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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-14
STILL HUNTING SEALER.
Efforts Being Made to Discover If
Wreckage Found is From Missing
Steamer Southern Cross.

st. Johns, N. F., April 13.-The
steamer Kyle which was ordered by
wireless yesterday to Investigate
wreckage supposed to have come from
the missing sealing steamer Southern
Cross, was forced to put in here last
night for coal She sailed again at
daylight today. The wreckage, which
was sighted Saturday 100 miles south
east of this port by the steamer Blood
hound included gear from the ships
deck, seaman's sea chest mans cap
and part of the bow Of small boat.
It was drifting against large ice
foe.
The ship Bloodhound brought here
the body Of a seal hunter which was
found lying beside the body of his dog
on the ice.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-14
DEFER OPENING
OF PAVING BIDS
Date for Vine Street Work
Is Postponed Until
April 27
AUTO ORDINANCE
READ SECOND TIME
Designates Streets for Park
ing Cars and Fixes
Time Limit

The city commissioners in the reg.
ular weekly meeting this morning de-
ferred the time for opening the bids
for paving Vine street for two weeks,
fixing April 27 as the date instead OF
today as was ordered before. Tha
absence of bids to do this work caused
the delay.
The ordinance designating the
streets on which autos may be parked
was read for the second time. This
ordinance would prescribe certain
street on which the cars may be park.
ed for thirty minutes and streets where
they may be parked without regard to
the length Of time.
The High Point district petitioned
the commissioners for q number of i'm.
provements among them the opening
of Center avenue east from Fellows
to point that will permit the resi-
dents direct route to the city. The
making Of Lincoln avenue passable
from Jefferson street to the McCloskey
place. and the same work on East
Court street between Elm and Fellows
Is asked. Petition was placed on file.
A contract for sanitary and storm
sewer from Blake's Branch sewer along
was ordered signed by the mayor. A
manent sidewalk on Ash street be-
tween Kruger and Ogden streets was
placed on file with the city clerk.
sought for in the petition received last
week from the moving picture houses,
did not come to pass today AZ planned.
- - 49, a.
today was owing to the absence Of SO.
liciyor Duke in Fairfield
The streets designated IN the auto
parking ordinance where machines
may be parked but thirty minutes are
Main street between Jefferson and
Marion; Second between Market and
Court; Market street between Second
and the bridge; Court street between
Main and Third. The streets on which
parking is permitted without time
limit. are east side of Court street be-
tween Main and the Rock Island tracks
the south side Of Third street be.
tween Court and Washington.
The petition for adjustment Of the
Hunter-Bonnifield properties has been
filed with the commissioners sitting as
board of review and is being consid.
cred this afternoon having been de-
ferred from last week. The petitioners
are r. NJ Hunter, w. B. Bonnifield, Liz
zie B. Simmons and Mary B. Horned
and the lots are No. 4. S, and 8 own
ed by Bonnifeld-Sim Horned and
No. and Z owned by Judge Francis
M Hunter.
The petition contains the following
table OF valuation and the amount
sought to have abated because OF the
destruction Of the buildings on these
lots in the big fire of last October.
Assessed valuation Of Lots 4, 5, 8
and 9, $4,000. The present value at
$4,000 and the amount to be abated
SO, 900.
Assessed valuation of Lots 6 and Z,
$2e.400. present value. $4,000 and
amount to be abated, $14.4OO.
Mayor Leeny's dollar gas ordinance
was expected to be brought out today
but failed to make It's appearance.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-14

YOUTHFUL BANDIT
CONFESSES CRIME

Chicago, April 1a.-Ollie Malm, a IA.
year old boy today faced charge Of
highway robbery. He was arrested yes
terday in connection with the shooting
OF Charles and Edward Cragg, 18 and
is years old, whom he attempted to
rob Saturday night According to the
police Malm made confession impli-
eating a 16 year old companion.
Malm Is said to have told the police
he and his companion purchased their
revolvers and cartridges at a depart
ment store and had decided to get as
much money as they could by holding
up everybody they saw. Both youths
have been arrested before for burglary
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ment setting forth that the United
States by repeating the exemption
would not be surrendering any of it's
rights, had not been seriously suggest
ed to him and that he had not given
1T serious consideration, because 1t ap-
peared obvious to him that any act
of congress in that connection would
not be an Interpretation of the treaty.
The president remarked that among
the senators who would be in the ma
jority on the tolls question, there did
not seem to be any sentiment for
amendment. The president incident.
ally declined to discuss the reported
exemption of Colombian war vessels
from the payment of tolls, saying that
when the new treaty was made public
that phase of it would be clarified
Mr.. Wilson said the tolls situation
in the senate was constantly improv-
ing and apparently that people who
had been asked to appear in the hear
ings were getting ''cold feet"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-14
WILL CONSOLIDATE
FEATURES IN BILL

Washington, D. c., April 13.-Presi-
dent Wilson and Chairman Clayton and
Representatives Floyd and Carlin Of
the house judiciary committee, after
an hours conference, agreed to con-
solidate in one measure the main fea-
ture of the Sherman law definitions
bill, and the bills to prohibit interlock-
ing directorates and holding COM
panies. The president agreed to the
insertion of the principles embodied
in two measures which passed the
house last year, providing for the regu-
lation of injunctions in labor cases and
trial by jury in contempt cases.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-14

Hundreds Watch Children in
Annual F1Olic at White House
+ + = + - + + = + +

Washington d. c., April 1sPresdn leo!losIH ialS guests
today the children the capitol The Ithe
nual froic rolling white house grounds.
early little folk with the full
enjoyed presidents
cabinet planned
either children south porto of the white
hong view the fun close
Ideal weather favored the little and thousands Of them
gathered spacious the merrymakng The big
folks there but the admissions restricted to children
guardians Adults
children how
watched the
distinction oca status the
joined members OF
cabinet like the other little folk Hun
children filled with
waiting the white grounds to be
thrown Among children the homes Of
members, participating
Salty and John McAdoo children Of the secretary of the treasury
Secretary Tumu Bryan grandson of
Virginia
secretary labor and Nancy
David Houston
o he secretary of agriculture
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-14
Wilson Defends His Plan to
Repeal Tolls EXEMPTION Act

Washington, D. c.. April 13-Presi-
dent Wilson declared today that the re-
peal of the Panama tolls exemption
could not be regarded as an interpreta-
ton of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty be.
cause it would be legislative act. He
held that no amendment setting forth
the rights of the United States under
the treaty was necessary in his
opinion.
The president took the same view as
Secretary Bryan that by repeating the
exemption the United States merely
showed Discrimination to raise the
question of discrimination, but did not
by its act limit any future policy OF
the government. Mr. Wilson drew dis
tinction between a legislative act and
authoritative Interpretation of a
treaty, the latter of which would have
to be formulated by the executive
branch of the government and ratified
by two-thirds vote of the senate.
Ar, Wilson said the Norris amend
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-14
WILSON To TALK TO PRESS
President Accepts Invitation to Ad'
dress Greatest Newsgathering
Agency in World.

Washington, d. c.. April 13.-An-
nouncement was made at the white
house today that President Wilson had
accepted an invitation to speak April
,21 at luncheon at the annual meeting
of the Associated Press in New York
City. Secretary Tumulty said the
president had not yet decided what
subject he would discuss but that he
would make an important speech.
1t is the first invitation the presi-
dent has accepted for speech outside
of Washington since he went to Mobile
last October to attend the Southern
Commercial congress.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-14
Demand of Admiral Mayo to
Be Enforced, Says the
President of u. S.
INSULT TO COUNTRY
WILL BE AVENGED
Arrest of American Tars in
Tampico Has the Navy
in Fighting Mood

Washington, d. c., April 13-Presi
dent Wilson told callers today that a
salute would be fired to the American
! flag by Mexican federals at Tampico
as an apology for the recent arrest of
American marines. The president
! spoke with such confidence that his
hearers took 1t to imply that the point
would be insisted upon. The president
has already approved Rear Admiral
Mayo's demand for the salute as an
apology.
Secretary Daniels also had notified
Admiral Mayo that his action is ap-
proved. The salute will be fred was
his positive announcement today. He
| added that he did not consider the ele-
ment OF time an important one be-
cause of the difficulties of communica-
ton between Washington and Tam
| pico.
Secretary Bryan was reticent in dis
| cussing the Tampico incident. He said
| he was in close correspondence with
Charge O'Shaughnessy over Huerta's s
promised investigation. He declined
to reveal the nature of any dispatches
between the state department and the
charge and would neither affirm nor
deny reports that General Huerta had
forbidden the salute demanded by Ad-
miral Mayo. In some official circles
the suggestion that Huerta would re-
fuse to permit the salute was received
with surprise. In their opinion the re-
fusal might compel drastic action on
the part of the United States.
Heavy Fighting Reported.
Torreon, Mexico April 13. Heavy
fighting was in progress, at San Pedro
yesterday, federals having retaken the
town two days previously 1t is report
ed also that a federal force of three
hundred men believing this city to be
lightly garrisoned is on it's way to re-
capture this place. A surprise awaits
them, for when General Villa sent pur-
suers after General Velasco, he left
five thousand men here.
San Pedro was retaken by General
Argumedo and General Emilio P. Cam
po. When Villas troops drove the fed
eral commander De Moure, out of the
town, Villa left it with small garri-
SOL while he himself and the main
body took up the pursuit.
Campo and Agumendo are believed
to nave thought De Moure still in pos
session, for they approached unsus-
pectingly and were met with wither-
ing fire. They soon discovered the in
ferior numbers of the defenders and
took it.
Villa with several train loads Of re-
Inducements under his personal COM
mand attacked the town yesterday. and
a fierce battle ensued, A trainload of
rebel wounded and 365 federal prison
ers arrived here today.
j. C. Ham, American consul at Dur
ango who has been here returned to
Durango today carrying assurances
that foreigners in his territory would
be given every possible protection.
Many foreigners are here preparing to
reopen business.
(Note-The above dispatch bore
much evidence of the work of the CEN
sor One sentence beginning "heavier
fighting than at Torreon." had been
robbed of it's verb and there was other
evidence Of mutilation.)
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-14
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TO FIGHT CH|CAGO BARS
Plans Being Made For Putting Liquor
Question on Ballot In The
Near Future.

Chicago, April 13.-Plans for a per-
manent organization to conduct a wet
and dry fight against the 1000 saloons
in Chicago at the mayoralty election
next spring were presented at a meet
religious temperance organization In
the city.
The call for today's meeting was is-
sued last week after the local option
elections which resulted in dry vic
tories in many Illinois towns and
townships.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-14
WILSON BACK FROM
TRIP TO SPRINGS

Washington, D. c., April 13.-Presi-
dent Wilson returned here early today
from White Sulphur Springs, w. Va,
and went to the white house for break
fast With him were Secretary Nc
Adoo, Miss Eleanor Wilson and Fran.
els B. Sayre, the presidents son-in-
law. Mrs. Sayre and Miss Margaret
Wilson remained at the springs with
Mrs Wilson where they will stay for
another week. The president probably
viii a&ain Join them on Friday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-14
POSTPONE SALE
OF INTER-OCEAN

Chicago, April 13.-Receipts of bids
for the property of the Chicago Inter
Ocean newspaper in the federal court
here was postponed until April Is at
the request of counsel who intimated
that it would be to the interest Of the
parties to allow another week to elapse
before closing the matter. The court
room was crowded with hundreds Of
persons interested in the disposal of
the newspaper which has been for
some months in the hands of receivers.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-14
NOTED AIISSOURIAN
CALLED BY DEATH

Cape Girardeau, Mo-. April 13.-Wil-
liam Henry Miller, president OF the
southwest Missouri Trust company,
since it's organization in 1906, lawyer
and at one time president Of the state
board of law examiners, died here
yesterday. He had been i'll more than
two years following paralytic stroke
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-14
DECATUR WILL BE
AS "DRY AS POWDER

Decatur. ILL.,, April 13.-Decatur city
commissioners today avowed their in
tention of making the townships as
dry as powder" Sale OF liquor for
medicinal purposes or otherwise. will
be barred in drug stores, no soft drink
parlors will be allowed to operate and
shipment of liquor into the city Will
be prohibited.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-14
BONAPARTE MAN DIES
OF TUBERCULOSIS

Bonaparte, April 13.-Ezra Robinson
died Sunday evening, April IL after
lingering illness of tuberculosis.
Mr.. Robinson was about sixty years
Of age and leaves wife and two
daughters, Gladys and Hazel. Also
two sisters and one brother.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-14
Girl Leaves the Hospital to
Trail DOUn Her ASSQilQ7tS

titled one as member of the trio
which took her from her escort and
after dragging her into a dark alley
left her bleeding and hysterical.
In view of numerous crimes against
women citizens, East st. Louis last
night began movement to supply the
police department with bloodhounds
to be used in tracking down assailants
of women.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-14
RESUME TOLLS HEARING.

Washington, D. c.. April 13.-The
senate canal committee resumed pub.
lie hearings today with e. T. Cham
berlain commissioner of the bureau
of navigation an tha first witness.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-14
ITALY THREATENED
BY GENERAL STRIKE

Rome, April 13.-Leaders of the dis
affected Italian railroad men who
hitherto have declined to consider any
compromise, are considering the advis,
ability of calling general strike We'd
nesday. Efforts are being made to
obtain further concession from the
government SO as to enable the strika
leaders tp cover their retreat.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-14
DIAMOND DEALER DIES.

Waukesha, Wis, April 13.-A. L..
Williams, aged SO, wealthy Chicago
diamond merchant. who was here for
medical treatment, died suddenly to-
day of apopleXy.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-14

as he left the death chamber, IF you
ask me whether the Jewish boys were
guilty will say do not know
They did not confess to me-" AS for
the other l do not believe he was at
the scene of the crime. do not think
one of them have been convicted on
the testimony offered"
A pale moon still hung in the sky
when those who were to witness the
executions gathered in front of the
prison. The air was chilly and raw
wind swept across the Hudson. Faint
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-14
Herman RosenthaPs Slayers
Put to Death at Prison
in Ossining, N. Y.
DYING STATEMENT
OF ONE CUT SHORT
None Confess Guilt; Jewish
Boys Meet Fate Without
Losing Their Nerve

Ossinino, N. n, April 13.-lt
was reported here this afternoon
that Frank Clrofici this morning
confessed to Warden Clancy and
Father cashin that justice had
been done. "Dago Frank" is said
to have stated that while he was
not present at the murder Of Ros-
enthaI, Harry Horowitz, Louis
Rosenberg and Harry vaIlon did
the shooting.
Il was further reported that
cirofici said hat none Of the gun
mon had known, previous to the
shooting, that Police Lieutenant
Charles Becker was concerned in
the affair. The confession is said
to have been signed and is now
on its way to Governor Glynn.
Sing Sing Prison, Ossining, N. Y.
April 13-The four gunmen convicted
Of the murder OF Herman Rosenthal
died in the electric chair at Sing Sing
prison at the break of dawn this
Easter Monday morning. None con-
fessed his guilt and none mentioned
the name Of Charles Becker, the former
police lieutenant also found guilty Of
instigating the murder, but saved by
court Of appeals reversal.
OF the four who died Frank Seiden-
sinner ("Whitey Lewis") made the
only statement Even he did not fat
ly assert his innocence.
Gentlemen" he mumbled as they
strapped him in the chair, 81 did not
shoot Rosenthal. The man who said
did was a perjurer. For the sake
Of justice, gentlemen say l did not.
The witness Stannish-"
Whitley did not finish the SEN
tence. The strange harness had been
adjusted and the current shot his
body forward in the chair. He had
meant to say that Stannish, waiter
and witness at the murder trial had
lied but death intervened.
"Dago Frank" Dies First.
Seidenshner was the second man to
die "Dago Frank" Crank Cirofici)
came first. "Gyp the blood Harry
Horowitz) the third and Lefty Louie"
Louis Rosenberg last. In forty min
utes all four were dispatched This
time would have been shortened had
1t not been for the over-crowding of
newspaper reporters. Their numbers
necessitated shifting Of witnesses
for the execution. There was no un-
toward incident throughout the pro.
cedure. All walked quietly to the
chair and only their quacking knees
and the sickly green palor on the face
attested that the realization of death
was upon them.
William E. Cashin, Roman Catholic
chaplain of the prison accompanied
"Dago Frank to the chair. With
Whitley Lewis" and "Gyp the Blood"
was Rabbi Jos. Goldstein of New York.
Rabbi Mayer Kopfstein, long the
spiritual adviser of the Rosenberg
family, stood by Lefty Louie Priest
and Rabbi alike averted their drawn
face from the chair of death, strug
Cling to control themselves as they
intoned a prayer for the dying.
Gentlemen said Rabbi Goldsteia
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-10
SUFFRAGE PARTIES AT ODDS
OVER STATE MAPS OF DOUBT
Campaign Districts Laid Out by Rival Factions Conflict
Mrs. Cats Followers Aroused by Action of
Mrs Batch's Aids in Territorial Claims

The rivalry between the Empire state
campaign committee and the Women
Political Union for the conduct OF the
votes-for- women campaign in 1915 is now
written in black and white on map Of
the state.
Indignation was aroused yesterday in
the ranks Of the followers OF Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait when II was discovered
that the women's Political Union, OF
which Mrs. Harriet Stanton Batch Is
president, had published a campaign map
with an entirely different set Of divisions
from those on the campaign map issued
by the committee. A poor. benighted
man, say. on Long Island, who has had
It pounded into his head all winter by the
campaign committee that he belongs in
the second campaign district, now faces
the prospect of being buttonholed by the
Women's Political Union and informed
that ne belongs in the thirteenth cam
paign district.
According to Mrs. James Lees Laidlaw,
OF the Woman Suffrage party, which Is
affiliated with the can.taigh committee,
this move OF the Womel'c Political Union
will cause great confusion.
Il won't suggest that it was done with
purpose" she said, because II may
have been done unintentionally by upstate
workers for the union, without Mrs.
Blatchs consent. or II may be that the
union does not read The Woman Voter
and therefore is in ignorance Of the fact
that the campaign committee has been
publishing its map every month since the
end Of last year. The unions may APP
pears in the issue of The Womens Po-
litical World for May 10. 1t was just
called to my attention this morning by
Mrs. Raymond Brown.
at is very strange. certainly; that is all
I'll say And It is also very inefficient.
.Tt would be very serious If the refer
endum were close at hand. However, |
am sure that before the fall OF 1915 the
stress OF battle will have drawn both par
ties together and there will be no more
friction. There are so many cross friend
ships In TIE two organizations that any
serious rivalry would be most unfortu-
nate. There are cases not only Of friends
In opposite ranks. but even OF sisters as
Mrs. Francis Maule Bjorkman, who is
v orking for the campaign committee, and
Mrs. Florence Maule Cooley for the
union.
"The union has been offered co-opera-
ton with the campaign committee and
las refused II. The committee even or
fered 10 withdraw from certain districts
erd leave the union in control there.
"In some districts the union is very
strongly organized in others 1t Is joke
Down In Nassau County, where the cam
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-10
Curran Committee Aid Gets Off

George A. Sipp, whose experiences in
keeping a disorderly hotel in Harlem
enabled him to give the Curran commit
tee sensational testimony. and who played
an important part in the trial and convic-
ton OF the four inspectors, had charge
of disorderly conduct made against him
dismissed yesterday. Sipp got into an
alteration Monday with Michael Colt
lieb, president of the Carpenter Furniture
Company, S7S to $50 East 143d ST.. over loan
of $4,000 he had made TO this company.
You know what happened to the four
inspectors, and that is what will happen
TO YOU" is one OF the remarks Gottlieb
told Magistrate McAdoo Sipp made to
him. The magistrate decided that no dis
orderly conduct had been proved.