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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-07
ZIG BLAZE IN CHICAGO.
Railway Freight Depots and E'eva'
tors Burned.

Chicagc.-Scores OF firemen were
burned and otherwise injured, more or
less seriously, during the progress OF
a spectacular dock and grain elevator
fire In the vicinity Of Canal and West
Sixteenth streets Monday afternoon.
The property destroyed includes the
Chicago. Burlington & Quincy freight
depot, elevator F and the Union ele-
vator of the Armour company, part OF
elevator F., many freight sheds and
cars and minor property. The loss
is estimated at 100000.
Chicago. The steel tireboat Hi
nois, the pride of the Chicago fire
department. was sent to the bottom OF
the river Tuesday as the spectacular
elimination of the disastrous blaze
which wiped out two grain elevators
freighthouses and other buildings with
a loss of $1,558 O00 The firebOat was
sunk by the collapse of the east wall
of elevator F, near Sixteenth street
and the river, and number OF fire
men were injured and narrowly es-
capped death by drowning when the
crash came without anything to indi.
cate that danger was near.
Two engineers and four stokers, TO-
gether with Capt. Patrick Lyons, were
on board the boat and were rescued
with difficulty. A pipeman, who was
standing on the docks, was knocked
senseless by hail of flying debris
and was severely cut on the head.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-07
BALDWIN READY FOR TRIALS.
New Shaft Arrives and Balloon is All
in Readiness.

New Shaft Arrives and Balloon is All
in Readiness.
Washington, D. c., Aug. AL
though Captain Baldwin has already
made two successful flights in the
new dirigble balloon built for the
army, they were both made under
difficulties. The original propeller
shaft built for the machine was found
defective at the last moment, and
temporary shafting has been used
during the Fort Myer flights. A new
shaft in which it is believed the diff
fculties encountered so far have
been overcome arrived yesterday and
will Immediately be put in position.
In the flights made on Tuesday
and Wednesday the motor was run
at reduced speed because of the TEN.
porary shafting that was used. AS
soon as the new shaft has been ad.
justed, Captain Baldwin will make a
preliminary flight for speed.
At a recent test one of the most
enthusiastic witnesses was Capt. W.
W. kimball, member of the naval
examining and retiring boards. He
has been specially detailed to at
tend the Fort Myer trial test and re-
port his observations to the navy de-
partment. Assistant Secretary of the
Navy Newbury will attend the trials
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-07

Can anything be more convincing
as to the extent to which American
ideas are enlightening the earth than
the spreading popularity Of that dis
tinctively American game. baseball?
The New York Times remarks: u.
Vannatta played third bag for the
Rams and showed up we'll with the
stick. H. Chillingworth handled the
initial sack for the Jewels So runs
the report OF a baseball game played
in Hawaii between the Kamehamehas
and the Diamond Heads. The lingo
follows the flag Even Japanese, FIJI
ipino, Hindoo and other students from
abroad take to the sport as soon Is
they reach our shores, and discuss the
fine points in choice "baseballese.
The national game is doing glorious
work as an international unifier.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-07
1900 KILLED IN THE WAR.
Streets of Tabriz Scene of Thirty-five
Days Fighting.

Tabriz, Aug. 7.-There has now
been thirty-hve days fighting in the
streets of Tabri2. and the casualties
due chiefly to bombs, thrown froi:
mortars. and shrapnel, are estimated
at 1900. Many of the finer res;
dences Of the city and hundreds OF
shops in the easements have been
looted. the loss in this dire :ton be
ing placed at core thaa $1,C00,0OO.
The American missionaries in the
city have been exposed to stray bul
lets; none of them have been injured
During on of the heavier bombard
ments a piece Of shraplel fell in .
garden within few feet of one OF
the mission servants. There is a
very bitter feud goil5 on between
the constitutional progressives and
the reactionaries. The mass of the
people, however, have informed iae
central government that they are not
opposed to the shah.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-07
MILLION FOR COUNT
ZEPPELIN FUND SO FAR TOTALS
sum OF 1915, 900.
REIMBURSE AGED AER0NAUT
STUTTGART Starts Fund Which Grows
Amazingly-Two Airships to BE
Built at Once.

Stuttgart, Aug. IA national COM
mittee has been formed here, nnder
the presidency of prince Won Hohen'
lohe-Langenburg, to raise a pubic
subscription for Count Zeppelin. Al
ready more than $S75,0OO have been
raised and the promises received
reach double this amount. With the
governments $1250O0 the grand total
now is $4,000. A million Will be
raised.
The subscription list OF the Berlin
bourse totals over $4,000, Senator
Poosehl of Lubreck and the Essen
Mine company each have given a
similar sum and an anonymous sub
scription of 5000 has been received.
The total of another list which is
being circulated has reached $500,
of which amount the city council
voted $4,000. From every city in the
empire comes the announcement OF
the opening of subscription lists for
Count Zeppelin.
Count ZEPPELIN when informed of
the action of his countrymen was SO
touched that he could not find words
to express his feelings. When he had
recovered his composure he declared
that he at once would make plans for
the construction of two great air.
ships which would be departure
from former models. The count con-
tends that he can build vessel
which will surpass anything he has
attempted and that the lack OF funds
previously made it impossible for him
to embody the ideas which he gained
from experience in the past.
A new design in motors will be
submitted to his engineer which, the
count declares, will do away with pos
sibility of rotary fusion and conse-
quent sparkling.
Count Zeppelin's unparalleled flight
of almost thirty hours remains the
sole topic of the entire empire and
an enormous impetus to aeronautics
has been given by the exp riments
conducted from Friedrichshafen the
past few months. The new airships
will be built in Lake Constance.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-07
1874 BiGAMISTS lr DIES MONIES!
Failure TO Pay Fees o.; Said to InvaIi.
date Divorces.

Failure to Pay Fees =; Said to Inva|i
date Divorces.
DeS Moines.-One hundred and
thir,y-four men and women who have
their resiC nee in Des Moines may be
bigamists.
This number Of persons went
through the Formally of procuring d.
vorces here, but because of negli
gence or lack of payment of attor.
neys' fees and court costs their de.
crees have never been filed. Term
after term the cases remained on the
calendar. The judges announced they
would demand the filing OF DEGREES in
all cases settled. No DEGREES were
glad, and the cases involving these
people were dismissed. Under the
law the signing Of the decree by the
judge does not complete the record.
1t must be filed and recorded in the
journal with the costs paid. 1t has
been custom in the past for lawyers
to hold up the DEGREES until they have
received their fees. Clients in many
cases believe they are divorced and
think they are only beating the at
torney out of his fees. Others may
pay the lawyers and the lack of filing
be neglected or the part of the at
torneys.
Since their hearing in equity court
and laboring under the delusion that
they are separated, many of the per
sons have remarked.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-07
GREAT AIRSHIP WRECKED
zEPpELIN's MACHINE BLOWS UP
AND IS BURNED.
Disaster Overtakes Dirigible Balloon
at Echterdingen After Its Re-
markabIe Endurance Flight.

Echterdingen.-A dramatic end
came Wednesday to Count Zeppelin's
long-awaited endurance flight in his
monster dirigible balloon, and the
proud airship which Tuesday was cut
ling rapidly through the air and out
listancing pursuing automobiles, lies
IN an open field near here, mass OF
twisted, useless metal. The count, al
most heart broken and unable longer
to endure the sight of his shattered
craft, left by train for Friedrichshafen.
The airship had left Nackenheim,
and ovec night had visited Mayence
and begu- the homeward journey,
when misfortune overlook it. Soon
after it's departure it was found that
The front motor was working badly. A
landing was made here and repairs
were being made when suddenly vio-
lent storm sprang up.
The balloon swayed to and fro,
sometimes rising a few feet from the
ground Then a formidable gust Of
wind struck the airship broad
side. At first the craft heeled over
and then her bows rose in the air,
carrying with them number of sol
diers holding the ropes. After pois-
ing a moment at height of so feet,
the airship came crashing to the
ground. With a thunderous report the
forward motor exploded. From the
bows of the balloon shot forth livid
flame, while from the rear escaped
thick clouds of black smoke which
caused the entire structure to disap-
pear from the view of the thousands
of spectators.
When the air cleared the balloon
was seen lying in an open field on a
high plateau with only the ragged,
tangled strips of aluminium en-
velope still remaining. The metal
stays and bands and portions of the
motors were strewn about in pieces
like old iron, and blackened with
smoke and scorched.
Officers rushed forward and found
that several soldiers had been hurt.
The four engineers who were on the
forward platform of the airship had
escaped death, but were suffering
from injuries.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-07
DUBUQUE SALOONS QUIT.
Twenty-Five Out of Business as Re
suit Of Agitation.

Twenty-Five Out OF ouS'HeSS 40 nc
suit Of Agitation.
Dubuque.-When the mulct agita
zion now on in Dubuque reaches Its
fruition twenty-five liquor dispensaries
will go out of business. That is, a
careful estimate of the situation based
IN statements from proprletors at this
time indicates that this number will
fail to pay their quarterly assess
ments when the month of October ar,
rives.
There are now in operation in the
county ITS saloons. A half dozen
went out of business when the last
quarterly tax was due owing to the
limitations which the Benson decree
placed upon the hours of operation
and the general regulations placed
Upon an industry that never before
had been in any manner or way con-
rolled, save that since 1898 the mulof
tax of 5000 had been collected regu-
.arly Prior to that time the only
tax that was paid was one of $lO0
annually levied by the city.
Attorney A. P. Gibbs has demon
strated that he means business in his
prosecution of the saloons of the
county. His original notices were
serv~d a month ago. On the LIST the
first installment of the petitions de-
manding injunctions was placed on
file. The balance will be in the
uands of the county clerk inside of
ten days.
There are wild and unreasonable
saloon men here-men who have
tnown but little law in the past-but
It is worthy of comment that not one
today but realizes the mulct law is
scheduled. No definite action has
been taken by the saloon men with re-
gard to securing attorneys, but it
is given out when the time comes
legal talent will be on hand and the
chief purpose of such talent will be
not to fight the proceeding, but to
find as easy and as graceful way
out of the difficulty as possible.
A notable incident in connection
with the present affair is the an
aouncement of Eichhorn & Bechtel.
The oldest saloon keepers in Dubuque
-men who for forty-two years have
been in the business and who in that
time never have had an arrest of any
and without ceremony they have de-
difficulty in the place, to retire OF
the fret of October They are oper-
ating a saloon in connection with a
grocery store. The building is with
in the 300-foot limit of school house
cided to quit the liquor business.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-07
The Cold Morning Barn.

The cold morning bath Is recon+
nended for those who can stand the
cold bath, though countless many
cannot. To prepare for it one should
lrst sponge the body with cold water
and step into few inches of water
lrawn from a warm water pipe. It
will not be warm or cold early in the
morning. Splash the water over the
body and wash hastily, letting tho
Tub fill gradually. If the salt bath 10
used, do not throw the salt towel In
me laundry. Let it collect the salt.
N beauty lighthouses each individual
has salt towel that is used countlesa
times, because it gets thoroughly >sa:-
urated and is more beneficial. A colo
bath should not last longer than five
minutes
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-07
WONDERED WHY
Found the Answer Was "Coffee."

Many pale, sickly persons wondea
er years why they have to suffer SO,
md eventually discover that the drug
--caffeine--in coffee is the main cause
II the trouble.
Il was always very fond Of coffee
md drank it every day. Inever haG
much flesh and often wondered why
was always SO pale, thin and weak.
About five years ago my health
completely broke down and I was con-
4ned to my bed. My stomach was
IN such condition that I could hardly,
take sufficient nourishment to sustain
Yfe
During this time I was drinking
coffee, didn't think I could do with.
out it.
After awhile I came to the con.
clusion that coffee was hurting me.
and decided to give it up and try
Postum. l didn't like the taste of It
at first, but when it was made right
boiled until dark and rich-I soon
became very fond of it.
I'm one week l began to feel better.
could eat more and sleep better. MY
sick headaches were less frequent, and
within five months I looked and felt
like new being, headache spells en-.
tirely gone. -1|-
my health continued to improve
and today am well and strong, weigh
14S lbs. I attribute my present health
to the hfe-giving qualities Of Postum
There's a Reason"
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek, Mich. Read, ''The Road to Well.
ville," in pkgs. E7..
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time to time. Thsr
are genuine, true, and full Of hum.s
Interest 5.'s.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-07
EXTENT OF CANADA FIRE.
Area Burned Thirty Miles Long and
Ten Miles Wide.

Toronto Aug. u. G. c. Lindsey.
president of the Crows Nest Coal
company, summarized the northwest
fire situation thus in dispatch re.
ceived here:
"The fire area is about thirty miles
long and from two ITO ten wide and
is still burning in many places at the
outskirts, but Michel is safe, except
in the case of high wind. and may
be even then. Hosmer is quite safe
and Coal Creek may be said to be al.
most certainly safe.
"The loss of the Crows Nest Pass
company. owning mines at Coal Creek
and Fernie and Michel. will be $780,.
900; the Canadian Pacific railway will
lose 100000; the Great Northern
railway will lose about $25O,00O and
the lumber company not less than a
million. The timber nj the Crows
Nest Pass company lands will not
be less than million. The loss tc
the city of Fernie will not be less
than s2,o0o,000.,"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-07
GET TIME EXTENSION.
Burlington Federation LenIent With
LIQUOR Houses.


Burlington.-A somewhat peculiar
thing has happened in the campaign
which the Burlington Civic Fedora
ton is waging for the full enforce
ment Of the mulct law here. Soon
after the decision of the state supreme
court was made against what was
known as partial DEGREES IN saloon
cases and holding that a judge could
not enforce part of the mulct law, but
must take cognizance OF all the pro-
visions in dealing with any phase OF
1t, the Burlington Civic Federation
issued notice to all saloons that they
must get under the mulct law entire
ly by August 20 next.
All saloon owners and proprietors
at once began active preparations FOR
the inevitable. Now the announce
ment Is made that the civic federation
has notified certain saloon keepers
that they will be given an extension
of time until October l before action
is taken against them. This Is the
result of certain representations IN
which the saloon keepers have made
to the officers of the civic federation;
viz: that each has paid the required
mulct tax on July 1, and that II they
are closed up on August 20 they VIII
lose practically half their tax. They
point out that there are certain pro-
visions of the law which it will be
impossible for them to meet by Aug.
2O-for instance, securing the con-
sent of the adjoining property owners
and getting out of the 300 foot limit
from any church.
Realizing that under these clrcum-
stances the enforcing of the mulct
law on Aug. 20 would be serious
hardship to the saloon men, the fed
Grafton has notified them that IN
those particulars complaint will not
be made against them until Oct. l.
Another interesting feature OF the
mulct law campaign is the fact that
the supreme court having declared
the partial decree of the district
court illegal and void, some of the
saloons are taking advantage OF 1t to
open their places on Sunday. AT
least the report is made that a num-
Der of Burlington saloons did good
buainess last Sunday.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-07
FOUR NEGROES ARE LYNCHED.
RusselIville, Ky, Culprits Quietly
Taken from Jail.

Russellville, KY. - Four negroes.
Virgil, Tom and Robert Jones and
Joe Riley, were taken from Jail here
and hanged to tree OH the edge
of town No shots were fired by the
mob, which was composed of about
so men, and the people Of the town
knew nothing of the affair until day
light revealed the four bodies dangling
from tree just outside Russeiville
on the Nashville pike. The following
mote was found pinned on one of the
bodies:
Let this be warning to you mig
gers to let white people alone or you
will go the same way. Hugh Rogers
better shut up or quit"
The negroes who were lynched were
members of lodge, and at meeting
recently. it is said, they approved o.
the murder of James Cunningham, I,
white farmer, by his negro tenant,
Rufus Browder. This murder oc-
Cured in the southern part of Logan
county and it is supposed here that
the mob was made up of men from
that part of the county.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-07
tn Give Turkev Battlesl,ip,

New York.-Leading members of
the Syrian colony in this city have
started movement to present Turkey
with a modern battleship. The money
to build the vessel is to be raised
among all the Syrlans in the New
World, their number being estimated
at upward OF 100000, and the gift not
only is to commemorate the granting
OF a constitution to the people of Tur-
key, but also to express the confidence
felt by the Syrians and young Turks
in this hemisphere in the genuineness
hf the reforms.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-07

The bread eaters and the corn eat
ers and the meat eaters and all dealers
in farm products and those who sell
merchandise are again invited to cheer
up about Kansas. AS the floods sub,
side and the waters recede it is
learned that nothing has been
drowned out" in Kansas but the cut
worms and the chinch bugs and the
Hessian fly and the weevil and the
like. The wheat and the corn and the
millet and the alfalfa, says the Kansas
City Star, are standing up thick and
sassy" in the fields, and are giving
the yerdant and golden "ha! ha!' to
the croakers who issued, week or so
ago, advance notices of crop failure
in Kansas.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-07
DICKINSON AGAIN IN TROUBLE
Wife Of Notorious Des Moines Man
Wants Divorce.

Des Noines.-Though loyal and
constant when her husband stood be-
fore the world an accused murderer,
Mrs. Herbert b. Dickinson, miserable
and broken hearted, has filed In dis
| trict court petition for divorce.
| With the aid of her attorney, w.
| T. Maxey, who furnished her with
funds to help pay her railroad fare.
the mother and three little brown
eyed children, have gone to the home
Of her father, M. Hermes, at Ottawa,
III. And Dickinson's babies cried
and moaned because mamma was un.
able to find papa SO that they Nigh,
kiss him goodbye.
The petition as flled in court,
makes sensational charges against the
| former insurance man who leaped
into the limelight when he was taken
into custody charged with being re-
| sponsible for the death OF pretty
Irene Blydenburgh, the Eldora tel
| ephone girl.
The wife charges that Dickinson,
since their marriage at La Selle, ILL.,,
December q, 1898, has become ad'
| dicted to the use of spirituous liquors
and that while under such influence
! he is qnarrelsome and cruel. She
AYERS that he does not come home
often for a day and two nights, new
err once telling her where he Is. AT
other times, she charges, DICKINSON
lies drunk in East Court avenue re-
sorts for hours at a time.
That Dickinson has threatened TO
kill her is another charge. Further
more she AYERS that he uses vile and
indecent language in the presence OF
their three children. Lastly, she says,
he has been guilty of statutory
crime with women whose names are
to the plaintiff unknown.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-07
are rapidly making

Arrangements are rapidly making to
take advantage of the new emergency
currency law The bureau of printing
and engraving is busy making the
plates for the new currency. and the
national banks in the large cities are
forming associations to take charge OF
the new issues in their territory.
Plans will be perfected and the cur
rency ready for issue by the time II
will be needed for moving the crops in
the autumn. AS the prospect for I'M
usually large crops is good the de-
mand for money is likely to be very
great Fortunately, this year there is
no danger of money famine stimuli
taneously with agricultural plenty.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-07
GEORGE PETTIBONE DIES.
Miners Federation Man Succumbs to
Operation for Cancer.

Denver, Col.--George Pettibone, for
wears prominent in the councils OF the
Western Federation of Miners and
charged, with President Meyer and
former Secretary Haywood, with COM
plicity in the murder of former Gov.
Steunenberg of Idaho, died at st. 10.
seph's hospital Monday night from the
effects of an operation for cancer.
Pettibone had been i'll practically
ever since his confinement in the
Idaho penitentiary, which began more
than a year previous to the famous
trials at Boise.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-07
HELD FOR CONTEMPLATING.
Abba Man Is Found with Bogus Coin
in His Pockets.


Ottumwa.-William Fay Of Abba
was held by United State Commits
sioner Hunter to the federal grand
Jury under $4,000 bonds on the charge
of passing counterfeit money. Fay
came to Ottumwa a few days ago and
two counterfeit scent pieces are said
to have been taken from his pockeD
by one Jennie Stubs, whom he waG
visiting. The woman informed the
police and Fay was arrested. Chief
of Police Gallagher went to Abba and
secured the dies with which Fay is
said to have made the spurious coins.
Fay claims that he intended using
the money and dies with other con-
traptions he had in presenting a NOV
ing picture show depicting the life
of a counterfeiter from the moment
of making coins until he is finally ar
rested and landed In prison by the
federal authorities. Fay's story, how
ever, had no effect on Commissioner
Hunter, and he was accordingly
bound over to await the action of tho
federal grand jury. If nothing else
Fay is securing excellent material
for his show and his experiments in
Ottumwa so far can easily be put in +
shape for one or two acts.
Incident to the Fay case, Commits
sioncr Hunter let it be understood
that the Ottumwa jail and the Wapel
10 county Jail were not safe places
in which to keep Uncle Sans prison
ers He accordingly ordered Fay
taken to the Davenport Jail TO await
the action Of the grand jury. Recent
outbreaks from both the city and
county jails have made the govern
ment officials wary.