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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-21
scHMiTz OUT As FRISCO MAYOR,
Board Of Supervisors Name James l.
Gallagher to His Place.

San Francisco. Under orders
of District Attorney William H.
Langdon, the board of supervisors
adopted a resolution declaring Mayor
Eugene Schmitz temporarily unable
to perform his official duties and ap-
pointing Supervisor James L. Gala
CHER acting mayor.
Gallagher's appointment as acting
mayor is only temporary one. He
will serve only until the supreme
court has decided whether or not it
will admit Mayor Schmitz to bail pend.
ing the hearing of his petition for a
new trial. Should Schmitz be grant
ed freedom on bail Gallagher will, of
course, go out of Office at once, for
the mayor will no longer be incapaci.
tated for performing the duties of
chief executive of the city.
Schmitz was given permission by
Judge Lawler Tuesday to pay another
visit to the offices of his attorneys,
but failed in his effort to have the
court extend the scope of his absence
from the county Jail so as to permit
him to attend to other than private
business.
The application recited that the
district attorney is seeking to
usurp his office, and it is necessary
for him to take steps to prevent it."
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-21

70 ARREST MRS. LADD.
She Disturbs Neishbors Win He'
Queer mission"

| Queer EMISSION"
Des Moines.-Charging her WIN
| disturbing the public peace with iouu
and unseemly noises, an information
has been filed against Mrs. Scott M.
Laid, wife of the supreme courl
Judge, by Harry Gale, 500 Monroe
street. The papers were placed ~
the hands OF Officer Shaffer and ne
Immediately went to the Ladd nome
to serve them. 1t was discovered thas
Mrs. Ladd had left few hours pre-
vious to visit relatives in Sioux CITY
She will be gone a week or ten days.
Mrs. Ladd conducts mission al
South Fifth and Monroe Streets
where large crowds congregate three
nights a week and keep the entlre
neighborhood aroused until long after
| midnight. 1t is said by some that tne
meetings at times hold over untli
daybreak. During the time OF the
services there Is continual uproar
caused by the shouting and moaning
of converts.
The Sunday evening service was at
tended by DR.. w. A. Guild, Rev. Wiii'
lam B. Gage and Probation Officer LII.
liam Bathews. They report scenes
| which were not known to exist in the
country and were Disguised with the
| entire meeting.
With Mrs. Ladd and her lieutenant,
the meetings open with what they cali
song service. This consists OF
weird chanting of songs, which soon
have a peculiar effect upon the con
certs. and their nervous system is
placed at such a high tension that
they begin to twitch and throw them-
selves to the floor, wallow there fof a
time and then seem to drop IN semi
conscious condition, and when awake
are claimed to be endowed with Inc
"power of the tongue" and give out
strange and uninterruptable mutter,
ings, said to be heard and repeated
from the mouth of God.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-21
HE ALSO WAS A COLLECTOR.
Cleveland Artist Came Back with q
Counter Proposition.

A local newspaper artist got let.
ter one day from man over in In,
diana who said he was making q col.
lection of sketches, says the Cleveland
Plain Dealer. II have drawings from
well known newspaper artists in near
" every state in the union," the In
diana man wrote, "but I have none
from Ohio. I have seen some of your
work and I think it is good. If you
will send me some little sketch for my
collection I shall have 1t framed"
The artist noticed from the letter
head that the Indiana man was con-
nected with bank In one OF the small
towns in the state of literature. That
gave him bunch, and he wrote back
as follows:
81 am making collection of ten
dollar bills. l haven't secured speci.
mems from every state in the union,
but have several tens and a few
twenties, and I am particularly anx-
ious to have a ten dollar bill from
Indiana. l notice that you are en-
ployed in place where ten dollar
bills are kept, and if you send me
one for my collection shall be glad
to have it framed.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-21
FAILED IN SMALL THINGS.
Congressman Evidently Was No Here
to His Wife.

There Is certain congressman
who, whatever authority he may hold
In the councils Of state, Is OF compare
lively minor Importance in his own
household. Indeed, 1t has been un'
kindly intimated that his wife Is the
whole thing In their establishment.
Representative and Mrs. Blank
had been to Baltimore one afternoon.
When they left the train at Washing
ton, on their return, Mrs. Blank dis
covered that her umbrella, which had
been intrusted to the care OF her hus'
band, was missing.
Where's my umbrella" she de-
manded. ...
I'm afraid I've forgotten 1t, my
lear" meekly answered the congress
man. 1T must still be in the train,
I'm the train" snorted the lady.
"And to think that the affairs of the
nation are intrusted to man who
doesn't know enough to take care OF q
woman's umbrella!"-Success Maya
zine,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-21
Fatally Hurt In Runaway.

Newton.-Unable to control pow.
erful livery team while out driving,
Harry Hanke was thrown from the fly
ing carriage and fatally injured. Three
companions-one youth and two girls
were also hurled to the ground but
escaped serious injury. Hanke, who
is only 10 years old, was driving, and
when the horses began running he
tried in vain to check their speed.
He was thrown on his head and re-
manned unconscious all night. All
hope for his recovery has been aban.
doned. Roy Livingston and Miss
Short were considerably bruised. The
accident happened in the residence
part of Newton.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-21
Newton Farmer Kills Himself.

observation-disclosures c. E. Boyd held
an inquest over the body Of George
Lyle, rich Newton farmer, who was
found dead in his haymow with a
bullet through his skull, and found he
came to his death by his own hand.
1t is claimed that Lyle, who left a
fortune of over 100000, was NOR
phine fiend and deliberately planned
his suicide. A few deys before he
sold 545 acres of rich land to II. Betg-
man, receiving $54,500 in cash, which
he placed In the bank. 1t Is said that
the former owner Of the land, Jesse
Long, also killed himself. Mrs. Lyle
is the dead mans second wife.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-21

After al, II It a. much fun 70 win .
% roast the umpire?
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-21

Fine old language, the Latin. Fine
new slang, our own. We say, to-day.
when man Is knocked down and out
He's got his. The Romans, be1
holding the dying gladiator, piercei
by the victor's blade, cried out across
the arena, "Habet." And they're prac.
tcally and almost literally the same
thing.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-21
ROB SAFE AND FIRE TOWN.
Town Of Lovilia Suffers Disastrous
Conflagration.

Lovilia.--Fire supposed to nave
been caused by robbers wiped out
one-fourth of the business section OF
this village at an early morning hour,
causing a loss of $4,000. The in.
surance is small and In number OF
cases there was none.
The flames were first discovered in
the hardware store of d. Fl. Rouse
shortly after / o'clock. They spread
quickly and soon enveloped the Uni
ted Brethren parsonage, the post
Office and other buildings. The safe
in the Office of Mr.. Rouse was broken
open and rifled and It is supposed
that the robbers looted the store be-
fore they fired the structure. Ohi'
GERS will be put on the affair and an
effort made to run down the perpe-
traitors of the outrage.
The parsonage and the postoffice
were both new structures and just
recently completed. The heat was
so intense that it cracked every plate
glass on the opposite side OF the
street. A quantity Of mail was burn
ed, but how much and of what ma
ture is not known, as postmaster y.
w. Nye has not made thorough ex'
animation as yet.
In one part of the burned hard
ware store was gas plant which
furnishes light and heat for several
business houses and residents of the
city and owing to the fact that the
gas is manufactured from gasoline
,noda ~ nuifa dapparOuS for nprSOnS
to work around the burning structure.
The fire from the hardware ignited
the re:ldence of W. r. Pierce and
the post office, and from there took
everything in its path to the U. B.
church, which was saved by heroic
work by men, women, boys and girls
of Lovilia. The building occupied by
r. B. O'Bryan, O'Bryan Bros. and the
U. B. parsonage were also burned to
the ground
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-21
SYMPATHY FOR THE FISH.
Upton sincIair's Amazing Parable on
Charity " the Rich.

Upton Sinclair, in an address before
q body of Chicago Socialists, said OF
charity:
''The average charity, the charity OF
the rich, seems rather futile to me.
The rich Cypress the poor enormously,
then they help them slightly. 1t is
like the young lady angler.
why, said man to this young
lady, do you always carry a bottle OF
liniment with you on your fishing ex'
cursions?'
She sighed
"I am sorry she said plaintively
for the poor little fish. And so, when
take one of the hook, I always rub
its cut mouth with some liniment.'
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-21

Statistics issued at the close ct the
year 1906 show that there were in use
In the United States alone more than
Z ,000, 900 telephones, and an aggregate
Of little over 100000 mics of wire
used for telephone service. "he tele-
phone industry gives employment to
10000 persons in the United States,
an increase Of III per cent in six
years. while during the same period
the number Of stations has increased
239 per cent and the wire mileage $40
per cent
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-21

It is probable that Maurice Francis
Egan, who writes poetry for the maya
zines, will be appointed minister to
Denmark. It would be good joke on
Alfred Austin, who thinks there are
no poets in America, If the President
would make 1t a point when the next
ambassador to the Court of St. James
is appointed to select some good,
steady poet for the Job.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-21
BLUFF TO SHOOT DISASTROUS
creston Man Replies With A Charge
of Bird Shot.

Creston.-Chas. Mcdonald will
make no more rash bluffs at shoot
ing George Dow. 1t developed in
court that Dow filled MeDona'ls side
full Of bird shot. the latter being fair
ly well peppered with the minute mis-
siles. ,,t
At the preliminary hearing, the
charge of assault with intent to COM
NIT murder held against Dow was dis
missed and the prisoner released.
The information was filed by Melon
aid 1t developed that Mcdonald had
pointed a gun at Dow and was threat
ening to shoot when Dow let fly. The
injury Is not dangerous. The shoot
ing was the result Of long standing
trouble. .
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-21

Or. Earp's motto for after-dinner
speakers that 1T is better that man
should be five.minute hit than 20
minute bore. should be inscribed in
gold letters on all china and glass
ware used for banquets. And itwould
not be amiss to put it on the cutlery,
the table linen and the furniture.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-21
Ambassador Aoki to Be Recalled

Westinghouse private cablegram
was received here Monday stating that
Marquis Ito and the elder statesmen
of Japan held conference with For
eign Minister Hayashi in Toxic last
Wednesday,, and that at the urgent
request Of the marquis is was decided
to recall Viscount Aoki, Japanese am
bassador to this country. The state.
ment was made in an authoritative
quarter that Marquis Ito and Ambass-
ador Aoki have not been on friendly
terms for many years.
1t was said Baron Kaneko probably
would succeed Viscount Aoki.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-21
NEIL MATTHEWS DEAD.
Man Who Killed Two Dies In Fl.
Madison Prison.

Des Moines.-The governors Office
has received official announcement
that Neil Matthews is dead. Mat
thews, because of jealousy, went to a
house on West Ninth and Scott street
and shot and killed Roland Diggs
and Bud Travis. He was attempting
to shoot his own wife, who had gone
there for refuge, but shot and killed
the two men, and also Mrs, Diggs,
who was in bed in the house, sick.
Matthews escaped and was at large
for weeks, being finally apprehended
in the south. He was brought to Des
Moines and tried and convicted, and
his conviction affirmed by the su-
preme court. He was committed to
the penitentiary at Fort Madison,
October 25, 1905, and died May 10,
1907. When committed he was forty
two years old. The governors Office
has not been informed Of the cause
Of his death.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-21

Mr.. Schwab says we shall have to
throw away our expensive steel rails
and put In new ones Of nickel steel. If
the capitalization OF some of the roads
VA not 10 moist they could afford to
put IN q gold-plated roadbed.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-21
On the HONEYMOON.

$50 you were we'll pleased with the
train on which you TOOK your we'd
ding trip" said the bosom friend.
"Was it an accommodation train?"
The young mans face beamed with
delight.
II should say it was an accommoda-
ton train" he confided. why, the
porter put the light out every time we
reached a tunnel"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-21

eat we'll. and finally became crippled
and bent over with rheumatism. Doan's
kidney Pills brought quick relief, and
in time, cured me. Though l lost 400
mounds, | now weigh 200, more than
ever before"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster. Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-21

Starch, like everything else, Is be-
ing constantly improved, the patent
starches put on the market Is years
ago are very different and inferior to
those of the present day. In the lat.
est discovery-Defiance Starch-al' IN
furious chemicals are omitted, while
the addition of another ingredient. in
vented by us, gives to the Starch
strength and smoothness never ap.
preached by other. brands.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-21
Mason civ Child Drowned

Mason City.-The three year old
son Of Mr.. and Mrs Crosby. was
drowned in the Calamus river.
The child had gone with his older
brother to the river and while the
older Cosby boy was in swimming,
the child slipped of the bank into
the stream and was drowned
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-21
Soldier Killed in a scuffIe.

Junction City, Kan.-In scudle be.
Gween Privates James Force and Blay-
ney Devine, both of battery D, Sixth
field artillery, and both garrison pris.
oners at Fort Riley, Private Devine's
neck was broken and he died in
stantly.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-21

Rev DR.. Akeds plea for a Christie
centric revival staggers his hearers
. bit, but they may get at his mean.
Ing In time. The distinguished Eng
fish preacher, like one Of his emf
nent conntrymen, evidently delights
to indulge in archaeological exacti.
tudee.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-21
Prizes for Tanned Faces.

With the object of encouraging the
pupils Of the Farnham grammar school
to spend their recent holiday in the
open air as much as possible, the Rev.
S. Priestley, the head-master, offered a
prize to the boy who returned to
school with the brownest face. On the
pupils reassembling for the summer
term II were picked out as being the
most tanned, and it was announced
that the judges had awarded the prize
to Foster. the captain of the school.
It Is understood that Foster declines
to divulge to the other boys the secret
Of his preparation, II any.-Londop
Globe.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-21

DR.. Eastwood, an eminent English
authority connected with the Royal
Commission Of tuberculosis, says
that clearly one Of the most import.
ant steps in fighting the scourge OF
consumption is to keep watchful
eye on the milk supply.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-21
Depot at Manson It Robbed.

Depot at Manson It Robbed.
Manson.-The Illinois Central de.
pot was robbed of 5000 in cash, be-
tween the hours of 11:3O and 1890.
The entrance was effected by means
Of skeleton keys, as everything was
locked up and in good order when
Agent Johnson returned from dinner
to sell tickets for the 12:47 train.
A heavy-set stranger who came to
town on the early morning train is
suspected Of knowing something
about the robbery ~
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-21

II there are $4,000 men working on
the Panama canal, and they are dig
ging something like 100000 cubic
yards month, each man apparently
digs something like cubic yard a
day. OF course, however, good many
of the $4,000 never lift an ounce OF
dirt. ID g.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-21
suFrERED ToRTUREs.
Racked with Pain, Day and NIGHT
for Years.
VIM. II. Walter. engineer, Of Chats.
worth. Ills, writes: kidney disease

was lurking In my
system for years. l
had torturing pain
in the side and
back and the urine
was dark and full
Of sediment. I was
racked with pain
day an d night,
could not sleep or
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-21
In Barn Struck by Linhtnino,

In Barn Struck by Linhtninq.
Waterloo.-Gordon Wagner, aged
10, was struck and rendered uncon-
scious by bolt Of lightning which
struck and burned the barn in which
he had sought safety. After working
for hours, over the unconscious boy
the doctors believe that young Wag.
ner will recover. The barn was to-
tally destroyed, the loss being four
hundred dollars.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-21

Manager Hubbard Of the telephone
company complains that women talk
too much over the telephone Other
men, says the Chicago Daily News,
have been known to make even more
sweeping statements in regard to
Women'S conversational powers.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-21

New York is to spend 100000 for
free concerts on niers and in marks
this summer. There is no city except
London where so much free music
ID supplied. and the outlay this year
will be larger than ever.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-21
JEALOUSY CAUSES MURDER.
Soldier at Fl. Des Moines Fatally
Slabs Comrade.

Des Moines.-Because of iealousies
between two Eleventh cavalry troop
ers over attentions paid lady friend,
Private James A. Kelley of Troop
B was stabbed to death by Private
w. H. Johnson of Troop c after a
brief quarrel. AS result the first
murder tragedy in the history Of Fort
Des Moines is written.
The quarrel originated in the Wait
ing apartments of the postofIlce just
outside the barrack gates and the
murder was committed on the door
step of the building before the eyes
of pretty Miss Mabel Kali Of Carlisle.
who was the immediate cause of the
entire affair though innocent of any
brewing trouble. Johnson, the Stay.
err, Immediately gave himself up to
post officials and was placed in Gus
tOdy. 5.".
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-21
$4,000 Fire at Mason cjtv.

Mason City.-Fire of unknown orr.
gin Quilted the Miles Hardware COM
panys plant, causing a loss of $40, 900
Insurance amply covers the destruc.
ton. The Miles hardware plant Is
one of the largest in this section of
the state. 1t is not known how the
blaze started. The flames spread
rapidly and were beyond control be.
fore the firemen could do effective
work. Mr.. Miles is president of the
Iowa Mutual Hardware Insurance
company convention in Boston.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-21
DIES MONIES PLAN WINS.
Reform Measure Has Good Majority
On It's Side.

On Its Side.
Des Moines.-The Des .Moines plan
for government of the city by COM
mission was carried at the special
election 1t was not victory for
one section Of the city over another:
it was a victory for the whole of the
city, for more than half the precincts
in East Des Moines were carried by
the friends of the new system of
municipal government and it's oppo-
nents approached the river with less
than 80 majority against it. One
precinct in West Des Moines went
against the Des Moines plan, and the
2,2S9 majority for it, in a total vote
of 1o,A63, Yves well scattered over the
whole Of the community 1t was not
A sectional victory.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-21
+ asst Train Is Wra,Lal

Columbus, o,-Big Four passenge,
IRAN NO. 10, one of the fastest trains
~ the New York Central lines, went
through an open switch TUESDAY ~
me northern part Of the city and Ave
persons were badly hurt. : =
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-21
Big Fire in Santiago de Cuba,

Santiago de Cuba. - A disas.
trous fire occurred Wednesday in
the Picote tobacco factory of Rivera
& Fontamals. The wholesale liquor
establishment of Mestre & Co. was
also destroyed. The entire business
district had a narrow escape from be.
ing destroyed.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-21
Eight Bodies Now Recovered

Observation-Disclosures Admiral Brown
son, chief of the navigation bureau
received a dispatch Tuesday night
from Rear Admiral Emory, in com
mand of the fleet in Hampton Roads
stating that the bodies of two more
of the victims of the Minnesota
launch accident were recovered late
IN the afternoon, those of Midshipman
Herbert l.. Holden and Seaman Rob
EFT H. Dodson. This makes eight
bodies recovered.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-21
Rock Island Publisher Arrested

ROCK Island, lll.-John Loonev mol.
ltlclan, newspaper owner and Ia wver
was arrested Tuesday on "a indict,
ments containing charges of Grimm q,
hoei, extortlon, bribery and cousnir.
acy to extort and to indict.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-21
Two Killed in Auto Accident

observation-disclosures Trever, super
lntendent of the H. & S. Pogue Co.
and Alfred Trever, of the same com
pany, were killed in an automobile
accident Tuesday night. The chauf
feur, name unknown, is seriously in
jured and may die.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-21

Two Million Russians are starving
The rest OF the Russians have trou
bles of other kinds. If we were the
car we could not help feeling that
We were doing a mighty poor job Of
governing.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-21

A bureau is to be established for
the purpose OF aiding tramps. The
tramps will consider 1t a failure If it
does not limit itself to the business
Of providing free meals and wearing
apparel.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-21
sANkHEAp WEARS MORGAN ToGA
Governor Of Alabama Appoints For
n1ev Congressman to the Senate.

Birmingham, Ala. Gov. Conner,
who was in Birmingham Monday
morning, appointed former Con-
gresham John H. Bankhead to
the vacancy in the United States SEN
ate from Alabama caused by the death
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-21

Raw eggs and sweet milk, taken in
large and frequent doses, Is the new
est cure for tuberculosis. Wouldn't
be so bad II the raw eggs could be put
up In capsule or powder form.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-21
Woman Killed sealinn lars.

Oskaloosa-Mrs. Jennie Conn or
Gibson was accidently burned to
death in IA parafine explosion. She
was sealing Jars with parafne when
1t exploded, flying over her body. she
died within a few hours of the acct
dent.