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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-07
Obs. TO DEBATE
BLOOMFIELD HIGH
LOCAL TEAM WILL MEET DAVIS
COUNTY STUDENTS AT CHRIS.
TAN CHURCH TONIGHT.

The Ottumwa high school and the
Bloomfield high school will meet in de-
bate tonight at o'clock at the Chris
tian church in Bloomfield The Dues
ton is Resolved that all corporations
engaging in interstate commerce
should he required to incorporate I'M
der the federal laws. The Ottumwa
team will discuss the affirmative side
of the question. The men who left
this afternoon for Bloomfield were
Cecil Corrick, Charles Smith, Thomas
Gardner and Kenneth Baker.
The debate tonight is the prelimin-
airy of the Iowa state debating league.
1t is the subdivision in the district de-
bate and the winning team will repre-
sent the southeastern Iowa district in
the state debate.
Tie members of the Bloomfield team
are Earl Newsom, Harrison Thomas
and Randolph Hinkle. The judges will
be representatives from Iowa Wesley
an college at Mt. Pleasant Parsons
college at Fairfield and the Kirksville
state normal at Kirksville, Mo.
Cash handlers at Buffalo say they
are filled up with corn and oats and
have more in hand and running tc
them than they can use. Consumers
are not buying and they have never
seen similar conditions
The Price Current says: "The per-
centage growth condition OF winter
wheat as given below, indicates the
very high percentage of the crop as
compared with the government term
normal based at 100 There could hard
w be a more perfect condition and un-
doubtcdly the root development of the
plant is now so strong that it would
stand an unusual decree of unfnvor-
able conditlo 1;s; tree ia etc. The per,
1O2: Indiana, 101; Illinois, 1O7; Mis-.
! souri,, 1O1: Iowa, 80: South Dakota
Is2; Kansas, 1903; Oklahoma, 103 pc,
cent"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-07

In the detailed report of live stock
issued by the department of agricul-
ture Iowa heads the list with the
greatest number of cattle, hogs, sheep,
horses and mules with Texas, second,
Missouri third and Illinois fourth
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-07

iowa HeadS the LIST. n
Iowa headed the list with COM
bined total of 13.769,O00 or practically
a million more than Texas, with 49,
$4,000 head of all kinds of stock to
her credit
The state of Missouri is third on the
list with combined total of 9,414,000
and Illinois is a close fourth, having
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-29
WHAT AILS BUSINESS.
President wflson Is Told That It Is
Uncertainty.

Washington, July ?9.-President
Wilson held another conference today
on business conditions and the pend
ing trust bills, with delegation of
business men representing varied in
terests throughout the country. A
delegation of wholesalers presented a
brief, opposing he one-price and ex-
elusive agency features of the Clayton
bill, and Sc raj sections Of the trade
commission bill.
They told Mr.. Wilson that they ap-
proved of the pending legislation in a
general way and thought it necessary tn
prevent unfair competition, but feared
some of it's features would seriously in
terfere with business organizations
operated on a small scale.
For more than nalf an hour the presi-
dent and the business men had detail
ed discussion. Mr.. Wilson explained his
view of the purposes OF the legislation
and afterward the leaders of the dele
cation said they were greatly en-
couraged by his attitude.
Hugh Chalmers, of Detroit, told the
president he believed the greatest
trouble with business was uncertainty
and he believed the trust bills should
be passed as quickly as possible.
Business had been bad for the last
few months, he said. He looked for
great improvement as soon as the
| trust bills were out of the way and the
| interstate commerce commission gives
its decision on the freight rates in
| creaSes.
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in the western part of Kansas Tuesday.
but the night was warm. Anthony
and Manhattan reported temperatures
of 1O4 degrees.
A heavy rain fell at Concordia--s4 of
an inch-according to the government
reports, and there were showers else
where in the northeastern section OF
the state. Other stations receiving rain
were: Hanover. .08; Horton. %; Man
haitian. .04; Phillipsburg, trace; An
thOny. trace.
Sunny Flora, the local weather
man, stated today that while the rain
at Concordia will be of great benefit,
it came too late to assure q normal corn
crop. The corn has been badly fired.
The highest temperature reported on
this date in the twenty-eight years that
the local records have been kept was 102
degrees in 1897; the lowest was 81 in
1891.
May Continue Cool.
The temperature at two O'Clock this
afternoon-91 degTees-was six degrees
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MUST RISE EARLY.
Small Boys Who Want to See Circus
Unload, Attention!

The first section Of the four trains
bearing the Barnum & Bailey circus Is
due to arrive in Topeka before day
break in the morning. The show
comes here over the Rock Island and
detraininE will commence imme-
diately upon arrival at the foot Of
jackson street. The first train bears
the preliminary essentials to the cir
Gus encampmept in the shape of the
commissary department. stables and
the working force. The last train
brings the performers ring stock"
and lied ''animals, the latter including
the elephants, camels, xebras, sacred
cattle, etc, creatures which make the
hike from the trains to the grounds
under their own motive power.
The parade is announced to begin
at 10 o'clock Thursday morning, start
ing at the fair grounds, going north
on Topeka avenue to Third street.
thence east on Third street to Kansas
avenue. then south ON Kansas avenue
to Seventeent1 street. then west on
Seventeenth street to ths fair grs lud1.
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IN MEXICO
Carranza and Carbajal Said to
Have Reached Agreement.
Government viii Be Turned
Over to Rebels.

washington, July 29.-General Car
rama and President Carbajal have
agreed on a basis for the ARRANGEMENT
of peace in Mexico. according to
message received here here today by
Jose Castellot, present representative
Mr. Castellot showed Secretary Bry-
an his latest advices from Mexico City,
which stated that General Villar and
Justice Allcnde, Carbajars delegates
to Carranza, have been instructed to
carry out in detail the general basis
of peace ''already agreed upon"
That was interpreted by Mr. Castel-
lot to mean that through private
channels and through Regina1dO Ce-
peda, advance delegate Of the Carbajal
rama, a de~-ite understanding has
been reached for a peaceful transfer
Of the government at Mexico City to
the constitut.unalists. With respect
to amnesty and guarantees, General
Carranza, it - understood, will prom
ise immunity to all except those di-
rectly responsible for the overthrow
of Madero.
Practically all those said to be
guilty have fed Mexico, and that ex-
ception will not be opposed by the
Carbajal government.
1t is expected that within few days
the Carbajal delegation will have
worked out the details of an agree
ment. Diplomats here expect that one
of the first questions will be on rec
ognizing the protocols signed at Mag
ara Falls between the United States
and the Huerta government. APP
proval of these by the constitutional
lists probably will mean recognition by
the United States. Argentina, Brazil
and Chile. Agreement by which Ia
pata forces are to cooperate with the
constitutionalists in restoring peace
throughout Mexico has been arranged
by delegates and now requires only
the signature Of Carranza and Zapata
before being made public. A definite
idea of General Villas intentions is
expected soon.
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WILL HEAR ROOSEVELT
Senate Committee win Listen to What
He Has to Say.

Washington, July 29.-The senate for
eign relations committee today decided
to inform Col. Roosevelt in response
to his request for a hearing In opposi-
ton to the treaty to pay Colombia
$25.000. 600 for the partition OF Panama.
that he would be heard whenever the
committee determined to take up the
convention. Senators said, however.
that it was not probable that any fur
ther consideration of the treaty would
be held at his session Of congress-.
Il shall write Col. Roosevelt q letter
today" said Chairman Stone. telling
him that If the committee should decide
to take up she Colombian treaty at this
session that we shall communicate with
him further and we win be glad to hear
from him.
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VESSELS ARE PLENTY
Galveston Agents Put Embargo Causes
Up to Elevator Men.

Galveston, July 29.-Lrcal grain and
steamship agencies today claimed there
was no truth in reports circulated after
the announcement of a five days em-
that only nine vessels had cleared this
season with grain. Records here. it il
said. will show that since June Is.
twenty-five vessels have cleared. car
rying a total Of 4,624, ,S93 bushels of
wheat, of. which 4,272. $50 was cleared
this month.
5000 cars of wheat now on the tracks
here. it was pointed out that receipts
Tor all OF July to date were 7,1S8 cars.
The steamship agencies denied any
shortage ct vessels, one agency an
nouncing it would have an average OF
one vessel per day to clear for the
next thirty days.
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officials say. The four Galveston ele-
yators from which wheat Is loaCed
into ships for export. will by Saturday
have their day and night forces In
good working order, and be In a posi-
ton to handle the rush. This is. in
substance, the telegraphic dispatch
received from Galveston this morning
by J. r. Koo- -tz, general freight agent
of the Santa Fe railway, who returned
from Chicago last night.
The embargo should not be re-
Rarded as harmful by Kansas wheat
growers" M Koontz said. I'm fact,
they may feel that it is a good thing
for them, because there is an advance
in wheat prices, and the embargo en-
ables them to be more of a factor in
the control Of prices than IL the wheat
were tied up in a port bloc ade.
Clear Decks by Saturday.
by the end of this week, the CAL
weston elevators will have materially
increased their efficiency, according to
the statement to the carriers, and We
hope to be able after Saturday to main
tain an uninterrupted stream OF wheat
from Kansas to that port. II the sttua-
tfon proves to be otherwise, our pat
rons can depend upon it that the rail-
roads will go the limit in protecting
their interests by preventing q conges-
ton of wheat at Galveston or any
other market There are cars sufficient
for the present wheat movement and
the congestion Is not due to the rail-
roads or the shippers. but to the trou-
BILE attending the opening of the eleva-
tor season, when green hands have to
be employed"
The Galveston News of Sunday had
a story to the effect that the elevators
would be equal to any emergency
when the new men "get onto the
ropes" The News also said that there
we're plenty of Ships giving q list OF
j forty-five steamers now on the way to
Galveston for loading. Six ships were
| loaded Saturday. the News reported
Wheat vessels entering the port OF
Galveston can accommodate from
| ESQ. 900 to 500. 900 bushels OF wheat.
Can Store 11nch Wheat
The capacity Of the elevators at Gal
weston is $780, 900 bushels. When NOV
! ing well. tn. elevators can handle from
| IS to 40 carloads Of wheat an hour.
car averages 1000 bushels. The reports
| of the. number Of cars side tracked q
Galveston have varied from 10O0 Il
II, GOO According to local railway Of
Actals the first number u more prob
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acting under fairly normal conditions.
The close, however, showed sensational
weakness values falling away / cent in
a few minutes and finishing at virtually
the lowest figures of the day, 5-S to
3-S under last night. Reports of
friendly conferences between the GEAR
and the Kaiser foreshadowing possible
speedy peace had most to do with the
reaction from yesterdays extraordinary
advance of nearly ten cents a bushel.
Informal notices frof. bankers to
board Of trade houses that extreme
caution was necessary and that no un-
due risks be taken resulted in calming
the excitement that yesterday had such
unusual results in the way of tossing
prices toward the zenith. 1t was said
nearly every house in the grain trade
was required to submit a statement of
liabilities and that it was this pro-
cedure which brought about the calling
extent OF 10 to 20 cents on all trades
Much Of Rise Maintained.
st. Louis. July 2S.-Wheat fell 2 3-4
bushel here today but it's selling price
at noon. SS cents. still was cents
above the low point OF yesterdays
trading. September wheat opened
unchanged at 30 3-4. December wheat
/ lost 3-4 cents ON the initial sale at 80
and then rapidly fell to 88 SIS. Large
crowds who flocked to the exchange
expecting to witness q repetition OF
the excitement Incidental to yesterdays
abnormal rise or panic incident to q
predicted contrasting fall were disap-
| pointed. Calmness was az marked Al
the st. Louis merchants exchange to-
day az was excitement yesterday.
Break Care Early.
| Chicago, July 29.--Instead OF ad.
vancing. as most traders expected. the
wheat market today made q startling
| break right at the opening FIrul
prices were down more than . cents :
i busheL
In another minute the market had
/ dropped an additional 2 cents or more
then there was sudden rebound Cl
\ more than cents followed by an.
other descent but in this case NOT
quite 30 violent.
The pits and galleries were crowded
to capacity. Spectators and trader
were standing uptoe with cfAntnl
necks and afma aloff. Nevertheless
the commotion. among the traders af.
| ter operations actually began Was do.
lcfdedly leas tumultuOns, than yester.
lday when news Wa1 received that Wal
1 had been declared There soeenned 4
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The GAR ACTS
Rlssia's Action Daneerously
Diminishos the Chances
OF Averting . General ConAict
Of European Powers.
EFFORTS TO L0cMlzE war
|Stin Are Being Put Forth IN
Certain Quarters.
Austrian and Servian Armies
Continue on tho Move.
THE ANXIETY IS INCREASED
By Secret Movement Of Great
Britain's Fleet.
Austria Calls Subjects IN Amer
lea to tho Colors.
|Stin Are Being Put Forth IN
Certain Quarters.
Austrian and Servian Armies
Continue on tho Move.
BY Secret Movement Of Great
Brltain,s Fleet.
Austria Calls Subjects IN Amer.
lea to tho Colors.

London. July 2s.-Partial mobilisatioa
Of the Russian troops in the southern
and southwestern districts has bean or
del ed by the Russian war once. accord
ing to dispatches received here.
1t II argued in oficial circles that al-
though this action dangerously dimin-
ishes the chances Of maintaining Euro
pean peace. It does not necessarily imply
a rupture Of relations between Austria
Hungary and Russia. The hope u sttll
expressed that some European power
may yet succeed In bringing about an
understanding between those two states.
Trying to L0calize It.
London. July 29.-While AustriA-Hun-
gary. was preparing today to strike at
Servia, against whom she yesterday de-
clared war, the rest Of the European
nations. although still hoping that the
conflict would be localized, were getting
ready for the greater war that must
ensue In case Russia should intervene
on behalf Of the small Slav nation. The
state Of the stock market in London
showed the situation was con8idered
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The predicted drap in temperature
arrived on schedule time and Tuesday
nights temperature, averaged several
degrees below that of the previous
night The record for 3 o'clock this
morning was 7S degrees as against IS
at the same hour Tuesday.
The forepart OF Tuesday night was
oppressive because of humidity and
lack of breeze, but in the early morn
ing the wind fre3hened and by
pace. The wind direction was east un-
til O'Clock; then II, became southeast.
The minimum temperature was Is.
The relief from the heat Tuesday
night affected the eastern portion OF
the state only. There was slight relief
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FAIRCL0TH RECALLED.
Pitcher From Keokuk, Iowa, Rejoins
Topeka Club.

Pitcher F'aircloth. sent to the Keokuk
club Of rho Central association by Man.
ager Dick Cooley. has retu. ned to 1oin
the Topeka club Of the Western league.
He was recalled by Manager Dick
Cooley.
Faircloth pitched mighty good base
ball while with the Keokuk club. He
pitched seven games and won five and
lost two. He allowed II runs in tine
seven games and one Of them was q
IL inning contest. which he won by the
score of to 2. Pitcher Jones may r.
sent to Keokuk to take his place
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sian mobilization order affects only the
Russian frontier contiguous to Aus.
tria and not the German frontier. "
is confined to the military districts OF
Kiev, Odessa. Moscow and Kaxan: the
peace footing of each of these districts
is four army corps each numbering
"a. 600 men, or a total of $4,000 men.
The command to mobilize doubles this
total, so that 1,280.000 men are al
fected bv the order.
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STILL FEvERISH.
Prices on Worlds Stock Ex-
changes Continue to Decline.


New York, July 29-The local stock
market opened today with feverish
trading and q large volume. Early
losses ranged from to s points In
amalgamated and Utah coppers. great
Northern preferred. Reading. Can.
Smelling and some Of the less active
issues. Canadian Pacific weakest OF
yester International stocks. sus-
tanned only q slight loss. Steel ana
some Of the other leaders were relatively
firm.
Low Record Of Century.
London. July 29.-The seriousness
Of the European situation was reflect
ed today on the London stock ex-
change where British consols dropped
at one time to So X the lowest point
reached since the early years Of last
century. They opened at II or be-
low yesterday. Soon afterward they
dropped to TON and then lost q full
point bringing them down to 50 n.
A government broker came into the
market at this point and commenced
buying all the consols he could get at
7OA. Three small failures were re-
ported early in the morning session
and two later on. making the total
portance. but 1t was feared that more
would occur later in the day.
Otherwise there was nothing doing
on the exchange and no other quota
tions were available, the market be-
ing in a condition of animated sSs-
pension. -
Dealers on the stock exchange after
ward began to do a little business bus
sales were effected only after much
negotiating.
The transaction in the American
section showed the quotation Of Cana
rising to 10 anc afterwards declining
again to 1s6 as compared with yester-
days closing price OF 176H Southern
railway quoted IL against yesterdays
closing price Of IS x and United States
steel 81 as compared with 58 u at the
Bourses Close.
st. Petersburg, July 29.-The bourDo
here was closed today ana probably
will not open until Monday next
Liverpool. July z3.-The stock ex-
change here suspended operations nor
the day.
Glasgow, July 1s.-Two members oe
the Glasgow stock exchange, were
hammered today.
The bcurse here was closed for the
day.
The bourse COMMITTEES later an
nounced that dealings would b permit
ted to a limited degrees and that se1-
tlemept quotations would be isened
Ith1s afternoon.
Business at standstl1.
Berlin. July 9s.-The bankee5 asso-
citation met today and decioe0 aGntnDe
closing the boursA hut resoIvedst6 49,
4 pend dealings In securities han6lod fos
1.-The settlement. This inc1udo1 N IT,
principal stockA Dealings a d. eoe1h
market, hoWeWer. cOutinues H. o0u1e
tmittaa Of the bourso Woo e6d111 -
tgether and without tAn1ng 1q1AA4H -
Etion ON the reeonneqA6t A6t1on ~ -
Ibanker4 aasociataUn 0out lnGttuct1o6n
4
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k><~ R@<>~.k "a 49,
ss..,1 ~-S .s....S ss.ss ~ - e1SAes -
e ~ erfrsms r,oint ~ ~. hraak - the
earlv fradinr xas ~ cents under last
night. The market gradually steadied at
approximately cents down for active
months and less 20 for other op1ons.
Ine directors OF the Cnicaeo Doofu "a
trade held q special meeting tnis morn
ing TO discuss the advisananty OF caoe
ing tne ooaru because 0k tne P.eus <a0n
tense situation- AFTER reviewine ~
conditions the dtrectore oecloe9 20 iet
the board remain open Tor tne tine De-
ing awaiting deveaopments.
Although half an nour after cao-
Ing had opened troops OF spectahOfs
were still crowding up the otairWays
and jammin. the galleries, tho tur-
mOil In the trading pits had by tnAI
time suosided. MOST OF tne crowu -
INC sn wneat pas wss nn9nE oppo.su.s a,,.y
.of Sooo- n4.ure9 cnalAne; s U...s
~ .ne 0nc HSuEes .us W. OkSo r1..s~
~ nvweI ysNN .nAu 49,. .~eS Ss..- S
AImost Witncue e4csptlon tnS vpearue M
.suI .t. Iee - we,e tn9 nasn nS.t 1ner ~ A..e
iact tnat tno 8n EnSisn consols VIZ
lower than Tor = hundred years the
Aavefpool wheat market nao risen
only about ne-half AZ much a. the
Cmca9o market was innuenua IN
steady1ns prices here.
Ctnef sta. 60 uuctuateo actlveay'
put price changes were naroiy more
than normal.
Despite rapid change in quotations OF
wheat. the volume OF business was NOT
as great as the iiuctuat1ons wouso 1n-
otcsste AMI was largely IN the nature
o. evening up.
Assertl0ns that foreigners were eeiunT
Eera and that export demand shoulc
cYme TO complete stanost1it orou1nt
ABOUT weakness after prices 0roppeQ
al Liverpool.
Announcement that all firms on
change had safely passed the clearing
house brought out immediate evidence
OF relief. The feeling OF improved con-
noence because or no failures havin1
occurFeo was reiiec1eo Dy an active ao-
ea..s p,nteS u p - .a p'tsn thn IN ~ns
). h,..ha1
o1nkefs SuPPOft Ma<kc%'
New York. July zS.-There was big
opening In the wheat market with
prices down about IA under heavy hQ-
uloation by yesterday buyers. but pri-
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HEADS BLOWN OFF.
Twenty-Five Persons Killed by Ex-
ploeion Of Fireworks.

Tudela, Spain, July 29.-Twenty- five
people were killed and fifty others in
jured, some of them fatally, by an
explosion of fireworks during q local
festival today. Most OF the dead were
decapitated fr m the force Of the
explosion.
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Wheat Will Be Received 1T CAL
weston ON Saturday.
Texas Elevators Hung Up" by
Screen" Help.
DOES NOT HURT KANSAS
Koontz of Santa Fe Says EN-.
barge Will Help.
Vessels in Sight to Take No
End of Grain.

The wheat embargo against Gal
weston will be raised by midnight Sat
urday. by which time the congestion
at that port will be relieved, Santa Fe
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Early Decline Is Quickly Fol-
lowed by . Rebound.
Dealings Are Marked by Less
Excitement Today.
HOLDS MUCH Of THE ADVANCE
Reaction Due to Reports Of I
Possible Peace.
So Far Traders Have Escapes
Any Financial Failure.

Chicago, July 29.-Despite great strain
and a sudden drop of more than cents
a bushel, wheat traders today escaped
any failures. and most of the time were
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st. Petersburg. July pa dispatch
from Belgrade says the Servian capital
has been bombarded and the bridge
over the river Save blown up.
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Well known Tailor Passed Away ON
Tuesday Afternoon.
William Klinge, so years old, died
Tuesday afternoon at 2:55 o'clock at his
residence, 1912 East Third street. Mr..
Klinge was born in Germany, Decem-
ber 20. 1883 He conducted tailor
shop on West Fifth street for eleven
years prior to his death. He had been
established in business In this city
since 1893.
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