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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02
SUPERVISOR OF MUSIC.
State Music Teachers Will Petition
LEGISLATURE to Create New Office.

Ottumwa. June pa state super
visor of public school music will be
appointed in Iowa if the plans made
today at the business session OF the
convention of the Society of Music
Teachers of Iowa are successful.
During the session yesterday adj
dresses were delivered by many of
the prominent school supervisors and
the necessity of systematizing the
methods of teaching music in the
schools was freely discussed. A COM
mittee of three was appointed to con-
slider the ACCESSIBILITY of petitioning
the legislature to have a supervisor
OF school music included in the num-
Der of state officials. The committee
will report tomorrow morning.
The committee consists of Mrs.
Frances Elliott Clark, supervisor of
music in the Ottumwa schools; G. A.
Fullerton of the State Normal school
at Cedar Falls, and Henry Matlack of
Grinnell.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02
MUSIC TEACHERS ADJOURN.
State Society Decides on Official Pa
per to Be Publ in Des Moines.

Ottumwa, June 27.-The eighth an
nual convention of the Society of
Music Teachers of Iowa closed here
last night with a concert in the Grand
opera house, which was largely at
tended. At the business session yes
terday the society elected officers for
the ensuing year as follows:
President, William II. Pontius, Du-
bugue; vice-president, Charles Grade,
Muscatine; secretary-treasurer, Rev.
Charles H. Bohn, Mount Pleasant;
programme committee, piano, Henri
RuifrOk, Des MOines; voice, Grant
Hadley, Des Moines; stringed instru-
ments, Arthur Heft, Des Moines;
organ and lectures, H. w. MatlaclI,
Grinnell.
The place of meeting for next year
was referred to the president and the
programme committee, and will be de-
cided at a meeting which is to be call
ed in December. The society also de-
cided to issue a bi-monthly musical
journal The publication will be es-
tablished in Des Moines, and Frances
Nagel of that city, who was one of the
leading figures in the convention,
was chosen as editor.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02
IOWA CHRISTIAN CONVENTION
More Money Urged For Drake Uni
yersity.


Des Moines, June 26.-The Iowa
Christian convention closed the larg-
est part of it's executive fnsiness
when the reports Of the nominating
committee were endorsed without OPP
position. The convention has been
harmonious throughout.
General Francis NJ Drake was pres.
ent and spoke few words to the con-
vention members. Dr. Breeder made
short educational address, which
was so heartily endorsed that copies
of it will be printed in pamphlet form.
DR.. Breeder used his topic as an op
portunity for urging that more money
be raised for Drake university.
The officers elected were as follows:
Officers of the State Board-Presi-
dent, A. Fl. Haggard; vice president,
T. F.. Odelweller; recording secretary,
j. ]. Grove; corresponding secretary
b. S. Denny: treasurer, j. M. Lucas.
Officers Of Convention-President,
Clinton Lockhart; vice president,
ID. A. Wickizer; second vice president,
+. II. Lennon; secretaries, w. r
McRae and W. r. Hilton; superinten-
dent of Christian Endeavor work, W..
j. HASTE.
The feature of yesterdays session,
and, in fact, of the entire session, of
the Iowa Christian convention, which
yesterday completed its thirty-fourth
annual meeting, at the University
Place Christian church, of this city,
was the spontaneous and enthusiastic
ovation accorded DIR. Susan Rijnhart,
the returned Thibetan missionary, at
the close of her address, yesterday
morning. AS result of Dr. Rim
hart's address, $523.S9 was raised for
the purchase of surgical instruments
for hospital she will establish on
her return to Thibet, and Rev. and
Mrs. S. G. Griffith, of Boone, volun-
teered to accompany her to Thibet
and join in her missionary work.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02
CROATIA SCENE OF TURMOIL
Serious Disturbances Are Reported
From Several Sections.

Vienna, June 29.-Fresh disturban-
ces of remarkable extent are report
ed tonight from Croatia. After a
fight between armed peasants and
gendarmerie near the village of Kulo-
vec on Wednesday, in which four per
sons were killed and seven others
seriously wounded, ABOUT $50 persons
were arrested and taken to Warasdin,
where they were placed in prison. The
arrival of the prisoners at Warasdin
caused much excitement among the
inhabitants and crowd quickly sur
rounded their place of confinement
with the intention of releasing them.
According to unconfirmed reports re-
ceived here a fight ensued between
the military and the crowd, during
tn progress of which several persons
were killed.
Despite the proclamation of martial
law at Ludbreg in consequence of re-
cent rioting there, further disturban-
ces have occurred, and at Kopreinitz
the railway station was demolished
on Friday and two railway officials
were dangerously wounded. The riot
ers also held up the fast train for
Budapest and compelled it to remain
at Kopreinitz all night. The author
tiles at Agram have sent two battal-
ions of infantry to Warasdin to main
tain order.
The disturbances in Croatia began
last Sunday, when 200 armed peasants
entered Ludbreg, set fire to the saw
ings bank there and destroyed several
private houses. The ring-leaders of
the rioters were arrested the next
day. Disturbances have occurred daily
since the first outbreak and the gov
ernment finally was compelled to re-
press the revolt by military force and
to proclaim martial law.
An official report confirms the state
ment that nearly 200 peasants were
arrested in three small villages.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02
A BOLD DAYLIGHT ROBBERY
Burglar Enters a House and Loots il
From Top to Bottom.

Davenport, June 27.-One of the
boldest robberies that has come to
the attention of the police force in
years took place Wednesday afternoon
when the home of DR.. Raymond Peck
was entered by a burglar and the
house looted from top to bottom. Dr.
Peck and family were at Indianapolis
Neighbors saw the burglar enter the
yard and asked him what he wanted.
He said that he had been sent there
by the doctor. He went to the rear
and opened window. In about half
hour he walked out of the front roor
carrying a grip. He secured many
yaluables
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02
KILLED FOR THIRTY CENTS.
Herman Kruger Shot by Hod-up Man
Man at Creston.

Creston, June 27.-Herman Kruger,
an oiler in the Burlington shops at
this place, was neld up in the yards
at o'clock and robbed of all the
money he had in his pockets and kill
ed Kruger was on his way home
when accosted by the marauder The
man ordered him to throw up his
hands and searched Kruger's peck
cts, finding only 80 cents. On Kru-
gers refusal to give him more the rob-
Der fired at him five times, every shot
taking effect in the abdomen. Kru-
ger lived until 8 o'clock and was able
to furnish a GOOD description of the
robber. This is the fourth hold-up
that has occurred within week here
and the police are keeping sharp
lookout
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02
FACTORY PRICES ON
PIANOS AND ORGANS

w. w. Kimball Co. are the largest
builders of high class pianos in the
world. They employ the largest cash
capital of any like concern in the
world. They buy all material for
cash in large quantities, and sell at
one small factory profit through their
branch stores and distributing agents.
If good reliable piano or organ
is wanted and if the saving of a con
siderable sum of money is an object,
you can not afford to place your order
with anyone else. All pianos marked
in Dlain figures one price to ALL We
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02
Preferred Death Before Arrest.

Oskaloosa, June ga sensational
suicide took place here yesterday
when George Milledge, while being
placed under arrest for beating his
divorced wife, took ten grains of
strychnine and died in great agony.
Milledge evidently expected to be ar
rested and had prepared to kill him
self in that event. When the officer
came with warrant which had been
sworn out by his divorced wife whom
he had been abusing, he took the
poison and before medical aid could
reach him he was beyond help.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02
STATE WILL PAY THE BILL
Expense of the Call to Arms viii Be
Borne by Iowa.

Des Moines, June 27.-Adjutant
General Byers has returned from
Dubuque He had seen the last of the
soldiers depart for their homes. The
matter of paying the bills will now
engage the attention of the Office for
a few days The Dubuque company
was not called by the governor and
will be paid by the local authorities.
The other three companies had, of
men and officers, the following called
out; Maquoketa AZ, independence 80.
Waterloo, SO. They were at Dubuque
four days and they were under orders
for two days in addition The state
pays the privates $3.50 a day while IN
service. the non-cOmmissioned officers
81, the commissioned officers $3.50
and the field officers 81 day. The
state executive council will audit the
bills.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02
MURDER IN eREATHITT COUNTY,
Discussion Over Curtiss Jett Verdict
Causes One Death.

Jackson, KY, June 29.-In a feud
fight near Daisy Dell, Breathitt coun-
ty, Hiram Barnett was killed and John
Henry Hecker and Joseph Hecker
were seriously wounded.
The men with Samuel and Silas
Barnett met at the home of Miss Leila
Burns, niece Of Burns Fitzpatrick. who
was the only juror against the convic-
ton of Curtis Jett.
While discussing the course of Juror
Fitzpatrick, John Henry Hecker, the
friend of Miss Burns, resented what
was said and all soon began shooting.
There have been no arrests as yet.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02
Turkey Prepares Troops.

Salonica, June 24.-The Turkish wal
ministry has telegraphed to the mill
tary authorities here to prepare pro-
visions for $4,000 troops. A similar
dispatch has been sent to Adrianople.
An elga cement with Macedonian
insurgent; is reported to have taker
place et Peoria. The result is no
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02
Atlantic Man Killed by Live Wire.

Davenport, June 26.-Spencer II.
Lenney, of Atlantic, Iowa, was in
stantly killed in the power house of
the Peoples Power company at Mo-
line, Illinois, by contact with a live
wire, which discharged 1000 volts of
electricity through his body. A cor
oner's jury acquitted the company
from blame, Lenney having known Of
the dangerous wire. He had worked
at the plant for three years.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02

Patti is to sail for New York Oct
"a. To reporter in London she said:
ut will be my real farewell to the
United States as a public singer. You
may say that very positively" But
the conscientious reporter let her say
il herself.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02

After telling an editor that he could
choose between losing his head and
cabinet Office, the Servian conspirators
made him minister of justice. He
ought to appreciate the grim irony of
his official position.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02

New York is to have bank which
will be kept open at night. This will
enable the salOon-keepers to avoid the
risks they must now run by keeping
large sums of money in their posses
sion till 10 o'clock the next morning.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02

Osvobozhdenie is the name of one of
the Russian anti-Semitic newspapers.
1t must be interesting when the news
boys go rushing through the streets
yelling; Extra Osvobozhdenie, all
about the horrible outrage at Bizvo-
MISUNDERSTANDING
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02

Don't take a pillow and try to mash
the mosquito on the ceiling. Tie a
sponge to the end of a stick, dip the
sponge in kerosene and hold it under
him-or her-and see him Cor herr
drop.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02

Catalogues Free. Also photos Of
100 worlds greatest musicians, and
American Girls March. Free-write
for them-W. w. Kimball Co., Des
Moines, Iowa. c. B. McNerney, Mgr. I
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02

Miss Halle Erminie Rives, her pas
sionate press agent says, is about to
abandon literature for a time-just as
if some Rives literature wasn't aban
doned enough already.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02
Loot From JeweIry Store

,Moravia, June 25.-Fourteen gold
watches, notes aggregating in value
about $500 and some other jewelry,
comprising the loot that was taken
from the jewelry store of C. r. ALDER
son at the time it was raided by I'M
known robbers in the latter part Of
May, were found by H. L. Wallace
of the Milwaukee wrecking crew, con.
cealed in the stock yards of Moravia.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02

Married love wanes in hot weather.
decides a woman's society. 1t never
occurred to us before that getting up
to fix the furnace at five a. M was
conducive to matrimonial bliss, but it
must be so.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02

'If gambling isn't protected" asks
the Indianapolis News, how does it
EXIST" Well, mainly because of the
mutual attraction that brings sharp
ers and suckers together
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02

A st. Louis judge says that a man
should be the head of a family, but
if a man can't impress that notion
on his wife a full bench of Supreme
the point.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02

The New York courts have decided
that it is no evidence of insanity for
a man of 80 to marry. Not on his
part, perhaps, but how about the
woman?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02

Sir Thomas Upton says he has a
premonition that he is going to lift
the cup this time, Sir Thomas had
better be looking around for some
thing that is good for premonitions.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02

If $100O0,0O0 will secure the annex
alton of Canada, as somebody says it
will, perhaps Mr.. Carnegie will an
nounce his readiness to write a check
for that amount
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02
The Bows Rocked The Boat

Spirit Lake, June 27.-George Schu.
neman, years old, was drowned in
East Okoboji lake while out in a boat
with five other boys. The boys were
rocking the boat when the boy fell
into the water. The body was not
found for two hours.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02

Russell Sage will have to pay taxes
on an assessment Of $2,O0000O because
he forgot to kick in time. Hetty Green
would never nave put off such an i'm
pOrtant duty.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02
Boat overturned and Two Drowned.

Sioux City, June 29.-While John
Sueve and his sister, Dora, and Mike
Lee and Miss Thena Waldum were
boating on the Sioux river yesterday
afternoon they got in the wake of the
excursion steamer Lora and their boat
was overturned. IN
Sueve and his sister were rescued,
but Lee and Miss Waldum were
drowned The bodies have not been
recovered .
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02

"One Irritation does not make a
bachelor of the New York Press. And
many flirtations do not make mar
Tiage.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02

The Missouri mule never goes out
on a strike. When he strikes it is
generally the other fellow that goes
out.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02

Once more a horse, by boiling at
scarlet motor car, demonstrates the
equine danger of looking on the auto
when it is red.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02

DR.. Rainsford says the middle
classes are the best citizens" Elk
tremes are seldom safe or to be de-
pended upon
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02

There is no great loss without some
small gain. The recent floods will
enable the agricultural department to
clean out it's accumulation of garden
seeds.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02

Polonium is said to be worth ST.
100000 a pound. Now watch for the
organization of the United States PO-
lonium corporation to control the mar
ket.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02

In seeking to rid the country of the
mosquito pest Mr.. William c. Whitney
S doing more for humanity than any of
his lOw-milliOnaireS.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02

The old way Of getting to the sea is
not satisfactory to the Mississippi,
Missouri and Kaw rivers. They are
demanding better roads.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02

A Chicago man after having been
"joshed" for eight years shot a hole
through his ''josher." Down with
unlimited Josh"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02

Ii Is said that same bad butter is
sold for axel grease. which, if true. re-
lleves our mind OF the suspicion that
II was tae other way round.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02
pamanina Fire at .CoIumhia

Knoxville, June 26.-The general
merchandise stock belonging to Ha..-
ry Yetter at Columbia was destroyed
by fire at an early hour The loss will
aggregate $4,000 fully covered by in
surance. The origin is not known.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02

A Cleveland lawyer has married a
lady preacher. Perhaps he hopes she
will be kept so busy getting up her
sunday sermons that he can escape.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02

Boston is to provide special stfsst
ear late at night for drunken men.
This looks like rank favoritism.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02

Lions are so brave that some Of
them will go fearlessly into a cage
with a lady lion tanner clad in
spangles.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02

It's all day with the British stomach
pow that the American quick lunch
has invaded London.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02

A man in Baltimore makes a good
living by tattooing dogs. He could
make fortune in Newport.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02

Some men achieve vacations. Others
fave leaves of absence thrust upon
ahem
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-23
HISTORY OF GUNPOwDER.
Evidence That 1t Was Used Long BE-
fore the Christian Era Is Direct
and Irrefutable.

With reference to the early use of
gunpowder and firearms, long before
the popularity accepted, but erroneous,
date of gunpowder discovery, Gen. Jo-
seph Wheeler, United States army,
in lecture short time ago before the
Franklin institute, remarked that in
many localities in China and India the
soil is impregnated with inter, and
the probable discovery of gunpowder
there, many centuries before the
Christian era, may be explained in this
way:
All cooking at that time was by wood
fires and the people lived in tents and
huts with earth for their floors.
| Countless fires made of wood upon
ground strongly impregnated with nj
ter must have existed every day. and
when such fires were eXtinguished
portion of the wood must have been
| converted into charcoal, some of which
would, of necessity, become mixed
with the inter in the soil. BY this
means two of the most active ingredi-
ents of gunpowder were brought to-
gether, and it is very natural that when
| another fire was kindled on the same
spot flash might follow. This would
lead to investigation, and then the
manufacture of gunpowder was con-
ceived. Whether this be true or not,
there is abundant evidence that the
origin of gunpowder and artillery goes
far back in the dim ages of the past.
The Hindoo code, compiled long be-
fore the Christian era, prohibited the
making of war with cannon and guns
or any kind of firearms. Quintus Cur
titus informs us that Alexander the
Great met with fire weapons in Asia,
, and Philostratus says that AleXander's
conquests were arrested by the use of
gunpowder. 1t was also written that
, those wise men who lived in the cities
of the Gauges ''overthrew their enc
+ mics with tempests and thunderbolts
shot from the walls Julius African
us mentions powder in the year 275.
1t was used in the siege of Constan-
tinople in Cos; by the Arabs in $50; at
Thessalonica in 9O4; at the siege of Bel
grade, 1913; by the Greeks in naval bat
ties in 109S; by the Arabs against the
lberians in 1147. and at Toulouse in
1918. 1t appears to have been gener-
ally known throughout civilized Eu-
rope as early as 1900, and soon there
after it made its way into England,
where it was manufactured during the
reign of Eliza beth, and we learn that
few arms were possessed by the Eng
lish in 1910, and that they were used at
the battle of Crecy in 1346,-Cassier's
Magazine.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-23
Locating Ore by Electricity.

A new method of discovering beds
of ore hidden underground, in which
electricity serves for a detective, is
said to have met with some success in
Wales and in Cornwall. a current of
high spotential-30,0 or more volts
is led to two metal rods set in the
ground From these, lines of force
spread in all directions, and can be
detected by means of telephone re-
ceiver connected with another pair of
metal rods, which may be placed in
any desired position When no sounds,
or only very faint ones, are heard.
that fact indicates detection of the
lines of force, and by shifting the place
of the rods the location of the metal
lie masses which produce the detection
can be determined.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-23
HEROIC LITTLE MARY.
By Her SeIf-POSsessiOn Ten Year-OId
Katie Murphy Saved Her
Mothers Life.

Hear this story of little girl who
was as great hero as any grown man
could have been. She was Katie
Murphy. Katie was only ten years
old, but she had more knowledge and
experience of life than many a rich
girl twice her age has. That is the
advantage of being poor-if there are
any advantages, that is-you learn of
life in many phases, most of then,
hard and unpleasant. But you learn
also to do things and take care of
things and to think and reason in
some ways that you would never know
at all if you were rich.
Katie Murphy's mother was widow
with five children. Tommie and Char
lie, aged eight and six, went to school,
while Katie stayed at home and took
care of Mary and Nellie, the little ones.
Mary was four; Nellie, the baby, was
two. Mrs. Murphy went out to work
every day, leaving home at seven and