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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-09-20
ROGERS HIT HARD.
STANDARD OIL MAN SINKS a.
GANTic WEALTH IN ROAD.
SELLS HIS GILT EDGE STOCKS.
Securities Sacrificed during recent
Depressed Prices Success
of Road Doubtful.

New York, Sept. 20.-The Eyenin'
Post says: Confirmation was obtain
ed in Wall street today OF reports U
the effect that H. H.. Rogers was
heavily interested In the Tidewate'
railway project.
According to the stories previously
circulated upwards OF 40 per cant o.
Mr., Rogers fortune has been lnvoiv
ed in the Tidewater investment.
was reported today that the persona
obligation incurred amounted &c
SAC. 900 600. 1t can be stated posi-
lively that the sum Is much larger
than the amount named; also tha'
the situation has been entirely clear
ed. ....
an order to meet the demands
made upon him in connection with
the construction of the railroad, Mr.
Rogers was forced to dispose OF q
large amount OF investment stock al
sacrifice. All during the recent
decline in price the vice president OF
the Standard Oil company sold gilt
edge stocks, such as Standard OIL,
Consolidated Gas, Union Pacific and
St. Paul.
Some five or six years ago
against the advice of his friends
Mr.. Rogers started to build in West
Virginia low grade road, which
would parallel the Norfolk & West,
ern. His object was to carry coal and
lumber to tidewater. The line was
to be 444 miles long. One hundred
and twenty-five miles have been COM
pleted.
"Ony a few months ago, in order
to realize $100,0O0,000 for the road
Rogers issued his personal notes Sc
cured in first mortgage bonds. $1O,-
100000 stock and s10,000,0o0 dividend
or interest paying collateral. These
per cent notes were Endorsed by
H. H. Rogers personally.
Railway officials who have watch
ed the construction of the road with
intense interest from the beginning
say that the project, even at this
stage, is more or less problematical
1t is believed, however, that with the
sacrifices already made in disposing
of high priced securities. Rogers is
in position to gain his end and see
the mileage completed.
1T was learned some months ago
that the Standard Oil man and his
associates had bought up all the
available lumber and coal lands in
West Virginia. These purchases
amounted to thousands of acres. and
will In some future time supply the
Tidewater road with traffic.
wv. N. Page is president of the
Tidewater Railway. When completed
the road will extend from Deepwater.
w. Va, on the Kanawha river, to
Sewalls Point, near Norfolk, Va
The authorized stock Is $35,000,O00.
The first mortgage per cent bonds,
none of which have been placed on
the market, are issuable pc follows:
Forty-five millions for the construc.
ton of the line from Deepwater to
Sewalls Point; 444 miles Of single
track on the main line. $4,000 of
bonds; $4,000 mile" for branch
lines and $4,000 for main line sec
ond track"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-09-20

Ethical Code Of Electrical Engineers.
One OF the most gratifying incidents
Of the present era Of ethical awaken
ing in America was the recent agita-
ton In favor Of the adoption Of an
ethical code by the Institute Of Elec.
tTtcal Engineers. It Is true that at the
recent annual meeting at Niagara the
carefully prepared code. upon which .
competent committee had unanimous
h agreed. met with delay. on mere
grounds Of technical procedure. The
postponement Of consideration by no
means. however. implies rejection of
the measure. says Century Magazine,
and the present authorities Of the in.
stitute win doubtless carry the matter
forward with all constitutional dis
patch. for no member Of this honora,
BILE profession, profession yearly in.
creasing in responsibility and impor.
lance, would be willing to 90 on record
as permanently opposing so desirable
. reform. and one which the press OF
the country has hailed with such cor.
dial and significant approval.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-09-20
WOMEN CONTINUE CRUSADE.
Wreck Ire on LIQUOR at LoviIla With
Hatchets.

Hatchets.
Albia.-The crusade of the women
against the illegal traffic in liquor at
Lovilla, ten miles north OF this city
continues. Three wagon loads of
beer that had been seized and con.
demned in justice court were escorted
to the outskirts Of the village. The
beer was loaded on wagons and close
in the wakes, twenty women marched
down the streets, each woman carry.
Ing Z Ratchet or an ak. When the
place of destruction was reached. the
Rev. Mr.. Langdon of the United
Brethren church mounted key Of
beer and delivered temperance lee
ture. The women then fell too and
with hatchets they knocked the necks
from the bottles and used axes in
crushing in the heads Of the kegs.
The amber colored fluid foaned and
.purted over their garments and they
we're literally baptised in beer. Fol.
lowing this they took their hatchets
and made a raid on the two drug
stores Of the town, but found no H.
,u1. and consequently did no damage.
Photographs were taken Of the ladies
while they were In the midst of the
destruction of the liquor, and from
these post cards will be printed and
the twenty Carries of Lovilla will be
brought into prominence - the booze
destrOyers of Iowa.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-09-20
THREATENS LIFE OF WIFE.
Attempt to Shoot Women Last Step
In Decadent Drama.

Attempt to Shoot Women Last Step
In Decadent Drama.
Thornton.-Angered because his
wife had filed suit for divorce and had
during his absence caused the furni-
ture to be removed from their home,
Chester Richmond of this place drew
a revolver upon his wife and had it
not been for bystanders it is believed
would have shot her. He was intoxi.
Gated at the time and was crazed.
He was placed under arrest by Justice
Stauffer and Is in Jail awaiting the
action Of the grand jury.
Richmond has led a checkered life.
He began when boy as brakeman
for the old Fort Dodge railroad and
rose to that of conductor in their
freight service. Drink caused his
downfall. He lost his position, but
was later reinstated, and when the
Great Western took the road began
again at the bottom of the ladder and
was working we'll when let out again
because of his habits. The climax of
his matrimonial life was reached last
week when he came home drunk,
beat his wife and drove his family
into the street. This was followed
by bill for a divorce and the last
act in the drama, that. of threatening
her life ss.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-09-20

WOMAN HELD FOR MURDER.
Bertha Montgomery Caught at Cedar
tG Rapids.

Rapids.
Vinton.-The woman. Bertha Mont.
gomery, who was accompanying Will
Stout In his covered wagon outfit
when he killed Frank Stewart and
who in the flight from the officers
was placed upon train and sent to
Tama from Van Horne, was arrested
at Cedar Rapids and brought to Vim
ton on train by the police matron
Of that city.
After reaching this city she under
went q searching examination con-
Quoted by County Attorney Nichols
to ascertain what she knew OF the
affair. Her story does not in many
ways corroborate the tale told by
Stout after his arrest, and the state
ment gained from her will greatly
weaken the plea Of self defense that
was told by the man. The details Of
the examination have not been made
public.
The coroner's jury reported a YER
dict that the cause of Frank Stew
arts death was from a blow delivered
from the hands of Will Stout.
There is striking similarity be.
tween this case and the case of
Jenkins and Rounds at Corydon, last
spring. While the details may be
they are like cases. Both were trav.
cling with women in covered wagons
around the country; in both cases
whiskey played an important part of
the tragedy with the women in the
background; local parties were killed
by the proprietors of the wagon out
fits both times, and the plea enter
ed by both was that of self defense.
While 1t was so proven in the Jen-
kins case, 1t is not so likely to be in
the case OF Stout. Another peculiar
and very striking similarity Is the
fact that both Jenkins and Stout
were raised in this town and are
well known here, although this city
was not their residence at the time
Of their coming into the limelight.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-09-20
BROWNS DAUGHTER AND SELF.
Desperate Deed Of an Insane Woman
at Los Angeles, Cal.

Los Angeles, Cal. Driven In.
sane by brooding over her Ill health
and the protracted absence Of
her husband in. Iowa, Mrs. Anna Ba-
ker, 81 years old, left the home of her
brother-in-law Monday night. accom-
panied by her seven-year-old daughter,
and proceeded to the shores of John.
sons lake, at the eastern city limits.
where she hurled both herself and
daughter into the deep waters Of the
lake.
The woman left the following note:
II want to save my dear little darling
from this world. You will find u3 in
Johnson's lake. Telephone to some
friend of ours in Streator. ILL.,, and
some one should telephone from
Streator to Fred that his father Is
sick. He should come to Streator.
Don't telephone to the folks direct
Don't take me into anyone's homo
Send US to- Streator."
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-09-20
SAD TRAGEDY IN GOTHAM
MARRIED MAN FATALLY WOUNDS
YOUNG AUSTRIAN HEIRESS.
Jealousy Causes the Deed-s'oody
Sequel to Suits for Divorce and
Alienation of Affection.

New York.-nroga Seigel, an heiress,
20 years of age, and daughter OF q
colonel in the Austrian army, now
dead, was fatally shot Wednesday
night by julius Hoffman, a married
man and formerly lieutenant of Col.
Seigel's regiment.
The tragedy was the outcome OF
jealousy on the part of Hoffman, who,
after shooting Miss Seigel, tried to
shoot himself, but was prevented by
the dying girl.
Hoffman and his wife came to
America in January, 1906, and the lat
ter worked as a dressmaker in this
city. Soon afterward Miss Seigel,
who had lived with the -Hoffmans IN.
Austria after her fathers death, came
to New York. The wife three months
ago began divorce proceedings and
instituted a suit aaginst Miss Seigel
for $4,000 damages, for alternating the
affection of her husband. Recently
Hoffman suspected that he had rival
in the young woman's affections and
Wednesday he went to her apartments,
demanding that she tell him the name
OF; the man who had supplanted him,
in her love. Miss Seigel protested
that she loved only Hoffman.
After threatening her with a pistol
for half an hour, Hoffman shot her
twice, and, as he told the police.
placed the muzzle of the pistol in his
mouth intending to kill himself. Be-
fore he could pull the trigger. he says,
Miss Seigel sprang upon him to pre-
vent him and in the struggle that en-
sued the pistol was discharged, the
bullet lodging in Miss Seigels head
and .infiicting aymortal wound.
Miss Seigel was taken to hospital,
still declaring her love for Hoffman.
She would have come into fortune Of
500, 900 q year hence.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-09-20
REscuEs CHILD FROM WELL.
Perry Girl Goes Down After Drowning
Child.

Child.
Perry.--Descending into q deer
well after the fashion Of chimney
sweep, Miss Nell Van Leuvan OF this
city had miraculous escape fro'1
drowning, having risked her own life
in an effort to save that Of little Phil
lip Reed. two and one-half years old
who had fallen into the well.
The child, with his sister Rather
inc, years OF age, were playing IN
the back yard at the home Of T.. r.
Phillips, where Miss Van Leuven had
taken them to spend the afternoon
The baby climbed onto the platform
of an old well, when couple OF
planks gave way, allowing him to
plunge down a distance Of fourteen
feet into about six feet of water. The
little girl ran into the house, scream.
ing and told that her brother had
fallen into the water. Miss Van Leu.
van as soon as she had taken In the
appalling situation, with rare presence
of mind, jerked aside the remainder
OF the platform and descended into
the we'll by means of her hands and
lecL anu udlu SLICuSlH. AAC wSiA
was walled up with brick and Is less
than three feet across.
Miss Van Leuvan succeeded in
reaching the child and keeping his
head above water until Mrs. Phillips
and daughters procured a ladder and
lowered it into the well. The plucky
young woman reached the top Avith
great difficulty, and handed the al
most lifeless baby to Mrs. Phillips,
who soon resuscitated 1t. Only few
seconds longer and 1t would have been
dead. The pieces of plank had fallen
into the well first and the little fellow
had evidently held onto them a con-
siderable length of time.
The mother of the Reed children
died about a year ago, and it was her
last request that Miss Van Leuvan
should take the little ones and care
for them. Their father resides in
Colorado.
The people of Perry think Miss Van
Leuvan Is entitled to a Carnegie
medal
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-09-20
THIRTY.Two DIE IN WRECK.

Mexico City, Sept. 2O.-Authentic
reports received here say that thirty
two persons were killed and thirty.
three sustained injuries in a wreck
on the Mexican Central. There are
no prominent persons among the
killed or wounded. The Pullman cars
were not badly damaged, but the two
engines and several first, second and
and third class coaches of the pas.
senger train were demolished. Re.
lief and wrecking trains are now at
the scene of the wreck. The injured
are being taken to the hospital at
Aqua Calientes. The disaster Is said
to have been due to a disregard Of
the train orders.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-09-20
SHOULD be ASHAMED.
Des Moines Conference Roasted by
GoodselI.

Des Moines Conference Roasted by
Goodsell.
Sioux !Clty.-Charging that the
Des Moines Methodist Episcopal
conference looked more to the ma.
terial things of life than those re-
ligious, Bishop Daniel Goodsell, pre-.
siding at the northwest Iowa Metho
dist Episcopal conference, in session
here, said that the Des Moines con
ference had shown falling of OF
700 converts during the year, and
that it should be heartily ashamed
Of the showing. His remarks were
directed at the capital city.
A heated debate took place among
the delegates over the charge made
that the conference was failing t.
keep its pledge to support the Shes
Ter Deaconess' home of this city
The secretary, who receives $1,000
year salary. has not as yet beer
paid. Many of the districts have al
much as they can do to pay theil
share,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-09-20

John T. Tagan. a driver Of the Bos.
ton fire department, who. to avoid a
collision Of his truck with crowded
trolley car. realizing that many Of the
passengers might be killed, deliberate.
" turned his horses toward the side.
walk and was killed himself as a re-
suit, was q truer hero than most of
those who died in war. because with.
out hope Of reward or glory he gave
his life that others might i've Tagan
was credited with being one of the
most skillful drivers in the depart.
ment. and his death under these cir
cumstances Is another illustration that
the danger to the firemen is not al.
ways the fires, but the going to them,
hence the wickedness Of the false
alarm.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-09-20
Neoroes Anti.RooseveIt,

Washington, D. c., Sept. 20.-The
colored voters in the District Of
Columbia, under the leadership Of in.
fluential men of their race, have set
out to control the selection of dele
gates to the next national republican
convention from the district. They
intend to select two colored men as
the delegates who will oppose Taft
or any man under the Roosevelt
domination. They believe the effect
of the action of the colored voters of
the district will be important in vari-
GUS states. AS the colored voters are
much in the majority here there is
no question of their ability to carry
out this programme il they stick to-
gether.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-09-20
FOUR TRAINMEN KILLED.
Fatal Accidents Near Pando and a.
-. calhan, Col.

Salida, Col. - Freight train Ne.
81, westbound, on the Denver q Rio
Grande railroad, was wrecked to-.
day near Pando. "A miles west Of Lead
vile. killing Fred Nichols, the en-
gineer. Fireman Pledger and Harry
Sharpe, the brakeman, all Of Sahda
The airbrakes failed to hold on the
1 per cent. grade In Tennessee pasa
and the train, after attaining terrific
speed, jumped the track.
Colorado Springs. Colo, Sept. Ia
The locomotive pulling passenger
train No. s. westbound on the Rock r
land railroad, blew up at Calhan. Col.
Tuesday, killing Engineer John D
Hartman, and seriously II not fatally
injuring Fireman A. E. Chinburg.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-09-20
Britain to Burn Oil In Her Navy.

Britain to Burn Oil In Her Navy.
misunderstanding to information
from the inner circles Of the admir-.
atty, the government has decided to
substitute oil for coal at the British
naval bases throughout the world. It
is asserted that the, government al.
ready has made heavy purchases of
oil in Texas, Roumania and Galicia,
and is also prepared to monopolize the
entire oilproducing field of Nigeria.
The latter is still undeveloped, but tho
authorities are drilling on a large
scale in places where the surface
conditions indicate plentiful oil depos-
its. ...- s",
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-09-20
"coNE 70 THE DEVIL
London Inn Responsible for Origin o.
Common Saying.

The old inns of England have been
responsible for the origin OF many
common sayings. An instance Of THIS
is the proverbial phrase HE mas
gone to the devil" On Fleet street.
London, near Temple Bar, was once q
tavern which was. known by the strict.
ly old-fashioned name, "The Devil ana
Saint Dunstan." It was famous for its
good dinners and excellent wines, ana
received large patronage from inc
lawyers Of Temple Bar.
It was Familiarity known as "Ine
Devil" and when lawyer left MS
office to 60 there he usually left a no.
tice on lis door, "Gone to the Devil"
There were some who patronized the
tavern to the neglect OF their business
and the notice was so regularly exhlo-
tied on their doors that 1t finally came
to be used to characterize the man
who was losing his grip and going TO
destructiou.-The Sunday Magazine.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-09-20
cH,cAGo's CHARTER BEATEN.
Voters Reject the instrument At the
Special Election.

Chicago.-Chicago's new city char
ter, the result of many months work
by committees and organizations, was
defeated in the special election Tues
day. The vote was nearly two to ono
against it,
The efforts of the United societies
for Local Self-Government, the South
Park board, the Deneen faction among
the Republicans and of the Democrats
generally, are credited with the result
The claim that the new charter would
result in much higher taxes had much
to do with its defeat.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-09-20
Alleged Grafters Arrested.

Harrisburg, Pa.-The long-expected
Arrests of those held to be responsible
n the FUR.
nishing the decorating of Pennsyl-
vania's $13,00O,000 capitol were made
Wednesday, the attorney general
causing warrants to be issued for IA
of the Is persons and firms named by
the capitol investigation commission
as being involved in the scandal. The
warrants were sworn out before Har-
risburg aldermen, and nearly all the
defendants appeared, waived a hear.
ing and gave bail.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-09-20

The London Chronicle advances the
proposition that literary women live
long. and says that, for instance. Car.
DINA Herschel reached the age Of SO,
Harriet Lee IS, Mary Somerville 90,
Hannah More SS, Maria Edgeworth
and Anna Barbauld 50, Jane Porter "A,
Georges Sand 70. and Mary Milford
died in her 10th year. It would be
easy. however, to make list as long
as that Of literary women who have
died young.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-09-20
Fierce Fioht in Avoca pepot.

Atlantic.-Clyde Spencer, linotype
operator in the Telegraph Office here,
is at home in serious condition,
suffering from bruises sustained in
a fight at Avoca, and Ed Johnson is
In bed with seven bad knife wounds
in his abdomen and side. Both men
left here for Avoca to have a time.
lust before returning home they
got into trouble at the depot and
both were seriously hurt. Spencer
did the cutting act and was held in
Jail at Avoca for time. No infor-
nation was filed against him, how
ever, and he was released. Both
men will recover.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-09-20
Transport Five Days In 4 Typhoon

Transport Five Days In 4 Typhoon.
San Francisco-In the grasp Of .
terrific typhoon, which ragged unceas-
ingly for five days and nights, the
United States army transport Sher'
man, which arrived here Monday. re-
ceived terrible buffeting during the
voyage from Nagasaki. Shortly after
leaving the latter port the vessel ran
into the tail end of typhoon and was
tossed about like cork. Heavy seas
swept over the Sherman's bow. and
but small progress was made during
the four days which followed.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-09-20
Man Hit BY A Train,

Observation-Disclosures. Carter, aged
40, a painter of State Center here at
the fair, was found dead about mile
west Of State Center, lying along the
Northwestern tracks. He had Jumped
a freight train out of here about mid
night with companion. George
Reimenschneider The latter saw
Carter get off and babe him goodnight
1t is presumed he was struck by ar
eastbound passenger train shortly
afterwards.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-09-20
Agree to Peace Conference.

Washington protocol was signed
at the state department Tuesday by
the diplomatic representatives Of the
five Central American republics. &C.
cepting the invitation Of the United
States and Mexico to meet here at an
early date to negotiate an agreement
providing for permanent peace be-
tween tie countries represented. The
protocol was signed In the presence
Of acting Secretary Adee, OF the state
department, and Minister Godoy.
charge d'affaires Of the Mexican en-.
bassy. &.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-09-20
Water Works. SHORTAGE.

Dubuque.-Expertt accountants at
work on the books of the munich.
pally owned water works plant an.
nounced unoffic ially that the shortage
runs to $4,000. A delinquency /,
found in the consumers ledger kept
by the former superintendent of the
plant, Arthur Macarthur who Is now
awaiting action Of the grand jury.
He confessed to the defalcation of ST..
200. The investigation is not COM
plete.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-09-20
Leap In Panic and Drown.

Pittsburg, Pa.-Panic.stricken when
barge. in which they were crossing
the Allegheny river, began to sink, six
workmen employed by the brave Con
tracing company on the United States
government dam No. 2 at Aspinwau.
"a, suburb six miles above this city.
jumped into the river Monday ana
were drowned. With the exception Of
Frank Herman. all the man were Ital-
ians. None Of the men could swim
and oil persisted before assistance
from shore could be given. The bodies
hsvA haen recovered. Is,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-09-20
Reciprocity Treaty Sioned.

Paris, Sept. 20-The Franco anad.
ian commercial treaty was signed
yesterday afternoon. 1t is stated of.
flcially that the treaty signed yester.
day is much more comprehensive than
that of 1908. The treaty not only pro.
vides for reciprocal arrangement on
a large number of commodities bat
also commits itself to a gene"~l re-
ciprocal doctrine designed to cover
possible concrete contingencies in
the future. Canada is unable to give
France a more favorable duty on
champagne than was allowed In 1898
but she will grant special tariff on
silks and In return gets minimum
tariff on certain farm and porest pro-
ducts. - +. =