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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-12
CONSULT WILSON
ABOUT TRUST Law
REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC
SENATORS CALL ON THE
PRESIDENT FOR IDEAS.

Washington, Feb. 12.-ConsideratiOn
of the administrator program for an
thrust legislation at this congress was
temporarily transferred from the SEN
ate wing Of the capitol today to the
white house. There members of the
senate interstate commerce commits
sion who have devoted much time to
the consideration of the proposed legis.
lation as outlined by President Wilson
consulted with the president relating
to proposed amendments to bills that
are now being prepared. Republican
members Of the committee who have
suggested amendments to the tent9.
tive measure also joined with their
democratic collegeaus on the commit.
tee in the conference.
Today's conference was general in
terchange Of ideas on the proposed an.
thrust legislation and was held with
view to perfecting the various bills
on the subject Democratic leaders in
congress propose If possible to have
the various measures ready for presen-
tation to that body not later than
March ]. Among the questions discuss
ed were:
Amendment of the interstate trade
commission bill to extend the power
Of the proposed body somewhat. but
without cOnfering any administrative
authority. Also to exclude from pub
licity trade secrets and lists of Gus
toners required to be furnished by cor
porations.
Amendment to the trade relations
bill to regulate holding companies and
to prevent holding companies from re-
stricting competition.
Amendment to the tentative bills
designed to prevent interlocking direc-
torates and defining restraints of trade
under the Sherman act.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-12
STEAMER CAP TAIN
. UP FOR NEGLIGENCE
EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF NANTUC-
kET BLAMED FOR COLLISION
WHICH SANK MONROE.

Philadelphia, Pa. Feb. I.-Details
of the collision between the steamship
Nantucket and Monroe which caused
the loss of forty-one lives Jan. 13 off
Virginia coast were given by witnesses
at the trial of Captain Oswyn Berry
commander of the Nantucket, which
began here today before members OF
the U. S. examiners. Bedford Sargent
government steamboat inspector at
this port and David Fl. Howard, local
government Inspector of boilers consti
tute the tribunal.
Passengers and members of the crew
who We're rescued from the sinking
Dominion steamer and of members of
the crew of the Nantucket have been
summoned to appear at the trial which
probably will continue for three weeks
The charges against Captain Berry
are negligence and violation of the
rules Of sea and were made as a result
of preliminary Investigation.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-12
MINE WAGE SCALE
IS BEING PREPARED

Philadelphia, Pa. Feb. 11.-With the
preliminaries Of the organization out
of the way, the operators and miners
of the central bituminous coal competi-
tive field today began the real work OF
trying to arrange new wage scale to
take the place of the present agree
ment which expires on April !. While
the Joint conference has to do with
the wage scale to be fixed in western
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Hi
nois, the result of the negotiations will
have an important bearing on the new
scale to be arranged in the central
Pennsylvania district and in the other
states. u
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-12
Well Preserved Bones Of E
Pigmy Are Unearthed
in Bed of Asphalt
WAS BURIED THERE
FOR 100000 YEARS
Now on Way to Smithsonian
Institute for Examina-
tion BY Scholars

Los Angeles, Cal, Feb. 1.-THE skel-
eton of what appears to have been a
prehistoric pigmy. less than three feet
in height is on it's way today from the
asphalt bed of La Brea to the Smith
sonian institution in Washington. If
the genuinness of the find is verified
there, the La Brea skeleton will take
it's place in the history OF anthropOlo-
ogy as the first remains of antedeluv-
ianman man found on the North Ameri-
can continent. ...r ..'
ITO my mind said Director Frank
Daggette of the Museum of History,
Science and Art, under whose direction
the excavations have been carried on,
there can be no doubt that these
bones are those of man. To what
geological period he belonged must be
matter of conjecture now. Only
careful researches yet to be made can
determine the truth"
Indications are that the skeleton be-
longs to the pleistocene period, rough
; ly placed at 100000 years ago. First
was found the skull, last Friday and,
and since then the remainder or the
bones, said to be in an excellent state
of preservation, have been scraped
from their casing of asphalt with the
most minute and painstaking care.
Nearby was the trunk, still erect, of
tree, the summit of which was over
laid by twenty feet of asphalt. Close
to the tree trunk were the bones OF
mammoth bear, of a species already
classified as belonging to the pleisto-
Gene period
Scientists of the University of Cali.
fornia have contended that North
America and Asia were at one time
joined, and that, geologically speaking,
the backbone of the continent is the
Aleutian islands.
Across this neck of land they believe
came the eohippus, the little two-toed
progenitor of the domestic horse. The
find at La Brea, if it proves what it
seems will strengthen their contention
that there was once an interchange of
life between the two continents.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-12
HUERTA PURCHASES
SUPPLY OF WEAPONS

Mobile, Ala. Feb. 11.-President
Huerta of Mexico has bought 10000
rifles and 100000 rounds of ammunition
from a gun company at Montgomery
for shipment to Vera Cruz through this
port according to an announcement to.
day by the Mexican consul here. The
dispatch from Montgomery confirmed
the SALE
The Norwegian steamer Fjel which
made a mysterious trip to Vera Cruz
and returned in ballast three weeks
ago, is here waiting, it is believed tor
a cargo Of arms.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-12
BATTERED STEAMER
is UNABLE TO LAND

Plymouth, Eng, Feb. 1.-THE storm
tossed passengers on board the bat
tered Olympic, who had been eagerly
anticipating relief from the miseries of
their voyage from New York when
they reached here today, had to go on
to southampton The flerceness of the
gale prevented landing either pas
sengers or mails. This was the first
time in many years that such thing
had happened here to liner from
America.
The weather inside the breakwater
was so severe that the tenders were
unable to get alongside the steamer.
After two hours of futile effort, the
Olympic proceeded.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-12
ASK PROBE INTO
FAKE FIRE GALL
Copper Miners Insist That
Congressman Inquire as
to Big Disaster
ALLEGE PANIC WAS
CAREFULLY PLANNED
Will Try to Show That Mar
Who Started 1t Was a
Foe to Strikers

Hancock, Mich., Feb. 1.-THE
congressional subcommittee which
is here inquiring into conditions
in the copper country, decided to-
day to hold hearings at Calumet
to investigate the italian hall
tragedy there on Christmas eve,
in which "a persons lost their
lives.
Hancock, Mich. Feb. 11.-An invests
cation by the congressional sub-com'
mittee of the Italian hall disaster at
Calumet on Christmas eve was asked
today by O. N. Hilton, counsel for the
Western Federation of Miners.
Mr.. Hilton explained that as the next
important matter as to whether consti
tutional rights had been violated by
the deportation of Charles H. Meyer
president of the federation and G. Fl
Tanner, he thought it necessary to re-
hearse the events leading up to the
Meyer incident,
Chairman Taylor announced that the
committee would announce it's decision
after the noon recess.
Hilton charged that the disaster was
caused by man wearing Citizens
Alliance button, charge which the
coroner's inquest failed to prove.
"The hall was crowded with chill
dren," said Hilton, when, as testi
mony will show. man presented him
self at the door. He had q Citizens
Alliance button on the lapel of his
coat AS he stood in the doorway, he
spread his arms and shouted: Fire!
Fire! Everyone rush"
"A panic ensued and in the rush that
followed 20 odd children were tramp.
led to death. Hilton told of the visit
of the committee of citizens to Chas
H. Meyer at his hotel in Hancock on
the night of Dec. 26, to urge him to ac-
cept relief fund collected for the
stricken families.
"Moyer said to them in substance
he continued, no, sir, we will not take
it. We have fed our hungry, clothed
our naked and we will bury our dead.
"A few moments later his room was
invaded by an angry and shouting mob
of prominent citizens of Houghton and
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SEEK STATUS OF
HYDRO-AEROPLANE

Washington, D. c.. Feb. Ills ny.
droaeroplane a marine craft and az
such subject to the navigation laws?
This is legal problem which A. L.
Thurman, solicitor of the department
of. commerce was today asked to solve
by Assistant Secretary Sweet.
The question arose over passenger
line between Petersburg and Tampa
Fla. which makes two trips daily car
rying back and forth patrons by hydro
aeroplane. In case the flying craft Of
amphibious nature can be construed to
be '-vessel within the meaning of the
law, its pilot will be required to pro-
cure license from the government.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-12
u. S. Officials at Loss H0D
to Treat Mexican GunbOQt

New Orleans, La, Feb. 1.-THE
Mexican federal gunboat Zaragosa,
which arrived here today, fired sal
ute of 21 guns when she passed up the
Mississippi river past Jackson bar
racks. but the greeting was not return
ed by the United States troops. The
Zaragosa's band also played Mexican
airs.
Officers at the barracks said they
had telegraphed to Washington for IN
structions as to what action ii any,
they should take on the question OF a
warship of an unrecognized power be-
ing in this port. None was received
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-12
aaron Poultry & Egg Co. to
(. Locate Branch House
Here in Near Future
SEEKING BUILDING
FOR THE BUSINESS
Large Produce Firm OF
Kansas City Enters Iowa
Field; Now in Creston

The varied industries Of Ottumw.
are soon to be augmented by the addi
ton OF another that will increase the
amount of employment to be given
Ottumwans and make an additional
market for the poultry and dairy pro.
ducts Of this vicinity.
The Aaron Poultry & Egg Co., a con-
Germ that Is one of the largest If not
the biggest independent produce house
outside the packers that Is in the cOun-
try Is going to locate here.
Quietsactivity on the part of the
representative of this firm has been car
ried on for short time past and to-
day 4. l.. Hackett who Is in charge OF
the cOmpany's affairs here, was seen
and verified the reported coming of the
firm to Ottumwa
Mr.. Hackett was for some time past
manager Of the Swift poultry house IN
Ottumwa, and left that firm last Satur-
day. He is acquainted with the situa-
tion as regards the produce business In
this community on account of his ex-
perience with the Swift Co. and ex-
poets to make definite move toward
locating the new concern here within
a short time.
The matter was brought up at the
Tuesday meeting of the Commercial
association directors and the assOcia-
ton will lend It's support In encourag-
ing the company to build or buy q
place suitable for its business here
Mr.. Hackett stated today *hat he has
q number of placeBs1M mind and ex
poets to close with one In few days.
Negotiations have been underway
quietly through Mr.. Hackett with GER
tain property owners that are located
on or near the railroad in order that
TIE business might be located to an ad-
vantage from the standpoint OF ship.
ping. The necessity Of getting along
side the railroad is easily apparent in
this business for the company is
large shipper Of poultry, butter and
eggs.
The Aaron Co. has its biggest house
in Kansas City, Mo-, but has chain
of houses through Kansas and Okla.
homa. The places where the
firm has branches includes Wichita,
and Hutchison, Kan, and Enid, Okla.
1t is but entering the Iowa field and
has at present located in Crest0n
where branch has already been start
ed. The Importance Of Ottumwa as 4
center for both poultry and eggs is
recognized by the Aaron Co, and the
shipping facilities here are unsurpass-
ed in the state These are matters
that have been considered by the pros
pective Ottumwa industry and led to
the seeking of location here. The
facility for getting labor needed in OF
tumwa was also factor in bringing
the company here, as 1t will give EN-
ployme ent to a number varying with
the different seasons Of the year and
may range from so to $50 persons of
both sexes.
AS soon as negotiations for loca-
tion are completed, the firm intends to
Immediately get busy and begin active
operat tiOns as soon as possible.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-12
HANS SCHMIDT SENTENCED
Slayer of Anna Aumu'Ier to Die ir
Electric Chair For Committing
Horrible Crime.

New York, Feb. 11.-Hans Schmidt
was sentenced today to die in the cleo
trio chair within the week beginning
March 29 for the murder of Anna
Aumuller Schmidt was found guilty
of murder in the first degree at his
second trial after the jury which
first tried him had failed to agree.
Schmidt's lawyers made the defense OF
insanity for their client but the
prisoner would not aid them and said
repeatedly he wanted to die.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-12
WILSON'S PORTRAIT
OVER HIS OLD DESK

Washington, D. c., Feb. thames
Wilson, former secretary Of agriculture
reappeared today at the department
over which he so long presided and
this time he intends to stay despite
changes in the administration. But
the former secretary did not appear in
person. Instead he came in portrait
and the government paid his mileage.
Congress appropriated $1,000 for his
likeness and it was done by William
Merritt Chase of New York 1t is "a
life size three quarter length portrait
Of Mr.. Wilson and will hang in Sec
retary Houston's office
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up to the time the Zaragosa passed the
barracks there this morning
immigration authorities had not ex
pected to inspect the Zaragosa on the
ground that she was a foreign war
ship of friendly power, but it was re-
ported from quarantine that three
aliens were aboard. Commissioner Red
fern then gave instructions for an in
spector to meet the Zaragosa when she
docked and to ascertain if any attempt
was being made to bring aliens into
this country unlawfully.
It has been reported here that a
Frenchman. an Italian and Mexican
of considerable prominence were
aboard the ship.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-12
ARE HEARD
Three Men Testify at Trust Hearing
at the Request Of Victor
Murdock

Washington, D. c., Feb. 11.-Pro-
gressive Ideas on antitrust legisla-
tion were put before the house judici-
airy committee today
Herbert Knox Smith former COM
missioner of corporation; William
Draper Lewis dean of the law school
at the University Of Pennsylvania and
D. B. Richberg of New York, were the
principal witnesses. They were
heard at the erquest Of Representa-
tive Murdoch Of Kansas, progressive
party leader in the house.
House progressives have number
of bills pending dealing with the
various phases Of experimenting the
Sherman law.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-12
FARMERS BACK IN
REPUBLICAN FOLD
SECOND DISTRICT DROPS FROM
10000 DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY 4,
TO 6ARE 1850.

Washington, o. c., Feb. 11.-The
election Of Henry VoIImer, the
democratic candidate for congress
from the Second Iowa district was
the occasion for general rejoicing
in administration and congression-
al circles here today. His election
was particularly gratifying to
President Wilson who made per-
sonaI appeal to have the admins
tration sustained.
Davenport. Feb. l1.-Henry Vollmer,
democratic candidate for congressman
to succeed the late l. S. Pepper. was
elected yesterday by about 1850 plu
rality. Harry E. Hull republican can
didate, ran second and Chas. p. Hanley
progressive, was third.
The progressive vote was about a
third Of the republican figures for Hull.
Vollmer carried Scott Clinton, Jack
son and Johnson counties and Hull
carried Muscatine and Iowa. Vollmer
ran strong in the cities and Hull led
in the rural districts.
The principal reasons for Hulls de-
feat are generally conceded by poll
tica, leaders here to be the handicap
of his lack of acquaintance among
the people. ~
VoIImcr Better Known.
On the other hand Vollmer is we'll
known and is quite popular He is an
eloquent speaker, and did some effect
i've platform work during the cam
paign just closed
Hanley, the progressive candidate,
was another handicap, drawing more
largely from the republican ranks than
from the democratic. and thus cutting
into IIull's vote. Had not the repub-
lican forces been thus divided it is pos
sible that Vollmer would have met de-
feat.
G.. o. p. Makes Gains.
Complete returns show that Vollmer
was elected by a plurality of 1850
votes. In 1912, Dunn, democrat car
ried the second congressional district
for governor by 5,734 plurality over
Clarke, republican, with the progress.
sive candidate for governor getting a
total vote in the district of 7,343. Yes
terday democrats cast &c per cent, re-
publicans 81 per cent and progressives
81 per cent of their vote of 1912 for
governor The total vote in the dis
trict yesterday was 68 per cent of the
vote Of 1912.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-12
MEXICAN BANDIT KILLED
Report Reaches General Villa That
Castillo Was Captured And
Killed For Crime.

Ell Paso, Texas, Feb. 11.-Maximo
Castillo and six of his followers we're
captured and executed Monday near
Chocolate pass about As miles north
east of Pearson, Chihuahua according
to kilograms received Wednesday,
morning by General Francisco Villa in
Juarez
The messages were sent from Casas
Grandes, he said by constitutionalist
officials. A detachment of rebel cav
airy under Major Juan Samaniego sur
rounded Castillo's band near the pass,
it is reported. and captured seven Of
them including Castillo.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-12
Svlpia, Pa nkhurst
Loses Her Army as
Result of Smoking

London, Feb. 11.-Mutiny broke
out today in the so-caiIed "Peo-
pies Army" formed from the
lowest classes Of the east end Of
London by Miss Sylvia Pankhurst
after her secession from the
Women's Social and Political
union. Some of the men started
smoking pungent shag tobacco in
clay pipes at a meeting of the
army today. When told to desist.
the men retorted, "lf we are not
allowed to smoke we will not
come here again. and they quit
the meeting.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-12

Lines Drawing Tighter in
Ireland Home Rule Fght
lOlldgO alBlS
AlaEoOS lBo!LolslH alBlS
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London, Feb 1.-THE question whether nome lolldB
Ulster
Sir John Simon the attorney general attacked the unons
o he
declared t would be disastrous for the house proceed further
until had been
O he of the country"
said.
erealp of
election
be to
Sir Edward Carson
Ulster said:
in the a
relations Of the
George yesterday
the kings mouth by the cabinet ministers
a of bill
failed furnish solution of the Irish home rule
promised suggestions
Ulster grip the Dublin parliament will
with Ulster
policy Of
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-12
Police Court Has
a Smallpox Scare;
Al are Fumigated d
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: Des Moines. Feb. 11.--More
: than 100 persons, including
: policemen, newspaper report
+ ers, detectives, lawyers and
: police court spectators were
+ held prisoners at the police sta
!; tion for several hours today,
: until health officials could ar
+ rive and fumigate them.
All because Russell Leonard,
: wanderer. suffering with
+ smallpox, entered the building
and had been there more than
an hour before he was dis
covered.
Police officers, lawyers and
: reporters made all sorts of eX-
. cuses to get away, but the
!. health officers We're obdurate
: and herded the prisoners into
. large room where they regis
. tered and fumigated them.
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FIRE DRIVES MANY
OUT INTO THE SNOW

New York, Feb. IL Six hundred
men, women and children, $50 families,
were driven to the street in the snow
by a fire which wrecked d five story
factory building in East 34th street to-
day. The building is in the heart of
"Corcoran's Roost," and surrounded by
tenements, all of which were emptied.
The loss Is about 100000.
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Latter Is Dared to Debate
in Daily Newspapers Of
the Entire State
EXECUTIVES ACTS
TO BE MADE TOPIC
Keosauqua Candidate Says
Clarke and Cosson Had
Law Framed Up"

Clarke was out Of the city today,
and no expression could be gained
from him as to his probable atti-
tude in reference to the challenge
TO debate John w. RowIey Of
keosauqua, candidate for COVER
nor. Emery English, the COVER
nor's secretary, said. however, that
he doubted il the governor would
find time for such debate as Mr..
RowIey proposes.
Keosauqua, Feb. Ill w. RoWley
today issued the following challenge
ta Governor Clarke. whom he is oppos'
ing for the gubernatorial nomination
on the republican ticket and whom he
wishes to engage in debate through the
columns of the newspapers of the
state:
KeosauQua. Iowa, Feb. 11,l9l4
Gov. Geo. w. Clarke,
Des Moines, Iowa.
Dear, Sir:-In the speaking campaign
you are making looking to the indorse-
ment Of your administration and your
nomination for another term as govern
or, you seem to think there is but one
thing that is in question as to your
acts and the acts of other officials as
sociated with you. viz. the capitol
grounds extension affair. You will find
however, before the campaign is over.
If we mistake not, that there are other
very questionable and reprehensible
legislative acts that deserved the veto
stroke of your pen, which, instead.
seem to have had your APPROVAL How
ever as you manifest a desire to deal
only with the capitol grounds extension
affair we beg to submit the following
for your consideration:
If you believe the acts of your ad-
ministration are right. you should wish
for the widest publicity possible, for
such publicity would give you increas-
ed strength with the people. The writer
of this contends that there is much
thas has transpired in an official way.
during your occupancy Of the govern
or's chair, that is an outrage against
the people Of the state. and that the
capitol grounds extension act as made
into a law, is product of deliberate
and studious frameup to so word a law
that it could. by some scheme be con-
strued by the courts not to be directly
in conflict with sections and of ar
ticle Of the constiuti1M Of the
state. which prohibits legislature
from appropriating over $25o.000 for a
public investment unless approved by
a majority vote of the people at a gen
eral election, In other words, you
schemed to deprive the people of the
referendum the constitution guaran-
tees them.
1t is not the amount of the individ-
ual tax, as you assume. that is causing
this uprising Of the citizens of Iowa
against you and your official associates
but it is the manner in which it was
done. and the direful future it portends
to our beloved state if its promoters
are allowed to go unrebuked
And in the speeches you have made
in your attempt to hoodwink the people
you have not even hinted at the sole
and only contention there was in the
appeal to the courts the writer of this
made viz. that the $2.000,O0O approp-
ration should have been submitted to