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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-02
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CLAIM Is MADE THAT POLITICS
PLAYS PROMINENT PART IN
RETARDlNa GROWTH.

Berlin, July 1.-The Nauticius, Ger
many's official marine annual which
has Just been issued, in review OF
foreign fleets, declares that the up
building of the United States navy
has been hampered by lack Of a def
mite program. AS a consequence, the
Nauticius adds, questions of the coun-
try's defense which should stand out
side parliamentary contentious have
been brought down to party politics
and the opportunities for advancement
of young marine officers made so un-
at present that an entire
change in personnel Is unavoidable.
The Nauticius declares that the
Mexican troubles have hampered
the proper training Of officers and men
of the Atlantic and Pacific fleets.
The past year, the Nauticius says
was most favorable for Germany's
marine interests and the opening OF
the Panama canal will find Germany
ready to take advantage of the new
route without any subsidy. whereas,
the annual assets. the Italian and
French consider themselves unable to
,se the canal without state help.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-02
Police Of Freeport, n. j.,
After Mysterious Man
Who Killed Woman
DEED COMMITTED
IN DOCTORS OFFICE
Revolver Thrust Through a
Window Pane and Fatal
Shot Comes Quickly

Freeport, N. j., July 1.-The police
and county authorities today are seek
ing motive for the murder last night
of Mrs William Bailey, wife of VIII
liam Bailey Of Hampstead, In the
Office Of DR.. Edward Carman. William
Bailey. husband of the dead woman,
is hat manufacturer in Brooklyn.
He was surprised to learn that his
wife had been patient of DR.. Car
man and declared that so far as he
knew she had no enemies. Dr.. Car
man, too, told the authorities that he
knew no cause for the crime, or rea-
son to believe the shot was intended
for him.
Mrs. Bailey was shot through the
heart and died instantly. According
to DR., Carman she arrived at his
offce, which is in his home, at 1880
o'clock An hour later, he said, she
was preparing to leave when win
dow pane was broken, mans hand
holding a revolver thrust in and the
shot fired that ended her life.
The police are said to have found
that the window through which DR..
Carman said the shots had been fired
was covered by wire screen, which
was operated by hinges from above
and could only be opened from the
inside
Further investigation showed that
the glass broken from the window and
the putty holding the glass had fallen
both inside and outside the room.
DR. Carmansis wealthy, and Mrs.
Bailey had been q social leader. ~ :.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-02
DESIRE TO LOOT
PROVES COSTLY
LOYAL ALBANIAN TROOPS ARE
DEFEATED IN BATTLE WITH
THE REBEL FORCES.

Durazzo, Albania, July IA force
Of Albanian government troops, which
had remained loyal to Prince William
was defeated by the insurgent Alban-
ian musselman tribes at Malkuch, a
little north of Durazzo on Sunday, but
the news was suppressed until today.
The government troops under Prenk
Bib Doda, were compelled to retire
to Ishmi, near the coast between Dur
azzo and Alessio.
The defeat and flight of the loyal
troops are attributed in government
circles here to foreign influences and
also to the fact that Prenk Bib Doda's
men had dispersed into small bodies
and had gone on pillaging expeditions
on their own account.
1t is feared by the authorities here
that the rebels are now concentrating
their forces preparatory to making an
other attack on the capital.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-02
STRIKERS HOPE TO
ADJUST GRIEVANCES

Pittsburgh, Pa. July $50 quiet
were the Westinghouse strikers IN
East Pittsburgh during the night that
the state constabulary was withdrawn
from the streets and did not reappear
until this morning. The grievance
committee Of the strikers discussed
the conference they had yesterday
with President e. M. Herr Of the cleo
trio company, and reported to the gen.
eral strike committee. They instruct
ed subcommittee as to the course It
was to follow at the meeting scheduled
for this aftrnoon with Mr. Herr Strike
leaders expressed the belief that their
differences with the companis would
be cleared UP in time for the men to
return to work next Monday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-02
oTTUMwA wAPEILo COUNTY owATHURsDAY, 1914 Aa
Raining Expenses of State
are Being Rapidly Increased

THE running the state
during the biennial period which closed last
biennial period which ended
1912 according to the figures prepared by Willis deputy
business closed
day and the ocs will at begin preparing reports to be
the legislature when 1t meets next winter +
wf that for the two period
which spend 2b42o for general
ending 1914 the
for the
previous corresponding period
ending so 1914 the receipts
~ and the expenditures $6,74462s,S7.
state had balance OF $7982IS1 Today
It has Z balance Of $7s7.860S3
The capitol extension fund has balance OF sssosso
the thirynfh general assembly be-
workmens
liability insurance commits
and the teaohers institute law.
compensation protects the
of employed in
purely clerical capacity In the future when injured
when laid injury the firm
protected by industrial insurance the empoye file suit for
firm will be deprived the usual defenses
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-02
FORCED CHECKS
TURNED.DOWN
Young Man Attempts to
Pass Bogus, Paper on
Bankand Merchantss
NOAH OBTAINS MAN
ATs,UNION DEPOI
Failure of Positive Identifi@
cation Leads Officer, to
Release the Suspect 7.

The caution OF two local furnishing
dealers and bank official was reward
ed tuesday afternoon when they turn.
ed down checks presented by strange
young man. The paper was refused
Dy the dealers and the bank and later
investigation proved the checks to be
worthless. Officer Noah took a young
man in custody at the Burlington depot
when he was about to take the train
for Ft. Madison. The failure to estab.
lish case of actual forgery or success
ful uttertng Of forged checks led the
officer to release the young man who
was Identified by an employe of one OF
the stores In which the paper was
rendered In payment Of merchandise.
The first place In which one of the
checks was presented was at the Mar
tin clothing store. Here the young
man upon making number of pur-
chases presented a check on J..sA.
Parks, payable at the Ottumwa Nati0s
al bank in the sum of $43. Mr.. Mar
tin being unacquainted with the
stranger. asked II he might take the
check to the bank and have it cashed,
but was told that the customer HIM
self would cash 1t and return for the
goods. He did not come back after
leaving the store. About 1880 a check
for $40 was turned down by the Iowa
National bank, supposed to have been
presented by the same man.
1t is supposed that he stopped at the
J. B. Sax store after leaving Martins
and there after making some pnHs
chAses presented a check for 326 On J..
H. Shepherd Asked by the cashier
IL he objected to her calling Mr.. Shop
herd to verify the check, he assumed
an offended attitude and said that II
there was such fuss to be made over
nothing he would 60 elsewhere for his
wearing apparel.
The Ottumwa National bank was In
formed as were the men purporting to
have issued the checks and they wero
found to be worthless and forgeries.
The police were then notified and q
young man giving the name OF G. B.
Berry Of Ft. Madison, was detained by
Omcer Noah upon the statement of IN
employe Of the Martin store that the
description of the purchaser and tho
man Tailed, but the clerk was not posi-
tive and Berry was released. Upon bo-
ing searched a sQp OF money was
found on his person.
Thus far the police have had no
complaint of successful operations by
the forgers and it Is believed their ef-
forts were nipped in the bud by the
carefulness of the men to whom the
paper was presented.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-02
HUSBAND
SLAYS HIS BRIDE

st. Louis, Mo-, July 1.-Crazed by
jealousy Minor B. Wheeler Of Chilli
cothe, O., killed his bride of year by
shooting her twice through the heart
and then shot himself in the head at
a rooming house here today. At the
city hospital where Wheeler was TAX
en-, physicians declare he would not
live through the day.
Three small children of Mrs. Wheel
er's by former marriage were asleep
in an adjoining room when the tragedy
occurred. The children declared
Wheeler had upbraided their mother
for attentions he alleged other men
paid her.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-02
GREAT HOSPITAL
PLANNED IN JAPAN

Toxic, July Ia meeting Of promi-
nent Japanese was held today under
the presidency Of Count Shigenobu
Okuma, the Japanese premier, to
organize a Japanese council for the
extension of St. Luke's American
Episcopal hospital under the direction
of DR.. c. R. B. Teuhler into modern
International hospital. An American
council has already been formed In
New York for this purpose and 1t is
intended to make the hospital practi-
cal monument of international friend
ship and cooperation In medical
science.
Baron Takaaki Kato, the Japanese
foreign minister, today gave a lunch
con in honor of Representative Will
liam D. B. Ainey Of Pennsylvania.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-02
Roosevelt Opens Campaign
With Attack on Democrats
and Penrose,; Gets Hot Reply
REPUBLICAN, LEADER RECALLS
INSTANCES or TEDDY's ABlL-
iTlEs AS A "Boss."

Pittsburgh, Pa, July Limited
States Senator Boies Penrose yester-
day gave out statement replying to
Colonel Roosevelt's speech before the
mass meeting Of the progressive
league. The senator referred to the
rebuke of bossism and continued:
1T Is dificult for me to determine
just when Mr.. Roosevelt reached the
conclusion to which he rsferA II cer-
tSaniy WaS not ID 1904 when the re-
turns from Pennsylvania fn the presi-
dental election In that year were sent
to him by me as chairman OF the re-
publican state committee and to
which I received from him, In reply
the following letter:
"'My Dear Senator Penrose: Upon
my word, Of all phenomenal returns
the returns from Pennsylvania are the
most phenomenal congratulate and
thank you. Faithfully yours,
Theodore Roosevelt
'In fact during the whole period Of
Mr.. Roosevelt's presidency. my rela-
tions with him were most cordial.
cooperated with him In nearly all Of
his policies rs member of the United
States senate; and when certain poten-
tial elements in the republican party
were plotting to defeat Mr. Roosevelt
for the nomination in 1904 was, as
chairman of the republican state COM
mittee OF Pennsylvania. most active
in having him endorsed at our state
convention. was largely instrument
tai in. giving the splendid majority to
which the letter above mentioned re-
fers.
II am further informed that Mr..
Roosevelt refers to the fact that op-
posed him for nomination at the re-
publican national convention in 1912
and take 1t that this Is the real rea-
son for his change Of attitude. Men
are apt to be bosses to their enemies
and leaders to their friends.
ut will be recalled that Mr.. Roose-
velt absolutely named Mr.. Taft for the
presidency. Whether Mr.. Roosevelt
considers this an act of bossism or not
do not know. But, to me, at the
time. it seemed like the most offensive
act Of bossism that could be perpe'
trated in American politics"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-02
CRITICISES JURY
FOR NOT AGREEING

Chicago, July IA jury having
failed to agree on verdict in the
case Of Truax Green and Co., charged
with the illegal sale Of cocaine was
criticised by Judge Newcomer for fail
ure to convict today.
''This trial cost the city SITS and the
evidence was, so strong that con-
viction should have been returned"
said the court. ''The witnesses in the
cases are nothing but drug shaken
wrecks and they cannot well stand the
strain Of second trial.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-02
PARTY LEADER
MAKES HIS FIRST POLITICAL
SPEECH SINCE RETURN.

Pittsburgh, July Theodore Roose-
welt delivered last night the first
political address that has come from
him since his return from Brazil. 1t
was divided generally speaking, into
three parts-an attack on the Wilson
administration, an indictment OF
bosses" and an exposition of the prir-
ciples of the progressive party.
The administrations tarif laws, Col
onel Roosevelt hailed - ~ COLOSSAL
failure, particularly hard upon the
farmer, its antitrust program he
| branded as an economic absurdity;; It's
foreign policy he styled as "wretched"
but upon this he did not elaborate.
Living Cost Not Cut.
The democratic tariff, he insisted,
had brought distress upon the nation,
had not lowered the cost of living and
had chiefly benefited foreign rivals OF
American business. The solution rest
ed, he argued, in support of the pro-
gressive movement and the enactment
OF laws providing for tariff revision by
a non-partisan commission.
OF the "bosses" Mr. Roosevelt said
what he has heretofore-that they
thwarted the rank and file OF the re-
publican party by the nomination OF
Taft at Chicago and in so doing de
liberately put the democratic organ
ization and Mr.. Wilson into power"
States Plan With Trusts.
In conclusion the colonel sketched
the progressive idea of needed anti
trust regulation by properly empower
ed commissions, contrasting such
proposals with legislation now pending
at Washington, which he found woe
fully inadequate. Such program
alone, he contended, proved the made
quacy of the democratic party. It Is
and always will be-" he said, the
states rights party, and the party
a.raid-of-power,
The former presidents speech was
regarded by progressive leaders here
as an indication of the line Of attack
which the party would follow IN this
years campaign.
It was an uncompromising speech.
Before he made it the report had gone
out that he would hold out the olive
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-02
DEMOCRATS - AN
TO STICn ON JOB

Washington, D. c., July 1-Senate
democrats planned to hold a confer
ence today when it was expected a
resolution would be adopted announc-
ing to the country, the intention of
congress to remain in Washington till
administration's antitrust program has
been enacted into law. The confer
ence was called by Majority Leader
Kern to act on a resolution declaring
it to be the sense Of the democrats
of the senate that trust legislation be
enacted at this session
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-02
FLOOD GREATLY FEARED
Mississippi River Threatens City Of La
Crosse; Heavy Rains Believed
To Be The Cause.

La Crosse, Wis, July IA sensa-
tional rise in the Mississippi river here
over night caused great alarm. Official
warnings have been sent up and down
the river by the United States weather
bureau Today the river stood 10 feet
above low water mark. the highest
point in years. Two feet more will let
the river into the city, low places OF
which already are flooded. Heavy
rains and swollen streams emptying
into the Mississippi from above will
mean steady rise until Saturday, the
weather observer predicted today
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-02
west VIRGINIA IS DRY.
Drastic Prohibitory Law Goes Into
Effect and Liquor Dealers Cult
the Business.

Wheeling, w. Va, July 1.-West Vir-
ginia entered the column of prohibit
tion states last night and today its
residents are trying to adjust them
selves to the new conditions imposed
by the Yost act, said to be one of the
most drastic prohibitory measure ever
enacted in the United States.
Of the 1900 retail and wholesale
liquor establishments in the June 1 re-
port, many had closed their doors be-
fore the week began.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-02
navy WINE MESS GONE
Order Abolishing Permission to Use
intoxicating Liquors, Becomes
Effective Today.

Washington, D. c., July 1-Secre-
tary Daniels famous order banishing
intoXicants from the navy went into
effect today. 1t not only abolishes the
traditional wine mess" of the officers
but forbids alcoholic liquor from every
ship and shore station of the navy.
Beginning today any officer found in
possession Of alcoholic liquor on board
ships or naval stations will be guilty
of misconduct. .
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Continued on Page y
WINNER AT CARDS
SLAIN AND ROBBED

New Lisbon, Wis, July William
Sturdevant played cards last night and
won q considerable sum. Today his
body was found. He had been MUIR
dered and robbed Of his winnings.
Money which he was known to have
had before the game was not found in
his clothing.
Search is being made for q stranger
from whom Sturdevant won in the
card game and with whom he left the
saloon where they had played.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-02
DIVORCE COLONY
AT RENO is RUINED

Carson City, New, July THE valid
ity of Nevada's new divorce law was
sustained by the state supreme court
in decision today in the Worthington
case which was sent up from the dis
trict court Of Reno three months ago
to test the constitutionality of the act
The decision means that applicants for
divorce in Nevada must live one year
in the state before the courts will ac-
Quire jurisdiction.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-02
BRITISH CREWS FEAR
FOR SAFETY OF CUP

washington, d. c., July 1.-sir
Lionel Garden, British minister In
Mexico City, has advised the British
embassy here that a special train bear
ing British refugees will leave Mexico
City today. The plan to carry the
refugees to Puerto, Mexico, has been
abandoned and they will be taken to
Vera Cruz.
The British subjects are leaving the
Mexican capitol on the advice Of the
British minister.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-02
.sERV|ANs BEING REV|L[D.
Austrian Sympathizers Make Demon.
strations as Result Of AssassIna.
tion on Sunday.

Agram, Croatia, July 1.-Anti-Servian
when crowds gathered in front of the
town hall and demanded that the
mayor return Servian decoration re-
Gently conferred on him.
Another crowd went to the house
of the speaker of he Crotian diet, who
is a Servian, and made noisy demon
stration against him. Several people
were arrested but later released.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-02
Archduke Had No
Chance to EScQDe
From ASSQSsinS
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Vienna, July 1.-The con-
spiracy against the lives of
Archduke Francis Ferdinand +.
and the Duchess of Hohenberg
was so well planned that it
would have been impossible for
them to escape from Bosnia
alive, according to some men,
bers of the late archduke's
suite. who returned here today.
The officials declared that
two clock work bombs were
found beneath the table on
which luncheon was awaiting
the archducal party on the re-
turn to the city hall. A similar
internal machine also was dis
covered in the chimney of the
room occupied by the Duchess
of Hohenberg at Ilije, water
ing place a few miles from Sar-
ayevo, and a woman was caught
with seven bombs in her pos
session.
The bullet which killed the
archduke was an explosive one.
1t has been ascertained by
the authorities that Gavrio
Prinzip. the assassin, Is the son
of the proprietor of hotel at
Sarayevo, and passed his
twentieth year. so that he may
be sentenced to death for the
crime.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-02
KING PETER Is Ill.

Vienna, July 1.-Prof. Francis
Chostek of the medical faculty Of the
Vienna university and specialist OF
internal complaints, was summoned to-
day to proceed to Servia to attend
King Peter.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-02
Troy CANNON KILLS BOY
Lad, Enjoying Premature Celebration
Of the Fourth, 10 Wounded 90
Severely He Dies.

Des Moines, July christian
Brobst, the 15-year old son of Roy
Brobst. a business man Of Knoxville,
died at local hospital today as the
result of a gunpowder explosion late
yesterday afternoon in Knoxville.
The lad was shooting frecrackers
and attempting to discharge minia-
ture cannon when 1t exploded.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-02
PRISONERS EARN
CONSIDERABLE SUM

Madison, Wis, July 1.-Over $780,
BOO was paid last year by contractors
To prisoners in the penitentiary at
.Waupun, according to compilation
made by President Ralph e. Smith of
the state board Of control in discus
sing the amount of payments made
In q single year. Some of the pris-
bners made from SIS to $40 a month.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-02
TRYING To SAVE
ENTOMBED men
Miners Working With Great
Haste to Rescue Five
in Burning Mine
HELMET MEN ARE ON
WAY TO THE SCENE
Little Hope Felt That the
Victims Will Be Brought
to Surface Safely

Williamson, w. Va, July Miners
worked with feverish energy today
digging shaft into the workings Of
mine No. Of the Sycamore Coal Co.
near here In the hope OF reaching five
men who were cut of when fire broke
out last midnight. The throng sur
rounding the pit realized soon after
dawn that the hope was folorn, but
the men under direction of mine in
spector and their bosses continued to
dig. Others forced their way into the
gas filed galleries and endeavored to
choke the flames with sand, crews be-
ing relieved every half hour, but they
made little progress. Dense volumes
Of smoke poured from the openings,
and it was feared the fire was spread.
ing rapidly. The fire broke out In the
fan house and that structure was des-
troyed.
Alarmed by the failure of the air,
twenty-five men made their way to the
surface but the Ave were caught in en-
tries far from the opening.
The, nearest rescue crew OF the
United States bureau Of mines was at
Roanoke, Va. and was expected to
reach here during the day.
The ,entombed miners Geo. Seibold,
James Collins, BENJAMIN James, Henry
\ LfoHk and Marion LyOnss were hoIieHs
ed hysDeputy Mine Inspector Edle1ff
Lambert to be. in d part Of the miny.
not vet touched by the fire. He said
they had probably been cut on by the,
flames and had taken refuge in room
about thousand feet from the mouth
II they could live during the day there
was some hope OF saving them, expert
enced miners declared.
Lines Of hose were run into the main
entry and water was kept playing on
the flames while seventy-five miners
we're detailed for work in the exca-
vation.
One hundred men were usually en-
ployed In the mine at night but many
of them did not report last night.
Reseuers on Way.
Pittsburgh, Pa, July IA rescue
crew of six men in charge Of H. d.
Mason, mining engineer left the bu-
reau OF mines station here at 10
o'clock today for Williamson where the
Sycamore mine was reported on fire.
1t was believed they would be able to
reach the mine in time to be of ser.
xJ3No
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-02
ELECT AGED ALDERMAN.

Knoxville, ILL.,, July Knoxville
claims to have the Oldest alderman in
America He is G. M. Butt. 81 years
old elected yesterday over l.. G. Viii
son and Fred Dennis by plurality OF
Dour yoteEs
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-02
AVIATOR Is KILLED.

Pskov, Russia July Captain Bo-
jarcglo, Russian army aviator, was
killed today when his monoplane col
lapsed and fell from great height.