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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-24
r. L. GRIBBIN WILL
ASSIST FARMERS
Expert Agriculturist is the
Object Of Organization;
Directors Appointed

r. l.. Gribbin. representing the Unit
ed States department. Of agriculture,
will be in Wapello county from March
"a to April 81. inclusive, for the pur.
pose of financing and otherwise com.
pleting the organization Of the WaDel
10 County Agricultural bureau. the OBJ
ject Of which Is to employ IN expert
agriculturalist to advise and work with
the farmers of the county. Mr., Crib
bin will visit and work In each Of the
various townships in the county. A
meeting of the bureau was held Satur-
day afternoon In the rooms Of tho Com
merclal association, and director
was appointed In each township TO ar.
range for the meetings, take care of
the organizer and to deliver him to the
director of the next township whom the
work in one district IL completed.
Each director was urged to appoint as-
sistants In soliciting subscriptions and
to also personally solicit subscrip.
tions for carrying on the work.
Mr.. Gribbin's schedule and the direc.
tors appointed follow: Cass township,
March "a, George Myers, director;
Polk township, March rs and 26, Alex
Johnson, director; Adams township,
March 27, % and 20, D. A. Jay, Jr, d.
rector; Green township. March 80 and
81, w. z. Dexter, director: Keokuk
township. April and 2, J. v. Buchan-
an, director: Washington township,
April 3, and s, w. B. Morrison, direc-
tor; Agency township, April 8 and z,
D. w. Johnson, director; Dahlonega
township, April s and o, Lincoln Dim
mitt. Director: Pleasant township,
April 10, IL and 10, Ezra 6terner, di.
rector; Competine township. April 13,
u. D. Davis, director; Highland town
ship, April IA, George Evans, director:
Richland township. April 15. William
Bane, director; Columbia township,
April 16, II and 49, l.. J.. Newquist and
A. J. Gardner, directors; Center town.
ship, April 20 and 81. Michael Garvin,
director eighth precinct; G. A. Wilson,
director ninth precinct.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-24
BOWMAN TO QUIT
ON SHORT NOTICE
HEAD OF STATE UNIVERSITY
WILL END SERVICE THIS WEEK
n SUCCESSOR Is NAMED.

Iowa City, March 23.--John G. Bow
man, whose resignation as head OF the
state university Of Iowa was rendered
to the state board Of education last
Friday evening. announced today that
he will sever his connection with the
school during the present week, If the
board is able to name faculty mem
Der as acting president within that
time.
No intimation has come as to who is
likely to be named to fill the office un-
til a permanent president is named.
President Bowman's resignation is
the result of the summary dismissal
of university professor by the state
board Of education in defiance of an
agreement made between the board
and the president to the effect that all
hiring and dismissal Of teachers
should be on recommendation OF the
president. Prof. Bowman charges
that the board dismissed the professor
simply to raise an issue that would
force his prof. Bowman's) resigna-
ton. ."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-24
LIQUOR F!GH! IS
ON IN ILLINOIS
HOUSE HOUSE CANVASS GOING
ON IN NEIGHBoRING STATE
TO LINE UP VOTERS.

Chicago, March 23.-With election
day scarcely more than fortnight dis
tal.t Illinois today started on the 'ast
lap of a political contest in which
though no great state or national Of
fees are at stake, rivals in intensity
even a presidential election.
The question before the electors is
shall the sale Of liquor be barred from
approximately 300 townships in which
local option petitions have been fled.
Anti saloon forces in most instances
raised the question and in many locali-
ties house to house canvass was be-
gun today lining up the voters, The
opponents of the saloon look for vic.
tory in most of the townships through
the votes Of the newly enfranchised
women.
Several Of the large cities in the
state also vote on the liquor question
on township election day April 7,
among them being Springfield Rock
ford, Canton and Freeport and Rock
Island.
The sharp contests are in the north
ern part of the state. South of line
from East st. Louis to Danville only
fifteen townships will vote.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-24
FIRE BREAKS OUT
IN CENTER OF CITY

Uniontown, Pa, March 23-F1ro
which broke out in the Scott Five and
Ten store here soon after nine o'clock
today, destroyed that building and
spread to the building occupied By the
First National bank of Uniontown and
the McClelland hotel. An hour later
it appeared as though the entire
quarter which is in the center Of the
business district would be destroyed.
G.. O Lacliar, fireman, fell through
a skylight of the burning Scott store
and is believed to have been cremated.
The fire was under control this after
noon but not before the hotel and the
Scott store had been destroyed and
the bank building damaged. Tho osti.
mated loss was 100000.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-24
MOTHER" JONES
AGAIN [ ! ARRESTED
STRIKE LEADER ATTEMPTS 70
RETURN TO- COAL FIELDS
AGAINST ORDERS.

Walsenburg, Colo, March 23.-Afte1
weeks freedom Mother" Mary Jones
Is again military prisoner in the
strike zone. The aged strike leader
was taken from south bound Colo
RADIO and Southern train here this
| morning by Captain n. G. Nickerson
Chase and lodged in the county hos.
pital under military guard.
Mother Jones left Denver last
night for Trinidad. She is being held
incOmmunicado.
Captain Nickerson left Trinidad last
night under orders to arrest Mother
Jones at Walsenburg when announce
mont was made that she was leaving
for Trinidad The military officer
boarded the train at Pueblo AS it near.
ed Walsenburg he ordered Mother"
Jones to alight with him at that point.
q protest against such treatment" "
declared the strike leader, but am
not surprised"
Il am acting under orders" replied
the officer
well, I'll get off" she retorted
John Brown, an organizer Of the
United Mine Workers Of America and
known as Mother" Jones body guard,
who accompanied the aged strike lead
er, also left the train but was not
placed under arrest.
Calls It Kidnapping.
Trinidad, Col, March 23.-"lt's a
plain case of kidnapping" declared
John R. Lawson, international board
member of the United Mine Workers,
when advised that Mother Jones had
been taken from train at Walsen-
burg by the military authorities while
on her way to Trinidad.
Mother Jones was going through
the place and as far as know there
is absolutely no charge against her.
hope the Supreme court will act in the
matter at once
Mr. Lawson and John McLennan,
president of District No Is, United
Mine Workers of America, left today
for Walsenburg.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-24
Desperate Young Bandit in
Bloody Daring Bank Robbery

Altoona, Pa, March pa bandit
today shot the cashier of the Union
bank of this city, wounded a deposi'
tor and got away in an automobile
with about $500 of the banks money.
The robber was young man. He
wore no mask Driving to the bank In
an automobile he pointed revolver
at Mr.. Burton. the teller, and demand
ed the banks money. Burton backed
behind the counter. The stranger
elm, ed over the counter and when
the cashier, A. P. Rupert. turned in his
chair Just as the robber fired. the bull
let took effect in the stomach. A
bookkeeper and another employe es-
capped through a door to the cellar,
while the teller lay in a corner.
The robber gathered into satchel
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-24
BENTON STABBED
SAYS PERCEVAL
Official Report on Killing
Of Briton Is Completed
By Englishman
NO SHOTS FIRED AT
MAN IS THE VERDICT
Inference Drawn Is That a
Knife Was Used to End
Ranchman's Life

Washington, D. c., March 23.-Bri-
tisk Consul Percevals official report
on the killing of William S. Benton at
Juarez, received at the embassy here
today says: mo pistol shots" were
fired in the fighting which ended in
the ranchman's death. leaving the in
ference that he was stabbed.
Consul Percevals report WAS the re-
suit of his investigation conducted at
the order of Sir Cecil Spring-Rice the
British ambassador. 1t does not make
any definite charge as to the manner
Of Benton's death; further than to es-
tablish that it was not by shooting as
was first said by Villa who explained
that the Englishman had been execut-
ed by firing squad after court martial
Friends of Benton on the border
charged that Villa himself had shot
the ranchman with pistol.
The broad inference that Benton
was stabbed is regarded as especially
significant in connection with other In
formation here that the constitutions
alisr commission which investigated
the affair has found that Benton was
stabbed by one of Villas officers. Who
is expected to be tried for the crime.
Consul Perveval's report also states
that Benton went to Villa, unarmed
and to protest against the theft Of his
cattle and that finding agrees with the
contentious Of Benton's friends.
Parley Still Informal.
Washington, D. c., March 23.-ln-
formation thus far, received by Presi-
dent Wilson intttSated that the par,
leys at Vera Cruz. between John Lind
and Senior Portillo y Rojas, Huertas
minister of foreign affairs. have not
reached the stage OF formal negotia-
tions or definite proposals. The presi-
dent told callers today that nothing
of Importance had developed. Incident
ally the president denied that Charge
'Shaughnesy would resign unless it
were account of i'll health, and he
hoped that would not be necessary.
Interest In official circles was
focused almost entirely in the battle
at Torreon. Administration officials
do not expect that peace parleys or
negotiations will crystalline until after
the battle.
Rebels Come to U. S.
Del Rio, Texas, March 23.-Twenty-
seven constitutonalist soldiers of the
garrison of Las Vegas. Mexico, oppo-
site Del Rio, today escaped when at
tackled by federal troops yesterday and
to the American patrol
here. This was the garrison reported
in yesterdays Eagle Pass
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-24
NINE WAGE SCALE
ABOUT AGREED ON

Chicago, March 23.-Representatives
Of the btuminous coal operators and
miuers of Ohio will confer here today
in an effort to agree on new contract
ana will report tomorrow at the joint
conference Of representatives from
western Pennsylvania, Indiana and IL
linois Should the Ohi0ans fail to
reach an agreement, miners and opera
tors from the other states will continue
negotiations.
It is reported that the men and the
mine owners are too near an agree
ment for break now and settlement
may be reached this week.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-24
REBELS BATTLE
LINE TIGHTENING
General Villas Army Gets
Within Sight of Walls
of City Of Torreon
SCOUTING OFFICERS
VIEW THE DEFENSES
Report That Place Is Well
Fortified; Besiegers Are
Very Confident

BERN ejello, Durango, Mex, March
%. - (Constitutionalist Field Base
Torreon) n)-Marked by sharp brushes
with the enemy General Francisco
Villas spectacular march against Tor
reon which began last Friday was
nearing an end today. Only few
haciendas and suburban towns remain
ed between his army of 10000 and the
actual siege of Torreon. At no point
does the rebel leader expect to meet
strong resistance, unless it be at
Loredo short distance north of Tor
reon. Reports had it that a more or
less. formidable garrison of federals
has been placed by General Refugio
Nalisco in LoredO to check the onward
march Of the so-far triumphant con.
stitutionalists. Cero La Pila a huge
mountain which overshadows Gomez
Palace and which is supposed to be
fortified by the federals is the only
other ma - Of concern to General
Villa, but IS loath to believe that
any considerable body Of soldiers
would detach themselves from the
main army into Torreon, more than
three miles from the mountains With
possible exception of the reported
garrison at Loredo defending party
on La Pila would have no support and
General Villa believes it would have
to fall back on Torreon after a long
range defence with the big guns which
are said to be planted on the noun
tain side.
= Villa Is confident that only few
more hours and little fighting will pass
before his army is investing Torreon
proper. He maintains that his force is
sufficient to completely overwhelm any
outposts which they may meet before
reaching the city of Torreon garrison.
believing that General Va1isco has
kept the Torreon garrison intact to re-
pei the rebel advance.
Getting Near Torreon.
Officers from the extreme front re-
turned today after viewing some of the
federal Notifications through powerful
field glasses. They reported that the
defenses were elaborate and laid out
according to the latest approved meth
ods SO that troops may move from
trench to trench without exposing
themselves.
Fresh earth. whose appearance seem
ed Just to have been turned, was under
stood to mark the lurking places of
the enemy's big guns. Some of the
big wire entanglements were visible
through the clear air.
Fresh troops continued to pour in
to this city from the north today
Practically all Of the supplies from
Yermo are now here.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-24
Government SQDS
Bumper Crops Are
Assured This Year

Washington, D. c., March 23.-
Prospects for big crops this year
are particularly bright at this time
as the result of almost continuous
succession Of snow storms over
the country, Is the opinion Of Of
ficiaIs of the department Of agri-
culture. The longer the snow
blanket fingers and more frequent
it is repIenished, they declare, the
more grows the assurances Of gi-
gantic crops Of corn and wheat,
better vegetables, more stock feed
and lower prices. During Febru-
ary and March general snow
storms have been more frequent
than for years, it was pointed out.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-24
WILL LAUNCH THE
DEFENDER APRIL II

Bristol. R. l.. Mar9h $50 far ad-
vanced is the work of flag officers"
candidate for Americas cup defense
honors that April II was named as the
probable date for the launching The
designer, NAT" Herreshoff, who is now
in Bermuda, is expected home the first
of April to superintend the last stages
of the work in the shops. After the
sloop goes overheard ten days more
viii! be required to fit her for trial
spins.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-24
ATTEMPT TO GUST
REED A FAILURE

Des Moines, March 23.-Council
Bluffs was selected as the meeting
place Of the 1914 state convention OF
the democratic party at the meeting
of the members Of the state central
committee at the kirkwood hotel. The
committee adjourned last night.
Efforts to remove United States Mar
shall N. F. Reed OF Ottumwa from the
chairmanship Of the state central com
mittee were unsuccessful. A resolu-
ton was passed requesting Mr.. Reed
to retain the position Of chairman un-
til after the state convention.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-24

all the loose bills he found on the
counters While so engaged. Mr.
Blackburn, depositor, entered the
bank and as he was closing the front
door the robber fred bullet through
Blackburn's thigh.
The bandit then walked out to the
street. Many people we're passing the
corner at the time and he fired in
every direction, chasing everybody tc
cover Jumping into the automobile
he drove off disappearing before any
attempt could be made to stop him.
Rupert was hurried to the Altoona
hospital and Blackburn was taken to
his home.
The teller estimated the loss at $500
all In bills
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-24
JAP DIET is PROROCUED
Two Branches Of Parliament in Dead
lock Over the Naval Ap-
preparations Bill.

Toxic, March 23-The Japanese diet
was prorogued today by the emperor
owing to the inability of the house Of
peers and the house of representatives
to agree on the appropriations for the
navy. The lower house had reduced
the naval estimates by considerable
sum and the house Of peers afterward
furt her diminished them but this was
not agreed to by the members Of the
house of representatives and a dead
lock followed.
In politi al circles it is generally be-
lieved that the cabinet will resign
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-24
DISSOLUTION PLAN
FINALLY SELECTED

Washington. D. c., March 23-Presi.
dent Wilson was much pleased today
over the peaceful settlement of the New
York, New Haven and Hartford rail.
road dissolution. The president said
he had assurances of cooperation from
Gov. Walsh of Massachusetts and ex-
pected that the states part would be
carried out along lines Of the agree
ment between the railroad officials and
Attorney General McReynolds.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-24
Belief Expressed That Men
Will Quit Rather Than
Fight Civil War
MISUNDERSTANDING"
SAYS THE PREMIER
Mistake in Order Is Given
as Cause of Officers
designations

London March 3--"Misunderstand
ing was the keynote of Premier AS
quith's explanation today Of the crisis
brought tabout by the resignation OF
army officers when their regiments
were ordered to prepare to proceed to
Ulster.
Speaking in the house of commons
the prime minister made it clear that
officers and men of the British army re.
fusing to obey orders in connection
with the opposition of Ulster to the in
PRODUCTION of home rule for Ireland
were liable to dismissal.
Only brief statements have been
forthcoming from the secretary of
war nd the premier, and as far as
these can be interpreted the "misun-
derstanding'' arose through General
Sir Arthur Paget placing a wrong con-
struction on the orders given him by
the war Office and telling his subordin-
ate& they were to be employed in quell-
& an uprising in Ulster.
war, was derisively jeered today dur
ins an explanation he gave of the mat
ter. He. too, said it was "misunder-
standing Andrew Bonar Law, lead
er of the opposition, had stated that
nothing can save the army now. ex-
cept declaration that officers will not
be compelled to engage in civil war
aaainst their wish When he said
tfiit u 'Hcers refusing to serve csa;nst
'steI were only doing their duty the
l9t"r lAembers shouted '3how aDou.
s;"iI So
E e whole affair is generally accept
{ as denlonst.at ,g that the army
c,n 7ct he counted upon to fight Sir
Ed' ard C2rson's volunteers if such an
ersency should arise. Opposition
In5 ticians declare that this means the
collapse of the home rule project and
G ptess their belief that the govern.
Il ert nay soon relinquish office by it's
own choice s.
Belfast is Calm.
Belfast ireland. March 23.-The
capital of Ulster in which are the
headquarters of the provisional govern
ment Of the province is today perhaps
tie least excited city outwardly in the
United Kingdom. No more troops have
arrived here and none are expected.
The statement issued by Premier
Asquith last night declaring that the
movements of troops were of purely
precautionary character has not al
tered the intention of the unionists to
be prepared forall eventualities When
Sir edward Carson. the leader of the
Ulstermen, read it today, he re-
marked:
THE statement simply represents
the position the prime minister has
been driven to take. The government
has put itself in a ludricous position,
but it's action makes no difference to
US.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-24
GERMAN BLUE BEARD
LEGALLY BEHEADED

Frankfort on the Maine, Germany,
March 23.--Carl Hopen the druggist of
this city who has been named the
"bluebeard of Germany" was beheaded
today for numbering his father, his
first wife and his two children. The
accused man was found guilty of the
charge in January and also of attempt
ing to murder his second and third
wives and several other persons.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-24
Yale Students to
Take Their Exams
Under Honor Plan

New Haven, Conn, March 23
"Details Of the honor system
In examinations, recommended
by the academic senior council
at Yale, with approval of the
faculty and acceptance Of which
is to be voted on by the stu
dents March 80, were made
public today.
The plan provides for the
withdrawal of all supervision
by the faculty Of the honesty
of examinations and Of other
work in the college and leaves
the question Of honesty to each
individual and to the public
sentiment Of the college as
whole. Each student on enter
ing college is to sign a card
signifying his acceptance Of
the system. At the end of
each examination paper the
student is to certify that he has
complied with the require
ments but no one supervises
him to see that he has done
so.
There is no student or
faculty provision for penalties
for violation of the code.
Il Il \ t. + = 4, 4 4 X X !.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-24
INQUIRY INTO LOBBY
AGAIN POSTPONED

Washington D. c., March 23.-'rhe
senate lobby committee changed its
plans at the last moment today and
postponed until further inquiry into
the alleged activities of c. w. De
Knight, a Washington lawyer in con-
nection with the passage of the Pana-
ma tolls law.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-24
ITALIAN POLICE
SUSPECT MURDER

Naples. March 23-The police belive
thai Prof Giuseppe Mercalli, director
Of the Vesuvian observatory, who was
burned sto death on March 10, was
murdered
a sum of 81 400 which he had in his
possession is missing. It is believed
thieves broke into his residence, took
the money. strangled the professor
saturated the body with petroleum and
then set fire to it.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-24

Dying Boys Prayer to See
the President is GrQt1ied

+ + + + " \ I" ~ + = = = =
Washington c. March "a Sick and pale but with smile
lighting his twelve stretcher In the
white beside the
o.
"a o a
Parayzed
+ limb his life slowly ebbing Harry Whist
+ ambulance three hospital attendants bore him
chatted several
with little fellow cried with joy and who was at
Mrs Wilson and
+ flowers for her.
presidents dmmed he turned to his
carried his srecher the
ambulance and to the railroad station and on to Atlantic CITY
The visit president arranged after DAVIS
the mother had written Mrs Wilson telling how her little boy
earnestly
little fellow could be
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-24
his position to repeal the tolls ex-
Unfamiliar With Change.

his position to repeal the tolls ex-
emption.
Unfamiliar With Change.
When asked today if he were taking
any part in proposed legislation to
regulate stock exchanges, President
Wilson replied that he had not passed
any Judgment on the question. because
he had not felt familiar with the opera
tions of the exchange. He similingly
told callers that his ignorance of eX-
change methods was due largely to his
lack Of "wherewithal' to engage in
stock speculation at any time.
No suggestion has come to President
Wilson from congress to have any
trust legislation postponed. The presi-
dent told callers today that he saw no
law for such a postponement but that
on the other hand the trust program
was rapidly being worked into shape.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-24
FRENZIED WOMAN
" FIRES AT JUDGES

Paris, March 23.-Three shots from
revolver were fired at the judges sit
ting in the sixth chamber of the palace
Of justice today by woman whose
identity was not established. The auth
critics after her arrest declared the
woman was mentally unbalanced
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-24
RECEIVER is ASKED
FOR INSURANCE CO.

Springfield, ILL.,, March 23.-The Pc
tition of state superintendent Of insur-
ance Rufus NJ Potts for the appoint
meut of a receiver for the Assured Ma
tional Mutual Fire Insurance Co. was
granted today by Judge Creighton Of
the Sangamon county circuit court.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-24
EARTHQUAKE SOMEWHERE.

Cleveland, o., March 23.-The
seismograph in the observatory at st.
Ignace college recorded an earthquake
starting at 3:15 O'Clock and again at
ga The maximum was at 4:24.