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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-19
DEMAND ACTION
Of MEX|CANS
u. S. Orders Federals Of
Warning Republic to
Protect Foreigners.
REQUEST FOLLOWS
REPORT BY CONSUL
Huerta Regime Notified to
Send Troops to the Du-
range District.

Washington, j. iy 18.-In response
| to Consul Hamm's request for protec-
tion for Americans In the Durango
section, tho state department has de-
manded action from the Mexican fed
eral authorities. The department went
further than usual, in that 1t requested
troops from Torreon.
Consul Hamm has previously re-
ported foreigners irrespectively Of ma
tionality, being held by revolutionists
for ransom in Durango. The prisoners
at one time included the Archbishop Of
Durango.
Attitude Unchanged.
Consideration of the Mexican
situation took much Of the time
of the president and cabinet
at the regular session today and Sec
-etary Bryan had a long conference
with the president before the other
members arrived. Although reports
are coming in from various sources,
the administration Is looking forward
to first hand information from Ambas-
sador Wilson, on his way from Mexico
City. 1t was again universally stated
today that the attitude of the admin
istration still was unchanged.
Refuse Extradition.
San Diego. Cal, July 1S-Refusal OF
Mexican authorities at Enzenada, capi-
tai OF the northern district of Lower
California, to honor extradition papers
from the governor of California for
the return of Joseph Leroy, charged
| here with, highway robbery Will be sra-
ported to the department or state BY
District Attorney III. s. Utley.
Proper requisition papers, 1t is as
serted, were signed by Gov. Johnson.
but the governor Of Lower California
determined yesterday upon hearing.
to ascertain the probability Of Leroy's
guilt, which is held by Utley to be q
direct violation Of the treaty with
Mexico.
Change Ministers.
London, July 18-Sir Donald Edward
Greeley Garden, at present British
minister to the Central American
states, was today appointed British
minister to Mexico in place of Francis
William Stronge.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-19
so FOOT ROAD GRADING
COST $28 PER MILE

Waterloo, July 1S.-W. D. strayer, q
member OF the county board, was at
New Hampton and witnessed con-
test Of tractors and grading machinery
at work a mile or two from that city.
There were six tractors and two differ
ont graders at work. The interesting
part Of the contest - the fact that 4
S28 q mile The road bod was thirty
feet wide, sloping on either side to q
ditch, and nine feet was graded on the
outside Of the ditches
& About Lso0 people witnessed the
work. The members Of the county
boards from Butler and Bremen bought
.outfits.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-19
STRIKE OF SILK MILL
employees is OVER

Paterson, N. J., July 1S.-The break
in the ranks Of the silk mill strikers
reported yesterday after announce
ment that "Big Bill' Haywood was
physically unable to continue leader
ship. is construed by the mill owners
as meaning the end of their five
months trouble with their factory
hands. It is estimated that two million
dollars In wages has been lost while
the manufacturers are about one mil
lion dollars out of pocket.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-19
.BRYANCENSURED
IN THE SENATE
Secretary Object of Attack
for Going on Chautau-
qua Tour.

Washington, D. c., July 18.-"Aside
from the technical and legal question
OF the right Of a public servant to sell
his services temporarily. the public an
nouncement by Mr.. Bryan that man
of his we'll advertised democratic
tastes cannot live on an income OF
III, 900 year, presents moral ques
ton for the consideration Of the Amer
lean people," declared Senator Town.
send. republican OF Michigan in a
speech In the senate today.
"The question is simply this, wheth'
er under the circumstances, 1t is the
duty Of the citizen and the public serv.
ant to modify his style of living to
bring 1t within his legitimate income
or whether 1t is his privilege to resell
his service in order to cover the cost
OF the style OF living he had adopted" /"
Senator Townsen1's speech was an
attack on the secretary of state for his
proposal Of making paid lectures dur
ing his tenure OF Office, to increase his
income.
Makes Determination.
He declared other cabinet officers
were living on $4,000 salaries; that
subordinates in the government de-
partments would not be allowed to do
other work while holding their posi-
tions; and that because Of his previous
attitude before the people, Mr.. Bryan
should have lent an object lesson to
live within more rigid lines.
For my part, feel impelled to
voice protest. am no respecter of
persons. see no reason why the
head Of department should be per-
r1,itted to make private gain by meth
DDS that are forbidden to his subor-
dinates.
Call Of Duty Is Loud.
AT time when most unusual for
eign complications confront US; when
the Japanese question is before US;
when our relations with the disturbed
republic to the south Of us, are most
grave and fraught with mighty respon-
sibilities; indeed at this time above
all others. the statement of Mr.. Bryan
that he proposed to desert his Office
for the, purpose Of personal financial
gain, conneS as shock to all thought
full people. -
s.. 5.. Table Resolution.
The senate democrats today sue
cesded without debate in tabling Sen
Secretary Bryan's proposed six weeks
lecture tour. The resolution would
have called on President Wilson to ad-
wise the senate what salary would be
suflcient to keep Mr.. Bryan continu-
ously at his post and was prompted
by the secretary's public announcement
that he was obliged to augment his
pay Of $4,000 per annum by lecturers
to meet his living expenses.
Senators Poindexter and BOrah
voted with the democrats to table the
The vote was Al to 20.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-19
Testimony of Mulhall Be-
fore Senate Committee
Brings in Cannon.
In MANUFACTURERS
'slH s,s,s s WERE FOR HIM
Promised to Help Him IN
His District; Van Cleve
Called in by Body.

L '.~~~AAAAesSSAApa ~ Sss July 1C---k1ON yQO
National Association OF Manufacturers
proposed to concentrate its eneratee II
necessary for the reelection OF former
Speaker Cannon, In the 1908 campaisn
was described in one OF the flrst 81 thes
"Mulhall letters" brought before thA
senate lobby committee today Mul.
hall. confessed lobbyist for the manu.
iacturers, was about one-third throukh
his stack, Of correspondence when thn
committee resumed The letter bear.
Ing on Cannon was written TO Mulhall
by Secretary Schwedtman OF the
manufacturers, on August II, 1908, and
declared all energies would be con
centrated in Cannon's district III there
's the slightest occasion for it, A let
ter from Mulhall to former Represen.
tative Loudenslager OF New Jersey.
said the manufacturers had field work
ers out in the campaign In many New
Jersey, Pennsylvania and Indiana die.
tricts.
Senator Reed questioned Mulhail
about Congressman Bartholdt
I always understood Schwedtman
land VanClave looked after Bartholdt
and that the brewery interests help
ed" replied Mulhall
Call In Mcclavs.
The committee decided to immed.
lately hear s. W.. McClave, repsib.
llican candidate for congress ~
the sixth New Jersey district. wh0ro
special election is TO be held Tues.
Muihali tessIned Yesterday shat n,i ~
had run McClave's campaign agaifist
William Hughes III 1910, McClave 10
Fcay wired Senator C,lmmins no
would leave Jersey City at noon ana
the committee decided to hear him as
soon rs he reached Washingtofi
The cross-examinatiOn OF Mulhall
on McClaye yesterday, aroused the Ire
|of the two republican members OF tho
committee, who declared II was an at
tempt to play politics.
Schwedtman wrote Mulhall August
rs abont the situation In Indiana,
which he said was very critical and
ended; ''if we win, most OF the credit
will be due to your good work. II
some Of our political friends should
forget 1t later on, want to take q trip
with you into Indiana for the specifio
purpose OF laying these good people
over our knees and giving them the
kind OF spanking they ought to have
In August, q fight delegation from
Wisconsin, where John Jenkins was Up
for reelection, apparently was worry
Ing the manufacturers, although the
National Brewers association. through
Its national chairman. wrote MulhalI
1t was "their fight"
Edward Hines. the Chicago lumber.
man who figured In the Lorimer case.
came into the hearing again today.
Mulhall swore that In letter to the
manufacturers August "a, Hines spoke
OF promise to send $1,000 to 60 into
the right channel to be used for legiti-
mate purposes" In the jenkins district.
Schwedtman wrote Mulhall On
August 28:
II don't consider Teddy nor TAFT
nor Sherman, nor Foraker, nor the
rest OF these great men, equal to Van
Cleave, Pearie and the others who
have given freely of their energy and
their money to the great cause which
is expressed in the principles OF the
National Association of Manufacturers.
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Continued on Page
KILLED At RESCUE WORK
Doctor Goes Down In Gasladen Mine
In Effort to Save Life Of
Laborer.

Towanda, Pa, July 1S.-Dr w. F..
Randall, one of the best known physi-
clans In northern Pennsylvania, met
death last night at Dushore, trying to
save the life of workman. He went
down into q 35-foot well to rescue a
digger who had been overcome by gas
and also fell a victim of the fumes,
plunging to the bottom OF the excava-
tion. He struck on his head and died
In, a few hours. The we'll digger was
rescued by other persons and will
recover.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-19
KILLED SELF TO END PAIN
Engineer, Pinned Under Locomotive
Cuts Throat 20 Escape Bodily
Torture. 4s

Decatur, Ala, July 1S.Pinned be-.
meath an overturned locomotive. Hus-.
ton Fleming. an engineer. put An end
to his torture by cutting his own
throat late last night when spectators
of his plight refused to kill him.
Fleming and Floyd Hamlin, an air
inspector, we're testing new locomo-
tive In the Louisville & Nashville
yards when It was hurled from the
tracks by switch engine and over.s
turned. Hamlin died today.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-19
BRIEF ITEMS OF
THE DAYS NEWS

MARsHAI.I4TOWN Herman KOpei,
ared 2s. Who was proatratsd by the
al heat .yas1asAay while working In
hay neld near Haverhill. died few
hours later.
NEW YORK Directors OF the New
York, New Haven and Hartford rau-
road were to meet here again today 70
act on the resignation OF President
Charles s. Mellen, rendered late yes
terday.
ATCHIsON. KANs. s.-Twenty thousand
Kansas children are guests today OF
Bailie p. Waggoner, q millionaire
railroad man, at his annual Chill
drens Picnic" All expenses, includ-
ing railroad fare to Atchison, are
born by Mr.. Waggoner.
NEWPORT, r. I-George Bakhmetoff.
the Russian ambassador, has received
al his summer residence here. ad-
II vices from st. Petersburg that his
government has appropriated sum
Of money for the erection OF q per-
manent home for the embassy IN
Washington. n q # I,
EyELETH, MINN.-Ffve men who
were entombed at the Spruce mine
here on Wednesday az result OF a
cloud burst. were rescued last night.
Amid scenes Of wild excitement the
men were brought to the surface. art
er having stood neck deep IN water
for thirty-on one hours.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-19
TO-DAY IN CONGRESS

SENATE-Met at noon.
President submitted nominations for
confirmation.
Lobby investigating committee con-
tinued to hear Martin NJ MulhalL
Democrats submitted report on tariff
BILL showing an average reduction
of 27.64 per cent from existing
rates.
HOIJSE-Met at noon.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-19
HOUSE-Met at noon.
MhoPEa0 10 FlohT.

Joplin, Mo-, July 18.-Negotiations
have been completed, according to an
nouncsment here today for q fifteen
round bout between Carl Morris. Of
sapulpa, Okla. and AL Benedict Of
New York, to be fought in Joplin, July
q
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-19
TRAM le pERAlLEp.

Columbus Junction. July 1S.-Seven
freight cars were derailed near Let's
wednesday afternoon, tying up traffic
over the southwestern division Of the
Rock Island several hours The wreck
was caused by defective roadbed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-19
TRAIN KILLS VETERAN.

Davenport, July 18.-JameS Quigley,
cf davenport veter4a OF the civil
war, was killed BY Rock Island
freight train 1t Wilton last night.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-19

GENERAL DEBATE ON
SCHEDULES STARTED
Report Submitted Today
Explains Features Of
Democratic Measure.

Washington, D. c., July 18.-An av'
erage reduction Of 27.64 per cent under
the rates Of the existing Payne-Aldrich
tariff law. is proposed by the demo.
cratic Underwood Simmons tariff bill,
upon which the senate began general
debate today. according to the report
OF the finance committee majority, sub
mltted by the chairman. Senator F. M.
Simmons
The report also shows that the bill,
as reported to the senate, provides
rates 4.22 per cent lower than the I'm
derwood bill as 1t passed the house,
and that from it, together with other
government receipts for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1914, there will be an
estimated surplus In the government
treasury of $2,02Q600.
Increased Free Imports.
A salient feature Of this bill, it 10
pointed out, is the large increase of
imports to be admitted free of duty.
Under the house bill, the value of free
listed imports on the basis of 1912 i'm
portations, was 103,000,000, whereas
the democrats OF the senate In caucus.
BY sweeping changes, propose to free
list imports valued at $147 $4,000, an
Increase in undutiable imports over
the house bill Of $43.367, 900.
Upon the basis Of ten months for
the coming fiscal year, the reports
estimate that ths receipts from Gus
toms alone under the. new bill; will
be 1866. 73O. .O00;. from income tax for
ten months 36S, $4,000; corporation
tax 33.7 900, O,0OG; Internal revenue
cluding tax on cotton futures OF 35,.
100000 0-$207 900, 900. and that the
revenue from all other sources will
bring the total for, the fiscal year to
$996, ,s1O, 900. With disbursements esti-
mated for the committee by the ex-
perts at $994,790,0O0, a balance is
shown in favor Of the government Of
e2,202,OOO. d In analyizing this change
In the house administrative feature OF
the bill, the committee deemed the
amendments Of the house entirely too
irastic." particularly those authorizing
examination Of books Of foreign manu-
lacturers.
Retaiiatory Provision.
Particular attention Is called to the
senate provision designated to furn-
ish the president with power to impose
tariff duties OF retaliatory character
upon all articles comprised In q speci-
ned list, which includes many agricul-
tural products
For some years." says the report in
referring to the retaliatory provision,
there has been a development Of
maximum and minimum tariffs abroad,
and in not few instances. the gov
ernment of the United States has been
compelled to see It's citizens subjected
to harsh and discriminating tariff
treatment abroad without being able
under the law to afford relief.
"'The provisions now recommended,
It is believed. will place In the hands
Of the president powers which, though
extensive in their scope, do not dis
turb the general fiscal system Of the
country"
Another important feature added by
the senate committee Is q tax of one
tenth Of one cent pound on cotton,
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when money is made the first con-
sideration Of life, men cannot be
thus trusted. Admitting that we
now have an honest President; what
guarantee have we that we will have
one next time? We repeat what we
have often said that the only hope
for the people is for the government
to issue all money, and loan direct
to the people on approved security.
There is no security in the world
equal to real estate. Post Offices
from third class up should be made
banks of deposit and loan. If that
were adopted there could never be
panic. If our lawmakers know that,
why do they refuse to give us relief?
If they do not know, they should be
put aside and men who know, put in
their places. We claim to own the
government, and yet we permit our
servants to bestow upon the few all
the benefits of the government
Fort Lauderdale Sentinel.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1913-12-11
THE JEFFERSONIAN

Boston has the champion marry
ing parson." He is about to take
his fourth wife, and has figured in
some suits for alienation and breach
of promise also-which gives him
the belt and all the honors.
Mexico hasn't all the political tur-
MOL by any means. France is in
the throes of another near-revolu-
ton because the Radicals and the
Socialists are trying to make the
rich folks rack up with a bond tax.
One man in New York wore a fuz-
zy hat while he went hunting with
some friends, and they shot him for
a rabbit: another OF him went hunt
ing in Texas and his friends shot
him for a deer; and the answer
seems to be to patronize the home
butcher.
Of course it worried us as a Ma
tion not to be more polite to Mr..
Zelaya Of Nicaragua, but with things
as unsettled as they are between us
and Mexico, and the highercostofliv-
ing to worry US, it will be healthier
for him to get to his castle in Spain
before any Of his former subjects get
on to the fact that Uncle Sam is too
busy to watch him.
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PAGE TEN
Pungent Paragraphs

Shutting bandit up in a disused
mine and turning in a lot of gas to
kill him, seems an easy way to meet
justice" but it's tough on the bandit
They've tried it in Utah.
That Russian dancer who had all
her costumes seized for debt, didn't
have to worry; she always had her
smile with her, and yelling can be
bought even in the ten cent stores
An English noble named Spring
Rice was a recent visitor to the
White House, but did not excite as
much interest with the common
folks as the annual arrival of spring
lamb.
The attempts to stop the SNUG
Cling Of arms and ammunition into
Mexico makes one think Barkis is
more than willin' to have the arms
smuggled-and Uncle Sam isn't a
bad Barkis.
From recent appearances of the
Geographic news, Mr.. Huerta will
get all balled up as to where he is
at, but he will soon find his mem
bership to the In Bad Club has been
arranged for.
Oh the cruelty of it, Just when
we are all rustling to get the price
of the Christmas cheer, comes word
that the Comment will offer for
sale cheap, large consignment Of
real Panama straw hats.
When you learn that the steerage
rate is $50 from Berlin to New York,
do you wonder there is work for the
Salvation Army and all the other
charitable bureaus? And when will
Uncle Sam refuse to have this coun>
try used as the dump ground of
Europe, for the sake Of adding divi-
dends to the steamship companies?
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THIS EDITOR Is NOT FOOLED BY
THAT NEW CURRENCY BILL.

Every one should read the splendid
editorial in the October number of
the Watson Magazine on the cur.
rency bill Mr. Watson shows the
weak points in the proposed law,
and proves conclusively that it will
still leave US in the hands Of the
national banks. In the first place
when they limit the time for which
money can be loaned to ninety days,
they put the whip in the hands Of
the banks, and leave the farmers
without hope. In the second place
they make the directors of the new
system appointive, which will ena-
BILE any corrupt man to name men
favorable to the banks. In this age
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1913-12-11
"sENTINEL OFF L1BERTY.''

We are going to change the Senti-
to weekly In order to get 10 900
subscribers by January LIST, we will
accept subscriptions at IS cents per
year, or in clubs Of four or more, 25
cents each, to those who answer this
ad., mentioning this paper.
THE SENTINEL OF LIBERTY,
Grand Saline, Texas.
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PAGE THIRTEEN

was abolished. All slave owners
there received compensation for
each slave. GunneIl received $500
each for his wife, for each Of his
children and for all the living Chill
dren Of his daughter-18 in all.
Except for short time during the
Civil War he lived at langley, Fair
fax county, Va, and died there in
1874
ALSO, in the District of Columbia,
Sophia Browning bought her hus.
bands freedom for $500 from the
proceeds Of her market garden, and
she was in turn purchased by him.
Alethia Tanner purchased her own
freedom in 1918 for $1,4O0 and that
Of her sister, Laurena Cook, and five
children in 1926. At the emancipa-
ton in the District, April Is, 1862,
one negro received $2,168 for 10
slaves, another 1882 for two, an
other $3.50 for one, and another
$547.50 for one, while from the $4,-
073 placed to the credit of the Sis
tiers Of the Visitation of Georgetown,
$208.75 was deducted by Ignatius
Tilghman toward the purchase Of
the freedom Of his family.-Chicago
Record-Herald
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passage money to a term Of labor,
is given in volume issued in 1913
III Stuttgart. It contains letters
written in 1917 addressed from Bal
tlmore to the Baron Won Gagern,
Minister Plenipotantiary to the Diet
in Fr2nkfort-on-ti!c-N2in. The Ger
mans Of Baltimore were so outraged
by This action that they Immediately
got Together g purse and bought the
freedom Of these immigrants. An
early law Of Virginia is aimed at the
same thing, and forbids negroes or
Indians to buy christian servants
bu5 permits them to purchase those
Of their own nation.
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Owned His Family.

Here is given some further history
Of particular interest:
"Robert Gunnell, a freeborn, full
blooded African Virginian, married
slave girl, but bought her of her
master before their first child was
born. so becoming the legal owner
Of her and all her children and of
their daughters children. He, with
ali his family, was a resident Of the
District Of Columbia, during the Civ
il War, when slavery in the District