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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-10
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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-10
COAL OPERATORS GATHER
MEET TO DISCUSS METHODS TO
PREVENT MINE DISASTERS.
Organization for Each State Repre-
scented VIII Be Formed tor
Preservation of Life.

Washington. Prominent coal op-
orators from the principal coal pro-
ducing states of the east gathered
in Washington Wednesday to discuss
the recent mining disasters and the
best methods possible for the preser-
walton of the lives of the miners in
the future.
The meeting was at the invitation
Of the West Virginia operators. who
at an earlier meeting in the day de-
cided upon the formation OF state
association. 1t is expected that the
other states represented will form
like associations, the purpose OF all
being to prevent, if possible. acct
dents in the coal mines. These asso-
Citations will appoint permanent COM
mittees for research, investigation
and dissemination of information and
will cooperate with the United States
geological survey and other technical
J, departments of the government, and
will furnish reliable information In
connection with mining and mining
conditions when called for by congress
or the state legislatures.
The chief object of these associa-
tons, according to the operators, will
be not to oppose proper legislation,
but to promote any and all acts with
effective bearing on the preservation
Of life and the prevention Of mining
disasters, regardless Of expense or
regulations.
At the meeting temporary organi'
cation was effected with William N.
Page of Washington as chairman and
Neil Robinson of Charleston, w. Va.
as secretary. The committee recon-
mended that a permanent organiza-
ton be effected and that these men
serve as Ulcers. Another meeting
will be held Thursday. at which the
permanent organization will be COM
pleted.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-10
FAMILY IN RAZOR FIGHT.
Three Sons, Father and Mother and
Injured.

injured.
Adel.--Three sons and the father
and mother In the Adam Schafer
family, farmers living near this city,
engaged in a promiscuous razor fight
at the country home and as a,result
all five are rnc.c or less cut and
bruised and one son is lying at the
point OF death with cash In his neck
desperately near. the jugular vein.
The fight is reported to have occurred
as a result OF a dispute over financial
matters. The father suffered a
broken and dislocatad hip and numer-
Gus cuts and bruises. The mother
was knocked down and received
painful cut on the back of one hand.
One>son received deep knife wound
in the hip and other cuts and another
was knocked down and the bone at
the elbow broken off. "t%
The fight started in the large COW
barn on the farm, while the sons were
milking. Alec drove a COW behind one
that Levi was milking. Lewis ami
NAL moved, partially upsetting MS
pail of milk and words aud blows FOL
lowed. In minute the two princi.
pals were al each other furiously and
three other brothers were also en-
gagged. The fight was ter...ic, knives,
clubs and stones being used as well
as fists. The aged father and mother
tried to stop the. riot, but the boys
needed neither their commands nor
their fearful pleas. Finally neighDors
werey called by telephone and they
stopped the fight.
DR.. B. H. Criley Of Dallas Center
was called and it took him several
hours to dress their wounds.
The following day the sheriff and
county attorney visited the farm to
investigate. They found that two OF
the boys had been drinking and that
they had been picking on Alec, the
elder. No arrests we're made.
1t Is generally regretted In the com,
munity that such good and honorable
old people should be made to suffer
so much trouble by drunken boys.
Adam and Rachel Shaifer came to
Dallas county about fiity-two years
ago and settled where they now live
and have amassed fortune amount
ing to about 900 acres of choice Iowa
land, all In a body. Besides they have
had twenty-three children, all OF
whom are living except one. All are
married and away from home except
five young men, ranging in age from
20 to As.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-10
CLINTON BAND OF THIEVES.
c. e N. W. Men Charged with
~ 1hefts.

q Clinton.--Warrants have been is-
sued for the arrest of twelve of the
local employees of the Chicago Il
Northwestern railroad company, who
are accused of the crime of larceny.
No arrests have yet been made. but
1t Is believed there will be sensa-
tional developments, as the men ac-
cused by the local officials OF the COM
pany are all employees of the railroad
company in Clinton.
The men are accused OF stealing
grain from cars IN the local yards.
and it is said they adopted very in
genious methods to extract the oats
and shelled corn from the company's
cars. One of these, the story goes,
was to drill a small hole in the bot.
tom or side Of the car, with an augur.
Beneath the hole they held a sack,
and as the grain poured out through
the orihce, they caught it and sacked
it up. Another way was to pry loose
a board and let the grain run through
into sacks. The augur hole was fill
ed, and the loose board replaced, so
it was some time before the company
ascertained that these methods were
being used to take grain from mcr'
chandise cars at this point.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-10
RECEIVERS FOR A RAILWAY.
Stickney and c. n. F. Smith Named
for Chicago Great Western.

St. Paul, Minn.-Judge Walter n.
Sanborn, of the United States circuit
court Wednesday afternoon appointed
A. B. Stickney and Charles H. F.
Smith, both residents of st. Paul. re-
ceivers for the Chicago Great west
ern railroad. A. b. Stickney is now
president of the road. The firm OF
Kellogg & Severance Of st. Paul was
appointed attorneys for the receiver.
The appointment of receivers tol'
lowed the inability Of the company to
meet obligations falling due in l9os,
and the failure to secure an extension
of the obligations. Loss as result
of the boilermakers' strike of last fall
is given as a partial cause for the
financial straits of the road. 1t was
also pointed out in the proceedings
that during the last ten years the
road has spent $19,OO0,000 in recca~
struction.
The petition for a receivership was
filed on behalf of the stockholders and
the finance committee by John A.
Humberg of Minnesota, George r.
Never of New York, and Ward Cum
Minis and Alex. Wallace of Great Brit"
ain.
Stiles w. Burr of St. Paul, appeared
as attorney of record for the complain
ants, and Frank B. Kellogg of st. Paul.
made statement to the court OF the
condition of the road and the grounds
on which a receivership was asked.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-10
SAVES TWO LIVES: RISKS OWN.
rsL. .s...4 ..,rw !
Jack ColwelI Of Atlantic Injuries
While Making Rescue.

Atlantic.-A runaway broncho, "a
eress and crazy wild. almost cru ned
the life out of Mrs. Geo Birdsell and
her small child at a street crossing.
Only the heroism of Jack Colv ell. an
engineer on the Rock Island, prevent.
ing age0y. ~ 80 ''.
Colwell, who saw the hor'. plung,
ing toward the woman ran :orward
showing tie woman and chilt ont OF
danger. But he was not Quic:. enousf
to save himself and was stru.k BY the
brute. The man and hora, crashed
into an iron railing closing the stair
way leading into the basement. ard it
was miraculous that Colwei was not
killed outright. The iron railing was
bent almost double 10y the force Of the
impact '.. -.
. The rescuer was helped out OF the
stairway and was taken to Il physi'
clans Office where all examination did
not disclose any broken bones bat his
left arm vas lacerated and his from.
teeth were loose His left side was
badly crushed from contact with the
rail. .'.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-10
DOCTOR SAID "UsE cUTIcuRAs
In Bad Case Of Eczema on CHILD
Disease Had Reached Fearful
n State-His Order Resulted
in Complete Cure.

"
when I was small I was troubled
with eczema for about three montha)
It was all over my face and covered
nearly all Of my head. It reached
such state that it was just large
scab all over, and the pain and itching
were terrible. I doctored with an able
physician for some time and was then
advised by him to use the Cuticura
Remedies which I did and I was en>
urely cured. have not been bothered
with it since. I used Cuticura Soap
and Cuticura Ointment but do not
know exactly how much was used "a
complete the cure. L can safely say
that Cuticura did lot for me. Miss
Anabel Wilson, North Branch, Mich.
Oct. 20. 1907"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-10
THEN It LOOKED ABOUT RIGHT.
Coal Dealer Understood When Told
What Load Represented.

John D. Rockefeller, Jr., in one Of
the last addresses that he, made to his
Sunday school class before abandon-
ing It, said of carefulness in business i
TOO many business men are care,
tul on one side, their own side, only.
Thus coal dealer whom ! used To-
know shouted one afternoon to an en-;
ploye who was driving out Of the yard 3
"'Hold on there, Jim! That coal
can't have been weighed. It looks q
trifles large for ton to me-
"Jim shouted back:
"'This amt ton, boss. It's tive
tom
"'Oh, all right said the dealer, in q
modified tone. Beg your pardon; go
ahead"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-10
Priest Inherits Fortune.

st. Josenh, Mo.-Father Charles F.
kearful, for nearly 40 years a Catho.
lie priest lin Missouri and Kansas,
has been notified by the state depart
ment at Washington that he is heir to
fortune Of 100000, left by his uncle,
Karl kirkfogel. prominent wool
merchant, who died recer+'v in sgd.
ney, Australia. Father ] ful will
start at once for Sydney to claim the
estate, going by way of Rome. As he
has fortune of his own he intends
to devote all Of his inheritance to
charity work in ST. Joseph.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-10
"BLAck HAND" IN CLEVELAND.
Ohio City Said to Be Center Of Organi'
-" zation's Operations.

Cleveland, o. That Cleveland
is the center of so.called BLACK
Hand" operations is the declaration
made Wednesday night by Is detec'
tives from several important cities In
the United States. now here searching
the city for members of that organiza-
ton. Chief A. J. Phumphrey of Bal
timore, who is trying to extradite
John Scallata. wanted in Baltimore
on a charge of dynamiting, has seven
men with him, and officers from Buff
falo, Syracuse. Harrisburg, Pittsburg.
New York and Wheeling are assisting
the Baltimore official.
The wholesale manufacture OF eXplo-
slves. it is claimed. has been con.
Quoted in Cleveland by Black Hand
men. The police claim to have oh
tanned information showing that sew
eral hundred dangerous" Italians
lately have found asylum here. Let
ters demanding large sums OF money
have been received By local wealthy
Italians
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-10
A REAL LID FOR SIOUX CITY.
Anti.SaIoon Man Extends His Cam.
paign for Law Enforcement.

Sioux City.-After prosecuting near
ly every saloon in Sioux City. the
Rev. Fl. H. Sawyer. superintendent OF
the Woodbury. County Anti-Saloon
league, has been consulting with the
attorney OF the league as to the ad,.
visibility OF bringing actions against
dIsorderly resorts which sell liquor
without paying the mnlct tax. Most
of these houses pay simply govern
ment license for selling liquor. 1t
has been practically decided to start
proceedings against these places. Dur
ing tho mast two years the anti-saloon
league has waged a relentless warfare
against saloons, and at the prasen,
time the Martin law is being pretty
well observed. In the district court,
Frank Donohoe, landlord of the Hotel
West, was fined 5000 for violating an
injunction by keeping his bar open
after hours, and Len Lesenich and
William Mason, proprietors of the
! Chicago house, were each fined 5000
on the same grounds.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-10
oTTuMWA Is NOW DRY.
Mayor Pledges Himself To See MuIcs
Law 10 Obeyed.

Law " Opeyeo. 8I+,
Des Moines.- Ottumwa liquor men
have accepted an Injunction issued by
Judge Roberts. They will hereafter
obey the mulct law to the letter. NO
sooner had this been accomplished by
the anti.saloon league than II applied
to Judge Roberts for temporary In
junction closing the saloons OF Eddy
Vile under the prohibitory law.
Captain Jaques, attorney for the
brewers Attorney Fps, for the saloon
men of Ottumwa; President Ewald OF
the Iowa Liquor Dealers association.
and REPRESENTATIVES of the Anheuser-
Busch, Schlitz and Liepp breweries
met w. c.. Barber, superintendent OF
the Iowa Anti-SalOon league, at the
leagues offices in the Iowa Loan u
Trust building and not only agreed TO
the provisions Of the injunction, but
presented statement from Mayor
Phillips OF Ottumwa pledging himself
to see that the mulct law Is Obeyed.
The representatives Of the brew
cries also agreed to do all in their
power to see that the provisions OF the
Injunction are carried out In full.
The injunction issued and accepted
by the liquor interests OF Ottumwa
applies to not only the present owners
of saloons and resorts, but to their
successors in case the present owners
should sell out.
Back doors will be nailed up AT
once, screens and tables will disap'
pear and OttumWa will be added to
the list of Iowa cities In which the
mulct law g strictly enforced.
In the case Of Eddyville. there will
he no saloons Of any description II
the anti-saloon league his Its way.
tcddyville does not come under the
provisions of the mulct law and the
league asks for an injunction closing
all places where liquor is sold.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-10
NAVAL WRANGLE COMES UP.
Senator Hale Offers Bill to Settle
vexed Controversy. ~ i

Vexed Controversy. , ~ , 4
Washington. D. c., Jan. 10.-The in
PRODUCTION by Senator Hale yesterday
OF his naval personnel bill provided
the occasion for general discussion
of the navy and recent occurrences in
connection with that branch of the
public service. 7 .r .
The Maine senator entered upon a
full explanation Of the provisions of
tie bill.
Mr.. Tillman, a member of the
naval committee, interrupted to ask
whether the consideration of the bill
would probably bring out the facts
relating to the controversy in the
navy department. MIR. Tillman added
that he had considered the advisable.
ity of Offering resolution for such
an investigation.
Mr.. Hale replied:
81 have been asked great many
times In view of recent transactions
IN the navy department whether
did not propose introducing a reso-
luton of inquiry. The subject Is
doubtless worthy of the consideration
OF congress. but after looking the
matter over carefully as have been
able to do 7 have selected this meth
cd of action, which involves the
consideration by the senate instead
of submitting the department to an
investigation"
Mr.. Tlllman again entered the dis
cussion. and referred to the Brown
son incident and to magazine articles
criticising the navy and charging
that naval ships are being built in a
way to mt them only for the scrap
heap. That assertion, he said,
should either be contradicted or tn:
construction Of such vessels should
be stopped. IIe wanted to know
whether the committee would BRING
out the facts in respect to thos,
charges. az. - ..
"Will it find" he asked, "why
Brownson resigned:' and continuing
said: "The president has given his
version Of this controversy, and al.
though he is a great sticker for a
square deal he does not give Admiral
Brownson's version of it. want to
Know whether the minority members
OF the committee on naval affairs will
De given an opportunity to have the
facts brought out" a>7.l}l.
Mr.. Hale said in reply he .hoped
that there would be no question of
minority or majority in the commit
tee, as it had always acted as one
body.
| II simply wanted to know" sais
Mr.. Tillmaa, whether we would be
stopped from getting witnesses?"
Il should certainly hate ia, he in
the way of the senator when he wants
to call in witnesses" responded sena
tor Hale. smiling. "a have no doubt
they Will be received "@..@4
The bill proposes a settlement Of
the veXatious questions as to whether
the members of the staff corps shall
nave rank with the line officers, put
an end to the creation Of bureaus BY
the secretary OF the navy, and gives
substantial raise in pay to every
commissioned officer and enlisted man
or the navy and marine corps.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-10
pETT,BONE is ACQUITTED.
Charles II. Meyer Also Is Formally Set
Free~at Boise.

Boise. Idaho.--'rhe End OF the prose
tution Of the men charged with The
murder of eXGov. Steunenberg. with
The exception Of the cases ot Harry
Orchard and lack Simpkins, came Sat
ur1sv with the acquittal Of George A
pettibone Charles il Meyer. piesi,
dent Of The Western Federation of
Miners, was formally released Satur-
day and will return with Pettibone to-
Denver The case OF Orchard, the
self-confessed assassin o: Steunen.
berg, is in the han Is OF Prosecuting
Attorney Vanduyn of Canyon county.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-10
Cattle Man Is Convicted

Omaha. Neb., Jan. 1O.-Perry A,
Yeast, the prominent cattle man, who
mas been on trial in the United States
court tor conspiracy to defraud the
government by fraudulent land en-.
tries, was Yesterday found guilty and
recommended to the clemency of the
court by the jury. va.
Yeast had many thousands of acres
OF the North Platte forest reserve
unaer Illegal fence. However, the
count upon which he was found guilty
was OF conspiring with old soldiers
widows to obtain land fraudulentlv :,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-10
But Not the Same.

Mushley-Indeed, yes, he's very
tenderhearted. really believe II .
beggar approached him and he had
no money about him he'd actually
take of his coat and give 1t to him.
Crabbe-Well, I'm not tender.heart'
ed, but some Of these nervy beggars
make me feel like taking OF my coa~-
and giving it to them-good and
proper.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-10
May Buy Great ,veet }, .r = :

ST. John, N. B., Jan. 10.-A special
from Winnipeg says that the Canadian
paclnc railway may take over the
Chlcago Great Western system which
on Wednesday was placed in !, tho
hands of a receiver. ~
The dispatch states that II the em.
pa. road is acquired the Canad.
ian Pacific will enter Chicago from
the east via the Pere Marquette road
and continue to st. Paul over tha
Great Western and thence to The
coast via the 500 line, = 'ne
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-10

Secretary Wilson, who has pic,
turesque way OF putting plain truths,
reminds us that the American work
ing man has better food than Queen
Elizabeth had. The question of taste
makes the comparison somewhat un
certain. Elizabethan poets mention
costly delicacies, such as roasted song
birds and peacocks' tongues; and cpl
cures figure IN the satires Of those
spacious days" But Il Mr.. Wilson
means that for wholesome, muscle
making diet the working mans bread
butter, etc, compose : diet which
oleGn Bsss might have envisS 80 81
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-10
Graft Scandal in ST. Joseph, Mo.

St. Joseph. Mo.-Walter G. Stewart,
superintendent Ct the municipal light
ing plant, with which he has been con-
nected 81 years, has been indicted by
the grand jury. charged with obtain
ing money by false pretenses and on
false certificates. Charles w. Waller,
foreman. also al old employee, is under
arrest. There are two charges against
Stewart, seven against Waller, and
seven against Ferdinand Mays, a
saloonkeeper, who is charged with
forgery in connection with cashing
time slips. --,..r=. .r......
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-10
Meyer Aids Prohibition,

Washington. - Postmaster General
Meyer has issued an order which has
q direct bearing upon the prohibition
movement, The order is as follows:
1T is hereby ordered that 1t shall he
condition Of any contract hereafter
entered into for carrying the mails
upon star, screen wagon, messenger
or special service route. that the con.
tractor shall not transport intoxicat.
Ing liquor from one point to another
upon such route while in the perform.
ance OF mail service. 1t is believed
the order will be generally approved,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-10
Hoilen Must Take Medicine

Atlantic,--The appeal case of Henry
Hollen, who was convicted of misap-
preparation of funds and gross care
lessness while in Office as supervisor
and who was removed from Office,
seems to have been waylaid and the
last of the now famous case seems to
have been written. The attorneys
for the ex.supervisor were too slow in
perfecting their appeal and County
Attorney Goodspeed moved that 1t be
for filing had passed before the brief
dismissed. because the legal limit
was ready. III. y -
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-10

The Boston Globe says: 60 west
young immigrant" and this Is good
advice" exclaims the Ansonia Senti-
mel. There Is room enough In this
country for millions more. II they can
be properly distributed instead Of hud.
died in cities that are already over.
crowded. ..
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-10
snonoe left IA The Wound.

Davenport Gustav Scheal and
wife have filed suit against Drs. Mat,
they, brothers, leading German physl.
clans Of this city, claiming $4,000
damages for an operation undergone
The surgeons, 1t is alleged. left a
piece Of sponge in the body Of the
woman and a second operation was
necessary seven weeks later to re.
move ire foreign article. IN. W.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-10
GIRL SHOOTS YOUNG MAN.
Sad Accident Threatens To ereal

Sad Accident Threatens To Break
+ Down Her Mind.
Osceola.-Will Green. the 1S-year'
old boy who was accidentally shot
with a rifle at the home of William
Loomis. north of Osceola, has died of
his wounds. His home is In Nebraska,
but he was visiting at the LOOMS
home. ~
While Green was engaged In prac-
tice with a 22-caliber rife, one OF Mr..
Loomis' daughters, about 10 years OF
age, came up. Green handed her the
rifle, which was repeater. The. girl
saw the old shell elected and not
knowing that new one had taken its
place, she put her hand on the trlg-
ger. The gun was discharged, shoot
ing Green in the abdomen. The girl
was so shocked that it was necessary
to take her away to recover.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-10
PILES CURED IN q

ILEo GU RED IN b To '1z,UAYSs :
fAZO OINTMENT IL guaranteed TO cure amy cas-
81 ltching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles
. 70 u days OF money refunded. 6Qc.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-10

In a London pantomime, as the
Babes in the Wood fall asleep, the
trees are seen shedding their leaves
until presently the trees, which at the
beginning were thick with autumnA
foliage, are seen standing bleak and
bare, with their long branches sway
ing and shivering in the wind. Mod.
ern stage realism is yearly growing
more realistic.