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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-02-08
FIND VERDICT
. Of NOT GUILTY .
IN BEACH CASE
jury Out an Hour and As
Minutes in South Caro-
lima Assault Case and Ac-
quits New Yorker.

Aiken, S. c., Feb. THE jury IN
the case of Frederick 0. Beach,
charged with attacking his wife, re-
turned a verdict of'not guilty after be-
Ing out one hour and forty-five min
utes. The case went to the jury at
TIA p. m.
After the jury had been out ror
thirty minutes without returning
verdict, Judge Spain adjourned court
until O'Clock. ~." f..
When court convened indications
were that the case would reach the
Jury in few hours. Judge Spain an
nounced that two hours would be
given the defense and one hour to the
prosecution for summing up. Solicitor
Gunter began the summing up for the
state. Introduction of testimony was
concluded before court adjourned last
night. E
Both Denied Alleged Attack.
On the witness stand both Mr.. ana
Mrs. Beach denied that the latter was
attacked by Mr.. Beach here last Feb
ruary. Each asserted that an unknown
negro struck Mrs. Beach and slashed
her throat.
a. The society colony Of Aiken turned
out in force to attend what was ex-
pected to be the last day of the trial.
Mrs. Beach, attired in brown, sat be-
side her husband. -.
Congressman Byrnes addressed the
Jury for the defense. He contended
that the prosecution had failed to pro-
duce any evidence to connect Beach
with the assault. As he spoke Mrs.
Beach appeared weary for the first
time during the trial. Resting her chin
upon a gloved hand she gazed at the
lawyer through tired eyes. 4
Claimed No Motive Shown.
Mr., Byrnes spoke for half an hour
and then Welded the remainder OF his
time to Judge w X. Davis Of de-
fense's counsel. Col. D. s. Henderson
closed for the defense.
"What motive did Beach have for
cutting his wife?" Colonel Henderson
asked. addressing the jury. mot only
has the prosecution failed to prove
that Beach committed the assault but
it was unable to show any reason for
his doing It. He didn't do it and the
one who was assaulted has told you
that he didn't do it. Would you con-
VlCC y0lIOW Jug OH IAO SNioSAASS Ss
has been offered against Beach here?"
Colonel Henderson concluded short
" before noon and after short recess
Prosecutor Gunter began his closing
argument.
Said Story Was Fabrication.
The prosecutor attacked the story
told by Mrs. Beach, terming 1t mere
fabrication, no more and no less" He
said it was absurd for her to claim
that the alleged negro assailant had
forced her to the ground with his
hands and afterwards hit her in the
head with stick, that she said he was
CARRYING when he entered the yard.
"Mrs. Beach never told how she got
around the corner of the house where
her earrings and combs we're found
declared the solicitor. "She claims
to have been forced to her knees on
the front walk. Then, again, Mrs.
Beach says she did not scream until
the negro had struck. Don't you know
that she screamed and kept scream
ing the minute her assailant. whoever
it was, touched her? All that story
was made up by Beach and afterward
corroborated by Mrs, Beach for his
nr0facfiOnn
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Leader Is
B0n1barded With Samples
bv Various Advertisers

T. rubber
blstes
These which General
approaching sufragee march TO Washg
desiring advertisement for
Is daily with samples OF various aru
ces which might their 200 mile Journey
fromh TO
ses auction sale her eoects es,s cause no
general has provided for each member Of this trip KIT selected @
broken limb This time also her will uniformed in cloak
Of the pilgrims of old
which scheduled Lin
2S the
which Will
Miss Dock, two
Ernest Stevens
Of Philadelphia Wandt
walk entire distance and act
bodyguard
sufragetes yellow by Miss Jones
Miss Elizabeth Freeman will
rallies to be held along the
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CASTRO MAY STAY
YEAR IN NEW YORK

New York, Feb. NO matter what
decision the federal district court
makes in the case Of Cipriano Castro.
ex-president of Venezuela, seeking to
enter tkis country, Castro will remain
either in New York or at Ellis Island
for some time to come, possibly as
ng as a year, according to Harold
A. Content, his lawyer. II the Vene-
zuelan loses his fight to have sustained
the writ Of habeas corpus admitting
him to bail, an immediate appeal will
be taken, the lawyer said today. If
the government loses, its lawyers will
appeal.
william F. Williams, immigration
commissioner at Ellis Island, today
filed a return to the writ thereby caus-
ing postponment of argument in the
case. The return denies the allega-
ii. S Of the Venezuelan that he was
forced to Submit to insulting and en-
barr;.ssing questions" by the special
board Of inquiry.
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ROCKEFELLER
WAS UNAb[ET0
UNDERGO QUIZ
Twelve Minutes Question
ing by Untermyer Pro-
duced Laryngeal Spasm;
Examination Ceased.

Jek,.l Island, Feb. 7.--After an eX'
animation of scarcely twelve minutes
by Samuel Untermyer. counsel for the
Puio committee, William Rockefeller,
the aged Standard Oil magnate, this
afternoon showed signs of laryngeal
spasm and indications OF an approach
ing nervous collapse. At the INSIST
ence of his physician the examination
was discontinued.
Representative Arsene +. PuJo
chairman of the house money trust
committee, and Samuel Untermyer, the
committees lawyer, with a retinue OF
clerks. came with the direct authority
of the investigating committee to hear
the 72 year old witness in his refuge
Jekyl island.
After fleeing squads of subpoenae
servers for the last six months from
New York to the land Of the Carib
bean the Standard Oil magnate, palsieo
and almost voiceless, agreed to pre-
sent himself for such examination as
his physicians and lawyers would al
low. His lawyer John P. CARRIER OF
New York, who came south yesterday
was on hand to guard the financler's
interests. ....r....
Neither Mr.. Pujo nor Mr.. Untermyer
was inclined to subject the enfeeDleo
witness to a grilling that would harm
fully affect his health. They agreed
that the examination of Mr.. Rocke'
feller in his apartments overlooking
the sea would be brief and to the
point. Two incidents in the financial
career of Mr.. Rockefeller were the OBJ
iect of the long chase that ended in
today's visit to Jekyl island. Mr.. Un,
termyer wanted to get into the record
the history of the so-called "frenzled
finance" organization of the Amalga'
mated Copper Co., in 1901 and the
romance Of the transactions in Anal
gamated stock in 1906 and 1907 when
the securities after dizzy climb to
about 12O points, dropped to AZ.
Mr.. Rockefeller with the late H. n
Rogers, Marcus Daily, Thomas Lawson
and others, organized the Amalgamat
ed company according to testimony al
ready before the committee acquiring
the stock Of Boston and Montana
Butte and Boston and other copper
producing companies which were later
sold to the new concern at big In
crease, Ill price. WI. OuICl AyOA "ohe
ed the details Of this deal from the
Standard Oil magnate himself.
Other testimony before the commit
tee showed that in 1907 the United
Metals Selling Co., controlled by Mr.
Rockefeller and Mr.. Rogers, which
handled for the producers about &C
per cent Of the country's copper pro-
duction, held back the bulk of the pro
ducts from sale, maintaining the price
of the metal at twenty-five cents a
pound. .
Meantime on the stock exchange
dealings in Amalgamated were active
at higher prices. In October the metal
was released the price dropped to
thirteen cents and Amalgamated stock
in a falling market dropped to AZ. The
relation between the corner" of the
United Metals Selling Co., and the
vigorous campaign in Amalgamated in
the stock market was what Mr.. Unter
myer wanted to get from Mr.. Rookie
feller.
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MAY APPROVE OF
u. P. DISSOLUTION

Washington, D. c.. Feb. Attorney
General Wickersham said today that
while he would make no official state
ment about the announced plans for
the dissolution of the Union Pacific
Southern Pacific merger until he re-
ceived the official draft, he believed
it would meet his approval.
II believe from the news dispatches
and my telephone conversations with
ofiicials that the plan Of dissolution is
Just what / have been working for, for
weeks" declared Mr. Wickersham.
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ALFONSO MAY TAKE
TRIP OVER OCEAN
King of Spain Considering Visit t
Latin American Countries-May
Not Come Here.

Madrid, Feb. 7.-There is much talk
in Spanish official circles as to King
Alfonso's desire to show his friendly
sentiments toward the states Of Latin
America.
It is said that the king may decide
to Writ some of the South American
countries in the indefinite future. His
majesty's secretary declared today that
no royal visit to Buenos Ayres by way
of New York has been arranged as has
been reported.
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WAR REPORTS
C0L0REDBYTHE
HEADQUARTERS
Aside From knowledge Of
Adrianople Being Bonl-
barded Rumors are Re-
ceived With Skepticism.

London, Feb. T. The war reports
thus far. received here are viewed
with considerable skepticism, since IT
is we'll understood that they merely re-
fleet the views which the respective
army headquarters desire to spread.
Yesterdays report from Constants
nople of losses inflicted by the Turk
ish fleet on the Bulgarian army ad-
vancing through the peninsula OF
GallipoH was today declared unfound-
ed by the Bulgarian war office at
Sofia.
The Bulgarian staff asserts also that
an Ottoman force which attempted
Yesterday to advance from Tchataila
in the direction of Izzodin was quickly
repulsed by the Bulgarian troops after
suffering heavy losses. .
The bombardment OF Adrlanopie
continues without any appreclaDle ad-
vance on either side. =.
Military experts here doubt whether
the allies even If they secure a flrm
foothold on the shores Of the sea OF
Marmora. possess sufficient strength
in siege guns to overcome the power
full defenses along the Dardanelles
straits. Even If they can reduce the
forts on the European side OF the
straits. there are still stronger forts
on the Asiatic side which alone would
be able to bar the passage OF the
Greek fleet. ;.
In Germany 1t is asserted that II
the operations of the allies actually
threaten the forts dominating the
Dardenelles the powers will abandon
their position as mere spectators.
Roumania Presses Claims.
bucharest. Roumania, Feb. T. The
Roumanian government today IN
structed it's minister to Bulgaria to ar
range resumption Of the negotiations
between the two countries in regard
to Roumania's territorial claims.
The Roumanian minister will urge
on Bulgaria the necessity of bringing
the matter to speedy conclusion.
Hhe Roumanian claim Is to strip
NJ territory which will extend her
coast line on the Black sea-
Could Not See Fighting.
New York. Feb. 7.-Major Munroe
McFarland, 29th U. S. infantry arrived
in New York today after nearly three
months Of special duty at the scenes
of the war in the near east. RI
Although Major Mcfarland had
ample credentials the Bulgarian army
did not recognize them to the extent
Of permitting him to go anywhere near
the battle. He took horseback trip
from Belgrade down through Macedon-
Ia to Sa1oniki.
He visited Kunanoya and Monastir
and studied the organization, tactics
and methods of entertainments used by
the Servian and Bulgarian armies.
Americans Can Learn Much.
The major thinks that the present
fighting will not amount to much and
that the war will be soon over. AL
though his position disqualified him
from expressing an opinion as to who
would be the victor, he said, however,
that his study had shown him that the
American army can learn much from
the work that has been done in actual
warfare by the armies Of the allies.
The cholera scare he added, had been
greatly exaggerated, perhaps by the
Turks themselves, In order to frighten
the allies from prosecuting their cam
paign to the envi~ans OF Cnnstanti-
nople 43t
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TODAY IN CONGRESS

SENATE-Convened at noon.
Senator Smith of Michigan. intro
duced resolution calling on Presi-
dent for reasons of American inter-
ference in Nicaraguan revolution.
Interoceanic canals committee de-
ferred action Of Root Panama canal
amendment until next week.
Senators Oliver, LaFollette, Root,
Smoot and Cummins appointed legis-
lative steering committee.
Conferees of senate and house con-
sidered Lever and Page bills for
agriculture and vocational school ex-
tension with a view to forming a
compromise measure.
Shipping trust committee resumed
it's hearings.
Alaskan affairs subject of hearing
before territories committee.
HOUSE-Resumed debate on agricul-
ture appropriation bill.
Adopted resolution calling on attor-
ney general for papers relating to
order with holding warrants against
Standard Oil officials.
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A Peg Leg Used by
Postman in Saving
BabesFr0n1 Bobcat
+ + !. + + + ! j. !. + + +

Ulmers. S. c., Feb. IA
novel adventure incident to tn,
parcel post service involving
two babies and a wooden leg,
all three sent by mail, was re-
ported here today by Edgar F.
Phillips, rural mail carrier
connected with the local office,
While covering his route with
two infants and a wooden leg
among his parcels Phillips
was attacked by wild cat.
For a moment, says the carrier
his live mail was in danger of
being carried away. Selecting
the wooden leg as the most
available weapon, however,
Phillips welded it so we'll that
. he put the wild cat to route.
All three parcels were delivered
none the worse for the en-
counter.
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ANNAPOLIS WILL
HELP THE DENVER

San Diego, Cal, Feb. 7.-Under hur-
ried orders from the navy department
the gunboat Annapolis began coaling
today and will clear before night for
Qua. mas to reinforce the cruiser
Denver and the auxiliary Buffalo in
the patrol Of the western Mexican
coast. ... .. .
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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-03-28
ACT QUICKLY.
Delay has Been Dangerous In
OwoSSo.l

Delay has Been Dangerous In
Owosso.I
Do the right thing at the right time.
Act quickly at time Of dhnger.
In time OF kidney danger Doan's Kid
new Pills are most effective.
Plenty of evidence Of their worth.
Martin E. Miller, 217 E. King ST.,
Owosso. Mich, says: Il have no hest
tstion in recommending Doan's Kidney
Pills. knowing them to be good kidney
medicine. My kidneys were weak and
had to pass the kidney secretions too
frequently, especially at night. There
was an extreme lameness and paia
across the small Of my back and after
sitting I was hardly able TO get up.
When I saw Doans Kidney Pills adver.
tised obtained supply at Hoffman
Bros drug store, and it did not take
them long to make me WELL (Sta' O.
ment given March 16. 1907
No Trouble Since-When Mr.. Miller
was interviewed on Sept 90. 1911, he
said: 1T was certainly wonderful how
Doan's Kidney Pills cured me os kidney
trouble. I have been entirely free from
this complaint since / gave my former
statements and consequently willingly
endorse Doan's Kidney Pills."
For sale by all dealers. Price so cents
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York.
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the uame-Doan's- and
take no other. Advertisement.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-03-28


amendment and in consequence the
people OF the state will have an op-
portunity TO express themselves at the
spring election. Under the resolution
the judges in courts Of record are not
included in the provisions.
Five Amendments to BE Voted On.
1t is due to the untiring work of
Secretary OF State Frederic c. Mar
tindale and his force that five amend
ments to the state constitution are to
be submitted for the consideration of
the people OF the state at the spring
election. a week ago the initiative
and referendum resolutions were
given up, but through the efforts OF
the secretary of state the amendments
were rushed through his department
In record time and county clerks Of
the state have received the official
authority to have them placed upon
the ballots with the requisite time
of notice. Added to those named the
firemen's pension and suffrage amend
ments are to be voted on.
Body-Slow for Uniform Textbooks.
The fate of the bill providing uni
form textbooks for the entire state
has been in the balance several weeks
and hardly measure has come be-
fore the state legislature that has ex-
cited so much controversy and in
many respects pronounced bitterness,
Members of the house and senate
have been bombarded by correspond
ence for and against from all over
the state, the most energetic oppon.
ents to the bill being the superintend-
ents OF schools and teachers. During
the past week scores of teachers and
school officials have invaded both
houses in opposition to the measure.
It's fate was sealed in the house when
the opposition succeeded in heading
off favorable action. The bill was
tabled and there is practically no
lieved impossible for strength to be
marshaled to carry it through.
The fate of the bill inspired new
energy in it's enemies, who at once
began a campaign in favor of free
textbooks. 1t was argued at the close
of the weeks session that the neces-
sity of free textbooks is so pro-
nounced that one OF the bills provid-
ing for the system should be enacted
into law. Meanwhile many of the
supporters of the uniform mea sure
have their hatchets out and will en-
deayor To defeat IL
Supreme Court On Legislation.
In order to avoid constitution al
complications in connection with acts
Of the legislature proposition was
made that the supreme court should
pass upon ell proposed laws before
final action is taken by the legislature
Governor Ferris approved the plan
but ran against a stumbling block. II
has developed that before such au.
thorlty can be exercised by the sus
| preme court constitutional amend
ment is necessary. Therefore 1t can
not now be considered until the next
session OF the legislature, when an
amendment may be proposed
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-03-28
Officers First NJ. t.. $. >.

ak the annual meeting of the First
u. =. Sunday school board which
sSss deld Tuesday evening the fol.
txsxRg officers were elected:
l@pe.-W. A. Upham.
Est Assistant Suppl. S. Sutler.
ans
KS Asst. Supt.-Mrs. II. =. White
Primary Supt-Miss Carrie
2Waathout.
Asst Primary Supt.-AIiss Ethel
saa4bUlt
SeCretary-Colon w. Greenwalt.
Asst. Secy-Frank c. Freeman.
freasurer-A. +. Loomis.
Ssfsorister-Miss Lillian Vogel.
Librarian-Miss Edna Schautz.
Missionary Pres.-Miss Ethel
Hsaoger
eianist-Miss Dora Thorn.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-03-28
Sixty Years Ago

TIE people of New England were us
Me ir. HERRICK'S SUGAR.COAT.
III LIVER PILLS for biliousness,
snl; asomach. indigestion and constipa.
asf- sad they are still using them when
sssassssa for the same purpose. Why
fsscause they never fail to give the de-
sxssi results and they do it gently and
ass1'ortably but thoroughly. A dose
snssn at night makes you feel fine,
lrsGhs and cheerful next morning. Try
sSbanS Price 25 cts per box. Sold at
,Jsknson's drug store, Sprague e. Co.
and Collins Drug Co. Adv.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-03-28
Socialist Ticket.

FOR Mayor. Kneeland.
For CIerk-Horace Hayt.
FOR Treasurer-Walter Cope.
For Municipal Constable-Wm E
&oIas..
phr Supervisors-James F. War
zsIs. Arthur S. Rogers. Karl Fricke,
George p. Kerby. Kencel Nutson.
Fer Aldermen-Robert Buckley,
GssaRrtes A. Beebe, Fred S. Jackson,
GcnGst G. Lance, Bert Giffey.
the Socialists of the city held a
esggRs Wednesday evening, but the
nominations were not given out I'M
EIR Saturday forenoon.
Ssyerar of the candidates, includ-
szy Messrs Kneeland and Hayt. made
sse ran last year. No candidate for
ahe 0ifiee OF municipal justice was
-y.vgrzH
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-03-28

1t is interesting to note that the
same Legislature Of New Jersey that
voted down the suffrage amendment,
II to 3, voted to protect the working
woman, limiting her hours of labor.
The Consumers league Of New Jer.
sey, through IT'S publicity committee
publicly thanked the members of the
legislature for their work in protect.
ing the working women of New Jer
bey from exploitation.
Cheapest accident insurance - DIR.
Thomas Eclectric Oil. Stops the pain
and heals the wound. All druggists
sell it. Adv.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-03-28
WILL VOTE ON
AMENDMENT
Recall Proposition Rescued
Last Moment by Action
OF Legislature.
KILLS UNIFORM TEXT BOOKS

People Have Opportunity to Vote on
Five Important Constitutional Pro.
visions-sroueht About largely by
Hard Work OF Secretary of State
Bitter Fight Promised on Primary
characterization of Mentally De-
ficient Agreed To-No Signs of Ad.
journment.
BY J. w. HANNEN.
Especial correspondence.)
Lansing, Mich, March 24.-After
the recall amendment resolution had
been killed in the house of represea.
tatives of the Michigan legislature a
week ago, there not being the neces
sary two-thirds vote a determined eff
fort TO secure favorable action
brought the desired result and by
calling the bill back from the senate
to agree upon the petition percentage
of % per cent the resolution passed
the house by majority gratifying to
the supporters Of the proposition. The
resolution as turned down by the
house provided that the percentage
be not less than 20 per cent. The ac-
ton of the house was due TO the over.
whelming sentiment in favor of the
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-03-28
Notice of Chanoery Sale.

Notice Is hereby given that by virtue OF a
writ OF fieri facias, dated December 14th 1912,
issued out of the Circuit Court for the County
of Shiawassee, In Chancery. In favor OF
Stephen L. Virgins, Frances r. Virgins, and
Marion +. Richards, against the goods and
chsttels and real estate OF Sylvester Nelson
In said county, to me directed and delivered,
did on the 30th day of December last levy and
take all the right, title and interest OF the said
Sylvester Nelson in and to the following de e.
scribed real estate, that Is to say, an undivided
one half interest, right and title In that certain
piece or parcel OF land, known aud described
as the east one half OF the northeast one
quarter OF Section 80, Township 8, north range
two east, Shiawassee County, State OF Michi-
gan, all OF which shall expose 10 be sold at
public auction or vendue, to the highest bidder
at the front door of the court house In Corunna
In said county, (that being the place OF hold
ing the Circuit Court for said county OF Shia.
wasseej, on the 9Th day of May, 1918, at $3.50
o'clock In the forenoon Of that day.
f. ]. HERRICK, Sheriff.
GEO. b. BROOKS,
Solr. For Defts.
Business Address, Saginaw, Mich.
Dated March nth, 1918.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-03-28
3ygUSSO, MICH. MARCH 2S, 1918.
Elected Officers.

T,le members OF the w. c. T. u
gsShuTs' meeting of the second ward
xsss at the home of Mrs. Henry Bes,
<S=2sr Saginaw street, Friday after.
Soou and elected the following Off.
~E-
President--Mrs J. Finch.
vSfe President-Mrs. w. Colby.
Sscretary-Mrs. II. c. Everett.
TSeasurer-airs. G. Bailey.
FTess rrespondent-Mrs. M. II
Sseny0n
Following the business session, a
'sa0xt Easter program was rendered
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-03-28
Ladies Can Wear Shoes

Oas size smaller by using Aliens Foot
,saye. the antiseptic powder for swollen,
,ieSaas1, aching feet. 1t makes walking
y 2slbght, relieves, corns and bunions of
al pain. and gives rest ano comfort.
tsxaE everywhere. 25c Don't accept anv
Substitute Sample FREE. Address,
9a]SszS 8. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y Adv