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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-21
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HELPS 0TTUMWA
Local Shippers Are Aided
BY Reductions Ordered
BY the Commission
WOULD HAVE CREDIT
PROPERLY PLACED
Harper Tells Where Work
Was Done and Who Is
Responsible

The results that Ottumws shipperS
will obtain from the decisions OF the
interstate commerce commission,
which were rendered the latter part oi
last week, in the various lows rate
cases, are enormous. It would be i'm
possible to arrive at tho actual saving,
efitted to the extent Of thousands OF
dollars per year In freight charges
saved.
new schedule OF Chicago Ottumwa
class rates, applying on less than car
load and on carload trafio. upon which
no commodity rates prevail. between
the points mentioned.
New proportional class rates were
established between the Mississippi
river and Ottumwa, applying on traf1o
originating in and destined to territory
east of the Indiana-Illinois state line,
this territory Ia bounded, roughly
speaking, by the Indiana Illinois state
line on the west, the Ohio and Poto-
mac rivers on the south and the At
laEtic coast on the east.
The revision just ordered by the
commission is the second revision
which Ottumwa has had, the first CON-
ing in the spring Of 1910, at which time
very material reduction was ordered.
However, the revision just ordered ex-
ceeds to considerable extent the mag
nitude of the 1910 revision.
A table Of rates, showing what they
were prior to 1910; tho revision order
ed in tho spring Of 1910, and last the
/ revision Ufdefed by the commission
within the last few days has been pre-
pared by G. O. Dawson. trahic mana
ger for the commercial association and
appears elsewhere in this issue.
From the figures prepared by Mr..
Dawson 1t will be noted that Ottumwa
has been able to make very decided
showing before the interstate com
merce commission, that large discrim-
nations in freight rates have existed
against the shippers here.
Ottumwa's contention that these dis.
ordinations exist has been upheld by
the interstate commerce commission
as is shown by the decisions that nave
been rendered.
There is another situation that is
readily seen In the above figures In
that all these reductions have come to
Ottumwa after a hard, laborious, per-
sistent fight which includes the fight
that eliminated In the decision Of 1910
and the present fight which has been
going on for two years and has culmin-
ated in the present decision.
That Ottumwa has been discriminate
ed against by the railroad companies
is shown clearly by the fact that the
interstate commerce commission has
upheld Ottumwas contention. That
local shippers cannot obtain proper re-
cognition from the railroad companies
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-21
ST. LOUIS POLICE
. IN FOR CENSURE
INQUISiTOR!AL BODY TO MAKE IN.
VESTiGATlON OF COLLAPSE
. OF SEED STORE.

St. Louis, Mo-, March 20.-The re-
cent collapse of part of the Missouri
Athletic Club ruins onto the st. Louis
Seed CO. building which resulted in the
death of seven men will be made the
subject of an inquiry by the fire in
vestigating committee of the munich
pal assembly here tomorrow. The
committee originally was appointed
to investigate the causes of the Mis-
souri, Athletic Club holocaust with the
view of placing responsibility for loss
of thirty lives in that fire. Chairman
Scully announced today that the COM
mittee would endeavor to find out who
gave the order to the police opening
the street directly in front of the club
ruins. Two disasters, members of the
committee declare, probably will cause
the enactment of more strict fire laws.
Several attempts to raze the remaining
ruins of the club by the use of dyna-
mite failed early this morning. A fur
ther attempt will be made.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-21
STREET CAR RUNS r.
WILD INTO WRECK

Gasport, N. Y, March 2O.-Glenn w.
Bridgemann Of Lockport, N. Y, was
killed and twenty persons were injured
in collision between two cars on the
Buffalo, Lockport & Rochester trolley
line at Wickwire early today.
A Rochester bound car stopped at
the Gasport station about midnight for
orders. Both motorman and conduc-
tor got off the car and went into the
station. From some unknown cause
the car suddenly started at full speed.
For two miles it ran wild and at Wick
wire it crashed into a Buffalo bound
car, telescoping it.
Not one Of the passengers on the
two cars escaped injury. At least two
of the injured will die.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-21
VOTE CORRUP TON
TRIAL IS STARTED.
MAYOR OF TERRE HAUTE, IND, is
DEFENDANT-T MADE
TO KILL THE JUDGE.

Terre Haute, Ind, March 2O.-Se-
lection of jury for the trial Of Mayor
Don M. Roberts on charges of corrupt
ing elections began in circuit court
here today. A special venire Of 100
has been summoned. .
That the trial may last a week or
longer was indicated when the state
announced that it had subpoenaed
more than 100 witnesses and the de-
fense, it was said, will have nearly as
many. A large numberof persons who
have served as election officials here
are among the witnesses. Every person
who enters the court room during the
trial will be searched for weapons in
accordance with instructions issued
by the sheriff. Court officials recently
received threats that they would be
killed unless the prosecutions of the
city officials for election frauds we're
stopped and two men are now held in
the county jail under bond Of S25,O00
each on charges of conspiring to kill
Judge Fortune and Felix Blankenhak-
er. special judge.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-21
Women Undismayed at Their
Defeat in the u. S. Senate

before the close of the present season.
Despite their defeat, suffrage lead
ers were prepared today to renew their
fight for passage by the senate of a
constitutional amendment enfranchis-
ing weomen To this end, it was an
nounced that they would support the
proposed amendment of Senator Sha-
forth of Colorado The senator en-
deavored to offer his amendment yes
terday, and though unsuccessful will
introduce it later. This amendment
would require each state to vote on the
question of extending the right CT suff-
rage to women upon petition of seven
per cent Of it's voters.
Suffrage leaders were also going for
ward today with their plans for woman
suffrage demonstration here May 8.
They said that ten thousand women
would take part in the parade and that
it promistd to be the most beautiful
and spectacular procession that has
ever taken place.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-21
PRISON LABOR is
LOSING IN FAVOR

Chicago, March 20-After May the
contract labor system under which the
labor of prisoners in Chicago's Bride
well has for number of years been
sold to private contractors. will be
abolished as the result of an opinion
given by the corporation counsel de-
claring that the system is illegal
The Bridewell is one of the last
large prisons in the country to aban-
don the contract labor plan. The city
has received about $4,000 year from
the sale of the labor of prisoners in
certain of the shops.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-21
ADOPT NEW PLAN
!. TO BREAK STRIKE
Coal Mine Operators File
Damage Suits Against
the Union Leaders
BODY JUDGMENTS
ARE ALSO DEMANDED
Officials Of Organization of
Workers Are Undaunted
BY the Charges =.

Denver, March 2O.--Offi cials Of the
here proposed to be little perturbed
today over the announced intention OF
the Colorado coal companies to file
suits asking damages of nearly $4,000
600 and body judgments against
them. John r. Lawson, executive
board member from Colorado. char
acterized the contemplated action as
another attempt to harass the union
and an admission Of the inability Of
the companies to break the strike,
called September 23. 1913"
Announcement Of the companies in
tentions was made last night coinci-
dent with the mailing of papers in the
Colorado Fuel and Iron Co. suit against
the union to counsel in Trinidad for
filing in the district court of Las
Animas county today. Conspiracy is
charged against the United Mine
Workers Of America and damages Of
100000 and body judgments are
asked against union officials. The
defendants include John P. White,
president: Frank ]. Hayes, vice presi-
dent; William Green, secretary
treasurer. all international officers.
John r. Lawson and Edward Doyle,
district officers; John McLennan,
president Of the Colorado state fed
GRAFTON of labor Adolph Germer and
other national organizers directly con-
nected with the conduct of the strike
in Colorado.
According to Cass E. Harrington,
general counsel forbthe plaintiff com:
pany, the Danbury Hatters' case will
be cited as precedent and if neces-
sary the case taken to the supreme
court. I-,
next few days, say counsel, by the
V: '1cr American Fuel Co. in the
United States district court; by the
Oakview Coal and Coke Co., in the
Huerfano county district court, and by
the Rocy Mountain Fuel Co., in the
district court Of Boulder county.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-21

Washington, d. c.. March 20.-Ad-
vocates of woman suffrage today de-
clared that they were not discouraged
because they lost their fight in the
United States senate yesterday to Sc
cure the adoption Of an amendment to
the federal constitution extending the
right of suffrage to women. The sen.
ate voted thirty-fve for the amend.
ment to thirty-four against it, two.
thirds affirmative vote being necessary
for passage. Suffrage leaders were
pointing today to the majority of one
vote in favor of the amendment as
proof that their cause had scored a
triumph in defeat and was far stronger
than it's opponents had ever been will
ing to admit. =
They profess to see in the action OF
the senate only a temporary setback in
their flight and express the belief that
women suffrage would eventually
come. They were hoping today that
the senate would reconsider it's action
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-21
BREWERS
TO FIGHT THE DRYS

Chicago. March 20.-Carrying 'wet"
speakers and financed by the Illinois
Brewers association and the Illinois
Jobbers' and Dealers association, a
special train will leave Chicago next
Wednesday to make campaign tour
Of Illinois cities and towns where wet
and dry elections will be held in April,
it was announced today.
More than 200 of the 300 cities in
which such elections will be held, will
be visited by the "wets." Speeches
will be made on the rear platform of
the train Eveiing meetings will be
held in halls in the larger cities. Cir
culars entitled, who's Who Among
the Wet Orators will be circulated
by the anti-saloonsts in every village
made by the special train.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-21
MIDDLE WEST OIL
DEALERS MEETING

Kansas City, Mo-, March 2O.-Three
hundred oilmen are taking part in the
annual convention of the Western
Wholesale Oil Jobbers association to-
day. The meeting will cover two days
Traffic problems and questions relat-
ing to the marketing Of petroleum pro-
ducts occupied the sessions today.
Delegates are in attendance from
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa,
Nebraska, Missouri, Arkansas, Okla
homa and Kansas.
Attorney General Barker, of Mis-
souri,. and Attorney General Dawson,
of Kansas, were on the list of speak
ers. ~.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-21
TROUBLE BREWS
IN '0ULD' IRELAND
Sir Carson Met at Belfast
By Guard Of Honor of
Picked Ulstermen
TEMPER OF PEOPLE
VERY INFLAMMABLE
Big Parade Called off al
Request of Leader Who
Fears the Result

Belfast, March 20.-Sir Edward Gar
son. the leader of the unionists OF ul'
ster. made dramatic entry into the
capital of the province today His pur'
pose in coming here is to consult with
the other Ulster unionist leaders and
with the commanders of the Ulster
volunteer forces.
The gladness displayed at unionist
headquarters and in the army barracks
ha,o caused considerable excitement
All sls the people of Belfast who for
days have been momentarily expecting
some decisive move on the part Of the
unionist chiefs or the government.
Before landing this morning Sir Ed
ward Carson received on board the
steamer on which he had made the
passage from England. Sir George
Richardson. retired lieutenant gener-
al of the British army who is COM
mander in chief of the Ulster union
is forces, together with his chief Off.
GERS.
As the party came down the gang
way from the steamer to the pier they
found drawn up as guard of honor
the emergency force of picked men
of the Ulster volunteers who had been
summoned to the unionist headquar-
ters at late hour last night. A big
crowd gave them noisy welcome,
cheerink wildly and firing into the air.
During the night, automobiles had
--kaen.-kept blfsy moving stores and
documents from the unionist headquar-
.ters apparently fearing a raid by the
nolice who have been keeping close
watch on every move made by the
uriOnists.
N Precautions of vigorous character
have been taken at the Victoria mill
tary barracks here. Extra guards are
on duty day and night Urgent in
structions have been sent to the mill
to dispatch reinforcements immediate
ly to the garrison stations in Ulster.
To Abandon Parade.
The proposed parade of nationalist
volunteers announced for Sunday at
Londonderry which was regarded in
many quarters as likely to result in a
conflict which would set the heather
on fire in Ulster. will probably be
abandoned. John Redmond the nation
alist leader. today telegraphed an
urgent appeal to the promoters of the
parade to cancel it as the affair was
he said. Calculated to inflict the grav-
est injury in the nationalist cause as it
was playing the game of their bitter
est enemies and affording them the
pretext they were particularly looking
for"
The house residence of Sir Edward
Carson and the other unionist leaders
Is guarded by Ulster volunteers in full
service kit prepared to resist any at
tempt to execute warrants which might
be issued by the authorities.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-21
Soldiers LOUeF0
Rebe[GiHI Causes
Surrender OF Boat

San Diego, Cal. March 90
Love for and answering loyal.
ty to the daughter of the rebel
general commanding the forces
at Topolobampo caused Lieut..
Malpica, executive officer Of the
former federal gunboat Tam
pico to forget his allegiance to
Huerta and instead surrendered
the war craft to the father Of
the girl he loved, according to
passengers arriving here from
Mexico.
Lieut.. Malpica, dashing
young naval officer, met the
girl, who is now his wife, some
months ago at a dance in Quay
mas. They fell in love but the
girl failed to accept the Off
GERS proffer of marriage unless
he took the Tampico to Topolo-
bampo from Guaymas and
turned it over to her father.
Malpica represented to his
commanding officer that ne
had received word from Mexico
City to take the Tampico to
Topofobampo and she'll the
rebels. The captain. it is said,
assented. At Topolobampo he
was seized and sent to Mazat-
Ian.
Malpica was put in command
of the Tampico and a few days
later was married to the rebe'
generals daughter.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-21
SEARCH FOR WOMAN VAIN
Soldiers, Citizens and School Boys
Unite in Effort to Locate Missing
Mrs. Hemmen.

Waukegan. Ill.,. March 20.-Vain
search of the marshes and lake shore
near here by United States soldiers
and national guard school boys and
citizens increased anxiety here today
as to the fate Of Mrs. John Hemmen
who disappeared Tuesday. Mrs. Hem
men left her home to purchase toys
for her sons birthday and was seen
by her friends walking north on Sheri-
dan road
Yesterdays search revealed portions
of a black silk waist in the basement
of an adjoining house. Just outside Of
town but the garment could not be
identified as having belonged to Mrs.
Hemmen
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DEMANDS DEATH. PENALTY
Public Prosecutor at Chicago Asks
That Alleged Brutal Murderer Be
Sent to GaiIows.

Chicago, March 20-Death on the
gallows was asked for John B. Koet.
ters, when he was placed on trial to.
day accused Of the murder of Mrs. EN-
ma Kraft. of Cincinnati in a Chicago
hotel. He pleaded mot guilty. He is
charged with having beat Mrs. Kraft
to death with hammer and robbing
her Of $500.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-21
ASK IMPEACHMENT
OF JAP CABINET

Toxic. March 2O.-The impeachment
of the Japanese cabinet on account Of
the recent naval scandals in connec-
tion with the receipt of illicit commits
sions by naval officers was asked today
in an address to the throne introduced
in the chamber of deputies by the op-
position parties. The address de-
clares that ''the scandals are stain
on the newly begun reign of the en-
peror and are harmful to the prestige
of the Japanese navy both at home and
abroad"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-21

Frisco Railroad zang1o IS ,.,.., ! .
Als!ooS .
Fixed up By an AgreeMe1ll4l
+ + + :. = = ~ + + + + = + = :

St Louis 20A $390O000 which
St Louis and San Francisco railroad owed Albert T. Perkins as
dicate cancelled filed
United
the Frisco syndicate
Sanbom will
The $25733S6
which
Union
the certain loans
The notes the paid Perkins for the New bra
Northern line 100 miles which the
purchased from the syndicate This road the New lbra St Mary
Eastern the Fris-
marks In the reorganization which underway
investigation interstate
Frisco receivershp
The Frisco bought the Ibia went into
receivership.
purchase
Illegal
had planned fight denial the validity
petition filed
approve cancellation O
80 ~ ~ ~ .
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-21
COTTON CROPS RECORD
Yield Of the Past Year Reaches the
Billion Dollar Mark in Govern
n1ent Report.

Washington. D. c., March 2O.-The
1913 cotton crop was the most valu-
able ever grown and second largest in
point Of quantity. Statistics an
nounced by the bureau of the census
today indicated it amounted to 7,3S3.-
557,500 pounds or 14,767151 bales of
lint and Inter cotton. The total value
of the crop, including the value Of cot
ton seed, is unoffi cially estimated
roundly at more than $1.0OOOOO,O0O
compared with last years $9200O0,O00
and 1868 100000 for the previous most
valuable crop that of 1910.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-21
SHOE MAKERS VOTE
TO co ON STRIKE.
OBJECT TO SIGNING AGREEMENT
WITH EMPLOYERS NOT TO
STRIKE FOR SIX MONTHS.

Portsmouth, o., March 20.-After an
all-night session, the joint council OF
the United Shoe Workers of America
this morning called a strike Of the EN-
ployes of the Selby Drew and Excel,
sior plants in this city. They employ
about 1000.
The meeting of the joint council
came as a result of the abrogation by
the manuf; "turers of the working
agreement between the employers and
employees and state industrial com
mission, which resulted. in a settle
ment 81 d recent strike affecting the
same companies.
The employers demanded that all
employees sign new mo strike" agree
ment for period of six months or be
discharged
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GAS EXPLOSION IS
- FATAL.eTO THREE

Ardmore, Okla, March 2O.-Three
persons were burned to death as the
result of a fire caused by a gas explo-
sion here today. Two others were
seriously injured. The dead are:
Mrs. Dora Murphy; Corrine Murphy,
her daughter and Miss Mabel Cults.
Mrs. Elizabeth Finley was probably
fatally burned. Her husband was bad
ly burned and three small children es-
capped. ...
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-21
STATE EXAMINERS
ARE GUARANTEED

Albany, N. Y, March 20.-Four ex.
aminers from the state department Of
effic. ency who went to the state hos
pital at Willard to make an investiga-
tion of the accounts Of the institution,
were today quarantined by the hospit-
al authorities, because they had been
exposed to smallpox in nearby vii
lage. The examiners will probably be
detained at the institution for three
weeks.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-21
JAP FAIR OPENS.

Toxic. March 20.-An elaborate fair
and exhibition was opened with great
ceremony here today in commemora-
tion of the opening of the reign Of EN-
peror Yoshihito whose coronation = to
take place next November.
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ARMY OF IDLE MEN
BECOMES ORDERLY

Sacramento, Cal, March 20.-In the
camp of the unemployed north of Sac
ramento there are but 157 men, the
remnant of the army which invaded
Sacramento nearly three weeks ago.
There has been no trouble and none is
expected.
Four special deputies were sworn in
to keep peace.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-21
KIDNAPPED TEXAN
ESCAPES MEXICANS

Austin, Texas, March 20.-Charles
Ballard, an American, was kidnapped
by Mexicans on Wednesday from Car
rizo Springs, Texas, and escaped by
diving into the Rio Grande river, &C.
cording to dispatches today to Gov.
Colquitt. The governor has wired to
know whether Texas rangers are
needed in the Garlic Springs terri.
tory. /
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Washington, d. c., March 20.
Expulsion Of Representative
McDermott from the house was
proposed when the judiciary
committee met again today and
considered a resolution to cen
sure him and officers Of the Ma
tional Association of Manufac-
turers for activity disclosed in
the lobby investigation. The
debate over including provi-
sion of expulsion for the con-
gressman was hot, but ended
without action.
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BANK is ROBBED.

Nashville, Tenn, March 20.--Dyna-
miters today robbed the vault of the
First National Bank at Gallatine, Tenn,
of $4,000 and escaped
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-10-16
FOREIGN.


Prof. Richard Meyer OF Berlin uni
varsity, the well known historian, died
at Berlin.
Mrs. Winston Spencer Churchill.
wife of the first lord of the admiralty,
gave birth to a daughter in London.
A Reuter- dispatch from Amsterdam
says the municipality of Amsterdam
Las published decree fixing the price
OF wheat.
French 3 per cent rentes have ad
vanced to II francs and 25 ce,.times
the highest point since the war ap
peared probable.
The correspondent OF the London
Times at Rotterdam confirms the re-
port that there are 100000 fugitives
from Antwerp to Holland.
There was a rumor In London that
the Kaiser had offered as reward
to the first man to enter Antwerp the
decoration of the iron cross and $5.-
900 in money.
The French authorities have seized
food supplies valued at between ST..
900. 900 and 100000 which had been
ucpOSiteu uAi tue uOChS AT fidNTe ny
a German firm. The action was TAX
en- to prever: the supplies being sent
abroad
The report that the youthful grand
duchess of Luxemburg is prisoner OF
the Germans is reiterated in London
though official confirmation is lack.
Ing. The grand duchess is declared
to be incarcerated at Nuremberg
Bavaria.
There has been a diminution OF 40
per cent of crime in London since the
state of the European war. Comment
ing on this. in an address to the grand
jury, Robert Wallace. X c., said:
Even thieves are showing patriotism
in this great crisis"
The Rev. Isaac Wilson, pastor of the
Memorial Methodist Episcopal church
of Milan. Mich. was knocked down
stabbed in the throat. gagged and
robbed of $4,000 by an unknown man
In London on his way to the railroad
station. His assailant escaped.
In an effort to avoid a sugar famine
in consequence of the cessation Of the
supply of beet sugar from Germany
Austria and Belgium. the home secre
tary has purchased 100000 tons oi
raw sugar at about 800 a ton. The
sugar has been purchased at Demeara
Java. Mauritius and other places. This
is by far the largest purchase of su
gar In the worlds history.