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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-11-24
Many Praise the Treat.
ment Given by
DR.. BONHAM

MI. Scott OF Salem. Iowa, says: 1T;
Bonham cured my wife Of very pad
case OF piles without chloroform. sne
Is very thankful"
zeb Smith, Ottumwa, says: Il was
cured after suffering for twenty years
and had suffered everything"
John Sharp Of Selma, Iowa, says:
Il was cured Of piles without chloro'
form or much suffering"
Il. NJ. Chidester of Abba. Iowa,
~ays: II was cured Of a rupture
had for forty years"
Mr.. L. Goodwin Oswalt, Abba. says:
Fl was cured Of a very bad rupture BY
d. Bonham. am much pleased.
Write me II you want to know about
IT.
Charles Lowe Of Mystic says: my
little girl is cured Ct umbilical ruD'
txse taking four treatDlents."
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IOWA s,IpReME COURT.

Des Moines, Nov. %. Iowa state
supreme court decisions are as FOL
lows:
Bertha Herschler appellant VS.. Leon
ard L. staley, Plymouth county. Judge
Boies: action to enjoin liquor nuisance
affirmed. Opinion by Preston.
Albert C. Watson vs. William HOT
ner ct al, appellants, Dallas county
Judge w. H. Fahey: action to Sc,
aside Judgment reversed and remand
ed. Opinion by Deemer.
G. L. Oden VS.. Corvan Vanderwater
appellant, Adair county; Judge W. n
Fahey: action for damages; affirmed
Opinion by Evans.
PEOPLES Savings Bank VS.. Eva Phil
mott. ex.appellant, Polk county: Judge
lawrence Degraff; affirmed. Opinion
G. NJ. Gray VS.. Susie M. sanborn, ap
nellant Polk county: Judge w. s
Ayres: action for damages affirmed
Opinion by Deemer.
w. A. McCallum, appellant VS.. Des
Moines board Of review, Polk county
Judge utterback; appeal from double
assessment: reversed and remanded
Opinion by Weaver.
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CLUB AT EDDYVILLE

Eddyville. Nov. %. The meeting Of
the Parents-Te Teachers club on Tuesday
evening proved to be the most inter
esting meeting of the year. An I'M
usually large crowd gathered to hear
the debate, Resolved That Father Has
More Influence Than Mother in Educa-
tional development of the Child. Those
taking part in the debate handled
the subject in a manner which showed
careful thought and preparation. The
affirmative side was represented by
Mrs. N A. Thayer, Mrs. Eva OFT and
Mrs. Geo Berry. The debate was de-
cided 2 to | in favor of the negative.
The address was given by President
n. A. Fair.
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MAKING EFFORT
T0RUSHTESTOF
ADAMS0N LA v
Railroads Expected to Help
Department of Justice
Garry Matter Up
FEDERAL JURIST
RENDERS OPINION

Washington, D. c., Nov. PAN
agreement between the railroads and
the department of justice to ask the
supreme court to pass on the constr
nationality of the Adamson act before
January /. when it takes effect, ap-
peared to be near at hand today.
Counsel for the Pennsylvania, New
York Central and Burlington roads, II
is said, seek to have the suit OF the
Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe set
for hearing at Kansas City tomorrow
made test case. In that event, otner
suits may be dropped.
Government officials were greatly IN.
terested in Judge Hooks decision at
Kansas City holding the Adamson act
unconstitutional and while hopeful
that final decision by the supreme
court may be given by January l.
when the law becomes effective. they
we're not certain that it will be pos
sible to expedite proceedings sui
fc1ently to have a determination by
that time.
Attorney General Gregory showed
interest in the decision but declined
to comment. 1t was believed now.
ever, II will hasten the contemplated
agreement between the department OF
justice and attorneys for the railroads
to center the fight on test case win
a stipulation that the supreme court
decision shall prevent the bringing OF
other actions and lead to the aban'
donment OF those already Instituted.
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RED CROWN GASOLINE

Best for Auto - 1870 per gallon
Sold by Standard OIL Co, Ottumwa
Auto Co., Central Auto Co., Snow
Auto Co., Jas. H. Shepherd, John
Carrow.
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WANT MANY DIMES
TO ASSIST SUFFRAGE

Des Moines. Nov. -. Dimes foi
Christmas-miles and miles Of EN-
to be spent in second attempt to &c,
equal suffrage in Iowa, will be solicited
from every county in the state.
Iowa equal suffrage board has deter
mined upon this method Of raising 9
campaign fund w. -.
Federal amendment day. Nov. 10
was celebrated in and it Is the inten
ton of the conference to work the
federal amendment equally as heartily
as It strives for state suffrage.
plans are being made for the re-
submission of an equal suffrage amend
ment to the new legislature.
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several days in the district court, and
the case was fought stubbornly from
beginning to end. 1t is said that the
verdict was reached after number
of ballots had been taken by the jury
men and the sum awarded will not be-
gin to pay the expenses of the trial.
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FIRST DECISION GIVEN.

Kansas City, Mo-, Nov. 22.-The
Adamson eight hour law was held un'
constitutional here today by Judge
William c. Hook in U. S. district
court.
Judge Hook directed the receivers
Of the Missouri. Oklahoma and Gulf
railroad, who brought the original &C.
ton in this case to enjoin the law
from going into effect. to assist the
government in expediting the case 10
the supreme court Of the United
States for final decision, and instruct
ed them through their attorneys to
invite the representatives OF every
railroad in this country to participate
in the hearings before the highest
court in the land.
This was requested In the govern.
ment's motion to dismiss the in1unc'
ton petition OF the railroad, the gov.
eminent desiring to avoid prolonged
unnecessary and scattered litigation
through the hearing Of countless sim
liar suits filed by every rail system
in every federal district in the United
States through which their lines run"
It is expected that the ultimate de-
cision as to whether the law will go
into effect January l, will be handed
down before that time.
Decision is Rushed.
In rendering his decision Judge
Hook took notice Of the fact that the
governments motion, which prec1pf-
tated action today in the injunction
proceedings against the law brought
by the Missouri, Oklahoma & Gulf
railroad, was filed only yesterday and
that a decision was desired today.
While declaring it "far from agree
able for a Judge to render a decision
without the deliberation necessary for
decision which he would stand to
Gin every circumstance" the Judge, in
order to expedite the case, entered a
decree for the plaintiff railroad.
Neither the attorneys for many large
railroad systems who were present In
court, nor the brilliant array Of gov
eminent counsel present would COM
ment on the courts decree as to weth-
er it was regarded as victory on the
one hand, or setback on the other.
Apparently both sides regarded the
case as a means of fastening deci-
sion by the supreme court, which Is
| the final arbiter.
Following Judge Hooks decision,
Frank Hagerman, special counsel for
the government, gave notice Of an ap-
peal which will be certified by the
court late today. Mr.. Hagerman also
moved that the railroads action
against the officers of the four rail
road brotherhoods who were made
Joint defendants with the government
either be dismissed or that the broth
erhood officers be permitted to take
an appeal similar to that Of the gov
eminent. This motion will be passed
on by Judge Hook at the same time.
To safeguard the interests of the
railroad employees should the courts
decree rot be sustained by the SUI
preme court. Judge Hook directed his
receivers as the plaintiffs to keep
their accounts and be prepared prompt
| ~ to pay their employees on the basis
of the Adamson law
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"ov FILES LIS suI1.

Council Bluffs, Nov. 22.-The Chica-
go Burlington and Quincy railroad
company filed in the U. S. district
court here late yesterday suit asking
that the Adamson eight-hour law be
declared unconstitutional and further
asking injunction against the United
States government to prevent enforce
ment of the law and against the mem
bers of the four railroad brotherhoods
against inaugurating strikes IL the
provisions Of the law are disregarded
nv the company.
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OLIVER GETS 500.

fairfield. Nov. 22.-W. E. Oliver,
who sued the city of Packwood for the
sum of $4,000 damages. for an injury
TO his arm when he fell on the side
walk in that city last fall, was given
500 by verdict brought in Tuesday
,norning by the jury after they had
been out Until 2 o'clock in the morn
ing.
Mr.. Oliver had many witnesses, as
did the city, and the case consumed
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MANY At MUSEUM.

Charles City, Nov. %. A total of
800 visitors were reported at the
museum at Lithograph City since it
was opened in the fall Of 1914. The
number of visitors is constantly in.
creasing.
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BOATS GO SOUTH.

Bellevue, Nov. %. The steamer
Frontenac and barge Mississippi pass
ed this port going south for the winter.
The Frontenac reported considerable
trouble with floating ice near Nc
Gregor.
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diseases Of Women.
I treat great many women for
thatr ailments and cure many cases
whore It is said surgical operation Is
the. only method. Healing, soothing
methods are better In many cases than
radical means.
Catarrh of nose, throat, bronchial
troubles treated by methods that re-
move the obstruction from nose and
throat. Diseases Of the stomach and
bowels cured by electrical massage
and vibration.
Rheumatism is treated by electro
thermol baths which start the circu.
iation and eliminates the cause Of the
disease.
yaricocele or false rupture. This
resembles rupture but Is an enlarge
ment of the veins, causes pain In back
and becomes larger in standing. Over
700 cases cured.
Hydrocele (water in sack) resem-
bles rupture. cured without knife
operation.
Private blood and skin diseases
sured and patient so afflicted should
have the best treatment obtainable.
I have been located In Ottumwa
twenty years. Call for further refer
snce.
mr.. ], c, B0NHAM
gIks' Block, ottumwa. Iowa.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-06
GLEE CLUB GIVES
PLEASING CONCERT
High School Students Render Preten-
tious Program with Credit to
Themselves and Instructor.

The small audience that gathered in
the main room of the high school
building last evening for the annual
High School Glee club concert enjoye
a treat The program was a rather
preteatiOus one for high school glee
club and for that reason the excellent
choral work, with ample volume and
| precision of attack, was the more to
| be commended and enjoyed. 1t reflect
| ed credit on Miss Lucy A. Proctor,
| supervisor of music, under whose in
! struction the chorus had been and I'M
| der whose direction the program was
given.
! In addition to the choral work
/ Stewart Z. Stearns, 10, was heard in
a piano solo, in which his work was
delightful, as always, and he respond
ed to prolonged encore. Miss La
noble G. Langworthy, 10, pleased her
audience with violin solo, ana she,
too, was obliged to respond to an en-
core. Another especially enjoyable
feature was the baritone solo, Rollin
Down to Rio, b. Abbott B. Richmond,
II, and his encore number was as
much enjoyed was his solo. San
ford G. Plumb, 'lG. and Miss Harriet
T. Arnold, ~, had incidental solos
in choral numbers, ana their work was
of a pleasing character. Miss Jessie
/. Hawley was at the piano during
the evening and her Accomplishments
had much to do with the pleasure of
the entertainments The program fol
lows:
Piano solo Selected
Stewart F. Stearns, rs.
a. Mavtime Arthur S. Sullivan
b. Poo Bah Arr from - AIikado
Glee club.
Solo by Sanford {. Plumb, '1G.
Violin solo Selected
LamoiHe c. Langworthy, 10
Venetian Summer Night Moszkowsll
Glee club.
Baritone solo-Rolln' Down to Rio,
, Edward Germal
Abbott B. Richmond, II.
a. Chorale Bacl
b. Forest Dance Brahm.
! Glce club.
! Hail, all Hail Bize'
, Carmen
Glee club
My Heart ut Thy Dear Voice
Suint-Sacn
Samson ami DeliIah
Gi2e club.
: Barbara Frietchie Jules Jordan
Glee club.
Solo by Harriet T. Arnold, II.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-06
TWO BANKRUPTCIES.
Montpelier Granite Firm and Con-
ductor File Petitions.

RUTLAND, June 6. - There were
two petitions in bankruptcy filed with
Clerk of the United States Court F..
S. Pratt yesterday, one by a Mont
peIier granite dealer and another by
a Bellows Falls conductor, who owes
many Massachusetts, concerns and
people.
Charles H. Barton of Montpelier a
dealer in granite has liabilities of
S17.673.30 of which Sl5.050 is ulse-
cured claims. He has assets of 3d.
776, of which $3.50 is claimed ex5m pt.
being household furnishings Among
the creditors are about % employees
who are owed from SO to 500 each
i'll wages.
William J. Green Of Bellows Falls
has liabilities Of S4,092.39 without any
assets whatsoever. Of his liabilities
S3,457 80 is in unsecured claims, many
of them being held by Cambridge,
Mass, and Boston people and firms
lie has many outstanding notes which
are all unsecured.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-06
WRIGHT'S SENTENCE
IS FOUR MONTHS
Nottingham Young Man Pleads Guilty
to One Offense of Furnishing -
Merton Reed Signs Pledge.

ASSO~>
Walter Wright of Nottingham. who
was arrested while hiding in the barn
at his mother S home in Nottingham
early on the morning of Nav %. was
sentenced yesterday afternoon in the
municipal court to not less than four
months nor more than six months in
the house of correction at Rutland
for furnishing liquor to Merton Reed,
Is, also of Nottingham. Reed. who
disclosed where he obtained his liquor
after being arrested for ASSEMBLING
his father, May p, signed the pledge
and was allowed to 90 free He had
been held in Newfane Jail as a wit
ness in default of $500 bail.
Wright, when arrested by Deputy
Sheriff Frank L. Wellman and Con
stable Reed of Nottingham, was in a
bad condition physically from over in
diligence in liquor and exposure. He
was taken to the Memorial hospital
! for treatment and later to Newfanc
| jail to await n hearing. lie was
brought to court yesterday afternoon
and pleaded guilty to one of'ense OF
| furnishing, upon advice of his coun.
| sci, Chase & Chase, and with the con
/ sent of the state 5 attorney
! After sentence had been pronounced
/ Wright thanked the court and the
! state's attorney and the sheriff 5 lie
partment for their consideration an5
promised that when he got out of iai
the officials would have no further
trouble with him.
Wright is said to be cleve
natural musician and with unusua
ability in other lines of endeavor bu
for some time before his arrest he haC
been drinking heavily.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-06

strikers are responsible for the loss
of the powder house there is a feeling
that some over-zealous individual took
the opportunity to revenge himself
upon Mr.. Sheldon. During the six
weeks strike Of slate workers in the
Mettowee valley, Sheldon was active
in holding out against the demands of
the men and at his quarry near Gran
vile, y. Y, ear loaded with slate
was blown up and three other freight
cars were damaged one night.
The explosion occurred between 10
and II 0 clock. There had been no
one at work in the Sheldon quarry
since the men quit about two weeks
ago. An investigation was started.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-06
HELD AS GERMAN SPY.
Montpelier Windsor Man Detained in
Montreal Under Grave Charge.

WINDSOR. June 6. - Friends of
Frank Lyons, formerly of the Cotton
shops in Montpelier, for three years
now of this town, have received re
port that on visit to Montreal about
two weeks ago he was stopped as he
was getting off the train and detained
by Canadian authorities on SUSPICION
that he was n German spy. As his
friends heard the news he was able
to secure his release after he furnish
ed the authorities with birth Ger
tifcate from his home in Detroit.
Mr.. Lyons, while of German ances-
try. Is able to talk French rs fluentl-
as a native, and his visit to Montreal
was only pleasure call, but his
friends believe that he viii give Can
ada wide berth when taking n vaca-
ton tour in the future.
According to the report Mr.. Lyons
was taken from the train ut St. Johns
and then to a hotel in Montreal and
treated with every consideration in
charge of a guard pending the produc-
ton of his papers.
The information about his birth j.
this country was secured by telegraph
after which he was released and haze
three days liberty in Montreal before
he came back to the states.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-06
'.GoING TO NOMINATE TEDDY. -
Parting Word Of Progressive Dele
gates as They Leave for Chicago.

RUTLAND. June G.-''We're going
to nominate Teddy" was the parting
shot of the delegates at large who
LETT yesterday afternoon at O'Clock
for Chicago where they viii attend
the Progressive convention in that
city. Fraser Metzger. II. w. Holden
and Richard Osha Of Randolph and
Joseph G. Jones and ID. Il. Martin Of
this city joined the rest of the Yer
mont delegates at Albany last night
There they joined the delegation from
New York city and proceeded to the
Wind City in a special train.
Other Vermonters en- route TO the
convention are P. T. Clapp of Brat
tleboro, Raymond Mcfarland of Mid
dldpurv, w. II. Nichols am. f. b.
Pope Of Bennington. 0. A. Rixford Of
East Highgate Harry Burgess. H. 5.
Wells and Leo Young of Newport and
Gilbert NJ. Campbell of Lyndonville
! The delegation will probably return
| the last of this week or the first OF
next week.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-06
GAME BIRDS SAVE CROPS.
Colonel Shields Says Hunters Cost Far
mers Millions Annually.

If the members of the General Fed
Grafton of Woman s Clubs take up
guns for preparedness they are not
likely to use them for sport even for
game birds after listening to Colonel
Shields tell at the convention of the
immense loss to the country through
the destruction of birds
g was brought up with Il gun in M
ha4ds, - said Colonel Shields, and
for forty years ] was q sportsman, but
| have not killed bird since | learn
ed their great economic value. Quails,
prairio chickens, meadow larks and
other birds have been swept away by
millions by the gunners i'll the South,
and now the cotton growers lose 800
o00,0 900 year because of the ravaoes
of the boil weevil. Scientific men say
that it will never be exterminated un,
til the birds have come back.
1.-The cinch bug costs the grain
growers over 100000, 900 a year anu
the Hessian fly 5000. 200, 600 Thest
insects are microscopic. 1t takes
900 of the former to weigh an
ounce and 10000 Of the flies A quai
| killed in wheat field in Ohio wa,
found b. a government expert to hav,
| 200 cinch bugs in its craw, and ;
| quail in Kansas showed 1000 Hessial
| flies eaten during the day. A quai
III Pennsylvania had 127 potato bug.
| III its stomach. 1t costs Northern
farmers $I7,0O0,000 a year for paris
| green. Not an ounce of paris greer
| would he needed if there were a nor
NAL number of quails in the country
and they would lie back in ten year
if each farmer would protect the bird
that remain and prohibit shooting OF
| his lands
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-06
Monday, June II
Horses. Wagons, Farming Tools
at 10 o clock. sharp


One pair black horses, weight $500:
pair chestnut horses, weight 200.
These are extra good workers Single
work horse, weight 100; pair drivers,
Ned and Dan, extra nice livery and
family team, single or double; black
mare, Maud, eight years old. This
mare is fearless, also great road
mare and can step fast Two extra
fine Guernsey cows. in milk, with
calves by their side, five and seven
years old; or 6 other cows, III milk
and coming in this fall. Also three fat
hogs.
One Rutland truck. Champion truck,
both good ones; dump cart. iron axle,
good one; canopy-top surrey. with pole
and shafts; , piano box buggies, ,
Concord wagons, one with top; pair
team harness, pair double driving har-
ness, new and secondhand blankets,
coolers, robes. halters, new collars,
whips, fly nets, harness oil, axle
grease, new brushes, curryeombs
Three moving machines, { new horse
rakes. secondhand rake, disk harrow,
plows, cultivators. shovels, forks
chains, 4 lot Of new pillow points and
repairs for machinery, and lot of ar
ticles too numerous to mention.
Free lunch at noon
E. E. BLOOD, Proprietor.
A. w. J. Wilkins, Auetioneer
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-06
CUTTING ENGLISH TIMBER.
Canadian Woodsmen at Work in For
est of Great Britain.

LONDON, June 6. - Expert Cana
dian lumhermen are scattered through
many forests of England cutting down
trees for the purpose of "makilg Il
battering-ram wherewith to win the
war. These brown, 1.-THE hackwoods-
men-half-soldier and half-trapper -
were brought to England from the Do
minion because Of their knowledge of
the forests, to turn into a war asset
the vast and valuable stretches of
British timberlaad. Apart from the
timber proper, which IS so much in
demand for military purposes, the by
products are valuable for they include
tanning bark, turpeatine and potash.
The first work Of the Canadians
was the marking down and surveying
Of certain tracts of forest land.
" blazing the trecs-mainlv the soft
wood trees Of pine and fir and so ar
ranging their scheme Of attack that
the beauties of the rural scenes would
not be unnecessary marred. With the
arrival of the plants and milling ma
chinery the mmberben began turning
out wood in all sorts of forms, from
railway ties to matches.
There are still left in England two
and a half million acres of forest. the
crown woods alone covering about
| 1885, 900 acres.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-06
EXPLOSION IN SLATE QUARRY
Powder House Blown Up With Loss of
$4,000.

POULTNEY. June 6.-Closely upon
the announcement that the men in
the Aud & Coneer slate quarries
would not report for work yesterday
morning the South Poultnev slate
district was startled by the destrue-
tion of the powder house at the Fred
Sheldon quarry when 800 kegs of
powder, valued at $4,000, were ex-
ploded in some unknown manner, pre-
sumably b. the use of dynamite. The
explosion was one of the heaviest
known in this section.
Though it is not known that the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-06

lieves the pressure on the Russian
army wing in Courland to which the
German fleet was giving valuable sup
port. Moreover, the sinking of more
German destroyers and the damage
done to others viii make it easier for
British submarines to enter the Baltic
and cruise there. 1t is already report
ed from Copenhagen that German
cruisers have been withdrawn from
the Courland coast, while German de
stroyers have not been seen for week
in the southern Baltic.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-06

FOR SALE - One Fairbanks &
Morse gasolene engine; three saws,
above may be seen at East Jamaica.
Make appointment with owner, G. w.
Cushman, II High Lawn Road. Brat
tleboro. S1-86*
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-06
YOUNG EsTEE LOCATED.
Will Meet His Father at Chicago
His Disappearance Unexplained

MONTPELIER, June 6.--Jamcs r.
Estee left Saturday night for Chicago,
where he viii meet his son, Rush q.
Estee, of New York city, who tele-
graphed from Minneapolis that he was
safe and well and on his way home.
The younger Estee has been missing
since Wednesday evening, when he
left the yachting party ut Duluth,
Mimi, and had not been located. The
telegram contained no particulars and
failed to explain his peculiar disap
pearance.