his pocket and Junkin said
nothing. At this Gallagher put his
hand in Junkin's pocket and there he
found q pocket knife with the blade
open. Chief Gallagher turned the pris-
oner over to Officer Beeman and he
left for the scene of the fight. Upon
reaching the place he was informed
that he had put the right man under
arrest.
In court this morning Junkin had
nothing to say. He was charged with
attempting to commit murder. Junkin
said that his attorney was out OF the
city and he asked that the trial be con-
tinued until the latter part of the week.
The request was granted and Judge
Hendershott set the case for the latter
part of the week. Mrs. Amy Junktn.
who figured in the murder trial OF her
older son John, was at the station yes
terday in behalf of her younger son.
West Is Freed.
l.. West who was charged with
shooting George Cline was freed this
morning, when the prosecuting witness
failed to appear. The police are OF the
belief that the shooting was the result
of a drunken brawl. West maintains
that he acted in self-defense, claiming
that Cline came rushing toward him
with a brick and he fired. West was
not intoxicated when arrested last ev-
ening at o'clock. -.
The police can not account for the
shooting of Levi Carter, who reports
having been shot through the back this
morning. Carter says that he has no
enemies.
Ben Jennings and Harry Sylvester
are alleged to have welded" F. Crow
and E. Anderson when they were ac-
two young women home
last Saturday night. Misses Clara
Smith and Frances Beeson as well as
the two young men testified to that
effect in court this morning. Accord
Ing to the story of the four young peo-
ple Jennings and Sylvester attacked
the young men when they refused to
leave the girls upon the demand of
Jennings and Sylvester. Both young
men were found guilty and they were
fined 500. Jennings made arrange
ments to pay his fine, while Sylvester
went to Jail.
Chief Gallagher stated this morning
that he believed there had been more
crime committed in the past thirty-six
hours than there had been in the past
three years.
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BLAKESBURG TAKES .
SUNDAYS GAME

Blakesburg, June 16-The game here
Sunday was easily won from Rutledge
The home team did some hard hitting
getting 16 one base hits, two bases
one three base and one home rune OF
Simpson. Rowe and Bailey formed
the battery for the home team and
Simpson and Price for the visitors.
The score r. HE.
Blakesburg $50. -. ......14 20 8
Rutledge 49,. 49,. ......... s IS
Struck out by Rowe IL, by Simpson
2. Three Dagger and home run made
by Smith.
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FORMER HEDRICK
MAN DROWNED

Hedrick, June 16.-Word was re-
ceived here Sunday that Roy Cook was
drowned while in swimming at Tama,
a., where he was employed in bar
Der shop. 4
Mr.. Cook was former resident Of
Hedrick having worked in the Long
barber shop and won many friends
during his stay here who, are shocked
to hear Of his sad misfortune. The
remains will be taken to the home Of
his mother at Delta today where the
funeral will be held.
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NORMAL SCHOOL
TO GET ADDITION

KeosauQua June 16.-At the special
school election held here Saturday
there was an overwhelming vote in
favor of issuing bonds for $1,000 for
the erection of an additional building
Tor the normal training course. The
vote for the building was 29S, and only
eighteen votes were cast against It..
Aslarge number of women voted dur
Ing the afternoon.
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S.C.CULLEN e. co.


her sisters Mrs. W. r. Carson and Mrs.
John Nelson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Hissen, Mrs.
Steele. MRS. Geo. Dining and Mrs.
Lewis Plowman were Ottumwa visitors
Tuesday.
DR.. w. G. Bassett Of Des Moines, N.
M. was visiting home friends and rel
atives Tuesday.
Frank Wiley has finished the foun-
dalton for his house which he Will
move soon. ..A
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DEATHS.

aALPIN-Monday, June 16, 1913, the
infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Leo Halpin at the family residence,
922 East Main street. Private
funeral services were held today.
Burial was made in the Calvary
cemetery.
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Must be sold account Of shippers
one car load extra A-Star Washington
Cedar Shingles--net cash price. $500
per Ms. i. McGavic Lumber Co., ZIG
South Jefferson street.
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FUNERALS.

The funeral services over the re-
mains OF Frederick Walter CRUDE
whose death occurred Friday were held
this morning at the residence, 31S West
Fourth street at 10 o'clock. Rev. NAL
colin Dana had charge Of the service
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day morning from business trip to
Minneapolis where he conducted
clinic and read q paper before the state
dental society.
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,EFFsAlYs:

T h e e s a
bunch of fellers
would like to
take a vacation
about now but
they can't afford
1t. They have
lived right up to
their salary since
last summer and
haven't saved a
nickel.
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DRAIN TILE
M For prices and Information writs
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OTTUMVA. IOWA
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CHANGING ADDRESSES.

Subscribers wishing their address,
changed will please give the mans ~.
heen sent az we'll as the postOnics
where they desire 1t to be changed TO-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-01-15

Queer Conditions In Rural Schools.
Bad conditions in the rural schools
of the state are described in a report
of the state board Of public affairs.
1.-TWO schools in one township were
held in private homes, says the re-
port. in both cases the schools were
attended by one family only In
each case the school board paid TO
the owner of the house: $12 month
rent for room to school his own chill
dram; SIS month for fuel for heating
this room in his own house; IS
month janitor fee for cleaning this
said room. In addition the family
received SIG month for boarding
the teacher In one case the school
room was in an attic, but clean and
tidy. The teacher used it as sleep
ing room. But one pupil was enrolled.
In the other case two pupils were en-
rolled. The schoolrOOm was in log
house which was filthy, dark, dingy, I'M
kept and hardly fit for stable purposes.
The room, while used for school pur-
poses, was used by the family as If
no SCnOOl were IueIe. hS SChOOI VI
ficers desired to transport these
children nine miles to the vii
lage school or pay their board while
attending school in town. The state
gives $50 year state aid to any dis
trict which thus transports it's chill
dren to a graded school of at least
two rooms
Such conditions were discovered by
the state board of public affairs in
the investigation into rural schools
of Wisconsin. This investigation
was conducted under the super
vision of the board of public af-
fairs by the training school for public
service conducted by the bureau or
municipal research of New York.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-01-15
Pension Asked for Mrs. Macarthur.

Pension Asked for Mrs. Macarthur.
Washington, D. C.-Senator Rob-
ert NJ. LaFolIette OF Wisconsin has
introduced a bill In the senate to
grant a pension of 500 month to
Mrs. Mary Macarthur of Milwaukee,
widow of Lieut.. Gen. Arthur Mac
Arthur. Mem bers of the pension COM
mittee of the senate are opposed to
granting a pension of more than $50
a month, but Senator LaFollette de-
clined to accept that sum To- the
widow of Wisconsin's great soldier
The - @2s referred to the commit
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-01-15
Merlin Hull Named Speaker.

Madison.-Followin the endorse
ment Of the Republican caucus, Mer-
lin Hull of Black River Falls was
chosen speaker of the Wisconsin as
sembly. The caucus Endorsed c. E..
Shaffer of Madison for chief clerk and
w. H. Irvine for sergeant-at-arms, and
both were elected. At the senate cou-
Gus of Republicans it was unanimously
agreed to re-elect senator H. G. Mar
tin of Darlington for president pro-
tenn of the senate; Fred M Wylie,
Madison, chief clerk, and c. A. Leicht
of New Lisbon as sergeant-at-arms
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-01-15
Cow Wisconsin Utilities Law.

Madison.-The Wisconsin public
utilities act will be introduced in at
least ten state legislatures this year.
The last request for copt OF the law
came from South Dakota Among
other states are Maine, Missouri,
West Virginia. Idaho, Illinois, Iowa
Wyoming and Texas.