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The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-13
FAIRBANKS CASE REVERSED BY
 H|CH COURT

FAIRBANKS, Dec 13. - Word has just been received here that the cir. cult court of appeals has reversed the decision of the local court in the case Of W. H. Woolridge, who was sentenced last spring to seven years Imprisonment at McNeirs island, for attempted rape on a child. This was one Of the seven sensational trials held here, which split the town into factions. Woolridge was completelY eXonerated, as the ease was not re. manded for a new trial. Woolridge was one of the parties against whom 1t was freely charged the federal of. ficials fixed the case on account of his activity against them.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-13
ACCURATE CROP ESTIMATES BY
 DEPARTMENT

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13. - The method of estimating the size of the eountry's farm crops has been so i'm proved and systematized that the ac- tual production of important products Is now made with a close degree of accuracy by the bureau of crop esti mates of the United States department of agriculture. Nearly two million schedules are handled each year by that bureau in making up the govern ment monthly crop reports. About one hundred and sixty thousand names are constantly making personal inyes ugations, one agent covering a state; and l05 clerks are employed in Wash ington handling the large number of reports from the voluntary crop re porters and to keep records of crop information of this and foreign coun tries.
 So carefully and systematically has the work been organized that the 1915 cotton crop estimate was only three tenths of one per cent less than the amount actually ginned as reported by the customs bureau after the close of the season.
 The most complete record in exist ence is kept in the bureau of estimates and statistics relating to the worlds crops and live stock.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-13
RA|LRO ADS ARE SUBJECT 1T
 REPORT

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. Com plete divorcement of transportation from production by amending the com modities clause of the Interstate Com merce law: authority to sue corpora tions wherever they transact business ; perfection of neutrality laws and ex- tension of the right of search warrant in criminal cases are among the re commentators of Attorney General Gregory in his annual report to con gress, just made public.
 The attorney general says that de spite the governments victory in the supreme court in the Lackawanna Coal Company case, the railroads are still able to claim that the commOdi- ties clause does not prohibit them from engaging in production along their lines, provided only that they sell the articles produced before trans, porting them. He urged an amend, ment, introduced at the last session of congress. to prohibit a railroad from transporting articles manufae tured or produced by 1t or by any cor. poration 1t controls or 1t Is affiliated with by having the same controlling stockholders, irrespective of interest in the articles at the time of trans portation. He says it is also neees' sary that congress prohibit any rail road owned or controlled by a produe' ing or trading corporation, and not
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-13

merely a plant, from transporting the articles produced or owned.
 Employment for federal prisoners and an amendment to the criminal code to prohibit the false fabeling of packages which contain arms and am intuition are among other recommen dations. The last is to meet evasions of the embargo on arms to Mexico
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-13
JAPAN WANTS n ANNEX EAST
 INDIES

THE HAGUE, Netherlands, Dec. 12. If Japan gets Java and Sumatra from Holland as a present. the hun dred thousand emigrants in the United States can be recalled, so that Ameri- ca will also then be satisfied" |" declares the Japanese eX-minister and pubIicist. Yusaburo Takekoshi. in his latest con. tribution to a we'll known Japanese review that has served once again to fan Dutch suspicion regarding the Land of the Rising Sun. q therefore think that country is iii entire agree ment with our policy" he adds.
 The article is a plain, unvarnished demand by this former minister of education that Japan shall take ad- vantage of the present favorable june ture to annex the Netherlands East Indies. "lf, he exclaims. things are allowed to go on as they are going. there is every chance that Japan will get as good as nothing for the mobi lization of big army I do not de- sire that the government shall Dur sue a quixotic policy but do de sire that it shall strike a great blow to secure the safety of the nation and increase it's influence, now that such fine opportunity offers. an oppor- tunity which. if allowed to slip by, will not recur in a century"
 Should Germany prove victorious. he argues, she will get the British and French colonies, and Java and Sumatra will also fall into her hands if the war ends indecisively. Germany will cede Alsace-Lorraine to France in exchange for French possessions like Annam and Tonking, in which case the position of Java and Su- matra will be seriously threatened: while if, on the other hand. the allies win, Great Britain will turn egoist and in that case again the fate of those islands will cause Japan much anxiety. Tn view of these consider ations," reasons Yusaburo Takekoshi "it is better for Japan to demand Java and Sumatra from Holland now, for the powers at present leave Japan a free hand and do nothing but nurse her friendship and goodwill" He further urges the necessity of Japan as an industrial country, having more tropical territory whence in time of need it can get its raw materials. and on the other hand, throws doubt on Hollands record in the matter of pre- serving neutrality in its colony, and on its future ability in this respect, thus rendering the East Indies a po- tential handy basis for Japan's enc mics.
 The Dutch press emphatically re flutes all suggestions that the Neither lands has not strictly carried out the duties of neutrality in every instance. and while not inclined to exaggerate the importance Of such solitary utter ances as the foregoing it considers it wise that the nation not let this cam paign escape it's attention, 'waged as it is by man of influence in Japan against the highest interests of our country"
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-13
CHLOROF ORM |S ROUTE TAKEN
 BY WOMAN

FAIRBANKS, Dec 13. - In order to save the life of his little daughter. who was the only survivor of the cabin fire two weeks ago, when two other children were burned to death, J. P. sherman will give the skin to graft on the child's neck and arms.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-13
SAD NEWS IS RECEIVED
 TODAY BY AL LuND

Al Lund received a letter in today's mail from Australia, informing him that his sisters husband had been killed in the war. He also had word that another sister, residing in San Francisco. is seriously i'll and he intends to leave for there on the next boat.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-13
ALAMEDA HAS FOURTEEN
 PASSENGERS FOR COROOVA

The steamer Alameda arrived in port at S o'clock this morning bring ing fourteen passengers and 5+0 tons of freight for Cordoya. She will not leave for the westward until o'clock tonight Her passengers for here were N. McFadden, F.. Sommers, E. W. Chapman. J J Miller, Ted This ted. C. Johnson. Mrs. Mary Ditney E. Diffley, James Diffley, (. Larson, Mrs C. Mellison. Mrs F. H Miller Keith Miller. II. Kimbau.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-13
oLo-TIMER DIES AT sANlTARlUM

Word has been received at the of flee of Governor Strong that George F. Francis, a pioneer resident of Jul neau. who last September was com mitted from the Pioneers Home at Stka to the Morningside Sanitarium, had died at that place. Deceased was a native of Norway
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-13
HOT SPRINGS OUTPUT ssoo,ooo

Sylvester Howell. of the firm Of Howell & Cleveland, the big Hot Springs mining operators, reports the output from that district during the past season will approximate S9O0,O0O and predicts that next seasons output will be much larger
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-13
TO PROSPECT MOOSE CREEK.

A number Of men who have been working in the Toloyana district this summer for wages are reported to have moved to the Moose creek and Mike Hess side and will spend the winter prospecting there,
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-13
FLOAT FOR SMALL BOATS.

In compliance with the request of the many fishermen. the city council Of Juneau has decided to build a land ing float there for small boats at cost of $3,OOO to $4,0OO.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-13
WILL WORK PAYsTREAk.

A. C. Stewart. who made big strike on Boulder creek, on Seward benin sula, is making arrangements to carry on extensive mining operations there during the winter.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-13
FAIRBANKS HAS JUVENILE BAND

The members of the Juvenile brass band os Fairbanks, gave a ball re- gently to secure funds to pay the balance due on the instruments pur- chased some time since in the states.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-13
GOLD BELT co. SHUTS DOWN.

GULL DEL IO. SrO . DO"N'
 The Alaska Gold Belt Company, which has been operating extensively during the past summer at Sheep creek basin, near Juneau has shut down for the winter. e&s
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-13
Text G@rrnar1y'S Peace Proposal
ENGLAND TO
 AWAIT TERMS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13-Advices from Berlin to the Germany embassy here indicate that Gemany peace propose restoration of the warning begerent nations status before the with the exception the establish ment of independent kingdom in Poland and Lithunia
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-13
GRAF I SKIN IN BURNED CHILD
 ID SAVE LIFE

FAIRBANKS, Dec. l3. - Georgia Phillips, Respondent woman, com mitted suicide last night She satu- rated a towel with Chloroiorm, which she put over her face and then GOV cred it with a pillow.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-13

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The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-13

 ment of an independent kingdom Poland and Lithuna
 LONDON Dec 13-The German note sent to the neutral powers making offer of peace is awaited with much osy by the people of England and other allied countries official circles here there much skepcism expressed the proposed offering negotiations of The foreign office declared that it would discuss pro- posa until the terms had been received In the meantime the attitude of the British government regardless of the terms request will remain unchanged.
 PARIS, Dec 13.-France awaits with much interest to offer will likely to given serious consideration it is fair
 PETROGRAD, Dec 13.No intimation has been received by the Russian government to the terms of the peace offering by Germany and when they submitted there will likely be any action taken until of the allied countries have met and carefully considered the terms.
 PARIS, Dec 13,The French troops have occupied five small Bulgarian posts the right bank of the Verda river the Macedonian front.
 BERLIN, Dec 13-The town of MiziI on the railway be tween Poetcht Bcn captured by the Teuons and Urzccia also occupied.
 LONDON, Dec 13-Foodstuffs amounting to 2,3O0OOO tons and valued $22 100000 have been Belgium and northern France since the outbreak of the the mission for Relief in Belgium says report just issued here Besides foodsu the commission has shipped into this something like 5,OO0000 articles of clothing.
 Allied government subsidies for the relief of people in these stricken districts have amounted to $183O0O0OO Public scriptons in kind and in money and other private monies amounted to approximately $0000000 of which the United States gave about B per cent and the British Empire nearly all the rest.
 The population confined this territory result of the war all of whom received bread from the commission numbers according to the report, 9,5000O0
 ATHENS, Dec 13.-Owng to the great increase in the emigration of minors the United States who have not reached the age perform their military service the Greek government has increased the amount of deposit be made with the by the parents guardians of any minor male child Greece. youth born in 1898 de post his parents deposit for him, $20 born in 1899 $OO in 19O0 800; in 1902 $7O and 1905 $60 Without this deposit being made it impossible for any male Greek of ticket bound vessel
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PARIS, Dec 13.-France awaits with much int, learn upon what basis Germany desires to end the war; offer will likely to given serious consideration if it is f.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-20
BIC DREADNAUGHT
IS IN COMMISSION
Arizona, Newest Of U. s. War Vessels
Gets Screws From Three
Old ships.

New York, Oct. 1S.-The crew or the
new super dreadnought Arizona which
takes her place today in the battle nne
) of the Atlantic fleet with her sister
ship, the Pennsylvania, came from tne
older battleships Kansas, New Hamp-
shire and Vermont, recently transfer.
red to the Atlantic reserve fleet al
Philadelphia.
An officer of the Arizona pointed out
that the Arizona's twelve 14-inch guns
throw six thousand pounds more to
broadside than was contained IN the
combined broadsides of the Kansas,
Vermont and New Hampshire. Inc
Arizona's broadside weighs about ten
tons and can be hurled about twenty
miles. The other three ships comoln'
ed carried twelve 12-inch guns in their
main batteries.
.The Arizona is too big and import
ant to risk a chance with a green
crew." said one of the Arizona ON
GERS. 1.-THE only sensible thing 10 40
was to give US trained crew..
The Connecticut, the sole remaining
vessel of the pre-dreadnought type
nov in the Atlantic fleet, is destined
to no IN the reserve, as the Meet mas
been reorganized so far as it's first
fshtinx line Is concerned into an all
drAadnought fleet. When the ldano
ana Mississippi 90 into commission
next year there will be nineteen vee'
sells Of the dreadnought class IN the
four active battle divisions OF the Meet
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-20
FALL FESTIVAL
IS BIG SUCCESS

Canteryille. Oct. Is. With every
store front and window specially decor
ated and with the entire square pro.
fuse in autumn adornment and specia!
lighting the Esoonappa fall festlval
Nd been a great success attracting
several thousand people to the city
the mast two days. Every electroller
post is enclosed in lattice work IN
which IL entwined autumn foliage.
stretched about the square are hun
dreds Of lights. and in the court house
mark are numerous sylvan bowers
erected over arching the walks: 4.
monster platform and the new band
stand OF Bedford stone furnish places
FOR the attractions. there being vaude-
vile stunts and political oratory from
the democratic, republican and social
ist parties. The store windows snow
= wealth of artistic ideas. Both the
republican and democratic candidates
Tor congress in the eighth district, Sen:
n Y. Sherman Of Illinois and Samuel
&c. Irving Of Chicago were among the
speakers. Also the national secretary
81 the socialist party, Adolph Germer,
xaye an address. Several neighboring
towns sent delegations headed by their
bands TO repay the visits made to their
farmers Institutes by the Centerville
association OF commerce which plan
ned the festival here.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-20
'M'DANIEL ON TRIAL
BIG Crowd in Court to Hear Charges
Made Against Man WHO 10 Ac-
cused Of Killing Wife.

St. Joseph, Mo-, Oct. 1S.-In expec'
tation that Oscar M. Mcdaniel, prose.
cutting attorney Of Buchanan county
would be placed on trial today charg
ed with the murder Of his wife, scores
Of persons blocked the Railways to the
criminal court chamber early today in
an effort to gain admission.
Mcdaniel announced himself ready
to face jury.
He has expressed himself repeated
ly of being certain of a verdict of mot
guilty" He requested speedy trial
as he is candidate for reelection In
November.
From evidence at the coroner's in
quest and statements at McDaniels
preliminary hearing, it is expected
that Bart l.. Lockwood, special prose
cutor, will attempt to prove Mrs. Har
riet Moss Mcdaniel was dubbed tc
death in their home on the night Of
July IA as result of domestic trouble
while the defense will contend thai
she was slain in the absence Of hel
husband who was called from the
house by decoy telephone message
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-20
PARSONS GRADUATES
WE'D AT DIES MONIES

Fairfield, Oct. IS. Friends in Fair
field were greatly surprised to learn
of the wedding on Monday in Des
Moines OF. Frank s. Bbies, the popular
young cashier of the First National
bank of this city and Miss Elsie Itchy
of Des Moines.
The acquaintance of the young
people began when both we're students
Of Parsons college several years ago,
and continued when Miss Itchy went
to Chicago to study at the Columbia
college Of Expression while Mr.. Boies
accepted an assistants position In the
bank Of which he is now cashier.
The wedding which was very quiet
affair was celebrated Monday morning
at IL o'clock at the home Of the brides
mother, Mrs Mary Itchy, 1882 Twen-
tieth street, Des Moines. Rev. Allan
Judd read the ceremony. The only out
Of town guests were Miss Grace Boies
of Boone, sister Of the groom and Miss
Aurelie Itchy of Olewein, sister of the
bride.
Mr.. Boies was born and reared in
Birmingham, Van Buren, county and Ia
most highly esteemed young man
Mr.. and Mrs. Boies will be at home to
their friends in Fairfield after Janu'
ary 1, 1917.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-20
Many Praise the Treat.
Inent Given by
DR.. BONHAM

Mr.. Scott Of Salem. Iowa, says: "pr:
Bonham cured my wife Of very bad
,ase Of piles without chloroform. She
very thankful
y zeb Smith, Ottumwa, says: Il was
cured after suffering for twenty years
VA had suffered everything"
John Sharp Of Selma, Iowa, says:
II was cured Of piles without chloro:
TORN or much suffering"
H. NJ. Chidester Of Abba, Iowa,
,ays: II was cured Of rupture l
Aad for forty years"
NJ. L. Goodwin oswalt, Abba, says:
II vas cured Of very bad rupture by
or, Bonham. am much pleased.
Write me II you want to know about
Charles Lowe Of Mystic says: my
Nstlo GIRL is cured of umbilical rup.
mre taking four treatments"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-20
FERTILIZER VALUE
SHOWN BY EXPERT,
BIGGEST YIELDS PER AcRG
OCCUR WHERE FARMERS U0E
SCIENTIFIC PLAN.

indianapolis, Ind, Oct. 1S.-Dele.
gates attending the thirty-sixth annual
session of the Farmers National con.
gress, which is being held here. today
made trip of inspection to the More.
land Biological farm near here. Prof.
Henry G. Bell OF Chicago, who spoke
on the subject Managing Soil for
Profit, pl ;ented charts to show that
gross. returns per acre for corn in the
three best growing counties OF each
of the following states ran - follows:
Illinois AZ per cent: Iowa, 3.S per
cent; Indiana, per cent; Ohio. S.3
per cent; New York, "a per cent:
Pennsylvania, 6.3 per cent; Virginia,
S.9 per cent and Maryland, rs per
cent.
Professor Bell stated that great prof.
1t in increased crop yields and prod
ucts of superior quality accrues to
farmers when fertilizers Of suitable
| analysis are properly used on soil In
good physical condition.
Everybody knows continued the
soil expert, that farm labor Is becom-
ing scarcer and less reliable Fortu.
nately more efacient farm machinery
is finding its way on the market. This
lis in itself great aid in meeting the
labor problem. approximately AZ
much labor, exclusive Of the actual
handling of the products at harvest
has to be expended on wheat field
! whether It yields ten, twenty or thirty
bushels to the acre. II the addition
of a liberal amount of suitable plant
food will obtain the higher yield. is 1t
not the essence of good business to
make the investment in fertilizer"
Other speakers on the program to.
day included Clifford Pinchot, who was
to talk on national control Of water
power and DR.. H. ]. Wheeler, former
director of the Rhode Island expert
| ment station on farming the air.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-20

to take their families and out Of town
guests.
Ottumwa is behind other cities->of
her size in this respect.
I have visited many parks in Iowa
and other states and not one Of them
had the natural conditions when they
were first used as rark, that Foster
park has-the beautiful forest, the
large tract of land, the convenience
to get to it and the richness OF its
ground for flowers and shrubbery. It's
closeness to the city is big item.
Let's all get together and pull for a
nice mark. one that we can take our
families and guests @ this coming
summer for outings and picnics. A few
animals and fish would help make a
park that Ottumwa could be proud Of.
Foster park is better located and better
fitted TO meet these demands than any
other park i'll the city.
Trusting that next summer Ottum.
wa can boast that she has Just such
a park.
Yours very truly.
Clyde Park.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-20
MURPHY IS SUED
BY DAIRY COMPANY

Council Bluffs. Oct. ls.-Claiming
that upon the report OF an inspector
in a Philadelphia storage house. the
United States internal revenue depart
ment unwarrantedly compelled it to
pay tax on butter, the Danish Cream
cry Co. Of Kimballton has brought suit
in the United States court here against
Louis Murphy, collector Of internal
revenue for the third district Of Iowa.
The creamery association demands
a refund of $416.5S collected by him
as taxes on adulterated butter. where
As the company AYERS its product is
pure creamery butter without any kind
OF adulteration and containing not
more than 16 per cent OF water.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-20
STEINER HAS NEW BOOK,

GrinnelI, Oct. 18.-Dr. A. E. Steiner
OF this city and college will have his
latest book off the press this week It
is entitled Matchmaking America and
contains considerable material which
he has gathered and used recently in
his cbautauQua lectures. DR.. Steiner
speaks of 1t az being non-technical and
intended to reach as far as possible
the masses and so help in the national.
izing process.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-20
ALBA WIDOW GETS
INTO ANOTHER CASE

Des Moines. Oct. 18.-Lelia Orr
pretty Abba widow who filed $o,OOo
heart balm suit against Herman Bell
man, les Moines married man, was
"coaxed' into the deal by H. H. Saw
yer, attorney for the Anti-Saloon
league. she AYERS in sworn affidavit
which has been made public.
She has dismissed the case.
Mrs. Orr filed her sensational suit
less than q week ago. She claimed
that Bellmcn, a Milwaukee passenger
proposed marriage to her
that she accepted and shortly before
the time set for the wedding. she &C.
cidentally learned that her betrothed
had wife and two children.
Bellman filed an answer in which
he branded the Abba heart breaker
'as q "blackmAiler." He declared Mrs.
Orr offered to abandon her plans for
exposing him II he would pay her 5000.
In her afildavit. Mrs. Orr says she
did not sue the Des Moines conductor
OF her own free will. She says that
Attorney Sawyer and another man
took her into the formers ONCE and
coaxed her into beginning action.
Scarcely had the Abba widow dis
missed her heart balm suit when she
was nabbed by the police on a for
gerry charge. Information was fur
nished by Cashier T. w. Phillips OF the
Central state bank.
The information stated that Mrs.
Orr signed her fathers Nance. H.
Shifflet Of Knoxville-to a check for
}15. The Iowa Bankers association
will prosecute the case. She Is being
held In the matron's ward pending the
fixing Of bonds.
Mrs Orr declares ii has been her
custom occasionally to sign her faith
er's name to checks and this is the
first time such check has ever been
held up.