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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-26
ATTACK IS MADE
ON bLUESKYb
TO GOV. CLARKE
Opponents Of Measure Ex-
pose Its Weakness; Jerry
Sullivan Accepts New
York Post.
[BY ORA wILLIAMs.1

\ Des Moines, April 25.-If the oppon-
ents Of the blue sky bill had not be-
lieved they had Senator Thomas SEN
ate nle No. / absolutely bottled up so
1t would never get to vote In the
house they would have appeared In
force before the legislative commit
tees to make the same fight they are
now making before the governor. But
they never dreamed Of the possibility
Of 1t getting away from those who
were entrusted with keeping the bill
down.
: This was developed. at the hearing
before the governor yesterday. 1t was
u good deal more than committee
hearing They took shots 1t the bill
from every conceivable angle; they
said it wouldn't work. and that 1t
would work too well; that 1t wouldn't
stop the sale OF worthless securities
but it would stop legitimate business;
that 1t would be an absolute imposst-
bility for the secretary OF state to pass
properly on the business to come be-
fore him and that as matter OF TACT
none Of the legitimate brokers or
dealers in high class security would
ever make any pretense OF securing
the license, or compliance with the law.
And they proved 1t all.
The bill will increase interest rates
very materially, especially on farm
mortgages.
The bill will greatly increase the
number OF private banks, for they will
be able to get around the restrictions.
The bill will put stop to the
growth and development Of industries
in Iowa and retard the tendency to
build up cities.
The bill will prevent the sale of
land sale contracts absolutely no mat
ter how good they are If more than
seventy-five per cent Of the land value
is represented In the paper.
And besides, 50 it was argued, the
people of Iowa ought to have the right
to invest their money in speculative
enterprises II they SO desire, and II
they want to buy stock and take their
chances on losses that should be their
privilege.
Never before has sny bill been so
thoroughly lambasted as this was all
Gay yesterday UClOT0 Iu0 6ONCAAOA
who received a vote of thanks from
the delegations for his patience In lis
tening to the arguments. At the con-
clusion he stated he wanted to take
abundant time to give the matter
thorough consideration before decid-
ing. He would not act hastily.
The main arguments, however, were
directed toward that feature of the
bill which, according to its critics,
would have the effect Of stopping
legitimate business, especially In the
handling Of notes and mortgages and
the sale OF paper backed by real
estate. The absurdities and incon-
sistencies of the bill, many Of which
we're pointed out In this correspond
ence the first week Of the legislative
session, were exposed in merciless
fashion, and concrete illustrations CIV
en- of how the law would work out In
practice II 1t is placed In the code.
II anyone desires to speak for the
bill time will be given. The discus
sion is far from closed.
Thinks WelI Of Wilson.
'Woodrow Wilson Is making one OF
the greatest presidents we have ever
hoxl coid Torrx, Sullivan who Ia soon
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-26
Thinks Well Of Wilson.

"Woodrow Wilson is making one OF
the greatest presidents we have ever
had said Jerry Sullivan, who is soon
to leave for New York City to be one
Of the general board Of appraisers. His
administration will live in history as
a good one, for he has ability and cour-
age and he is right"
The position in New York was open
for Mr.. Sullivan because of the remov-
al by President Taft of two members
Of the general board Of appraisers some
time ago for good reasons The board
is sort Of appellate court where i'm
porters who feel aggrieved take their
cases when they feel that the regular
appraisers have erred. 1t Is purely ju-
dicial in character. Mr.. Sullivan expects
to take 1t, IL the senate approves, but
ne also expects to turn his eyes toward
Iowa with many heartfelt longing in
the Year, to come.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1913-01-23

parcels post as we'll as mail order
houses understand 1T, they would
know that the parcels post will
prove to be the greatest bles-
sings the country editors and
country storekeepers have ever
known.
With parcels post the local
merchants prosperity must in
crease at once. And with the
parcels post the country editor
will, for the first time, come to
his own. The parcels post will
give to the country merchant a
delivery system as good as that
of the greatest city department
stores, and to the local editor a
full value for his important serv-
ices to the nation.-New York
Journal.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1913-01-23
The Truth.

The Leader is what it is. II
tries to be frank and open in its
advocacy of men: and measures.
If it consulted the "dollar" god at
all times it would be healthier pos
sibly, from a material standpoint,
but it simply will not bow to that
low, sycophantish idol. 1t is pass
ing strange to us how some edi-
tors "play both sides against the
middle" how they cringe and
crawl along for the sake of max
ing an extra dollar, how their very
souls seem warped by the desire
for material advantage. 1t would
seem that people wonld get tired
and disguised with such actions,
but do they? If the people of this
country would demand frankness
and courage of the editors, the
entire populace, together with
the editors, would be benefited.
-Harrodsburg Leader.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1913-01-23
Parcels Post, Country Editors and
- Merchants.

For the first time in the his
tory, editors that are intelligent,
throughout the country, will be-
GIN to receive a fair reward for
the work that they do. And to
say that the profit for the coun-
try editor of ability and charac-
ter will be IS annually for every
subscriber to his newspaper is
putting it mildly.
Boom the parcels post; make
it better; explain to your local
storekeepers that through it he
can deliver goods direct. He can
be the agent of the manufactur-
er, who has no time to start a
mail order house, and has no in
clinatlon to do it.
Let the storekeeper advertise
through the country newspaper
what he can do.
Let the country newspapers
impress upon the manufacturers
the fact that they, the editor
and country merchant are the
only statesmen in direct contact
with those that live in the coun-
try.
There is room for everybody in
this country-that is to say, for
everybody who intends to be of
any service. And the mail order
houses will live. But their great
monopoly will cease.
Do not overlook the fact they,
being intelligent men, realize
what we have told you here. They
know that there is real danger in
the parcels post. They know
that it makes practically worth
less their ella borate system of
freight delivery, which they have
built up through years. They
know that their system of selling
a hundred pounds of goods at a
time in order to take advantage
of a low freight rate now goes O.
verboard.
If the merchants in the coun-
try, and the local editors through
out the country, understood the
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1913-01-23
Increased School Attendance.

An increased enrolment of
more than $4,000 among white
pupils in the rural schools, an
increase of 4O,913 in the daily av.
erage attendance, and an average
increase in the salaries of rural
teachers of $26, are some of the
results of the enforcement of the
compulsory education law, coup
led with the law, basing the sala-
ries of teachers on the percent
age of enrolment and attendance
as well as efficiency, according to
report made by the Kentucky
Department of Education to the
Federal Educational Bureau.
These statistics deal only with
conditions in the white rural
schools. The report to the Leg
islature was anticipated in this
regard at the request of the Fed
eral department.
The white enrolment for the
school year 1912 was 4OO,613,
as compared was 1885, for the
preceding year. =
The average daily attendance
was 241, $3.50, as compared with
POI ,O28 the preceding year.
The average salary of rural
teachers was $500, as compared
with 1884 the preceding year.
There was expended on the
schools for the year So, 1855, 642. %,
an increase of 1878, 949.34; and
local taxes raised aggregated ST.
991, 767.97, and increase of $780,
1888. 80. ....
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1913-01-23
f1sm,ets Makes Defense.

huoWCthS viz YuCotiOh WY
Kentucky remains SO low in il
literacy in the list of States and
territories in sthe Union, Banks
dale Hamlett, State Superintend-
ent of Public Nstruction has CIV
en- out an interview in which he
says thatit wApld be unfair to
compare a Statd with a rural pop
ulation of Topper cent as Ken.
lucky with a State like Rhode Is
land, which has only a rural pop
ulation of 3.3.
He also said IL would be unfair
to compare Kentucky, which de-
rives all of its revenues for schools
from direct taxation, with a State
like Minnesota which has a per.
manent school fund of $21, 900, 900
derived from school lands. Also
that it would be unfair to compare
Kentucky with a double school
system, one for whites and anoth-
er for blacks, with a State like In
diana, which has but one school
system, the whites and blacks at
tending the same school.
Among States like Delaware,
Maryland, Virginia, North Caro-
lima, South OAfolina, Georgia,
Florida, Missouri, Kansas, Ten
nessee, Alabama, Mississippi,
Texas, Arkansae and Oklahoma,
Hamlett says itwould be fair to
place Kentucky in comparison,
and among the States, Kentucky
stands tenth. Is respect to per,
Fcentage of attendance, eighth in
amount expended for school per
capita of rural population, eighth
in amount expended per capita of
average attendance, third in per-
cennage of male teachers, four
teenth in the average monthly
salaries, fourth in value of school
property, third in total revenues
for school purposes, in amount of
State funds, fifth in amount of
local taxation, seventh in per-
centage of illiteracy, fourteenth
in white illiteracy, eleventh in
negro illiteracy, sixteenth in a.
mount of illiteracy reduced in
the last ten years.
In the actual number of illit-
crates in each one hundred per-
sons in the State, there are per-
sons over ten years old who can.
not read and write, a number ex-
ceeded in twelve States of the
Union.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1913-01-23
Stanley Aftet L. EN-. Railroad.

Representative Stanley ap-
peared before the House Inter-
state and Foreign Commerce
Committee and pleaded for the
passage of the bill designed to
relieve switching conditions in
Louisville. He told this commit
tee that "The purpose of the l..
& N. in refusing to handle COM
petitjve switching" sis to force
shippers so to freight their goods
as to enter Louisville over L. &
N. tracks. Unless they do, ship
pers are told they can unload
their stuff in the yards and dray
it the few hundred yards that
stretches between the rival rail-
road terminal and the destina-
ton of the goods. No city in the
country lies so completely at a
railroads mercy as Louisville.
The manufacturing concerns
there are as absolutely deprived
of the benefits of law as if they
were in some inaccessible porti-
on of the State. The L. & N. is
confident of its power since the
decision it fears only act of Con-
gress. Meanwhile it has gone a.
head insolently, arrogantly abus-
ing its power"
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1913-01-23

Powell-Lodge No. 645, F. & A.
NJ, of Clay City, KY, held it's
annual election of officers at its
Hall, December 9th, with the
following results: j. E. Niblack,
Master; j. W. Williams, Senior
Warden; Sam Carr, Junior War
den; A. T. Whit, Treasurer; j.
w. Woolery, Secretary; A. NJ.
Burgher, Senior Deacon; d. Il.
Daniel, Junior Deacon; Thomas
Edge, Tyler.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1913-01-23

The daily Tobacco Bulletin and
weekly farming journal have been
launched at Lexington. AS it's
name implies this weekly Journal
will be devoted to agricultural in
terests. The first and second 10
sues are q credit to its publishers
and is we'll worthy the support Of
the farmers Of this section. 1t CON.
tains each week daily account of
the sales on the Lexington loose
leaf tobacco market. 1t also gives
market reports from other cities of
the state. The subscription price
u 81 90 pSr year and we'll worth
the money TO any farmer in the
state.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1913-01-23

Twenty boys from the South.
ern states aud twenty-three from
Northern states who won prizes
for growing corn is being enter
tanned at Washington tins week
by the Department of Agricul.
ture. The best yields by far are
from the Southern states.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1913-01-23

Within seven hours after he
had slain the Chief Of Police Of
GulfRort, Miss, a negro burglar
had been tried, convicted and
sentenced to death.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1913-01-23

Fred Smethers has moved from
this city to A. q. Barnes place
near Waltersvills. Mr.. BsInes
has moved TO the place on the
Clay City aud Spout Spring road
where he formerly lived.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1913-01-23

A. @. Estes and sons, Clarence
and billiard Estes, sold their
crops of tobacco to Winchester
dealers at - cents straight.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1913-01-23
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

Services End and 4th Sabbaths Of
each month.
Prayer Meetings, Wednesday even
ings.
Chas. f. Mann, Pastor.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1913-01-23

Smallpox has broken out
among the Green River flood
sufferers marooned on Ashbyburg
hill.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-26
FORMER SALT LAKE
WOMAN A SUICIDE
Mrs. Lorraine Carroll Kills Self
With ChIoroform After Quar-
rel Over Business Man.

Special 10 The Tribune.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. @5.-Alrs.
Lorraine Carroll. beautiful Salt Lake
City divorcee, committed suicide here
today by inhaHng chlcroform, The
woman left two letters, one addressed to
Mrs. &. T. Shay, 1A59 Greenwich street,
in which she accused tho latter of be-
ing TO blame for everything and ex-
pressed the wish chat she have nothing
but bad lack IN the future. The other
letter was addressed to Abe Block, a
local business man and member OF the
Union League club. II read:
"Don' u you wish you had called me
up oftener by telephone, for then there
would have been no chance for
Detectives learned that Mrs. Carroll
and Mrs. Shay recently had r violent
quarrel over a prominent business man
whose name is withheld. Mrs. Carroll,
60 years old and a striking blonde, had
many acquaintnnces amoug meu OF
wealth and position in San francisco.
She was divorced in Salt Lake City a
number OF wears ago.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-26
Young Men Work Them
selves Up From Messen-
ger Positions.

~ EWlTr KNOX and George g.
\ Knox, sors of Frank Knox,
president of the National Bank
of the Republic. are receiving
the congratulations Of their associates
In tho bank and other friends over the
fact that they have been advanced 10
the positions of assistant cashiers iu
the big financial institution. Both
young men have been connected with
the bank for number Of years.
When they first conceived the idea
of going into the banking business they
were told by their father that they
would be required TO go in upon ey-
actly the same footing as other boys
and that if they 'fmade good'' their
reward would como in time. The
boys accepted the proposition With its
conditions and began as messenger
boys, working in the bank during their
vacations and at other times when
possible.
From one subordinate position TO au.
other they were promoted. until both
were made paving tellers. Now, they
are advanced to positions OF assistant
cashiers, Both young men are Yale
graduates, having been graduated In
juno, 1911, since which time they have
given their eutire attention TO their
duties in the bank.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-26
Varied Problems.

Among The questions discussed with
President Widtsoe by the members Of
tho legislature were the permanent main
tenance fund. a new chemistry building.
q new dairy, q new machine shed, the
new soof for the mechanic arts building.
tho new heating plant and the new dam
which Is 10 furnish light and power for all
state institutions The courses OF study,
the attendance and tho per capita e5;-
penditurca were also discussed at some
length.
At private meeting IN the rooms OF
the board OF trustees Of the Agricultural
college, President Widtsoe spoke at
length to tho members OF the legislature.
tIe spoke on the beginnings Of as13oul-
tural education. then traced the history
of the Utah Agricultural college from
It's origin In the idea advanced by Anthon
II. Luud. twenty five ycars ago, when he
was q member Of the territorial leglsla-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-26
Pioneer in Work.

Utah was "A pioneer OF the western
states in offering a course IN agricultural
education. Tho Utah Agricultural coll
lego was one OF tho earliest schools ot
It's kind In tilo country IT was the first
institution IN the United States TO offer
a commercial course leading to degree.
ii was a pioneer I'm experimentation
work in dry farming and Irrigation, II
was cne OF the first colleges In the ooun-
III, to establish q courso in home econ
omics-
When tho Utah Agricultural college
first took up the experiment work IN dry
farming there wss little or no dly farm
ing In tho rtate. Now 2e5, 900 acrss of
dry farm land In Utah are being profit
ably cultivated. When the dry farm
ing experiment work was begun by tho
college tho state gold dry farm land Mt
from rs cents to S1-50 par acre. Now the
state has minimum price OF $3.50 per
acre and practically all OF the state dry
farm lands are cold at e figure consid-
erably In advance OF the minimum.
Ths worl. Of the college IN irrigation hss
been OF the most advanced nature. In
the college work and through the exten-
sion bureau the faculty has inausurated
Il vigorous campaign DESNeut tIc WdtlS
OF water Already tho farmers arc be-
ginning TO conserve the supply as re-
suit Of this campaign. and Dr. Widtsoe
| cstmates that within the next few yes RS
the water WILL be made 70 serve twice
the acreage that II does at present
Ultima tely. IN the opinion OF President
Widtsoe, Utah viii bo primarily dairy
state The Agricultural college has been
l l,-a,
ducIug scientific methods In dairying and
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-26
Eastern Capitalists Would
Purchase Property From ST.
Paups Parish and Erect
New Building.
AT LEAST HALF A
MILLION INVOLVED
Vestry Contemplates New
Place of Worship to Be
Constructed on Adjoin-
ing Ground.

DLANS for building activity at
~ Main and Fourth South streets
Involving III least half million
dollars and perhaps million or
moro are under way. The plans con
template tho construction Of a business
block and a new church, the former by
eastern men and the latter by the
management of st. Paul IS Episcopal
church. II the proposed deal is cousu.
mated the present church viii be de-
molished TO make way for the new
business structure.
Eastern capitalists arc negotiating
for tho purchase Of st. Paul s church,
Main and Fourth South streets, with
the intention OF erecting a business
block No information as to the cost
Of the building could be obtained, but
the price Of the property and nature Of
the transaction are taken to indicate
that considerable money viii be in.
vested
Through Adolpb Richter, real estate
agent, they have offered 100000 fer
the church aud ground. The Testry
asked $25o,ooo Negotiations are still
undor vyav
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-26
BILL CHANGES
REGULATION OF
STATE WATERS
Measure TO Be introduced
Tomorrow Giving a Board
Of Control the Power
to Adjudicate.
STATE is DIVIDED
INTO TWO DIVISIONS
Superlntendents to Be APP
pointed by Governor; Com.
missionerS Have Charge
of Distribution.
TT He whole system OF water COZ
troll and regulation in Utah is

"H whole System OF water coz
troll and regulation in Utah is
changed by a bill which will be
introduced in the house tomor-
row on behalf of tho stats engineer.
Tho measure will probably be Pre-
sented by Hooper of Weber, a member
Of the committee on irrigation and res.
eryoirs
Under the proposed act, all water
rights arc. TO be determined by o. va.
ter division superintendent, or, upon
appeal from his decision, by board
OF control The state is divided into
two water divisions. The hrst division
embraces the counties Of Washington.
Kane, San Juan, Iron, Garfield, Beaver,
P1ute, Wayne, Millard, Sewer, Sanpete,
Emery, Grand, Juab and Carbon. The
second division embraces all the re-
naming counties Of the state.
Each water division ia 10 ha7s
division superiutendent, who is to be
appointed by the governor for a term
OF four ycara, and who is to receive
s2400 year aud his necessary travel.
ing expenses. The Offices OF the super
intendents are to be at the capitol. A
secretary is provided Tor at $500
year. Each superintendent il required
to givo bond OF $4,000 The board
Of control consists OF tbs two water
division superiutendents and the state
engineer, who shall be ex-oficio presi-
dent OF the board. There are TO be
regular meetings of the board of con
troll on the second Wednesday in April
and tho third Wednesday in Novem-
Der. Special meetings may be called
by tho president or by any two mem-
herv
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-26
WATERS COVER WIDE
AREA Of LOWLA|VDS
Beulah Levee on Mississippi
River Breaks and Wide
spread Disaster Results.


VICKSBUEG. Misc, Jan. ga
torrent 200 feet wide tonight is rush
ing through the crevase in Beulah
levee, about 100 miles north Of here on
the east bank OF the Mississippi river,
and the water is iuundating the low
lands rapidly, destroying crops and
forcing hundreds of families to the
highlands. The engineers engaged on
the work estimate that before the
flood recedes at least ono thousand
square miles of plantations and swamps
will be inundated.
Fifteen hundred men, about 400 of
whom are state copyicts, arc working
day and night to "tie' tho ends OF
tho break, but despite their efforts, 1t
is slowly widening, the rushing water
causing the ends of the levees to
crumblo Major J. a. Woodruff OF the
United States engineers, is super
intending operations.
There were many alarming reports
today concerning the condition of the
lcvee at Filters Landing, where new
work was damaged by recent heavy
rains Major Woodruff has dispatched
D. steamer to that point, with Assistant
Engineer Tollinger aboard, for an IN
spection. Up to late hour tonight
no loss Of life had been reported. The
YaSoo and Mississippi valley schedules
were not affected today.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Jan, e5.-rhe
Wabash river began to fall tonight.
Residents of Taylorvillo and West
Terre Haute, driven out by the high
water. are preparing to return TO their
homes. Several coal mines in tho Chm
ton field did not operate today, as the
miners refused to enter the shafts,
fearing that the high water would Gu
trap thcm.
CAIRO. H.. Jan, 25.-Tho Ohio is
rising and the crest OF the flood is eX-
pected tomorrow. Water is now spread
out in all directions from Cairo. The
Cotton Belt railroad still maintains
service into Birds Point, Mo.
MEMPHIS. Tenn. Jan. o5.-Dispatchc9
tonight from points along the Missis-
slppl river from Cairo. H.. an far south
as Helena. Ark, show the river rising
slowly and no signs OF weakening in the
dikes.
Additional men and material were sent
to Modeca, Ark today whore tho work
of closing the crcvasse OF last year has
not beer completed AS the revetment
now stands. however. Major f. NJ Mark
man, engineer in charge. declares 1t can
withstand a greater volume OF water than
the predicted forty~foot stage at Mem
phis,