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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-12
WOULD ELIMINATE WILSON
Bill Introduced In Congress Limits
Presidential Term to One Of
Six Years.

Washington, D. c., June IL Be-
cause Of the fact that Representative
Rucker of Missouri Is a strong sup.
porter of Speaker Champ Clark, is in
frequent conference with the speaker
in the speakers room at the capitol,
and is one of the acknowledged Clark
leaders and spokesman, the resolution
of Mr.. Rucker, offered in the house
last Friday, to amend the constitution
so as to provide one six-year term for
presidents with no man eligible for
reelection at any time, is looked upon
by politicians as relating to the com.
ing presidential campaign. The reso-
luton affects not only Speaker Clark,
but also Secretary Bryan, Representa-.
tive Underwood and Vice President
Marshall as presidential probabilities
among the democrats, and would
eliminate former Presidents Roose.
velt and Taft from among the presi-
Dental possibilities.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-12
FREIGHT CAR RUNS away.
Brakeman cIings to Top and Waves
Lantern to Give Warning OF
His Approach, s. ~.

Medford, Ore, June 11.-Clinging
desperately to the roof Of a runaway
Southern Pacific freight car, Brakeman
J. A. Fowler dashed through the Med
ford yards at a 75-mile an hour gait
last night, pluckily skinging his Ian
tern to give what warning he could
of his meteor-like approach. The car
travelled twenty miles over the main
line from Ashland to Gold Hill with
out accident, rounding several sharp
curves and finally stopping on a long
ascent. The operator at Ashland gave
warning of it's coming and freight
train was sidetracked barely in time
to escape the car It's first twelve
miles were covered in eleven minutes.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-12
EWOMlN STRIKER KILLED
Riot Occurs In Connection With Walk
out Of Textile Workers Of
Ipswich Mil.

Ipswich, Mass, June IL The
Ipswich mills, near the gates of which
one woman was killed and number
severely injured in a riot last night
we're opened today without further
disturbance. Under the protection oi
a large force of police about 200
operatives resumed work. Nearly 600
remain on strike. =
Two additional arrests in connection
with last nights rioting were made
today. In all, twenty-six persons have
been taken into custody and five OF
them are in the hospital.
Thos. J. Halliday of Boston, secre,
tary of the textile branch Of the In.
dustrial Workers of the World, came
here today to take charge of the
strike. .5t ..5
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-12
D|Az OUT Of POLITICS
ExIIed Mexican Dictator Anxious
Nevertheless, to Return to His
-' Native Land.

Paris, June 11.-A brother-in-law
o" ex-President Diaz left for Mexico
today to discuss with the government
there the question Of the return OF
the former dictator.
General Porfirio Diaz, former presi.
dent of Mexico, recently received a
delegation of Mexican friends who
had come to request him to return to
Mexico in order to assist by his coun.
sci the restoration of tranquility to
that country.
The reply of the old dictator IS said
to have been: ...~.' ....,.. ....s F..
II should have been pleased to re-
turn and reside in my country, but
am determined not to participate in
it's policies.n
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-12
M0R0S WAITING
!. TO Be ATTACKED
Rebellious Philippine Island
ers Entrenched; Ready
to Fight U. S.

Manila, June 11.-Brigadier General
John A. Perashing, commander of the
department of Mindango, had made
all arrangements to move forward to.
day and engage in decisive fight
against the rebellious Moros en-.
trenched at Bagsag under the Sultan
of Jolo.
A stubborn resistance to the advance
of the American troops was expected
and strong force had therefore been
assembled, consisting of company of
regular infantry, a troop of cavalry,
seven companies of scouts, two COM
panies of constabulary with battery
of four mountain guns and machine
gun platoon.
Such precautions had been taken
that it was believed the American
casualties would be few.
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Continued on Page I, Col. %
SUBMARINE BOAT IN
ENDURANCE, RECORD

Long Beach, Cal, June 11.-S;x
men, seated in a new type Of submar
inc boat, surpassed the submerge en-
durance record on the floor of the
ocean off here today. They went down
yesterday morning at 5 o'clock and
in a message telegraphed shortly
before noon over a marine cable lead.
ing to shore, declared they expected
to remain down until 5 o'clock this
afternoon. s..U
The old record was established in
1907 by the U. S. submarine Octopus,
which remained under water for "a
hours. .@. a ,-. ,4
The boat which has established the
new record differs from other types
in having gasoline motors which, by
special exhaust device, are able
to run while the vessel is submerged
without polluting the air for the
crew. -%~,a fr .-. .g -., a'g -r.." "s - -...a
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-12
Witness Before Special In
vestigation Committee
Admits Employment.
AT THE CAPITAL FOR
HAWAIIAN INTERESTS
Islands Planters Associa-
tion Opposes Putting
Product on Free List.

Washington, D. c., June 11-Activ.
tiles of Hawaiian sugar interests in
behalf of tariff on sugar were taken
up again today by the senate lobby
committee. "
Royal D. Mead of the Hawaiian
sugar planters association, said he re.
celved a salary of $1,000 month for
his work in Washington. His efforts,
he said, were confined to gathering and
distributing sugar statistics and he
thought fifteen thousand would cover
his annual expenditures. He had been
asso ciated with domestic sugar pro.
ducers' organization which has directed
the sugar tariff publicity campaign in
Washington. In May, he said, he and
Sidney NJ Ballou terminated q $1,000
contract for publicity work, by the
press service bureau of which E. w.
Mayo was head. .-. a.....e.
Mead produced a detailed account
Of all his receipts and expenditures in
washington he had received $4,000
from the Hawaiian sugar association
and had spent $5,54S16 up to last
night.
Mead told the committee that after
terminating the $4,000 publicity con-
tract with Mayo, domestic sugar pro-
ducers had retained Mayo at salary
Of 5000 week to help run the sugar
publicity campaign. None of the money
spent for advertising. said Mr.. Mead.
had been used to influence the editor
ial policy of newspapers. The total
amount spent by the Hawaiian plan.
ters ssociation for all purposes was
|about 100000 d year, he said, was
raised by assessment, the total being
something less than 81 a ton on the
total production. Most Of the money
had been used he said for sugar ex-
pertinent station in Hawaii and for
securing Philippine laborers.
Elmer E. Paxton of Hawaii, who fol-
lowed Mead, said he came to Washing
ton in March to represent Alexander
and Baldwin, owners of Hawaiian
sugar plantations worth $27,0O0,000.
Conferences had been held with
other sugar interests, he said, and let
ters had been sent to the fifteen hun
dred or two thousand customers of his
firm, urging them to write to their
congressman and senators and protest
against free sugar.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-12
SECRETARY OF NAVY
COMMENDS SAILORS

Washington, D. c., June 11.-Secre-
commentator to Ensigns Scofield.
Underwood and HILL and Clark r.
Crippen. a painter. all attached to the
armored cruiser Maryland, for their
gallant conduct off Venice. CAL.
August 20, last, when the four at-
tempted to rescue the crew OF q
steam launch which had been over
whelmed by the breakers. Though
failing to reach the boat they risked
their own lives In the effort
The secretary also wrote letter
commencing Samuel A. A. Gottlieb, q
musician on the receiving ship at Nor
folk, Va, for gallantry in rescuing q
small boy from drowning near Ports
mouth, Va
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-12
Senate Investigating Com
mittee Begins Formal
Taking of Testimony.
MARTIAL LAW HEAD
CALLED UPON FIRST
Cen. Elliott Asked to Give
Dates When Soldiers
Were on Duty.

Charleston, w. Va, June 1l.-AdJu
tant General Charles D. Elliott OF Wesl
Virginia who was in supreme command
of the military in the strike zone was
asked today by the senate investlgat
Ing committee which has began WorH
here the dates when the various per
iods of martial law began. General
Elliott presented copies of the re-
quests of the sheriffs Of kanawna'
Raleigh and Fayette counties for min.
tary aid, and the various orders OF
former Gov. Glasscock establishing
martial law and placing the military
IN full charge of the strike zone
Questioned by Senator, Borah, Gen
eral Elliott described the trial OF OF
tenders by the military court alter the m
civil courts had been SUPERSEDED.
The documents produced by Genera
Elliott showed 81 men sentenced py
the military court. Private -. L.
Long, tried for the murder OF Ira R1dd,
was. acquitted by the court. RoDers
Hartigan a mine guard charged WIN
doing police duty as NONRESIDENT ol
the state was sentenced twice, accord
ing to the list, each time to pay a nne
OF $500 and to serve Six montns III
prison. In another similar case a
guard was fined $100 and sentenced 70
sixty days. Other sentences shown oy
the ist were: .saa .ytt-s - :,
For intimidation of workers 81
prisoners six months each.
Carrying concealed weapons, TWO
prisoners one day., hye prisoners, six
months. one prisoner s., ,0o0 fine any
one year: one prisoner one year
Carving steel knuckles one prisoner
fired $50. u
Unlawful stabbing, two prisoners,
one year .~&,
False st>> ment to officers one
prisoner, 80 days.
Disorderlv conduct, one prisoner
three months. .Iy~
Larceny one prisoner SO fine and
ten days.
Altogether their list accounted for
all but two counts under the martial
law last fall, the first martial la"
passed.
These two cases were marked miss
ing from TIE fi'es.'
,"Was there any state OF insurrectlon
in the strike zone prior to the declara-
tion OF martial law" asked MT.
Belcher ..~..-..
"The governor evidently thought
there was" said the witness, who said
he had information to the effect that
miners and their friends had armed
themselves to resist the militia.
General Elliott said that he knew
that Representative S. B. DAVIS.
former county prosecutor, had told
Governor Glasscock that he could not
rocnro action in the courts to Subdue
the riotous conditions. This, he said,
was one of the reasons for which the
governor declared martial law.
The witness said his troops had
five or six machine guns in tho
affected district. a.. ..-. 81,
After the first martial law period
ended, General Elliott said members
of the state militia, officers and men,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-12
PROGRESSIVE PARTY
PLANS AMENDMENT

Washington, D. c., June 11.-As part
of the progressive party program IN
congress. Representative Chandler OF
New York is preparing to press .
resolution proposing constitutional
provision that amendments to the
constitution may be proposed by COM
gress whenever majority OF both
houses in the same session Of con.
gress shall deem 1t necessary or BY
conventions, or by not less than one
fourth of the states providing that ono.
fourth contain one-fourth Of the popu-
lation Of all Of the United States. The
plan would require a constitutional
convention in 1920 and every thirty
years thereafter for proposing con.
stitutional amendments.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-12
LONG TERM CONVICT
EFFECTS AN ESCAPE

Ft. Madison, June 11.-Harvey Lee,
sentenced from Cedar Rapids for dy-
namiting, to 35 years in the peniten-
tiary, escaped from that institution
last night. The convict used ladder
carelessly left leaning against wall
by a force of men working in the
new cell house.
Lees parents live at Clinton. He
once escaped from the reformatory at
Eldora and had served time at Ana
mosa He is 27 years old. u,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-12
DUTY ON WHEAT POSSIBLE.

Washington, D. c., June 11.-Rep-
resentative Hammond OF Minnesota.
a member of the ways and means
committee, who called on President
Wilson today to say that If wheat
were placed on the free list great in
jury would be done to the farmers OF
the northwest, went away with the
impression that the president had not
taken final position, but that the
whole matter would be threshed out
in the senate caucus.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-12
HOUsE-Not in session, meets Friday.
CROP PROSPECTS
LOOKING BRIGHT

Washington, Ia, June 1.-THE work
on the farm has progressed in leaps and
bounds the past two weeks Weather has
been favorable and now there is but lit
tie corn to be planted in this county.
Some farmers have little sod corn to
put In, but 1t is very small per cent of
the whole. A large percentage of the
farmers are "plowing for the first time
over this week. Some new fields will
have to be replanted, but not many.
Corn has good stand and with sea-
sonable weather, all the Juror caused
by the recent wet spell will all be
"split" for nothing. The prospects are
good for another bumper crop in
Washington county. the county that
never fails to do the turn.
Hay looks good and will make a good
crop Clover Is the best for years.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-12
WILLING To ARB|TRATE
BuIgarlans Ready to Submit Difficulty
With Servia to Decision
.. - .:. of Others. - ....l

Vienna, June 1.-THE Neue Abend.
blatt states that Bulgaria today replied
in the affirmative to the telegram from
the emperor of Russia asking the Bul.
garian government to submit it's dis.
pute with Servia to arbitration.
According to the Reischpost the EN-.
porer of Russia's telegram urging arbi.
tration on Bulgaria and Servia also
requests as preliminary condition
that the two countries should de.
mobilize their armies.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-12
Report From Constantine.
$ pie Tells Of Assassina-
ton Of War Minister.
LATER ADVICES SEEM
TO CONFIRM REPORT
Victim Was on Way to Sec
Porte and Was Riding
in His Motor Car.

ConstantinopIe, jane r. The
Turkish grand vlxIsr, Mahn,ovd
schesket Pasha, was assasslnat,d
at noon today by two armed mon
with revolvers who attacked him
wh''e he was proceeding In hIs
motor to the sublime porte.
II 10 believed In governments
circles here that the assass.natjen
OF tho grand vlxier was the QUE
come Of plot against the com
mtttee Of union and proarsss
(youns Turks).
lbraham Boy the aid dc cawp
OF Mahmoud schsfs<st Pasha, was
also killed by the assasslns. II il
understood that the men who COM L
mltted the crime are civilians.
London, June IL A report reached
London from Constantinople this
morning that Mahmoud Schefltet
Pasha. Turkeys grand vizier ana min
lster or war, had been assassinated ID
Constantinople.
Manmoud Schefket Pasha has held
office as grand vizier since January
23, this year, when Kiamil Pasha re-
signed. On the same day N III pasha.
the commander Of the Tgrnlsh army
at the Tchatalja lines, was shot dead
during a demonstration in Constant.
nople. MahmOud Schefket PashA was
a pure Arab and q native of Baxdad.
He was brought to ConstantinOpl0
with his family when he was boy,
After studying at the military school
he was graduated at Is years OF as0
with the highest honors. He was :
great favorite of the former sultan.
Abdul Hammid, who appointed him to
the general staff. Afterward he pro
ceeded to- Germany and stayed there
ten years studying the organization OF
the German army. 80. t
Mahmoud Schefket Pasha despite ,his
close intimacy with Abdul Hamid. vas
the moving spirit In fostering tho milf
tary revolution which brought about
that sultan's fall.
Soon after the outbreak Of the Hal.
kan war, Mahmoud Schefket Pasha
was appointed chief OF the commits.
sariat department Of the Turkey var
office and he was one OF those present
at the council Of the empire which
decided in January to accept the pro-
posal Of the European powers - bring
the war to an end.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-12
FRENCHMAN COMES
FOR INVESTIGATION

New York. June 11.-Prince Ponia-
towski Of Paris. formerly the head OF
the Banque Prive, to which Speyer &
co. of this city sold a large block Of
st. Louis & San Francisco railroad
bonds, arrived in New York today to
investigate personally the condition OF
affairs surrounding the Frisco re-
ceivership. He made It plain, however.
that he does not officially represent
any group OF French bondholdsFA
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-12
ATTORNEY SUICIDES.

Salt Lake City,. Utah, June IL. =
Edward s. Ferry, wealthy attorney
of this city, and son Of f. P. Ferry,
formerly of Ottawa county, Mich, died
at ST. Marks hospital at 8 o'clock this
morning as result OF self-inflicted
gunshot wound yesterday morning.
Mr. Ferry had been suffering from
insomnia for six months and this is
said to have been the reason of his
taking his life e 49, ..,.r
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-12
BREAK DREDGING RECORD.

Panama, June 1.-The record of
the monthly dredging operations in
the canal was broken in May, when
over 100000 cubic yards of earth
were removed from the two entrances.
The greater amount was taken out at
the Atlantic end, where large part
OF the earth removed consisted of silt
washed into the canal by ocean cur
rents.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-12
BIG STRIKE DECLARED.

Salt Lake City, Utah, June II. -
Twelve hundred men employed on
railroad construction work at Tucker,
Utah, went on strike last night for an
increase Of 25 cents day and better
working conditions.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-12
WILL PRAY FOR PEACE.

Ell Paso, Tex, June 11.-Congrega
tions of Ell Paso churches will join in
praying for peace in Mexico next Sun
day while ministers in the different
pulpits will comment on the needs OF
peace. r
Ell Paso business men wearied by
continuous disturbance in Mexico, have
inaugurated q campaign to aid in
bringing about peace, and the offer
ing Of prayer in the churches is a
part Of the plan.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-12
CITY WILL BUILD
TELEPHONE PLANT

Mitchell, S. D., June 11.-At a spe-
cial election here yesterday bonds to
the amount Of 100000 we're voted for
the erection of a municipal telephone
plant. The election was the result Of
a five year legal battle between the
city and telephone company. The
city council recently refused to re-
new the company's franchise.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-12
IoWANs HEAD YEOMEN.

Oklahoma City, Okla, June 1.-THE
Brotherhood Of American Yeomen
meeting in fourth quadrennial con-
clave here, last night elected William
Koch of Iowa, president, and w. e.
Davey of Iowa, correspondent. The
conclave will be in session until next
Saturday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-12
TODAY IN CONGRESS
in session; meets Fri

In session; meets Fri
day. ~7
Finance committee continued con-
sideration Of tariff bill changes.
Representatives of Hawaiian sugar
interests formed subject Of hearings
before lobby investigation commit
tee.
Strong sentiment in opposition to
currency legislation at this session
developed at special meeting of
banking committee. .a
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-12

&0ASkAJNyNLJ fN1OIIl0 VI 1fc~
dora, Iowa, student at the state uni
versity at Iowa City. was drowned In
the Maquoketa river here yesterday
afternoon.
LINCOLN, NEBR.-Orchards and
groves in the vicinity Of Louisville,
Nebr., are overrun with II year To-
Gusts. The insects made their ap-
pearance yesterday and seem to at
tack only the trees and shrubs. Little
damage has been done.
SPRINGFIELD, LL.-The woman
state senate several weeks ago was
taken up in the house today after a
bitter fight. A test vote on motion
to delay action on the bill. showed
enough members In favor Of the
measure to pass it.
RACINE, WIS.-Four men were killed
and at least four others injured and
f1ve reported missing today when the
boilers of a coal barge blew up. Twen-
ty-flve men were unloading coal from
the barge when the accident occur
red. III, -
NEW YORK-Judge Ebert H. Gary,
> chairman of the y. S. Steel corpora
tion testified today that he thought
under some circumstances it was
perfectly proper for purchaser to
enter into a contract with seller
that the latter should not compete
with the purchaser after having sold
out to him. Judge Gary was under
cross examination in the hearings of
the suit to dissolve the corporation.
Premier Asquith was
speaking in the house Of commons
this afternoon, bag thrown from
the strangers gallery fell with a thud
near the speakers chair and burst,
covering the surrounding seats with
flour. At the same time a batch Of
leaflets fluttered down, thrown by a
young man who shouted something
about Miss Emily Wilding Dawson,
the suffragette martyr"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-12
ATTORNEYS TALK BUSINESS.

Richmond, Va, June IL Business
sessions took up all the time of the
convention of the Travellers Pro
tActiye association of America today
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-12
BRIEF ITEMS OF
4. THE DAYS NEWS

Percy Morris of Fa-
dora, Iowa, student at the state uni
versity at Iowa City. was drowned In
the Maquoketa river here yesterday
afternoon
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-02-25
500 MEN BADLY NEEDED
Could be Given Work by Agencie.
Here in Lumber Camps.

Five hundred men could obtain
work in Bemidji tomorrow morning
were they to step OF Of incoming
trains. This number is, conserva-
tive estimate by the men operating
employment agencies here. 49,
Men are needed in all of the :lum-
Der camps in this vicinity. The log
gers have been working short hand
ed all winter and now the men are
leaving for the Montana construction
camps before the winters work has
been finished. ...s5 s..S=. . ,.ss..s=- @
All Of the towns along the Great
Northern from Duluth to Bemidji
are being visited by men coming
from the$woods but It has been MOTTO
able that their pay checks are small
er than in former years, indicating
that they have not worked as long.
The shevelin lumber companies ex-
pect to be able to get their season
cut but the shortage of men is, ser
iously hampering the smaller loggers
and many will find q profit turned to
loss. l.. = t-.. s..5 4 y =. - !. = -.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-02-25
SONS OF HERMAN BUSY

Bemidji Lodge No. II, Sons ot
Herman. surprised the grand officers
and the members OF their own lodge,
who returned from 6. Information al
Falls on last nights train, by appear
ing in a body at the Union depot and
escorting them to the Remore cafe
where sumptious lunch was served
the guests. Grand President Chas.
E. CHASER of Saltwater, and Grand
Secretary Chas Anker, Of Minneapo-
lis, were assisted by the Messrs. Min
kleman Of Akely and M. Thome and
Herman Eickstadt of Bemidji in the
instituting of new lodge of thirty
members at International Falls on
Sunday. The grand officers depart
ed for Crookston on the early morn
ing train to assist in q class initia-
ton at that place this evening. The
Minnesota Sons Of Herman Lodge is
a thriving franternal insurance or
ganfzation of over $500 members
composed mostly of Germans but do
not bar any man Of good moral chara
cter who may wish to join the organ-
ization.