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Arizona republican., 1913-11-04
Yes.

Street lighting bonds for the pur- pose of installing light standards for lighting and beautifying the streets of the City of Phoenix, said bonds to be issued to the amount of Twen ty-five Thousand Dollars ($25, ,0OO.- OO).
Arizona republican., 1913-11-04

Hire a little salesman at The Re publican office. A Want Al will see more customers than you can.
Arizona republican., 1913-11-04

Zulu Belle and May Mack Star in Pace and Trot, Former Bettering Her Record On Arizona $ Fast Mile Track.
Arizona republican., 1913-11-04

Oswald, B. F. Hobart's bay gelding, won the $ mile running race after travelling half the distance with most of the barrier trailing. Pinkstaff. the jock, was almost unseated at the start when the elastic took his mount across the forelegs but he managed well enough under the circumstances
 Piper's Split, second, winner of the well remembered Frontier day match
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-29
WHITE HOUSE BRIDE HOME
Mr.. and Mrs. Sayre Slip ir Unobserv
ed and Have Thanksgiving
Dinner at Wilson's

Washington, D. c., Nov. 2S-Presi-
dent Wilson's family circle was COM
plete at the White House Thanksgiv-
ing dinner last night. Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis Bowes Sayre, who were mar
ried at the executive mansion last
Tuesday and whose where abouts
have been a secret since then, slipped
quietly into Washington late Thursday
and got back to the white house
without being observed.
Although the presidents daughter
could have used a white house auto
mobile, she and her husband prefer
red a taxicab. They had come by train
from Baltimore, where it is believed
they have been since last Tuesday.
The couple will accompany the
president to New York tomorrow on
his trip to see the Army-Navy football
game, but they will sail for Europe
Saturday, several hours before the
game begins. They expect to return
to Williamstown, Mass, their future
home, late in January. E
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-29
TO TEST WILSON ON
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
DELEGATION OF LADIES TO VISIT
PRESIDENT AND PUT QUEs-
TION UP TO HIM.

Washington. D. c., Nov 2S.-Aaoth-
er suffragist delegation is to visit the
white house next week in an effort to
obtain an expression from President
Wilson as to his stand on the suffrage
question. Plans for the visit have al
ready been made at the Headquarters
here of the National American Wom-
en- Suffrage association, but no definite
date has been selected.
1--WE intend to obtain definite
statement of the democratic admins
tration's attitude toward woman suf-
frage,' says Mrs. Jessie Hardy Stubbs.
We will try to see the president at his
convenience but we are going to see
him just as the New Jersey delegation
did. =
Our national convention will be
meeting next week at the psychologist
cal moment when the president will be
reading his message to congress-
Plans for the visit to the white house
are in charge Of Miss Florence King
OF Chicago. who it Is understood Is
mapping out the questions that are to
be put to the chief executive, also will
take an active part in the proposed
interview with the president
Already many of the delegates to
the 45th annual convention have reach.
ed Washington to take part in the re-
limirary meetings that begin tomor-
row.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-29
CONDUCTOR SHOOTS
INTRUDER IN HOME
JOHN SCHRUNM MAY DIE OF
WOUNDS INFLICTED BY GEN.
TERVlLLE MAN.

Centerville, Nov. 2S.-John Schrunm
lies at the point of death in the
hospital here from the effects of gun
shot wound inflicted by Conductor
Jode Mosley of the Southern Iowa
Traction line, yesterday evening about
o'clock. Domestic trouble in the
latter's home had recently been
patched up and Schrunm was ordered
by Moxley to stay away from his house.
Late yesterday as the Abba special
was ready to leave Moxley saw
Schrunm enter his yard. He followed
him and Immediately fired Perfectly
composed Moxley got on his train and
went to Abba, returning about II
O'clock, when he called on the sheriff
and gave himself up. In the mean
time Schrunm went to his home and
complained Of cramps in his abdomen.
The pains continued to grow steadily
worse and when the physician arrived
he discovered that Schrunm's suffer
ings were caused by gunshot wound.
This was the first intimation his family
had Of the shooting. He was removed
to the hospital where on examination
it was found that his intestines were
perforated seventeen times. His death
is only a question of few hours.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-29
ZELAYA IS HELD ON
CHARGE OF MURDER

New York, Nov. 28-Asserting his
innocence and declaring that he was
not afraid, Jose Santos Zelaya. for
merly president and dictator Of Mic
argua, was taken to the Tombs prison
yesterday after being arraigned and
held without bail before John A.
Shields, United States commissioner,
in extradition proceedings, to answer
charge of murder committed in Mic.
aragua.
Zelaya had been dragged from his
bed by agents of the department Of
justice in the home of a friend In the
Halsworth apartment house, at West
End avenue and Ninety-Second street,
and had spent the night In the Green
wick police station. He Indignantly
denied rumor that he was left in the
hotel, where he formerly stopped, "in
a trunk" and said he had walked out
like any other individual.
This charge against me has been
trumped up by the present admins
tration In Nicaragua" said Zelays,
"but it Is a political offence that Is
charged, and / cannot be extradited."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-29

mond mines of the world are located.
or the cut diamonds imported, more
than three-fourths are from Belgium
and the Netherlands, about equally
divided between those two countries.
While the United Kingdom, Belgium,
and the Netherlands are large import
ers of diamonds, a considerable pro.
portion thereof, are, in each case, re.
exported.
The people Of the United States
are the worlds largest importers of
diamonds from permanent ownership
and they, according to a statement by
George F. Kunz, in the Encyclopedia
Americana, own practically half of the
diamonds of the world. The statement
in question, published in 1903, estimat.
ed the value of all diamonds known
to exist in the world at that time at
one billion dollars and added that
about $5O0,000,0O0 worth were then
owned in the United States, and
that therefore 1t may safely be said
that one-half Of all the diamonds
known are owned in the United
States" The importation of diamonds
into the United States subsequent to
that date amount to over $300,000,0 900,
making the total stock Of diamonds
IN the Unfted States at the present
time approximately three-quarters OF
billion dollars.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-29
EXPERTS To PASS
UPON THE BONDS.
as citor Duke Will Have
bond Companies Examine
Draft Before Election
WILL NOT VOTE ON
DATE FIRST FIXED
Cannot Be Ready by Dec.
20; Two Questions Will
Be Submitted

The date Of the special election ia
be held for the purpose of voting on
the bond issue and the Improvement
OF the dams Of the waterworks will in
all probability be later than was stated
IN yesterdays issue Of The Courier.
This is made necessary by the action
OF Solicitor Duke who has suggested
TO the commissioners that the draft
or the proposed bond issue be sub
mltted to experts before being sub
m1ttet to the voters. The language oil
the proposition as it appeared last
evening Is incorrect The proposed
bond Is general city bond and not
distinctly waterworks bond IS might
be inferred. The time that will be
spent by experts in going over the
draft to be submitted for their exam.
lnation Will necessitate later date
than December 20, as was first fixed
Tor the election, but 1t is the opinion
or Solicitor Duke that the time lost
before the election will be saving OF
time that might be lost afterwards il
errors are found by the bond com.
pany's experts when the bonds are up
for sale. ~.
Give Ottumwans Benefit.
Mr.. Duke stated today that the
bonds to be issued are a general bond
Of the city and not waterworks bond.
He stated that they will be issued in
denominations OF $500 and payable in
2.3 IS. 6, Z, 8, 81. 10 and.1 yaara. ten
|periods paying $4,000 at the end Of
each period The bonds will bear
per cent He said that the idea is to
give Ottumwa people the benefit II
they wish to invest. but the purpose
in submitting 1t first to the bond ex-
perts Is to have any mistakes or
technicalities that might be discovered
corrected before the bond issue is
made.
While the draft now made is not
ready for submission to the experts,
and believing that some corrections
may yet be necessary before being
sent to the experts for examination.
Mr.. Duke did not wish the draft to
be published until all was as it should
be. He said that the proposition as it
will be placed before the voters will
be about as follows:
Shall the city council be authorized
to issue 100000 in bonds bearing not
to exceed 5 per cent interest per an
mum. The proceeds to be used for
the following purpose
TO replace the present wooden dams
with concrete structures; to purchase
and install the necessary machinery
and equipment to fully develop the
water power so obtained; and to in
stall the necessary distribution system
for the electric lighting of the streets
and public places Of the city
On the ballot to be submitted the
voters Of Ottumwa. there will be two
distinct questions for the voter to de-
eide. One Of these will be whether
the improvement shall be made and
the other whether the bonds will be
issued to pay for the improvement.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-29
Americans O1Vn Half of the
Worlds Stock of Diamonds

Washington, D. c. Nov. 2S-Diamond
importations into the United States
made their highest record in the calen-
dar year 1913 The value Of diamonds
and other precious stones imported
during the current year will approx
mate &57,000,00O this being the
first occasion on which the total has
crossed the $50,000,000.
Twenty years ago, according to Of
fetal figures Of the bureau of foreign
and domestic commerce department of
commerce, the total imports Of dia-
monds and other precious stones were
but $11 100000; In 1903. S2S,000,000
and in 1918, approximately $57, 100000
this estimate being based upon
the known figures for the nine
months ended with September,
which are 30 per cent in excess Of the
highest record heretofore made. These
totals necessarily include imitation Of
precious stones, which now form about
per cent Of the total, but were not
separately shown prior to 1912.
Most of the diamonds imported into
the United States while originating In
South Africa, are invoiced from the
Netherlands, Belgium, France. and the
United Kingdom. About two-thirds of
the uncut diamonds are imported from
the United Kingdom, in whose, South
African possessions the principal dia-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-29
DIR. WILEY OFFERED
POST IN NEW YORK

Washington, D. c., Nov 28.--Friends
OF DR.. Harvey W. Wiley, former fed,
eral food chief, admitted today that
the doctor was considering an offer to
become health commissioner of New
York City. DR.. Wiley was away on
his Virginia farm out of reach of tele-
phone and telegraph and is expected
TO return to the city tonight. None
of the doctors friends know whether
he would take the place but said he
had conferred once with Mayor-elect
John Purroy Mitchell and has been in
with others in New
York about the offer.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-29
THROWS BOMB At
SOCIETY WOMEN
ILLINOIS JURIST HOLDS THAT ON.
LY BREADWINNERS CAN BE
ELECTION, JUDGES.

Chicago, Nov. 28.-County Judge
Johr. e. Owens has ruled that women
shall have the right to serve as elec.
ton judges and clerks-but: Club
women, society women and housewives
who are not the breadwinners for their
families, or who are not the real
"heads" Of their households, are barr
ed from the new privilege.
On the other hand, women who work
to support their families and whose
husbands do not contribute as much
to the household expenses as do their
wives and children, will be most ac-
ceptable as election judges. In the
matter of clerks, women coming under
either classification" will be accept
able to the election commissioners.
The law governing this unique situa-
tion is quoted in a letter from the cleo
ton commissioners, which will be re-
cieved today by virtually all women's
organizations in Chicago-fashiorab
clubs, labor unions and church socie-
ties The letter Is to instruct the
women how to proceed In taking ad-
vantage of Judge Owens order.
Law Is Defined.
"Under the law" the letter reads,
Judges of election must be house
holders. A householder is defined In
the elections act as "the chief or mead
of family, who resides with the fam
lily, as a family, and who supports and
provides for such family as an indepen-
dent family"
William H. Stuart, chief clerk Of the
board of election commissioners, who
compiled the letter, is of the opinion
that women whose husbands support
them cannot qualify as householders.
But he believes school teachers, shop
women or any woman who is bread
winner can.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-29
TO SPEND MILLION
REPLACING SEWER

Pittsburgh, Nov. 2S.-Steam shovels
we're today employed in tearing up the
remnants of the nine foot sewer,
wrecked for mile in the Lawrence
vile district by an explosion Of sewer
gas last Wednesday. Debris had been
clogging the channel end sewage and
water backing up had undermined the
walls of brewery SO that it was in
danger Of falling in. Two hundred en-
rloyes were hurriedly driven into the
street by city inspectors.
The director Of public works, John
Horton, announced today that the city
would replace the wrecked sewer with
an adequate tunnel at a cost Of $1,000
600.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-29
STATE CALLED |. |: ] ON
TO RELEASE JONES
ATTORNEYS FOR CONVICTED KID
NAPER> OF SWEETHEART
ASK FOR HIS PARDON.

Des Moines, Nov. 2S-Claiming that
there was a miscarriage of justice" in
the sentencing of Earl Jones, Corn
ing musician, to the penitentiary for
five years on the charge of having kid
naped Miss Grace Runyon, daughter of
2 Corning banker, his attorneys today
filed a petition for his release with the
state board of control.
Jones was sentenced on his plea of
guilty, but his attorneys allege that he
made the plea under pressure from the
girl's father, and that the case was
simply an elopment.
The alleged kidnapping took place
about a month ago and in less than
two weeks Jones was in the peni-
tentiary
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-29
Iowa Senator With Aid of
Colleague Is Planning
Federal Ownership
WOULD GREATLY ADD
TO COUNTRY'S DEBT
President of Santa Fe Says
Roads Are Between the
Devil and Deep Sea

Washington, D. c., Nov. 2S.-Govern
United States is about to assume the
proportions Of a live national issue.
Senator Kenyon of Iowa has been
making a careful study of the propo
sition. and during the discussion in the
senate ten days hence Of the bill for
government construction of Alaskan
railroads he is expected to submit
facts and figures to show the advis
ability of the acquisition of all contin
entail lines by the United States.
This presentation probably will be
preliminary to the introduction of a
bill authorizing an issue Of 3 per cent
bonds the proceeds of which are to
be used to pay, for the properties.
It is a tremendous thing the Iowa
senator is contemplating. 1t means
the acquisition and operation by the
government Of 225,O00 miles of road
1t means an increase Of the public debt
by $19,O00,0O0. that being the
amount of the funded debt and capital
stock Of the roads outstanding The
public debt at this time is $1,048.000,-
900.
IO"d SONdIOTS SOItdpOIdSSs
In his investigation of the subject
Senator Kenyon has had the coopera-
tion of his colleague, Senator Cummins
Neither Of the Iowans will discuss the
results Of their study or the plan they
are developing.
! Enough has been learned, however,
to show that in Mr.. Kenyon's Judgment
at least, this promises to be the Solu.
ton of the many vexing questions
which the present railroad policy has
created.
Nor is Mr.. Kenyon alone In this
view. Railroad presidents have stated
frankly that government ownership Is
the inevitable end of the popular agi-
tation which for so many years has
existed in consequence of private ex-
ploitation.
The railroads are now reaping the
whirlwind as punishment for the high
handed methods they applied for so
many years. They are being crushed
between the federal government on
the one hand and the states. on the
other. They are compelled to charge
traffic rates which they insist are in
adequate to enable them to meet ex-
penses of operation, development, and
extension and to pay reasonable inter-
est on the capital invested.
Change Certain As Fate.
President Ripley Of the Santa Fe
said yesterday:
Government ownership Of all rail
roads is coming as certain as fate. The
legislatures hamper and cut our profits
and labor unions take what is left. We
are practically between the devil and
the deep sea-"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-29
VERMMION MAKES
CHANGE IN FINDING

Judge vermilion in an opinion filed
about 2:45 this afternoon changed his
former ruling in the contempt case
against Larry Glenn who was found
guilty last week. The opinion states
that after reflection upon his decision
IN the case against l.. Glenn, the court
has a doubt as to the guilt Of the de-
fcndant and reversed his former find
ins, discharges Glenn and exonerates
his bond The opinion was received by
Attorney G. l.. Gillies who assisted In
prosecuting the case, and was filed this
afternoon with the clerk Of en"-t ~
Mr.. GillieS.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-29
PIANO FALLS AND
CRUSHES GIRLS LEG

Abba, Nov. 2S-Miss Edna Yer
Ploegh, member of the Pella chorus
singing at the Eisteddfod yesterday,
was painfully injured when one end
Of a piano fell and crushed her right
ankle. A hole in the platform caused
the accident.
A collection was taken up at the
closing sessions of the Eisteddfod for
Miss Yer Ploegh amounting to $7123.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-29
Democratic Senators Have
Trouble Among Selves
at Party Caucus
MAY INCREASE THE
REGIONAL RESERVES
Republicans Have Planned
No Caucus to Discuss
Currency Bill

Washington, D. c., Nov. o.
Congressional leaders today agreed
on joint session Of the house
and senate at one o'clock Tuesday
afternoon December 2, at which
President Wilson will read In per-
son his annual message.
Washington, D. c., Nov. 2S.-The
location of the regional reserve
banks to be established by the new
currency bill became a matter of pres
sing Importance when the democratic
conference resumed work today. The
insistence of Senator Hoke Smith and
Senator Bacon of George that the ter
ritory tributary to Atlanta would not
do business with regional bank at
New Orleans may force the conference
to at least informally outline districts
and locations for the banks. While the
administration bill proposes eight
regional banks, the conference may
finally increase them to ten. The bill
that passed the house provided twelve.
The decision of the conference, when
it gives it's final approval to the bill,
probably will be accepted as binding
by all but one or two democrats and
the measure will be taken up in the
senate again Monday under circum-
stances expected to bring about its
early passage.
Work Drags Along.
Work dragged somewhat in the con-
ferenee~today ana the leaders said If
the bill was not completed by tomor-
row night the senator's probably would
work Sunday.
A guarantee Of deposits proposed by
Senator Williams was referred to the
democrats of the banking committee.
Some form of guarantee is expected
to result. The number OF members
of the federal reserve board was left
to be taken up later.
Senator Thomas of Colorado announ-
ced he would propose an amendment
to make the new currency payable Gin
gold. silver or lawful money"
No Republican Caucus.
Republican senators probably will
not take up the currency bill as party
measure. Leaders said today that
they had no plans for republican con-
ference and declared their efforts to
amend the bill would be taken up on
the floor without regard to any agree
r'ent the democrats may reach to
unanimously support the Owen bill.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-29
SUN PRIESTS FATE
IN JURORS HANDS

Chicago, Nov. 28.-The case of Otto
man Ear Adusht Hanish, charged with
Objectionable matter by
express. was given to the jury today.
Counsel for the defendant argued
that Hanishs book was valuable work,
especially where it advocates exercise
and living in the sun. and declared
that the jurors would be better men
for having listened to the reading of it.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-29
ROAD HEAD BURIED.

Washington, D. c., Nov. 2S-Funeral
services for William Wilson Finley,
late president of the Southern railway
system, were held here this morning in
St Johns Episcopal church. attended
by many government officials and his
former associates in the commercial
and transportation world
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-29
CAVALRY GOES SOUTH.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Nov. 2S.--Fort
Douglas was the scene of busy pre-
paration today for the departure of
the Twentieth U. S. infantry to Ell
Paso, Texas. Orders to proceed to the
border were received late yesterday
The regiment numbers IT'S enlisted
men and fifty officers.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-29
STEALS BREAD AND
3 " THEN EATS FEAST

San Francisco, Nov. 2S.-Hungry on
Thanksgiving day and out of work,
Thomas Stark, So years old, stole a
loaf of bread from Chinaman He was
arrested. An hour afterward Stark
was eating turkey and cranberries and
rnince pie with the other inmates at
the city prison. The loaf of bread is
held as evidence.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-29
COMMEND INVESTIGATION

Washington, Nov. 2S.-The nations
interest in Attorney General Mercy
nolds' investigation of the alleged
cold storage trust was indicated today
when hundreds Of letters of congratula-
tion from all parts of the country came
to the department Of justice.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-29
IRA NOBLE, OF ALBA.
COMMITS SUICIDE

Abba, Nov. 2S.-1ra Noble, SO years
old, committed suicide last evening
at his home in this city, taking car.
bolic acid. He had been at church in
the morning and later attended the
Thanksgiving dinner at the U. B.
church, returning home about $
o'clock to do some work about his
home His wife returned about 6
o'clock and found his lifeless body in
the living room.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-29
ILLNESS PROVES FATAL.

Chicago, Nov. 2S.-Frank E. Rowley
former managing editor of the Chicago
Chronicle who has held executive posi-.
tons On newspapers il San Francisco
and Cleveland, died at his home here
today after a prolonged illness.
Mr.. Rowley was horn at Racine
Wis. He came to this city when ten
years of age.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-29
War Against the
Useless Christmas
Present Spreads

New York, Nov. 2S.-The
fight against the useless giving
Of Christmas presents is spread
ing throughout the country with
the approach of the holidays.
The Spugs, as the society for
the prevention of useless giving
has been nicknamed, are sup
plying copies of membership
cards and by laws with which
to inaugurate branch societies
in various parts.
A Spug must wear member
ship pin and pledge himself to
aid in the fight against the
useless Christmas present. The
cost of the pin is covered in
the membership dues which
are 10 cents year. Five hun
dred persons enrolled in Wash
ington in one day, according to
reports received by the Spugs'
headquarters here.