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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-05
CHARLTON.

Miss Mary Seldom went to Hiteman
yesterday to spend week with rela-
tives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert West Of Council
Bluffs are here for q visit with his
aunts Mesdames Robt. and Everett
Nolan and other relatives and old
friends. Delbert is son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Seth West Of Council Bluffs and
with his parents resided here several
years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs Andrew Rennie and two
sons Of Canton, ILL.,, who had been Wis
ting here with the formers sister Mrs.
Morgan Lewis and family, went to
Avery to visit relatives before return
ing home Mr. Rennie was resident Of
Lucas several years ago.
Miss Mabel Nolan has returend from
a weeks vacation spent with friends
In Des Moines and Lake Okoboji.
Mr.. and Mrs. F.. A. Babbitt of Sioux
Falls, South Dakota were In Charlton
a few days this week on business and
visiting his sisters Mrs. George Shelton
and Miss Rose Rabbit.
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CANTRll.

Leila Anderson is visiting her grand
parents J. HI. Faldloch at Stronghurst
Ill.
Mrs Christiana Earhart was in Mil
ton Tuesday.
Scott Hogan was a passenger to
Glenwood, Mo. Wednesday.
Mamie Powell spent the week with
F1ossie Powell at Centerville.
Edith Hull spent Wednesday at
Bloomfield.
Otto Williamson and wife returned
to Rockford Tuesday after a visit at
the James Wireman home.
Mrs. Lenna Shaw and son Levern
and Amy Shaw were in Ottumwa on
Wednesday,
Joe Burkett was in TT. Madison sew
eral days this week.
Mr. and Mrs. John De Ford were
passengers to Milton Wednesday.
August Theme was in Ottumwa on
Wednesday.
Mrs. c. P. Mcintosh was in Milton
the first of the week.
Earl Lands is at Luray, Mo.
Mrs. W. w. Drew spent the week
with relatives in Ottumwa.
Will Shaw Of CORN, Hose Brook
hart Of Arbela, A. L. Brookhart Of Ar
bella, A. l.. Brookhart of Azen and
Mathew Shaw took the train here on
Tuesday for Burlington.
Rena Blanchard Mingus Of Milton
visited her grandparents DR.. and Mrs.
w. A. Jones Tuesday.
Mrs. c.. M. Cantril, Merle and Roland
Roberts are guests at the r. l.. Well
born home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Price and
daughter Helen left Thursday for
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TREAT CHILDREN
FOR CASE OF RABIES

Iowa City, Aug. 4.-Gladys Rowland
of West Union was bitten by a mad
dog. She has been brought here by
her parents, and will be given the
Pasteur treatment. Infected by virus
from mad dog, two other children
came here from Des Moines to take the
same treatment. They are Varina
Hunter and Schuyler S. Hunter. A cat
bit Master George Potts of Belmond,
and the examination of the then killed
creatures brain in the laboratories
here proved that the animal was vic
tim of rabies. The boys mother
brought him to Iowa City, and indica-
tons are he, too, will recover. Six
dogs from farm near Monroe were
sent here for examination in the bac-
THEOLOGICAL laboratories, and all OF
them, their infected brains proved, had
rabies.
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CHARLTON.

Miss Marea Boynton whose marriage
to James Mccarthy occurs IN the near
future, was given miscellaneous
shower on Friday afternoon by a mum.
Der of her young lady friends. Light
refreshments were served and the art
ernoon was spent in a most en1oyaDie
manner. The prospective bride was the
recipient Of q number or handsome ana
useful gifts,
Mrs David Junkin Of Bloomington,
Ind. came Friday for a visit near Co
lumbia with her uncle John Vannoy
and other relatives. She also visited IN
this city with re cousin Mrs. John
Berger.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Cleary Of Melrose
returned home Griday evening after
few days visit with her sister Mrs.
Thomas Duncan.
Miss Pauline Kemp has been spending
several days with friends in Centervilie'
Mrs. ]. M Graham of Indianola re-
turned home Friday evening after a
weeks visit with her daughter Mrs. II.
A. Haworth Her grandson, Master
Gerald Haworth accompanied her
home for a. visit.
Miss Phyllis Fluke who had been
visiting relatives and friends in this
city went to Ottumwa Saturday 70
spend few days
Mrs. w. M. Thomas or Albany. NJ"
York accompanied BY her sister, mrs;
Levi Fluke Of this city, whom she had
been visiting for some time, went TO
Osceola Saturday for visit. They VIII
also visit in Des Moines before return
ing to this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Moreland OF Los
Angeles, Calf, and son Prof, T.. r
Moreland Of Garden Grove spent sew
eral days in Charlton last week with
their niece and cousin Mrs. Robert
Caldwell.
Miss Salome Batten who is attend
ing Highland Park college in Des
Moines came Saturday for visit at
the home Of her father Dan Batten.
Miss Mabel Cowles Of Kansas City
returned home Saturday after a three
weeks visit with her uncle D. b. CoWles
and family.
Born Friday, to Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
E. Neptune, a daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. McNeish spent
Saturday with friends in Abba.
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OI4uuiWA COURIER, THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1915

Arizona where they will spend tbs win
ter
II. j. Cassidy Of Mt. Sterling was on
our streets Wednesday.
Geo. Stockdale has purchased the
VIM. Bassett property.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Meade are the
parents OF a daughter born Jul y29.
George Truax was In Cantril the iast
of the week.
Madaline Powell was a passenger to
Pulaski Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. beaverton visited
their son /. J. beaverton at Pulaski on
Thursday.
Fac Hutton of Bloomfield visited at
the John Saar home the past week on
her return trip from Chicago. She was
there at the time Of the Eastland dis
aster.
Katherine Daugherty was a passen-
ger to Milton Thursday.
Mrs. Annie Holland was In Mount
Sterling Saturday.
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MEXICAN BANDITS
FIGHTING THE u. S.

Brownsville, Texas, Aug. 3.-Twelve
to fifteen Mexican bandits are reported
killed in fighting today with United
States cavalrymen and American
possemen in the low, thick, thorny
brush north of Brownsville. Private
Mcclure of the 18th cavalry, was re-
ported killed; Private Curtis possibly
fatally wounded; Joe Taylor, Gus
toms guard, shot in the shoulder, and
Deputy Sheriff C. A. Monahan OF
Brownsville, shot In the leg.
Appeals have been sent to Governor
Ferguson today asking for more United
States troops to guard this section OF
the border. The outlaws are believed
to be part of the same band which mas
been marauding in this section, from
20 to 60 miles inside the American
border, for nearly three weeks.
One American was killed by them
two weeks ago. The country is sparse
~ settled, the low brush with thick
foliage affording unlimited hiding
places, and at the same time enough
clear ground for rapid maneuvering
over long distances while under cover.
This particular body of bandits
was discovered about o'clock this
nor ming near San Benito, Texas, about
Is miles from the border, by Sam Rob
ertson, president of the San Renito
and Rio Grande Valley railway, while
returning from surveying. He reported
that they seemed to have stockade.
Lieutenant Leutz ordered Troop A
imme diately into their saddles, TWEEN.
ty-six cavalrymen galloping out of San
Benito accompanied by several local Of
ficers.
The Americans unexpectedly ran on
the Mexicans. A running fight began.
For the remainder of the night and
much of the morning there was con-
tinual rife firing in the brush.
About 800 farmers from near San
Benito have joined in the hunt
Villa Force Beaten.
Galveston, Texas Aug. 3. The Villa
column under General Rodolfo Fierros,
which recently penetrated CarranZa
territory as far as Pachuca. virtually
was annillilated yesterday between
Queretaro and Irapuato, according to
a report reaching the constitutionalist
consulate here today. The Villa troops
were caught between the forces of Gen
eral Obregon and General Gonzales.
Fierros, the report says, was endeavor-
ing to return north to join the main
Villa army when he was caught IN the
trap set by the Carranza generals.
General Obregon also reports the
capture of three million rounds OF am
munition in the battle of last Friday
south of Torreon.
Telegraphic communication between
San Luis Potosi and Tampico has been
restored and the railway line Is being
repaired as rapidly as possible, accord
ing to a message from General Castro,
in command at San Luis Potosi.
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RED CROSS STILL
HELPING WOUNDED

New York, Aug. 3.-Announcement
that the American Red Cross will
withdraw in October most of its units
now on duty in the various belligerent
countries Of Europe does not mean
that the activities of the American or
ganization in those countries will be
terminated, according to Mrs. William
X. Draper, secretary of the New York
chapter of the Red Cross. On the
contrary, it was stated, the Red Cross
will continue to send supplies to the
European Red Cross organizations
and will aid them by contribution OF
funds
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BROTHER is NAMED
AS ADMINISTRATOR

Iowa City, Aug. 4.-Judge r. P.
Howell of the Johnson county district
court has named M. j. Ward of Des
Moines administrator of the estate Of
his brother, the late Rev. Francis
Ward of st. Patrick's parish, Iowa
City Father Wards estate is not
large. Aside from about $4,000 in
moneys and credits, personal proper
ty, etc., he had little swamp land in
Wapello county, but he had really saw
ed little of his income in forty-three
years-and had given away thousands
in charity. His brother has flee a
bond in the sum of $4,000.
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o o q o b d By
had no opportunity TO esCaps r7om
district surrounded.
PENROSE TO ASK
DUTY ON IMPORTS

Philadelphia, Aug. 6. United States
Senator Boies Penrose In a speech att
dinner here last night, announced
that he would introduce at the next,
session of congress tariff bill that will
contain reductions of Is to 20 per cent
on many of the duties in the Payne1
Aldrich bill. The senator said:
For myself, intend to introduce at
the opening of the next congress tar5
if bill protective in it's nature, con-
tanning a horizontal run of 10 or Is per
cent on many OF the duties contained I'M
the Payne bill, but reinforcing some Of
the scheduled, like the chemical sched-
ule, to the extent that may be neces-
sary to secure these industries in our
country.
''This bill will protect us from the
collapse which will occur on the close
of the war in Europe and will furnish
us money to prepare for the national
defense, should any nation of Europe
in arms desire to invade or assault u.s."
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kEOSAUQUA.

s. ". Whitaker has returend from
Ames where he has been for some time
overseeing the erection OF cement
business house. Geo. Summerville, John
Martin, VIII Black and Joe Price who
have been there doing the work have
returend to their homes here.
Mrs. Craig Miller residing between
Kcosaudua and MT. Zion who mas neen
iii the past month with Bright's disease
is improving.
The Jackson drug store has again
changed hands. H. c. Ady il the new
owner He Is now in possession OF the
store
Tom McManus has sold his bakery
here to G. F. Gechell Of New London
Mr.. McManus will remain In charge till
the new owner can find man to tako
charge for him. =
Mrs w. H. Jones Of Ottumwa 10
visiting at the VIII Elerick home here.
Miss Ora Strait Is visiting her broth
err Victor at Batavia.
Mrs John Tribel Is enjoying visit
from her brother d. M. Wyman or 70
tomac, Ill.
Mrs, Wayne Brown has gone to
Council Bluffs for visit with her sons
John and Otto. -
Mrs, G. A. Cornell and Mrs. Ola
Walker are spending the week IN Iowa
City, the former visiting her brotnef
Julian Monet. the latter her son
Floyd and wife.
Will Cupp Of Fairfield visited the p.
F. Pittman family the latter part OF the
week.
A. A. Peters has been in Dallas Cen
te- this week, called there by the
death Of his father.
Geo. Duffield returned to Ottumwa
the frst of the week to resume his
studies at the business college. He has
been visiting his grandfather Judge
Robert Sloan and other relatives.
Mrs. Joe Price and little son are Wis
iting relatives In Oskaloosa.
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SPECIAL OFFICER
MUST HAVE WARRANT

Des Moines, Aug At is not a
crime to resist special officer If the
special officer does not have warrant
for arresting person, according to a
decision by Police Judge Myer of Des
Moines, as the result of taxicab
refusing to submit to arrest one day
last week. The men had been quar-
reling, and were taken to the police
station where the charge of resisting
an officer was placed against them.
Judge Myer dismissed the charges.
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FIR & MONT.

Fred Bowen of Brighton Is visiting
relatives here.
Miss Erma Kraut has returend to
Des Moines to grade papers for the
July teachers examination.
The Baptist parsonage is being pa
pered floors refinished and wired for
electric lights before the arrival OF
the new pastor Rev. Hummel.
Miss Gail Wright and father of
Wright have returend from western
trip.
Leila and Irene Funk Of Normal, ILL.,,
are visiting at the j. E. Kennel home.
Mrs. F. P. Ottenwess Of Flint Mich.
who has been visiting Miss Minnie
Mona, has gone to Ottumwa to visit
friends.
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You can rent rooms by an ad in The Courier
For Exchange

FOR EXCHANGE $500 1914 MODEL
Stoddard Dayton automobile: five
brand new tires, engine newly clean
ed and overhauled. What have you
to exchange? See Ralph T. McElroy
above Cullen's store, Main st. Both
phones.
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FIRE Al CINCINNATI.

Centerville, Aug. 4.-Fire at two
o'clock Tuesday morning destroyed a
OF Cincinnati, mining town near
here. Nearly every important store in
the town was destroyed or damaged
and the loss is $25,000.
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A Golfer

The Boston Budget tells this story of Boston
school on exhibition day. The teacher gave out the
word hazardous for boy to spell, and to her
great surprise he promptly spelled it "hazardess."
Thinking that definition might jog his memory, she
asked him to give her the meaning whereupon her
establishment was intensified with the reply, "A
female hazard"
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u. S. SHIP SEIZED.

Philadelphia, Pa, Aug. 8. "A cable
gram received here today by Cummins
& Co., shipping agents, announces the
seizure Of the American schooner
Laura C. Anderson by a British cruiser
which took her into Gibraltar. The
schooner cleared from Newport News,
Va, June go, for Melilla, Morocco, with
cargo of coal. The message gave no
details.
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MOTHER SEES CHILD DIE.

Carmi, ILL.,, Aug. 3. The two year
old son of Mrs. Elmer Joseph of New
Haven, Is miles south Of here, fell into
an open cistern today and drowned.
The mother saw the child perish as
she shouted for aid.
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NEW OIL INSPECTOR,

Des Moines, Aug. 3.-The appoint
ment of John p. Risley of Davenport,
to be state oil inspector, succeeding
the late Melvin Fl. Byers. was made
by Governor Clarke, according to an
announcement here.
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Miscellaneous

TO KNOW THAT
the celebrated Shetland stallion
Comet &C" will be found at Geo r.
Giltner & Sons for service miles
east of Ottumwa.
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BURLINGTON ROUTE c. 3. 4 q.

Ne, Going East Depart
12A-Chic., Dubq., Quincy 100 a. m.
1oA-Chicago Limited. 1913 a. m.
23A-Ar. from Des Moines 1905 p. m.
6A-Chicago Limited 80. 1888 p. m.
2l2B-Ft, Mad, st. Louis 3:85 p. m.
4A--Chic., st. Louis. Qcy 7:15 p. m.
2A-Chic, Peoria, R'kf'd. IL: % p. m.
Burlington 1:3S q. m
1SB-Otta to Burlington 8:05 a. m.
Going West.
6A-Omaha and Nebr. 49,. 1:13 a. m.
3A-Omaha, Ore. Calf. 7:Sf q, m.
2SA-Des Moines local -. 8:05 a. m.
2l3B-Ar, from TT. Mad. 1880 a. M
179B-Peoria to Creston... 1:5I p. m.
1A-Chicago to Denver ..12:27 a. m.
l1A--Ar. from Burlington. 1886 p. m.
9A-Chicago to Denver !. ABB p. m.
A-Daily.
B-Except Sunday.
j. H. Robinson. Agent.
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Eggs and Poultry

SINGLE COMB WHITE LEGHORN
cockerels at reduced prices If taken
at once. w. H. Boon, Batavia, la.
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CHOLERA CLAIMS MANY.
Paris, Aug. Sin the week of July
IL to July Is there we're 366 cases Of
cholera and 17S deaths in Hungary,
says q dispatch from Geneva to the
Havas News agency.
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GOOD VEAL AND BUTCHER STOCK
also hides and chickens wanted.
Bought at highest prices Boston
Market, 1913 East Second. Both
phones, 60. George Schultz. We will
call for them.
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STEAMER ToRPEDoED.

81 EVWEN TVVT E10I|' N
London, Aug. 3.-The British steam
err RAMA has been sunk. The captain
and eleven members OF the crew OF
twenty.four have been landed safely
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Railroad Time Tables
c. N. 4 ct. p. TRAINS

y. NJ. d OF. r. HAJNS
No. Going Southwest Depart
25A--Southwe,t Limited :. 1:45 q. m.
.3A-Kansas City Local.. 10: IL a. m.
33B-Otrumwa to Seymour 1870 p. m.
93B-Local freight. ....... TOO q. m.
Goinc East, via Cutoff.
ssB-Local. 7:!5 .. m.
8A-Davenport Chicago. Sill p. m.
26A--Leave Junction $685.. II: 10 q. m.
A stub train viii leave station
for Junction at 11:40 p. M. re-
turning arrive at station at
1878 q. m.
Marion Line, Going North
4B-Ced. Rapids. Savanna,
Chicago $500. ......... $3.50 a. m.
10sB-Cedar Rapids. Marion I:10 p. m.
ssE-Local freisNt 49,: $3.50 a. m
Marion Line, Coming South.
103B-From Marion ....... 1915 a. m.
21B-From Marion ........ 1885 a. m.
S7B-Local freight ....... 400 p. m.
A-Daily.
B-Except Sunday.
Local freights depart from and term
i.late Ottumwa Junction.
Locals 92.-1 and 93-B run o.. Mon
day. Wednesda. and Friday.
T. H. Jacobs, Agent.
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Wanted

WANTED TO RENT-A FARM FOR
1916, for term of years for cash or
shares. Can give references. G. H..
Apley, Ottumwa, r. No. 8.
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wANTED-YOUR OLD CARPETS TO
make into rugs, beautiful and durable
rugs from old carpet at reasonable
prices. Write for descriptive catalog,
Bloomfield Rag Works. Bloomfield,
Iowa.
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For Sale

FOR SALE CHEAP--IRON FENCE
braces and cultivators. E. Sigel.
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WABASH RAILWAY.

A.. Goinu South Depart
Mober1v. S.. L., X. c.. 1850 a. M.
rnn Moherlv and east..... $500 p. m.
ca Il ocal freight 400 p. m.
Coming North.
61R-Moberly local ........ II: 90 a. m.
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l72B-Keokuk and south, S:32 p. m
474A-.. -. -. 49,. 1905 p. m.
Connects at Eldon east
bound at 1l:45 q. m. ana
Kansas City and south
west at 1:G2 a. m.
A-Daily.
Except Sunday.
]. H. Robinson. Agent.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-12-29
EMERGENCY WAR TAX BILL
PASSED BY THE SENATE
Measure Opposed by Senator smoot
and Other Republicans Wins by
Vote of as to 2e.

Washington. Dec. 20.--The admins
trstion's first revenue bin, extending
the emergency w1r tax for one year.
was passed by the senate of Friday
by vote OF as TO 20. The measure
was signed by the president.
Mr.. Smoot of Utah. a Republican
member OF the sen&e finance commit
tee, moved to limit the time extension
OF the war tax to June 30. 1916.
This amendment was rejected rs to so,
by a party vote. except that five Re
publicans-Mr. Clapp OF Minnesota.
Mr.. Curtis Of Kansas, Mr.. Harding of
Ohio, Mr.. Jones of Washington and
Mr.. Kenyon OF Iowa, refused to seem
to support even that extension and
voted against IT,
Mr.. Underwood's maiden speech
was great personal triumph. He
had not been assigned to the finance
committee, which has particular tu-
risdietion over all fiscal matters, but
his experience in the house has made
him the recognized Democratic au-
thority on finance.
Mir. Underwood by three quiet ques-
tons induced Senator Penrose TO adj
NIT that the Republicans did not
want protection to exclude foreign
competition; that foreign imports un-
der the Democratic tariff had not
therefore injured the industries of the
country and that the country with the
Underwood act still in force was now
highly prosperous.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-12-29
SEEK EXPLANATION OF LAW
State Board of Control Wants the
Attorney General to construe
Mothers Pension Act.

Madison.-The state board of con-
troll asked the attorney general wheth-
er counties could be compelled by law
to make an appropriation for mothers
pensions. and whether boards of super
visors which failed to do so at the
November meeting may legally do so
at the January meeting.
Three county judges asked the board
of control If they could be compelled
to sign orders for the payment of aid
to destitute mothers under the law if
their board of supervisors had not ap-
propriated money for that purpose.
The statute is compulsory, but only
twent, seven of the forty-one counties
from which reports have been received
by the board of control have made ap-
preparations for mothers pensions.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-12-29
TO FIGHT CANAL PROJECT
Wisconsin Mayors of Lake Port Towns
viii Confer to Form
Protest to U. s.

Milwaukee.-Mayor G. A. Bading
was instructed by resolution passed
by the common council to call a con-
ference of mayors of Wisconsin cities
on the great lakes to take steps to
protest to the federal government
against the proposal to increase the
flow of water into the Chicago drain
age canal.
1t was declared that the diversion
of more water would lower the level
of the lakes.
The resolution, which was introduc-
ed by Alderman Henry Smith, declares
that the project lis advanced osten-
sibly in the interest of cheap transpor-
tation, but is really a commercial en-
terprise calculated to yield large re-
turn from hydro-electric sources with
out regard to the disastrous effect
upon navigation interests of the great
lakes"