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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-28
KAISER RACES A YACHT
German Ruler Enters Own Boat Ii
Regatta at klel-Amerlcan Boat
FavorIte.

Kiel, Germany. June 27.Emperor
William was competitor today IN the
Kiel regatta He started on board his
racing schooner Meteor at twenty min
.utes past 10 O'clock, in the opening
race for class A boats. The other con-
testants were the former American
schooner Westward, which was re-
named the Hamburg H., after being
bought by a syndicate Of Hamburg
yachtsmen; the New English schooner
Margharite, ship of extreme design
by Charles Nicholson and owned by
q. Cecil Whitaker and the Germania,
owned by DR.. Krupp Won Bohlen und
Halbach.
The Westward was formerly owned
by Alexandria S.. Cochran Of New York
and carried everything before Ter In
her races in European waters.
The English yacht Margharite won
the race for class A boats, the Meteor
was second and the Hamburg H., third.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-28
LAWMAKERS ARE
MUCH |NC[NSED
Congressman Ask That
Senate Committee Probe
Lovett's Charges.
GRAFTERS ARE USING
NAMES OF MEMBERS
Wall Street Interests Beng
"Bled' by Alleged Pseudo
Representatives.

washington, D. G., June 27.-Sup'
poenaes will be issued at once by 'ne
senate lobby investigating commitcee
for Lewis Cass Ledyard and Paui -
Crayath New York attorneys, and 1or
Ddvid Lamar. a Wall street man to ap-
near next week in connection with its
investigation OF the charge that tlfe
names Of congressman are being useo
to secure influence with financial men.
Mr.. Ledyard and Mr.. Cravath are
understood to have additional lniorlna'
ton that they are willing TO glVe the
committee. Both were referred 10 Dy
Robert s. Lovett chairman OF the Doaru
OF the Union Pacific, as having Deen
rec1nients OF mysterious Telephone
calls that purported to come from con-
gressmen.
Congress Aroused.
The story told the lobby committee
last night by Representative A. M1tcn'
eli palmer of Pennsylvania has as
tonished congressional circles and re-
suited in a demand from many quar-
ters that the senate committee use
everv effort to find the men responsl-
ble. Mr.. Palmer testified that Lewis
Cass Ledyard had been called repeated
" by 4 man who represented himself
as Mr.. Palmer. The attorney tooK
the precaltion to learn that Mr. Pal'
mer was not In New York, however,
and then kept the congressman IN
termed q developments until evidence
had been secured strongly indicating
whom the calls came from. s
1--WE will 60 to the bottom OF TINS
thing" said Chairman Overman OF the
senate committee today. "Mr. Led
ward. Mr. Cravath and Mr.. Lamar will
be first asked to appear and others
may be called later"
To Resume Next Week.
The committee will resume Its hear
ings next week after the senate demo-
cratic caucus has finished with the
tariff bill. Speaker Clark, Represen-
tative Underwood of Alabama, Repre-
sentative Henry Of Texas and others
whose names were used by the persons
in conversations with financial men,
are urging the committee to push its
inquiry.
Representatives Palmer and Riordan
are the only congressman whose
names have thus far been given as
having been impersonated over the
telephone.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-28
Intense HEAT IN SIGHT
Chicago office Of Weather Department.
Predicts TorrId speIieIs
Coming.

Chicago, June 27.- Intense heat,
with no relief in sight for the next
few days, is predicted for Chicago and
the middle west in a special bulletin
issued today by Henry j. Cox, official
weather forecaster for this district.
The special bulletin reads:
Fair weather and intense heat will
continue through the middle west for
period of several days. there being
no relief whatever In sight"
Despite brisk breeze from the west
the thermometer at o'clock registered
88 and was slowly rising.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-28
TEN ONE-LEGGED MEN
CALLED TO TESTIFY

Edwardsville, Ill, June 27.-Ten
one-legged men sat in a row In Judge
Hadley's court room yesterday when
the suit Of Walter Taylor against the
Commonwealth Steel Co., of Granite
City was called. Taylor seeks dam
ages under the workmem's compensa-
tion law for the loss Of limb. An
offer to settle for $1,700 was made by
the campany and the one legged men
were in court to testify that a man
crippled as Taylor is can find en-
ployment that will pay him 81 to So
a day. Their testimony was not heard
as the court referred the case to a
board OF three arbitrators.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-28
MURDERER PAYS FOR
KILLING "A WOMAN!

Eddyville, Ky, June a.. General
May, in the stock OF whose pistol was
said to have been carved eight signtfl-
cant notches was electrocuted IN the
state penitentiary here today. May.
who was christined General was
condemned for the murder Of Mrs..
Belle Meredith Of Clay county. Mrs.
Meredith was shot down after May
had killed her husband. They had
differed over boundary line. May
had been deputy sheriff.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-28
OTTUMWA CHOSEN AS
NEXT MEETING PLACE

Cedar Rapids, June 27.-Ottumwa
was awarded the next convention OF
the State Christian Endeavor asso-
citation at the closing session here to-
day. The following officers were re.
elected:
President-Wm. Hardcastle, Iowa
Falls: vice president, Rev. Charles
Stauffbacher, Cedar Rapids; treasurer,
p. NJ. Rich, Hubbard; recording and
field secretary, Miss Mary McClerrin,
Omaha.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-28
EIKENBERRY MILL
AND ELEVATOR BURNS

Charlton, June 27.-The Eikenberry
mill and elevator burned to the ground
this morning about $3.50 o'clock. The
total loss is $4,000, but the contents
were insured for $1,000 and the build
ing $4,000. The cause Of the fire is
generally supposed to have been
spontaneous combustion
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-28
ExoNERATEs BOY SLAYER.

Harrisonville, Mo-, Jl%e 27Jesse
.O'Bannon. IA years old. who shot and
killed his father, j. w. OBannon, a
farmer, near here, was exonerated by
a coroner's jury recently.
The boy, though brought to Harrison
vile after the shooting, was not lock-
ed up and County Prosecutor T. N.
Haynes signified at the conclusion Of
the inquest that no information OF the
inquest that no information would be
filed against the youth by the state.
The inquest brought out evidence
tending to show that the elder O'Ban-
non was quarrelsome and was feared
by his wife and two SONS and that Jesse
fired in self-defense.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-28
GERARD ACCEPTABLE.

Berlin, June 27.-The selection OF
Justice James w. Gerard Of the New
York supreme court as United States
ambassador to Germany was received
by the German foreign Office yesterday
and forwarded Immediately to Emperor
william, who is attending the Kiel
regatta. The nomination was favor
ably received in official circles, and 1t
Is believed the appointment will be
accepted without delay.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-28
BERNARD ]. DIEKER
GETS GOLD MEDAL

West Point, June 27.-Bernard j.
Dierker, who attended st. Louis uni
versity the past year, has been noti-
fled that he won a gold medal for a
scientific essay which he wrote before
school closed. Mr.. Dierker is but a
freshman. and to receive the medal is
quite an honor.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-28
BRIEF ITEMS OF
THE DAYS NEWS

STATE CENTER. IOWALittle Fred
! Schultz, aged two, son OF Christian
Schultz, farmer living near this
city, drank the contents Of a bottle
of brass polish last night and died
within an hour after being taken to
hospital.
MADISON, VISA new working
mems compensation act approved by
Gov. McGovern today provides that
every employer OF four or more per-
sons will be subject to the provision
of the act, unless he specifi cally
elects the contrary.
WASHINGTON, d. President Will
son arranged his engagements to
leave today with his family for the
summer white house at Cornish, N.
H. The president does not intend to
remain more than a few days to get
his family settled.
ST. PETERSBURG-S Sixty Monaghan
Lamas were burned to death today
in Pagoda at Kwei Hwacheng In
the Chinese province of Shansi, on
the border Of Mongolia. according to
dispatch received here today. They
had barricaded themselves In the
building against a number OF Chinese
pursuers.
CHARLESTON, w. vA.-Conference
between coal operators and miners OF
the New River field were continued
today in the office Of Gov. Hatfield,
and while the proceedings were care
fully guarded, Information is that the
effort to prevent the strike called for
July might be successful.
ST. JOSEPH, MOI. J. Ferguson Of
Chicago was the principal speaker
on today's program Of thee National
Livestock Exchange which opened
here yesterday. Interest Of delegates
centered In the selection Of next
years meeting place. st. Paul and
Chicago are after the meeting.
WASHINGTON, D. C.--The latest plan
for the dissolution Of the Union Pa
cific merger was discussed today at
the cabinet meeting. Officials still
seemed hopeful Of an agreement be-
tween the government and the 1ail-
road before July /, although no Of
fetal announcement was forthcom-
ing.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-28

Washington, D. c., June IT, The
federal government is considering
quick measures to have Canada deport
Jack Johnson, under years sentence
for violation OF the white slave law.
Officials of the department OF justice
today began an investigation OF tne
negro's presence in Montreal and gave
particular attention to the statement
of Charles e. Dewoody, special agent
at Chicago that, although the offense
of which Johnson was convicted Is not
extraditable, it is the custom OF the
Canadian immigration authorities to
expe1 aliens accused of crime.
Officials confirmed Mr.. Dewoody's 8
statement that the offense is not
extraditable, and pointed out that
when the case was before the supreme
court on the question OF bail the gov
ernment attorneys declared that II
Johnson escaped to Canada he could
not be extradited.
The department OF justice COM
municated with Chicago by wire to
ascertain all the conditions OF the
negro's bail and the circumstances OF
his absence from the country.
MUST Leave AdHdod.
Montreal, June 27.-Johnson was
notified by the police this afternoon
that, provided he kept his word and
left Canada within day or 80 he
would not be arrested.
He asserted that he did not intend
to run away and was ready to give
himself up to the authorities If they
wanted him. otherwise he would sail
for Europe on Sunday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-28
CANADA ASKED TO
DEPOR1 JOHNSON
NEGRO PRlZEFiGHTER THOUGHT
TO be ENDEAvoRING TO
ESCAPE PUNISHMENT.

Washington, D. c., June 27.-
Jack johnson has made good his
escape from the United States, for
the time being at least, and can
neither be extradited nor deported
from Canada, according to the
latest official view here.
johnson, 1t has been learned
here, 10 travelling on tourist
ticket and Canada cannot return
him because her immigration law
does not exclude transient aliens
in such circumstances. Johnson's
offense 10 not extraditab'e IN
Canada.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-05-23
A. AND N. HAS
FINE RIFLE TEAM
On June Will Compete for Gold
Medal-Later the Team Will
Compete with Other Mil
itary Schools.

Cadets of the A. and NJ. College who
have qualified as marksmen will COM
pete for a gold medal June /, which
will be awarded the marksman max
| ing the highest score. On June 6 the
twenty-one cadets who have qualified
will enter a competitive shoot with
students from military schools all
over the United States. Their scores
will be kept and forwarded to the sec
rotary of the National Ritlemen's AS
ISOLATION at Washington. Lieutenant
Brown, commandant of the A. and NJ.
corps, is expecting his men to make
a good showing in the competitive
shoot with the other schools marks
men.
In order to qualify the bull's-eye
must be hit 80 out of $50 times at
distances of 200, 300 and 500 yards
fifty shots to be fired at each distance.
A. and NJ. boys who have qualified are:
j. A. Schofield, 106; S. +. Bowler, 113;
w. J. Hefner, 1902; NJ. r. Alexander,
101; j. n Davis, 105; W. z, Miller,
SO; R. S. Miller, 1903; J. L. Culberson,
90; W. A. Orth, 1903; L. Fries, III;
r. f. Baylor, III; J. V. Anderson, 100;
w. 0lendorf, 1907; E. DRESS, 104 c. n.
Beasley, SO; d. T. Stephens, 10; E.
Eversburg, 101; 7. l.. Chambers, III;
T. L. Bell, 112; L. r. Conlee, 11S;
r. o. Anderson, 112. These men will
be awarded marksmen's badges by the
War Department.
F. A. Roberts of Austin, member
of the Texas rife team, will not COM
pete for the gold medal, but will be
contestant in the competitive shoot
with the other college teams.
This is the first year that the Aggies
have entered the contest with teams
from other schools.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-05-23
A FEW REASONS WHY SENATE JOINT RES.
OLUTION Is SHOULD BE DEFEATED

One of the most patent factors in
the PRONUNCIATION of wise and benefi-
cial legislation is to give attentive
consideration to its wording. There
fore, how important tnat any proposed
change in the constitutional law of a
great State be given the closest scru-
tiny before it becomes a part of the
foundation statutes. A majority of the
members of the Thirty-third Legisla-
ture acknowledge that they did not
know all that Senate Joint Resolution
IS contains, and are opposed to its
adoption by the voters.
There was a well defined and wide
spread need for the good roads, river
improvement and warehouse features,
all of which were originally covered
by Senate Joint Resolution No. 4, and
no other subjects are covered by SEN
ate Joint Resolution No. 4. When it
became apparent to the friends of the
penitentiary bond issue proposition
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-05-23
NEWS TO US.

There is an old saying that one
needs must go away from home to
learn the news, and it seems to be
verified in the following from the Nay
asota Examiner in regard to Bryan's
electric light plant:
"As further evidence that munich.
pally owned and operated public util-
tiles, especially in towns the size of
Navasota, are not a success, listen to
this: Bryan owns her waterworks
pipes and pays for the pumping; she
also owns the electric light wires and
pays for the manufacture of the cleo
tricity the meter charge to the city
beginning when the juice leaves the
building where 1t is manufactured. We
are reliably informed that the city's
expert electrician, or superintendent
OF that department, is in hot water
with the city over the matter of whom
he should look to for Instructions
in other words, he can not stand for
so many bosses and is demanding that
the city finally, and for all, settle the
proposition of who is in charge of the
electric end of the city's holdings 1t
seems that kicks were forthcoming
from consumers and the chief referred
them to the Mayor; the Mayor placed
the responsibility somewhere else, and
it continued on through the Council,
without successful result to the cleo
trician or to the consumers. The chief
threatens to throw up the job unless
this feature is eliminated Well, it
will never be eliminated so long as
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-05-23
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
May %.


1706-British and allies under Marl
borough defeated the French al
Battle of Families.
Otis, orator and patriot
of the Revolution, died at And
over, Mass. Born at Barnstable
Mass, February 5, 1925.
1S63-Universal Laborers' Union, un
der the leadership of Ferdinand
Lassalle, formed at Leipsic
Germany.
1S6S-"Kit" Carson, famous frontiers
man, died at Fort Lyon, Colo
Born in Madison County, Ken
lucky, December "a, 1909.
1S69-Old South Church, Boston, cele'
brated its two hundredth ami
versary.
1S78-Thirty lives lost in a tornado
that swept Iowa County, Wis.
1911-A conference of the premiers OF
the British colonies with the i'm
perial government began in
London.
1912-The Imperator, the biggest shir
yet built, launched at Hamburg
Germany.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-05-23

that the author of Senate Joint Resolu-
ton No. would not allow this in
cubus to be tackled onto his resolution,
knowing that an unlimited and UNI
restricted bond issue power would not
be confirmed by the voters, the peni-
Tertiary people drafted Resolution No.
Is, covering the unlimited bond issue
with an unlimited interest, to sustain
the growing losses of operation Of the
system. Hoping to blind the voter to
the real purpose of the amendment,
the authors OF Resolution No. IS
copied into it every feature contained
in Joint Resolution No. 4. The peni-
Tertiary people are now urging the
voters to reject No. 4and vote for No.
is, but the taxpayers will not be
fooled.
The power to issue bonds in an I'M
limited amount. as carried in Resolu-
tion No. IS, means bankruptcy for
Texas. Vote against Rresolution
No. IS.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-05-23
A COMING CROP.

The peanut industry may be a small
item now, but the time is fast arriving
when the peanut will take its place at
the top along with the most profitable
crops grown in this or any other
State. If you don't set apart some of
your land for peanuts this year you
are making a mistake.-Jacksonv
Progress.
That's the line Of argument that
sounds good to us. The peanut indus
try is coming into its own some of
these days down here in Texas and
then some of our farmers are going
to wonder why they hadn't been rails
ing them all the time. We agree with
the Progress in its statement that the
farmers of East Texas who don't plant
some Of their land in peanuts this
year will be making mistake-a big
mistake.-Houston Post.
We take it that when this most
profitable crop shall cofie into its own,
the peanut politician" will be top
notcher.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-05-23

the Council has charge of it. Perhaps
either member of the Council could
successfully operate the electric light
proposition, but they will never do it
collectively, or by committee from the
Council. A franchise properly safe
guarded beats the municipality oper-
ated feature all to DEATH"
This is certainly news to the citi-
zens of Bryan. Nobody here knows
anything about the multitude of
Bosses" the hot water" and the
friction" referred to by the Exam
iner To all outward appearances, the
thing is running as slick as grease;
we have first-class lights, twenty-four
hours in the day, seven days in the
week, and at a much lower price than
we ever got them before. The plant
is earning for the city from $500 to
$1,000 month over and above all ex-
penses, and there is no argument that
could induce the people of Bryan to
abandon the municipal plan and go
back to the old franchise plan.
Our contemporary usually knocks
the black out" in the correctness of it's
editorial utterances, but in this case,
friend Ed has either slipped his troll
ley, or somebody's been stuffing him.
Come up, Ed, and let us show you a
modern, municipality owned water, light
and sewerage system.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-05-23
A LAST RESORT.

A farmer near Corning, Kan, whose
son was an applicant for a position
under the government, but who had
been repeatedly turned down, said:
well, it's hard luck, but John has
missed that civil service examination
again. 1t looks like they just won't
have him"
What was the trouble?"
"Well, he was short on spellin' and
geography, and missed purity fur in
mathematics"
What is he going to do about it?"
81 dunno. Times is mighty hard,
and / reckon he'll have to go hack to
teachin' school for a livin'."-Macks
National Monthly.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-05-23

Austin real estate dealers, through
their boosters, think II they can buckle
A. and M. onto the University, it will
be a windfall for them. Another ex-
empliflcation Of the scriptures that
"the wisdom of fools is folly" II they
should succeed in their consolidation
scheme, North Texas will take the
whole cheese away from them on the
ground of more suitable location"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-05-23

The City Council can help wonder
fully in the fight on the mosquito by
cutting the high weeds in the streets
and oiling the various and sundry
pools Of standing water. Mosquitoes
are not only annoying, but they are
the one and only method of conveying
malaria. Let us all, citizens and city,
strike hands in the war on mosquitoes.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-05-23
THE BEST INVESTMENT

You can make, Mr.. Merchant, Mr..
Business Man, is in a modern upto-
the-minute system of accounting. One
that, like the weather vane, shows the
way the financial wind is blowing;
that will tell you concisely and ac-
curately at the days end whether you
have progressed or retrogressed; that
will enable you to keep your finger
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-05-23

on the pulse Of your business and
eliminate that doubt in your mind.
Forward.minded business men today
are recognizing the worth and econ
omy OF efficiency in the office-the
heart OF any business. Modern &C
counting systems designed to meet
the requirements of your business
designed and installed by
HUGH p. SCOTT.
Phone SIS.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-05-23

Bryan should have uniform, modern
awnings from one end of Main street
to the other by the time the street
paving is completed. 1t will be too
bad if the beauty of an elegantly paved
street should be marred by ragged,
uneven awnings.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-05-23

Postmaster General Burleson has
named man for postmaster at Ennis,
overriding the will of the people as
expressed in their postoffice primary.
Let the people rule" seems to have
been coined for campaign purposes
Only
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-05-23

A centipede was happy quite,
Until frog in fun
Said, Pray, which leg comes after
which,"
This raised her mind to sach a pitch,
She lay distracted in the ditch
Considering how to run.
-Swipcd.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-05-23

A British scientist says clothes are
unhealthy. They certainly are for the
man or woman who hasn't got any
Houston Post.
They are certainly a pestilential
blight to the fellow who has to pay
for them.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-05-23

When the State of Texas goes to
issue bonds for its millions, it should
be done only after the sovereign
voters have said so at the polls. Be.
ware of Resolution 49,
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-05-23

The Emperor of Japan is very i'll.
The nature of his disease has not been
stated, but we sincerely hope the Cali
fornia anti-alen land bill did not give
him the bots.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-05-23

OF course we are all for peace, but
some of us had rather fight for it than
to beg for it.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-05-23

Resolution IS has two rows of teeth
and holes punched for more.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-05-23

Bulletin-S-h-h, don't make a noise,
there's a hen on in Japan.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-05-23

Every little boost helps, every little
knock hurts Be a booster.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-05-23
MARRIAGE LICENSE.

Jessie Blocksheir and Maude Jack
son.