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Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-07
GREAT RAILWAY
MERGER PLANNED
WILL CONTROL LINES FROM
COAST TO COAST
TOTAL MILEAGE OVER 10000
Combine VIII Not BE Open to Same
Attack as Northern Securities,
as These Roads Are Not
Competitors
Special to The Herald.

Special 10 The Herald
NEW YORK, April "a line of rail-
ways from the Atlantic to the Pacific
transportation leaders for many years
will be an accomplished fact in a
short time, according to the opinions of
a number of we'll known financiers
Under the direction of j. Perpont
Morgan and Kuhn Loeb Sc Company,
the underwriting of this vast enter
prise which dwarfs the Northern Secur-
tiles merger by comparison, is well
under way. The railroad systems in
vo1ved in this combination are the New
York Central and the many lines it
controls, including the Lake Shore,
Michigan Central, West Shore, Boston
and Albany, Big Four and number
of small companies, the Chicago and
Northwestern system and the Union
Pacific, controlling the Southern Paci-
fic; Oregon Railway and Navigation
company and Oregon Short Line.
Their aggregate mileage is more than
10000 and the value of their combined
capital stock presents a startling array
of millions.
This first transcontinental system in
fact would tap the largest ports on the
Atlantic and Pacific seaboards and
draw on the richest districts in the
United States for business. 1t would
not be open to the same line of at
tack as was the Northern Securities
company, for the three systems are in
no sense competitive.
The advantage gained in through
rates would be enormous, both in
freight and passenger business. There
have been reports for months of the
consolidation of these three roads into
a transcontinental line Reports Of the
deal have been believed in some
quarters and doubted in others, but
the success of the underwriting seems
to make certain the inauguration of a
real transcontinental line.
1t is understood in well Informed cir
cles that there is to be huge issue
of stock, as well as bonds, for which
the stocks of the three roads will be
exchanged, as was the case in the
Northern Securities company. The
stocks of these three main companies
alone aggregate something more than
$450,000,000 and their combined bonded
Indebtedness is more than $525,000. The
latter, however, would not have to be
looked after by the holding company
1t is expected that official announce
ment concerning the new holding COM
pany will be made in very short time
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-07
CASTS PEPPER IN
VICTIM S EYES
.FIENDISH ACT OF ROBBER IN
SAN BERNARDlNO
Workingman Loses Large Sum OF
Money and Is Brutally III Treated
Through confIdlns in Plaus-
ible Stranger
to The Herald.

Special TO The Herald.
SAN BERNARDINO, April Gone
of the most brutal hold-ups in the
history of the city occurred this even
ing. the victim being George Dresher.
a workingman, who lost $40. To over
power his victim Dresher's assailant
used cayenne pepper which he threw in
his eyes. He then brutally knocked
Dresher down, took his money and left
him lying in agony in the street.
Dresher met the man at the South
ern Pacific depot. The fellow asked
Dresher If he wanted work, to which
he replied in the affirmative. He was
then told by his questioner that he
could get him a job at the box factory
and it was suggested that they walk
down there.
The robber enticed his victim to the
vicinity of the factory, which is a dark
and unfrequented place suddenly threw
a quantity of red pepper in his face,
knocked him down and. quickly grab
bing his pocketbook. disappeared in the
darkness.
Dresher's screams from the agony
caused by the pepper attracted the at
tention of nearby residents. who spread
the alarm. and the entire sheriff and
police forces are securing the surround
ing country and towns.
The robber is described as a tall,
slim man. who wore a light hat and
dark clothes, and had a dark mus
tache.
Dresher came here five weeks ago
from Rocky Ford, Col. He cannot
remember that he ever saw his assail-
ant before and does not know how
the man learned that he had money
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-07
LAWSON MAKES STATEMENT
Roasts Rockefeller With Customary
EIoquence and Sting


EIoquence and Sting
Special to The Herald
BOSTON, April 6.-After reading
John d. Rockefeller's statement today
Thomas w. Lawson gave out the fol-
lowing characteristically ''frenzied"
statement:
"It is a crying shame that Old Cen
tleman Rockefeller is pestered and
hectored in the vintage time of his
wonderful career the head of the
greatest band of ruthless heart-pluck-
ers and soul-drilers the world has ever
seen; the old gentleman has risen to
an eminence never before attained by
man-an eminence where all, rich and
poor, master and slave, saint and sim
ner, can focus his being between
themselves and Gods bright sun and
size him up. The old gentleman kicks
against being sized up, but should bear
with it. remembering that patience
and fortitude have always been the
heritage of the tribe of shylock and
that he who dances must in time pay
the fiddler.
"old Gentleman Rockefeller should
consult his Bible in these, the nights
Of his humiliation and chagrln, and
console himself with What ye have
sown that ye shall reap.
II would give one word of advice to
Old Gentleman Rockefeller-'Don't
talk; it's bad habit. When the
Standard oil talks the American peo-
IContinued on Page Twol
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-07

After consultation of several min
utes yesterday coroner's jury, at an
inquest over the body of George E.
Storm, restaurant keeper who was
beaten and robbed by thug last Sun
day night, returned verdict of murder
and asking that dishwasher named
Grover be apprehended and charged
with the crime.
Mrs. Storm, widow of the murdered
man, was the chief witness at the in
quest yesterday afternoon. Nearly
overcome by her emotions the woman
told her story to the jury, as follows:
II was with my husband Sunday
night at his restaurant. 4221a East
Fifth street. 1 watched him as he ar
was in the room at the time. We had
hired Grover about two weeks ago. He
came to our place and, although he
looked like a tramp, he seemed to be
in destitute condition, and my hus-
band gave him work as dishwasher
while George took the money from
the cash drawer, counted and put 1t in
his pocket. Grover stood by and
watched. 1 then left by the front door
and Grover locked the door behind me.
Lock the back door and 1 will walk
ahead l called to my husband. l did
turned to the place. George was sit
ting on the step of the rear door of
the restaurant, his head in his hands
and seemingly ill. Il think / must
have fallen, for as 1 left the door all
turned black before me- he said.
felt for his watch and found that his
two gold watches and $40 had been
taken from him. At the receiving hos
pital he told the officers that he went
to the back door to lock it and was
followed by Grover. As he stepped out
into the yard the man dealt him a
treacherous blow on the back of the
head and then beat him with a black
Jack before robblng him."
Injuries. consisting of concussion Of
the brain and several decorations, evil
IDENTIFY caused by blows from billy
or blackjack, caused the death of
storm. The injured man was first at
tended at the receiving hospital and
improved steadily for two days, but a
relapse came and he died in agony.
officers have been detailed on the
case. but thus far have not found
Grover.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-07
FIND GIRLS BODY
IN DARK CELLAR
MARY WHITE TOOK POISON;
CREPT AWAY TO DIE
SUICIDE" SAY DETECTIVES
Mystery Of Disappearance Is Solved.
Large Quantity Of carboIic Acid
Is Found In Dead Woman's
Stomach
"suIcIDE," SAY DETECTIVES

Lying face downward, the hands
stretched out and clutching at the dirt,
the body of Mary White, the young
woman who disappeared so mysterious
ly March %, was found yesterday af-
ternoon beneath the residence of Mrs.
Peter Bruttig at 1190 East Pico street.
Death from carboic acid, taken with
suicidal intent, was the report made
by Autopsy Surgeon Campbell a few
hours after the finding of the body.
The body was discovered by Peter
Bruttig, foreman of the Shattuck &
Desmond company and cousin of the
dead woman.
Failing to discover anything by look
ing through the vents, Bruttig went to
the rear of the house and crawled into
a small basement window. He crept
along several PAGES beneath the house,
and then ray of light from the sun
as 1t turned westward pierced the
gloom of the basement and in the un-
certain light the young man discerned
a heap of clothing bearing the outlines
of human form near the northwest
corner of the basement.
Saw Woman's Body
Bruttig instnctively knew that the
body was that of his missing cousin.
His mother was in the cottage above
him, and fearing to alarm her, Bruttig
summoned his friend, Attorney Me-
Carey, and the two enticed Mrs. Brut-
tig away from the house, so that the
h. CO. oe nfa vy0tIld he
kept from her until the body was pre-
pared for interment
Bruttig then notified the authorities.
and Coroner Trout, Detective McKen-
ze and attendants from the undertake
ing firm of Cunningham G. O'Conner
hurried to the place. The detective
was the first to enter the basement.
With dark lantern he traced the
prints of the girls hands and knees
as she had crawled under the house.
| Undertakers then orawled under the
building and removed the body. The
face of the dead girl had been partly
covered by the soft dirt upon which
she had fallen, and her hands were
stretched out on either side. AS though
suffering from the terrible effects Of
the poison which she had taken she
had partly regained her footing and
then gradually dropped back to the
ground and died.
Detectives Baffied
For two weeks the detectives have
been baf1ed at every point in attempt
ing to locate the young woman. Short
l.. Ctl.t tAA
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-07
THE DAYS NEWS
FORECAST

Southern California: Cloudy
Friday; fresh south winds. MAXI
mum temperature in Los Angeles
yesterday, g. degrees; minimum,
SIS degrees.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-07
Steel Workers Get Increase
By Associated Press.

by AboOCItIVu IIV5as
PITTsBURG, April 6.-The employees
of the Interstate Steel works at Taren-
tum, Pa. have been notified of vol
untary increase Of 10 per cent in their
wages.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-07
Verdict Against Sunset Company

By Associated Press.
Oakland, Cal, April GA jury to-
day gave a verdict of $12.5OO in favor
OF Mrs. Joanna Horton and against
the Sunset Telephone and Telegraph
company. Her husband was killed by
taking hold Of telephone wire that
had become heavily charged.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-07

1-Lawson roasts Rockefeller.
2-Sociaists make propaganda.
3-Pasadena society at horse SHOVE
4ELittle progress in Hays trial.
5-Southern California news.
6-EditoriaI.
Auto speed limited.
8-e-CIassifled advertisements.
10-Sports.
11-Markets.
12-Ask city to pay for lights.
EASTERN
President Roosevelt reaches San Antonio and
is greeted by the Rough Riders.
Great railroad merger Is planned, TO place
continuous line across continent under same
control.
Revolt in the New York detective force over
statements of inspector
FOREIGN
Togo's feet sighted south Of Mindanao.
Russian revolutionists flood country with
copies of their program,
King Edward and President Loubet meet in
Paris.
Cayenne pepper used in effecting highway
robbery in San Fernardno.
Dsmembered remains found in San Fran
cisco still unidentified, but other human Irag-
ments discovered.
Prophet Joseph Smith sustained by unanimous
vote of Mormon church.
LOCAL
Davenport recall decision does not affect
validity OF Councilman Houghton's ofncial
acts
Couneilmen and mayor enjoy quiet dinner
with the Spring Street Improvement associa-
tion.
Women take up garbage collection problem.
Petition sent TO council for Court street tun-
mel.
Miner tries TO kill himself with meat AK.
Police capture youthful burglar who has
been operating In fashionable lodging houses.
Society attends great Pasadena horse show
body OF Mary White found beneath her aunts
home ON East Peo street. YOUNG woman had
taken earbolic acid and then erawled under
house 10 die
Coroner's Jury In case of George storm re-
turns verdict of murder and recommends that
dishwasher named Grover be charged with
crime.
Veteran mountaineer says railroad should be
built from Soda Lake to Ooldheld.
Fight against proposed erection OF new pub
lc library In Central park 10 taken TO tho
superior court.
terday's proceedings In the trial Of Tom Hays.
scaipers sell Union Pacific transportation,
which gets railroad officials IN trouble with
Iransc Continental association.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-07
POLICE SEEKING
STORM s SLAYER
C0R0NER'S JURY RETURNS A
VERDICT OF MURDER
Officers Asked to Apprehend DISH
washer Named Grover, Who Is
Suspected of Killing His
Employer

=
FcoRoNE7's vERBioT, MURDER !
I We, the Jury In the case of {
/ George {. Storm, find that the !
I deceased came to his death from !:
blows from an instrument in the I
. hands of some person unknown to I
this jury. We further find that I
: the blows were given with MUIR !
! derous intent and with the intent {
to commit robbery on the person !
! of George Storm, and from the I
I evidence in hand recommend that !
/ man called "Grover," formerly /
!. in the employ of the deceased, be {
! searched for and charged with the I
! crime of murder. Z
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-07
Detectives BaffIed

For two weeks the detectives have
been baffied at every point in attempt-
ing to locate the young woman. Short
Iy after the removal of the body Chief
(Continued ON Page Two.l
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-07
COAST

Cayenne pepper used in effecting highway
robbery in San Rernardno.
Dismembered remains found in San Fran
cisco still unidentified, but other human frag-
ments discovered
Prophet Joseph Smith sustained by unanimous
vote Of Mormon church.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-07
FOREIGN

Togo's feet sighted south Of Mindanao
Russian revolutionists flood country with
copies of their program.
King Edward and President Loubet meet In
Paris.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-07

President Roosevelt reaches San Antonio and
is greeted by the Rough Riders.
Great railroad merger Is planned, TO place
continuous line across continent under same
control.
Revolt in the New York detective force over
statements of inspector.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-30
$25, 600 For A Story.

Think of it! Twenty-Five thousand
dollars for one story! The highest
price that has been similarly paid in
America to any author. And this
for just the exclusive right to print
the story in this one publication-no
right to publish it in book form being
included.
Consider the quality Of merit, the
intensity of interest this story must
possess to command this extraordi-
nary price. The white Company
has ever been accepted as the greatest
work of any author, and by far super
Tor to his own "Sherlock Holmes"
tales but "Sir Nigel" says Conan
Doyle himself, surpasses them all.
Conan Doyle receives this fabulous
sum for his ''Sir Nigel which be-
gins in the Sunday Magazine part OF
next SUNDAYS RECORD HERALD. Do
not fail to buy THE ECoRD-HERALD
for next Sunday, December 3, as this
great romance by the worlds greatest
writer of romantic fiction will be the
sensation in the literary world for
months to come.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-30
CAME RON CHIPS.

! guess the people are all glad the
corn is in the cribs.
Dan Stetaels we're visiting at the
Thomas Shelley home Sunday.
All the Eden Valley young folks
spent Sunday at VIM. Schrader's.
VIM. Neitzel and family were Sun.
day visitors at the VIM. Ballou home
Joseph Johnston sold calf to Mr..
Kraft the butcher in Audubon, Thurs
day.
The beautiful weather we have been
enjoying is gone and softly falls the
| rain.
VIM. Krauels are doing some tiling,
Otto Leib is assisting them in the
work.
VIM. PARROT and family were Sun
day visitors at the Chas. Ferguson
home.
Miss jamie Stewart spent the past
week with her friend Mrs. Mabel
Shrader.
1t seems as though Bert Wiley is
bound to get his corn out, for he has
lots of help.
Patrick German was down town
one day last week and shlngled his
parents house.
Miss Blanch Farnham started her
school at No. at the McCristal school
house Monday.
Miss Emma Horning was in Ross
sewing last week for Mrs. Martin and
Nancy Rutherford.
Charley Johnson is suffering from
poisoned hand this week but is some
better at this writing.
Charley Johnston and his brother
Bert will attend school in Audubon
this winter. They expect to commence
their studies Monday morning.
Miss Flossie' Flemming of Gray
started to teach her first term of school
at the Sands school house Monday.
We all hope it may be successful
Ole.
Mr.. Loughrey's sale was well attend
ed and everything brought fair price.
Mr.. Loughrey and family will move
to Colorado where he hopes to i'm
prove his health.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-30
BETHEL BUDGET.

School opened Monday with Miss
Sadie Mccoy as teacher.
Harvey Maharg shipped in car
load of rams Wednesday.
Grandma Waddell is visiting at the
Silas Waddell home this week.
Mrs. Walter Weston and daughter
Nina were in Audubon Saturday.
Anna Carper is working for Mrs.
Sheldon Bates near Ross this week.
w. w. Weston attended horse
sale at POcahontas county last week.
John and Alice Carper spent Sunday
with Frank Miller and family in Ross.
Nellie Turner entertained a COM
pany of friends at her home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Olsen from Ross
were guests at the Ralph Miller home
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lines and daughters,
Lulu and Pearl were Audubon callers
Saturday.
Walter Estes left this week for Des
Moines where he will attend school
this winter.
Grandma Duvall sent two nice com
forters to the Orphans home at Cour-
Gil Bluffs Saturday.
Mrs. John Reuschling and grandma
Duvall visited at the Lewis Gray
home one day last week
Minnie Maharg who has been very
sick with appendicitis the past week
is able to be around again.
Albert Weston and Allen Sampson
left Thursday for Wisconsin where
they will attend school this winter.
Katie Burkhardt is again looking
after her household duties as her
mother is some better at this writing
Chas. Caldwell from near Larland
bought 100 sheep of Harvey Maharg
last week and got 100 more this week.
Edith Weston who has been staying
with her grandparents in Wisconsin
the past year returned to her home
Friday.
There will be preaching services a
the Bethel NJ. +. church Sunday after
noon at $50. Rev. A. r. Grant o
Audubon will preach. On Monday
Dec. 4th our two weeks revival meet
ings will commence. Every body i!
cordially invited.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-30
ROSS RIPPLES.

Mrs. VIM. Martin visited in Audi
| bon Saturday.
Mrs. John Quinby was an Audubon
caller Saturday.
Mrs. Jay Shingledecker spent Thurs
day in Audubon.
Simen Lowe spent Sunday at the
Frank Bamsey home.
Bid Smith and wife spent Sunday
at the VIM. Smith home.
Chas. Ruhs was in Audubon We'd
nesday evening OF last week.
John Cozine and family spent Sun
day at the Geo. Everts home.
f. L. Anderson shipped two car
load of cattle to Chicago Saturday.
w. w. Weston shipped a nice two
year old FiIly to Rolf Iowa Monday.
Mrs. Inman Sherman is suffering
from bruised arm caused by fall.
Fred Ruhs went to Omaha last Tues
day and purchased lot of winter
goods.
Miss Nettie La Bonte is now assist
ing Mrs. Chas. Jordan in her house
hold duties.
Mr.. Tittering of Audubon is putting
down a well for A. X. Kness here in
Ross this week.
Bert Beers who has been here visit
ing left Tuesday of last week for his
home in Illinois.
Henry, Jake, Chas, and John Ruhs
and families spent Thanksgiving with
their brother Fred Ruhs at Ross.
Herman Tessman and Miss Ethel
Ehlert were married Wednesday al
eleven O'Clock at the home of the
grooms parents.
Wallice Rutherford was taken in
the Woodcraft Saturday night and as
he is bronco buster had no trouble
in riding the goat.
The new house of A. X. Kness is
now under the care of Lue Beers and
will soon make Ross look lots bigger
as Ross is always improving.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-30
Big Husking Stories

The Hampton Recorder rightly says
that now is the time for big husking
stories We have several on tap,
varying from l02 bushels day up TO
l2S. A boy named Eddy on ID. G..
Mallory's farm only II years old
husked la bushels last Thursday and
this set us TO thinking. We will say
that there are 100 ears In bushel OF
corn. In la bushels there would be
ii, 400 ears, and unless the boy worked
in the dark at both ends OF the day,
he would not get in over about nine
hours a day besides unloading and
stopping an hour for noon. That
would be $40 minutes, and in order to
husk the ia bushels of corn in the
nine hours, he would have TO husk an
ear in about thirty seconds, two a
minute. Isn't that almost lightning
rapidityY We are informed that a
son of Adam Killenger not over II
has husked as high as 1872 bushels in
one day this season. Who can go it
one better?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-30
~ News from the diff
AUHnfu ~ erent Townships of
AUu1IUy the County. va >.
Correspondence X


Johnnie Esbeck was home over Sun
day.
Peter Kegger is husking corn this
week for Clouse Petersen.
Pipe was laid and water works put
in T. Jensen's hotel Monday.
G.. G.. Nelson cried sale Monday
for Carl Iverson near Elk Horn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Faaborg spent
Sunday evening at M. N. Esbeck's.
Charley OAKLAND began his school
Monday mile north of Kimballton.
Jacob Esbeck and family spent
Sunday evening with M. G. Mittens.
Peter Lartsen and Eddie Olesen are
helping Torn Nelson pick corn this
week.
Hans Madsen had some painting
ing done the first of the week by Ru-
dolf Andersen.
Viggo Rasmussen finished q new
corn crib the first of the week for
Chris Clousen.
There will be IL new phones put in
north of Kimballton. Andrew Chris
Jensen begins the work Monday.
Chris Nelson laid pipe for Fred
Mortensen Saturday so as TO have
| plenty of water for his stock this win
ter.
Frank Jorgensen and Chris Slam
berg returned from Des Moines the
first of the week. Frank spent several
days with his sister Clara Jorgensen.
Ross Wiley and wife of Des Moines
sister of Mrs. Chris Rasmussen came
last week. Mr.. Wiley will assist Mr..
Rasmussen in painting this winter as
he has more work than he can do.