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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-06-12
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Adjuntas, 11.-Durante ell pasado
mes de Mayo fueron inscritos en- la off
Gina del Registro Civil 80 nacinientosi.
16 matrimonios y u defQnciones.-El
Correspensal.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-22
ANTI-SUFFS WILL
CARRY ON FIGHT
Women Who Opposed Suffraglsm in
Congress to Continue Their Fight
Throughout the Country.

Washington, D. c., April 21.-After
a strenuous campaign against the suf-
fragists, the leaders of the national
association opposed to woman suffrage
will leave today to carry the new
crusade into the country. Mrs. A. j..
George, organization secretary Of the
Massachusetts branch of the organiza-
tion, already has left for Boston. Miss
Lucy J. Price, the organizations field
worker, leaves on speaking tour to-
day, and Mrs. Arthur M. Dodge,
national president, will return to
headquarters in New York tomorrow.
More than 100 anti-suffragists met to-
day for final conference on the con-
tinuation of work before congress. The
meeting was executive, admission be-
ing by card only and the situation was
thoroughly canvassed. The anti-suffra-
gists expressed their complete salts
faction with the impression they felt
they had made on the senate woman
suffrage committee at the bearing Sat-
mrday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-22
EXTENT OF ESTATE
NOT SHOWN IN WILL
FORTUNE LEFTsBY MONEY KING
is NOT DEFINITELY AscER-
TANNED; WILL FILED.

New York, April 21.-Interest in
the will Of j. Pierpont Morgan,
made public yesterday, centered to-
day in the question of the value of
the financier's estate and in what dis.
position his son would make of the
vast collection Of Morgan art treas
ures. Less than $20,OOO,000 was ac-
counted for in the specific bequests
made by Mr.. Morgan, the rest being
the residuary portion left to the son,
without mention of the amount.
Some estimates made today placed
the total estate as high as $125.000,-
900. but according to member Of
the firm Of J. P. Morgan & Co., not
even the son himself can tell within
many millions the actual value of the
fortune. Until appraised by the state
for the purpose Of collecting the in
heritance tax, the question will re-
main open.
Mr.. Morgan's will was filed for
probate shortly before II o'clock this
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-22
M0desty Not a Feature0f
Makeup Among New Lam
Makers at WASHINGTON

VIM. Howard Thompson, in discuss.
Ign his future, says:
1T Is acknowledged by all who
know him that as senator he will not
only bring credit and honor to HIM
self, but to the state and the nation
as we'll"
Generally the biographies In the
new directory are remarkable for
their brevity as compared to former
publications. Many Of the members
non,ae @snts Of 1,s,oosf f9 ass simple 'tafs Ate
shortest biography oidolslH .,,o's
sentative Lindberg of Minness. IS
describes himself simply as "repup-
lican, of Little Falls"
Mr.. Kindel of Colorado discusses
his activities against discriminative
railroad rates, and says that the vote
of his district that selected him
proves conclusively that the people
of Colorado are wide awake to the
needs of fair and equitable transpor.
tation."
Representative l.. Engle Of Florida
says he Jstudies in the public schools
of the state and is still trying to ger
an education" while Representative
Ninabaugh of Illinois "was educated
in. the school Of hard knocks" Mr..
Bremner of New Jersey declares he
never ran for Office until against his
will he was practically unanimously
nominated for the Gard congress-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-22
COLLEGE YOUTH
TO GET TRAINING
War Department to Conduct Two
Military Camps to Train Young
Men From Colleges.

Washington, d. c., April 21.- Two
military camps are to be established
this summer by the war department
exclusively for summer training of
college students, one at Gettysburg,
Pa, lasting from July to August 49,.
Students over IL years Of age are
recommended by officers detailed as
military instructors in colleges, will
be taken into the camps, where they
will be given practical military In
struction, including practice marches.
The students will be required to pay
their own transportation and sub
sistence charges as we'll as to pur-
chase their uniforms, congress having
made no provisions for the camps. The
war department, however, will supply
the military instructors and suffi-
cient number of officers for the pro-
visional regiments.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-22

Washington. D. c., April 21.-What
members of the 63rd congress think
OF themselves became public today
when the new congressional direc-
tory was issued. The new directory
contains biographies Of representa-
tives and senators, prepared by them.
selves.
Lawyers, as usual, form the bulk
Of the legislators. Sixty.nine are in
the senate and 270 in the house. In
the senate there are eight editors,
six farmers, Ave business men, five
bankers, two doctors and one SOL
dier. The house contains seventy.
eight business men, thirty-three edit
ors, ten teachers, eighteen farmers,
nine mechanics and workmen, six
bankers, six doctors, one author, one
soldier, one preacher and one lee
turer.
! The directory lists in the senate 81
democrats, A republicans and one
progressive In the house there are
29O democrats, 127 republicans, Z
progressive republicans, 8 progress
sives and one independent, with a
vacant seat caused by the death Of
Representative Legar Of South Caro-
lima. The house roll call, which for
several congresses has been led by
Representative Adair Of Indiana, will
be led in this congress by q new
John w. Abercrombie
Of Alabama.
!, The new SENATOR from Kansas,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-22
AUTO BANDIT WILL
GET SECOND TRIAL

Chicago, April 21-Robert Webb. a
leader Of the automobile robber gang,
which terrorized Chicago last winter,
will be placed on trial for his life to-
aay for the second time within q
month in the criminal court. Webb Is
under indictment for the murder Of
Detective Hart who sought to arrest
him in connection with the robberies.
A jury disagreed few days ago as to
his guilt on the murder charge. He
is already under sentence for twenty
Ave years in the nfnitentiary for rob
berry.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-22
CHINESE TONGS
BROUGHT TO TIME
Action Of San francisco Police In
BIockadlng Chinatown Has De-
sired Effect on Tongs.

San Francisco, Cal, April 21.-A
temporary truce has been declared by
the warning Bing Kong and Suey Sing.
Tongs, according to reports that
reached the police today.
AS q result Of blockade placed
about Chinatown, the heads OF tho
Chinese Six Companies are
said to have got together last night
to discuss peace measures.
Business in Chinatown has been
hard hit by the police orders prevent.
ing tourists from visiting the quarter,
and the Chinese merchants are be.
1ieyed to be making vigorous efforts to
end the Tong feud.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-22
PATRONAGE FOR
IOWA WILL soon
Be DETERMINED
Judge Wade Expected in
Washington in Short
Timesto Finish Job Civ
ing;.P Postofiee to Follow.
.[BY E. H. HANSoN.l

Washington. D. c., April 21.-Judge
Wade Is expected to come down to
Washington within the next few days
to settle up once and for all the mat
ter Of the six federal offices In the
state. Immediately after the slate is
decided upon, the postmasters at, Dav-
export and Ottumwa will be named.
When the national committeeman
was called west two weeks ago by the
serious illness OF his brother, who has
since died. and by pressure OF legal
business also, it was announced that
nothing would be done until his re-
turn. He has written. Representative
Pepper that he expects to be along
shortly and then the slate will be
passed upon and the recommendations
sent to the president.
AS the collectors of internal revenue
do not have to be confirmed by the
senate, those two gentlemen will start
passes upon them favorably. The two
marshals and two district attorneys
have to be confirmed, but 1t is now
thought that their confirmation will
be but formal matter.
The two Iowa senators would have
no ground for fighting them except for
personal reasons and it Is not likely
that they will go into personalities If
President Wilson decides he wants
them to be named. The failure of the
republican senators and representa-
tives to reach an agreement with ex-
President Taft on the matter of the
federal offices left the latter open to
the democratic president to fill.
Boosted BY Senators.
The first formal recognition of Iowa
came this week when President Will
son nominated Jerry Sullivan for the
position Of general appraiser In the
customs service. This position pays
SO, 900 a year and Is regarded as one
Of the great political plums of the
country.
1t was thought that Mr.. Sullivan
would receive something In his pro-
fessional line, such as an assistant at
torney generalship, or something on
that order, but President Wilson pre-
ferred the other and without even
warning him before hand, decided to
appoint him.
The president, as Is his custom, con-
suited Senators Cummins and Kenyon
on this appointment. Both Of them
said that no better democrat and no
better citizen lived In Iowa than Jerry
Sullivan and declared that they would
take pleasure in voting for his con-
firmation.
For time after the nomination was
sent to the senate, Mr.. Sullivan was
undecided as to whether he would ac-
cept It or not. The salary Is large
larger than any other place to be dis
tributed outside Of cabinet positions,
the treasurership Of the United States
and the collector of the port Of New
York-and the work is easy and sue
cessful appraiser has practically life
position
People Draw Hasty Conclusions.
The manner in which large bodies Of
people jump to hasty conclusions, in
cluding large associations of trained
professional men, has been clearly
demonstrated by the agitation against
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-22
NICHOLAS BAKER
DIED SUDDENLY
THIS MORNING
Pioneer OttumWa Merchant
Succumbed to Blood Pois-
oning; Had Lived in This
City Since 1857.

Nicholas Baker one of Ottumwa's
best known and respected citizens
passed away this morning at 1920
o'clock at the family residence, 632
East Second street, after an illness of
only few days. Blood poisoning
which developed out of running a
nail in his thumb last Tuesday was
the cause Of death. The news Of Mr..
Bakers death will come as great
shock to his many friends who were
unaware Of his condition Shortly
after the accident last Tuesday Mr..
Baker went to a physician and had
the injured finger dressed. Sunday
morning he again had the injured mem
ber dressed. Later in the day it was
noticed by members of the family that
his case was becoming more serious
and physician was summoned to the
home. Mr.. Baker grew worse
throughout the day and evening and
this morning he passed peacefully
away. The members Of the family
were present when death came.
The funeral services will be held
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock at
the residence 632 East Second street.
Rev. w. C.. Hengen, rector Of Trinity
Episcopal church, will conduct the
services. The remains will be inter
red in their last resting place in the
Ottumwa cemetery.
Came Here in 1857.
The deceased was born in Metz,
Germany, November 10, 1897 and was
76 years, months and 2 days old.
At the age Of nineteen years, Mr..
Baker left his home in Germany and
came to America, arriving in New
York in 1856. The following year, in
1857 he came to Ottumwa and had re-
sided here continuously since. Short
ly after coming to Ottumwa Mr..
Baker engaged in the commission and
grain business and was very success
full for a great many years. For short
time after coming to Ottumwa he
was connected with the Burlington
railroad.
Mr.. Baker was one of the be-. known
and most highly respected citizen of Of
tumwa and his loss will be keenly felt.
AS public citizen he was always
ready to bear his share of the burdens.
Mr.. Baker is survived by six chill
dren. They are Misses Letta j.,
Bertha Baker, and Mrs May Young of
this city, Mrs. Blanche Painter of
Marshalltown, c. w. Baker of San
Francisco and George N. Baker of
Portland, Ore. Three grandchildren
Mayer, Louise and Woodbury. Young
of Ottumwa also survive. His wife
Mrs. Louise Baker preceded him in
death nine years ago.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-22
BOSS|sM NOT A
FEATURE OF THE
RECENT SESSION
Gag or Gavel Rule Did Not
Hamper Work Of Legis-
lature; Bills Thought
Dead Firall PASSED.
IBY ORA WILLIAMS.]

Des Moines, April 2l-A feature Of
the legislative session which Impress
ed itself on many visitors and which
became more conspicuous as the close
was reached, was genuinely democratic
spirit and procedure. In some circles
there was frequent complaint Of nc
leadership, no cohesion, no solid group
in control; but viewed from another
standpoint this simply meant that in
the 36th general assembly there was
utter absence Of rule by new process
OF bossism or caucus or gavel or gag,
and each and every member, In both
houses, stood on an equality with
every other. It was because of this
fact that in the closing hours there
came near to being ruction of most
serious kind over the appropriations.
Members all but refused to pass the
appropriation and tax bills, not be
cause they did not want the institu.
tions Of the state cared for, but they
objected seriously to system which
forced members to vote on bills with
out any consideration at all. This was
not due to the desire Of any member
or members to be dictatorial, but 1t
was the result of a system long toler-
ated, from which the legislature seems
unable to free itself. A serious dis
agreement arose over the proposal for
q millage tax in support Of the college
at Ames, and but for the fact that to
have rejected this bill would have
meant going back to revise the whole
budget of expenditures from the gener.
al fund the proposal would have been
rejected.
Bills Finally Get Through.
Only few bills OF general import
ance got through the legislature the
last two days, but the list includes
some that had previously been marked
of as dead. They had not been buried
however, and resurrection came in the
last hours. Most notable Of these was
the bill for q state insurance depart
ment, which will In due time effect q
great change In that work. It does
not take effect until in two years
when the present state auditor will be
available for the place. Next in i'm
portance was the Thomas "bluesky'
bill, which came in at the finish win
ner after much buffeting 1t is q bill
about which opinions differed very
much and there is still great fear that
1t will have the effect Of hampering
some legitimate business.
The Ames bill in regard to weed
cutting was pulled through at the fin-
ish. It provides for having the weeds
along the highways cut by the officials
and the cost charged up to the prop
erty. This was severely denounced as
another blow at the farmers.
Hotel Sanitation Bill.
The hotel sanitation and inspection
bill was revived at the last and put
through. The whole trouble with the
bill was that the legislature had previ-
ously provided that Mr.. Barney's de-
partment should require sanitary
kitchens and the members did not
want to send two sets of inspectors to
hotels; SO the bill was fxed up to have
the inspectors in the food and dairy
department do the hotel inspecting.
The bill for requiring state officials
who receive fees to turn them over to
the state treasurer within three days
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-22
BATTLESH|PS
WILL MAKE TRIP
AROUND WORLD
United States Sea Fighting
Power Slated for Journey
Nearly Twice the Force
Cruising in 1907.

Washington, D. c., April 21.--When
the American fleet sails for the Medi
terranean in January it will be nearly
twice the muzzle energy of the
famous battle fleet sent around the
world in 1907 by former President
Roosevelt and OF half again as great
tonnage.
The schedule and ports Of call have
not been worked out yet in the navy
department, which has announced that
the big fleet would tour Mediterranean
in division. It was the original plan
in connection with the opening Of the
Panama canal to have the fleet pass
through from the Atlantic to the Pa
cific about January, the tentative day
of the opening.
This practically Is arranged but 1t
was pointed out that from the Medi-
terranean 1t is comparatively short
voyage through the Suez canal and in
to the Pacific and the fleet could re-
turn that way making the passage
through the canal from the Pacific to
the Atlantic.
The main ships of the line to go
on the cruise will be the battleships
Wyoming, Florida, Arkansas, Della
ware, North Dakota, Utah, Vermont,
Louisiana, Michigan, New Hampshire,
South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Ne
braska, Rhode Island, Minnesota, Con-
necticut, Kansas and Idaho.
Nearly Twice az Strong.
Comparing these ships with the bat.
tlefleet which went around the world,
they aggregate a tonnage OF 364,50O as
against 223,500. Navy officers point
out that more striking example OF
the advance in the navy's effective
fighting power is shown by a compare
son Of the muzzle energy OF the main
batteries. In round figures the maaz.
3zle energy of the blattlefleet OF 1907
summed up $500, 900 foot pounds. The
main batteries of the fleet which will
make the Mediterranean will total
$3.50, 900 foot pounds, almost twice as
much The battleships will be accom-
panied by all the destroyers that can
be spared and an accompaniment of re-
pair and supply ships. This official
announcement by Secretary Daniels
makes it apparent that the ships will
go fully equipped.
Official announcement OF the YES
sci movement, as made last night by
the navy department, declared the OBJ
ject was to send the fleet on pleas
ant cruise to stimulate enlistment and
educate officers and men.
White Squadron Was Small.
The white squadron" had four yes
sells. Their total tonnage was 1920,
just that of the Connecticut, Evans
flagship in the famous battleship
cruise. The total muzzle energy of the
squadron's main battery was 100000
foot tons, that Of the Connecticut 37O,-
900. A salvo Of the squadron fired
1900 pounds of projectile, that of the
Connecticut $500 pounds.
The New York, launched Oct. 30,
1912, with 27,500 tons, displacement
$4,000 pounds, and 100000 foot tons In
a salvo, is nearly twice the size and
fires three times the weight of metal,
with six times the energy Of the whole
of the famous white squadron" in
1890.
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Quits Stage When
\ Children Dr0Wn;
to Become a Nurse

New York, April 21.--Isadora
Duncan, the dancer, grief
stricken over the death Of her
two children and their nurse,
! who were drowned Saturday
when the automobile in which
they were riding, plunged into
the Seine at Paris, is said in
cable advices today to have
definitely announced her de-
cision to retire from the stage
and to devote the rest of her
life to the care of the poor and
sick as a hospital nurse. 1t is
said that as soon as she has
recovered from the shock she
will leave for the field of mill
tary operations in the Balkans
and join the Bulgarian red
cross.
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-22
BELGIAN STRIKE
SHOWING MORE
SERIOUS ASPECT
Numbers Increase Accord
ing to Socialists Figures
to Nearly 100000; Think
Government Will Yield.

Brussels, Belgium. April 21.--The
neral strike for equal suffrage in
Belgium enters on its second week
with the ranks Of the strikers un-
broken and in fact, strengthened by
the adhesion Of still further recruits
bringing their total up to nearly 500,-
600. according to socialist computa-
tions.
A cheerful spirit prevails among the
working classes who feel that the gov
eminent will be obliged to yield at
least to the compromise suggested by
the liberal leaders, This provides
that the equalization Of the parliament
tary franchise shall be Immediately
taken up for consideration. A COM
mittee is now dealing with the provin-
cial and commercial franchise and
hopes to evolve plan improving on
the present method.
Cabinet ministers on the other hand,
are determined not to surrender II the
government still commands majority
of the chamber Of deputies when It
reassembles tomorrow.
The socialist national convention
meets on Wednesday to discuss the
to be rare and are In most cases at
tributed to other causes than the
strike.
Deserters XIII Pursuers.
Fontaine-L' 'Eveque, Belgium, April
21.-Two Belgian soldiers who were on
guard at steel mill protecting the
property against the possibility Of an
attack by strikers. left their posts to-
day, carrying their rifles with them.
They were pursued by q military pa
troll which was about to capture them
when both deserters fred, killing one
of the pursuers. The pair then escap-
sd into the ad1acent liQreS
XII OF the troops In the garrison
we're Immediately drawn of from
strike duty and sent in search OF the
fugitives.
Suspension 10 Complete.
I. La Louviere, Belgium, April 21-.--A
few coal miners descended the pits
was complete and the metal foundries
and Quarries and business is at q
standstill throughout the district.
Boys Wreck Train.
Ninovo, Belgium, April 21.-A pas
senger train was wrecked today near
here by boulders which had been piled
on the track at a sharp curve. Sixteen
persons were badly injured. The oc.
currence was at first attributed to the
striking textile workers but 1t was
later discovered that the rocks had
been placed on the line by two mis-.
chievous boys. They we're arrested.
Grows at charleroI.
Charleroi, Belgium, April 21.-The
strikers in this district continue de-
termined. The number increased to-
day.
Guardmen Cheer Strikers.
Liege, Belgium, April 21.-A detach-
ment of the civil guard called out for
the preservation Of order this morning
cheered a gathering here. The local
police expostulated, upon which the
guardsmen shouted even louder "Hur-
rah for the strike" much to the scan.
dal of the authorities and to the amuse-.
ment of huge body of strikers. The
guardsmen were later persuaded to re-
turn to their homes after being dis
missed from duty.
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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-10-17
QUO VADIS COMING.
Complete Production at Colonial
Theatre Oct. %.

The splendid production of "Quo
Vadis" will be given in its entirety
at the Colonial Theatre three nights
next week, beginning Thursday, Octo-
Der %.
Historians differ as to the causes
of this particular conflagTation, many
attributing it to natural a,ciden in
asmuch as the city had been par
TALLY destroyed upon several occa-
sions before and also because it was
liable to very easy destruction on ac-
count of its narrow add intricate al.
leys aud the irregularity of its
streets.
Many claim that it broke out in a
business section Of the city, in which
vast quantities of oil and other de-
structable matter were stored and
that because of the vast number Of
wooden buildings it was easy prey
for fire. Some authorities accuse
Nero Of deliberately firing the city
because of his well-known and often
expressed ambition to. rebuild it, but
whether this is fact or not is open
to debate.
Tacitus, the great historian. does
not attempt to convey the impression
that Nero originated the fire or the
rum II that the Christians had start
ed it.