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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-02
you want and lets put a stop to this

you want and lets put stop to this
agitation for all time.
Our present board of supervisors is
doing good work in the way of improv-
ing our dirt roads and they will tell
you that it will take years, and thous-
ands of dollars to put all of our dirt
roads in the best possible condition.
Secretary Clum of the greater Iowa
committee" tells us that the people of
Iowa are demanding hard roads" but
l do not believe that the demand is
as great as he would have us believe
The people might want hard roads"
and they might need them, but be-
lieve that they can't afford them at
the present time. What do you think
about it?
A. r. Bluhm,
Ottumwa Ia.
-. R. F. y. No. 3.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-02

! Margaret, 420 West Wilson street
have gone to Eldon to visit relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. d. Allen have return
ed tot their home in Hedrick after Wis
iting in Ottumwa.
Mrs. c. c. Wright of Cedar Rapids
has returned home after visiting rela
tives In Ottumwa.
Mr.. and Mrs. O.. r. HOFFMAN, III
North Cherry street, have gone to
Trenton, Mo-, to visit relatives.
Mrs. E. r. Kimble, 152 East Court
street, spent the day in Eldon with
relatives and friends.
Mrs. w. M. Schmidt of Dolliver Is
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
r. c. Yates, 9O5 West Fourth street
Mrs. Mary Sarreska has returned to
her home in Buxton after visiting with
friends over Sunday in Bear Creek
Miss Bonita Schmidt of Fairfield,
has accepted a position in Ottumwa,
and will make her home here.
Mrs. S. d. Watson of Charlton has
returned home after visiting friends
in Ottumwa
Mrs. Pearl Johnson, $50 North
Moore street, has gone to Pleasant
Plain to visit relatives.
Mrs. H. E. Walker of FIT. Madison,
has returned home after visiting in Ell
don and Ottumwa.
Miss Wilma Moss, south of the city,
no fn Mnin r.
fair.
Hugh Walsh of Cedar Rapids, spent
Sunday with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Walsh, 637 East Second street.
Mrs. w. S. Musgrove and son Edwin
437 South Willard street have return
ed from Mystic where they spent sew
eral days with Mr.. Musgrove.
Mrs. J. S. Stimits and daughter Clar-
ibel, 100 North Ash street, have return
ed home from Colorado Springs. where
they have been spending the summer.
Miss Selma Crone Of 161 North
Moore street. has returned from a
three weeks visit to Chicago and
Jamestown, N. Y.
A number Of the seats from around
the city park have been removed in
preparation for the fall storing away
of the equipment.
Rev. w. ]. Mccormick of Melrose,
is a visitor in Ottumwa today and will
attend the profession at St. Joseph's
academy Wednesday.
Mrs. A. E. Smith, who has been Wis
iting at the home of Mrs. Emma Dy
son, 221 West Fourth street, has re- !
turned to her home in Keosauqua
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Cone of Burlington
arrived in Ottumwa Monday evening to
spend the night with their daughter, |
Mrs. Harry Leisenring, 10 East Court
street and this morning left for an ex-
tended visit in Colorado and Kansas.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-02

Notice = To Whom 1t May Concern.
Notice is hereby given that special
meeting of the stockholders of the OF
tumwa Beverage company, the name of
said corporation. was changed to OF
tumwa Cold Storage & Ice company.
All persons interested will govern
themselves accordingly.
C. P. Fullington president.
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OTTUMWA, IOWA.
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Editor Courier: According to the
last report of the county auditor, Wap-
clio county is in debt about 100000,
and if reports are true, we are not able
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-27
In
DANBURY SUIT CASE

New York, July 26.--Foreciosure
suits against the defendants in rne
famous Danbury hatters' case were
filed today In the United States Dis
trict Court at Hartford, Conn. by
Daniel Davenport and Walter Gordon
Merritt, as counsel for d. e. Lowe 81
Company. This action Is taken be-
cause of the failure OF the $50 de-
PENDANTS to pay the Judgment OF $252,-
1900 returned against them In Mo-
vember, 1912, and means that the men
in Danbury, Bethel and Norwaik who
boycotted the products OF Lowe Il Co.
at the instance of the United Hatters
of North America will lose their homes
unless the union comes to their
rescue.
or the 1873 properties against which
foreclosure suits have been brought
eighteen are In the town of Bethel,
ten In Norwalk. and the others in
Danbury, The defendants must file
answers by September 4. II is the
expectation of counsel and of the
American Anti-Boycott Association,
which backed Lowe q Co. in the long
contest. that the foreclosures will
mean another long period of bitter
litigation. The United Hatters Of
North America, II is believed. will aid
the individual hatters involved In Tight
ing the foreclosures. 1t Is also ex-
pected that when the properties finally
20 to auction sale. the United Hat
tiers will have raised enough money
through the assessment to bid in the
homes.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-27
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-27
GOVERNMENT WILL
INSPECT INSPECTORS
Probe Into Basic Causes OF Eastland
Disaster VIII BE Most Far
Reaching ON Record.
TWO FEDERAL INVESTIGATIONS
TO BE MADE OF TRAGEDY
Board Of Naval Officers and Civilians
As Wen As Ofilcials OF Steamboat
inspection Service win Conduct Ex-
aminatiOns.

washington. July 2s.-The inquiry
about To be conducted by the Federal
government into the causes for the ac-
cident to the steamer Eastland. which
went down In the Chicago river with
an appalling loss OF life. will be the
most thorough of the kind ever un-
dertaken. Government authorities
are wrought mp over the charge that
lax administration on the part Of the
steamboat inspection service. Wnicn ~
q bureau OF the uepaa . =. So ~
merce, was eontr,ouIlns cAuss .os
the Tragedy. ing anspee.ion 1870. 1870
itself Is 10 De prooeo. mo tne Iesui'
may pc Q tnorousn olsanl@a 'ioh.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-27
President Orders Searching In
vestigation to Fix Blame for
Eastland Tragedy
EMPTY BALLAST TANKS
AND CROWDED DECKS
Cause of Death of Fifteen Hun
dred Persons Tersely Told.
Whitewash Won't Be Used
by Probers

Chicago. July 26.--Chicago began to
bury its dead today, while divers con-
tinued to bring lifeless forms to the
surface from the charnel excursion
ship Eastland. and investigations to
fix responsibility were started.
Figures tabulated by Coroner Hoff-
man up to o'clock tonight show that
727 bodies have been identified and
taken from the Second Regiment
eleven unidentified bodies there.
Bodies identified at undertaking rooms
number SO: deaths reported to the
coroner's Office ten, and at o'clock
tonight the Western Electric Company
reported S3s missing. This shows a
total of i.155.
Coroner Hoffman and other ofTicials,
after careful census of the dead
identified. unidentified and known
missing, puts the total loss of life in
the disaster at 1900. Foremen and
the divers. who have explored the
lower sections OF the great steel tomb
insist there are still 500 bodies locked
within the hull.
Proceed Against Responsible Ones.
Steps were taken towards Furnishing
those responsible for the appalling
loss of life by the Federal. State and
municipal authorities. and indications
point that the inquiries will be the
most sweeping of the kind ever held
The machinery of the Federal Cow
eminent was set In motion by Presi-
dent Wilson. when. at his summer
home in Cornish. ~. H. he COM
municated with Secretary Redheld, OF
the Department OF Commerce and
Labor. TO take hand in the situation
and ascertain IL there were any viola
tons OF the criminal law.
Reports also came from Washington
that there was a manifest shifting OF
responsibility in departmental circles
for the Great Lakes inspection SER
vice" So great was the storm or
criticism in the national capital that a
congressional investigation was talked
of Serious charges which, IL sub
stantiated. warrant criminal prosecu-
ton, even IL no loss of life were in
voiyed. have been made against the
service.
Albert L. Thurman. soiicitor-general
of the department left Washington
for Chicago this afternoon over the
49, rAtrN 10
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-27
CIVIC ASSOCIATION
MUST WORK EARNESTLY
John Kerr Branch Awakens Greater
Interest In Movement of Citizens
For New Charter.
PERMANENT QUARTERS TO
BE OPEN THIS MORNING
Red Room on Tenth Floor of Amcri-
can National Bank Secretary
Rogers Onice-Charter Committee
appointment Is Announced.
PERMANENT QUARTERS TO
BE OPEN THIS MORNIN

The board of directors Of the Civic
Association OF Richmond, at meeting
in Mechanics Institute last night, de-
termined to open permanent quarters
this morning in the red room on tho
tenth floor OF the American National
Bank building. to have stated meet
tngs at s:15 O'clock on the evenings OF
the first and thiEd Mondays OF each
month. and to at once launch cam
paign for members. The meeting was
the most enthusiastic and one Of the
most largely attended since organixa-
ti0n Of the association several weeks
ago.
An address made by John Kerr
Branch, chairman of the executive
committee, featured the session. Mr..
Branch spoke earnestly and enthusi-
astically and put a pep into the d.
rectorate He told the gathering that
he wants to see Richmond q city OF
homes. the most beautiful and most
wonderful city in the world: declared
that Richmond has every opportunity
for becoming an ideal city. and 1t could
be made such IL it's citizenship is
aroused to the, fact that 1t belongs to
each citizen, and the citizens can make
just the city they want II TO be.
Must work and Think.
He cited instances of how little
time earnestly spent by a citizen can
make an Improvement In the city
how 1t can remedy some defect--and
urged his hearers TO think deeply and
sriously and to work consistently for
its Improvement.
we want a new charter, better
city government" he said. but we do
not know yet just what we want 1t
to be. We must put our best efforts
forth and work together and think.
The solution will come as a. result Of
the combined thought OF all of us and
of other citizens, and we shall make
the city what we want II to be- There
is nothing we want to do that we cam
not do II we want to do it seriously
enough
"All you have to do 10 wake up.
Think this: What can do for Rich
mondf Whenever a man thinks this
he automatically becomes a member OF
this association.
There In an old Spanish saying.
The eye OF the master makes the horse
fat OF course. ii doesn't mean just
that. 1t means that III we come home
and see what Ii going on and get be-
hind orr servants things will be better
than when we were away. when we
did mot look after our interests.
you have got to come home" M.
Branch concluded. You can make
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-27
IN BIG GUN
! RANGE OF POLISH CAPITAL

London. July 2s.--The triangle
Formed by the confluence OF the Narew
and Bug Rivers 10 now the battle
ground which is to decide the fate OF
Warsaw.
Although the Germans are now at
lacking the defenses at Piasecznow,
which Is only twelve miles south OF
the city. II IL believed here the de-
cisive action is to be fought between
the rivers. or at least at the crossing
Of the Bug.
An advance from the north by way
Of Novo Georgteysk. or from the east
from Blonie. or from the south. means
the attack upon strong modern forth
flcations. Victory across the Bug
means the cutting OF the Warsaw
Petrograd railroad. the vital communi-
cation for the capital. The railroad Is
not farther than six miles from the
Bug, and so far as can be ascertained
~ a. =
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-27
AMERICAN SHIP is SENT L
TO BOTTOM BY GERMANS
MAY GALL SPECIAL
SESSION OF CONGRESS

Washington. July GA special
session of Congress fn October to
consider, among other things, the
question of national defense In be-
ing discussed by administration ad-
visers. So fnr M can be learned.
the President has mot reached amy
conclusion I'm the matter. The Inn
preston has prevailed here for
some time, however, that n special
session would he held In the fall
to pass laws Increasing the reve-
nues of the government. Treasury
conditions point to the necessity of
such lewislntf0n.
II a special session IL held. Com
Eress probably will be asked also
to give consideration to plans for
national preparedness. 1t In known
that the reports OF Secretary Of War
Garrison and Secretary of the Navy
Daniels will be ready for the con-
alteration of the President shortly
after his rcturn to Washington.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-27
ITALY HAS TAKEN
10000 PRISONERS

Rome. July zs.--It IL semi ofYicialiy
announced that since the war began
italy has taken approximately 20. 900
Austrian prisoners. including 500 Of
AeefE More than 800 officers have
been captured since July 10 In tho bat
tic Of the Isonxo.
The war ONCE announced today that
operations on the Carso plateau are
progressing favorably TO the Italians
In Carnia and In the Monte Nero
region the Austrians made desperate
counter-attaeks last night, which were
easily repuised.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-27
Independent Cars VIII Cease
Business This Morning Pend
ing Injunction
APPLICATION WILL
BE MADE EARLY TODAY
AS Soon as City Is Enjoined
From Laws Enforcement
Jitneys Will Start Again.
Motor Transit Cars Continue

The independent jitneys quit toda,
--temporariiy-the law requiring Jt
ney owners to give bond and TO pa,
q heavy license becoming effective.
During the day however, the at
torney for the jitney owners. Hon
Richard Evelyn Byrd. will ask for ar
injunction restraining the city from
the enforcement of the new titney or
dinance, and. should such an inJunc-
ton be granted. the 3itneys will re-
sumo operation pending the disolu'
ton Of the injunction
At a meeting attended last night By
some eighty or ninety jitney owners
held at 40s West Broad Street. Mr.
Byrd was instructed to proceed with
the injunction suit against the city
with all possible speed The suit viii
be based on the alleged discrimina-
tory character OF the titney ordinance
making II more difficult for the jitney
to operate than the taxicab or the
street railway company.
In the litigation, City Attorney II
r.. Pollard will look after the city's in
terests 1t is understood that the
jitney operators viii make fight &c
the finish, the bonding requirement
being especially Objectionable.
Railway Jitneys TO Run.
While the independents will have
no cars operating this morning. pend
ing the procuring of the injunction
the buses of the Motor Trasit Com
pany. ten In number. and the big eu'
OF the Virginia Railway and Power
Company. will operate. application for
licenses having been made yesterday
afternoon by officers of these COM
panies for the giving of bonds re-
quired by the ordinance.
For their ten cars the Motor Tran
sit Company. which Is a subsidiary OF
the Virginia Railway and Power Com
pany, VIII give bond of $500. which
Is 81, 00G for the first cor and $500
each for their other nine cars.
Chaameurs Must BE Examined.
The next step TO be taken by those
who applied for license Is to have their
chauffeurs pass the required examina-
tion before the chief of police. who
In turn will send them TO the auditor
and city attorney. from whose tender
mercies they will go 10 the city collec-
tor. with all necessary credentials. and
secure the required licenses and the tin
tags
There will be some delay about the
tags. The collector announced yes
terday that he had no tags. and IL was
learned that no arrangement had been
made for the tags, This will probably
be- attended to today. The tags will
contain the name of the route and the
of the license
A Typical @fndepeudent.-
A reporter from The virginian rode
Gently and asked the driver as to his
plans when the new jitney regulations
go into effect. His answer was sub
Mt ntfaliy an follows.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-27
SHANKLIN WILL SAX
NOTHING OF TROUuzA

Havana. July 1e.-Former Amef.
lean Consul General. ST Aextc0 G5txs
Ebanklin. arrived here today - hlo
way to Washington. and declined ~
say anything regarding atkAira 81 u
Mexico, or the recent attack uAos
against him by the HraniIiah mtniatsk
to Mexico, OliveierA. who = adnp1p-
istering the affairs q the united Stats9
In Mexico. a$
Among the otsher arxivAIs, howsxqe
were well informed psfsone Wh0 sf14
that the Brazilian Minister was strop9
III his complains ~ MI. Sfankli6aG
actions They ~ kl16t NJ asked 1xf.
Ehanklin 10 ascerkNin tho numbsx ~
Americans u Nex1co C115 Gud thu r.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-27
BECKERS GETS TWO
DAYS. LEASE ON LIFE
Justice Ford Asks Sing Sing Warden
to Defer Execution Until Friday
Morning.
ATTORNEY FOR BECKER
MAKES DESPERATE FIGHT
Was TO Have Been Executed Tomor-
row Morning, But AT Judges Re-
quest More Time L. Aliowed--Re-
nounces Faithful Wife at End,

New York, July 2e.--Charscs
Beckcrss last plea for reversal
Of the verdict of the jury which
found him guilty Of murder has
been made, but not decided. and
the legal points involved are 50
intricate that Justice Ford has
won for Becker y two-.fAy
respite.
After w. Bonrke Cochran. chief Of
lBecker.s counsel. had urged upon s'd-
preme Court Justice rord5 for 'ur
hours today that new evidence of SUI
ficient weight had been uncovered to
merit new trial for the condemned
man. Assistant District Attorney Rob-
ert c. Taylor argued that the new evil
dence. even II true, could not. under
the law. command new trial.
Gets Two Days Respite.
Justice Ford reserved decision. and
counsel for both sides will submit
briefs on the legal points ut noon 70
morrow Then Justice Ford called mp
Thomas Mott Osborne, warden of Sing
Sing. on the telephone, explained the
situation TO him. and said II would
be advisable 10 postpone Becker's ex-
ecutNn until later. so that he will not
have to hurry with his decision.
Wednesday morning at 5:45 had
been fixed as the time. and the invita-
lions had been sent out. but Warden
Osborne readily agreed to postpone
Becker's death until Friday morning
at the same time. The law has de-
creed that Becker IL TO die this week
hut II Is within the warden's powers
to decide at what time during the
week.
Not Likely 10 Interfere.
From remarks dropped by Justice
Ford in the course Of the hearing to-
day II IL not believed he VIII interfere
with the jury which held Becker
guilty OF the murder OF Herman
Rosenthal
No witnesses were heard ut today $
session. although at the end OF the day
Mr.. Cochran asked the justics to cite
to court the makers OF the afiidavits
which were used In support of the
new trial motion.
II don't think that is necessary
said Justice Ford. I'm take the am
davits at their face value"
Whether or not he wanted to allow
the inference to be drawn that he did
not think II worth while to contest the
statements In the afiidavits, there were
many In the courtroom who drew
such inference, and believe that
Becker has lost his last fight on the
~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-27
No Lives Lost and Belief Il
That Crew Was Warned
ane Given Time to Escape
CARGO DECLARED
CONTRABAND OF WAR
Submarine Commander Conn
pliedWith "Visit and Search
Requirement Grew Reach
ed Land in Own Roats

London. July 2e.--The Ameri-
can steamship Leelanaw was tors
pcdoed yesterday by sub-marino
or the northwest coast Of Scot
hand. The men Of the crew were
all saved. In their own boats they
were brought into Kirhwan.
The Leelanaw was bound from
Archangel, July 9, for Belfast,
with cargo OF max.
On May II last she left New York
with cargo Of cotton consigned -
Russia by way of Gothenburg. The
steamer was detained at Kirkwall
while inquiries were made In regard
to the possibility of getting her cargo
into Russia. as Sweden forbids the AZ.
portation Of cotton. On June 20 thu
vessel was released with pefmtauton
to proceed to ArchAngei. There tha
cotton was disch>-ged and cargo Of
fax was loaded for Belfast.
According to dispatches received
here the submarine WAS sighted -
Sunday morning on the coa&t Of Scot
land. She came quickly to Within
hailing distance and ordered tlse Lee
lanaw's skipper 70 stop. The conn
mander then went aboard the steamer,
thus performing the visit And
search requirements Of international
law. and after 1t had been ascertainad
that the cargo was Of contraband naa-
terial. he notified the captain that hia
ship would be sunk.
lowed BY Submarine.
Ehe crew is said to have left the
steamer in safety and to have been
taken in tow by the submarine. Sew
eral shells were then fired at the Las
ianaw. but the vessel proved a sturdy
customer. so torpedo was launched.
She then sank in q few minutes.
The boats were lowed to the vicinity
Of the Orkney Islands, where another
steamship was sighted, and the SUBJ
marine. casting the boats of, diver and
went in pursuit. The crew was ~
forded sufficient time before LEAVING
the Leelanaw to gather together soma
of their clothes.
1t is regarded here that the Lee
lanaw case is identical with that Of
the American bark william p. Frye,
but that it does not correspond to thu
cases OF the Lusitanias the Cushing. ~
the Gulfiight.
As soon as the crew had landed ~
Kirkwall the American consul at Dun-
dee was notified OF the sinking Of thu
ship.