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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-05-03
MISCELLANEOUS.

Mayor Tom L. Johnson of Cleveland
has invented a motor that in recent
tests developed theoretical speed OF
400 miles an hour. The mayor hopes
with his invention to give the worlt
a system of rapid transit that will rev.
olutionize all means of travel.
Prof. Matteucci succeeded in reach
ing the crater of Vesuvius. The diam
eter of the crater, which before the
eruption was 100 feet, is now 5000 feet.
Mrs. John Seaton, aged 81 years, was
burned to death at Rockford, Ill. Her
. clothes ignited from bonfire and
death ensued several hours later.
A jury at Wabash, Ind, acquitted Jo-
seph Knight, aged 16. who was accused
of killing Kenneth Willetts, aged Is,
in a boyish quarrel.
When Harrison Higgs, of Utica, KY,
reprimanded his 17-year-old son the
youth seized a shotgun and killed his
parent.
! The Sixth Alabama district has
nominated Capt r. p. Hobson. of Mer
rimac fame, over John II. Bankhead
the present congressman.
Benjamin Eek, captain of the Illinois
National Guard rifle team, and Miss
Pearl MCGEE, both of Sterling, ILL.,, were
secretly married.
Francis A. Blades, city comptroller
since 1895, a thirty-third degree Mason,
retired Methodist clergyman and pre-
siding elder and prominent member of
the Republican party, of which he was
one of the founders ''Under the Oaks"
at Jackson, Mich, died at Detroit, aged
IS years.
The Belgian training ship Count De
Smet De Mayer foundered off Prawle
point.
Two Danish trawlers with 40 men
on board foundered recently in gale
off the coast of Iceland. A third
boat with crew of 80 is also be-
lieved to have been lost.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-05-03
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

Postmaster GeneraI Cortelyou sub
mitted to the post Office committee Of
the senate and house at Washington
bill providing for issuing postal notes
TAT all money order and many smaller
offices from denominations ranging
from one cent to $3.50.
Representative Boutell of Chicago
in speech in the house at Washing
ton, defended the Elgin Watch COM
pany against charges made by Repre-
sentative Rainey recently, giving
high praise to the management.
Mr.. Hepburn, of Iowa, in stand-pai
tariff speech in the house, challenged
p,oof of the statement that American
rails are sold cheaper abroad than al
home.
The senate committee on post offices
and postroads voted to report favor
ably the nomination of Benjamin F.
Barnes, assistant secretary to Presi.
dent Roosevelt, to be postmaster OF
Washington.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-05-03
A WEEKS NEWS IN
/ I, CONDENSED FORM
RECORD OF MOST INTERESTING
EVENTS TOLD IN BRIEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
Information Gathered from All Quar-
tiers of the Civilized World and Pre-
pared for the Perusal of the Busy
Nan.
THE FRISCO DISASTER.

An era of hope and good feeling has
taken possession of San Francisco
Order has been brought out of chaos
almost like magic, and naught but op
II timism prevails. Old animosities have
been buried in the ashes of the city
and each citizen is working with might
and main for the upbuilding of o
greater San Francisco.
Total out of town subscriptions, 81,
617,0SS.43; local subscriptions, 1918,
$50; total, $4,831, 03S.43; subscriptions
promised, but not signed, $59O,4OO;
grand total, $5,421, 43S.43.
Nv The first street car was run across
the city, Mayor Schmitz acting as mo
torman, amid cheers of thousands.
A permit was issued for the cree
ton of History building on the site
occupied by a much inferior structure
Herbert E. Law, representative OF
San Francisco business men, is on his
way to Washington to ask the govern
ment for loan of $100,000,000 for re
building the city.
That conditions in San Francisco
are most favorable and that the work
of relief has fallen into well-ordered
routine was the gist of reports laid
before a conference between Gov. Par
dee, Gen. Greedy, Mayor Schmitz, DIR
DeYine, of the Red Gross, and members
~ the citizens committee of so, who
are advising the mayor.
The war department decided to &C
cede to the request made by Gen
CREEPY at San Francisco and will send
the additional $500 troops that he has
asked for.
The property losses in San Fran
cisco are placed by conservative fire
underwriters at $200,000,000, the
largest in the countrys history.
San Francisco was shaken by new
earthquake, which toppled over walls
of ruins in the burned district ane
did some damage to frail houses, caus
ing much terror and one more death
There is wide discrepancy in the
figures reckoning the number Of dead at
San Francisco. Coroner Walsh esti-
mates the total casualties at 1000. But
Gen. A. w. Greeley, now in charge of the
federal troops, has officially stated tc
the war department at Washington that
the total dead is 277.
San Francisco of past days, the beau
tiful San Francisco which has gone, is
to be utterly eclipsed by the San Fran
cisco of the future-a San Francisco
which is being planned to make the
most exquisite city in the worldl
In accordance with recommends
ton contained in message from
President Roosevelt congress pro
vided another $1,500,000 for the re
lief of the San Francisco earthquake
victims.
Maj. H. c. Tilden, a member OF
Gov. Pardee's staff and one of the
most prominent members of the gen
eral relief committee, was almost in
stantly killed in his automobile by
members of the citizens patrol.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-05-03
OHIO MAY GUST
STANDARD OIL co.

Toledo, o., April 29.-Alleging that
The Standard Oil company and seven.
teen afliliating companies have
secret trade arrangement by which
they control production and transpor-
tation of oil and gas, Prosecutor l..
w. Wachenheimer of Lucas county
yesterday filed suit in the circuit
court asking revocation of their char
ters and dissolution of the agree
ment.
In addition to the Standard, the fol-
lowing corporations are named as de-
fendants: The Lake Shore e. Michi-
gan Southern, Toledo & Ohio Central,
Hooking Valley Railway companies,
Standard Oil companies of Ohio, In.
diana, New York, New Jersey, Buck
eye Pipe Line company, Solar Rein.
ing company, Ohio Oil company,
Northwestern Ohio Natural Gas COM
pany, Union Tank Company of Penn.
sylvania, Indiana Pipe Line company
Of Indiana, the National Transit COM
pany of New Jersey, Pennsylvania
Oil company of Pennsylvania, and the
South Penn Oil company of Pennsyl-
vania.
In the petition 1t Is alleged that
the production OF oil was reduced for
the purpose OF increasing the price
to consumers. 1t is set up that this
reduction amounts to 50 per cent,
while the price of gas to the con-
Stunning public has been increased 100
per cent.
Reference to the alleged trade pact
is sensational In that the charge is
made that the companies named as
defendants have bound themselves
not to sell or transport oil or gas be-
low a certain standard rate.
Queries are directed in the petition
to the railway companies presidents,
asking them whether rebates are
given directly or indirectly to the oil
companies and whether the oil con-
Germs have been given pipe line rights
on the railroads. Prosecutor Wach.
enheimer fled the suits against the
Standard Oil and other companies on
behalf of Attorney General Ellis.
This is especially significant, to-
gether with the announcement that
the case will be prosecuted with all
possible dispatch. The fact that the
state is behind the Toledo prosecut-
ing attorney in the action gives 1t
strength, which otherwise it would
not possess.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-05-03

air cannot be seen. Dust from a crate
is clean dirt. II really does very little
harm. If housewife does not like
to see It a few minutes work with
feather duster will remove Il from
conspicuous places. But something
more than individual effort Is neses.
sary to keep the air In house pure
and wholesome. Some automatic sys-
TEN must be provided or the members
of the household Will suffer. expect
the time will come when this subject
will be better understood. Then I'M
provements such as open fires and sell
entiflc heating apparatus will be APP
preciated at their true value.
The alcove over the front hall makes
an ideal sewing-room, something that
every woman appreciates. Every
woman likes to have room where
she can leave her work at any mo-
ment and take II up again when she
gets the time without being obliged
to fold every article and put 1t away.
1t Is great convenience to have a
sewing-room that can be occupied
when wanted anc the door shut Sc
curely, leaving the seam half finished
in the machine and the patterns open
on the cutting table, where they may
remain for an hour or day. at the
convenience OF the housekeeper.
This house Is high enough to look
well, the proportions are right and It
Is square enough to heat well.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-05-03

has provided purifying process
through circulation. Polluted air 10
heavier than clean air and naturally
settles to the floor. Because an open
fire creates draft from low down
in the room this contaminated atmos.
phere is drawn into the chimney and
sent out.
Too often when CRATES are built into
a house they are regarded merely as
ornaments. There is some dust scat
tered about when they are used and
the dust IL visible: tho contaminated
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335 Bodies Found.

San Francisco, Cal, April 3d.
Three hundred and thirty-five bodies.
victims of the recent earthquake and
fire, have now been found by Coroner
Walsh and his assistants. Many of
the dead have been identified All
that were buried in the public squares
during the days of the fire have been
removed to the several cemeteries of
the city. The coroner's data is fairly
accurate, though his work and his
reports are not yet complete.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-05-03
EDITOR

few minutes for half a dozen persons
to breathe all the air that is contaiSe ed
in an ordinary house room. When the
air is taken into the lungs oxygen Is
extracted, and carbonic acid gas from
the system is injected into the air
with each discarded breath. Nature
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-05-03
snotted Without.

There are no noblemen in this
country. are there?" observed the
titled foreigner.
"oh, yes, there are. plenty of them
replied the American, good.naturedly.
"only we don't have to tag them over
here. Detroit Free Press.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-05-03
Shocking.

Gunner-Well, old man, see that
the electric rolling pin is the latest.
Guyer Electric? Great Vulcan!
Don't the ordinary kind cause man
to see enough stars without adding
sparks ?-Chicago Daily News.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-05-03

build crate In the parlor, and this
Is a good thing to have in any house.
A CRATE is valuable for ventilation
alone, that is IL the crate has fire
In 1t, because the heated air passing
up the chimney creates draft that
ventilates the whole house II the doors
are left open. 1t Is diflcult to venti-
late dwelling, and this Is subject
that should receive great deal more
consideration THAI Il does. Much sick
ness Is caused by hreathing foul air.
The ordinary dwelling house Is shut
up six months of tho year to keep out
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-05-03
Eormer cIerk Ia Indicted.

Chicago, ILL.,, April 29.-The grand
fury yesterday returned thirty-one in.
dictments against John A. Cooke,
former clerk of the circuit court.
Twenty-eight of the charges relate to
forgery.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-05-03
WILLING TO TRY THE EXPERT
MENT.

Eating a large portion of roast
pork and sauerkaut at this time o.
night? Won't that upset your stom-
ach?"
Cant Tell you that until tomor-
row!"--Fliegende Blaetter.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-05-03

home of Michael Vanderlolske, at
Floral Park, L. l., mystified the mem
bers of the household when they awoke.
The net earnings of the United States
Steel Corporation in the quarter ended
March 81 are $36, 400, an increase OF
$13,60S,594 over last year.
The government of Norway has de-
cided to bring In bill for the organiza-
ton of new army and also estimates
amounting to SO, 10000
Earl Spencer, aged eight years. died
in Sioux City, Ia, from blow on the
temple by hammer thrown by a
schoolmate while practicing ON the ath-
letic field
William Eugene Cook, an inmate OF
the Indiana reformatory, has confessed
that he is the murderer of John E
Perkins. Of st. Joseph county. in 1904
and that he set fire to the home for
the purpose Of cremating the body.
The remains of John Paul Jones were
placed in temporary tomb at Annap-
oils with elaborate ceremonies, includ-
ing addresses by Roosevelt and Ambas-
sador Jusserand.
Father Gapon has not fallen into
the hands of the revolutionists but
into those of the holy synod, which
condemned him to indefinite impris
onment, for forsaking priestly orders
in one of the many gloomy monas
teries.
The supreme court OF the United
States settled for all time the bound
airy dispute between the states of Iowa
and Illinois, declaring that the bound
airy should lie directly along the mid
die of the main channel of the Miss!s
sippi at the place where the min,
bridges mentioned in the original de
cree cross the river.
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WRECkED OFF POINT ~ DITH.
hoo LuganO Lost with Three OF Her
Crew-CaptaIn and One Man Rescued.

StuVbttrT NIuhNhV haDNt Nv VI hhFN
Crew-CaptaIn and One Man Rescued
PROVIDENCE, r. l., Nov. i5.-The two
masted schooner Lugano, with a cargo Of
laths, was driven aground Oft Point Judith
in a heavy Northeast gale this afternoon.
Life savers at the Point Judith station
rescue1 the captain and one seaman, while
the other three members OF the crew were
drowned soon after the vessel struck.
The dead are: James smith mate, Of
Halifax; John johnson. seamln. of Norway;
- Lewis, steward. of RookpO't. Me.
Those who were saved are Edmund Rar-
ter, captain, of Booth Bay, Me-. and Fred
Bouscher, seaman, Of Germany.
The Lugano il owned by the South Gard
ner Lumber Company and was en- route from
that port to New York city with laths con-
signed to the Stetson. Cutler h Redmond
Company OF IFS Pearl street. Both vessel
and cargo are a total loss.
The schooner left Cape Pogue in Vine
yard Sound early this morning and as she
was alb out Il round Point Judith heavy seas
started the seams Of the old vessel She
began TO fill and sank in the water until
she refused to answer the wheel. Help
less before the furious gale, the schooner
was driven ThpIuly IoWdru shore, AMI at
$50 in the afternoon struck with a crash
on the hard bottom about two hundred
yards OF shore near the quarters Of the
life saving station. The great waves began
to break clear over her and in a short time
her deck load was swept awav.
IL was too rough for the life savers to
attempt to launch a boat, but a line was
shot aboard the schooner and made fast
by the crew. TIT deckload shifting at
this time put the breeches buoy apparatus
out OF commission just M 1t appeared that
the crew were to get ashore in safety.
Capt. Barter and Mate smith were swept
from the schooner, clinging TO a large plank.
Barter was forced to let go, but the waves
threw him against the hawAer that had
been shot from shore and, c~linRing to this.
he pulled himself hand over hand 70 where
the surfmen were able to plunge in and get
him. Nothing more was seen OF Smith.
Bowscher got ashore by clinging TO two
bundles of lAths. johnson and Lewis at
tempted to swi ngashore but we're drowned.
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NEW IDEA MEN CONFER.
FagsnIte COmmitteemen Won't Run for
Reelection In December

A meeting Of leaders of the New Idea
party in Hudson county wa held last night
at the rooms of the Bergen Republican
Club, Jersey City, for the purpose OF map
ping out n plan for the organization Of an
independent central Republican Com
mittee to be composed of men pledged
to the principles of the reform movement.
About fifty men identified with the Pagan
Colby faction were present, and Mayor
Mark NJ. Pagan presided. After a long
and informal discussion as to the advis-
ability of going it alone in the future the
following resolution was adopted:
1T is the sense of this meeting that we
recommend to the Central Republican COM
mittee that no Republicans, in the various
wards OF he county, contest for seats as
county committeeman in the coming De-
cember primary election, for the reason
that, Judging from past experiences, the
so-called Hudson county machine COM
mittee will not recognize members who are
fairly and honestly elected by Republicans.
and therefore it will be a waste of effort to
elect members who would be ruthlessly re-
jected by the machine"
This means that no Faganite whose term
as member of the county committee con-
trolled by the regulars expires this year
will consent to run for reelection at the
December primaries. Ii is expected that
all the follower Pagan committeeman
will either resiUn or refrain from taking
part in the deliberations Of the present
county committee. There are now IFS
Fagsnites and $50 Dickinsonites in the
committee.
A committee of five was appointed to
draft a constitution for the proposed cen
trail Republican committee, which will be
permanently organized at a meeting TO be
held at Elks Assembly Hall mex Thursday
evening. An interesting feature Of the
New Idea Mems plans for the future is the
announcement that the Independent county
committee will issue a call for primaries
at which the regulars may run opposition
tickets if they see fit. The new idea leaders
say they are not launching a third party,
but are simply recognizing the manage
ment OF Republican affairs in Hudson
county.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-16
ITTHOGRAPHERS STRIKE OVER.
Employers Say There's only a semblance
OF Opposition Now.

The National Association OF Employing
photographers announced last evening that
the strike OF the litho graphers throughout
the country affecting the pressmen and
feeders is drawing to a close. or 1,l27
presses which were affected 702 are in opera
ton, it says. A statement was issued by
the association in connection with this
announcement, which says in part:
About a week ago the feeders union OF New
York, numbering about $50 men,. met and
decided that, as they we're in a lost cause. It
would be necessary to declare the strike on
Because the employers insisted that they
would not reemploy any union men. the
feeders union allowed its members to return
o. work and resign from the union but also
determined that the designations should be
regarded as Ineffective. the members resign
Iug TO be- considered as still retaining their
lrIOn affiliations.
The proposed policy OF the union became
kupwn TO the employers, who determined that
they would not under the circumstances re-
employ any member of that union until they
were convinced that the union had given up
TINS policy.s The feeders then met and de-
,'nd that the members should 40 back to
work, and that In cases where they had TO re-
ssu from the union the designations should
lo accepted in good faith. The employers.
Thus ION yinced of the sincerity OF this action,
"a . begun TO reemploy the feeders.
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LOOK FOR LATER OELRICBSWTLL.
Boz He Had On the Steamship He Died On
10 he Opened.

On the chance that Hermann OelTichs,
who died at sea in September. on his way
here, may have left another will, later than
that offered for probate, and contested by
the widow and son because they were left
out Of il, a private box which Mr.. Oelrichs
turned over to the captain Of the haisor
Wilhelm der Crosse shortly before his death,
ia to be opened by order of Surrogate Fitz-
gerald.
Mrs. Oelrichs has offered objections 10 the
will now filed with the Surrogate, and it is
said that she believes her husband signed
a later will in which ne revoked Il. The
present will cuts her of entirely from any
share in the estate and leaves to the son but
a few personal trinkets, on the ground that
Mrs. Oelrichs il rich in her wi right. All
Mr.. Oelrichs's estate goes by the will TO his
brother and sister.
Flamen b. Gambler, representing the
brother, Charles NJ. Oelrichs, who also is the
sole executor, ar Piled to the Surrogate for
leave to open the box, which was turned
over by the captain to, Oelrichs a Co.. 5
Broadway. The order provides that in
addition 10 Mr.. Gambler, James W. Gerard,
representing Mrs. Oelrichs, n Paul l..
Herman, as guardian Of the boy, Hermann
Oelrichs, Jr.. shall be psesent when the box
he represented in case securities belonging
to Mr.. Oelrichs are in the box.
It il said that il no later will is found,
Mrs. Oelrichs will not pursue her opposition
20 the probating OF the will now on fe.
IL will be a surprise to the executor II any
will or anything Of much value is found in
the box.
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POLITICS
For Sale Everywhere.
A FEW PRESS

autobiography, and its publication
has created a genuine literary sensa-
ton w likes Barre Record.
It il one Of the great satisfactions
OF the exchange table these days
to find The North American Rerie1
coming twice a month. Cynics have
been saying that the American
people had become so frivolous that
they would not support a serious
magazine and that solid reading IL
no longer in demand. But the evil
dence from doubly frequent publica-
ton that The North American Re
UieU Is prospecting we accept gladly
az an antidote to that cynicism-or
at least as an indication that serious
ness Ia reviving in the popular mind.
Chicago Interior.
II the September numbers Of The
North American RerieV may be &C
cepted az a fair augury OF the result
Of the change from monthly TO
bi-monthly ALLEGATION, the English
speaking world will be the gamer
by coming into possession OF a first
rate organ OF public opinion. Names
Of most distinguishes contributors
are signed to the articles IL con-
tains, and they r all so good that
IT IL not easy to leave any OF them
unread. The eli, or announces, that
the ReuieW Will have a "distinctiva
policy";it will seek the expression
OF tho Test thought upon vital
subject from every conceivable
point OF view. and II will have and
express opinions Of its own. Serious
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current literature will also reoeivs
consideration. From the beginning
The North American RevisIO has
been a pretty important publication.
but in Its ninety-seoond year il Ia
at its best.-NsS York Times.
How little was 1t dreamed in those
days. when Mark Twain was thought
OF only as the author OF the nhos-
Phorescent and passing flashes of
humor that came and went i'm the
light literature OF the day that the
writer would live to become the
most noted contributor Of all Ameri-
cans In n OF the most stately md
solid publications that has ever
graced the annals Of American
periodical literature. Who then
anticipated the eagerness with which
the issues would be looked for that
contain an autobiography in which
the seer and philosopher reveals
himsefp His writings are full Of the
genial wholesOmeness which has won
him friends all owe the globe, whom
he meets in that merry corner of
The North American Revien. The
good old magazine. with it's career
OF ninety-oney Cars, has been chan Red
from a monthly to a fortni0htIv
pul LEGATION, and inside those pages
feel that there IL a rich glow of
the lest In retrospective literature,
the right gleam OF thought and
imagination which seeks TO Interpret
the future. to say nothing Of the
lnspirin Z present. JOSEPH MITCHELL
CHAPPLE, In the National Magazine.