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Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-05
MARTIN FORCED
To CONFESSION
HE GETS LONG STRAW IN THE
DRAW
San Bernardino JalIbIrd Makes Threat
of Self Destruction Rather Than
Go to the Penitentiary-To
Extend Service
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SAN BERNARDINO, Nov. Awhile
James Martin, one OF the four men who
broke Jail last Monday night and were
captured by officers soon after they
gained their liberty, has made con-
fession that he is the man who dug the
tunnel through the wall the officers are
in doubt as to whether he is really the
man who did the job.
From statements that have come to
the officers since the jailbreak they are
satisfied that the night after the Jail
break the four men drew straws to de-
termine which of them should make the
confession" so that the other three
might go free of the charge of jail
breaking. Martin got the long straw,
and true to his promise to his pals he
made the confession.
81 will never go to the penitentiary.
I will kill myself first. / will take the
first opportunity 1 can get to end my
life" That is the statement of James
c. Brown of Victorville who is under
arrest in this city for an alleged at
tempt to murder his wife, who was
suing him for a divorce. He is now in
the county Jail because of self-inhcted i
wounds while he was in the VictorVille
Jtlll ne OllCcl > btllcNt ITOWH VIII
carry out his threat and he is kept
under a constant watch.
Wynne Returns
d. B. Wynne, purchaser of the second
! telephone franchise in Ontario, has re-
turned from the east and will at once
commence the construction of the new
plant in that city. which will cost be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000. 1t is expected
the plant will be connected with the
| Home Telephone system throughout
| Southern California.
A farewell reception was given last
night at the Presbyterian church to Mr..
and Mrs. Roy Service, who will leave i'm
a few days for China. where they will
engage in missionary work in the north
ern interior on the Thibet border. They
will go more than 1000 miles inland, and
have been assigned to work among the
educated classes of Chinese.
Fred Valenzuela, who a year ago last
June made an attempt on the life of his
wife by striking her over the head with
an AK while he was i'm a drunken con-
dition, has been sentenced by Judge
Bledsoe to two years i'm Folsom prison.
The sentence was made light because
OF the mans broken health and the
pleadings of his wife, who, though
divorced since the terrible affair. still
says she cares for her former husband
and wants his punishment made light.
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Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-05

manly appearing man of about 30 and
has n good education, claiming to be a.
graduate of Leland Stanford university.
He says that he fell in with another
man at Frisco whom he knows as
"Scotty' and was by him persuaded
to begin a career of graft" This
friend, he says, supplied him with the
necessary papers to prove his member
ship in either the Elks or the Odd
Fellows.
Milk Goes Up
With the first of the present month
the price of milk sold by dairymen in
Pasadena went up to straight 10 cents
a quart. Heretofore it has been Gus
tomary to sell twelve quart tickets for
81. Representative dealers say that the
increase in price is due to the require
ments of the city ordinance which re-
quires the use of the tuberculosis test
and the cleaning of all bottles by steam.
This, they say, is expensive. On the
other hand. it is contended that the
precautions demanded by the ordinance
are such as patrons We're led to be-
lieve were being made use of by rep
utable dealers before the ordinance
was passed.
Pasadena Brevities
Compton high school this forenoon in
a lively game of basketball, the final
score standing &c to 10. The game was
played on the Y. NJ. C. A. courts.
Mrs. Mary Moore, for thirteen years
a resident of Pasadena, died this fore
noon, aged So. Funeral Tuesday She
leaves a son and two daughters, one
of whom Is attending school at STAN
ford university.
Mrs. Emma r. Hyland, wife of G. II.
Hyland, died this afternoon. aged AT
She was a native OF Meridian, Conn,
and came to Pasadena nine months
ago in failing health. One son survives
her. Interment in Mountain View
cemetery on Monday.
N. c. Grower, assistant chief hydro
grapher of the United States geological
survey, is the guest of W. b. Clapp
of this city, who holds the same posi-
tion for the state of California
John r. Slater, a deputy sheriff, died
last night at his home in this city after
a long continued illness.
A $4,000 brick and plaster business
block will be begun Monday on the
southeast corner of Colorado street
and Euclid avenue. to be erected by
d. M. Linnard for Mr.. and Mrs Frank
Cummings. The lot cost the new
owners $4O0 a front foot.
Superintendent of Schools Graham
reports the attendance at the Pasadena
schools at the present time 37SS. At
tendance last year at this time, 1888,
showing an increase of 450. The aV-
erage daily attendance for the month
of October, 349S, a gain of S4S over the
average Of the same month last year.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-05

subscriptions count more this week
than any one in contest See page 2,
part 4.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-05
Six Months for Harper

Frank Harper, the young man from
San Francisco who obtained money
from Pasadena Elks by claiming TO be
a member OF that order and In need,
was sentenced by Justice Klamroth
today q six months confinement in
the county Jail. Harper is gentle
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-05
FREE

II book of rs Green Trad
ing Stamps absolutely
Free to eDery UOn1dn whO
calls at our store Monday.
There are no strings tied
to this, they are free for
the asking.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-07

IN yUgoa faf she fnpuhllehn pagtF II
the rg~slAenllal pleeslun last year waa
nAAde b. n.
"A republican congress and pftAldNnt
enAclva she iteA huhus law ~ 1919.
"A republican congress and president
pnt the hAtluaal irrigation Wrt III ipua
on the statute book The irrigation
law lsly supplemented the tren homen
act The law which Lincoln elanea
aided millions 60 the population ut
The west. The republican rcnafcssN
act N forty years later viii create m
empire 10 The atld region, make the
desert blossom aud eli up the wests
waste places with homee, In the
winping of the wilderness from the
westerly line of the Dako,as, Kansas
and Nebraska onward 20 the line Of
the Sierra Nevada, the coast and The
Carcade mountains, the national lrri.
cation act OF 1902 will be a dominant
factor.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-07
ORIGIN OF LABOR pAy.

From the United Mine Workers
Journal: Among the tens OF thousands
Of workmen, on September 4, 1905,
who parade the streets In the celebra-
ton OF Labor Day, 1t Is safe to as
sumo that Of all that vast throng not
one in thousand can name him who
is, by right, Father" OF Labor Day.
For twenty-one years multitude has
held sacred the day that FIRST brought
a ray Of sunshine into their dark
homes and a degree OF freedom from
the ofttimes tyrannical hand Of capi.
tai On that day the sinews OF the
country, without tho coercive power
OF a paternal government, abstains
from all work, and In the triumph and
reaiizations Of It's might, faunts be-
fore the admiring eyes OF the world
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-07
LACEY ANp rHE CABINET.

Marshalltown Times-Republican:
The story from Washington 10 the ef
feet that Congressman Lacey has
some show OF being invited into the
cabinet 10 act as secretary Of the In.
terror might arouse swell OF justiE.
able pride in the Iowa breast were II
not for the fact that the correspond.
ont sending the tale has been known
TO work very much overtime suggest.
Ing Iowans for most OF the high places
likely to become vacant. However,
aside from many political conditions
that place such an event almost with.
out the realm OF probability, the suG
gestIon OF itself has merit.
There Is not another man In public
life today possessing more special
knowledge Of the details OF our pub.
tic lands department than does Major
Lacey OF Iowa. For many years no
has held tho cbairmanship OF the
house committee on public lands and
membership on the committee Of
Indian affairs, the two importan!
branches OF the work 81 the depart
ment Of the interior. Being careful
and agsiduous worker at his commit.
tee duties Major Lacey has suggested
and yecured by Legislation many inn
portant reforms In the governments
administration Of It's public lands and
Indian affairs. He is prominently
an honest man as we'll as man q
ability and his advent Into a depart,
ment that shall have 10 deal with fu'
ture land frauds would be a distinct
gain 10 the public service.
To many Of us II has seemed that
Major Lacey has paid entirely too
close attention 10 the suggestions OF
railroad bosses in Iowa politics, but
no suspicion Of Beryile obedience has
been cast upon him and there rs room
for argument over an excuse In that
the bosses have held tremendous po.
litlcal power in times past, without
which Major Lacey could not have re-
NAMED in congress. Then again,
some OF tho MAJORS best friends have
cautioned him that his Jealousy OF
CUMMING rise TO political eminence
and senatorial possibility has been uii-
betting q man Of his breadth OF char
acter. A great many OF us who like
him as man would even work TO
keep him out Of the United States zen.
alto because he In a "standpatter from
standpattersville." an exclusionlst and
standstiller on the tariff and reciproc-
ity issues. We are also opposed on
general principles to seeing President
Roosevelt surrounded with any more
"let weilenough alone" advisers, but
when Shaw goes out Of the cabinet
and when Secretary Hitchcock quits,
II Major Lacey should be called there
are a whole lot OF US who, while we
would like 10 have him do differently
on prominent issues. are going TO take
our hats of and own up that a better
equipped man for the department Of
the interior could hardly be found.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-07
LARGEST IN lTs HISTORY.
The Mahaska County Holiness Camp
Meeting a Great Success.

The Mahaska county camp meeting
was larger this year by a dozen family
tents than iast year. In al! nc lad
ffty.elght tents occupied, while few
years ago we had but about twenty
The number protesting to be con
verted or reclaimed or sanctifed was
about fifty, and twelve united with
the association.
Money for the expenses OF the meet
ing amounting to nearly six hundred
dollars was satisfactorily raised; and
the general harmony and" satisfaction
which prevailed was remarkable. We
feel that we have been privileged In.
deed to have had such efficient work
ers with us, and such manifest pres
ence OF God.
As to the matter OF the Holiness col
lege, II has never been In more en-
couraging state than at present, and
goodly number agreed to take lots
the money for same to be used fol
the erection OF building. We com
mend this to the attention OF all In
terested parties as being worthy 81
your serious consideration.
Committee.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-07
A New Jersey clearinghouse

"A New Jersey clearinghouse
keeper having been terribly scalded by
tho explosion Of hot huckleberry
pie, made without any holes In the
Top, the Knoxville Express urges that
as soon az the Iowa legislature passes
the act to make the leaving OF seeds
in cherry pie a penitentlary offense'
IL should require all pies with TOP
crtrsts TO be equipped with safety
valves and baked by licensed ensln'
ecrg,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-07
After having for 90 years paid Us

After having for 35 years paid us
employees in checks drawn on banks
near tho company's Offices and shops,
the Pennsylvania has decided TO re-
turn temporarily ut least 70 payments
direct by cash. The change will nj.
feet 10000 men. When the check
system was instituted II was thought
that the distribution OF wages In this
form would make the supcrintendents
personally acquainted with their men,
but the vast growth in the number OF
employees has prevented the carrying
out Of this object.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-07

Sioux City journal: People not
TO be classed as Major Lacey's dearest
friends are proposing him for secre-
tary OF the interior, on the assumption
that Secretary Hitchcock In to resign,
and on the understanding that secre-
tary shaw will not remain in the cab
met. Out Seattle way, where they
are greatly interested In the Alaskan
trade. they are proposing the oskaloo-
IA man for senator from Iowa. Both
the enemies and the friends Of the
Sixth district member appreciate his
high qualification for any place In
the public service TO which he may
be called.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-07

six years ago American nanufae'
turers made but As automobiles, val
ued at 100000. Last year they built
20,601 machines, valued at 100000
and In two years from now the value
OF the output viii probably exceed
800, 000,0 900. The export trade Ia in!
creasing rapidly and IL already assum'
ing large proportions. Here Is On.
other Indication OF prosperity made
possible by our present tarin. "A
good tarlff to leave alone.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-07
REPUBLICANS AND IRRIGATION.

President Rooseyeltg letter to the
irrigation congress at Portland was, It
r. said, received with rounds OF ap.
plause." 10 ought 10 have been. The
president not only signed the national
irrigation act OF 1902, bnt he did more
than any other one man toward get
ting Il through congress. His words,
in his first annual message, that OF
1901, urging irrigation, gave encour'
agement and direction 10 that Dolicys
advocates, and secured for II o ma.
1ority Of each branch OF congress.
me irrigation law OF 1909 contrib
uted very materially TO the immrnse
majority which Roosevelt received In
the west in 1904 The clean sweep
Of the states west Of the Mississippi,
except Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana,
was tho Vests response 70 the 70.
publlcang irrigation act Strictly
speaking there was no politics in irri-
cation. Men Of both parties voted fer
n But IL was q republican who gave
the irrigation movement the nonnen-
tum which sent tho bill TO enactment.
a republican congress passed 1t. A
,vepubIIean president signed It. II was
out in operation By republican al
ministratlon. Hundreds Of thousands
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-07
AN APOLOGY WOULD BE couR.
TEOUS.

Burlington 1iawk.Eyo Governor
Cummins has not made very credit.
able showing for himself in his reply
TO Secretary Shaw. lie admits that
no did not quote from the published
report Of the secretary's rcmarlsE, but
from an editors comment upon the
speech. Perhaps tho governor and
his friends could appreciate the better
tho ethics OF his course II he were To
deliver political address and then
have criticisms of his ideas based up.
on newspaper comments upon what he
said, and not the language he himself
used.
But the governor did not even quote
the editorial comment accurately; he
gave It different shade OF meaning
than the language 1ustinos. He had
quoted Secretary Shaw as saying that
the French treaty "gives everything TO
France and nothing 10 the United
States" In the editorial in the Des
Moines Capital, TO which the governor,
with strange indirectnesg looked for
the sccretary's language, the editor In
terprets Secretary Shaw as demon
gtrating that we are Offering France
a tremendous bargain and getting
practically nothing In return" "Giy'
ing France everything" and giving her
u tremendous bargain are two DIFF
fcrcnt things, as are also the terms,
"pothing TO the United States and
practically nothing II Is the differ.
ence hetW cen the rela..ye and the alb
solute. II was qualifying phrase.
One may not be practically wise, and
yet not really ignorant. The thought
Of the editor was that the treaty was
Of great value 10 France and gave that
country the practical advantage. The
governor turns this editorial comment
into declartIon that the treaty
gives everything TO France and moth.
ing TO the United states" The secre'
tary did not use either OF the expires.
sions.
That leaves the governor in the DO.
Bition where an apology would be a
iaudable courtesy.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-07
Original Notice.

In the District Court OF the State
OF Iowa, in and for Mahaska county,
October term, A. ID. 1905.
TO Albert Swanson:
You are hereby notified that on or
before the 9Th day OF August, 1905,
petition OF Loretta swanson win be
filed In the once OF the clerk OF the
district court Of tho State OF Iowa, in
and for Mahaska county, claiming OF
you a divorce.
And that unless you appear hereto
and defend before noon OF tho second
day OF the October term, A. d. 1905,
OF said court, which win commence on
the Sd day OF October. 1905, default
win be entered against you and judy
ment and decree rendered thereon as
prayed for in said petition.
.. y. q w. r. Lacey,
eva Attorney for Piaintiif.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-07
STATUE OF MAHASKA.
! M. Edmundson has Contracted for
gllh 20 Oskaleosa.

Assured by MAYOR Williams letter
that the city would provide suitable
pedestal FOR lhe statute. Mr. lamna
Depew Edmundson. according 10 cd.
Vices. Inns commissioned an Iowa boy
Mr. =. ", Fry who Il now eludylng
IN Europe TO deainn the Statue 81
Chmf Mahaaka. which Ia to be erected
In the public square,
No arrangements for Me erection
~ the pedestal have been made, but
the city without doubt viii pfbvIdp
one for the bronte OF the old chief,
and Il is suggested by Mayor Williams
that the county also stand part of
the expense OF the base This idsa
seems not 10 be objected 10 by the
county commissioners.
Several months have passed since
0skaloosa received Mr. .itdmondsou's
generous offer to erect the statute
OF the old redman who gave tho couu.
" It's name. Mayor Williams wrote
that the statute would be accepted
and n base provided and nothing
further was heard OF the matter until
the recent announcement that the
bronze was 70 be executed by Mr.. Fry
whose former home was at Creston.
Mr.. Edmundson the donor of the
statue was boy In osltaloosa and
grew into manhood here. He mas
since been very successful In business
but has found time to take'a deep in.
terest In art and philosophy, and the
gift OF the bronze Of Mahaska TO the
city of his birth Is but one Of several
recent munllcences.
Mr.. Fry Is much interested in the
commission, and In choosing him TO
execute II Mr.. Edmundson Is assured
that the result will be Of high artistic
merit, and It will have the added In
terest OF being done by an Iowa man,
one whose ability Is already recogni.
zed by sculptors both In Europe and
America. dorado Taft said OF him
that he added 70 his rare genius as a
sculptor, an equal talent Of industry,
economy and self-poise
When only boy he modelled for
mis- own pleasure and that Of his
playmates before he had ever seen
a piece Of sculpture. His studio was
In yard or In his room, and was
decorated with the pieces that ne
modelled. One OF these he took with
him 10 Omaha when he wished to en-
ter an academy there, and the IN.
structor could not believe that hts rad
not studied under a competent teach
err. He remained In the Omaha acade.
my but q few weeks, during which
time the instructor did not offer a
criticism, saying that he was hot
able to judge OF the boys work, much
less 10 criticise Il.
In the Chicago Art Institute nc
spent one day In rising from the low
est eldso to the mo CLASS. Hers M
studied for little more than year
winning hoDors and prizes from the
first. During that year he was taken
TO Milwaukee by the Woman's Club
OF, Chicago to model before the nation.
al convention of Women's Clubs,wIhie
Mrs. Hamlln Garland lectured.
From the Art institute he went to
New York CITY, where he modelled
for the Buffalo exposition, under Karl
Bitter. When that work, was com.
pleted he left for Paris 70 enter the
Julian academy. Here again he met
with praise and honors, and prize
piece done by him hangs upon the
walls OF the academy, where 1t is to
remain az long as the academy OK.
lists, This ~ an honor accorded 70
very few.
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The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-07

"A socialist IL holding forth on the
street corners. One OF his published
statements is TO tho effect that"Amcr.
lean creamery butter Is being sent TO
foreign lords and ladies', while cheap
butter and SKINNED milk are being
fed to Americans" This assertion
does not hold good In oskaloosa, as
the local creamery is unable to meet
tho demands for home consumption.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-07

TO furnish Muscatine with natur.
al gas at 35 cents q thousand ID the
sprop6sltion Of an oil expert from COT
feyyiIlc, Kansas. A franchise has
been granted TO the Kansas man, VINO
claims 70 have discovered oil and gas
in paying quantities near there,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-07
Milwaukee wisconsin (rep.): The

Milwaukee wisconsin (rep): The
moderate and guarded utterances OF
the secretary OF the treasury inspire
confidence In his knowledge, his eau
ton and his capacity. The head'long
careless, extreme style OF the COVER
nor of Iowa indicates that II entrusted
with the steering Of the ship OF state
no might take chances Of humping on
the rocks.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-07
ALMos. ONE THOUSAND.
oskaloosa Sent Big Delegations to th'
State Fair.

oskaloosa contributed materially TO
the big crowds and the big success OF
the Iowa State Fair. We made Of
fort TO send one thousand passengers
to the city curing the week OF the big
show. and we came near succeeding.
Something over a total OF seven hun.
dred possibly 75o--tickets we're sold
via the Rock Island via special and
regular trains, and about $50 over the
Burlington route, making total that
will reach almost the nine hundred
mark. This 10 the best showing that
this city has ever made 10 this direc-
tion.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-07

One Of the fads Of the princess Of
Wales is,to impress upon everyone in
Great Britain tho Importance OF learn
ing 70 swim as she considers II not
only an accomplishment, but a neces-
sary part of ones education.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-07

Joe Trlgg claims in the State
Register that the kindergarten pf
gambling III found In the slot ma
chine, progressive whist and the
church fair innocent lottery deals.
"Thus concealed 1t is but L short
step to betting on the races aud
pools, stud poker and board Of trade
nptlons."
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-07

Tho census bureaus final estimate
puts tho cotton crop OF 1904 at 1898
279 bales. This is nearly 100000
bales in excess Of tho highest preyi-
Gus record, that OF 1898 and 1899, in
each OF which years the production
passed the 100000 mark.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-07

Lincoln Star; The trouble with
vacation Is that It is generally about
six weeks long: Two weeks TO get
ready, two OF tho real thing and two
TO recover.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-07
-rall,Ine obout "lIterary bureaus, .

Talking about literary bureaus"
brings the following query from the
Fairfield Ledger: when has anything
OF the kind ever sent out such a mass
OF stun, Of the yeriest rot, as now goes
from Des MoInes TO a certain lot OF
Iowa Republican newspapers? II pro-
baby costs nothing. nut II Is dear
even at that price.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-07

Tho Liars" club is the name OF
q new social organization at Des
Moines. II outside newspaper CORE.
spondents are eligible II ought TO have
large membership.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-07
..chariton Herald. Guy can. edItor

Charlton Herald: Guy Carr, eaitol
OF the Tracy Leader, Is causing his
wife and friends much anxiety. lie
left home on Tuesday OF last week TO
20 10 oskaloosa on freight train, and
has not been heard Of since. We see
no cause for alarm in the matter,how
ever. II no was on freight train per-
maps he has not reached oskaloosa
ypf u.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-07

The Duranl News says. Those
who have been asked to cut their
weeds, begged TO cut their weeds and
ordered to cut their weeds should now
be made TO cut their weeds"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-07

George Fitch says In the Council
Bluffs Nonpareil that the skunk Is
the automobile OF the animal kingdom.
They use gasoline cars in Council
Bluffs.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-07

The political pass must go, but
the date OF departure has not been def
initely settled" says the Knoxville
Journal.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-07

According TO Joe TrIgg crows, so.
phern and suckers comprise about all
We game and fish left in this part OF
he west
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-07

Joe Trigg says that men past nifty
make the best governors. This
leaves the eligible list still quito
large.