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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-06-25
CALHOUN JURORS DISAGREE.
Long Court Battle Involving San
Francisco Millionaire Results
in MistriaI.
Terminating In

4 San Francisco. Terminating In
disagreement Of the jury, witt
ten men determined on acquittal and
two steadfastly resolved upon con.
viction, the trial of President Patrick
Calhoun of the United Railroads end
ed at noon Sunday. Five months
and week had transpired since the
millionaire street-car magnate, de
scendant of Patrick Henry, made his
first appearance in court to answer tc
the charge of offering a bride OF $4,000
to supervisor to obtain privilege
for his corporation.
But five ballots were taken, three Of
these shortly after the jury retired
Upon the first vote the jury stood
eight for acquittal and four for con
viction. Two of the four Joined the
majority upon the second ballot, and
one of the remaining two announced
his determination to remain out q
month if necessary.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-06-25
TEN KILLED IN COLLISION
Crowded Trolley Car Crashes Into An
other at High Speed in Indiana
with Fatal Results.

South Bend, Ind.-The coroner and
county authorities began an investiga
ton Monday of the wreck OF trolley
cars on the Chicago. Lake Shore Z
South Bend railroad in which ten per
sons lost their lives and 40 were In
jured, several seriously. Saturday
night
According to General Manager H. u
Wallace, the wreck was due to dis
obedience of orders by Mo.ormar
George A. Reed of the east-bound car
who was killed.
Reed received instructions at Gary
to wait at Wilson, short distance
west of Baileytown, the point at which
the disaster occurred. for the west
bound car to pass. The impact OF the
cars We SO great that they were re
duced to mass Of wreckage.
The dead: George A. Reed. motor.
man, Michigan City. Ind, formerly Of
Villa Grove. H.; Ray F. Merriman
married, South Bend; Charles John
son, Porter, Ind; Edward Gilbertson
Porter, Ind; E. A. Barber, Mishawaka
Ind; F. 7. Moore. residence unknown:
Leon r. Lyle, Dowagiac. Mich. :
F. A. Lake, president Dowagiac Motor
Works. Dowagiac, Mich; H. II. Hut
son. Niles. Mich,
The scene OF the wreck Immediately
after the crash was described by eye
witnesses as being sickening in the
extreme. The two cars were welded
together into a mass Of debris in
which lay the ten dead and dying and
the two-score injured. The home Of
E. R. Borg. nearby, was converted
into a temporary hospital and morgue
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-06-25
I'd WoVLD KEEP HIM BUSY
osesalesn sailor Rsalissd the csptaIa
MAJ Given Him Die

In the height OF the recent wheat @.
mutt Broker Patten. DISCUSSING the
guyernuAsnt's wheat estimates With .
reporter. said calmly: Fass
s.But some OF the men the govern
ment takes it, figures from are green.
horns. Perfect greenhorns. Al bad
a the Dutch saiior. yon know.
THE captain said to the sailor.
when the ship came to port:
Take boat. run ashore and buy
two dollars worth Of vegetables
"The sailor didn't know what yege-
tables were. 10 a soon as he struck
land he said to = 'longshoreman:
what ID vegetables. mater
.'Oh. dried peas, for instance the
1ongshoreman answered.
$50 the Dutch sailor spent his two
dollars on huge sack Of dried peas.
when he drew near the ship again
with his load the captain called him
from the bridge:
"'well. have you got those vese-
tables!
faye, aye, sir, said the sailor.
Then said the captain. hand
them up to cookie one at time.
".shiver my timbers!' said the
sailor. I've got Job before me now.
and no mistake!"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-06-25
CROWN POINT QUIET AGAIN
City Resumes Even Tenor After Big
Auto Races-Chevrolet and
Matson Winners.

Grown Point, Ind.-This city and
vicinity has settled down to the even
tenor of its way after the exciting
scenes of Friday and Saturday when
the automobile races. the first won
by Joe Matson in the Chalmers-Detroit
car, and the second by Louis Chew
.rolet in the Buick, were held.
Out Of a field of twelve speed de-
mons Z. Chevrolet on Saturday after
noon won the Cobe cup racIthe'
vests premier auto prize driving his
Buick car over 1896 miles on the
Crown PointLowell course in 8:01:39.
or at the rate Of 1873 miles an hour.
Matson piloted Chalmers-Detro
blue Bird" to brilliant victory over
is rivals In, the 233-mile con-
test Friday.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-06-25
CORNELL HEADS ATTORNEYS
Ottumwa Lawyer is Elected Over
Nominating Committees Man
at MarshalItoWn.

Marshalltown, Iowa, June 25.The
County Attorneys Association Of Iowa
elected Seneca Cornell, Obtumwa.
president; Bradford Knapp, Clarion
vice president; w. G.. Edison, Storm
Lake, secretary-treasurer. The con-
vention turned down the nominating
committees report, which slated |. s.
Pepper, Muscatine, president, and l..
j. Dickinson, Algona, vice president.
The convention adopted resolution
asking the legislature to furnish coun-
sty attorneys copies OF all new laws
within thirty days after the general
assembly adjourns.
The state bar association was vel
coined by Judge J. NJ. Parker Of the
Seventh district bench, and the re-
SPONGE was by Hazen !, Sawyer OF
Keokuk @
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-06-25
WHY. He LIKED TIGHT SHOES
Little Remark That Threw Greaf
LIGHT ON the Home Conditions
AZ Anna Dare.

I16nI ON 4u0 ttOSU9 OOUosSs0ssS -
Of Amos Dore.
1--WE always wondered . little how
Amos Dore and his wife got along
really" Aunt EN-" Macomber said.
frankly. Some in the neighborhood
said they'd never overheard q single
loud or cross word ON either side, but
Lite Daniels always stuck to 1t that
Amos was as mis- able at home a. .
man could be.
9 He never spoke right out till Amos
died and Mis- Dore vent back up
country to her folks. Then he let
out"
.sWhat?" queried Aunt Ems visitor.
'sWell, Amos worked logging along
side of Lie every winter, and sum-
mers they hayed together most al.
ways, and 1t seems" said Aunt EN-. Inn
pressively, ''that Amos complained OF
his shoes hurting him about all the
time. Finally Lie asked Why he wore
tight shoes.
why don't you get pair big
enough? says Lie, one day.
well, I'll tell you.' Amos says
When wear tight shoes l forget all
my other troubles" Youths Com.
panion.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-06-25
WERE BOTH Of MIXED BLOOD
Points Of Resemblance Between Eng
llshman and Cowboy, 80 the
Latter Understood Il.

"The counters de Pourtales was 2
New York Lorillard," said New York
tobacconist. $50 on both sides. OF
course, she has blue blood. Yet she Is
without false pride.
AT recent tobacco mems conven-
ton Z director told me Of . remark
the countess made In Biarritz to IN
arrogant Englishman.
This fellow boasted OF his ancestry.
The countess said that sort Of talk
wouldn't be understood in the wild
west. She said an Englishman said
to q Texas cowboy once: q;
I have Tudor blood in my veins
ON the maternal side and through my
fathers family am q Plantaganet'
Is that so?' said the cowboy,
Frightening with keen interest. MY
bloods leetle mixed, too. My grand
father was Jersey tenderfoot and my
grandmother Digger Indian squaw.
We're both halfbreeds. stranger.
Come and liquor up Cincinnati
Enquirer.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-06-25
SORE EYES CURED.
cut'eura Proved Successful.

.About two years ago my eyes 20.
In such . condition that was unabla
to 90 about. They were terribly n.
famed, both the balls and lids. /
tried home remedies without relief
Then decided to 60 to our family
physician, hut he didn't help them
Then tried two more Of our most
prominent physicians. but my eyes
grew continually worse. At this tina
q friend Of mine advised me to ty
Cuticura Ointment, and after using il
about one week my eyes were con.
siderably improved, and in two weeks
they were almost well. They have
never given me any trouble since and
/ am now sixty-five years old. shan
always praise Cuticura G. B. Halsey
Mouth OF Wilson, Va, Apr. 4, 1soss
Potter Drug q Chem. Corp. so,s Propa, Boston
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-06-25
NINE TOURISTS DROWNED.
Five Americans and -Four English
Perish in Killarney Lake
eoatmen Lose Lives.

Killarney, Ireland A large row.
boat carrying i've American and
four English tourists and four Irish
boatmen, was sWamped in gale while
crossing Lower Killarney lake Wednes.
day afternoon. All of the tourists and
two of the boatmen were drowned.
The victims were: Mrs. a.. "A. Hill,
ton and son Of Tacoma, Wash; Mr..
and Mrs. Loughead Of Boston. Miss
NJ. H. Catum of Massachusetts. ltown
not known; Rev. B. Barton and sis.
ter of London and Miss Florence Will.
kinson and cousin Of Brentwood. Els.
sex; Boatmen Con Tooney and Con
GleesOn. f h I'M, s
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-06-25
EARTHQUAKE SHAKES WEST.
District, Supposedly Out Of Zone o.
Seismic Disturbances, Feels Ter
rifle Tremor OF Ground.

Grass Valley. Cal. An earth
quake, the most severe shock ex-
perienced here in several years. oc-
CURED in this vicinity. A second and
lighter shock came at 11:49 p. m.
Reports from Marysyille, Nevada
City, Chico and Colfax say that those
towns were also shaken.
Reno, N. NJ. An earthquake
shock was felt here White It
was one OF the heaviest experienced
here, no damage was done. This sec
ton OF the country has heretofore
been considered as being out Of the
earthquake zone. 4. rs.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-06-25
TAX MEASURE IS ADOPTED
TAFT AND PARTY LEADERS
AGREE ON CORPORATION TAX.
Law viii Provide Levy Of Two Per
Cent. on All Earnings in Ex-
cess Of 5000.

Washington. Details Of the pro
posed measure for the taxation
OF net earnings of corporations we're
arranged Tuesday night at the most
Important conference that has been
held at the White House since Mr..
Taft assumed the presidency.
There were present as the presi-
dents guests at dinner Attorney Gen.
eral Wickersham and Senator Root,
who are charged with the task OF
drafting the measure; Secretary OF
State Knox, Senators Aldrich, Bur.
rows, Hale, Cullom. Flint Smoot. Nc,
Cumber and Lodge. constituting the
Republican membership Of the senate
finance committee; Speaker Cannon,
Representative Payne, chairman of the
house committee on ways and means.
and Representative John Dwight OF
New York, the Republican whip OF
the house.
The terms of the measure as finally
agreed upon, although not yet whipped
into form, provide that all corpora.
lions having capital stock and organ.
lied for profit shall pay tax of two
per cent. on their net earnings. Cor.
porations coming within that ,desig,
nation will be compelled to make re
turns to specially named agents OF
the bureau Of internal revenue OF the
treasury department. giving the
amount OF their gross receipts, CAPT.
tai stock, bonded indebtedness and
| all other visible debts. IS.
Separated from these returns the
corporations Will be compelled to re
port the amount of their net receipts
after deducting their general and or
binary running expenses, interest on
bonds up to the amount of the capital
stock of the corporation, interest on
notes and other forms of tangible in
debtedness, and any actual loss that
may have been incurred in business.
which loss was not made up by insur'
ance, salvage or other form OF re.
turn. The tax will not be collected
except upon earnings. in excess Of
$1,000.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-06-25
Bomb Perils Railroad Chief.

Bomb Perils Railroad Chief.
Boone, Ia. Miss Marie Whalen re-
ceived word Tuesday that the resi-
dence OF her father. w. H. Whalen, !
at Tucson, Ariz.. was completely
wrecked BY dynamite bomb thrown.
In through q window. Mr.. and Mrs.
sWhalen escaped unhurt. No reason
is known for the outrage. Mr.. Whalen
was formerly superintendent for the
Iowa division Of the Chicago and
Northwestern railroad and Is widely
known ii railroad circles.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-06-25
sgs WON'T MIX Il
Bad Food and Good Health Won't Mix.

The human stomach stands mucl
abuse but It won't return good health
If you give 1t bad food.
II you feed right you will feel right
for proper food and q good mind. is the
sure road to health.
"a year ago became much alarmed
about my health for began to suffer
after each meal no matter how little
ate," says . Denver woman.
II lost my appetite and the very
thought Of food grew distasteful. with
the result that I was not nourished
and got weak and thin. Il
Ny home cares were very heavy, fol
besides . large family Of my. own
have also to look out for my aged
mother. There was no one to shout.
der my household burdens, and come
what might, must bear them, and
this thought nearly drove me frantic
when realized that my health was
breaking down. "a
4 read an article IN the paper about
some one with trouble just like mine be.
Ing cured on Grape-Nuts food and act
Ing on this suggestion I gave Grape
Nuts . trial. The hrst dish Of this
delicious food proved that I had struck
the right thing.
NY uncomfortable feelings In stom-
ach and brain disappeared as II by
magic and In an incredibly short space
OF time was myself again. Since
then have gained 10 pounds in
weight through = summer OF hard
work and realize am . very different
woman. all due to the splendid food,
Grape Nuts. s SSfs III
There's q Reason. Trial will prove.
Read the famous little book, "The
Road 70 MELVILLE ii pkgs.
I Ever read TIE shove letters IN new
one appears fPeM tlsae 20 the. They
are xenuines trae. aAa q ~ q AumaA
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-06-25
4 New Medical oticers.

Iowa City, Iowa, June 25.New Off
GERS of the Iowa Union Medical socie-
ty were elected as follows: President.
DR.. "A. Crawford OF Mount Vernon;
vice president, DR.. j. B. Kessler OF
Iowa City: secretary, DR.. G. e. Muir.
ray Of Cedar Rapids treasurer, DR..
George p. Carpenter of Cedar Rapids.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-06-25

FitzslmmoHss Back; Seeks Fight.
New York. Bob Fitzsimmons, who
says he Ii still undisputed middle:
weight and, light heavyweight cham.
spion Of the world, has come back
from Europe He says he will fight
anybody. ~ any time and anywhere.
Most especially Is he after Johnson. \
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-06-25

CHUNG elNo TELLS POLICE HOW
ELsiE sloEL WAS SLAM.
Friend o. Alleged siaysr Given AThird
Degree BY Police and Makes
.consesslon. :.

New York.-Having learned Tues
day through the statement OF Chung
SIN. who. forced by the terrible third
degree" for which the New York 20.
lice are notorious. that Leon Ling
killed Elsie Sigel. the dstective de-
partment is working with renewed en-
ergy to and the Chinese murderer.
Under the terrific pressure OF the
third degree" the little Chinaman
admitted that he had seen the body
in Icons Ling's room, that he had
touched It while 1t was still warm,
that he had smelled drugs and had
watched Leon Ling's preparations for
placing the body In the trunk where
1t was found last Friday night Y
Chung Sin, In fact, II what was
learned at the original courts build.
ing is correct. described almost every
thing concerning the murder OF MAI.
Gen. Franz Sigel's granddaughter, ex-
cept the actual commission of the
crime. He denied any Implication in
it and protested stoutly that he was
ignorant of the whereabouts Of Ling.
the supposed murderer. After the In
QUESTION he was taken before Coroner
hamburger and held In $4,000 bail In
the house OF detention to await the
inquest.
New. York.H the statement made
by Chung Sing, accusing Leon Ling
OF having killed Elsie Sigel has given
the authorities any tangible clew to
the hiding place Of Leon the police
have not made it known. and it re-
suited in no arrest Wednesday.
One report says Ling escaped by
DOMINIC woman's garb, using part OF
Elsie Sigels clothing
The discovery that Leon was bred
an actor and the knowledge that all
Chinese actors are trained to take
female parts did not, on second
thought, greatly impress the police
with the idea that he would so dis
guise himself. It is much more proba-
bic. the police believe. that their man
either took ship as sailor or cook.
or has worked his way south into
some OF the obscure colonies on the
outskirts Of New Orleans. Baltimore.
or Galveston.
Lydia Moffett, pretty and II, was
rescued Wednesday afternoon from .
nat above Z chop suey restaurant at
z76 Eighth avenue, only few doors
from where Elsie Sigel was slain.
Lydia had been lured by Chinaman
and held prisoner six days by mid
dle-aged white man, the latter an
opium hend- The drug nend gave the
name Of George Tracey.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-06-25
YOUNG Banner stot from, Ar,bual.

Young Farmer Shot from Ambush.
Danyille, III. White driving
along the road beween this city
and Grape Creek, Fred Stevens, a
farmer, was mysteriously shot He
will die. Young Stevens and his
brother, Will, we're near the village Of
Haubuck when the shot was fired
from the roadside, striking Stevens In
the head.
The brother is crazed with grief
and was SO overcome that he could
hardly tell Of the accident when the
two arrived at Grape Creek.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-06-25
Mrs. Roosex,eIt on for ltalx. I

New York. Mrs. Theodore Roose.
velt sailed Saturday on the White
Star liner Celtic for Gibraltar and
Naples. With her were three Of her
children. Ethel, Archie and Quentin
They will spend the entire summer on
the continent, first visiting Miss Carow.
Mrs. Roosevelt's sister, at her
villa near Rome and later going tc
France. Mrs Roosevelt and her chill
iren will sail for America about No
sember /, having abandoned the pre-
siously arranged plan OF remaining If
Europe through next winter and jour.
1eying up the Nile in the spring te
meet Col. Roosevelt.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-06-25
Mine Gaze DROP. 60 Feet.

TeTre Haute, Ind, June 25.-The
cage in the Klondike mine No. at
Clinton dropped sixty feet while TAX
ing twelve men down to work. One
mans back was broken, Ave mems
legs were broken and all the other:
men were seriously injured.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-06-25
aeIaek Hand~ Nan peported.

"Biack HAND Man Dsported.
Duluth. MINI. Francisco Tine, be
iieved to be an organizer OF the "Blacl
Hand" society. was deported BIZ I'm
migration Inspector Dean to For
Frances. whore he 10 wanted OF
charges Of blackmail and intimidation
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-06-25

w. J. Bryan, Jr. WEEDS n Colorado.
Grand Lake. Colo, June 25.--Wil-
liam Jennings Bryan, Jr. and Miss
Helen Virginia Berger Of Milwaukee
were married at Kinnikinnick Lodge.
the summer home Of Mr.. and Mrs, Il.
D. lowering, on the west shore Of
Grand Lake.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-06-25
'Taft commutes Death Sentence.

TAFT commutes Death Sentence. II.
q Washington, President Taft CON.
muted to life imprisonment the sen.
.tence Of death imposed on Henry III
Schrifogle-. alias "Ducky" Holmes,
convicted Of the murder Of Mrs. Mary
"A. Hamilton November 26. 1907.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-06-25
Kermit 4. Kllis sIoaest Lion.

33l9vN9IHJTS vNVttS ss100SSS ~s VS's IN ~
Naivasha, British East Africa.-All
the members Of the Roosevelt expedi-
ton, 1t present in camp on the Loi-
eta plains, in the Sotik district. are
IN excellent health. Theodore Roose.
welt has shot another lion. while q
very large tawny-maned lion has
fallen before the rifle Of his son Kers
NIT. This animal holds the record
for size on the present expedition.
Kermit also has killed two cheetahs
Ia addition, the party has secured
three CRATES. two Gland, six topi and
q large number Or minor antelope. "
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-06-25

Americans Win First Polo Match. y
London. The Meadowbrook IL. ID
polo team won the first match played
at Nottingham for the American pole
cup, scoring nine goals to I'VE for the
English team. ,s " \; AZ sfs;.f n
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-06-25
WOMAN IS slain
Wife Of Wealthy California Auto
mobile Dealer.
NUDE BODY FOUND IN RIVER
was Weighted Down With Iron Pot
Newspaper Man. Charged With
Crime, is Captursd-he was
.sWriting Up" the Murder.

i st. Michaels, Nd, June 25--Frac
tically the entire eastern shore O
| Maryland Is aroused over the bruta
murder Of Mrs. Edith May Woodhill
wife Of Gilbert Woodhill, an automo
bile dealer OF Los Angeles. Cal
| whose nude body. the skull crushed II
from blow apparently delivered from
behind, the face horribly disngugred
the entire body swollen from the
effects OF several days immersion and
weighted with an iron pot contain
ing half dozen bricks. was discover
ed by boys who were grabbing ~
Back creek, tributary Of Choptank
river, not far from the home Of Mrs
Woodhill's foster father. Capt. Charles
H. Thompson, a few miles from here.
John T. Roberts, a newspaper man,
was with Mrs. Woodill when she was
seen for the last known time and he
il accused of having committed the
murder. The motive for the crime is
at present a mystery. Roberts is SO
years old, five feet six. inches tall,
stout, smooth shaver, with abundant,
bushy hair, and ruddy complexion.
He limps and wears brace on one
leg. He claims to be magazine
writer and general correspondent OF
newspapers. He is even said to have
declared that he returned to this
locality after short absence for the
express purpose OF writing up the
murder OF which he is now accused
Of committing.
Meets Journalist.
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodill came here
early this month. During that time
Mrs. Woodill and Roberts are said to
have seen much of each other. Last
Saturday Mrs. Woodill went to Easton
to have some dental work done and it
had been arranged that Roberts
should meet her at Royal Oak and re-
turn with her to her home. Roberts
missed the train for Royal Oak and
drove there, met Mrs. Woodill and
drove with her back here to the
landing where his launch was moored.
They entered the launch and Mrs.
Woodill was not. seen alive again SO
far as has been learned.
Roberts Captured.
st. Michaels, June 25.-At II
O'Clock last night word reached here
that ]. T. Roberts, charged with Mrs.
Woodilrs murder, had been surround
al n, 4ha h<nco nf TnhnS n Mcfluav nj
Coxman, seven miles from here, and
about half mile from the bungalow
where the murder was committed. A
posse left here in an automobile in
the earch. Roberts is believed to be
heavily armed
I McQuay noticed skulker near his
home and called to him. He came to
the house and asked for water. Re
.cognizing him as Roberts, McQuay in
yited him into the house and notified
the authorities.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-06-25
! Statue on site Of Camp Yates,

Clear Lake, Ill. "A fine statue en-,
titled The Color Bearer" common.
orative, of the Illinois soldiers in the
civil war, was unveiled here Thurs.
day with considerable ceremony. II
marks the site OF Camp Yates. where
many soldiers were stationed during
the war.