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

: The Wabash Railway Co. are i'm
proving their property in Bloomfield by
lowering the walk from the depot tc
the street, also building more switch
track and paving between the tracks
and around the depot.
The city council has ordered the cur
few whistle to be blown at O'CLOCK
again. It has been suspended for some
time.
Mrs. Fl. C. Young and son Herbert
returned Thursday afternoon from MI
Pleasant, They had been attending
commencement at Iowa Wesleyan col
lege.
The paving company have commend
ed putting down the concrete part OF
the paving.
Mrs. Abbie Cooksay Of Mark went tc
Ottumwa Friday to visit her sister
Mrs. Neff Hill. H.
Misses Lillian Kennedy and Orse
Owens visited in Ottumwa Friday.
Mrs. ]. w. Altheide was Wabash
passenger to Ottumwa Friday, return
ing on the afternoon train.
Frank and Ed Martin were callers III
Ottumwa Friday.
Giles Putnam of Belknap was busl'
ness visitor in Bloomfield Friday morn
ing.
Granville Rominger and wife OF
Mark were callers here Friday.
William Tannehill OF Drakesvllle
was in Bloomfield Friday on business.
Henry Ferguson, wife and daughter
were in Ottumwa Friday.
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THE M'CAMERON-
SANFORD WEDDING

West Point, Iowa, June IL
One of the prettiest. weddings Of the
season occurred at st. Mary's church
Wednesday morning, June II, 1913,
when Harry McCameron and Miss
Pearl Sanford were united In marriage
the Rev. Father Kern officiating. The
bridal couple were attended by Harry
Sanford and Miss Sadie Sanford,
brother and sister Of the bride. The
bride was charming dressed in besu-
tiful gown of white duchess satin with
over dress Of silk lace trimmed with
pearls. Her veil was caught with rose
buds and dragons of which the bride
also carried a shower bouquet. The
brides maid was attired In pale green
messaline with chiffon drapery. The
groom is the son Of Mrs. Clara NC
Cameron and has spent his entire life
III West Point until two years ago he
moved to Fort Madison, which city has
since been his home. The bride is the
daughter of Mrs. Katherine Sanford,
and grew to womanhood in Fort Madi-
son. Their many friends here will
join in. wishing them many years OF
happy married life. They will go to
housekeeping at once at 1913 Sixth
street. The out of town guests in
Guided ]. M. Mcdonald and family, Roy
McCameron and G. j. Peterson, all of
Burlington, and Dial McCameron of FIT.
Dodge.
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WABASH TRAIN TO
!. LEAVE HERE LATER
ORDER ISSUED EFFECTIVE TODAY
TO HOLD NO. II UNTIL p. M.
EVERY SATURDAY..

Service of benefit to Ottumwa mer-
chants and to the people residing in
the cities below Ottumwa on the Wa
bash between Ottumwa and Moulton
has been ordered by William Clapper,
division freight and passenger agent
at Des Moines. The order, which is
effective tonight, makes train No. IA
lay in Ottumwa until 8 o'clock each
Saturday night hereafter. This is to
accommodate the patrons Of the road
who have business in Ottumwa, and
permits a longer stay here. The Re-
tail Merchants association and Com
mercial association were informed of
the order, which was sent to all of the
agents of the Wabash along the Of
tumwa-Moulton branch. The extension
of time here makes it possible for
those who use the train foreman half
an hour longer in Ottumwa every Sat
urday night. N -
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DANIEL LAFOLLETTE
DIES AT BLAKESBURG

Blakes burg, June 14.-Daniel LaFol'
lette, age IS years, died at his home,
eight miles east of Blakesburg, Friday
evening at 6 o'clock after lingering
illness The deceased was a prominent
farmer of this community for num-
Der of years Surviving are his wife
and three children and the following
brothers and sisters: Henry of Ottum-
wa, William of Lebanon, Ind, John OF
Seymour, Joseph and Jerry of Dallas,
Ore, and Mrs. Thomas Kent OF Dalls,
Ore.
The funeral was held this afternoon
in Blakesburg and interment was made
in the Blakesburg cemetery. g.
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Washington, June IA land of OPP
preston, misery and sorrow-that Is
the picture drawn of the Hawaiian
sugar plantations by testimony
brought out by the senate lobby inves-
tigation.
The very crowd Of men whose legis-
lative activities in Washington
brought forth the recent lobby accusa-
ton from President Wilson, are the
representatives of rich planters whose
cruel exploitation of their wage slaves
has no counterpart under the stars and
stripes.
These sugar growers, earning pro-
fits of so to 80 per cent. and asking
for the continuance of tax of over
s100, 100000 annually on the American
people that they may continue to reap
their golden rewards, are coming be-
fore congress in the name Of "protec-
ton against the pauper labor OF Flu
rope" all the while they maintain a
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FATALLY INJURED
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
AGED MAN GETS CONFUSED IN
CROSSING STREET AND is
STRUCK BY CAR.

Fairfield June 14.-John McIntire,
tally injured at $3.50 o'clock yesterday
afternoon when he was run down by
the John Manatrey automobile The
accident occurred nearly in front of
the Iowa State savings bank on Court
street and was witnessed by scores
of people. The automobile was in
charge OF Miss Jessie Manatrey, who
with her sister Louise and a couple
of friends, had been doing some err
rands down town.
AS the car neared the bank corner,
the horn was footed as a warning,
and the occupants of the car seeing
Mr.. McIntire crossing the street,
thought he would continue and be
safely out of the way. Instead, on
hearing the horn, Mr.. McIntire be-
came confused and stopped for an
instant, undecided whether to go on
or back, and the car struck him. He
was thrown to the pavement with
such force that his skull was frac-
tured at the base of the brain and
blood gushed forth from his ears and
nose. ID
The car was stopped and the &C.
cupants were nearly Frustrated. The
injured man was removed to the
shade and several physicians exam
ined him, all giving the opinion that
he was fatally injured and would
survive only a short time. He was
removed to his home on South Third
street few minutes later. The end
came at 80 this morning.
Mr.. McIntire was 70 years of age and
is we'll and favorably known in Fair
field where he has spent the greater
part Of his life. His aged wife is
Frustrated BY the fatality. He has
ten children, five of whom reside in
Fairfield. They are, Ben, David and
William McIntire, Mrs. T. P. Woolsey
and Mrs. Peter Despair. .a. .
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INJUNCTION CASE
IS DELAYED AGAIN
COUNSEL AGREE TO POSTPONE
MENT OF HEARING AND COURT
SETS TIME JULY I.

The much delayed hearing on the
Injunction brought against the Roct
Island road to restrain it from delivery
OF liquor shipped here to persons hav
ing no permit to sell same, has suffered
another delay. Set for Wednesday
originally It was changed to Thursday
Of this week. Thursday it was not
heard on account of the absence of the
court in st. Louis and yesterday 1t was
decided to take the matter up TO-DAY
This has been changed upon agreemen,
OF both parties and July has been SET
as the time for hearing the case
The delay taken today is due to a
letter received by counsel for the
state from the railroad attorney ask
ing a delay on account of having a
rate case elsewhere today and being
unable to attend court here without
great inconvenience. 1t was mutually
agreed to set back the hearing and the
court fixed July the first as-the date.
The hearing of the case against the
beer seized at the Rock Island freight
house, which will he disposed Of in
Justice court, is not fixed as to time.
The Injunction followed two days after
the seizure VI SlALy-0SNSAA pNAI -
beer by Sheriff Knox and his deputy
John Morrissey some weeks ago.
An order approving the sale made by
the receiver for the Iowa Produce Co.,
w. Fl. Stevens, of the personal prop
erty of the concern at Charlton, was
received from Judge D. M. Anderson
Of Abba. The property was sold for
$3.50 to w. H. Dewey of Charlton. The
sale of the balance of the property
will be made subject to order of the
court at Abba, Monday at 3 O'Clock.
A petition for the appointment OF a
guardian was filed with the clerk OF
district court by Albert Canterbury who
seeks to be appointed guardian OF five
minor heirs Of the Canterbury estate
OF which he is executor under the will.
u. A supplemental decree has been is
sued IN the case Of Edith Smith VS..
William Smith, divorce. The custody
Of two minor children is given the
father and the mother is permitted to
visit them at reasonable times Judge
Hunter goes to Bloomfield Monday to
hear case.
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EXPECT To PASS
BILL WITH EASE
Democrats in Senate Be-
lieve They Have a Safe
Majority.

Washington, D. c., June 14.-Admin.
istration leaders In the senate 'were
jubilant today over the prospects Of
the tariff BILL They unhesitatingly
asserted that the party was ready for
harmonious action and predicted that
a clear democratic majority for the
measure as it comes from the caucus
will not be endangered.
Admitting that the situation in the
senate was anything but satisfactory
when the bill passed the house, the
leaders now contend that prolonged
preliminary consideration of the mea-
sure has brought about IAN ironing ont
Of the rough place" in the party align
ment and that every development has
been in favor OF the administration
policies. r
They the democratic majority re-
sumed consideration of subcommittee
reports and Senator Simmons the
chairman asserted that he intended to
push the bill ~ rapidly as possible. i
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POSTMASTER GETS !
RAISE IN WHAT CHEER

What Cheer, June 14.-The postmas-
ter received word this week that the
salary at the What Cheer postofflce
had been increased 500 which speaks
we'll for the old town. The business
Of the office has nearly doubled in the
past four years and the increasing
and out going mails has more than
doubled Eight years ago the office
paid $1,4O0 and the increase makes it
S1,7OO Thos Geneva is the new post
master. Considering the labor and the
expense the postmaster is to personal
ly, the salary is yet too small.
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IOWAN GETS $1,000
FOR 4 CARS OF STOCK

Bloomfield, June IA. j. Wisdom
5 miles southeast of town, shipper 3
cars of cattle and 1 car of hogs to Chi
cago recently receiving for the cars
s7,7OO. It was very gratifying to Mr.
Wisdom to receive within sc of the
ton of the market for his load of hogs
the top being $3.50 per hundred. This
was Mr.. Wisdom's first trip to Chi
cago.
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Obituary.

Joseph Allen Clogston was born In
Cherry Valley, Ill, May 90 1864, came
with his parents to Linn county, Iowa,
in June, 1869. ... ~.
He was educated in the Marion
schools, and when he arrived at man
hoods estate and passing through that
trying time of deciding upon an occu-
patton, the railroad made the strong
est appeal, and finally won him, and
for nearly thirty years he had been
an efficient and earnest employe Of the
C. M. g. st. P. railroad.
On January IA, 1904, he was united
in marriage to Miss Ina Aldrich and
thereby was established home where
love and harmony were ever manifest.
1t was union of mutual desire for
Z home, and the grief of it all lies in
the fact that it must SO soon be broken
by the severing of these earthly ties.
Joseph Clogston was large hearted
sympathetic man, and made friends
wherever he went. as witnessed by
the score of friends who came-to see
him and sent tokens of good will from
Ottumwa, where they have lived for
the last six years. and also by the
great circle of friends in Marion, all
Of whom will say good-by. and quietly
say he was a good friend, 49,
About two years ago the usually
vigorous health commenced to break
and steady decline was Inevitable
Every, effort was made to find relief,
but to no avail, as the days went by
and hope Of recovery was growing
less It was decided to bring Joe back
to Marion, to the family home.
This was done and no greater JOY
could have come to him. for over and
over again he said, This is the place
for me, and I am just whs>e l want
to be- and there in the old home he
lived out his last days, suffering in
tensely, but never complaining. His
patience knew no limit, every word
was q word Of cheer and every look
smile. His every want was supplied,
and his months of sickness were filled
by the loving care which only loving
hands and hearts can give.
Those left to mourn his loss are his
mother. brother Carl four sisters and
their husbands, Mr. and Mrs. E. w.
Mexican, Mr.. andMrs,. T. Scott Mccoy.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. R. Crowner, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed H. Allen, and his grief
stricken and sorrowfulN wife, who has
devoted all her time and strength.
and love in filling every moment with
some comfort for her dying but ap-
preciatiye husband, who passed away
Sunday morning, June 1. He was a
member Of o. r. c., Wapello division
No. 496, and has been elected chief
for three consecutive years; also a
member of A. 0. U. w. and Moose
\ lodges.-Marion Register.
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EPWORTH EAGUERs
At BLOOMFIELD.
PRES. DAGGETT ISSUES PROGRAM
miss WITTER CORRESPOND.
ING SECRETARY.

Bloomfield, June 1.-THE Ottumw'
district convention Of the Epwortl
league meets at Bloomfield June 24-26
F. L. Daggett, of Ottumwa is presiden
and Helen e. Witter; of Ottumwa, cor
responding secretary. Miss Glars
Pullman, of Centerville, is third vic<
president, Miss Stella Main of Moravis
treasurer. The program Is as follows
Tuesday Evening Session.
500 o'clock-Song service, Bloom
field chapter. ..
s:15-Address Of welcome, Bloom
field Lacquer.
s:30-Response, Frank l.. Daggett.
| S:45-Social hour, Bloomfield chap
ter.
Wednesday Morning Session.
S:30-JSevotional exercis-;, w. G.
Rees. '..
9:00-Convention business Frank L.
Daggett presiding
DISAPPOINTMENT Of committees.
(b)-Reports.
10:O0-Literary program, William
Connelley, presiding.
The Epworth league and Sunday
evening church service. ~
a)-Attendance.
b)-Advertising, announcements,
bulletins, etc.
00-Address
Afternoon Session.
2:O0-Devotional exercises, Jesse
Rudkin.
2:30-Paper, Mabel Chisman.
(a)-Cultivating an Interest in Home
Missions Leaguers.
(b)-Our District Missionary Field.
3:0O-Open discussion, led by Rev.
Shook.
s:so-Address, c. A. Woodcock, Of
Des Moines.
, Evening Session.
8:0O-Song service, Rev. c. A. Field.
3O-Address, Rev. ]. H. Cudlipp.
Thursday Morning Session
:OO-Devotional exercises, Ruth
Smith.
:3O-Convention business, Frank
l.. Daggett, presiding.
ta)-Choosing seat of next con-
vention. \ E.
(b)-Election of officers.
h)-Unfnished business.
1O:OO-Social and literary depart
ment, Myrtle Wilson, presiding.
Paper-Social Responsibilities OF
Epworth league.
Church paper-Epworth Herald.
1O:45-Paper, Stella Main. 0.
(a)-Tithing. .u
(b)-Financial Training In League.
Afternoon Session.
2:0O-Devotiona exercises, Bloom
field Lacquer.
:3O-Marcy and Help department,
Clara Pullman, presiding.
( Paper-Crara Pullman. s..
ADMINISTRATION servide, Rev. E.
]. Shook, presiding.
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LAMONT ERECTING
A COAL ELEVATOR

Lamont, June 1.-THE new coal
elevator being erected by Hammer &
Co., is nearly completed. This eleva-
tor is fifty feet long, twelve feet wide
and thirty-eight feet high. 1t has five
hopper bottom bins, also five storage
bins. The coal is unloaded from hop
per bottom cars right into the eleva-
tor pit and then elevated and distribute
ed to the different bins. The elevator
Is of the bucket type, thirty.f1ve feet
high and operated by a Ave horsepower
electric motor. ,
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estimate Of accommodations which
Gettysburg's 5000 inhabitants can Of
fer to the crowds of visitors indicates
that $4,000 at most can be given sleep
ing quarters. Food will perhaps be
available for greater number, but
the pressure of passenger train serv-
Ice will probably limit the amount of
food which can be, brought into the
town. To provide against famine for
the veterans. the anniversary commits
sion has arranged that all supplies for
them be brought in before they arrive.
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abor standard that is blot on Amer

lean civilization.
So terrible are working conditions II
Hawaii that European and Asiatic Ia
borers, deceived into coming to tn
island, literally starve themselves Ii
order to save up passage money TO-
San Francisco and escape the tral
into which they have been inveigled
A horde of these pauper laborers an
beginning to arrive in California, II
their extremity willing to work TO-
any prices thus depressing wages O
Americans on the Pacific coast.
: Incidentally Senator Reed OF Mis-
souri,, member of the lobby commit
tee, showed that report exposint
this condition was written by Daniel F
Keefe, commissioner Of immigration
who went to Hawaii at the request o.
Samuel Gompers, president OF TIT
American Federation of Labor to study
the industrial conditions. The report
however, was never published. 1t wat
suppressed by the Taft administration
The bureau of labor sent man tt
Hawaii to get out another report OF
labor conditions. This report fatteret
the planters and was published.
>~The government investigator who
wrote the whitewashing report wal
shortly thereafter given q good Jot
with the Hawaiian territorial govern
ment, while Secretary Nagel latel
busted himself preparing charges look
ing to the removal of Keefe.
Senator Reed, however, resurrected
the suppressed report and brought II
before the lobby committee. The
planters have been proudly proclaim
ing the fact that no peonage exists IN
Hawaii. After reading the report
am convinced it would be better fol
the wretched plantation and sugar
mill laborers If they were poems OF
actual slaves. They would be better
treated by their owners.
=, Wages run from So per month (fol
children) up to $26 (for white adult
menu Hours are 10 and II a day. The
employees live In miserable shacks pro
vided by the companies. The men
buy food from company stores where
prices range from 10 to 70 per cent
higher than average food prices In
New York, Washington, Chicago and
San Francisco. The food is sold to the
plantation stores by Honolulu whole
sale houses owned for the most part
by the plantation owners.
Doctors employed by the companies
have gone to visit sick laborers "a to
48 hours after being called, sometimes
only to find corpses instead Of patients
Laborers are called insulting names
and treated like dogs by field bosses
IN a desperate effort to keep down
the wage rate of all employees" the
planters are spending huge sums i'm
porting Filiplnos for laborers. These
workmen are the dregs Of the Philip
pine population, gathered from jails
and almshouses, the very young and
the very old, weak and racked with
disease.
The imported laborer, arriving penni
less, is held in actual subjugation, un
able to escape from the island, except
harder individuals, who can endure
while saving passage
money. But the rich owners have de-
yised a crafty homestead" system
whereby In exchange for an acre OF
land received after six years occu
pancy the homesteader virtually binds
himself to labor for life on the planta
ton.
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MAY CONSOLIDATE
TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS

Charlton, June 1.-THE four school
districts in Liberty township Is voting
today on the proposition to consolidate
which would mean new school house
at Oakley. The election is to be held
at Oakley The districts are 5, 6. 7
and 8. Should the proposition carry,
it will be the first test of the proposed
system\ of the consolidation of rural
schools in Lucas county. y.
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BREAKS WRIST BY
FALL FROM PONY

Stockport, June 14.-While riding
her pony recently on her way
to her brother Wade's. home, Miss
Aletha, youngest daughter of Richard
Johnston of this city, had the misfor-
tune to fall from the animals back,
striking her hand on the earth in such
manner that 1t turned the wrist I'M
der her body and broke 1t.
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WRECK ON ROCK ISLAND.

Davenport, June 14.-An east bound
Rock Island meat train No. SO, jumped
the track at Malcolm at II o'clock last
night and seventeen cars were de-
rallied. No one was injured. The
wreck was caused by a broken rail.
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,Tayenner's Democratic
Congressional Gossip.

The Courier will publish prac-
tically every day a letter from
Hon. Clyde H. tTavenner, demo-
cratic member Of congress from
the 14th Illinois district, giving
democratic view Of the happen
nings of the present session OF
congress.
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Senators Reed and Nelson
Exchange Hot Words
During Morning.
LATTER LEAVES HIS
SEAT AT THE TABLE
Beet Sugar Man Processes
to be Friendly With
Many Senators.

| Washington, D. c., June 14.-Henr!
IT. Oxnard, the millionaire vice pres1
dent of the American Beet Sugar Co.
testified today before the senate lobb!
committee that he had spent on al
average of $4,000 year in Washing
ton for the last twenty-three years II
behalf of the beet sugar industry.
He declared not a cent had beer
spent illegally Each year when he
was at his home in Washington, ne
declared, he came to the capitol te
watch legislation and see his friends
among the senators.
Senator Reed demanded that the
witness give the names OF senators
who were his friends.
Most all the senator's" replied Mr.
Oxnard
"You need not include me in that
list" declared Senator Reed.
N"Well, I call Senator Overman one
Of my friends, and Senator Cummins
there, and-I don't know so much
about Senator Nelson" said the wit
ness.
Senator Overman promptly asked
Mr.. Oxnard If he had ever called on
him at his office or house, or II ne
had ever attended any Of Mr.. Oxnard'
entertainments. ....
Mr. Oxnard replied in the negative.
The committee adjourned until Mon
day without finishing the examination.
No Hill Lobby.
John H. Carroll of St. Louis, attorney
for the Hill system Of railroads, In the
lobby investigation testified today that
his only tariff activity was the filing Of
a brief for the Great Northern and
Burlington roads, dealing with creosote
oil.
Il want to say that the so-called Hill
railroads have no one in Washington
trying to influence legislation said
he. Mr.. Carroll added that James j.
Hill and possibly other officials Of the
Hill roads, had been in Washington
recently but that they did not come in
connection with legislation. Anselm
Void the senate printing clerk, testi-
fed about the orders for printing sugar
"at a glance" and anti-free sugar
argument prepared by Truman G.
Palmer, representing beet sugar inter
ests and circulated freely in the mail
by hundreds Of thousands Of copies
under the franking privilege of Senator
Lodge. The committee has developed
testimony on whether Palmer was per-
mitted to change the document after
the senate had ordered it printed.
Void told of the procedure of printing
public document and turning to Sen
ator Overman, referred, to previous
con versation about the incident and
added ~. Il. ..
Il told you then somebody had been
monkeying with orders and l still
think So"
ne Reed and Nelson In Tilt.
Void could not throw much light on
the situation and other employees may
he called. When F. r. Hathaway OF
the Michigan beet sugar company,
took the stand, hostilties broke out
again between Senator Reed and Sen.
ator Nelson. Reed insisted on having
the witness answer one way and the
witness persisted In answering an
ether. Chairman Overman sided with
Senator Reed and Senator Nelson sid.
ed with the witness The Minnesota
senator finally quit his place at the
committee table and took seat with
the audience.