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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-29
DITCH DIGGER IN
A NARROW ESCAPE

Muscatine, June 2S.-Fred Pohlman
of Muscatine. residing on Kinder
avenue and an employe Of the Water
Co., narrowly escaped death while
working in a trench on the corner OF
Fourth street and Iowa avenue. Phol-
man was repairing water main
when without warning, the dirt piled
up on the sides of the trench caved
in, burying him.
A heavy plank directly overhead
was the only thing that saved Phol-
man from being completely buried I'M
der the avalanche of dirt. His head
was protruding from in under the
pile Of debris and the workmen with
him soon extricated him from his pre-
dicament. An examination disclosed
no injuries.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-29
In Memoriam

John Shepherd died at a. M, Sat-
urday, June II, 1916, at his residence
five miles north Of Drakesville at the
age of 70 years, two months and two
days. He Is survived by his wife,
Lucia F., and six children, three sons
and three daughters. They are Ray,
Irwin and Florence at home, William
c., and Mrs. John Sampson, Jr., OF
near Belknap and Mrs. w. H. Moss of
Ottumwa. One brother, I. r. Shepherd
and one sister, Mrs. M. S. Duke OF
Drakesville also survive.-Contribute
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-29
MANY TRUE BILLS
RETURNED BY JURY

Fl Dodge, June 28.-ln partla! re-
port the grand jury returned 1ndlct.
ments against Francisco Bruno ana
Peter Chiego for white slavery, and
against Frank Parker, James Mallow
and George Newell for postof1cce rob-
berry. The five were arraigned.
The two up for white slavery asked
for attorne ys and the alleged yeggmen
said they had one. The time for trial
has not yet been fixed.
Bruno is charged on the indictment
with brin ging Viola Walsh from Oma-
ha to FIT. Dodge in January, 1916, for
immoral purposes. Peter Chiego Is
accused of bringing Maud Chiego, his
wife. from Sioux Falls to FIT. Dodge
on November 10. 1915. for the same
purpose. Mrs. Chiego has since Sc
cured a divorce from her husband.
The three charged with postoftlce
robbery are accused of robbing the
postoffice at Clarksville on the night
of December 81, 1915. At their pre-
liminary hearing it was brought out
that an inventory of stamps, said to
have been expressed by one Of them
from Garner to Omaha, Tailed with
the inventory of stamps taken from
the Clarksville Office. with the excep-
ton of postage due stamps that have
no value in general circulation. A
scrap Of paper on which the inventory
was written for the express package
is said to correspond to part Of a sheet
+ taken from tablet on one Of the men.
Professors HAVE FIGHT FEVER.
Cedar Rapids, June %. There was
excitement among the faculty and stu,
dents of the Coe college summer ses'
sion when the rumor ran around that
two of the Coe professors, teaching
| classes during the summer months had
decided to enlist in one. OF the Local
companies before they entrained fol
Des Moines. The loss of two Of the
1 leading professors was calculated to be
quite a serious matter It Is not ye
known what the final decision will bt
but when they left for their homes a
the close of class work both men were
still strong for the carrying out o
their determination to go to the from
If matters could be arranged.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-29
MUSICIANS TO KEEP
BAND ORGANIZATION

All members and past members OF
the First Cavalry band as we'll as all
civilian musicians are invited to at
tend meeting this evening in
the bands armory on East Main
street. The purpose of the gathering
is to form a band organization to take
care of the contracts held by the band,
the majority Of the members of which
have left for the mobilization camp 1T
North Liberty this morning. e. H
Steller issued the call for the meet
ing.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-29

suffered with piles for a period of
ten years. My work was burden to
me, and l suffered great pain. con-
suited DR.. Shallenberger, the Chicago
specialist, and he cured me without an
operation. To anyone suffering with
piles can recommend his treatment.
Mrs. w. ]. Donnelly, New HAMPTON.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-29
FORM sHoRTHoRN SOCIETY.

Sioux City, June 28.-Shorthorn
breeders from four states-Iowa, Ne
braska, South Dakota and Minnesota
formed an organization here. It's
object is to promote breeding and
development Of shorthorn cattle. The
organization meeting was held after
a sale Of pure bred short horns had
been held at the stock yards. Thirty
eight cows and nine bulls were sold.
One COW brought $50.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-29
WOMEN SUPPLY BOOZE,

Sioux City, June 2S.-An investiga.
ton, started by the result of several
we'll developed jags among the pris-
oners of the county Jail here, found
the cause to be two women with jug
and long rubber tube. The women
stood outside of the JAIL and placing
the tube through the bars, gave the
prisoners liquor.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-29
Charles Griffith,
Birth Notices

BORN-Wednesday, June %, 1916,
to Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Patterson,
sol Glenwood avenue, son.
-:O:-
BORN-Monday, June rs, 1916, to Mr.
and Mrs. Phil Schorr, Jr., Of Des
Moines, at the Ottumwa hospital a
daughter, Phyllis Evaline. Mr.. and
Mrs. Schorr were formerly of OF,
tumwa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-29
FREIGHT HOUSES TO
BE CLOSED JULY 4

The C. B. & @. and Rock Island
freight depots will be closed all day
on July 4, and all way freights will
be annulled. No definite word has
J been received as yet regarding the
| closing of the Milwaukee freight
house.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-29
Obituary
Willis K. Cauqhian.

Willis Kendall Caughlan passed
away this morning at 1886 o'clock at
the residence Of his sister. Miss Mar
ian C. Caughlan, 210 Lincoln avenue,
aged 81 years after lingering illness.
Mr.. Caughlan was horn in St. Louis
October IA, 1861, and came to Ottum.
wa in 1882 On April rs, 1888, he
was married to Miss Emma Feezer of
Center Point who with one daughter
Vera preceded him in death several
years.
On July 8, 1914, he was married to
Miss Marabel Fraser of Indianola. He
is survived by his wife and one son
vern, four brothers and three sisters.
Mr.. Caughlan was well known in o.
tumwa, having been engaged in the
electrical business for several years.
Up to his recent illness he was man
ager Of the electric light plant at
Little Rock and came to this city in
the hopes Of regaining his health.
Funeral services will be conducted
at the residence Of his sister, 210 Lin
coin avenue, at 10 a. M, Friday by
Rev. D. c. Smith. Interment will take
place in Ottumwa cemetery.
David CobbIer.
Funeral services Of David Cobbler
were held from the residence, eight
miles northeast Of the city at p. m. to-
day. Interment took place In McCor-
mick cemetery.
TO-
Mary M. Morgan.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Morgan
was held today at the Wesley chapel
southwest Of Bloomfield. Interment took
place In Wesley cemetery. Rev. H. G.
Scoles officiated.
| W. ]. Passmore.
| The funeral Of w. J. Passmore who
died at his home, 402 Hamilton street
Monday afternoon, was held this morn
/ ing from the residence to St. Patrick's
! church where at o'clock a requiem
mass was celebrated by Rev. Fathes
| Ryan Of Eldon. The remains we're taker
| overland to Selma where intermen'
took place. The pail bearers were Mar
tin O'Hara Peter Schwartz, Peter Huff
man, T. p. Gibbons, Gilbert McGill ant
! p. G.. Ferguson.
Charles Griffith.
Charles Griffith died at the county
home this morning at 10 o'clock aftel
an illness lasting three days. He wa:
so years of age. The funeral arrange
ments will be made after relatives arr
heard from.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-29
DRAIN TILE
For prices and information write
m0REY CLAY PRODUCTS co.
orTUMWA, IOWA.
'TRI weekly COURIER
CHANGING ADDRESS.

subscribers wishing their ADDRESS
changed will please give the name ol
the postofice to which the paper nas
been sent as we'll as the pos'ohice
50 which they desire it changed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-29
BROWNS IN TANK.

Marshalltown, June 2S.-Becoming
respondent owing to i'll health, Mrs.
Jacob Harmon, u years old, of Green
Mountain, near here, jumped into
water tank at her home and was
drowned.
Her body was recovered shortly
afterWard.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-29

Mrs. Mary Frawley and daughter
Miss Mary have returned to their
home in Creston after visiting at the
M. w. Brady home, GOT East Second
street. ..u.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-27
PROBE
To FOLLOW
DEATHS Of
SIX IN FIRE

Startling disclosures In regard
TO the conditions that resulted
In the walker building fire
Wednesday,, at a cost OF six
lives. will be the basis for an
Inquiry by the city council.
Fire Marshal Bringhurxt stated
Thursday that altho he knew before
the fire that winkleman was dry
ing and baling hemp In the Walker
building. he hAdn't enough authority
20 put him out,
Building Inspector Josenhans com.
planned that the code divides re
sponsihIlity and makes efficient pre-
caution impossible.
Councilman Hesketh thereupon
announced he would introduce a
resolution calling for an inquiry.
Winkleman. II Is charged. disre-
garded warnings from the fire mar
hal and insurance men. and went
ahead drying hemp on the stove
pipes
I'm my recent report TO Mayor Gill
asked that the code be changed TO
concentrate the responsibility to
this office or 10 the fire marshal for
inspections after buildings are com
pleted" saic Josenhans Thursday.
Ten men patrollins the downtown
district would put a stop to half the
fires by removing the cause"
Lee Mckenzie. head OF the Wash
ineton Surveying and Rating bureau.
In charge of insurance investiga-
tions. said Thursday he did not
know hemp was in the building, or
he would have taken action.
Bringhurst said the insurance men
did know hemp was In the building.
and that. after a consultation with
him tBringhursU they decided TO
raise the rate and let the work go
on.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-27
REYNOLDS
FIRES HOT
SHOT BACK
At YANOELL

No words were minced by Chair
man Reynolds of the public service
commission Thursday when in.
formed OF letter 10 Gov. Lister.
crlticising him. written by Secre.
tary Yandell Of the Chamber OF
Commerce and given out here
Thursday.
Iandelrs action came following
the mass meeting held at the Amer.
lean theatre Tuesday to protest
against the unfair discrimination
in tourist rates maintained by the
Southern railroad allies OF the Ore
gon.Washington company.
Reynolds was questioned Thurs
day at Tacoma. where be Is pre-.
siding over the hearing on tele.
phone rates.
4 have the word OF one Of the
most respectable business men in
Seattle" Reynolds said. that Yam.
dell IN In the direct employ OF the
railroads, and that they are now
using him for their 'kick back 20
stem the fight against discrimi.
natory rates II possible
Repeats His Charge
Il again repeat that Yandell him.
self told me the reason the Cham.
ber or Commerce could not take up
this fight Ia because IL had receiv.
ed large contributions from the
railroads affected. II the Chamber
of Commerce did not get these con.
iribptions. Yandell himself lied 10
me.
"Yandell says the matter has
been mp before the Chamber for
two years and that there has been
no inclination 'on his part or the
Chambers to sanction this discrim.
ination IN tourist rates which op-
crate against the interests OF Seat.
tie business.
Committee Getting Busy
What has he TO show for this
work. What has been done7 And
when7
Il have letter from J. s. Gold
smith. an officer OF the Chamber,
saying his committee will take the
matter mp Friday II the Chamber
has been taking II up for two years
why this sudden activity OF Mr.
Goldsmith's commlttee7
AS far as Yandell is concerned
| want TO say that many leading
business men Of Seattle have told
me that N there should be a con
solidation OF the Chamber and the
Commercial Club. and that II fan
dell Is retained as secretary, they
will drop out OF the new organiZa
ton AS quickly as possible"
Accuses Reynolds
In his letter TO the governor
/ Yandeli said Reynolds deliberately
misstated the situation when he de
clared that the Chamber has not
moved IN this matter because the
railroads concerned are large con
tributors to the Chambers funds
ITO business men, shippers and
others who are members OF this
/ Chamber" said Yandell. "it has
been unnecessary TO deny this ri
diculous accusation. inasmuch as II
is n matter OF common knowledge
that the transportation bureau OF
this Chamber for more than two
years past has been seeking dili
gently to remove or modify this
| differential"
The fact that Reynolds discover
ed this discrimination only n shori
time ago. Yandell wrote. widely
proclaims his abstract and igno
rant state OF mind" with reference
10 rate-making.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-27

The man VINO gets the most
money At the university 10 the
"bursar."
herman. He doesn't smoke cigar.
cts. lie isn't rushing any of the
sorority women. And he doesn [
get his income by writing touching
letters TO dad or mumma.
He's not ukaiele player. either.
girls
In fact. he gets the money from
the other fellows and the co-eds.
And he doesn't play poker.
Well. Mr. Bones. who IL the man
who has all this money to spend at
the university?
Rursar Herbert Thomas Condor.
LII. u.
Everybody Must Pay
| He sits at a desk In the Admins.
tration building. one floor below
the recorder
After filling out tho registration
blanks. every one who enters the
university has to go TO the bursar
and disburse.
| Ten dollars--evcryb has "a
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-27
Continued on page 81
KILLS FAMILY WITH
Ak; ENDS own LIFE

NEW YORK. Ian. 27-Nathan
Pullman. suspected OF killing his
wife and daughter with an axe
after theatre and dinner party
early today. jumped from the third
story OF the Third Avenue hotel
this forenoon. fracturlng his skull.
He died In a hospital.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-27
WILL HOLD HEAT
HEARING HERE

Immediately following the tele-
phone rate hearing now on In Taco
ma, the public service commission
will come to Seattle 10 take up the
matter of heat in the street cars.
Chairman Reynolds. OF the com.
mission. said Thursday the Tacoma
case would require at least two
weeks more.
II is impossible. as yet, he said. to
name an exact date for the heat
hearing.
Word was received by The Star.
Thursday. from c. w. Jordan, OF the
Riverside Commercial Club, OF Ev-
erett, stating that the club would
have representative at the hear
ing.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-27

a recent raid Of the Rainier club," ,"
said Hodge. we have been unable
TO find him. My deputies have
been informed he has left the city"
Members Of Edens office force
NJ the Superior Portland Cement
Co. however. said Thursday that
Eden had been IN town Wednes-
day. and was even then expected
10 arrive at the office.
They denied that he had left the
city
Hodge is indignant at what he
considers a discriminatory net OF
tho prosecuting attorneys office In
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-27
SEARCH FOR Eden IS ORDERED

filing a complaint against Eden d.
rect in superior court before the
warrant had been served.
Judge Gillian fixed the bond al
$50" said Hodge. warmly "The
law calls for a bond OF not les'
than 81 900 in such cases. No poor
man would ever have been allowed
n $50 bond"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-27
TESTIFIES IN TEARS

PROVIDENCE. II. J.. Jan. 81
Quietly. clearly. tho often In tears.
Mrs. G. Franklin Mohr, In her own
behalf. today denied the state
charge that she hired two ne
groes. co-defendants with her on
d murder charge. to slay her doc
tor.husband She denied, too. that
she had intimate business relations
with them. or that she financed
the alleged plot to Kill the doctor
As she told her story, the court
room listened tensely.
Once or twice. the widow faltered
IA she talked. but she finished her
Testimony in an even tone.
G. Stewart. OF Suva. Fiji Islands.
i'm town seeking trade to exchange
for productions OF Polynesians.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-27

While detectives and police OF
every city from British Columbia
10 California are searching Thurs
dav for John G. Eden. weolthy Sc
attic dub man. wanted uere Tor
confessed violation oi TIE iiqu0r
law. mis- business associates declare
he is still IN the city.
Sheriff Hodge said Thursday he
had notified every town on the west
coast that Eden is missing una
ordered him arrested and held
Ever since Eden wrote me n Let.
ter confesslng he was the owner Of
a large quantity OF liquor taken In
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-27

some boys work their way thru
college loading liners at the dock.
pay that. and ! don't care whether
YOU are a reporter or not" said the
bursar IT'S the law"
This Is the tuition fee required
for each semester by a measure
passed by the last Legislature. II
took effect the first of the present
year.
Theoretically, II was UP TO me TO
pay the bursar my ten.
All Right Our Ante 10 In
I am supposed. In these articles.
TO be conducting Star readers thru
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-27
POLICEMAN
WHO TALKED
Up IN COURT
T0LOSE JOB

Mayor Gill passed the buck
Thursday 10 Prosecutor Lvndln
In the controversy arising from =
the discovery that a district de-
voted TO lnnmorality exists on
Dearborn st, near Maynard Ut.
Arrests and convictions In that
neighborhood," said the mayor,
have been more frequent than in
any other part OF the city.
We have turned over every rec
ord OF such convictions to Prose
cutor Lnndin. for the purpose OF
having them abated under the red
light law, but he won't do IT,"
Get Copy Of Testimony
Patrolman Aidrich Smiths feeti-
mony at the trial OF Policeman Ed
ward J. Margett. is under scrutiny
by the mayor and Chief Lang. who
have secured transcript Of that
part OF the evidence bearing on the
Dearborn st. district.
The mayor said IL Il was found
that Smith had testified that he
was under orders from headquar.
ters to protect houses In that neigh
borhood. Smith would be dis
charged
Neither ex-Chief Griffiths. Chief
Lang nor myself ever made such an
order" he declared.
Following is that part OF the testi.
mony OF Policeman Smith. referring
10 the Dearborn street district, as
taken from the stenographic notes
OF Ia III. Martin, court reporter at
the Margott trial:
(Redirect examination by Mar
gett.)
Q.-Mr. Smith. as a matter Of
fact. every house on Dearborn st..
from Maynard on up to Eighth ave-.
was at that time and is today oc-
cupied by professionally immoral
women whom the police depart
ment has a right to suspect arc
such. aud they are living there I'M
molested?
Avery one.
Q.-And are they living that way
today?
Avery one. -.
Questioned by lundln
.Re-cross examination by Lun-
DIM
Q.--You say there are immoral
women living in houses where,
A.-They are all along Dearborn
st.
Q.-And are now?
Al don't know anything about
II now.
OIL thought you said
Al said they were there.
tRe-direct examination by Nets
enbaum)
Q.-Under what instructions from
your superiors, under what circum-
stances are women of that charac.
ter to be arrested?
Must Catch Them at II
A.-When we catch them in the
act
Q.-And at any other time? Are
you allowed to arrest them at any
other time?
A.-Well, you have 10 catch them
in the act of soliciting or knocking
on the window
Q.-Those we're Chief Griffiths'
orders?
A-Yes.
Lundin: Are they the orders
now?
A.-Those are the orders now.
Says There's Written Order
Q.-You mean no officer may ar
rest woman OF that character un-
less caught in committing a crime.
A.-0r with warrant.
Q.-Who gave you those ordersg
A.-Well, guess there's writ
ten order to that effect
Judge Tallman: You may pro-
duce it In court.
Margett stih eeces two grand jury
indictments charging grand larceny.
Having been acquitted OF the ac-
cusation that he took money from
Maud Jones. an underworld charac-
ter, for protection, he was. how
ever. reinstated IN the deparumert
and assigned 10 duty Thursday by
4
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-27
MAN
MEETS THE
bURSAR; IS
HIT FOR TEN

,Edttev's >os~--Th~ star ts send
tsG msa "at ts the university to
usd out how tho state .p~aa. mil
wom~s. fte ts mskisg ietsur~t, oh
s~vvstioss In ~isssroe.ss asA tsbors-
tertss. snd ssiktag vita the mes and
w"mes who do tho fvutstsa and the
mea SD won~s they train. Tu~s-
dsy k~ sotd sbout r~gtss~vtsg with
u~rord~r sses~. To-day h~ tells
sboat q talk ~ssh tho borsar. Evsrp
few dsys he viii take star readers .
step mr. so thru the sais~rsttys
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-27
ANYONE SEE
THIS STRAY
100000.
ANYWHERE?

uaff Correspondence.
TACOMA. Jan. 27.-losti
One million dollars worth OF
the property OF the Pacific
Telephone q Telegraph Co..
Or. to be exact. sf.oso.745.
It's gone. mysteriously missing.
Whether it's copper wire. a runa-
way electric spark. sizzling lovey
dovey telephone conversation or
what. the company is unable to say.
All the company knows Is that
they have ID somewhere within the
limits OF the state OF Washington.
but they cant Just lind t.
Gone: Don't Know Where
Or. "a y. c. Iacrure. one OF the
company engineers. put IL; IL Id
have known where II was | would
have located a.
And so the telephone company. In
the state hearing here. asked the
public service commission TO allow
these mysterious missing million
dollar belongings TO be included In
the appraisal and estimated cost OF
reproduction OF the eompany's prop
erfy.
And on the estimated
valuation of property are
to he based the rates which
you. Mr.. and Mrs. Citizen
of Seattle, are to shell out
for your telephone service.
The million dollar runaway elee-
trio sparks the company calls
omissions"
That's what the company told the
public service commission this
morning. The sparks got away
from the company's engineers when
they were making their 100000 In
ventory OF the property.
Call II Commissions"
The runaway was discovered
{. when the state and company en-
gineers. who have been preparing
the appralsals Of the company and
the public service commission.
turned IN their reports.
The company's estimate OF It's
property was shown TO be 26.s92.-
700. or sI0.127 800 more than the
commissions estimate.
AND 5 PER CENT OF
THIS AMOUNT THE COMPANY
CHARGED UP TO OMISSIONS. ;"
Can't Imagine What
When n. y. Noble. OF Seattle. and
J. c. Lacrone. telephone engineers
OF the company, took the stand 20
i. tell about the getaway. Assistant
Attorney General Scott Henderson
tried to pin them down to name
lust what property II was that could
not be located.
They couldn't say.
Both declared no matter how
carefully they might make an in
ventory certain small pieces of
property were bound to be over
looked.
Well, can you give us any one
thing you would have been likely
10 omit7" asked Attorney Hender-
son OF Engineer Lacrone.
One Loop Of Wire
II remember one instance where
I omitted loop OF power wire from
position 10 position" the engineer
answered. 4 did It on purpose. |
knew II was there. but | couldn't
get at IT and I didn't know how
long IL was
Well. then. II you knew II was
there, you didn't overlook II, did
YOU" asked Henderson.
Lacrone thought perhaps not.
Can you think OF anything elseY"
& 1f I could think Of anything J
might have omitted probably
would not have omitted II.
No Duplicstions
Everybody In the court room
scratched their heads.
DO you know Of any way the
commission could determine the
value Of these lost omissions the
state attorney concluded.
The company's engineer said he
could not.
The company engineers dld
testify emphatically that there had
been no Implications IN the In
yenfory and appraisal Of the prop
srty.