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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-19
MURDERER'S LITTLE
CHILDREN IN COURT

Chicago, March 18.-William c. FL
lis, the Cincinnati leather merchant
convicted and sentenced to fifteen
years in the penitentiary for the mur-
der of his wife in Chicago hotel last
October expected to sign papers today
giving the custody of his two children
to Mr.. and Mrs. Louis E. Bierck Of this
city.
The aged parents of Mrs. Ellis who
live in Cincinnati have announced they
will attempt to secure the custody of
the children Geo. Remus, the attorney
who defended Ellis during his trial
expected the matter would be taken
to the courts for final settlement
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-19

panies are owned or operated by Chi
cago houses.
In the summarized conclusions of
the bulletin it is shown that imported
Argentine dressed beef adds to the
national supply of the United States
at the recent rate. little over one per
cent, while some of this meat has
come from British frigorificos at Bue-
nos Aires, a great deal of it has been
consigned by the Buenos Aires frigori-
ficos of the Chicago slaughtering and
packing companies, to themselves at
New York for sale by themselves in
New York or wherever they please to
send it by rail-
According to the bulletin nine mil
lion pounds of Argentine beef are be-
ing imported into the United States
monthly. 1t is shown that in October
the United States received 2,096,794
pounds, in November 3,9SS,S9S. in De
cember 9,44O, ,4SS pounds and in Janu-
ary s,535,797 pounds.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-19
PLANNING CHANGE
IN CONSTITUTION
CONVENTION OPENED IN CHINA
- TO AMEND BASIC LAWS OF
YOUNG REPUBLIC.

Peking. China, March 1S.-A con-
vention opened here today to amend
the. provisional constitution of the re-
public. Sun Pao-Chi, acting premier
and minister of foreign affairs, presd-
ed. Out of the sixty elected delega tes
forty-four were present.
Sun Pao-Chi read to the convention
an inaugural address by President
Yuan Shi Kai in which the president
gave a sketch of the i'll effects of the
provisional constitution on both inter,
nal and foreign relations, owing to its
restrictions on the government and its
unsuitability to existing conditions in
China.
The president added that he felt as
sured the convention would rule in rec
tifications of the constitution, so as to
bring about peace and prosperity for
China.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-19
IMPORTED WORKERS
ARE NEARLY MOBBED

Canton, O., March 1S.-Rioting broke
out here today when strike breakers
were imported by the Novelty Iron Co.
in an effort to break up molder' s
strike which has been in progress sew
eral weeks.
Twenty strike breakers we're brought
here last night and housed at Barnett
hotel. When automobiles started to
take them to the Novelty plant this
morning crowd of 800 strikers and
sympathizers surged about the hotel
and tried to pull the men from the
machines. The effort was Intellectual.
Fifty molders quit at the Novelty
and the J. Fl. McLain Co. plants several
weeks ago. This Is the first effort on
the part Of either concern to resume
work.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-19
STRANDED STEAMER
HOPELESS WRECK

Halifax. March 1S.--The bow of the
steamer City of Sydney which was
abandoned yesterday after running on
the Sambro Rocks, 25 miles east of
Halifax, was still clinging the gagged
edge of the rocks today. The con-
stant pounding had shattered the bot
tom of the steamer and in the after
mart the water was almost up to the
decks. There was no hope of saving
the vessel.
Captain Mcdonald said that the
City of Sydney was enveloped in fog
during the whole of her run up the
coast from New York. He was trying
to pick up the lightship Halifax, south
east of Sambro Island, when the
steamer struck the rocks. She was
several miles out Of her course.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-19
MANY AMERICANS
VISITING NAPLES

Naples, Italy, March 1S.-A party
of 800 American tourists arrived here
today on board the Rotterdam from
New York and found some difficulty
in obtaining accommodations, as there
| were 1000 American visitors already
-~in the city besides other foreigners.
| Among them are representatives of
| lthirty-three states Of the union.
A large party of Americans climbed
Mt. Vesuvius today and unfurled an
lAmerican flag at the side of the
lcratey.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-19
Americans BeinQ
Ne0ned From the
Farm By the City

Buffalo, N. Y, March 49,
"Americans never again will be
rural people," Liberty n. Bailey,
former dean of the Cornell col
iege Of agriculture told the farm
ers' association here today.
"There is today less than So per
cent Of our population on the
farms. As the years go on we
shall need, not more farmers in
proportion to the population but
better farmers.
"The things needed to make
farming successful and more at
tractive, are scientific market
Ing system; facilities for credits,
less city airs In the country
towns and overhauIing Of rural
government, and an extension Of
education"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-19
TWENTY FIRMS
PRESENT BIDS
Prices for Construction Of
s,n's sS,,s's 70 Dams Submitted
By Seven Concerns
THIRTEEN AFTER
EQUIPMENT JOB
Awards Will Not Be Made
for a Few Days; Figures
Within the Estimates

Many firms entered the competition
for tho construction of tho two now
dams and the equipment Of = munich
pal lighting plant for Ottumwa. The
opening Of the bids Tuesday afternoon
at the city hall was attended by
roomful of representatives of the
various firms that bid on tho Jobs.
struction of the dams and thirteen
job.
The figures of the various bidders
varied considerably and as the details
in all of the bids were many and
lengthy, it will take some time for the
mayor. water works trustees. Super
intendent Brown and the city solicitor
to whom the matter was submitted to
award the contracts to the successful
bidders.
The bids on the dam construction
range from $4,000 to $65,o00 and
strike an average Of about $4,000.
These figures, with the exception of
the highest bid, are within and below
the estimate made by the water works
trustees during the campaign for the
bonds and dams prior to February 2,
the date the election was held which
authorized the work and the bond
issue. Five bids were under $50, 900.
The same is true of tho electric
lighting equipment. The bids that
were submitted BY the thirteen firms
it is said by the board will average
around S20, 600 fb1 Ahe thing sn9ssA Aedr
while the estimate OF the trustees was
$4,000.
H.. l.. Waterman, chairman of the
water works trustees, said today that
the awards cannot be made before two
or three days because of the immense
amount of detail In them and the fact
that some of the bidders merely bid on
parts and not all of the machinery
needed for the lighting equipment.
The firms entered in the competition
were:
Dams-Ottumwa Supply & Constuc-
Moines: J. w. Turner Improvement
Co., Middleton-Hoglund Co.. Kansas
City: Missouri Construction Ballast
Co., Cedar Rapids; A. J. Martin Co..
Augusta, Ca; Andrew w. Woodman,
Chicago
Lighting equipment-Lombard Gov
ernor Co., Chicago: Woodward Cover
nor Co., Rockford, ILL.,: James Deffel
Co., Springfield, o.; 8. Morgan Smith
Co., York. Pa; Allis Chalmers Co.,
Chicago; Murray Iron Works. Burling-
ton; A. L. Ide & Sons, Springfield.
Ills r. B. Whitacre & Co., st. Paul;
Erie City Iron Works, Chicago; Ft.
Wayne Electric Works, N. Wayne.
Ind; Western Electric Co., Chicago;
Electric Machinery Co., Minneapolis;
Westinghouse Electric Manufacturing
Co., Chicago.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-19
COAL LADEN BOAT
ABANDONED AT SEA

New York, March ia fve year
old girl was a member Of the ship
wrecked company of nine brought
home today by the steamer Prinz
Eitel Frederick from Kingston, Ja-
macia. She is the daughter Of Cap
tain Oscar Johnson OF the schooner
Laura L. Lunt abandoned at sea on
March 4 during a voyage from Norfolk
to Jacksonville.
During heavy gale the schooner
began to leak and her cargo Of coal
made it impossible for the crew to
keep her afloat In the nick Of time,
the British steamer Windemere
rescued all aboard.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-19
Paper at Mexican Capital Is
Convinced Wilson Has
Expansion in View
REPORTS OF BATTLE
ARE CONFLICTING
Rumor Is That Villa Has
Met Unexpected Defeat
at Federals' Hands

Mexico City. March 1S-A bitter as
sault On the policy of the United
States toward Mexico was made to-
Diario. The writer declares that 'sbe-
hind the American policy is de.
termination to; wrest from Mexico
lower California Sonora and parts of
lower California Sonora and parts of
No reference to the pending battle
near Torreon was contained in any
DISPATCHES received at the state de-
partment
Over night official dispatches were
summarized in this statement:
"The release of Andrew Hamilton,
arrested by Byrd and Goldschmidt.
has been reported. The other two
men will, it is thought, be transferred
to Mexico City, in accordance with an
order from the Mexican federals to
send all foreigners arrested on
charges of furnishing aid to the rebels
to the capital. Trains run via Saltillo
to Ciuada Porfirio Diaz. and to Tor
reon. Monterey is reported quiet.
Further destruction of railroad
property by the revolutionists at Mon
clova is reported Federals are in
possession of the city In the fight
ing there it is reported that three
Americans were fighting with the Car
rancistas and that two were killed"
American Murdered.
JuareZ. Mex, March 1S.--Property
of the Madero Co., Ltd, at Pear
son, Chihuahua, was raided yesterday
and a large quantity of merchandise
from the company stores seized by
bandits under Manuel Gutierrez. This
news was received today by Consul
Thomas Edwards at Juarez.
The raid closely followed the mur.
der of Oscar Allen, an American who
had been employed as watchman at
the store Of the American company.
Consul Edwards advices said that the
guard of Villas insurgent soldiers
previously placed at the American
numbering town had been removed
just prior to the raid. This was held
accountable for the Americans death
and the losses Of the company
property.
The bandit Gutierrez formerly acted
as second in command under Maximo
Castillo. who now Is held prisoner at
Fort Bliss, Texas, and who is gener,
ally held accountable for the Cumbre
tunnel disaster in which fifty persons.
Do
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-19
PUBLISHER LEADER
IN ST. PAUL VOTING

st. Paul. Mimi, March 18.-Louis
Nash. member of the board of county
commissioners and Winn Powers, a
publisher were nominated for mayor
in st. Pauls first non-partisan pri-
mary election after one Of the most
heated campaigns in the history of
the city.
Powers polled about 1000 more
votes than Nash who led the third can
didate, Leavitt Corning. by nearly a.
900 votes. There were seven candi-
dates for mayor and rs for council
men, twelve of whom were nominated
under the commission plan.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-19
NOT ENOUGH B. MOOSE
FOR A CONVENTION

Huron, S. D., March 1S.-No def
mite plans for the progressive party
in South Dakota were decided on at
yesterdays conference here. because
of the small attendance. Leaders in
timated however, that temporary
state committee would be appointed
soon and would call convention at
which a permanent committee would
be selected and full state ticket
named
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-19
AMERICAN AMATEUR Wins
British Professional Court Tennis
Champion Of World No Match for
Jay Gould.

Philadelphia Pa, March 1S.-Jay
Gould American and British amateur
court tennis champion. won the open
professional championship of the
world here today from George r. Gov
ey of England, the professional title
holder The American champion in
one of the finest exhibitions of the
game ever seen here, carried off the
title. seven sets to one. The scores
of, the match we're:
so, 6-1, Ga, 6-3, 6-2, 6-3, Sc, 6-1.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-19
IDLE ARMY CRAFT RIDDEN
Charges, Made That Some Of Leaders
Have Been Stealing Money Meant
for Purchase Of Food.

New York. March 18.-There was
dissension in the ranks of the unem-
ployed today, charges being made by
several of the workless crusaders that
there were grafters among their num-
ber. VINO had held back some Of the
funds raised to buy food and shelter.
Three of the leaders are said to have
fled, claiming they feared they would
be killed if they remained.
The unemployed women are being
organized by the Industrial Workers
of the World and will hold more meet
ings tonight.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-19
NeW York Exchange to Stop
Operations of Bucket Shops

vidual, firm or corporation until the
exchange has approved the application.
The telegraph company has expressed
it's willingness to comply with this
stipulation, which in the Judgment OF
the exchange official would efectu-
ally stop all stock quotation operations
Of an illicit character and speedily
drive present offenders out OF business.
The old quotation contract between
the stock exchange and Western
Union expired over five years ago,
since which time It has been conducted
on a day.to-day basis.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-19
OTTUMWA wAPEILO COUNTY, IOWA. THURSDAY, MARCH 49, 1914
Farmers are not Anxious TO
Hire N0UiceS at Biq Wages

Fonda N Y, March 1SFiy of the unemployed New
Workers who first nstalment Gov
Gynns campaign to cty's wokess upstate
lodged today village engine house,
S lRoo
though the ne.
The fifty idle townspeope shell
The neghbohood
their help, absolutely ignorant
work
The demand maintenance while the far
worked farms befores
tailor who had live fowl willing to
failed
willing
work but could before m.
The commissioner agriculture w.
in charge the would not this morning what would be
with did residents
that they will be left here The getting restless
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-19
Held
S2Qnde1OuS Name
bp German Jur7s1
!: !. ): :: :. !. :. !. ). !. + :: :.

Cologne, Germany. March 1S.
!: For calling woman school
!. principal "suffragette.' the
!: wife of physician in a sub
:: urban village was today con-
!. victed and fined on a charge
of SANDER ".."m.
!. The offenSe was committed in
: the course Of a quarrel over
. the punishment by the school
!: principal of the physicians
!. daughter
. The complainant in support
: ing the charge before the court
+ argued:
+ The suffragettes have shown
!, themselves to be scarcely
!. normal, educated people are
enraged against them owing to
!. their outrages, and nobody
!. would eQtrust children to me
!. if l We're a suffragette.'
+ The defendant refused to
/. apologize and declared that
!. the teacher had "acted like a
!. suffragette.' She was there
!. upon ordered to pay fine.
>. D.. =. 4. Z. =. =. 10
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-19
KEOKUK co. FARMER
COMMITS SUICIDE

Sigourney, March 1S.-Word has
been received here of the death by
suicide of George Flanagan, living 8
miles southeast of Sigourney. Mr..
Flanagan had been in Sigourney on
Monday and returning home that even
ing took a dose of carbolic acid He
was So years of age and widower.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-19
.REPR|EVE FOR SCHMIDT
Effort Made to Save Pseudo-Priest or
d. Ground Slain, Girl Died After
Illegal Operation.

New York. March 1S.-Hans
Schmidt slayer Of Anna Aumuller and
sentenced to die in the electric chair
during the week of March %, was
granted. stay Of execution today by
the filing of notice of appeal by
counsel. The appeal is based on the
claim that Anna Aumuller came to her
death in the performance of illegal
operation. ..
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-19
KELLY'S |DLERS D|sPERSE
Last Of Big Mob Of Unemployed Men
Pack Up and Leave Place Where
They Had camped.

Sacramento. Cal, March 18.-The
unemployed band that has camped in
Yolo county for the last ten days with
out being ousted, finally disappeared
today when the remaining IS men
packed up and departed. All that is
left Of the army Of 300 that left San
Francisco are fifteen leaders in the
county jail and few stragglers.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-19
CAR JUMPS TRACK.

Woburn, Mass. March 1S.-Seven
persons were badly injured when an
electric car containing ninety passen-
gers jumped the track on a sharp
curve at the foot Of steep hill here
early today. The car plunged forty
feet across the street.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-19
TWO DIE COLLISION

Sparta, Ill.,. March 18.-Three men
were killed and two were hurt when
an engine struck hand car near here
last evening. One man jumped from
the handcar and escaped uninjured.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-19

Des Molnes, March 18.-United
Mine Workers Of America, distric.
thirteen, In convention here, deter
mined In secret session today upon
the demands they proposed to
make at the Chicago wage con-
ference between the miners and
operators. The officers declined to
make any statement az to the ma
ture Of these proposed demands.
Another executive session was
held this afternoon. The conven-
tion probably will adjourn tonight.
The joint conference OF the
operators and miners for district
thirteen will be held next week.
Chicago, March 1S.--No concessio
was offered the bituminous coal miner
of Western Pennsylvania, Ohio, II
llama and Illinois by the operators
wage scale committee In session wit
he mems committee here today. Th
operators heard the men reiterate thei
demands made at Philadelphia in th
oint wage scale meeting adjourne
,wo weeks ago but stood firm on thei
refusal to grant the men any advanc
1T present.
The miners, committee thereupo
vent into session to consider the sit
lation. They refused to make an
statement but sounds of emphatic dc
pate came from their committee room
The men demand five cents a to-
Increase, ten per cent increase on tn
lead work, every mine to put on
nine run basis, and uniform day rat
'or the four states. The present wag
agreement expires April 1.
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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-07-26

We are Iu.f in the Panhandle
Patriot the love Of .omo and
co .ntfy b. much a par OF "a 40.
man soul a mother love- Tor her
children. and Do fAe D. ri hunger
fnr 'Ie euF.flnman Of rome da
quicken orr pufara1 nt Tie
rI Df familiar namr nd MAX
almost hug dog ifit comes from
a.. .1 state
wouldn't b. be- great Nc could
a. rDW tIIs same loy iy Tor the
ranI u1lc9 1906 Out ilerr the
ufH 20 blr He live far apart
iaI arfthIrs ha. been siranfeiy
... .r absent Chat there i been nD
m.f.I Interest N0ihIl II rom
mon fI rall us 600 t0getH and gen
.fIf. neW patriotism H axe Tie
place DOL. the ODD
UU brighter day 81 Ia ming ior
H Panhandle women. Ihe man
l..u.lf off The paunandl state Fair
..rnrn.l- their need of Dor and h0r
iced .. the fair aud a. proof 20.
U.r tplreclati0n % her fnev orc
a.HU.. us rauhandla Woman .e
ua. mo- The fair in Sept mber ADJ
BOZ favor 0f accepting t offer.
pleas. ag - WIIl be- there ! wiIi
fu 40 boast on Thing 90 H'Ip make
fU. ..r 3D. sucrDs WII' take thIs
1ppa-' 'y 40 dl somethls for my
.ea country eIll no LONGER alloN
rs.s.f ru feel llte The Mla Without
70 lUuUfr
$50 I.f Hs get together rIm every
am uf town and ooun in Sef-
TENDER Lrt ls invoice our social
ana mental capital la us unite
our H0HaUly strength .lr better
Panhandle Let us broaden our boz.
ter.H Hl The. 0ver..p and RON
together let ls get fua tner aud
gro. together into be-. greater
pen., fur there is no better place
after 900 fu rear our bu. and s.r.
Hau BOO rI big new. fear proFres
.I.o Panhandle
Mrs vs. a. WAHNER
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-07-26

a. the wife o. a country doctor.
I've heard many woman Mat
the only rest aud change shehsI bad
ia her llie Iu tms countp Hrf. 'He
days she spent boo bed after Mn.
bies we're born most option
gieF OF that Biennial Dlyoraior
AoW. this little confession |.
Dee Insignificant ln Itself. buf
lieve b. Do tho experience Boz a rr...
~ or less degree o. from nftr.n 'I
twenty fhouand other women 900 ~.
Panhandle. because there Dr. uH'
woman of mature year iu thr fal
handle Who did not come here GROIN
come Gar at.5 home lust tlIr.
even year. ag0 there aa only Ur.
woman Boo tlis great county of nur
which today b. fhc home of moro
than hundred fUou.anl people and
bo vas "a daughter of Tennessee
Tho rest have come inrr
Back there Hr Hrrn % part %.
something beside 0Irse.Frr. W' Hat
interest. ln common tItI other pru
pie. ue pere part OF tHe Dommln
us. tle country. aHd fho state llnrr
most 0f boil feel q. If He ua duD tate
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-07-26

SALT LAKE CITY. Jtah. july -.
throughout Itah aud in many of
the other western States whore The
Mormon Church hus gained foot
hold. today was generally observed
ly tUp members of the falth as Pho
ueef DAY. The Anniversary OF the eu-
trance of Brigham iouns and his
followers into Great salt Lake Vat
lev BOO lNlt
The Mormon Church was founded
by Joseph smith. who was assassi-
mated by "a mob at Carthage. H. Al
ter hi. death Brigham Young be
came the leader OF the sect leading
90 lfhat boo 1880
ON the day following the arrival OF
. tue PILGRIMS on tho hin overlooking
tho site off the future cts of salt
Lake. Brigham Young drove into The
valley aud s'ikiue hIs tart into the
ground. announced that upon that
site temple would he built The
temple was begun in 1888 and 70 was
[ go years before 10 was completed
The same day the stars aud Strip.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-07-26

We were all meant 20 love one an.
other But not rho same way II We
find We can't love man aud be- where
he Is, we should keep away from him.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-07-26

es we're hoisted on Ensign bin and
the territory claimed in the name OF
the United States. N was under
Spanish rule at that time.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-07-26

I'm going 10 engage In a battle OF
wits. he announced What's the use
of going into battle without any am
mun.tlon2" she asked
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-07-26
Both

Money talks quoted 'he sage.
Yes anI 10 stops talk added me
fool Cincinnati Enquirer
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-07-26

There is only one real failure In life
possible. and that Is not 10 b. true TO
the best one knows Canon Farrar.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-07-26

Try DALI News Wan, ads.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-07-26

Try Daily ;;eus Want ADS.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-28
PEOPLES FORUM
Appeal To s>ii1shness.

This copy of an open letter TO secretary zen
T. owen Jr Of the Local Sef-Government
league, explains Itself: