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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-20

advance of 100 per cent on binding
twine, so per cent on silos, % per cent
on sweat pads and collars, so per cent
on essential oils, 40 per cent on cattle
and sheep dip, $50 per cent on litter
carriers mixed with agricultural i'm
plements.
A few of the important phases Of the
decisions of the commission in this
case are as follows:
First in importance are the rules
and regulations. The carriers pro-
posed many things. These are appli-
cable to every city. town and hamlet
west of the Mississippi river. The
state commissions made objections to
fourteen of these rules, and changes
We're made or ordered in twelve of
them.
A concrete illustration of these con-
Germs the dunpage allowance. Prior
to the issuance of No. 81, the carriers
permitted shippers to use lumber and
boards to prop up machinery in car,
the railroads hauling 500 pounds of
such lumber free of charge. No. 81
abolished this dunnage privilege, and
the commission ordered it reinstated
When one considers the thousands of
shipments that are made annually,
the Importance of such a ruling can
be appreciated.
Another change of Importance to the
western half Of the United States con-
Germs green hides. The carriers put
in a rule permitting them to refuse to
take green hides for shipment. We
ho4 -
or hauled in>live stock cars, and not
contaminate other commodities, and
claimed that the carriers should be
compelled to accept same for trans
portation. Our position was sustained
by the commission. \ ss
Second, several hundred advances
were proposed by the railroads in
minimum weights. They announced
their policy to be the establishment of
minimums upon the physical capacity
of the cars, refusing to take into con-
sideration the commercial conditions
surrounding the transportation. Prior
to the decision in this case the COM
mission was divided on this PROPOSE
ton.
A concrete illustration of the result
of this policy is as follows: Ferris
wheels are never loaded more than
one to a car in actual traffic, but car
will hold two wheels with combined
weight of considerably more than
$4,000 pounds. This was used as
justification to raise the minimum
weight fifty per cent,-from $4,000 to
$4,000. Commercial conditions die
tate the 10000 minimum, and the car
riers are ordered to reinstate the same.
This decision crystallizes the policy Of
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-20

the federal government in favor Of
considering both the physical capacity
of the car and the commercial condi-
lions in the establishment of minimum
weights.
Third. (Mixtures). One Of the
most important parts of this case con-
Germs carload mixtures. The carriers
have proposed the elimination OF car
load mixtures On 234 articles, and
have proposed changes restricting
carload mixtures on more than three
hundred other articles. One of the
most important changes affecting car
load mixtures, which serves as an
illustration of the effect of such
changes, concerns binding Irvine. Prior
to the issuance of No. 81, the carriers
permitted binding twine to be shipped
mixed with agricultural implements,
all of which took carload rates. In
No. 81, they proposed to apply l.. G. L.
rates on all shipments Of binding
twine made in this manner. This
would have caused an advance of
about one hundred per cent in the
freight rates on binding Irvine, and
more than ninety per cent of all bind
ing Irvine shipments, we were told by
the largest shippers in the country,
would be affected by this hundred per
cent advance.
AS indicating the policy of the car
riers: thirty-two articles had carload
mixtures granted to them, while over
h,,r IT oil
eliminated from carload mixtures, or
stricted The interstate commerce
commission in their decision has or
dered the carriers to pursue diametri-
cally the opposite course. Instead of
restricting mixtures, they are instruct
ed to make them more liberal.
On these three great phases of the
case, the representatives of the nine
hundred railroads who are defendants
and the representatives Of the six
suo!sslmmoo psoII!RI elels ueel
clashed. The state commissions op-
posed the railroads on fourteen, Of their
rules, on the proposition that COM
mercial conditions are properly con-
sidered in the framing of carload
minimum weights, and lastly on the
proposition that mixtures should be
made more liberal instead Of being
restricted In all three of these posi-
tons taken by the carriers, the ten.
dency was against the small shipper,
increasing the carload minimums,
limiting the carload mixtures. and
making the rules more burdensome;
three matters of truly national i'm
portance.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-20

meeting with God in personal rela-
tionship and his first conscious meet
ing with the life that Is to be his
souls comrade through the rest Of
time. Even as Eleizer prayed for
| the success of his matrimonial mis-
sion, SO young men and young wom-
en- should pray for the guidance Of
God in this greatest choice upon
| which the future of the nation and
the world depends. ..
Any light and frivolous and un-
considered notion of marriage Is not
only contrary to a realization Of ones
obligations to the world, but also
contrary to the spirit of the scrip
lures. God planned from the begin
ming that man and woman should
become one in his, fear and in the
service of mankind 1t is not unrea-
sonable to believe that they who have
wilfully rejected marriage will be
held accountable in Gods time Of
reckoning. There are thousands Of
men and women, who, from short
sightedness, cowardice or selflshness,
have turned their backs upon the
welded life. In so doing they have
repudiated Gods program.
The world progresses according to
the old Persian legend of the juftak.
This is bird with one wing, but
the male has wing on one side and
a hook on the other; and the female
has wing on the opposite side, and
a ring to match the hook, and when
the two were linked together they
could fly, and only then.
The Brides Homecoming.
~ CT i, Of hr-
man nature. Isaac was a quiet, stay
at-home, negative character, fond of
meditating in the garden in the cool
imposed upon. He dug wells and
them. Even Rebekah, when he grew
the Inheritance for her favorite son,
poses.
as we see her journeying with cara !
van Of ten camels, led by Eleizer, and
having only her nurse with her as a |
reminder of the old home. She was
a help-meet for Isaac. The prom
wreck had it not been for her posi-
tive character. She made up, like
good wife, what Isaac lacked. If |
she had more than her share Of ag-
gressiveness, it was because he had |
less than the portion that was eX-
pected of a man. The two together.
complementing each other, carried
out Gods idea of society.
Every marriage is a matter OF
gravest interest to the world, for it
is at the marriage altar that the
future of the race is determined.
That is why at every wedding,
there should be three parties, the
man, the woman and God
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-20
SEYMOUR.

A good attendance was present at tho
teachers meeting Of Wayne county
which was held at the Christian church
| Saturday. Several good addresses were
made by different instructors from
over the county.
At recent meeting Of the board Of
directors of the Seymour Telephone Co.
| ment. 1t is expected that a new cable
will be here in the near future and the
offices will be changed to q more suit
| able location.
The last number of the lecture course
will be held at the M. e. church Mon
day evening. Robert Kemple will be
| the lecturer.
A meeting of the citizens Of the city
! is called for Thursday evening at tbs
Commercial club rooms to appoint
committees and make arrangements for
Decoration day. AS the old soldiers are
advanced in age and have always had
the management Of Decoration day,
| they have asked to be relieved
! Last Monday about 20 Of the rela-
tives and friends of r. P. Wythe gath
| cred at his home and gave him a very
pleasant surprise, the occasion being
his 50th birthday. Refreshments were
served.
Mrs Y. r. McMasters accidently fell
while out in the back yard at her homo
Friday and broke her ankle. She Is con-
fined to her bed.
socialist will speak at the A. o. u.
w. hall Thursday evening.
The fire department Of this place met
at the mayors office last week and
elected their officers for the coming
year.
H. M. Mcconnell returned the first
of the week from Orient, Knoxville and
Des Moines where he had been on 4
business visit.
There are some fine paintings on
display in Bonner's drug store, the
pictures having been panied by H.
tanning of Ottumwa and w. p. Ash
craft of this city.
Carl Kinney a member Of the U. s.
navy, was visiting here the past month
with relatives and his parents at
and from there he left for San Fran
cisco.
Mrs. z. D. Robinson is seriously Ill at
lowing an operation for appendicitis,
Joe Funnel who recently bought a
farm near Osceola and moved his
family there, has sold the farm and Is
now back here trying to buy another
farm in this vicinity and move his
family back to this place.
Mrs. Peter Laurie and daughter Miss
May have returned from Victoria, B. G.
where they have been visiting the past
winter with relatives and friends.
w. H. Cover of Tunnel HILL, ILL.,, re-
turned to his home last week following
a visit in this citv of few months with
his brother DR. a 4. Cover and fam
~.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-20
THORNE REPORTS
SHIPPERS FIGHT
MEMBER OF RAILROAD COMMITS
SION WHO LED AGAINST ROADS
TELLS RESULT.

Des Moines, March 1S.-(Special)-
The first complete and accurate an
alysis of the results of the big fight
made by shippers on the freight CLASH
fication charge proposed over a year
ago by the railroads has just been
made public in the report filed by the
railroad commission with the legisla-
ture last Saturday. This was the
famous case involving western
Classification No. 81" in which some
eighteen or twenty railroad commits
sions joined under the leadership Of
the Iowa commission and spurred to
action by Mr.. Thorne. The interstate
commerce commission decided the
case some time ago, since which time
the railroads have filed some amend
ments but now for the first time is
given a statement of results actually
accomplished in this big fight. The
statement filed by Mr.. Thorne is as
follows:
Western classification No. 81 is a
tariff published by the railroads caus-
ing changes on over thousand items
affecting interstate traffic to and from
every town in Iowa and all points in
Illinois, Wisconsin, and all points
west of the Mississippi river to the
Pacific coast. A member of the Iowa
commission as chairman of the COM
mittee representing sixteen western
state commissions protested against
the advances proposed.
This single case is equivalent to-
more than a thousand cases because
each one of the thousand advances
would be applicable between all Iowa
points and all Of the territory above
described.
The investigation lasted over one
year, resulting in one of the most i'm
portant decisions ever rendered by
the commission. Next to the opinion
in the express case, it is the longest
ever made by the commission.
The carriers, in compliance with the
orders Of the commission, have. filed
several hundred changes effective
March 31st
Amongst the important items was an
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-20
WHEN A MAN MARRIES.
The international Sunday. School
Lesson for March 20 Is Isaac and
Rebekah;" Gen. "a.
(By William T. 'Ellis.)

When the Bagdad railway, which II
now building, has got all the way tt
Babylon, we may be sure that pas
sengers from Europe will show more
interest in the stop at Haran and Re
bekah's we'll, which is there, thar
in many of the ruined cities of an
tiuuity passed on the way. Abou
Rebekahs well fingers the spirit O.
Of the human that means more to PEG
pie than the vast movements OF
ancient empires. The guide-books
will give more space to Rebekah's
well than to the tomb Of Sennacherib
For the beautiful idyl Of Rebekah is
dear to the heart of all who read.
This twenty-fourth chapter OF
Genesis, which is one of the most
intrinsically beautiful and interesting
stories in the bible, does not deal with
fable or fiction. Every line of it at
tests it's human reality. In some form
or other it is being lived over again
in every part of the world. Older
than the we'll which the traveller
through Mesopotamia still may see, is
the sentiment which it represents:
the quest of life for it's complement.
Since the race began, Rebekahs have
been going to wells, and about the
other humdrum daily tasks, dreaming
beautiful dreams of a possible lover
from out of the west. There is bit
Of moral in passing in the fact that it
was while about her days duties, and
not when arrayed in festal finery or
displaying company manners that
Rebekah commended herself to the
representative of Isaac, seeking a
wife. Nobody knows around what cor
ner fate awaits. At the most unex-
pected time and place there may be
the meeting which determines all Of
ones future. ... ...
How One Woman Got a Husband.
The best things in life come by in
direction. The person who goes moon
ing through the days, longing for
lover, is likely to fail of the search
and to- become a pitable and silly
creature. They who go straight on in
life's highway, busy about the usual
duties. taking time for the great
dreams, find, that life's richest bless
ings are met by the way Neither
nor husbands come for the
seeking Rebekah, like uncounted
millions. of young women before and
since, was doing her share of the
family work by filling the water jars
at the village well.
How many times I have seen the
young women Of Mesopotamia, and
other parts of the near east. on this
daily pilgrimage to the we'll, chatting
socially, as they travelled, or as they
gathered waiting one another's turn.
It is no light task, this carrying Of
= huge water jar on the head or
shoulder. The eastern women is
trained to bear burdens.
Rebekah went blithely of. an even
ing to the we'll outside Haran. The
day did not seem different from other
lays She little dreamed, when she
put the empty water jar on her head,
that destiny was sitting on the we'll
curb waiting for her. The way-farer
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-20
OLD HOTEL MAN g.
DEAD IN IOWA CITY

Iowa City, March 1S.-Thomas Met
calf is dead here. aged u. He was
the proprietor of the New West hotel,
where he died. Surviving are his son
Mason, of Fort Dodge; and daughter,
Abbie, of Iowa City. j. B. Mo- y
of Dumont, is a brother.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-04-04
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Grocery Dept.

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that fresh Also SPREADING
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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-14

of the Dixie Tailoring Company,
through which window he expected TO
gain an entrance. He found it barred
with irons, but, realizing that "necessi-
ty is the mother of invention" he got
pole twelve feet long and to one end
attached an iron hook. Then, breaking
out the glass behind the bars, he in
serted the pole and one by one, lifted
eight suits of clothes from the racks on
which they were hanging.
After getting the clothes to the win
dow he removed them from their hang
ers, which he placed in nice pile just
outside Of the window, and then, laying
the pole on top of the clothes hangers,
went merrily on his way.
That is the theory the police hold.
Whether it happened that way is a
matter of conjecture OF course, this
fisherman burglar may have had a
skeleton key, but there is the broken
window, the fishing pole with the hook,
the eight coat hangers and the unde-
niable fact of eight suits missing.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-14
Hooks Eight Suits Through Tailor Shop Window
BURGLAR EXPERT FISHER

Are you an expert fisherman? If
So you had better keep it quiet few
weeks, for the police would like very
much to find man who knows how to
attach hook to a twelve foot pole and
successfully fish with it by the light of
the moon.
The fisherman they are endeavoring
to run to earth does not fish for fish,
or at least he did not fish for fish in this
instance. Instead he fshed for clothes
and successfully fished for eight suits
at that Then he went away and left
his fishing pole behind him, with com
plete evidence as to how he did the
job, so that the proprietor of the store
and the police would not be in doubt.
1t all happened at the Dixie Tailoring
Company. SO Decatur street, some time
between last midnight and o'clock this
morning.
While the evidence is circumstantiaI,
1t seems to indicate that the burglar
fisherman appeared at the back window
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-14
B|BB PRIMARY To
BEFULLYPROBED
Grand Jury Gets Authority to
Open All Ballot Boxes.
Voters Lists Gone.

MACON, GA, Jan. 14.-The probe of
the last primary election in Bibb coun-
ty will now be conducted by the grand
jury on an extensive basis.
Hampered IN its investigation by the
provisions Of the election laws. the
grand jury mad to first detect specific
instances of fraud before being allowed
TO carry the inquiry any further.
After several days of probing. the
grand jury obtained the courts permits
sion to open and scrutinize the con-
tents of ballot box A to l. Of the court
house precinct. This box occupied the
bodys attention for several days, re-
sulting in a request to Judge Mathews
for authority from him for the open
ing Of all of the ballot boxes. This
right having been vested in the grand
jury, full and far reaching probe has
now been inaugurated.
Already many members of the county
executive committee and clerks and
managers in the last primary have been
questioned.
The grand Jury's investigation so far
has developed that the duplicate regis
tration and voters lists, which the law
requires to be filed in the office of the
clerk of the superior court on the dav
after the election, are strangely missing.
When these lists were not filed, IT was
generally presumed that they had been
inadvertently sealed up in the ballot
boxes, along with the original lists.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-14
EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCE
TO GIVE LECTURE SERIES

The Jewish Educational alliance an
nounced today that a series of lectures
on civics, history, literature, health and
hygiene, science and other vitality i'm
portant topics has been arranged for
every Wednesday evening.
The first lecture will be given in the
auditorium of the Jewish Educa tional
alliance Wednesday evening. January
IS, at S:15 o'clock, and will be deliv-
cred by DR. John Funke, professor at
the Atlanta College of Physicians and
Surgeons. The subject of the lecture
is, The Means of Preventing Disease
Without the Use of Medicines"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-14
4 CHILD'S WASTE
CLOGGED BOWELS
Makes it cross, peevish, rest
less and feverish. If tongue
is coated give Syrup
of Figs

Children dearly love to take deli
cious SYRUP of Figs" and nothing
else cleans and regulates their ten
der little stomachs, liver and 80 feet
of bowels so promptly and thorough
ly.
Children get bilious and consti
pated just like gTown-ups. Then
they get sick, the tongue is coated,
stomach sour, breath bad; they don't
eat or rest we'll; they become fever
ish, cross, irritable and don't want
to play. Listen, Mothers-for your
child's sake don't force the little
one to swallow nauseating castor OIL
violent calomel or harsh irritants
like Cathartic pills. A teaspoonful
of Syrup of Figs will have your child
smiling and happy again in just
few hours. Syrup Of Figs will gen
thy clean, sweeten and regulate the
stomach, make the liver active and
move on and out of the bowels all
the constipated matter the sour bile.
the foul Cloggedup waste and poi
sons, without causing cramps or
gripping.
With Syrup of Figs you are not
drugging or injuring your children.
Being composed entirely Of luscious
figs, SIENNA and aromatiCs, it can not
be harmful. Full directions for chill
dren of all ages and for grown-ups
plainly printed on the package.
Ask your druggist for the full
name, Syrup of Figs and Elixir of
SIENNA" prepared by the California
Fig Syrup Company. This is the
delicious tasting, genuine old relia-
BILE. Refuse anything else offered.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-14
SAVANNAH TODAY
ELECT|NC MAYOR
Walker, Administration Candi-
date, Opposed by DaVant,
Defeated in Last Race.

SAVANNAH GA, Jan. 14.-R. j. Da-
,.sn+ independent, secured the advan-
..ga in the first skirmish at the polls
,rar George p. Walker. candidate for
.,avor on the administration ticket.
Roth camps stormed the polls when
,l..r oneued at o'clock, but the larger
following was with Davant.
A. noon Davant was still in the lead.
+. looks like he will be elected. but the
vote will be close.
Davant charges that the police have
bean instructed to use their official
sorre in favor of Walker A number of
,arroes wearing Davant badges have
.-eu arrested AT the polls. There are
too negro voters, the bulk of them with
Dayant. A few votes either way may
wing the election.
u is expected that 1000 votes will be
east The campaign has been spirited
FIR several weeks. The administra-
lion has been attacked at every point.
The result viii probably not be known
definitely until o'clock tonight
Walker. the administration candi-
date Is opposed on the ground of ex-
t-avagance and wastefulness Of the ad-
ninistration in office the heads Of de-
partments under the administration
naing charged with using their public
Offices as private snaps
Davant has been fighting the present
administration for years. He was de-
r-ated by the retiring mayor, George W.
Tiademan, two years ago. Captain Da-
wants platform is honesty and economy
i'm the administration of the affairs of
the city He is being attacked on the
ground that he MADE a failure in bust
ness when a young man, and is there
fore not qualified to run the city, and
because he has opposed, as alleged
every progressive measure offered by
the administration in the last six years.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-14
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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-14
REUNION PROVISION MADE
FOR FORESTS VETERANS

CHATTANOOGA, TENN, Jan. 14.-The
hrst definite movement towards the en-
tertainment of the United Confederate
Veterans reunion here in May has been
made in the provision OF the quarters for
the survivors of Forests cavalry. Troop
e. park, with the barracks and stables.
mas been rendered for this troop and the
OFFER has been accepted by General H. f.
tyler, of Hickman, KY, who is now COM
handing the Forrest veterans.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-14
GIRL, BADLY BURNED. IN
DANGEROUS CONDITION

ROME, GA. Jan. 14.-With her body
blistered and scared, Miss Matte Stod-
dard lies in a dangerous condition at her
home here. Heroic efforts were made
by neighbor, Mrs. John Rupee, to
smother names which licked at the girls
flesh, and she, too, was badly burned
Miss Stoddard was lifting a can of ashes
from under CRATE fire when a tongue
of fame ignited her dress. Almost a
flaming torch, the girl ran screaming into
the front yard. Mrs. Rupee was at
traCted by her cries