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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-09-29
BRUTAL DETECTIVE
SHOOTS A BOY.
Awful Deed Of a Member Of
Des Moines Detective
n Force.
IS CHARGED WITH MURDER
Public indignation Becomes Thor
oughiy Aroused ana Chief Jones
Discharges the Detective and Files
Charges Against Him.

Dies Moines, Sept. 2S.-On Tuesday
afternoon Detective Frank Brothers
shot 12-year-old Howard Wittell. who
he claimed, was trying to escape
while the detective was after him for
having stolen some small article. The
bullet, which was Of 4S caliber, tore
its way through the boys arm and
lodged in the knee. After the shoot.
ing the detective, with many curses,
dragged the lad block and half
to the police station, where the city
physician gave him attention and he
was sent to the hospital. Brothers
declared that he did not know the
lad was shot; that his revolver had
exploded accidentally. Eye-witnesses
declare that the shooting was deli
berate.
A charge of assault with intent to
commit murder, was filed against
Brothers yesterday afternoon, but this
may be withdrawn and charge OF
murder substituted. Doctors who op.
and evening state that the chances OF
the boys recovery are small The
bullet was found to have penetrated
the bone of the right leg and to have
coursed its way through the marrow
and settled near the knee joint. The
operation failed in getting the bullet
and efforts to secure the leaden mis-
sile have been dropped.
The boy was SO nervous last night
that it was thought he might succumb
to the nervous shock.
Frank Brothers relations with the
police department was severed yes
terday morning when Chief Jones
summarily dismissed him from the
service. He was suspended the night
before
Later Chief Jones filed charges of
assault with intent to commit murder
against Brothers; Brothers was ar
raigned, pleaded not guilty and was
released on bonds fixed at $4,000.
The action of Chief Jones in sum
marily bringing about the dismissal
of Brothers from the force was due
largely to the great public indigna-
ton which made itself felt yesterday.
The initiative of Chief Jones and
others in bringing about the charges
against Brothers was soon followed
by the matter being reported to the
grand jury. The evidence was laid
before the body and the investigation
was commenced at once.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-09-29
ANOTHER BODY IS
FOUND IN RIVER

Des Molnes, Sept. 25.--The dead
body of Frank Callahan OF Peosta
was found in the Des Moines river
eight miles below the city last night.
Evidence points to the belief that
he was the victim Of murderers or
drowning.
The circumstances surrounding his
death are nearly parallel to those Of
the Griswold case, and the connec-
ton between the two Is so marked as
to shatter the suspicion that the mys-
teries might be but mere condolences
Frank Callahan disappeared from
Des Moines last Tuesday night. He
was last seen at the Rock Island de-
pot at $3.50 o'clock in the evening,
and since then all trace OF him has
been absolutely lost, although his
father, with the aid Of private detec-
tives, has been securing the state for
him. W
His body. taken from the river last
night, was a sickening reminder OF
the Griswold tragedy. It was so
bloated as to make Identification OF
the features almost an imposslblty.
A post-mortem showed, according to
the report ofDr. Miller, city physician.
that the skull was not crushed and
that no traces of poison could be
found on the body.
The Ids were not tied, but the
right s-siisers pocket had been cut
open with a sharp knife in the same
manner as one of Griswold's vest
pockets were found. His money was
gone and his watch chain dangled
loose in his vest pocket. with the
watch gone. The chain was the on
fy valuable found on his person, but
his minor personal effects, SO far as
could be seen, were intact.
The body was found in the river
about mile below Levy. small
town on the Burlington road, about
seven miles southeast of the city, and
was first discovered by Clarence Keel
ing and Harvey Keller, two small
boys, who were swimming in the
river between 5 and 6 o'clock in the
evening. The boys discovered the
body in a heap of drift about thirty
feet from the shore, where the water
was only knee deep.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-09-29
zEMSTVOISTS FAVOR
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

Moscow, Sept. 26.--The congress of
the representatives of the zemstvoists
and municipalities in the interior Of
Russia and Of the Polish Lithuanian
provinces began yesterday at the resi-
dence of Prince Tcherbatoff under the
presidency Of Count Heyden, one Ct
the marshals Of the nobility, who pre-
sented to the emperor the petition
drawn up by the last all-Russian zem-
stvo congress. A representative OF
General Durnovo, governo: general
of Moscow, was present with instruc.
lions to stop the meeting II the condi-
tons under which the delegates were
permitted to assemble should be viola,
ted. These conditions provide that
the sittings should not be public, that
the president should not allow any de-
parture from the subjects mentioned
in the programme and that the speak
ers should not be permitted to say
anything that might cause racial ex-
element. Representatives Of the
press, however, were allowed to at
tend but the accounts in the Russian
papers will be censored.
Inc congress ulSCuSSeu d TcSOlu-
ton calling for the organization of a
general zemstvo bureau and declaring
that the representatives Of the zem-
stvoists in the cities should partici-
pate in the gosudarstvennaia douma
(the lower house of the national as
sembly,) organizing therein a united
majority for the protection Of their
own interests and for the furtherance
OF their work In the cause Of liberty.
Only two speakers were in favor Of
boycotting the douma, majority OF
the delegates declaring that It was
necessary to participate in Its pro-
ceedings in order to continue the
struggle with the Bureaucracy and to
exact in the name of the people lib.
erty and equality.
Several of the Polish Lithuanian
delegates made heated speeches. They
declared that IL the Russian intellect.
ual classes were not represented in the
douma the border lands would be left
to fight the struggle for liberty alone.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-09-29

So 3
During visit in Massachusetts
town Jacob A. Riis was asked by a
gaunt, funereal sort of chap what he
should say by way Of introducing him
to the assemblage. "Oh," replied Mr..
Riis, in spirit Of levity, "say any
thing you like. Say l am the most
distinguished man in the country.
They generally do" Whereupon his
serious-minded friend marched upon
the stage and calmly announced that
he did not know this man Riis, whom
he was charged to introduce, and had
never heard of him. "He tells" he
went on with never a wink, chat no
IS the most distinguished citizen in
the country. You can Judge for yoar'
selves When you have heard him.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-09-29
WEALTHY MAN vIcr,M,zED.
Western Widow Extracts Money
From r. c. Walters.

Western Widow Extracts Money
From r. c. Walters.
Upton, Sept. 26.-"CIeverly worked
by a pretty widow is the defense
made by r. G. Walters. a wealthy
business man who finds himself sued
for two notes - 81 900 each BY Katb.
crime Ralston. western widow.
In his answer to the suit Walters
exposes what he terms very neat
Job Of extracting money from him.
He met Mrs. Ralston at Portland IN
1903. When he left her she agreed
to follow him and wed him. There.
upon he. rented a house in Upton and
waited for her.
Upon one pretext and another she
never came as agreed but always
needed money which Walters sent.
But she did come few days ago,
earlier than Walters thought and
spent three days in looking him up.
Then she met him and agreed to wed
him upon receipt of his note for 81,
600 to be used in educating her son.
W Walters gave it with proyiso as to
its use. Then she demanded another
and got 1t and tried to sell the notes
but failed and now she has begun
suit to collect them
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-09-29
DON'T MISS THIS.
"A. Cure for. Stomach TroubIe-A New,
Method by AbsorPtton-flo Drugs.

"A Cure for. Stomach TroubIe-A New
Method by Absorptton-No Drugs.
DO YOU BELCH? It means a dis
eased stomach. Are you afflicted with
short breath, gas, sour quotations,
heart pains, indigestion, dyspepsia,
burning pains and lead weighs in pit Of
stomach, acid stomach, j distended abdo-
men, dizziness, BAD BREATH, or any
other stomach torture? Let us send
you box of Mull's Anti Belch Waters
free to convince You that it cures.
Nothing else like it known. It's sure
and very pleasant. Cures by absorption.
Harmless. No drugs. Stomach trouble
can't be cured otherwise 50 says med
ical science. Drugs won't do-they eat
up the stomach and make you worse.
We know Mu1l's Anti-Belch Waters
cure and we want You to know it, hencs
this offer.
SPECIAL OFFER. ~ The regular
price of Mull's Anti Belch Waters IS SOC
box, but to introduce it to thousands
OF sufferers we will send two (2) boxes
upon receipt of Use. and this advertise
ment, or we will send you a sample free
for this coupon.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-09-29
LIGHTING LORE.
AcETvLENE ExcELs AZ AN iLAU
MiNANT.
0as yor Lighting Formerly Confines -
Cities and Large Towns, now "
General Use In the Country.

The satisfactory lighting Of suDus.
ban and country homes requires thas
The means used shall be convenient.
safe, economical and furnish . bci'
liant. penetrating, effulgent light.
Everybody admits that these are
not the characteristics Of the candle
or kerosene lamp. which. formerly,
were the only feasible means OF pro-
ducing light for domestic use In the
rural districts.
For generations there was . crying
need, yearning for something better.
which was not satisfied. A few years
ago deliverance came in the shape o.
the chemical compound, Calcium Car.
bide, from which. by the simple ap'
plication OF water, the gas AcetyleEe
Is derived. Acetylene meets all the
requirements fully and admirably and
IS being generally used.
Common lime and carbon In the
form Of coke or coal are the raw ma
terials which, fused in an intensely
heated furnace, make Calcium Car
bide. and there is no difficulty in OBJ
taining It in any part Of the country.
The machine into which the Cal
cium Carbide is fed and from which
the Acetylene is distributed through
the building to be lighted. Is but little
larger than thirty-gallon milk can,
and Of the same general form. 1t Is
easily and cheaply installed, either In
the cellar or in an out-building.
The light from burning Acetylene
is exquisite, and lighting experts agree
that it surpasses all other known illu.
minants. It does not faint the air nor
strain the eyes and is not objection.
able in any respect. Every up-to-date
rural residence should be equipped
with Acetylene light.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-09-29
CHRONIC ERYSIPELAS
Cured by Dr.. Williams Pink Pills
Although Whole Body ~as
Affected.

Erysipelas or st. Anthony's fire is .
most uncomfortable disease on account
of the burning, the pain and the dis.
figurement it is also a very grave dis.
order, attended always by the danger OF
involving vital organs III its spread.
The case which follows will be read
with great interest BY all sufferers as it
affected the whole body, and refused TO
yield to the remedies prescribed by the
physician employed. Mrs. Ida A. Col.
bath, who was the victim of the attack,
residing at No. 10 Winter street. New.
buryport, Mass, says:
!" In June Of 1909 was taken i'll with
what at first appeared to be fever. !
sent for physician who pronounced my
disease chronic eryapelas and said it
would be long time before I got well.
inflammation began on my face aud
spread all over my body. Myeyes were
swollen and seemed bullying out Of their
sockets. Twas in q terrible plight and
suffered the most intense pain through.
ont my body. The doctor said my
case was very severe one. Under
his treatment, however, the inflamma.
ZION did not diminish and the pains
which shot through my body increased
in severity. After being two months un-
der his care, without any improvement,
dismissed him.
"Shortly after this, on the advice of a
friend, 1 began to take DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People, two at dose
three times a day. After the second box
had been used was surprised to notice
that the Inflammation was going down
aud that the pains which used to cause
me 80 much agony had disappeared. AZ
ter using six boxes of the pills was mp
and around the house attending to my
household duties, ~ we'll as ever. -
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold BY
al dealers in+medicine or may he OBJ
tanned direct from the DIR. Williams
Medicine Co.. Schenectady. NY.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-09-29
rho Js~NDs Or LIVES SAVED
" "Mothsr's Medicine Chest" ane
Patent PrsscrlptioMs.

Commenting on attacks made By
certain eastern publications on some
Of the best Alown and most valuable
Of the worlds proprietary medicines.
the Committee on Legislation OF the
Proprietary Association says:
"All through the country districts
h every state OF the union. you viii
and in the farm houses the old family
remedies. sometimes called patent
nedicinss,' many Of which have been
IN use In the same household for gen.
ssatioas. Among such people the old.
fashioned proprietary medicine. al
ways 1t hand with full printed in.
strsctions for use. y one Of the neces-
stiles OF life.
"To families In the country many
miles from doctor such remedies are
Invaluable. Mothers medicine chest
has saved many life and met many
o threatening sickness ut the TIRES
hold and turned It out Of doors. So
far from constituting self-prescription,
a. IL often pretended. acquaintance
with patent medicine often obvi.
ates the necessity Of such a step; for
here is . prescription already made
up. the effect Of which is well known.
One Of the greatest advantages Of
such medicine 10 that Its constant for.
mula gives 1t the character Of single
drug, 50 far as uniformity Of result is
concerned. and the people who use it
know from experience Just what they
can count on-which IL more than can
be said OF many physicians prescrip-
tons frequently obtained at far
greater cost and trouble"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-09-29
Says Treatment is Cruel at Asylum.

Says Treatment is Cruel at Asylum.
Waterloo, Sept. 29.-Repeatedly
knocked down by attendants, his
and later almost poisoned at the COM
mand of the hospital physician, is the
alleged experience Of d. w. Howard,
escaped from the insane asylum at
Independence and arrested here.
Officers take little stock in his story
because they assert he is playing for
sympathy. They admit, however, that
he seems to be perfectly rational.
Howard says he and a companion
secured the keys to the hospital and
escaped in that way.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-09-29
Ne Can sue for Dam aces.

Perry, Sept 20. Judge Edmund
Nichols denied N. A. Mowrer an in.
junction against the city Of Perry. Mr..
Mowrer asked that the city be enjoin-
ed from constructing an outfall sewer
across his lands because the exact
route, as he understood it. had not
been followed, though he had sold a
right Of way to the city. The sewer
was practically completed before the
case was tried. It is understood Mr.
Mowrer will sue for damages.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-09-29
Raku Filled with Troops,

Baku, Caucasia, Sept 27.-Rein-
forcements totalling 11.0O0 men with
three batteries of cavalry have ar
rived in this city. The government
has issued an order forbidding the
troops under any circumstance to fire
on houses occupied by foreign CON
suls. Should, however, shots be fired
from these buildings on the troops the
landlords will be heavily fined. The
proprietors of the naphtha wells and
refneries have been ordered under
pain Of arrest to pay all the arrears
of wages due to their employees.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-09-29

''This is the first time you have
been to- prayer-meeting in long
time" said the pastor Of a colored
congregation. Il had to come" re-
piled Erastus Pinkley; II needs
strength'nin.' Use got job white
washin' chicken coop an buildin'
a fence around q watermelon patch"
Washington Star.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-09-29
A teacher in one Of New York

A teacher in one of New York's
public schools, in the course of les.
son on Natural History" was ex-
planning to her class Of boys the
harm that had been done to the trees
in the city by worms, and then went
on telling how the English sparrows
had been imported to kill the worms,
and that the sparrows had increased
so in numbers that they had become
as bad as the worms. Noticing the
boys were not very attentive, she
said to one of them. Tommy, which
do you think are the worst, the worms
or the sparrows?'' Il don't know"
said Tommy; IT never had the spar.
rows"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-09-29

Mr.. James Edward Britt. represent
ing the United States, and Mr.. Mat.
thew Oscar Selson, representing Den.
mark, settled another international
dispute In method somewhat out Of
the recent order OF things.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-09-29

A New York theatrical manager has
signed q contract with a young lady
in California, who. he believes, will
turn out to be another May Irwin. Fer
picture, however, shows that at pres.
ent she doesn't weigh more than 100
pounds. FL 4.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-09-29

The press OF Montenegro enthusias.
hcal1y receives the announcement Of
the prince that he will grant his sub.
jects a popular assembly, The afore
said press consists OF one paper edited
and written by the prince. Let us
hope the car will not discover here D
solution Of his own press problem. \.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-09-29

The announcement that the pet hob.
by OF the queen regent Of Spain is the
collecting Of playing cards will excite
a feeling Of seorn in u ose prosaic ant
practical people who don't believe In
collecting anything but dollar bills.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-09-29
Death il School WeIls.

Baskerville, Sept. 29.Death turks
in the four school wells Of Esther
vile, according to State Chemist Kin
ney, who has made an examination
and pronounced the water full of
germs. There are eight cases Of ty-
phoid fever in the city and every pre-
caution is being taken to prevent its
spread.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-09-29

Despite the fact that peace has been
declared, Godzyadani, Manchuria, is
dying hard. Godzyadani looks SO
tough, despite familiarity. that we
shall feel lucky if it is finally killed
at all.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-09-29

According to Dir. CarpfOnor, q Penn
sslvaniz surgical expert. ~ rush and
hurry OF living the pursuit OF the al
mighty dollar--is the most plainly de-
ducible cause for the existence OF APP
pendicitis. Go q little slower after
this.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-09-29
DRANK cARBoLlc ACID.
Florence Smith, A Pretty Young Girl
of Mondamin, Dy;nu.

Mondamin, Sept. 26.-Florence
Smith, pretty young girl, 10 years
OF age, attempted to commit suicide
here by drinking four-ounce bottle
of carbolic acid on the street in this
town in front OF the residence OF
Postmaster Keith. Mrs. Keith, see
ing her drinking the contents Of the
bottle and staggering, ran to her and
caught her, preventing her from fall
Ing. On being asked why she had
done it. she only said: ooh! let me
die. No one cares for me-" She is
in precarious condition, with only
slight hope Of her recovery.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-09-29

Life. according to John Oliver
Hobbies, is becoming hard and serious,
and we need humor as relief. Yes,
and something in the way of comfort
to enable us to enjoy humor.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-09-29

Prof. Williston OF the university OF
Chicago is much more pleased at find
ing the remains Of that dinosaur out in
Wyoming than he would have been II
the dirosaur had found him when it
was alive
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-09-29

The greatest beer-drinkers in the
world are the inhabitants of Munich,
Bavaria. During a recent warm week
$4,000 gallons OF beer were consum-
ed In that city, an average of two and
one-half gallons for every man, wo-
nan and child ...
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-09-29

THAT barber seems to be doing a
rushing business" eyes. He has
invented hair tonic that smells ex-
actly like gasoline" "But-er-1
don't see the point" 1T tickles the
vanity of his patrons. They go around
smelling Of gasoline, and this gives
the impression that they own auto.
mobiles. Elk.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-09-29

Young man, when your father says.
When was your age never had
half as easy time as you have" he
is usually repeating what he heard
when he was your age.-Chicago Til
bune.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-09-29

The number of cigars manufactured
In this country last year is given as
1858. 337. POI. We are glad those last
seven were included, for we think we
know where they went to-
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-09-29

It is explained that the New York
woman settlement worker who danced
In blue pajamas for the gentlemen is
GO years old. She certainly acted like
sixty.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-09-29

How would you like to be Mr.. c. T.
Croker only son of the late Califor-
ria millionaire, who reached his 21st
birthday last week, and now comes
into his inheritance of $4,000, 900?
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-09-29

Blame the earthquake on the sun
spots, if it is any consolation to you.
But have you stopped to think the
sunspots may be caused by the earth
quakes?
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-09-29

A London cable dispatch says the
prices OF sables have been nearly dou-
bled, but unless there is an upward
movement in limitation seal'' most OF
us will not worry.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-09-29
Accused o. Stealing stamps.

Cedar Rapids, Sept 29.--Weyss
White. stamp clerk in the Iowa City
postoffice was arrested by Inspector
Sewart yesterday, charged with steal
ing from private boxes kept by rural
carriers. He was brought to this
city and held under 5000 bonds to the
grand jury. White is twenty-five
years OF age, has a wife and baby
and had been in the service only a
year. Z
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-09-29

Some Englishman thinks there are
too many Americans in London. There
is, however, no complaint Of super
abundance of American money there.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-09-29

The New York World suggests that
we be kind to burglars. If they can
find anything valuable in our house
we are willing to share it with them.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-09-29
FIRE Bugs Near Iowa City.

Iowa City, Sept. 26. Fire OF Yin.
known origin destroyed several barns
and outbuildings owned by Paul Pit
lick near Iowa City yesterday. LOSS
on buildings and contents $1,000
Partially insured.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-09-29

Wait till the football hero comes on
the scene and then see how much ice
the star pitcher and the ring athlete"
will cut.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-09-29

Peppery-"You don't mean to say
that you absolutely do nothing?"
Cholly-"Aw, don't even do that.
My man attends to ev'wying, you
know. Philadelphia Press.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-09-29

Professors may require measure
ments to determine who is beautiful,
but most people can do the measuring
with their eyes.