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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-02-11
THE GOOD ROADS BILL.

The preparation of good roads bill
in the legislature has progressed to
the extent that it is possible to outline
some of the provisions the bill will
contain. A state highway commission.
a state highway engineer and county
engineers to have charge of road
work, replacing the present county
surveyors, are said to be provided for.
The bill makes provision for a classi-
fication of all roads into either coun-
ty or township roads, the trustees to
have supervision OF township roads,
and the state highway commits
sion and county engineer and
board to have supervision over
the county roads, expending all
road and bridge funds other than the
two mill levy for road dragging and
repair. State supervision and direction
Of all road building is provided for,
the state commission being given
power to direct where expenditures
are to be made and the character Of
the Improvement.
No provision, has been made in the
bill at present for the levying of ad-
ditional taxes for road Improvement,
but it is promised that provisions will
be made for a special state tax in an
other bill to be presented by the COM
mittee.
1t is given out by the committee that
the bill will be completed within a
week and will then be ready for legis-
lative debate and action. 1t is prob
able that there will be a lengthy de-
bate on the subject, for the good roads
question is probably the most import
ant matter before the present session.
Friends Of the permanent road move
ment will make hard fight to get a
bill through that will permit Iowa to
make start in road building along
lines that have been tried out and
found successful in the neighboring
states of Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-02-11

partment of agriculture he was told
that the government would probably
be in a position to extend aid In Iowa
as RAPIDLY as the counties are organ
lied and ready to ask for 1t. Wapello
county is now organizing so as 10 pc
in a position to ask aid from the gov
eminent and the council OF gram ex'
changes in maintaining farm bureau
with a paid agricultural adviser IN
charge. There is little doubt that II
the citizens of the city and county Will
show they are in earnest by SUB.
scribing a part Of the fund, the part
of the expense to be borne by the gov.
eminent and the grain exchanges Will
be readily forthcoming. Wapello
county should be among the leaders
in Joining this movement.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-02-11
FREDERIC

Mrs Frank Johnson was an Abba
visitor Saturday.
Z Mrs. Ruth Miller, who is staying at
the home Of her daughter, Mrs. Joe
Grooms, at Cuba, is seriously i'll with
pneumonia.
Miss Helen Akers went to Wood
burn Saturday to visit friends.
Mr.. and Mrs Roy Miller and chill
dren of South Ottumwa we're over
Sunday visitors at the parental j. y.
Miller home.
Mrs. James Griffin is on the sick
list.
Walter Reeves was business Wis
itor in Abba Saturday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-02-11
CHILDREN, WORK AND CRIME;

Des Moines Capital: During the
past year the editor Of the Capital mas
been saying through the paper ana III
public speeches that the crimes OF to-
day are being committed by the boys
OF today. We have urged people 10
keep a record Of the published crimes
to verify our statements. This COM
munity gives new illustration and
new demonstration of the facts.
Probably 80 per cent OF all the
men in the Iowa penitentiaries at this
time were sent there before they
were q years of age. In TACT, we pc
ieve this to be true. Nearly all the
prisoners at Anamosa are young meh'
mere boys. We believe that the same
proportion of young men will be found
in all the penitentiaries OF the coun'
try. e4 ..-..,
"The incentive for all these youth
full crimes is money. The boys want
the things that money will buy and
they are not willing to work for the
same. s ~r,'
"Some years ago three young men
murdered Conductor Ridpath on
street of Des Moines. The conductor
was on his way to take his train. 1t
was scarcely dark. The boys MUIR
dered him because they had been OH
a round Of dissipation and were out
of funds. They wanted more liquor
and they shot down fellow-being to
get small sum. This tells the whole
story,
"We. believe that these youthful
criminals are largely made SO be-
cause they were not taught to work
when they we're little fellows. AS
they grew older they never learned
any useful trade. Industry is habit.
Idleness is a habit. Accustom a boy
to work and he will enjoy it. Accus-
tom him to idleness and he thinks
work is curse. $50, r. I -, -. /.
TT Is q crime for parents or guar
dams to indulge boys who are large
enough to make themselves useful
in idleness The best remedy for
crime Is industry. On the farm the
best way to handle an unruly colt Is
to harness him and make him work.
The same rule applies to the human
species.
1--WE have sometimes wondered II
the constant talk about the evil Of
child labor does not give discourage.
ulCuL " lNAc UOyS. ~ 40 OaoS " IeSAn
against child labor-and there are
many evils in that direction-but GER
tain it is the only sane method Of
bringing up a boy Is to teach him to
work, and make him do it. Few boys
hll early graves from overwork. Many
boys fill early jails because they have
never been taught to do anything
not even to be kind to their parents.
I'VE believe that it is necessary to
establish vocational schools in order
to teach the youth Of America to prac-
tice and appreciate hard labor Labor
is not curse; 1t is blessing. It
makes life worth living. 1t makes
men worth while.
Fathers and mothers. If you want
to save your boys put little tasks up
on them as soon as they are large
enough to perform them and put
more tasks upon them as they grow
stronger"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-02-11

DR.. Anna Shaw, the president OF the
national suffrage organization, pre-
faced an address in St. Louis with a
compliment to "the intelligence OF her
audience" One of the st. Louis papers
confesses it's disappointment at this.
Every politician begins his address by
some remark about his intelligent
audience, and something more original
was expected from the fair sex.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-02-11
SWIFT ON BEEF PRICES.

In the annual year book issued by
Swift & Co., L. F. Swift, the president
OF the company, gives some reasons for
the high price of cattle during 1912,
the highest level attained in the his
| tory Of the packing business. He as.
signs three main reasons for the high
prices: decrease in the production Of
cattle, decrease in the weight, and the
excessive Strengthening Of calves.
Mr.. Swift shows that there was a
decrease of scopes in the receipts at
nine markets during the year 1912.
The average weight Of the cattle mark
eted was 10 pounds lighter per head.
The total weight shortage reached
7O4, 49S,355 pounds during the year.
with such a shortage" says Mr..
Swift" there is small wonder that rec
ord prices were realized for prime
corn-fed steers" Statistics are given
showing an increase of 16,563,S57 in
population in ten years and decrease
of 7,468,O 900 head in the supply of cat
Itle These statistics are set forth to
show the need of an increased produc-
|tion of cattle If beef prices are to be
kept from mounting still higher.
An effective method Of increasing
the beef supply. Mr.. Swift points out,
would be the restriction Of the sale Of
veal. The United States has become
the greatest veal consuming country
in the world. In the United States
during 1911 there were slaughtered
100000 calves. These calves did not
average over seventy pounds. If they
had been allowed to live one year, Mr..
Swift says they would have averaged
600 pounds Of good beef and would
have given to the country 4,S00,OO0,00O
pounds of beef instead of only 560,000,-
900 pounds OF meat, a gain OF four bill
lion odd pounds.
Mr.. Swift favors some such law as
is now in operation in South America
which make it an offense subject to
severe penalty to slaughter female
calves. heifers or cows under six years
of age. These laws have increased
the breeding herds as was intended
and there is still an abundance of veal
as there are two or three times as
many calves as there were formerly.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-02-11

The workers behind the movement
TO secure county agricultural adviser
here will be Interested in the news
brought back from Washington by
Dean Charles T. Curtiss of Iowa state
college, concerning the good prospect
for getting financial aid from the gov
eminent for this work. Dean Curtiss
said that in a conference with the de-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-02-11

EMPLOYERS BILL HITS FARMERS.
While the employers liability bills
that are now before the legislature.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-08-22
HOUSE COMMITTEE
QU|zzES MuLHALL
Witness Begins Story Of Con-
gressiona| Activity.

Washington. Aug. 12.-Martin NJ.
Mulhall began the second recital of
his experiences in influencing legisla-
ton before the investigators on the
house side of the Capitol.
The committee plans to take up
systematically the various members
of congress, employees of congress and
other public men mentioned in the
correspondence and examine the wit
ness relating to each individual.
Following this plan all of the Null.
hall letters relating to Representative
Richard Bartholdt of Missouri were
placed in the record and Mulhall was
questioned about them.
The letters related to the activity of
Mulhall in procuring assistance from
Bartholdt in preventing a report on
an eight.hour labor bill from the labor
committee and in supporting the Lit
tlefeld anti-pilotage bill which the
National Association of Manufacture
ers favored.
The letters and Mulhall's testimony
told of arranging to obtain the sup
port of Bartholdt and other members
for the anti-piloting bill by working
to hold up in the house a judiciary
bill forbidding the interstate shipment
of Intoxicating liquors to which Mr..
Bartholdt was opposed.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-08-22
DISCUSSES RELIGIOUS DECAY
Archbishop ireland Lays Blame TO
State Schools.

Milwaukee, Aug. 1z.-Archbishop
Ireland, addressing the convention of
the American Federation of Catholic
Societies, declared that the evil to-
day in America is the decay of re-
ligion and. in necessary sequence, the
decay of morals. In both instances
the cause of the decay is the enforced
secularism Of the state schools. 9th
ers than Catholics, heedful observers
and Intelligent thinkers, admit the
evil, admit the cause and give the
alarm. l trust the awakening common
sense and patriotism of the American
people to discover the remedy.
meanwhile in telling the evil and
the cause, my right hand on my con-
science, rank myself among the
truest and most loyal Americans"
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-08-22
NOTE READY TO
Give TO HUERTA
American Communication Trans
lated Into Spanish.
MEXICAN OFFICIALS SILENT

Receipt Of the Message Will Not In
volve the Reception Of John Lind.
Authorities Remain Firm in Intend.
ing to Resent Any Plan Of Interior.
ence on the Part Of the United
States.
Mexico City, Aug. 12.-The message
of the state department at Washing
ton, which Special Envoy John Lind
has for President Huerta is ready for
presentation. The document was
translated into Spanish.
Nelson O'Shaughnessy, American
charge, took steps to ascertain wheth.
er the Mexican government would re-
ceive the communication. That it
will do so there is little doubt.
Receipt of the message would not
involve the reception of Mr.. Lind or
DR.. William Bayard Hale, who also
is in Mexico on behalf Of the state
department.
Mexican officials are uncommunica-
tive regarding Mr.. Lind, but unoH-
cially their attitude of noncompliance
with any plan of interference on the
part of the United States has not been
altered.
Mr. Lind and DR.. Hale were in close
conference for several hours. The
most of Mr.. Lind's. time, however,
was spent at his hotel, chiefly that he
might be near Mrs. Lind, who is un-
able to leave her room because of ILL.,
ness Her indisposition is not serious.
Mr.. Lind had numerous callers.
None of the visitors were MeXicans.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-08-22

rhamherfa;p's colo, Cholera ana
Never fails. Buy it now. It may save Life
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-08-22
COLONEL S. F. CODY KILLED
Aviator and Passenger Meet Death
When Machine Falls,

Aldershot, Eng, Aug. S.-Colonel S.
+. Cody, one of the best known avia-
tors in England, and passenger
named Evans were killed when Cody's
monoplane turned turtle near here
and buried both men under it when it
crashed to earth.
Cody's neck was broken in the fall.
His sons, Leon and Frank, were eye
witnesses of the accident. which was
attributed by experts to faulty con-
struction, the body of the craft prov
ing too heavy for the wings.
Cody was an American by birth, but
became naturalized Englishman sew
eral years ago.
Evans was member of the Indian
civil service who had obtained leave
of absence to come to England to
study aviation.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-08-22
THIEVES MISS BIG HAUL
Get $4,000 in JeweIry but Overlook
Booty Worth 100000.

Newport, R. l., Aug. 19.-Burglars
who entered the Hermann jewelry
store here obtained jewels and silver
ware valued at about $4,000, but
were frightened away when addition
al booty worth 100000 was theirs
1lor the taking.
The burglars picked the lock on
she front door and forced the locks
aon four show cases. An inventory
showed that the missing pieces in
rluded twelve dozen stick pins, two
diamond brooches and a number of
small pieces.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-08-22
KILLS CHILD AND HERSELF
asNoman Told She Had Only Three
DAYS to Live.

Denver, Aug. 19.-After having been
cold by physician that she had only
sxhree days to live Mrs. Anna Horn
stein, thirty-two years old, sufferer
Irom tuberculosis, poured poison down
the throat of her three-year-old daugh-
Ger, Paula, and then drank a portion
of the drug herself.
When the neighbors broke into the
mouse, two hours later, Mrs. Horn
Etein was dead. The child died later.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-08-22
Comment NETTLES BRITAIN
Government Explains Why Huerta
Was Recognized.

London, Aug. 12.-The British gov
eminent, nettled by the comment of
certain American newspapers concern
ing Great Britain's recognition of
President Huerta, declared that the
comment is based on misconceptions
of facts.
"The recognition of President
Huerta was the recognition of pro-
visional president pending an cleo.
tion," the statemenv says.
ut was done on the advice Of the
British minister to Mexico as being
likely to assist in the restoration OF
order-an important consideration in
view of the large British interests in
YolVed."
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-08-22
CIoudburst in Colorado.

Colorado City, Colo, Aug. 12.-Dam-
age estimated at 100000 was caused
by a cloudburst, of which this city
bore the brunt. Crops were badly
damaged, county roads were so badly
washed that they will require thou
sands of dollars to repair, and at least
fifty families were rendered homeless
by the food.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-08-22
House Democrats Caucus on
Currency Measure.
VIGOROUSLY DEFENDS BILL
Representative Glass Explains Pur-
poses and Hopes Of Its Trainers and
Warmly Replies to Critics-Friends
Of tho Bill Predict Caucus Will
Make Very Few Changes.

lVONO VSIy row ~uAuSeos
Washington, Aug. ia vigorous
defense of the administration curren-
cy bill by Representative Carter Glass,
one of it's authors, was received with
general applause and support in the
first session of the caucus of Demo
cratic members of the house before
which the measure is to be worked
over and its fate determined.
Representative Glass speech follow.
ed an unsuccessful attempt by the lin
surgent" Democrats of the banking
and currency committee to have tho
caucus thrown open. to the public.
Led by Representatives Medley OF
Kansas and Ragsdale of South Caro-
lima, members of the committee, Rep
resentative Henry of Texas and 9TH
ers, the advocates of open caucus mus.
tered GO votes against 119.
Mr.. Glass speech in explanation Of
the bill, which began as general
statement of the purposes and hopes
of its trainers, was turned into an en-
rhatic defense of the measure when
the insurgents" insisted that 1t
should make provisions for the issu-
ance Of currency upon warehouse re-
ceipts for corn, wheat and cotton.
Speculation would receive the active
support OF the government, he de-
clared, If these amendments were put
into the bill.
The legitimate demands OF farming
communities, he said, for money to
carry on ordinary farming and COM
mercial operations were fully covered
by the measure.
Friends of the administration bill,
as the result of the opening session,
predicted that the caucus would ap-
prove the measure with few changes.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-08-22
CALUMET STRIKE IS BROKEN
Two Thousand Men at Work in Cop
per Mines.

Calumet, Mich, Aug. 10.-Copper
mine operators claim the complete
rout of the Western Federation of
Miners in its strike here for higher
wages, an eight-hour day, abolishing
Of the one-man drill and recognition
of the union.
Two thousand men are at work. No
demands for changes in working con-
ditions were made by the men retu.n-
ing, but it is said, from high au-
thority, that the mining companies
will raise the wage scale and prob
ably give the men the eighthour day
shortly after the strike finally is set.
tied.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-08-22
Burns in SIGHT of Friends.

Troy, Ala, Aug. 12.-Pinned be-
meath the wreckage of his automobile
and there burned to death, while
four of his friends witnessed the
tragedy, powerless to avert it, was
the fate of P. @. Davis of Alba, Ala,
on the road between Troy aud Mont.
gomery.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-08-22
REBELS MARCH on PEKING
Army Of $4,000 Would Capture Prov
ince of HankoW.

Hankow, China, Aug. IAN army
of $4,000 rebels from the province of
Human started from Yochow with the
intention of capturing Hankow and
proceeding thence to Picking.
A further shipload of northern
troops, completing force of probably
5000 men, was sent from Hankow on
the way to Sinti, in the province OF
Hupeh, where the Hunanese rebels
are preparing to make stand.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-08-22
NATIONAL STRIKE CALLED
Manifesto in Milan, Italy, Means
General WaIkout.

Milan, Italy, Aug. 1.-THE eighth
day of the general strike in Milan was
spent by the leaders chiefly in organ
izing a national general strike. which
was proclaimed in a manifesto. They
found their task more difficult than
they expected.
There is a great display Of troops
in Milan. Many arrests are being
made, especially of anarchists, who
are charged with Indictment to civil
war;
Another meeting, attended by 10000
strikers, was held. 1t was voted to
continue the strike and the hope
was expressed that support would
he given the movement by national
strike.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-08-22

The above shows throng waiting
100000
public them the
of 500 and the sale proved The entire lot
being disposed
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-08-22
REBELS MARCH ON PEKING
Army of $4,000 Would Capture Prov
ince of Hankow.

Hankow, China, Aug. 12.-An army
of $4,000 rebels from the province OF
Human started from Yochow with the
intention Of capturing Hankow and
proceeding thence to Picking.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-04-26

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Mrs. Emma M. Robinson, nurse,
called to house at 312S S. Michigan
av. by man on phone to take care
of his mother" When she arrived a
negro attacked her, stripped her and
tied her to floor in basement. She
escaped through basement window
and ran down Michigan av., practical
ly nude. Later picked up and taken
to home of relatives. Bruised about
body. Negro escaped.
/ Joseph Stills, 4617 S., Dearborn ST.,
negro, arrested after he had stolen
diamond worth $500 and $50 in cash
from DR.. George M. Chamberlain,
4425 Drexel blvd, who employed him
as butler.
Jack, johnson yesterday paid his
fine and costs of 81 ,426.24 The orig
inal fine of $1,000 and costs of
$70O49 were reduced with consent of
the court.
:, Chas. p. Stewart, 80, arrested at
Hotel Planters, 10 N. Clark St., and
held pending investigation of charge
that he had swindled several local
business men by saying. he had lost
all his money in recent flood at Day.
ton and that his wife and two chill
dren were in want at Charlottetown,
Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Several boys and girls had time of
their lives when fruit cart of Paul
Pappas was struck by auto at N.
Clark and Ohio SITS. Auto did not stop.
Heavy iron wagon stolen from
premises of A. Pitts, 727 Oakton st.
Found in vestibule of Fiske Hall, part
of the Northwestern University.
James Calabrese, 7016 S. Hermit
age av., bitten by bulldog.
Ray Ephraim, $500 champIain av.,
bitten on right arm by dog.
Mary Dubowy, 3, 2445 w. Path ST.,
fell in tub of boiling water. Dead.
Mrs. Kate Smell, 800 Wells ST., Sc
verely burned while fighting fire in
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-04-26


Secretary of State Bryan stopped
off here last night on his way to Sac
ramento. Held conversation with
Sen. Lewis, Mayor Harrison and VIM.
O'ConneIl 49,. -.'-.
Lloyd Goodrich, son of A. Good
rich, Pres. Goodrich Mfg. Co., ar
rested with two girls after he had
taken his fathers auto and visited
several saloons and hotels in Hege-
witch, South Chicago and w. Madi-
son st. Police were going to release
him but kept him on fathers request.
Young Goodrich is married and has
child. Wife pleaded with the father
in vain. n
Elizabeth Gore eoghlan, 8, 2o52
Lincoln av., killed by auto truck of
Siegel, Cooper & Co., in charge of
Fred Olson, %, LAB -Waveland av.
Arrested and releasmed on $1,000
bonds. /
Mrs. E. j. Hayt, so. III E. Ohio ST.,
severely injured by auto of John
Gallagher, 1901 E. 63d st. i
Mrs. w. E. Witherbee, 835 Drexel
So; Mrs. w. X. Cochrane, 5407 East
End av.; Mrs. C. A. Ramsey, 4610 FL
lis av.; Miss Margaretta Deming,
1856 Greenwood av., and Miss Flor
ence Carlson, 1403 Pratt av., arrest
ed for violation of new traffic rule.
Left their auto standing unguarded
for more than an hour. Released on
own recognizances.
DR.. John Leeming, 3541 Indiana
av., arrested for violating new city
ordinance. f
"Kane County News" is. newest
weekly newspaper printed in Kane
county, ILL., Published and circulated
by convicts at county Jail at Geneva.
j. G. Buss, SO, 1909 E. And St,
arrested charged with embezzlement
of between $1,000 and $4,000 from
National Railway Publishing Co., 122