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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-03
Speaker at Reform Conver-
ton Blames Jail System
for Moral Laxity.
,.s,s as IS REMEDY Is y
| IN COURTS POWER
Would Have Offenders Put
on Probation With Sus-
pended Sentence.

Portland, Ore, July 2.-The only "a.
luton for the problem OF crtme
which is estimated to cost tho co,,n-
try six billions Of dollars year--is
the suspended sentence or probation.
IN the opinion Of Mckenzie Cleland ~
chicago, who addressed the sectional
conference on prison reform today m
connection with the worlds Christian
citizenship conference In session hers.
The prison is the connecting llnk
between civilization and sayarery
Mr.. Cleland asserted. Were there ~
prisons now in existence It IL incon.
ceivable that enlightened society
would adopt such an unnatural ana
|unscientific system for the treatment
Of it's defective members.
1T is unquestionably true that the
prison has been assigned the most ar.
ncuit and the most important task III
organized society; viz. the prove ntion
OF crime and the rehabilitation OF tn
criminal. Upon It's success depend tb
large degree the happiness. content
ment and prosperity OF the nation. ~
IS expected and required to take the
hereditary criminal, the physical, mem
"a! and moral defective, the educated
DELINQUENT. the ignorant and unlearned
the convict whose only offense II Mt
poverty, and with the crudest 0f
equipment-for the most part Vunleea
and nnventilated cells, striped suits
and perchance few illsorted btO)gs-,
hand thAse nnfortunates back A = ~
wecss on y rev years 20 socfARy ff4s1
from their herelitary taints, healthy,
usef,il citizens In love with their cosr-
try and It's laws. 4 ,ss
Cost i Heavy. 4
The largest single item OF cost III
every civilized nation Is now the cost
OF crime, In the United States the
Investment in prisons exceed Ave hli S.l
ldrad million dollars, while the annual
! cost OF maintenance IL upward cf two
hundred million dollars. No accr-stS
estimate Of the cost OF crime Is obtain
able, but II has been placed by excel.
lent authority as high as nix billion dol
lars per annum for the United States.
sum ten times In excess OF the total
cost Of the government. In twenty.
six years the number OF homicides IA
the United States has increased over
20 per cent In proportion to the popuia-
tion. III
1T has increased disease ami pow
lerty. The creator did not intend that
man should live In prison, The most
deadly disease known to civilization 10,
tuberculosis. whose greatest aids are
Idampness, darkness and dirt. thu
special characteristics Of NOSE prisons.
II is insisted by the highest authorities
that there Is three times as much
tuberculosis among prisoners as among
others. No estimate can be placed
upon the amount OF this disease dis
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-07-10
GREAT REUNION AT
GETTYSBURG ENDS
Veterans Of Blue and Gray Re-
turn Home.

Gettysburg, July Cover the
Emmetsburg road, in the heat of q
July sun, the veterans of the armies
Of Meade and Lee marched toward
home, tired by four days of a re-
union.
Only the paths that thousands Of
feet have made through the grass
and timothy, the shady depths of
Seminary and Cemetery ridges, the
observation towers that overlook the
field, the monuments that crown the
hills and the graves of the dead will
be left to tell the story of the great.
est reunion.
In the five provisional field hospi-
tails maintained by the government
in tn great camp now about to close
only a few patients are left. The
hospital ears that were sent here for
the transportation of the sick vet
Grams will go away empty.
At the emergency hospital erected
by the state in the town Of Gettys-
burg the same situation is reported.
Several patients who are too i'll to
go home were taken to a Harrisburg
hospital in a hospital car.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-07-10
New York Lawyer Before Senate
Lobby Probers.
ADMITS CERTAIN CHARGES
Edward Lauterbach Defends His Con.
, duct in Representations Made
to Wall Street Men.

Washington, July SIT was a roar
ing farce for Lamar and Ledyard and
every o~ne-eXcept for me, to whom it
vas a deep tragedy. l was known as
a corporation lawyer and had gained
the confidence Of great financial men.
81 wish now | had attended to bust
had become a criminal lawyer-per-
haps | am a criminal lawyer, if we
heed the suggestions made around
this table"
This was Edward Lauterbach's clio.
quent defense of his conduct in rep.
hsenting he came to Wall street men
OF authority of members of congress,
given to the lobby investigating com
mittee. He said he had acted on ad-
vice of David Lamar.
La%uterbach told the committee La
mar had excused his course, fairly
satisfactorily" to him. He said Lamar
had told him he acted as he did so
that Ledyard and the other c%onspira-
tors against Lauterbach and himself
might be publicly exposed.
During the examination of the wit.
ness Senator Reed and Senator Nelson
got into a sharp wrangle about the
treatment of the witness. Senator
Nelson declared the witness was being
"bullyragged" and that he insisted
upon the examination being conduct
ed in decent order"
Resents Nelson's Remark.
II resent that remark" said Senator
Reed.
81 don't care if you d." Senator
Nelson retorted.
"Once l took occasion to be overly
nice to YOU Senator Reed said, land
l have been sorry for it ever since"
Lauterbach, long prominent in legal
circles in New York, sat under a
searching fire of questions from sena-
tors on the lobby committee. He ad-
mitted most of the facts alleged by
Lewis Cass Ledyard, but he declared
that throughout the negotiations be.
tween Lamar and himself and between
himself and members or representa-
tives of the Morgan firm he had been
the innocent victim of those who had
concealed facts or made misrepresen-
tations to him.
The witness admitted his long as
ISOLATION with Lamar and said it had
been a profitable connection for him.
He told of talking over with Lamar
the steel trust investigation and of see.
ing the proposed resolution and ad-
mitted urging Lamar to withdraw it
until he could see ]. P. Morgan and
others and urge them to authorize
him to prevent it's introduction.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-07-10
News Of the Week From Vari-
Gus Parts Of the State
Law REQUIRES CERTIFICATES
Persons About to Marry Must Produce
Physicians Statement That They
Are in Good Health.

Drastic gambling laws, snuff and
cigarette prohibition laws, new regula-
lions concerning marriages, coupled
with several other important new
laws, became effective in North Da-
kota on July 1. They were passed by
the last legislature.
Cigarettes are barred entirely and
already there has been commenced a
campaign OF advertising by the mail
order houses which expect to handle
the supply now handled by the local
retailers.
The snuff law will bring on a big
fight, as the tobacco trust has a SUBJ
stitute for snuff which the pure food
department of the state will attempt
to exclude.
Under the new marriage law the in
termarriage of diseased persons is
prohibited, parties applying for Ii
censes being compelled to file a ply
sician's certificate of good health.
The new gambling law gives judges
of the district court power to clamp .
paddock on buildings used for gam
bling purposes, the provision being
similar to that effective against blind
piggers. The law covers all kinds Of
gambling devices, such as dice, cigar
slot machines, etc.
The duties of the state board Of
examiners, the agricultural high school
board and the state high school board
are taken over by the board of educa-
ton, which will have central control.
The state superintendent of public
instruction, as we'll as the county su-
p~erintendent of schools, hereafter vii,
be elected under a nonpartisan sys-
tenn.
Another important law gives the
governor the power to remove officers
in cases of failure to enforce laws.
The absent voting law is another
that became effective. Under it vot-
ers who are absent from their polling
places on election day are privileged
to vote by obtaining a so called alb
sent voters ballot, which must be
deposited a certain number of days
before the election, being sent to the
precinct in which the voter resides,
and cast by the election judges on
election day.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-07-10
HAS SIXTEEN FIELD AGENTS
State Maintains Lead in New Better
Farming Propaganda.


North Dakota leads all states in the
Union in the number of men engaged
in better farming association work
and in the territory covered. This is
a proud distinction and fairly indica-
tive of the enterprise of it's citizens.
Work is being conducted in all or
parts of sixteen counties. Nearly one
third the total area of the state is un-
der the supervision of the field agents
of the organization and crops on about
10000 acres are under the direction Of
the twenty-four men employed by the
association. The co-operators lumber
into the thousands of actual farmers,
in addition to about 800 boys and girls
in the pork production contests and
553 entries in the cor yield contests.
Last year the association spent v e
$4,000. This years appropriation is
$4,000. The association pays a part
of the expenses in each county for a
period of five years. The farmers
raise the remainder of the funds and
in some counties, operating under a
new law, the county commissioners
make a direct appropriation for the
purpose.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-07-10
new LAWS TO AID SCHOOLS
Better Wage and Better Teachers
Sought in North Dakota.

Rural school children are coming
into their own more and more each
year. New laws permanently abolish
the common drinking cup that has
been a in the spread of in
fectious diseases. A provision is made
for pe%nsioning worthy teachers after
a certain length of service. Each
school board is compelled to pay at
least $40 a year for the purchase of
books for it's library. The zones and
the remuneration for hauling children
to the consolidated schools have been
more clearly set forth. Additional ap-
preparations have been made for rural
and consolidated schools that will aid
boards in securing higher grade teach
ers and improving the buildings. An
other law that became operative this
month regulates the selection of mem
bers of the school boards with a view
to securing better qualified officials.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-07-10
FEARFUL LOSSES
IN BALKAN WAR
ServIans and Bu|garianS Appear
Worst Sufferers.
BELGRADE GETS BAD NEWS
S0NNI NSSsNS~ a.
Semi-Official Statements Intended to
Prepare the Public for Tidings
of a Disaster.

London, July AFTER ten days OF
fighting, more severe and deadly in
character than anything in the last
Balkan war, a little light begins to
break upon the hitherto obscure op-
erations. In the first place the Ser
VANS have lost more men than in the
whole previous campaign and semi
Official statements issued at Belgrade
have the appearance of an intention
to prepare the public for news of a
disaster.
Desperate fighting, with fuctuating
fortunes, is proceeding along the VAR
dar and Bregalinitza rivers, which
seems to,b be in favor of the Bulgarians.
Important news has been received of
the Bulgarian invasion of Servia
through Belogradohyk, about forty
five miles northeast of Nish, Servia's
most important fortified town. No in
dlcation is given of the strength of
the Bulgarian column at this point,
but the Bulgarians claim to have de-
feated the Servians and captured five
guns and other war material and by
the occupation of the passes to have
opened the road to Nish.
Losses Appear to Be Terrible.
There is heavy fighting also be-
tween the Servians and Bulgarians
to the south of Istip and in the neigh
borhood of Kotchana. About 2OO,0 900
men are engaged and the losses on
both sides appear to be terrible.
Bulgaria's strategy appears to be
to hold the Greeks in check, prob
ably with comparatively small
forces, while she deals with Servia.
This assumption, if correct, would
explain the victorious advance of the
Greek army.
Saloniki dispatches continue to re-
port Greek victories. The Greeks are
said to have captured sixteen guns at
Dorian. Evidence of desperate fight
ing is found in the arrival of 5000
wounded at Saloniki, taxing the towns
accommodations and our to tho
uttermost.
A conservative estimate of the
killed or disabled in last weeks fight
ing fixes the number at from 10000
to 10000. THOUSANDS of destitute
refugees from the scene of fighting
are pouring into Saloniki.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-07-10
TURNS TURTLE
Four Persons Injured When Car Is
Ditched.

Four Persons Injured When Car Is
Ditched.
Kenneth G.. Way, son of Charles M.
Way of Minneapolis, and party we're
injured near Grand Forks when an
automobile in which they were riding
turned turtle while attempting to pass
another machine at high speed. The
automobile rolled down an embank-
ment. Young Way was unconscious
when picked up. 1t is not believed
that his injuries are serious.
Mrs. Way, nee Miss Regene Farmer
of Minneapolis, a bride of but two
weeks, sustained a wrenched back and
was badly bruised about the body.
Miss Florence Richardson of Grand
Forks, a guest of the Ways, had two
ribs fractured and her collar bone
broken.
John G. Harmon of Grand Forks,
the fourth member of the party, was
severely bruised about the face and
head, his lips were lacerated and he
was otherwise injured.
The automobile was travelling at a
tremendous speed. The road a mar
row and on an incline. The car that
caused the accident appeared without
warning and Way ditched his machine
to avoid a collision. The machine went
over a ten-foot embankment.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-07-10
Organized for Good Roads.

The Mclean County Good Roads
association was organized at a meet
ing at Washburn. The following Off
GERS were elected: President o. w.
McGray, Underworld; vice president,
T. H. Jeffrey, Washburn; secretary,
Adolph Wacker, Washburn; treasurer,
D. P. Robinson, Garrison. An execu-
tive committee of fifteen was also
elected. The object of the association
is to establish better roads between
the chief towns in the county and
with the aid of the township boards
of supervisors, the county commits
sioners and the town and city govern
ing boards, the various thoroughfares
of the county will be kept in repair.
Guide posts will be erected at all i'm
portant cross roads.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-07-10
LAY CORNER STONE
FOR PERRY SHAFT
Thousands Of Persons Witness
Imposing Ceremonies.

Put-in-Bay, O., July 5.-Sweltering
in a temperature measured at 100 de-.
grees in the shade thousands OF per-
sons witnessed the opening of the Per
ry centennial and the laying of the
corner stone of the Perry victory mon
ument which will be erected on this
island by the half dozen or more
states taking part in the centennial.
The event of the opening day was
the laying of the corner stone of the
81, 600, 900 monument. A procession
measuring more than a mile in length
marched to the site and listened to
addresses by Colonel Henry Waiter
son of Louisville and former Senator
John M. Whitehead of the Wisconsin
commission.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-07-10
HORSE THIEVES ARE BUSY
Believed Animals Are Taken Over
Canadian Line.

That an organized gang of horse
thieves is working in northern North
Dakota, systematically stealing
horses, probably to be hustled across
the Canadian line. is the conclusion
reached as Il result of robberies at
Minot, Des Laos and Devils Lake.
Two of the boldest robber1es OF the
kind occurred at Devils Lake re-
Gently and no trace of the robbers
has been secured. At Minot valuable
animals were also taken.
In each case it is believed a
"cover" is maintained near the scene
of the robbery, where the horses can
be kept for a short time before
they are taken away The thieving
has reached such proportions that
officials everywhere are keeping a
keen watch and every gypsy camp in
the state will be searched.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-07-10
PlTTSBURG BANK IS CLOSED
Order Issued by Deputy Comptroller
Of the Currency.

Pittsburg, July S.-Differences of
long standing with the treasury de-
partment concerning the character and
value of certain assets of the former
First National bank of Pittsburg.
which was merged with the Second
National bank last March under the
title of the First-Second National bank
of Pittsburg, eliminated in the clos
ing of the institution by order of Dep.
uty Comptroller of the Currency T. P.
Kane.
The Pittsburg Clearing House as
ISOLATION has taken charge of the sit
uation generally and that
no further trouble is expected.
The failure of the First and Second
National bank ties up deposits aggre-
eating approximately $35,000,0O0
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-07-10
SOME 5000 ACRES IRRIGATED
Under New Terms More Persons Are
Utilizing Water.

Onder new Terms more persons Are
Utilizing Water.
This is the first year the Williston
irrigation project has been properly
utilized or appreciated by the water
users. Under the more reasonable
terms arranged with the interior de-
partment at Washington the water is
now within the reach of more persons.
About 5000 acres complied with all
the provisions of the law and were
ready for the water when it was
turned on June 5. Four of the eight
boilers are used in pumping the water
from the Missouri through the canals.
On the land now being irrigated
alfalfa is almost the exclusive crop.
More land is being prepared and will
be ready for water in July. Already
many farmers are planning to become
water users next year. The lack of
rain has made the irrigation project
more generally appreciated than be-
fore.
Some of the alfalfa is being cut and
the valley presents an attractive ap-
pearance when viewed from the high
ways along the hills.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-07-10
Burke Will Participate,

Treasurer John Burke of the United
States, former governor of North Da-
kota, will participate in exercises ded-
icating the Fort Rice Memorial park
in Southwestern North Dakota, being
on the scene of one of the early In
dian battles. The dedication takes
place July q and it will be the first
time since his appointment by Presi-
dent Wilson to the treasurership that
Mr.. Burke will appear in the state.
At the same time Governor Hanna OF
North Dakota will speak. Mrs. Custer,
widow Of General Custer, m~assacred
by the Indians, probably will be pres.
emit.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-07-10
Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago, July 8.-CattIe-Beeves,
S7.10@S.85; Texas steers, $6.50@S.1O;
Western steers, $7.10@S.2O; stockers
and feeders, $5.75@S.O0; COWS and
heifers, $3.O0@8.25; calves. $6.5OD
$50. Hogs-Light, $8.7O@9.O2; mixed,
sS.6O@S.95; heavy, $S.4O@S.95; rough,
S.4O@S.6O; pigs, s7.0u0S.75. Sheep
Native, $4.50@5.30; yearlines. e5.40
@6.65; lambs, $5.50@7.S0.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-07-10
STRIKING MINERS RIOTOUS
Many Killed and Injured at Johannes.
buru, South Africa.

Johannesburg, July 6.-The rioting
gold miners continued their depre-
dations here by robbing all gunshops
in town. Six men were killed and
seventy-five wounded.
Early in the evening the strikers
attempted to hold a mass meeting in
the market place. The police broke
it up and that started the trouble.
The miners struck several days
ago, but we're quiet for a time.
After their differences with the po-
lice they ran riot throughout the
town. Buildings were burned and
all railroad trains held.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-07-10
SLENDER MAJORITY OF ONE
Forty.nine Senators Will Support Tar
if Bill,

Washington, July 8.-Forty-seven
Democratic senators stood up in the
party caucus n by one and declared
their intention to vote for the Under
wood-Simmons tariff revision bill as
finally approved by the caucus a few
minutes previously.
Two senators, Ransdell and Thorn
ton of Louisiana, stated they would
not make such promise because of the
proposal to place sugar on the free
list in 1916.
Senators Hitchcock of Nebraska and
Cu]berson of Texas were absent, but
both are known to be in favor of the
bill.
This gives the Democrats forty-nine
votes for the bill, or a slender major.
ity of one, with the vote of the vice
president to fall back on in an emer-
gency
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-07-10
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Mother and Daughter Dead and Two
Others Hurt.

Walthill, Neb., July S.-Two women
we're killed and a woman and man
containing William Denshass, his wife
md two daughters was struck by a
Burlington passenger train at a cross
.ng near here.
Mrs. Denshass and her daughter
Ethel, twenty-five years old, were
killed. Mr.. Denshass and daughter
Hazel were seriously injured, the lat
|Ler's skull being fractured.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-07-10
ON FEDERAL "SPIES"
Senate Calls on Attorney General to
Tell of Inspection.

Washington, July S.-Upon motion
of Senator Works Of California the
senate agreed to a resolution calling
on the attorney general for a report
as to what "spies" or inspectors, ii
any, he had sent out to investigate the
courts or judges in the last five years.
The resolution is the outcome of a
report that an inspector had been sent
by the department Of justice to inves-
tigate the conduct of Judge Speer in
the federal court of Georgia.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-07-10
Mad Cat Bites Children.

Two small children of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacob Schlepp Of Ventura were bit.
ten by a cat that had been acting
strangely. The animal was killed and
its head sent to a laboratory for ex.
animation. 1t was found to have been
AFFLICTED with rabies and the children
were sent to q Pasteur institute for
treatment.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-07-10
CITY RETAINS ICE PLANTS
Cincinnati, However, Must Make Good
Any Damage.

Cincinnati, July Illegal complica-
tons were added to the grave situa.
ing employees two weeks ago when the
manufacturers of ice attempted to en-
join Mayor Hunt and the city of Gin.
cinnati from operating eight nonunion
ice plants seized and put in operation
by city officials.
AS a result of the suit brought in
the common pleas court the city tenn
porarily retains the plants it seized,
but will be required to give bond to
make good any damage.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-07-10
NEGRO is HANGED AND SHOT
White Girls AssaiIant ForcibIy TAX.
en- From Officers.

Pensacola, Fla, July S.-An uniden-
tilted negro, who had assaulted a white
then shot by a mob after being taken
forcibly from officers who had him in
custody on a railway train at Milton.
The officers of Bombay had made
desperate efforts to reach Pensacola
with the prisoner. During the ride be.
tween Bombay and Milton the negro
was placed In two different jailA for
temporary protection.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-07-10
RICHIE KNOCKS OUT RIVERS
Defeats Mexican in Eleven Rounds
at San Francisco.

San Francisco, July "a wicked
right cross, the same blow which
forced AID Wolgast to foul away the
lightweight championship after feel
ing it's sting-proved too great n
stumbling block to Joe Rivers in his
attempt to wrest the lightweight
title from Champion Willie Richie
lean being knocked out in the
eleventh round of a scheduled twenty
round battle,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-07-10
Hart Denies RESIGNATION.

George Hart of Ryder. deputy game
warden, has issued a statement deny
ing the report that he has sem his
resignation to the state game board.
He said that even though his name
had been connected with q report that
caused Mrs. j.. H. Griffin to commit
suicide there Is no reason why he
should resign.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-07-10
Grain,

Minneapolis, July 8.-Wheat-July,
59Ac; Sept, 97%c; Dec, 94kc. Cash
close on track: No. l hard, 92%c; No.
| Northern, 9lA @92Ac; to arrive.
91A @91Ac; No. 2 Northern, 1910
9OAc; No. 3 Northern, S7A @88Ac;
No. 3 yellow corn. 57R @58c; No. 4
corn, 54@56c; No. 3 white oats. 38A
@39c; to arrive, 38%c; No. 3 oats, SO
03Sc; barley. 46@57c; fax. S1.35; to
arrive. $l.35.