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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-16
CUMM|Ns LAW
PIE" FOR ROADS
RIDER ATTACHED TO SENATE
BILL INCREASES RATES MIL
LIONS OF DOLLARS.

Chicago, March 13.-Senate bill No
1922, jammed through the lower house
of congress on March and signed by
President Wilson on March 4, carried
with it rider designed to lower the
freight tariffs on fancy live stock
shipments.
In reality it has developed into a
s200,000,000 a year windfall for the
railroads.
Chicago rate experts were unani-
nous yesterday in predicting a 10 per
cent increase on all class and COM
modify rates over the entire country
as an automatic result of the new
law, which will become effective on
June 3.
Prohibits Liability Limit.
The rider, which was introduced by
Senator Cummins. in effect restores
the old common law rule prohibiting
the common carrier from limiting its
liability lower than the actual loss in
damages to the shipper. The uniform
bill Of lading, drawn up by the inter
state commerce commission in accord
ance with supreme court findings, al.
lows the railroads to make two
charges, for limited and unlimited
liability, the latter 10 per cent higher
than in the case where the carrier
agrees to pay fixed damage.
1t Is contended the new law annuls
the charge under the limited liabil-
ity and leaves the higher charge as
the only alternative. Estimates made
yesterday show more than 95 per cent
of the traffic of the country, valued at
more than $2,OO0,0O0,000 annually.
moves under the limited liability
clause.
Rail- Managers Called.
The railroad managers already have
been called into consultation by the
interstate commerce commission The
chairmen Of the three great groups Of
railroad organizations, including the
official, western and southern terri
tories, have been instructed by the
commission to hold conferences
among themselves and settle upon
their plans under the new law.
The rail chiefs were ordered to
make report to the federal body on
April 10.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-16
PREPARATION FOR WAR.

The demand of a great many Amer1
cans that this country make better
provision for repelling foreign inva.
sion does not meet with the approval
Of all. There are many who believe
that to prepare for war, merely invites
war. They cannot believe that ma
ton can have strong military with
out proportionate desire to use that
strength. David Starr Jordan, noted
California educator, is one of this
minority that looks upon any prepa-
ration to resist foe as an invitation
to bring about war. Professor Jor-
dams views are given on this page to-
day in special editorial article, one
of the series appearing three times
a week in The Courier. Whether you
are In accord with him or not, read
the article because you will not be
we'll posted on the subject of adequate
national defense until you know what
the opposition thinks about 1t.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-16
STATE AID FOR ROADS.

More than two hundred HlllHoH uof
lars Of state appropriations have been
expended to January 1, 1915, and an
approximate total of $1,000 miles OF
surface highways constructed under
state supervision since the Inaugural
ton OF the policy known as state
Aid" according to the Good Roads
year book for 1915 issued by the
American Highway association from
its Washington Office. Only seven
states. namely Florida, Georgia, In
diana. Mississippi, South Carolina,
Tennessee and Texas. have no form
of state highway department what
ever, although Georgia grants aid to
the counties for road improvement by
lending the services of the entire male
state convict force. Legislatures now
in session are devoting much atten-
ton to road legislation and unques-
tionably several new highway depart
ments will result. North Carolina
will probably establish an independ-
ent highway department In lieu or
the work now done by the state geo.
logical survey relating to highways.
New Jersey in 1891 was the pioneer
state in providing state aid for public
highways. Massachusetts and Con-
necticut adopted the policy shortly az
ter. but only during the past ten years
has the state aid policy been in effect
on a considerable scale. About 5000
miles of state highways were complet-
ed in 1918 and about 5000 miles in
1914, SO that the past two years have
been responsible for more than
third of the entire state highway
mileage. The state highways in
America now exceed by 5000 miles
the national road system Of France.
To have state highway departments
placed under non-partisan, efficient
control; skilled supervision required
IN all construction work; a proper
classification of highways to insure
Intelligent distribution of improve
ments; an adequate provision for
maintenance of highways from the
day of their completion are
among the objects for which the
American Highway association is
Waging a vigorous campaign.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-16
MILLIONAIRE'S WILL
ATTACKED IN COURT

New York, March 13.-The taking of
evidence ina suit brought by relatives
Of James Campbell of st. Louis and
New York, to break the will under
which Mr.. Campbell bequeathed the
bulk of his $16,0O0O00 estate to his
widow and daughter now Mrs.
Lois Campbell Burkman of st. Louis,
was completed in this city yesterday
and will be resumed in st. Louis on
Monday. A sister and seven nephews
of Mr. Campbell contend that Mr..
Campbell, who was broker and trac-
ton magnate, never had daughter.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-16
RATES ON PACKING
PRODUCTS DISCUSSED

Chicago, March 13.-Proposed IN
creases of freight rates on fresh meats
packing house products, live stock and
fertilizer materials, from which the
forty-one western railroad systems
hope to obtain large part Of desired
$10,O00,0O0 addition to their annual
revenue, were considered today at the
interstate commerce cOmmisSiOn's
hearing on the railroads petition for
higher rates. The commodities are
among others on which the railroads
say the present rates are too low
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-16
SUPERINTENDENT
HAS BEEN NAMED
CHICAGO WOMAN WILL TAKE
CHARGE OF oTTuMwA HOS
PiTAL MARCH 20.

| The Ottumwa Hospital association
| mas engaged a superintendent to sue.
| coed to the post made vacant by the
death on January l of Miss Elizabeth
Trotter, for twenty years the superin-
/, tendent. Miss Pearl Q. Mothershead Of
| Chicago has been selected by the as
ISOLATION and will come here about
March 20 to assume charge of the in.
stitution.
Mis- Mothershead is a graduate of st.
Luke's hospital in Chicago and for
some time was assistant superintend-
ent Of St Luke's hospital in TT.
Worth, Texas Miss Mothershead
comes to Ottumwa highly recon-
mended by hospital authorities and
with her as 1t is deemed practical
that the superintendent and surgical
nurse be trained in the same school
of surgery.
Miss Rhetta Heller has been acting
superintendent of the Ottumwa hos
pital since the death of Miss Trotter.
Miss Madge Baldwin, who has been
surgical nurse, mas given up the place
because of her health and Miss Alice
Slaughter is serving in that capacity
at present.
The new superintendent is said to
have had considerable experience in
the work of nurse training and as this
is quite feature in the Ottumwa hos.
pital. the local training school is look.
ing forward to continuing the high or
der Of proficiency that it has main.
tanned in the past. Miss Mothershead
was in Ottumwa Thursday to look ov-
err the field before engaging in the
work here and returned later to Chi
cago.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-16
COMMERCIAL CLUB
is GETTING BUSY

Iowa City, March 13.-The Iowa
City Commercial club did several note.
worthy things at it's directors meeting
established civic employment
bureau, arranged to hold school sur,
vey, planned the entertainment of the
convention of group Z, Iowa bankers,
and accepted Ga sign posts to be i'm.
bedded in concrete at 16 leading cor
ners of the city The clubs census
taking is advancing and it is believ-
ed 1000 population will be passed OF
approached.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-16

would be no harm in slight de-
parture from the regulations.
Having found retired corner,
they had commenced to play, when
one of them noticed that waiter
who was near was observing them.
Wishing to avoid further disclosure,
he called the waiter and said:
William, know you will not con-
slider it your duty to inform against
us. presume that ere now you have
seen the rules broken"
Sir" said the waiter, gravely, st
have been in the service of this club
for some years, but have never yet
given any such information, although
l have seen all the rules broken but
one
"And what is that one rule?"
"That of feeling the walters, SIR"
He got his tip.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-16
AND THE BILLS PILE UP.

Davenport, March 13.-Davenport
and Scott county have number OF
smallpox cases and the bills are piling
up at the rate of $4,000 per month.
The physicians are unanimous in their
opinion that the whole expense is I'M
necessary and could be saved, if peo-
pie were to take the necessary precau-
ton to safeguard themselves against
the dread disease.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-16
.BR|TONs LYING IN Wal I
Warships Are Observed OF Hampton
Roads Watching For German
Auxiliary Cruiser.

Norfolk, Va, March 13.-The Cape
Henry marine observer reported today
that a three stack cruiser, nationality
unknown, had lain about twelve miles
off shore from yesterday afternoon un.
til $50 this morning when she de.
parted.
Residents of Virginia Beach say two
cruisers, supposed to be British, were
off that resort last night, using their
searchlights.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-16

Private interests have decided to
build $25O,O0O plant for manufacture
ing products made possible by a re-
cent chemical discovery of DR.. W. G,
Rittman of the federal bureau OF
mines. His discovery provides new
WAYS for manufacturing gasoline, dys'
stuffs and explosives.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-16

With Villa doing as he pleases, Cal
rama paying as much attention to the
United States as a bad boy does to his
neighbours good advice and zapata kill
ing American citizens who are not in
sympathy with him, it is hard to see
lust which of the various Mexican fac
tions, President Wilson is expecting
to bring law and order In War-torn
Mexico
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-16
JONAS PLUMS LEAD.

Iowa has furnished l15 dlstlnct cul
|;tivated varieties of plum. says new
bulletin on Varieties of Plums Deriv
ed From Native American Species
issued by the Department Of Agricul
lture. In this remarkable develop
|lnent from the wild fruit the Hawkeye
Estate leads all others. Texas has
fbeen the place of origin of 81 vari
cites. while Minnesota has given "A
and South Dakota A. The wild North
American plum has given rise to more
varieties to cultivate than any other
native fruit except the grape.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-16

The New York public library reports
increasing interest in American his.
tory and in arts, music, economics and
science. To this fact is attributed an
increase of 1,196,33S volumes over the
number given out to patrons OF the
library in 1918. The total given out
last wear was 9,316,482 volumes.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-16
SECRETARY M'ADOO
RECEIVERS NICELY

Washington, D. G., March 13.-Sec-
rotary McAdoo. operated on yesterday
for appendicitis, was reported today
doing we'll This bulletin was issued by
his physicians:
Secretary McAdoo had a fairly
good night and, with no complications,
should make good recovery. All con-
ditions are satisfac Glory.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-16
i - I n ne r
s f ri e y

The good clergyman was ministering
to the needs of the inmates of priv
ate lunatic asylum and he was espec-
tally warned against an exceedingly
cross-grained, recently arrived patient.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-16

Why worry about trivial matters
like world wars, starving nations and
depressed business when such prob
lens as determining why the ring OF
the planet Saturn is wider on the east
than on the west, confronts us? AS
tronomers are greatly puzzled by the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-16
SLAYER is ACQUITTED.

Bloomington, ILL.,, March 13.-Pearl
Lowe, on trial for murder in the kill
ing of Ben Grimpf in a local rooming
house. was acquitted by the jury. The
killing was not disputed, self defense
being the plea.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-16
VETERAN OFFICIAL DIES
Col. Crook, Intimate White House At
tache For Many Years Succumbs
After Brief illness.

Washington, D. c., March 13.-Col.
w. H. Crook, disbursing officer of
the white house, who was President
Lincoln's bodyguard and who has been
intimately acquainted with every PR s.
ident since 1861 died today at his
nome here. He has been sick with
pneumonia more than week.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-16
FEDERAL JUDGE BURIED.

Sheboygan, Wis, March 13.--The
funeral of the late Judge William
Henry Seaman of the United States
court of appeals, Chicago, who died in
California on Monday last, was held
here today.
All Sheboygan was in mourning and
business was practically suspended.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-16
MINE SINKS STEAMER.

London, March 13.-The Swedish
steamer Anna struck mine off Scar
borough, on the east coast of England,
this morning and foundered.
Two members of her crew were kill
ed by the explosion. Eighteen were
rescued by passing steamer.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-16

The milk drivers Of Chicago want
Sundays off. Now if they can induce
the COWS to give two-day supply or
milk for delivery on Saturday, every
thing will be all right.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-16

figures that it will be just as easy to
get out into the open sea again as II
was to run the gauntlet OF enemy
ships scattered along the route the
ship followed in coming from the Pa
cihc IN HamntOn Roads.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-16

Drug stores of the state will be de-
priyed of the privilege of selling
LIQUID in any form if bill filed IN the
senate is passed by the Legislature:
The measure provides for the repeal
of the present permit law.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-16
PEOPLE FIGHT FOR FOOD.

PEOPLE HIGHT FOR FOOD.
Madrid, March 13.-Serious bread
riots occurred at Jenont where a mob
of women and children attacked the
bakeries. The police were obliged to
charge several times before order was
restored.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-16

A good many things are expected of
a.. jury, but the New York jury that
mad to eat eggs that were ten years
|old was pressed little too far.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-16

President Wilson says he Is too
busy to attend the exposition at San
Francisco this month. Maybe he
knows that there will be much more
to see several months hence.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-16

!. The German auxiliary cruiser Prinz
4 Iitel Friedrich. now in an American
ort has no intention of being Intern
Id. says its esptain. He evidently
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-16
Lorain Eleanor BIvIn.

Mrs. Lorain Eleanor Bivin OF Pleas
ant Ridge passed away Friday even
ing at the Ottumwa hospital at the age
of IA years. She was born in Ohio
December 10, 1910, and came to Wa
pel,o county when years old. In 1S49
she was married to John H. Bivin, to
which union were born six children,
three boys and three girls. Her hus.
band and children preceded her in
death. For the past sixteen years she
has made her home with her niece,
Mrs. J M. Arnold, at Pleasant Ridge.
She is survived by one sister. Mrs.
E. B. White Of Pleasant Ridge.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-16

The congressman and senators who
are going to take trip to Hawaii
seem to have decided that it is safer
now to "See America First"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-16

Nothing daunted however, the rever-
end gentleman entered the little room
/ where the man was confined and be-
gan conversation with him.
rs it true inquired the crazy
man. that Queen Elizabeth has re-
Gently married the sultan of Turkey?"
"Quite true" replied the visitor,
bent on humoring the patient
"And it is also true suppose" went
on the demented one, that Theodore
Roosevelt has been elected president
of the United States for the thirty
second time"
quite, quite true said the clergy
man fervently.
"Ah,'' said the mailman, rubbing his
hands with glee, "and pray what may
you be-"
81? Oh, l am minister of the
gospel.Y
We'll" said the man refectively,
you look like minister Of the church
and you may be one, but you are about
the biggest blankety-blanked liar
ever met"
A quack doctor was holding forth
about his medicines" to a rural audi
ence.
Eyes, gentlemen he said, Il have
sold these pills for over twenty-five
years and never heard a word Of COM
plant Now what does that prove?"
From voice in the crowd came:
'That dead men tell no tales
They were gazing out of the win
dow of the Pullman car. The thin
man was rapturously admiring the
sunset.
"Ah, nature is real artist" exclaim-
ed the thin man, addressing the fat
man who sat in the opposite seat.
Have you ever gazed at her wonders?
Have you never watched the lambent
flame Of dawn life leaping across the
dome of the world? Have you never
been drawn by the ragged, ravens
wing, sky-phantoms as they blotted
out the pale moon? Have you never
felt the amazement of these things?"
Not since swore off" replied the
fat man, as he prepared to hunt an
other seat.
In Washington there is club
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-16

Some men think they are all right
because others do not throw bricks at
them.
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Obituary
Lizzie ScahIII.

Lizzie SCdhIII.
The funeral of Miss Lizzie Scahill
was held this morning at 9 o'clock
from the Sacred Heart Catholic
church, conducted by Rev. James Fol
ey. Interment was made in the Cal
vary cemetery.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-16
Daniel Vanator.

The funeral of Daniel Vanator was
held this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
from the Chillicothe M. E. church,
conducted by the Rev. Mr.. Barber OF
Buxton. Interment was made in the
I. o. o. r. cemetery.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-16

In Washington there is club
where playing cards for money and
various other things are forbidden
But on one occasion recently -four
friends who wished to have quiet
game of bridge decided that there
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-16

OF British. The correspondent Of
Paris newspaper teIegraphs that
the British artillery fire was 80 ao.
curate that the Germans moved
their headquarters from Lille.
London, March 13.-In the east the
battle of Przanysz now in its opening
stages and in the west the operations
around La Bassee, where the Germans
are massing troops in an endeavor to
regain the ground recently taken by
British and Indian contingents. are ex-
pected to develop into events OF mill
tary Importance during the coming
week.
British military writer's agree unani.
mously that the recent fighting near
La Bassee was the most important In
which the British forces have been en-.
gagged since Ypres
Serbian Army Gone?
There is considerable speculation in
england as to what has happened to
the Serbian army, concerning which
nothing has been heard in weeks. The
Official announcements from Nish
ceased some time ago, and ii is not
known what, II any, operations the
Serbian army is engaged in. Disease
Is rampant throughout Serbia. accord.
ing to special news dispatches, one of
which describes this sinister attack as
far worse than the first Austrian inva-
sion. The city of Nish, whittier the
Serbian capital was removed when
Belgrade was bombarded, is said to be
overcrowded with the. sick and the
dying. Everywhere hospital conditions
are piteously inadequate and the coun.
try faces devastation worse than war.
Germans on Offensive.
The German movement in northern
Poland is developing rapidly. strain.
ing the resources of the Russians to
prevent further advance and the
penetration of their fortified line. The
Russian war Office reports that the
German advance on PrZasnysz, said by
Berlin yesterday to have been pushed
within two and one-half miles of the
city, had been checked The Germans
are bringing in new forces and at
tempting flanlsing movements.
The Turkish armies in Turkish Ar
menia, along the Black sea and In
northwestern Persia have sustained
further defeats. In Armenia Russians
captured the entire Turkish battery,
and in Persia the Turks were again
compelled to fall back.
Feeling Out Russians.
Petrograd, March 13-In the Ger
mans new attempt on Przasnysz, an
artillery engagement now in progress,
evidently is intended to feel out the
Russian position and clear the arena
for the advance Of the German infan.
try.
The Germans are also putting out
flanking columns to the right and left.
Russian forces have clashed with the
columns protecting the German right
wing at the village of ChekanOw, four
miles east of Plonsk, at which place
there was lively sliirmish yesterday
In the Carpathians the Russians
have driven the Austro-G German forces
from their fortified position at Lupkow
and Smolnik, toward the mountain
pass commanding that district.
In East Galicia efforts of the Aus.
trians to turn the Russian position In
the region Of Stanislau have beea
defeated.
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Decisive Conflicts in Both
East and West Expected
During Next Week
GERMANS TAKING
UP THE OFFENSIVE
Allies Wondering What Has
Become of the Serbian
Army; Not in Sight

The British army, to which has
been assigned the task Of leading
the present attack on the western
battle front. Is still attempting to
push forward and thus far German
efforts to drive It back apparent
" have failed. Today's official re-
port from Berlin says that an o.
tort to reeapture Nueve chapeiis
made progress for time but was
abandoned later when the Ger
mans encountered superior forces
OF British. The correspondent Of
a Paris newspaper teIegraphs that
the British artillery fire was 90 ac.
curate that the Germans moved
their headquarters from Lille.
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