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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-11-07

Charlton, Oct. 90.
Dear Editor: AS have never writ
ten before vii, try ard write now. IL
/; should win the pr.zc would like a
book. Wy papa takes the paper and
likes 1t very well. am going to
write about Aunt I.iza's Secret. Well
/ guess Will close now.
YourH truly,
Nora Johnson. age IL
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Do.1ds- ISaa:o Oct 20.
Dearest Editor: will! try and write
TIC the happy Junior. have written
once before. but did not REQ my letter
IN print. 7 am going to send III words
from America and n story about q Kind
Hearted Tramp. Your loving friend,
Myrtle McVeigh. age -.
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PRIZE CONTEST.

212 Richmond Ave.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-23

REFORM
Lobbyists Will Fight
Pure Food
War Is Led by Whisky
Trust
Wholesale Druggists Accused Of Sup
porting Powerful Movement at
Washngton-seII Poisons for
Purpose of Adulteration

Special to The Herald.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. 22.-H.
II. Barnard, the state chemist, has just
returned from Washington and says
that a powerful lobby has been formed
tc fight the proposed pure food law.
He said; Thomas e. Lannon an
attorney from Chicago, is now in charge
of the anti -pure-food-lob as II is
called. And he has evidently been
working along these lines for some
time.
Several months ago 1 began receiv-
ing communications from him relative
to the attitude of the Indiana officials
regarding certain phases of the pure
food legislation.
AT that time l did not know that he
was to be connected with the anti
pure-food legislation, but in the light
of this fact, his interest in the subject
is explained.
Il was informed in Washington that
the lobby had already manifested much
activity and that, backed as 1T is by
such powerful influences as the whis-
ky trust, certain wholesale druggists
who sell goods to adulterators and
some patent medicine owners, the op-
position will be hard to overcome'
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-23
MARSHALL FIELD, JR.,
SERIOUSLY WOUNDED
YOUNG MAN is ACCIDENTALLY
SHOT
Son of Great Chicago Merchant Shoots
Himself While Handling Revolver
at His Home-surgeons at Once
Operate and Patient Rests Well
Special to The Herald.

SoeciaI TO The Heraiu.
CHICAGO, Nov. 22.-Marshall Field,
jr., tonight received a bullet wound
through the abdomen while loading or
unloading revolver in his dressing
room at his residence on Prairie avenue.
The young man Is now at Mercy hos
pital in precarious condition. An
operation was performed at the hospital
and the bullet removed. According to
DR.. Devan it pierced the stomach and
liver but not the intestines.
No one witnessed the accident. The
report of the revolver was heard by
the butler, who rushed into the room
to find Field lying on the floor, the re-
volver beside him. In the room were
various other firearms, including rifles
and shotguns which Field had intended
to take with him on a hunting trip
north.
Members of the family said that
owing to the fact that the condition of
the wounded man prohibited any at
tempt to ascertain from him the man
ner in which the accident took place
any explanation of it would be only sur
missed except for the evident fact that
1t was an accident.
The removal of Field to the hospital
was as expeditions as possible. and at
once the serious nature of the injury
was apparent. An operation quickly
followed the rapid diagnosis and con-
sultation of surgeons.
Field is said to have borne it we'll
and late tonight was reported to be
resting comfortably
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-23
WILL REPORT TO PRESIDENT
sub-committee Of Board Of Consult
ing Engineers Of Canal
Holds Session
nv Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. 22.-The
subcommittee Of three members, with
General Davis as chairman, which was
appointed from among the members of
the board of consulting engineers of the
isthmian canal to draw UP a rough
plan for the report to President Roose-
welt, held a session today
Tomorrow the full board will meet
and discuss some minor questions
which have come UP since IL reached
It's final conclusion last Saturday. The
last meeting of the board will take
place Friday and 1t Is expected that
that meeting will have more or less
formal aspect and that General Davis
will make a short speech thanking the
members for their efforts and bidding
the foreign delegates farewell.
Although the board has differed In
its opinions, II can be stated that at
all the meetings the utmost good fell
lowship prevailed No certain choice
has yet been made of the member who
will go in January to meet the Euro
pean delegates for a final arrangement,
but it is very likely that General Davis
will be selected
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-23
CHILDREN SEE
SISTER KILLED
SHOTGUN is ACCIDENTALLY
DISCHARGED
Mrs. Frleda SchaIk Meets Tragic Death
at Her Home-Lltte Brother
and Sister Witness
Terrible Scene

The accidental explosion OF a shot
gun, which caught in the foot rest of a
stove in the kitchen as she was about
to remove the weapon from behind the
stove, instantly killed Mrs. Frieda
Schalk, aged II years, at o'clock yes
terday afternoon at the home of the
young woman on the corner of East
First street and wellington avenue.
The young wife was engaged in
house cleaning at the time of the fatal
accident. Mrs. Schalk's sister Elsie,
aged Is, and her little brother Henry,
aged 7, were in the house assisting
their married sister and witnessed the
tragedy.
Mrs. Schalk was about to move a
small stove which stood in one corner
of the kitchen, when she noticed her
husbands gun standing behind it. AS
she grasped the weapon by the barrel
with the intention of moving 1t out OF
her way the hammers caught in the
end of the foot rest about the lower
part of the stove. discharging both
barrels simultaneously. The contents
of the two cartridges blew out the right
side of the back of Mrs. Schalk's head,
killing her almost instantly.
When the younger children realized
the fate that had befallen their sister,
the boy frightened by the sight, ran
from the house and was not found
until II o'clock last night by neigh
bors who went out to search for him.
Little Henry was found crouched be-
hind some tall trees back of his
fathers store at 3511 East First street
In the meantime Elsie, the dead
woman's sister, ran to a neighbor's
al hat hod
then ran to her father Henry Gott-
leber and broke the sad news.
Shooting Accidental, Say Police
According to Elsie she and her little
brother Henry were moving couch In
another part of the room and We're
about ten feet from Mrs. Schalk when
the latter was accidentally shot to
death. Elsie says that neither she nor
the little boy had their hands on the
gun and that the first they knew of
its presence in the house was when
they heard the fatal report
When the little boy was found late
last night he was completely exhausted
with the fright and the cold. Henry
could make no definite statements. but
in an incoherent manner muttered: Il
didn't know it was loaded"
The detectives are unable to under
stand the meaning of the lads words,
but saw they are firm in their belief
that the younger sister and brother had
no hand in the discharge of the gun.
Mrs. Schalk's husband, Gustave
Schalk. is employed as a machinist for
the Pacific Electric Railroad company.
The couple were married little over
one year ago. The young wife was an
exceptionally pretty girl and the pair
lived happily together in their little
cottage on Wellington street.
When the husband Of the dead wo-
man learned of the tragic death of his
wife last night he was almost pros
trated. The Pierce Bros. we're sent
tc take charge of the body, but the
parents of the dead girl objected to
the removal of the remains from the
Schalk home until today.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-23
ZemStvOiStS in Favor
of Government
Moscow Meeting Arouses
Enthusiasm
After Four Days Debate Municipal
Organization Acknowledge All
Reforms Asked for by Them
Have Been Granted
BY Associated Press.

by Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Nov. 22-At the end OF
four days debate the executive COM
mittee of the zemstvo congress brought
in the following resolution in favor OF
supporting the government, the reading
of which was greeted with tremendous
applause:
considering that the imperial mani
festo satisfies all the demands voiced
since the zemstvo congress of year
ago, and that the liberties accorded by
the manifesto are Indispensable to the
tranduilization of the country, the
congress declares itself in complete
solidarity with this constitutional basis.
The responsibility for the realization of
the program rests upon the cabinet.
The congress is convinced that the
cabinet can count on the support of
the great majority of the zemstvos and
municipalities so long as it follows the
path for the accomplishment of liber-
ties promised by the manifesto, but
every deviation will encounter decisive
opposition.
1.-The congress believes that the sole
means of guaranteeing the authority
of the government, the pacification of
the country and the support of the peo-
pies representatives are the imme-
diate promulgation of universal suf-
frage in elections to the douma, the
transformation of the first douma into
a constituent assembly with the appro-
baton of the emperor of a constitution
for the Russian empire, and the organ
ization of territorial reforms.
Measures for the realization of the
liberties granted by the manifesto are
regarded as Immediately imperative"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-23
MANIAC SHOOTS SHERIFF
Escaped Lunatic Fatally Wounds Or
ficer at Reno-Crowd Over
powers Demented Man
Special to The Herald.

CpHCldl W / ne t1erdlu'
RENO, New Nov 22.-Flourishing a
revolver and challenging anyone to
take him, John Braydner, an escaped
maniac from the Nevada insane asy-
lum, shot five times at Sheriff A. l..
Jones, who cornered the lunatic at
Wadsworth today. One bullet, took eff
feet in the chest and the other shat
tered the officers arm.
A crowd of citizens gathered and
after a fierce encounter subdued the
maniac, who will be taken back to the
asylum tomorrow. Sheriff Jones is said
to be in a critical condition and it is
doubtful If he will recover.
This is the third time Braydner has
escaped. On one occasion he got out
by making key to the door and elud-
ing his guards. He is regarded as a
most dangerous lunatic because he
possesses more than ordinary cunning.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-23
MEN REPLACE WOMEN
IN MUNICIPAL JOBS
ST. LOUIS POLITICIANS TAKE
RADICAL STEP
Announcement That Positions as
Stenosraphers Are to Be Given to
Men Who Have Families to Sup
port

Special to The Herald
ST. LOUIS, Nov. ga movement
to replace women stenographers at the
city hall with men who have families
to support and can do the work just
as well as the women" was inaugu-
rated at meeting of the house of del
egates by f. w. Priesmeyer of the first
ward. A resolution introduced by him
adopted by the house brought about
the appointment or a committee of five
''to ascertain the number of women
stenographers employed in the city in
the departments. their names, their
salaries and the character of work per-
formed by them"
The committee was appointed by
Speaker O'Brien and is composed of
Delegates Weidmer, Connel Coale,
Priesmeyer and Kollas. There are
thirteen women employed in the city
departments, all as stenographers.
Their salaries range from $50 to 500
a month. 1.-The boys" are to be taken
care of.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-23
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 22.-Rapid progress
has been made in the trial of United
States Senator Burton of Kansas.
charged with rendering services as an
attorney before the postoffice depart
ment at Washington in violation of the
federal statutes, and it appears prob
able that the case will go to the
jury not later than Saturday.
The government has taken several
short cuts in it's introduction of evil
dence, and Judge Vandevanter has
saved time by his sharp, decisive rul-
ings, and his adnonltions to counsel
to confine themselves strictly to the
matter at issue.
When court opened today Judge Van
devanter announced that he overrulad
the objection made by the government
late yesterday afternoon to certain
questions ASKED by counsel for the de-
Tense in tho cross-examination of wit
ness Thomas b. Harlan, former attor-
ney for the Rialto Grain and Securities
company, who was placed on the
stand by the prosecution.
Harlan Gives Testimony
At Senator Burton's former trial
Harlan was a witness for the defense.
Attorney Lehman took up letter
written by Harlan to Senator Burton,
accepting the latters proposition to act
as attorney for the Rialto company
for salary of $500 a month, which
was introduced yesterday, and ques-
toned the witness regarding the events
leading up to the writing of the let
fA,- /, ,i, Oi,,t til. 4,
government based it's objections
Mr.. Harlan described his first meet
ing with Senator Burton on November
II. 1902. He said he described to SEN
ator Burton the legal difficulties in
which the Rialto company was in
volved by the animosity of former
business partner of Maj. Dennis, presi-
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-23
Kansas Senator Who Is Charged With Acting as
Counsel While a Member of Upper House
Wins Strong Point in Evidence

dent of the Rialto company who, the
witness declared, had caused the in
stitution of fifteen civil suits, twenty
libel suits and the probability of about
200 other cases, and that it was prob
able that indictments might be re-
turned by the federal grand jury
against Maj. Dennis.
In recalling his conversation with
Senator Burton. Mr.. Harlan said: He
said meaning Senator Burton). Now
you must. remember that l am II
United States senator. l am not going
to do anything inconsistent with my
duty as United States senator
81 assured Senator Burton that / did
not want him under any circumstances
to do ANYTHING Inconsistent with his
position as a United States senator.
and | was just as positive in my state
ment as he was in his declaration, so
far as that matter was concerned.
Settles Question of Salary
up to this time nothing had been
said about compensation. He had not
even indicated. to the best of my re-
collection, whether he would or would
not become counsel.
II brought up the question of COM
pensation. ! explained to Senator Bur-
ton that did not feel that / had any
authority to close any contract, but
would take the whole thing into con-
sideration and report it back to the
company when / returned to st. Louis.
Senator Burton said he would serve as
counsel for $500 a month. That struck
me as being reasonable, so much so
that I did not dissent to it, all things
considered He said:
"'Of course l don't want to get cut
Off at the end of one month. l don't
Ng 4 L. -
and try or help you in the trial of that
case should there be an Indictment and
have my salary cut off at the end of
that month";
80 one or the other of us, I don t
remember which one of us, suggested
five months. At any rate, whoever
suggested it that was acceptable"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-23
BANKER IS CHARGED
WITH EMBEZZLEMENT
R. ALLYN LEWIS ON TRIAL AT
TUCSON
Man Accused Of Working International
Bank of Nogales Gets Change of
Venue-Attorney for Defense Seeks
Immediate Release of Prisoner

Special to The Herald
TUCSON, Ariz., Nov. 22.-The trial
of r. Allyn Lewis, vice president of
the International Bank of Nogales,
began in the district court Of Tucson
today having been transferred from
Santa Cruz county
Lewis made an affidavit alleging that
because of the large number of banks
depositors who lived in Santa Cruz
county he could not get an impartial
trial there and was granted a change
of venue.
Six charges of embezzlement on
which Lewis was indicted are set for
trial to follow the present case. The
prosecution elected to go to trial on
the charge of concurring in the pub
fishing of false statement of the con-
dition of the international bank.
John Desart, president of the defunct
institution. who signed the statement
is confined in the territorial insane
asylum, and L. F. Swain, the cashier
who swore to 1t, jumped his bond of
$4,000 and skipped to Chile.
Indictments were returned against
both of these men.
District attorneys of Santa Cruz and
and Pima counties put in their evil
dence this afternoon to show that the
statement as published was false and
that Lewis as vice president assented
to it.
United States Attorney Alexander.
who is representing Lewis, asked the
court to instruct the jury to acquit the
defendant on the ground that quorum
was not present at the directors meet
ing at which Lewis was chosen vice
president and that he never legally
occupied that office
The Judge will rule on the motion
when court convenes Thursday morn
ing,
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-23
HELD BY FOOT; is RUN DOWN
Harry Kipf Terribly Injured at River
side Because Motorman Thought
He Was "Foolinq"
Special do The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
RIVERSIDE, Nov. 22.-Harry Kipf,
10 years old. was run down and Grip
pied for life by a Lime street car this
morning about II o'clock. The motor
man. when seen after the accident,
stated that he had the car under per-
feet control but that he thought the
boy was playing in the street and was
fooling him. The fact was that the
youngsters foot was caught in the
frog of the switch and he could not re-
lease himself. He waved his arms re-
peatedly to the motorman and shouted
as loudly as he could to signal the car
to stop.
The car struck the little fellow at
full speed and tore one of his feet so
severely that it was found necessary
to amputate it..
II. o. Kipf, the father of the boy,
says that he will sue the company.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-23
MAN KILLED IN A FIGHT
Fatality Results From Meeting Of Paul
Kelly Association in
New York
BY Associated Press,

BY Associated PTess
NEW YORK, Nov. 22.-In a fight in
the rooms of the Paul Kelly associa-
ton in Great Jones street tonight one
man was killed and several others are
thought to be wounded. Scores Of
shots were fred but as far as is known
to the police only one man was killed.
He is John Harrington, % years of
age, whose lifcless body was found in
kelly's 7aloon after the smoke of the
battle had cleared. away.
The discovery of Tie body was made
by policeman who. becoming suspi-
cious on finding that the place was
closed earlier than usual. entered it.
In the rooms of the Paul Kelly associ-
alton on the floor above were found
evidences of a desperate fight including
three empty revolvers lying on the
floor.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-23
EXPLOSION WRECKS
FIREWORKS FACTORY
SEVERAL PERSONS SERIOUSLY
INJURED
One White Girl and Two Chinese Boys
Taken From Ruins of Seattle Build
lng-Bodies of Other Victims May
Be Beneath Debris
By Associated Press.

by ASSOCIdIeu IIeSS.
SEATTLE, Nov. 22.-The building in
Grant street in which fireworks were
manufactured for Wa Ching & Co,
Chinese merchants. was wrecked by
a terrific explosion this afternoon.
One white girl and two Chinese boys
We're taken from the ruins badly hurt.
Other bodies may be pinned under the
debris. Mabel NiVerson, white girl,
was taken out with her face and hands
badly burned, and suffering from inter
nal injuries. Chin Toy suffered frac-
ture of the right shoulder and was also
severely burned Tin Foy was blind
when rescued. The sight of both eyes
was destroyed by the flames. The
cause of the explosion is not known.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-23
PEASANTS WILL OWN LAND
Gar Says Payments to Be Diminished
One=HaIf
" Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.-The state
department today received a cablegram
from Mr.. Eddy, charge d'affaires of
the American embassy at st. Peters
burg, bringing this information:
Imperial proclamation today states
that during the year 1906 the payments
on land granted to peasants will be
diminished by one-half and will cease
entirely on January 1, 1907, the peasants
then becoming owners of the land. For
peasants who have not taken up land
the emperor will afford increased
facilities to his peasants bank to ad-
vance them money so that they may
profit by the new arrangement"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-23
FINES IOWA MINISTER
Missouri Court Sentences Preacher
and Young Woman COM
panion to Jail
Snec,al TO The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
MACON, Mo-, Nov. 22.-Rev. James
Fry and a girl named Annie Kirchner
were arrested at the West End hotel
here this morning on a complaint of
Mrs. Fry of Keokuk. Iowa. Fry and
the girl had been living at the hotel
here as man and wife for the past six
weeks.
They registered as j, Russell and
wife, Chicago. Both pleaded guilty to
the statutory offense. Fry was fined
5000 and sentenced to Jail for three
months. The girl was fined $50 and
sentenced to jail for thirty days
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-23
COUNT WITTE is PARALYZED
London Hears That Russian Prenler's
Health Is Broken
Snecial Gable to The Herald.

Special Cable to The Herald.
LONDON, Nov. 22.--The st. Peters,
burg correspondent of the Standard
claims to have excellent authority for
stating that Count Whites health is
causing the gravest anxiety. The
premier had a paralytic seizure last
week, partically disabling his left arm
for several hours, accompanied by brief
attacks of fainting. This is the second
time he has suffered from paralysis
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-23
JEWS FLEE TO PALESTINE
Three Hundred Families Escape From
Odessa
IN AssocIated Prass.

ST. PETERSBURG. Nov. 22.-Dis-
patches from Southwestern Russia in
dicate that the Zionite movement has
been given most powerful impetus by
the anti-Jewsh disorders. Hundreds
of Jewish families are leaving or pre-
pairing to leave for Palestine. Three
hundred fled from Odessa today.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-23
FIND IMPORTANT WITNESS
Boston Police Discover Men Who VIII
Clear Up Suit Case
Mystery
5y Associated Press.

DI AssOCliteu ETeSH.
BOSTON, Nov. PA new and inn
portant witness who will appear against
the three men under Indictment I'm
connection with the death of Susanna
Geary, the suit case victim, has been
found. the police say, in Miss Sarah
Elizabeth Grihiths. nurse who. 1t is
alleged, attended the chorus girl while
the latter was dying.
This nurse has made a statement to
the police which the authorities claim
VIII be of material assistance to the
prosecution In the trial of the cases
against DR.. Percy d. Mcleod VIM.
Hunt and Lewis Crawford, the accused
men. The police say that Miss Grif-
hths has satisfied them that she Is in
no way criminally liable in the case,
having been called in as nurse after a
second operation, intended to save the
Geary woman's life, had been per-
formed
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-23
PART I

PART
Rapid progress in Burton trial.
2-Senate faVors rate control.
3--Hopes officials may be punished.
4-EditoriaI.
5--city news.
6-Sports.
7-Markets.
a--Joke to keep Houshton quiet.
PART II
t--Would form republic.
2-Southern California news.
3-Four times we'd; thrice divorced.
4-5-classifled advertisements.
6-Navy Begins court-martlal.
EASTERN
United States Senator Burton on trial
at ST. Louis wins point in evidence
Senate committee on interstate COM
merce faVors railway rate control
Trial of Midshipman Meriwether on
charge Of manslaughter begun at An
napois.
FOREIGN
Japan outlines plan for monster navy.
Moscow Zemstvoists pass resolutions
supporting Russian government
Sultan of Turkey refuses to comply
Win demands OF allleu powers.
COAST
Pacific mail liner takes big cargo of
freight and S2,000.000 to Manila.
Automobilist runs down woman az
San Jose.
Several persons seriously injured by
explosion In fireworks factory at Sc
attle.
LOCAL
Col. John Sobieski, heir to the throne
OF Poland, says he will help to form a
republican govern ment
Councilmen angered by false story
regarding trip to Owens river.
Hospital patient on way to have Chi
cago SUI geon operate for third time on
his skull.
Newman Methodists viii have new
church to cost $4,000.
Power committee, a joke on Hough-
ton, say eouncilmen
Aged husband asks divorce from
Wife twenty-three years his junior.
Cruel allegations made in Elderton
divorce case.
Prominent vocalist sent to insane
asylum.
Municipal leagues expert accountant
finds lax business methods In city de-
partments
Mrs. Frieda schaIk accidentally killed
by discharge OF shotgun