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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-01-23

HOW TO MAKE FLOWERS
BLOOM Fos CHRISTMAS

-
:
. II ron would have bulbs IN
: bloom for Christmas start some
: Roman hyaeinths and some CHI
. nese lilies bow The latter 30
= wen Ia water. white the formct
. viii be more satisfactory In
: earth.
n the room IN which you
keep your house plants Is not
. we'll heated the best plants 20
! have are geraniums. sweet aiys
sum. bceonias and some of the
: cnctuses, especially the variety
known as the Christmas cactus
: and the asparagus sprengeri aud
. asparagus plumosus
: The winter blooming oxalis is
. great fayorite because Of It's
. profuse towering habit. The
3 yellow or butterup oxslis must
8 not be overerowded. Not more
: than three bulbs should be plant
. ed In i've inch pot, as they grow
: very fast and soon become too
. crowded. sending up more leaves
: than blossoms. Each large bulb,
: In time. forms many small bulbs
3 at the bottom OF the pot The
9 oxalis needs bright sunshine. and
: row OF different colored va.
9 rieties as window sill decora-
5 ton is very satisfactory.
One OF the best winter bloom
) ing begonias IL Gloire de Lor-
Z raine. Its color is deep rose,
; with yellow centers, the iiow.
ers growing In clusters The
; foliage Is neat In appearance and
! graceful. Small plants obtain.
I'd from the florist now will
! make fine blooming plants by
Christmas, and will make good
! showing at that time when
; we want our windows to be
J brightest.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-01-23

GEORGE BRIGGS, Inspector OF Mortgage Loans.
WILLIAM p. DILLINGHAM;, L. S. Senator.
JOSEPH A. DE BoER. President,
JOHN G MCCULLOUGH, Capitalist and Ex-Gov-
eInor OF Vermont.
HARRY NJ CUTLER Second Vice President and
Treasurer.
WILLIAM ". STiCKNEY, Attorn y and Ex.Gov.
ernor OF Vermont,
JAMES l., MARTIN, Judge u 5. District Court.
JOSEPH A. DE BOER President.
FRED A. ROWLAND, gice President and Counsel.
HARRY NJ. CUTLER, and Vice. President and
Treasurer.
OSMAN ID CLARK. Secretary.
ARTHUR b BISBEE, NJ d. Medical Director.
CLARENCE Il MOULToN Actuary
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-01-23
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-02-04

RIzES
RETREkCHMENT
Resolution Adopted Giving
Power to Committee to
Employ Expert Account
ants For State Affairs.

Des Moines, Feb. 3.-Sweeping re-
forms may be introduced in the man.
agement of the states business as the
result of joint resolution which pass
ed the house today and Is now before
the senate for consideration. The re-
solution gives the committee on re-
trenchment and reform power to en-
ploy expert accountants and efficiency
engineers for the purpose OF making
thorough investigation Of the anairs
of the state as now conducted.
Power also Is given the committee
by the resolution to make such
changes in the administration of pub
lie affairs as will promote efficient and
economical administration Of the al
fairs of the state. The resolution was
drafted by the house committee on
retrenchment and reform composed OF
Klay, Jacobs and Larrabee. 1t was
introduced by Chairman Klay who
asked unanimous consent for it's con-
sideration.
He explained that the duties of the
committee had heretofore been pre-
functory and that no such investiga-
ton as is contemplated had been made
since the state was admitted to the
union. He declared 1t was time to
take such action as Is contemplated by
the committee. ..
Unanimous consent was given for
the consideration of the resolution and
when placed on its passage it was car
ried by big majority. @
Time Limit on Bills. ~
Only committee bills will be re-
ceived in the senate after March 1 II
a report of the rules committee which
was filed this morning Is adopted
Tuesday morning. H
Appropriation bills are limited even
more than this by the report. Those
for educational institutions or institu.
tions under the board OF control must
be submitted by Feb. Is, and for ap-
propriations Of any sort by March l..
The appropriations committee how
ever may file bills.
The rules committee report also re-
quires that applicants for clerkships
pass an examination before being &C.
cepted and that the clerks report to
the secretary Of the senate a half hour
before the time for the senate to con-
vene every day.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-02-04
BRIEF MATTERS IN
THE DAYS NEWS

WASHINGTON. D. C.-President Taft
today signed the congressional reso-
luton appropriating $4,000 for the
expense Of Gov. Wilson's Inaugural
ton. 8.@
WASHINGTON, D. C.-The supreme
court today took q recess until Mon
day Feb. "a, without announcing any
decision in the state rate cases or
the inter mountain cases.
TRENTON, N. J.-Joseph Patrick
Tumulty at present private secretary
to Gov. Wilson will be secretary to
the president after March 4, accord
ing to an announcement by Presi-
dent elect Wilson today.
MANILA-The British steamer Ying
Chow, which has been lying helpless
off the island OF Luzon, was towed
into port this morning. The cruiser
. Cincinnati was ordered out Saturday
to search for her. The Ying Chow
carried 200 passengers.
DAVENPORT-Mrs. Candace Griggs.
wife Of F. H. Griggs, former director
of the C. r. I. & P. railway and moth
er Of State Representative Thomas
w. Griggs, died here Sunday. The
funeral will be held Tuesday after
noon.
WASHINGTON, D. Republican
senator's failed again today by tie
vote to secure an executive session to
take up President Taft's appoint
ments
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-02-04
MANUFACTURE
Of HOG SERUM
IS QUESTIONED
Legislator Shows Letter
from Pharmacy House
Throwing Light on Use
fulness of Medicine. -7M
IBY ORA WILLIAMS.]

Des Moines, Feb. 3.-A note OF dis
cord in the movement to nave tne
state or Iowa 20 somewhat deeper into
the manufacture Of serum for tne
treatment Of hog cholera appeared
when Representative Grout OF Black
hawk county, showed members 9 let
ter he has received on the subject that
will be OF very great interest to all
stockmen. He had written the firm 81
Parke Davis & Co., Detroit, to see u
1t would be possible to secure from
reputable firm Of manufacturing
pharmacists supply OF serum ior use
in Iowa in case it is not possible TO
get the right legislation for state
laboratory. In the reply this well es'
tablished firm said:
Prom your letter we judge that
YOU have in mind the serum or sera
recommended by the bureau Of animal
industry of the department OF agrlcul'
ture, Washington. We may state
that we have, for something over TWEEN
ty years, been experimenting on the
subject of hog cholera and the proper
method of treatment. We have lnVes-
tigated great many proposed rem
edies for the control of this disease.
Thus far we have not been sufficient
ly favorably impressed with any pro-
duct that we have investigated 10 war
rant US in the belief that we coulo
place 1t on the market with the assur-
ance that it would be afording SUI
fcient measure Of success, either as
or curative agent, to war
rant our doing so. .l.....
referring specifically to the so
called hog cholera serum. after spend
ing considerable money in investigat-
ing the question, we came to the con.
clusion about year ago that we dld
not wish to embark in the manufac-
ture of these products, chiefly because
we felt that they were altogether too
uncertain In their action to warrant
our doing so. We see no reason for
changing our attitude at the present
time. Particularly does this conclu-
sion seem wise in view of the recent
criticisms that have been offered
against these products at the last
meeting Of the National Live Stock
Sanitary association, which met IN
Chicago in December Your own state
II we are not misinformed
took very strong exception TO the pro
ducts. We learn from Canadian
clipping of recent date that
the Canadian government Of Ottawa
has become 80 skeptical regarding the
value of these serums that they have
prohibited their being imported into
Canadian territory.
ITO sum the matter up, we do not
feel warranted In making any provis-
ion at this time for the manufacture
Of the so-called hog cholera serum
and do not anticipate placing them on
the market. We regret very much
that 1t Is necessary for US to come to
this conclusion, especially as we real
ize the great commercial possibilities
of successful agent for controlling
hog cholera; but, in view of our know
ledge up to the present time, and our
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-02-04
WIFE'S AFFECTION
HAS HIGH VALUE
Man at Decorah Brings Action 70:
$4,000 in Alienation Suit;
Railroad Sued. .r,

Decorah, Feb. 1.-Two important
cases are on trial here before Judge
A. N HObson. F.. w. Hasse has
brought suit against Mrs. Louis Nc
Claskey asking damages in the
amount Of $4,000 for alternating his
wife's affections. This case will be
stubbornly contested on both sides
and some exceedingly sensational
evidence is expected.
At this term Of court 0. c. Olson
Is bringing claims for $4,000 against
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
road as damages as the result Of an
injury sustained by him while work
ing in the yards at Calmar.
It was expected that the Vessel
man case would be up for trial this
term but the report has been re-
ceived that settlement with the
company has been made. The aggre-
gate claims of the Wesselmans were
$50, 900, but, according to the report.
they settled with the c., M. & st. P.
company for $4,000.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-02-04
PARIS FACES
ANOTHER FLOOD
Rising Waters Of the Seine Overflows
the Streets In Lower Part Of
the French City.

Paris, Feb. 3.-Fears Of a repetition
of the disastrous inundation which oc-
CURED in Paris during the winter Of
1901 have been aroused during the
last forty-eight hours by the rapid
rising of the river Seine. The level Of
the water today is mounting about two
inches an hour.
In the low lying quarters of the city,
especially in the southwestern dis
tract Of Bercy, the water has already
overhowed into the streets. The Rue
Watt near Tolbiac bridge was the first
to be flooded 1t is now under water
to a depth Of several inches and con-
sternation reigns among the occupants
Of adjacent houses.
Rain ceased this morning in Paris
itself but continues to fall heavily in
the upper country regions. E&..
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-02-04
BUTTON MAKER
USEOTACT WITH
THEC0MM|TTEE
D. A. Willis Of Muscatine
Filed Brief in Tariff
Hearing Instead Of Tes-
tifying.
[BY e. H. HANSON.l

Washington, Feb. Sd. A. Willis
the Muscatine pearl button manufac
lturer, who spent the week In Wash.
ington, did not take the stand before
the house committee on ways and
means but presented brief to the
committee. Mr.. Willis thought this
would be much better way than to
take several hours Of his time and the
committees.
The westerner was wise. AS a rule
congressional hearings are mighty des-
ultory affairs. Only when witness
of worldwide fame such as J. Pierpont
Morgan, James ]. Hill or William
Rockefeller (who has escaped being q
witness) appears, is there much inter
est and attention on the part Of the
committee. Then all there is is stimu-
lated by the public.
When such matters as the tariff are
being considered, however, each
phase is assigned to subcommittee
of very few members. This sub
committee goes into the matters be-
fore it thoroughly and in case brief
is presented to it, each member Of the
subcommittee has to fortify himself
In the arguments Of the brief in order
to defend his own views before the
whole committee.
AS Mr.. Willis had appeared during
the long and tiresome hearings before
the house committee which in 1909
drafted the Payne-Aldrich schedule, he
took advantage OF his experiences
then and prepared an exhaustive state
ment on the fresh water pearl button
industry.
It is the manufacturers desire to
have the present duty on pearl but
tons retained. According to Mr.. Willis
there must be specific as we'll as an
ad valorem duty or they will be forceu
out Of business by their foreign COM
petitors, among whom the Japanese
are fast forging to the front The
present duty Is a cent and half line
and fifteen per cent ad valorem. In
the Wilson bill 1t was q cent a line
and Is per cent ad valorem and in the
Mckinley bill two cents line. It
is quite probable that the fresh water
industry could operate under slight
reduction, but it is improbable, in Mr..
Willis opinion, as to the salt water
industry.
Harvey Chambers of Amsterdam, N.
Y, representing the largest of the
pearl button factories in the country
was in Washington with Mr.. Willis
J. e. O'Leary, formerly of Mason
City, but now with the Des Moines
Bridge and Iron Works Of Pittsburgh,
spent the week in Washington on
business. While here he looked up his
old friend. Mike Cronin, secretary, to
Representative Pepper of the second.
Good Reduced Powder.
Representative Good won his powder
fight without struggle on Thursday
when the Notifications bill was passed
by the house. There wasn't even q
roll call on the bill, as 1t was accepted
just as the committee proposed 1t.
Last year Mr.. Good had a worty
war with Representative Heald OF
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TO
PROVIDE FOR
7S
THEIR CHIEF
House Will Attempt to
Change Six Year Term to
Make Mr.. Wilson Eligible
for Reelection.

ashington, D. c., Feb. S.-Another
attempt to change the proposed six
year single term amendment to the
constitution 80 1t will either lengthen
President Wilson's term to six years
or make him eligible for reelection, Is
expected in the house as soon as the
resolution passed Saturday by the SEN
ate is taken up for consideration.
The passage Of the single term reso-
luton in the house is expected by
many democrats who favor but insist
it should not be so drawn as to cut
Wilson OF with single four year
term. The senate passed the resolu-
ton in such form that the president
in Office, and all former, presidents,
would be ineligible for reelection. " !
Representative Clayton, chairman OF
the house judiciary committee, already
has a single term resolution now be-
fore the house..
Senate Adopts six-year Term.
A constitutional. amendment which
would restrict the president of the
United States to a single term of six
years, and would bar Woodrow Wilson
and Theodore Roosevelt and William
H. Taft from again seeking election,
was approved by the senate Saturday
afternoon by the narrow margin of one
vote. After three-day fight, in which
the progressives joined with many re-
publicans in opposing the restricted
presidential term, the senate adopted
the original Works resolution by a
vote of Al to %.
The language which it is proposed
to insert in the constitution in place
of the first paragraph of Article 2, Is
as follows: -. ..
"The executive power shall be vest
ed in president of the United States
Of America. The term Of office OF the
president shall be six years; and no
one person who has held the office
by election, or discharged its powers
or duties, or acted as president under
the constitution and laws made in pur-
suance thereof, shall be eligible to
hold again the office by election.
"The president, together with
vice president, chosen for the same
term, shall be elected as follows"
The resolutions proposing the con-
stitutional amendment now goes to the
house for it's approval. If ratified
there by two-thirds vote it will be
submitted to the legislatures Of the
states and will become effective when
three-fourths of the forty-eight states
of the union have officially approved
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-02-04
SUP RENE COURT
RULED AGAINST
GOVERN NE n I
United Shoe Machinery Co.
Wins Case in High Court
Which Holds Corporation
Justified by Patent Laws.

washington, d. c., Feb. 3.-The
government today suffered its first big
defeat in the recent antitrust cam
paign when the supreme court held
that the officials of the United Shoe
Machinery Co, had not violated the
Sherman antitrust law by organizing
that company The court, however,
did not pass upon legality of the sys-
tenn by which the company leases
machines on terms that no "independ-
ent" machinery be used.
The action of the supreme court
today grew out of the Massachusetts,
federal courts annulling one Of two
indictments brought against the shoe
machinery company officials. The
Massachusetts court took the position
that the indictment did not state an
offense under the Sherman law. The
government appealed to the supreme
court by virtue Of the criminal appeals
act of 1907, on the ground that It did
not state an offense.
The government in the indictment
alleged that Sidney w. Winslow, Ed
ward P. Herr, Geo. w. Brown, William
Barbour and Elmer P. Howe violated
the law first by organizing the United
Shoe Machinery corporation and Sec
ond. by system of leasing their ma
chimes, whereby patrons were COM
PEELED to agree not to use any machin-
cry made by Independent concerns
and to use only that made by the al
legged combine. IE
Alleged illegal Combine.
The charge was that the shoe ma
chinery corporation took over the
business of the Consolidated & Nc
Kay Lasting Machinery Co., manufac-
turing sixty per cent of all lasting
machinery; the Mckay Shoe Machin-
cry Co, manufacturing seventy per
cent Of all heeling machines and eigh-
'ty per cent OF ell metallic fastening
machines, and OF the Goodyear Shoe
Machinery Co., manufacturing eighty
per cent of all the welt-sewing and
out sole stitching machines.
The government claimed this put
about eighty per cent of the business
of shoe machines into the one con-
cern.
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FutureOf BQ$ebQlLinCity
Depends on Financial
AidFo1 1.,.. : ,.,'ss,':i; !:s,:;;n.'!g7O .'!gs Tonight

the Commercial association Pres
Nmocks baseball thac
unless the citizens Of otumwa attend the meeting and express de
with financial
directors Of the association would not stir foot toward
believes Ottumwa wants continue to
ball especially
Rapids Cities the league
be O EN- subscribe
Secretary that the two
little than $4,000 subscribed
during for tail
Rapids spending $4,000 and
Bonham said that President Justice in
with baseball
take franchise in the Central associa
tion.
citizens Ottumwa expected attend the meeting
will
a. ~. h.
+ i + + i + + + 4 ~ + + ! = i +
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-02-04
YOUTH TAKES LIFE
IN STRANGE MANNER

New York, Feb. 3.-Louis Duryea, a
Brooklyn youth, tied his fathers
sword to chair today, then lunged
forward and impaled himself on the
blade. Found dead in the hall, the
family thought he had died of heart
disease until examination disclosed a
deep wound in his abdomen. The
blood stained sword, relic of the
civil war. was then discovered fixed
to the chair The young man left no
note explaining his suicide.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-02-04
ADVERTISERS TO
MEET IN WATERLOO
Three Days Conference Of the Adver-
tisIng Clubs Of Iowa Start Here
Tuesday-Many Expected.

Waterloo, Feb. 3.-Advertising clubs
of Iowa will meet here in their third
annual conference Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday Of this week. Local
officials have received notice OF pro-
posed large attendance from other
towns and clubs of the state. .
The speakers include Joe Mitchell
Chapple, Boston; o. r. Mcdowell,
Des Moines; A. G.. Brown, Rockford,
ILL.,; H. M. Harwood. Iowa City; Henry
Knott. Chicago !; Edward J. Shay, Chi
cago: w. B. Morris, Minneapolis;
Amos Buchares, Waterville, Mimi, and
Lewis Scurlock, Kansas City.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-02-04
CELEBRATE BIRTH
OF SENATOR NELSON

St. Paul, Mimi, Feb. 3.-Plans are
being completed for the banquet to be
given tonight in honor Of Senator
Knute Nelson's 10th birthday. The
affair is expected to be the most large
ly attended Of its kind ever given
man in public life in Minnesota. More
than 900 persons are expected to dine
and several hundred more probably
will listen to the many speakers. Sen
ator Nelson arrived here today from
Washington. .
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-02-04
SOLOMON HAWK
FOUND DEAD IN BARN

Bonaparte, Feb. 3.-Solomon Hawk,
an aged resident of this vicinity, was
found dead at his home west OF town
Friday. He had gone to the barn to
gather eggs and 1t is supposed he had
a sudden attack Of heart failure which
caused his death.
He was born in Ohio and was n
years of age.
He leaves an aged wife who is seri-
ously Ill; also two daughters Mrs.
Matte Munson of Plymouth, ILL.,, Mrs.
J. F. Boyer OF Bonaparte, four sons
James, Frank and William of Bona
parte, and John OF Memphis, Mo.
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DIR. DEWEY TALKED
ON WOMAN SUFFRAGE

Des Moines, Feb. 3.-Sunday school
classes of Plymouth Congregational
church listened to DR.. Nina Wilson
Dewey, Official lobbyist OF the equal
suffragists before the Iowa legislature,
Sunday DR.. Dewey discussed suf-
,frage from several angles. ending with
answering auditors questions.
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Continued on Page
SIGNED LINCOLN
RESOLUTION TODAY

Washington, d. c.. Feb. 3.-Presi-
dent Taft today signed the congress
sional resolution providing for the
erection of memorial here to Lincoln
in Potomac park. The plan approved
by congress in the resolution will re-
quire an appropriation of $4,000, 900
which will be made later.
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WINTER WEATHER
PROMISED IOWA

washington, D. c., Feb. Season
ably cold, with large amount Of
precipitation is the forecast for Iowa
and vicinity issued here. The first
rain or snow is scheduled to strike
Iowa Tuesday although 1t may shift to
the south Of Mason and Dixon's line.
A second rain or snow is scheduled
for the end OF the week to be followed
by cold wave.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-02-04
HOMESTEAD WAS "
BURNED OUT TODAY

Des Moines, Feb. Sire practical
ly destroyed the Homestead Publish.
ing Co.'s four-story building early to-
day. The fire started in the electro
typing department on the third floor
and rapidly spread throughout the en-
tire building. The estimated damage
is approximately $175,000 covered by
insurance. The plant will be rebuilt
at once. t
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HOUSE-Convened at noon.
Ways and means committee in ex-
ecutive session began work or
drafting new tariff bill.
Representative Garner introduced
resolution calling on Attorney Cen
eral Wickersham to submit state
ment as to whether he had held up
Texas indictments against John d.
Archbold and other Standard Oil Of
ficials.
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TODAY IN CONGRESS

SENATE-Convened at noon.
William r. Webb OF Tennessee, sue
ceeding Senator Sander, and Morris
Sheppard of Texas, succeeding Sen
ator Johnston, were sworn in.
Pensions committee recommended
pension of SIS monthly to widow OF
Lieutenant General Arthur Nc
Arthur.
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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-05-24
Water Mains Being Extended
ON Landry.

Work on the laying of the wat
err mains on West Landry street
has been started and it will not
be long before the four thousand
feet, which have to be laid will
have been in use. The extention
starts at the corner of Landry
and Railroad Avenue and goes
westward for four thousand feet
in the direction Of Greenwood.
This will indeed benefit the
people living beyond the South
ern Pacific track. The extension
in that direction has been needed
for along while, but owing to
the financial condition of the
city, nothing could be done in
this manner until the present
time.
Tt is also reported that work
on the laying off Of some more
water works, on the north end
of the city will begin, as soon as
this work on Landry street will
have been completed.