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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-03
SEN. CLARK Is DEAD
Apoplexy Causes Sudden Demise o
President Pro Tenn Of United
States Senate.

Little Rock, Ark, Oct 2-U0ited
States Senator James p. Clarke, presi-
dent pro tempore of the United States
senate, died at his home here yester-
day.
Senator Clarke suffered a stroke Of
apoplexy Friday and never regained
consciousness. Physicians and mem.
bers Of his family, however, minimized
the seriousness of his condition, so
that the news of his death came as .
shock.
Senator Clarke was 62 years old. His
widow. a son and two daughters sur.
vive.
Senator Clarke had been president
pro tempore OF the senate since the
democratic party gained control in
1913.
The railroad eight hour bill, which
prevented nation wide strike, was
passed with Senator Clarke in the
chair, but he was one of two democrat
ic senators to vote against the meas
ure and he refused to sign 1t. He ap.
pointed Senator Hughes as acting pres
ident pro tempore when the bill was
presented at the presiding officers
chair for signature.
Senator Clarke's revolt against the
eight hour bill was a typical nantes.
tation of stern independence which
characterized his attitude throughout
the thirteen years Of his senatorial
career. He was many times the lead
er in opposition to measures proposed
by his party.
The Arkansas senator during the
last session again surprised his col:
leagues when he proposed the amend
ment to the Philippine bill which
would give absolute independence to
the islands in four years. The admins
tration indorsed the amendment, and
1t was adopted by the senate. The
house, however, refused to accept it.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-03
IMMIGRANTS TO
BE EXAMINED

Seattle, Wash, Oct. 2.-One hundred
and sixty-one steerage passengers, in
cluding seventy-eight Russian war
refugees, who came in last night on
the Japanese liner Yokohama Maru.
were being held at the Diamond Point
quarantine station near Port Town
send today for meteorological exami-
nation for cholera The order requir-
ing the examination was issued at
Washington recently because Of the
outbreak of cholera at several Japa-
nese ports.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-03
POLICE TO PREVENT
MOB INTERFERENCE
NEW EFFORTS WILL BE MADE TO
RUN STREET CARS in NEW
YORK CITY.

New York, Oct. 2.-Police guarded
trolley lines Of Westchester county to-
day in preparation for another attempt
to resume operations, prevented yes
terday by mobs who stoned the cars
and beat the conductors and motor
men.
Mayor Fiske Of New Rochelle de-
clared, if necessary, he would ask for
protection of the militia.
In this city leaders of the striking
street can men today submitted their
appeal for a general strike to a con.
ference Of organized labor leaders
whose decision is expected to be final.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-03
.IOWASTOPSA FEW
PresIdent Wilson viii Travel Through
This State Without Making Any
Scheduled Talks.

Des Moines, Oct. 2. President VIII
sons trip through Iowa, en- route Phil
adelphia to Omaha. next Thursday,
will afford residents along the route
only glimpse OF the executive, 1t was
announced by railroad officials here to-
day. The president will travel on the
regular train schedule but special
section will be furnished for the presi-
Dental party. This will make unneces-
sary the regular station stops, it was
pointed out. and the only halts to be
made will be to take coal or water or
change crews.
The president will enter Iowa at
Clinton and will pass through the fol-
lowing towns on his way to Omaha:
Denison, 9:06 a. m.
Dunlap. 9:SS.
Woodbine, 9:57.
Logan, 1912.
Missouri Valley. 1882.
Council Bluffs, 11:40.
The presidents train will leave
Omaha at 10ip. m. Thursday night and
will reach Clinton at 7:40 a. m. Fri.
day. He will make short address
there while the train crews are being
changed.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-03
ROAD BUILDING IN
u. S. is INCREASING

Washington, D. c., Oct, Am enors
nous increase in the total expendi.
lures for road building and bridge con-
struction marked the development Of
highway work in the United States
during the past twelve years. Statis-
tics compiled by the ONCE of public
roads and made public today show that
the expenditures for this work increas.
ed from approximately $s0,000,000
year in 1904 to about $685., 100000 in
1915. or more than $50 per cent.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-03
STRIKE At ALBANY.

Albany, N. Y, Oct. local street
car service of the United Traction Co.
was at standstill early today as the
result Of the strike order issued BY Of.
fcers Of the Albany local Of the Anal.
gamated Association of Street & Elec
trio Railway Employees.
No cars were being operated here,
in Rensselaer, or Watervliet. The
strike was caused by the refusal Of the
company to reinstate motorman who
had been disciplined on the charge OF
having run past dead STOP sign.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-03
DISTRICT PROSPERS
Federal Report Shows That Farmers
Are Liable to Spend Large Sums,
Thereby Aiding Business.

Chicago, Oct. 1.-Business condi-
tions In the seventh federal reserve
bank district including the state Of
Iowa continue good. according to the
monthly report from the district head
quarters. The summary Of the report
says:
Business IL actove in almost all
lines, at high prices, With some manu-
facturers finding difnculty IN securing
the necessary raw materials. Labor
IL still in short supply and deficiency
in available cars Is causing inconven-
fence to shippers. Bankers report q
general improvement throughout the
district and there appears less crfti-
cism Of the low rates and excess
money than for some months. There
still are centers with plethora Of
funds and low rates, but even In these
cases the undertone is arm and any
active demand would probably show
very promptly in the money quota
tions. Fall business with jobbers and
retailers. which has been dependent on
the crop situation. Is increasing, due
to the market value Of the produce
rather than the amount harvested On
ably prosperous year for the agricul-
tural communitis, and the manufactur-
ing centers are rejecting this condi-
ton and also the foreign demand in
special lines. Bond houses anticipate
a revival Of business this fall Munci.
pal issues which have been stationary
are now advancing and this territory
is absorbing a satisfactory volume Of
securities. Thre have been few new
offerings, except foreign loans. and in
thees there has been considerable in
terest. particularly the collateral is
sues which are highly regarded by au-
thorities in the banking community.
Crops have not improved since last
month, in fact the expected yield of
corn has probably been decreased ow.
ing to frost the middle Of September.
However. the greater part Of the crop
had SO far matured that the damage
in all likelihood will be small. centering
In the northern half Of Illinois where
the crop was somewhat behind the ad.
jacent states in point Of maturity. Cur
rent prices for all grain should be Civ.
en- due consideration in determining
the financial outlook for the farmer.
and these are high.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-03
MURDER MYSTERY
PUZZLES POLICE

Des MOines, Oct 2. The Polk
county coroner and the local police de.
partment today cooperated In an en-.
deavor to md motive for the murder
early Sunday OF Otto Samp, Newton
east side here yesterday. There were
twenty-six stab wounds in the body.
Eight colored men are in custody
pending Investigation. No motive fol-
the murder has been discovered.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-03
MISSING FIREMAN
IS FOUND DEAD

Muscatine. Oct 2.-When Rock
Island passenger train No. 63 pulled
into Nichols. small town near here.
on Sunday. Homer Rief. the fireman,
was missing. An investigation result.
ed in the discovery of his lifeless body
lying on the track half mile away.
He is believed to have been brushed
on the engine cab by bridge support.
A wife and three children residing at
Cedar Rapids survive.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-03

Detroit, Mich, Oct. 2. Not one Of
the eight persons killed in the crash
Of Grand Trunk switch engine push
ing three freight cars and across town
trolley car on the east side last mid
night had been identified early today.
The bodies were 10 terribly mutilated
that Identification was impossible. OF
the fifty-three injured, all of whom
we're taken to hospitals, several are so
seriously injured that their recovery
Is doubtful.
Those possibly fatally injured in
clude:
Roman Napthsky. 20, fractured skull
Anthony Fronczak, 27, both legs cut
OF.
Mrs. Edward voss, 20. fractured ribs
and skull injured.
Annie Droonskock, %, internal in
juries and scalp wounds.
Three unidentified men. badly in
jured and unconscious.
The switch engine, with the three
freight cars ahead, was southbound
and the trolley was going west on
Forest avenue toward the center Of
the city. One Of the big freight cars
caught the trolley almost In the center
and swung it of the tracks until 1t
stood almost parallel with the moving
freight cars.
Passengers leaped from doorways
and windows. Most Of those who met
death were killed by jumping from the
windows and falling under the freight
cars.
Five separate investigations are ex-
pected to be under way today.
The switching, crew and that Of the
trolley car were questioned this morn
ing. No trace had been found early
today Of the gate man at the crossing.
Conflicting stories were told by the
few persons who witnessed the crash.
One was that there were no lights on
the freight car and another that the
crossing gates were not lowered.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-03
AUTO ACCIDENT
CAUSES DEATH
Of YOUNG LADY,
Machine Skids Turning Out
for Buggy and Burns Up q
Close to Bloomfield
MISS CLARE BARNES
DIES OF INJURIES

Bloomfield. Oct. 2. An accidenG
Of An unusual nature occurred twe3
miles west Of here Sunday after1oo1s
at o'clock. when an automobil
driven by August Post, prominent buai
ness man and banker Of Moulton. slki1
ded, upset and burned.
Miss Glare Barnes of Iowa CITY, e.
high school teacher at Moulton, 49,
caught under the car and 50 severo1
burned that her feet were amputAfo
. while later at the Bloomfield hoSpitdN
In 2 useless effort to save her uS
She died this morning at 6 o'cJocns1
The remains will be sent to her h0n
at Iowa City.
Mr.. Posts shoulder was crushed -
he suffered some severe burns tra6
ment being given him 1t once q IT,
Bloomfield hospital. Miss 0ensy1ey
Pool, daughter Of the n. q. pastor ~
Moulton and Z teacher In the Nc
school there. suffered . broken co1ll
bone and severe nervous ahock. MI
Mabel Pierce. who was badly bFuloo
was sent home to Lucas and Miss Ay1|
Harm Of Moravia, instructor Of mlo
In the Moulton schools, and Niso Lo1
French Of Kansas City. also
the high school faculty, suffered ooG
severe bruises and from the shock ~
had no broken bones. Miss Pioreog
also a high school teacher. Niso -
gerry Post, daughter Of August Pei
escaped with but slight injuries.
The party was returning to Moult1
after pleasure trip to Bloom1o1
near the outskirts Of which thA ~
dent took place. The machine. 1
was new SIX cylinder Chalmora ~
completely ruined.
Mr.. Post says he drove aroun
buggy which failed to give tn ~
and struck the railing Of hrl9Gt
the foot of the hill. the auto tull
turtle. Miss Barnes, who was go
with him was caught under the 60
the leakage igniung. Miss
was not extricated until ten o. ~
minutes after. Her left foot w.
ed OF. The flesh charred, dropped a.
the bones below the knees. One -
was nearly burned OF and her ~
horribly burned. To add to her -
ing one side of her face was MAJ
Mr.. Post stated this morning TIT
was driving slowly and Miss D1yI
had Just remarked, I'VE ara mot ~
more than fifteen miles an hour -
The parents and three sisters
Miss Barnes arrived in BlomAelA
morning at 9 o'clock to accompany
remains Of the young woman homes
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-03
BANKERS MEETING.

Cincinnati, O., Oct 2.-The fifth an
nual convention of the Investments
Bankers Association Of America, at
trscting about 500 bankers from all
parts Of the country, began regular
sessions here today.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-03
HUNTERS ARE STRUCK.

Springfield, ILL.,. Oct. 2.-Three U. s.
mail carriers of Springfield, who were
riding in an automobile on their way
to the country for hunting trip, were
struck by Chicago & Alton freight
train south of here today. William D.
Smith, one of the men, was killed and
the other two, John D. Pool and James
A. McAdams. were probably fatally In
jured. The train gacked onto them.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-03
MORE MEN STRIKE.

New York, Oct. with the police
under instructions to arrest anyone in.
terfering in any way with car crews,
service was resumed today on the To-
cal and suburban lines of the Georgia
Railway & Power Co., on which q
strike of car men was called Saturday
to enforce recognition Of the union.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-03
TWO KILLED IN FIGHT.

Oklahoma City. Okla, Oct. 2. City
Marshall Starr Of Braggs. Okla, near
here, and Dart Dazzler were killed
last night in gun fight In which John
NARROW, a policeman, was wounded
seriously. Witnesses said Dazzler was
creating disturbance and that the
shooting occurred when Starr and
NARROW tried to Quiet him.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-03
MURDER THEORY ABANDONED.

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. 2.-Theories
Of murder have been abandoned by de-
tectives investigating the death Of VIII
liam e. Parrot, prominent railroad
man, and they now consider 1t certain
he met his death through fall to the
pavement, fracturing his skull. Mr..
PARROT was commercial agent Of the
Vandalia line
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-03
SWITCH ENGINE
H H|TSSTREET CAR
Scores of Passengers Are
Badly Injured and Some
Are Killed Outright

Detroit, Mich, Oct. 2.-vaIen.
tine choinski. sateman for the
Grand Trunk railway At lts Forest
avenue crossing, was taken into
custody this afternoon. His deten-
tion was the first phase Of an IN
vsstisatIon by the prosecuting at
torney Of the grade crossing ae-
cidsnt At midnight last night.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-03
aueMARINE IN ARCTIC.

Christiania, Norway. Oct. IA Ger.
man submarine has made its way into
the Arctic ocean and has torpedoed
three Norwegian steamships there.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-01-18
THREE MILLS ARE
DESTROYED IN DAY
Powder Factories in Wilmington, Del
aware. Wrecked. May Have Been
Incendiaries.

WILMINGTON, Del.-Following the
explosion at the Du Pont powder
plant, Carney's Point, N. j., early
Monday, in which three workmen
were killed, two mills blew up at the
Upper Hagley yard near here Monday
afternoon. In one of the latter acct
dents one workman was slightly
burned
Three explosions within one day
have had the effect of making the Sc
cret service and police departments of
the Du Pont Powder company unusu-
ally active in looking for possible
clews indicating outside influence"
A press mill blew up at 3 O'Clock
Monday afternoon with loud report.
1t was in this explosion that the work
man was hurt Ninety minutes later
mixing mill near the press mill also
exploded. 1t contained five hundred
pounds of powder. No one was in
jured. Both mills were blown to
atoms, the shocks being heard for at
least % miles.
The disaster at Carnev's Point was
due to an explosion of Jkeless pow
der, while at the Upper Hagley yard it
was black powder that went off. I'D
to late hour Monday night there
were no developments as to the causes
of the three explosions. While ex-
pressing the belief that all the blasts
were due to accidents, officials of the
company have issued instructions for
a searching investigation.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-01-18
STRIKE AT YOUNGSTOWN
Is DECLARED Off
State Mediator is Successful in End
ing Strike. viii Attempt to Adjust
Other Trouble.

YOUNGSTOWN, O.-Fred Croxton,
state mediator, announced Tuesday
night that the strike of tube workers
at the plant of the Youngstown Sheet
& Tube company had been declared
off. The men at the mass meeting
Tuesday night voted to accept the
company's offer of an increase in
wages amounting approximately to 10
per cent and will return to work on
Wednesday.
The plant employs ninety-five hun
dred men, not all Of whom, however,
have been on strike, although they
were compelled to quit work. Media
tor Croxton is endeavoring to settle
the strike at the plant of the Republic
Iron & Steel company and conferences
of Representatives of the company and
the men will be resumed Wednesday
Announcement was made at head
quarters of Brigadier General John C.
Speaks in command of the two regi-
ments of Ohio national guard now
here, that as a result of the change in
the situation an order for the with
drawal of the militia probably would
be issued Wednesday,
Announcement was made Tuesday
night by the Republic Iron & Steel
company that the company's plant at
Lansingville, near here, will resume
in full Wednesday. The strike, which
tied up the operations of that COM
pany, originated at that point and af-
! fected seven thousand men.
The East Youngstown and Struthers
plants of the company resumed in all
departments Tuesday according to an
official announcement.
John d. Rockefeller, in a telegram
received late Tuesday, denied charges
made by Thomas H. Flynn, general
organizer of the American Federation
of Labor that the Rockefeller inter-
ests were in any way interested in the
proposed merger of big, independent
steel interests or were responsible for
the rioting in East Youngstown last
Friday
Mr.. Flynn had charged that the riot
was part of a scheme to depress the
value of stock of the Youngstown
Sheet & Tube company, so that con-
troll could be obtained and a merger
affected with several other companies
in which the Colorado Fuel & Iron
company was to be included When
the telegram was received, Mr.. Flynn
at once replied that he would, if Mr..
Rockefeller desired, submit to aim
the source of his information
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-01-18

some time ago. The new charge
against Koenig is a misdemeanor
which carries a maximum penalty of
three years in the penitentiary. The
police say they were unable to find
Koenig at hotel where he was sup
posed to be living.
The federal grand jury continued to-
day its investigation of alleged alien
plots. 1t is said only the edges of the
conspiracy have as yet been touched
by federal authorities. Other indict-
ments may be returned against per-
sons whose names have not been pub
licly mentioned in connection with the
alleged conspiracies
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-01-18
HOLSTfIN AND THE
JERSEY RUN CLOSE
Contrasting Association Figures Show
Little Difference Between the Two
Breeds.

The race between the Holsteins and
the Jerseys in the Contrasting Asso
citation is close enough to be interest
ing.
The first month the Holstein men
rather felt they had Che best of it,
and it appears some of them felt a
little too sure. In the second month
the Jerseys came in for a bigger share
of the honors, but evidently not
enough to put the Holstein men on
their mettle. The third month ODE
cember) c. E. Long with his seven
Jerseys carried off enough of the
honors to show the Holstein owners
that Jerseys can do good work in
Twin Falls county.
Mr. Longs herd captured first place
in herd average and in the individual
COW record, he can claim the second
and third prizes.
The COW giving the greatest amount
of butter-fat for the month was a
grade Holstein owned by A. A. Stauff-
acher. She gave 69.6 pounds, which
by the way but makes her high
COW for December, but puts her in
first place, as the COW giving the out
ter-fat in any month 1t is also in
teresting to note that she is only a
grade. This is the first time a grade
COW has been able to win the blue
ribbon. Some of the men who have a
desk full of pedigrees would do well to
look to their laurels. Another inter
esting circumstance is that a large
per cent. of the COWS making the hon
or roll are to be found on the farms
as the silos. Here are the figures:
October, 25 cows on farms with
silo; 20 on farms without.
November, "a COWS on farms with
silo, Is on farms without
December, 80 cows on farms with
silo, 10 on farms without
1t is probable that most of the silos
were not opened in October, but the
point is that the silos and the best
herds are on the same farms, as an
average. 1t is true that some of the
best herds have no silage, but most of
their owners are giving the silo seri-
GUS consideration Another feature
worthy of note is that of the 10 cows
which were on the honor roll for all
three months, seven are being fed
silage 1t appears that the silage must
have some good effects on the yields
of these cows.
While considering testing associa-
tons, it might be well to note the re-
suits obtained in seven herds in the
first association organized in the Unit
ed States, and which is still in oper-
alton. The first year 1906 the COWS av-
eraged 231.1 pounds butter-fat, which
yielded $22.23 more than cost of feed.
The last years record available Q913)
was 284.7 giving returns over cost of
feed of $5108. The least profitable
COWS had been disposed of. No man
will keep boarder COW if he knows
it, and the testing association is one of
the best means of knowing.
Mr.. o. T. Roster, the tester for the
association, is taking names of dairy
men who wish to join such an asso-
citation. His address is Box 141, Bull
County Agriculturist W. N. Birch. is
also making list of those interested
If the two of them succeed in finding
enough dairymen to justify another as
ISOLATION. They request that all eli
gible hand in their names.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-01-18
GENERAL ADVERTISING
PLUG chewing
A WHOLESOME
HABIT
In No Other Way Can You Get All the
Richness and Flavor of the Leaf
SPEAR HEAD" BEST CHEW

Many prominent physicians declare
chewing to be the most wholesome way
Of enjoying tobacco.
Il began chewing some years ago.
said one, "and | soon found that it is
the only way to get the benefit of all
the rich juices stored up by nature in
the tobacco leaf. l refer, Of course, TO
the plug form of tobacco, which is the
most natural and the cleanest form.
Chewing good tobacco like Spear
Head makes the salivary glands more
active, which in turn has a beneficial
effect on the whole system. Add TO this
the sweet mellow, delicious flavor of a
chew of Spear Head, and you have
the highest possible degree of tobacco
satisfaction.
Il mention Spear Head because I
have found that this brand is exception
ally pure, being made in a factory
that's run strictly according to pure
food rules"
Spear Head is made of sun-ripened
Burnley, which is acknowledged to be
the richest, mildest, finest favored to-
bacco leaf in the world. And it is
produced by the latest processes, which
develop the quality and luscious favor
of the choice Burley to the supreme de-
gree.
A chew of Spear Head has whole
some relish that is not found in any
other chewing tobacco. Try a Sc or
lOc cut.