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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-13
PRIZE FIGHT NEAR
THE STATE HOUSE
Harry Showers and Roy Fields Go
Seven Rounds.
POLICE OFFICERS 0UTWlTTED
Former oskaloosa Boy Wins Bout
Blood Flows FreeIy-Hundred
and Fifty Fans Wit
ness Scrap.
POLICE OFFICERS 0UTWlTTED

Des Moines, May 11.-Less than
four blocks from the golden dome
which surmounts the home of the
Iowa lawmakers, a slashing, bloody
prize fight took place last night. Just
before the fight was scheduled tt
take place squad of Des Moines pc
lice smashed in the door and swoped
down upon the crowd of 125 members
of the Booster Athletic Associa
tion," scanned it, rusned in upon the
rooms where the fighters, Fields anc
Showers, were dressing, and after tan
talizing the bunch with wait of g
half hour departed hence to be seer
no more.
Then the fight took place. 1T was
undoubtedly the best bout witnessed
in this state for many long day, and
the sports who were present fairly
fgloated with joy at the opportunity
of seeing it. Roy Fields, the negro
formerly of Oskaloosa,, win quick
clever left-hand jabs, had his oppon
ent, Harry Shower, white battler
troubled from the start. 1t was moi
long until the blows brought bfooC
from Showers nose, and from the sec
ond round on every jab that was land
ed by Fields brought blood. Showers
fought back gamely, time and agar
showing and forcing Fields to the
ropes, but he lacked in science and
could not cope with The negro's
speedy work.
Fans All There.
Around the roped ring sat the "for
tunate" one hundred and twenty-five
fairly sitting on themselves to keel
from bowling their appreciative cries
Once in awhile some excited specta
tor would rise up In his seat and yell
only to be squelched by some more
cautious gentleman. SO good was tn
fight that when the six rounds of the
scheduled fight was over another
round was demanded and for three
more minutes the two sailed into eacr
other, slamming right and left, try
ing in vain to land a knockout. II
was the concensus of opinion thai
Fields would have received the decis
ion if one were given by Con Nc
Carthy If the colored boy had pos
sessed a real punch he would have
put Showers away, for he had plenty
of chances In several of the rounds
Say Police Had No Right.
The Booster Athletic Club" undel
whose auspices the fight occurred, II
composed of a number of east side
business men and fellows interested
in sports of all kinds. 1t is the inten
ton of the members, so they say, II
make a test case of the fight If neces
sary. I'VE were acting within the
law" said one member. THE tigh
was before club, and none but clut
members saw the battle. The reason
the police didn't come back is tina
they knew that it was of no use
They couldn't touch us. We actet
within the law"
Previous to the fight two wrestling
bouts and one four-round boxing con
test occurred.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-13
FOR YOUR HEALTH'S SAKE
CARE OF THE ExTREMITIEs.

Medical men tell Us that thou
sands Of people die every year
for no other reason than they neg
Iected to take proper care Of their
arms, lower limbs and feet.
improper clothing Of the ex-
tremities generally means colds,
sore threats, pleurisy, pneumonia,
Inflammation Of the stomach and
bowels, or any one Of many
other serious ailments.
Children, too, are often shame
fully neglected In the matter Of
sufficient clothing or covering for
the legs and feet. Heavy stock
ings and good, thick shoes are
cheaper than are doctors and I'M
dertakers.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-13
FIXING TARIFF SCHEDULES.
The Senate Agrees On Several Drugs
and Chemicals.

Washington, d. c., May IL The
senate today agreed to an amendment
relating to potash, not changing the
rate prescribed by the Payne BILL 1t
also agreed on increasing the Payne
rate of so cents on santonia to one
dollar a pound, A duty of 80 per cent
was put on corrosive sublimate, Duty
on perfumed toilet soap is increased
from 20 to so per cent ad valorem. Re-
fined sulphur is reduced IS to "a and
crude sulphur is put on free list,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-13
0TTUMWA WIDE OPEN AGAIN
ALL SALOONS AND WHOLESALE
LIQUOR HOUSES STARTED.
Judge Vermillion Holds That Petition
of Restraint Was Not Sufficient
For Injunction.

Ottumwa, Ia, May 11.-Judge Yer
million in the Wapello county district
court this morning ruled that the re.
vocation petition, the filing of which
last December closed all the Ottumwa
saloons. was insufficient, and saloons,
wholesale houses and the brewery
are all open today. A few saloons
opened recently, after a decision by
Police Judge Kirby. and in anticipa.
tion of Judge Vermillion's decision. but
they have carried but little stock and
have been in hourly fear of being
closed up. Vermillion's decision
leaves nothing now in the way of op,
GRAFTON of saloons in Ottumwa.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-13
FOUR HOURS OF DROUGHT.
Des Moines Saloon Men Will Close
on May 3Ist.

Des Moines, May 11.-Of their own
volition, Des Moines saloonkeepers
will close their places of business for
four hours on Monday, May 81, which
will be observed as Memorial day
by the patriotic orders in the city.
Although, after much discussion,
Attorney General Byers declared that
there is nothing in .Ae law to pre-
vent saloonkeepers from remaining
in business all day May 81 and July
5, the Des Moines liquor seiIers have
taken it upon themselves to close
their doors part Of Memorial day.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-13
captured Battle FIaqs Returned.

Huntsville, Ala, May 12,-The meet.
ing here to-day of the Daughters of the
Confederacy was made most interest.
ing by the return and acceptance OF a
number of captured battle flags. The
bullet-torn standards were taken from
confederate troops by the Fourth
Ohio cavalry in the civil war, and are
now restored to the survivors of those
who followed them on many hard.
fought field.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-13
!, 8. o. w. Of Iowa in Session.

Burlington, Ia, May 1.-THE Grand
lodge of Iowa, Ancient Order of United
Workmen, met here to-day in its thir-
ty-fourth annual session. The report
of Grand Recorder B. F. Rehkoff
showed the order to be in fine condi-
ton, with a membership in Iowa OF
about 1900. The meeting, which is
presided over by Grand Master Work
man e. B. Evans of Des Moines, will
last three days.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-13
Shoots WIG and Servant.

Mason City. Ia, May Ill, H. gill;
gan, restaurant man at Britt, shot
his wife and servant girl. Laura Still
SON. Mrs. Gilligan was hit in the head
and the girl in the leg. Gilligan and
his wife quarreled and separated some
time ago. She returned to get the. fur
allure, when the shooting occurred.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-13
SUICIDE AT WEST LIBERTY.
Hardware Man Kills Himself With
Bullet.

Muscatine, Ia, May III. F. Doty,
a hardware merchant at West Liber-
ty, was found dead with bullet hole,
in his head in his store this MORN
ing. He shot himself through the
mouth. His motive is unknown. Doty
is 50 years old and leaves wife and
two children.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-13
Lehiah swimmer browns.

Fort Dodge, May 11,-Refusing the
advice of friends Thomas Reed, of
Lehigh, 20 years of age, single, at
tempted to bathe in the swollen wat
ers of the Des Moines river and was
drowned.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-13
KILLS soN-IN.LAW AND SELF.
Herman Rohrer, Aged 70, and Aug
ust Lass, so.

Guthrie Center, Ia, May 11.-Fol-
lowing a quarrel with his sonin-law,
Herman Rohrer, an aged German
farmer living two miles south of
North Branch, killed August Lass
and then committed suicide by shoot
ing. The men were at work in the
field at the time of the tragedy.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-13
A. o. U. w. Grand Lodge.

Burlington, Ia, May 1.-THE an
nual convention of the Iowa grand
lodge OF the A. o. U. w. opened a
three days session here today,
with nearly 800 delegates present,
Governor Carroll and all the grand
officers and many prominent workers
are present. ~ Ne - sass
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-13
GREAT FIRE IN WALES.
Sun Shining Through Plate Glass
Cause Million Dollar Loss.

Swensa, Wales, May 11.-Fire is to
day sweeping the docks, wharves and
other property along the river front,
The loss will reach one million dol
lars. The origin of the fire was sun
rays focused by heavy plate glass
on a number of barrels of petroleum.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-13
TAFT VIII play Golf.

Washington, May ll.-Taft Will
play golf tomorrow with Walter j.
Travis. General Edwards and f, 20.
Hortsman. ~;
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-13
Hotel orleans pestroYed.

Spirit Lake, Ia, May 11,-Hotel Or
leans was destroyed by fire today.
This is the second time recently. Loss
$4,000.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-13
Fatal Accident At Knoxville.

Knoxville,Ia., May 1l-Lloyd Marsh,
aged p, fell from a disc harrow while
in fit this morning and was cut to
pieces.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-13
Oil price Cut Anain.

Cleveland, Ohio. May 1.-THE Stand
ard Oil Company announced another
five cent cut on crude oil prices today.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-13
FOUR MEN KILLED.
And Much Property Destroyed by
Powder EXPLOSION.

Powder Explosion.
Pittsburg, Kan, May ll.-Four men
we're killed by an explosion in pow
der mill near here today.
The dead are robert Mcfarland,
Joseph Stovall, James Rood, William
Morrow. The shock was felt thirty
miles. The property loss is estimat'
ed at $4,000.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-16

Lewiston, Ida. Dec. o.-The pro
hibitionists, headed by Attorne,
?. &. Ssookey. are circulating new
petitions for local option election
IN NezPerce county following the
failure of the first petition. owing to
technical errors.
The new papers are petitions and
remonstrance combined. With the
object OF ascsrtaining how everyone
stands on the saloon question, as
each person approached is asked to
sign either the petition or remon-
STRANGE. Il is learned. however that
many Of the people of the city de-
cline to go on record, stating that
here does not Ape ar to be any active
iemand for an election at this time.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-16

1t you know of any item of news
don't be backward about giving d "a
the newPaPer man. lie viii appreciate
Il very much and he needs your CO.
operation to make the local paper
what it ought TO be. It is our pro-
vince to keep the psplic informed of
what is taking place in our midst,
but often an item of news is passed
unmentioned simple because those
Who knew of it failed to bring it to
our notice and because of our ina
oilisy to know all Il at is transpiring.
King US uphold us up any time. any
vhere and tell US the news. Wen 4
'e obliged to you.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-16

Seventeen Nezperoe county teach
ers we're given second and third grad,
certificates. as result of the last
examination held at Lewiston. They
are As follows; Section grade-John
Il. Moore. Lapvai; B. e. Smead,
Lepwai; Clarence Handysidc. Slick
poo; E. Maude Paschine. Lewiston !;
James r. Mahoney. Lewiston /; Leila
Butler, Lewiston; chas. E. CLASSIFY,
Nesperce I'd. W. Ball. orohno Carl
Il. Lange, Southwick; James F.
Martin. Vcllmer; Mrs. winona
Wait McAllister. Fairbarn; Mary L.
Hogan, Peck. Third grade-Grov-
n c. Pennell. Snow; Ether Francis
% IClarkston Elmer A. Bement,
lewiston; Mary F. Gamble. Greer; |
Theresa Fitzsimmons, oroino.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-16

A MERIcUs LODGE No. AZ. X.
Of F., meets in Odd Fellows'
Hall every first and third Thurs
days in each month. Visiting
brothers cordially invited to attend
c. W. Booth, c. c.
z. MITCHELL, X. of r. & S.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-16

Brethren. is it not best that VIC
trade among ourselves as tar as pos.
sible' Look at the matter from all
sides, consider it thoroughly and
carefully. If I am in the market for
an article thai you want to sell,
would i be best for me to 60 outside
OF my neighborhood to buy that ar
ticle2 Would It be fair to you and
just TO myself to do so3 If it we're to
become the practice of everyone to
BUY outside of his own community.
low long would that community en-
st A thrifty community means a
'eaithy local market, and every
'ody knows what that means. Be
roud of your town and help make
thing to be proud of.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-16

Under the Idaho direct primary
law each candidate is allowed to ex-
pend only IS per cent of the yearly
salary of the Office he seeks. The
cash limit will vary from SLIPS for
a congressman and senator 10 s4s
tor a member of the state legisla-
ture, says the Lewiston Teller. The
question naturally arises. then, who
will De allowed to spend the other IS
per cent of the candidates yearly
'alary7
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-16


The train service recently inaug.
urated by the Northern Pacific be.
tween Lewiston and the coast is a,
follows:
A train, leaving Lewiston at 6 100
P. M. goes down Snake River 10
Posco and thence to Seattle and Ia.
coma, arriving at those points at 9 =
90 a. N. Returning. leaves Seattle
and Tacoma at 400 p N. and ar
rivss at Lewiston at 7s4s an.
Both of these trains carry a stan
dard Pullman sleeper between Lew
iston and Seattle and make travel
between this section and the Puget
Sound country very comfortable and
There is also a new service 10 |
Portland via the same route to Pasco |
md With a connection with the Spo-
zane, Portland and Seattle Railway
1 Pasco gets into Portland at 8 90
: m. Which is IS minutes ahead of |,
be Or & N.train leaving Lewiston
t the same time.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-16
A CAUSE FOR HIGHER wHFA7

I. The advance this year in the pric.
. OF wheat is due to some extent to the
failure of the crop in Argentine Re.
public. which is the greatest wheat
producing country of South Ameri-
ca and one of the greatest in the
world. A clipping from the Busnos
Ayres Standard says; 1.-THE plague
of locusts this year is the worst that
has ever been recorded"
/ A party writing from there further
says:
"The locusts are eating up all the
crops in Argentine this year. III
never saw anything like it, The
Provinces of Entire. Rios. Cordoba, |
Tucurnan and in fact all the norihern
part OF Argentine crop is already vip-
ed out. They even eat the trees. Last
Sunday, Oct. Gath. swarm of them
ne~ over TINS place and you could
not see the sun for four hours. nj,
Is the young grain they destroy, any
thing that is above eight or ten in /
ches high they do not touch. There {
viii be no corn at all. that is already 5
gone, and about half of the small $
yrain is too small for them to touch. !" a
This is one of the main factors in c
'eeping the wheat market strong in Il
his country. Argentine Republic d
; great wheat exporting country
nd has helped to supply many 9TH
r countries with -four. and its short
roP this year is sure to make a VI
reater demand in the export trade t'
the United States. fe
The crop in that country has not
cen harvested yet, bat it is far p
Tough along so that close estimates p
IN De made as to the amount that CO
III De produced there, and ii is safe Oc
figure that the crop will be far De- an
v the average. ny
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-16

w. ]. HsnzelI of Ceeer. who vas
arrested a short time ago on a charge
OF embezzIing the funds of the Greer
Kochdaie company, had his prelim-
mary hearing at Lewiston last Fri
day before Judge Coburn and was
bound over to the District Court in
the sum ofs1OO0.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-16

The Lyric Theater at Grange
vile has started contest to deter
mine which is the most beautiful
baby In that city, says an exchange.
AS though there could be just one
most beautiful baby in place the
size Of Grangeville.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-16

Money to Loan on real estate.
Low rate of interes, with privilege Of
paying $500 or any multiple there Of
at any interest payment. For par
ticulars wife, phone Or call on j..
G. Gross, Mchler, Idaho.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-16

HIRAM LODGE No. SO, A.F.&A
d. OF Nezperce, Idaho. Regular
communications on the Saturday even.
Ing on or before the full moon Of each
month IN the l. o. o. z. Hall. Visiting
Brothers are cordially invited TO at.
tend ]. a. LEWIS, ". M.
A. A. ALvoRD, Sec
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-16

List your land with Harding &
Stellmon. II your price is right thew
will show you buyer.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-16

Under a ruling just made by the
Secretary Of the Interior timber lands
may be homestead.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-16

w OF w.-NEzPERCE CAMP
No. 445. Meets every Second
and Fourth Wednesday Evenings
OF each month in Odd Fellow
Hall. c. w. Booth, c G.
d. G. ANDERSON, Clerk
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-16

$40 acres Of Alberta land at ST..
per acre. Can take as part payment
some good horses, and give terms on
balance W. E. Larson Land Co.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-16

The orohno Electric Light Com
pany Is preparing to make extern
sive improvements & lis power as
light plant, to meet Inc incsea.:ns
demands for its product
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-16

Princess Flour makes lighter and
white bread than any other -four.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-20
BREAK OUT anew
Danger of Car Strike at Chi
cago Becomes Imminent
Once More.
SUPPOSED TO BE SETTLED
Men, However, Refuse to Ratify
Terms of the Agreement Made
by Their Officers.

Chicago, Aug. 20.-The rejection by
the north and west side street car
mems union last night of the proposed
wage schedule offered by the Chicago
Railway company again brings within
range the possibility of strike with
the street car men in the city.
Comes az Surprise.
An amicable settlement of the dis
pute, however. is still hoped for, based
to great extent on the efforts which
Will probably be made by President
William Mahon of the International
Street Car Mems union, who is eX-
pected here today to take charge of
the situation. The possibility of a
strike prompted Acting Chief of Police
Schuettler TO issue an order today that
all applications of policemen for fur
loughs be cancelled.
COmcn as Surprise.
Chicago, Aug. 120.-A new crisis in
the street railway situation, which
threatened to break into strike two
weeks ago and then was supposedly
settled by an agreement between the
officials of the unions and the COM
panies over the new wage scale, arose
here last night
BY an overwhelming majority, the
employees of the Chicago Railway COM
pany rejected the peace terms offered
by the company. Many of the younger
members clamored for a strike. but
President Quilland, of the local union,
held them in check. and on leaving the
hall. telegraphed International Presi-
dent Mahon to come here at once, and
make an effort to avert a walkout. The
action of the unions affects the north
and west side systems. 1t came as a
complete surprise. as the ratification
by the men of the agreement made by
their leaders had been looked upon as
formality
Two Points TaiI to Please.
Two points in the agreement were
objected to by the men. They were
that new men would not reach the
maximum scale of so cents per hour
during the life time of the agreement
and the length of the agreement, which
runs three and one-half years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-20
ed in the original design of the
stamps.
Twas a Glorious Victory.

There's rejoicing in Fedora, Tenn. s
mans life has been saved, and now DR..
Kings New Discovery is the talk of
the town for curing c. V. Pepper of
deadly lung hemorrhages. 81 could
not work nor get about he writes,
and the doctors did me no good, but.
after using DR.. Kings New Discovery
three weeks, | feel like a new man,
and can do good work again." For
weak, sore or diseased lungs, Coughs
and Colds, Hemorrhases, Hay Fever,
LaGrippe. Asthma or any Bronchial
affection it Stands unrivaled Price 30
cents and 81. Trial bottle free. Sold
and guarapt eed by all druggists. &
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-20
TAX !
Meaning of the New Tax to
Business Interests and TO
the Public In
General.
corporation tax law is section G, which

corporation tax law is section G. which
reads as follows:
When the assessment shall be made as
provided in this section the returns 10
gether with any corrections thereof when
may have been made by the commission
er. shall be filed in the office OF the com
missioner of Internal revenue and shall
constitute public records and be open TO
inspection. as such.
This section is an evidence, it is
claimed, that the tax is levied not
solely for the purposes of revenue
Certainly it gives the national govern
ment measure of control over cor
porate institutions excepting certain
defined organizations. and the bill also,
through section &. goes further and
opens up the annual summary OF each
corporations business to the public.
Producer of Inside Information.
That is to say. every corporation
which must make return Geporo
under the law will thus place at the
convenience of the general public ''iu-
side" Information as to the annual
amount of business transacted by the
ably take advantage of this oppor-
tunity TO learn something about the
operations of their competitors. Per-
sons intending to purchase stock or
bonds of the corporations affected will
have new and accurate source of in
forma ton from which to ascertain the
desirability or undesirability OF the
contemplated investment. Employees
will be able TO learn whether or not
their employers are making enough
money TO be able to pay raise in
salary. lnquisitive wives will be in
position to learn how much the com
panies controlled by their husbands are
netting annually, and other effects of
the new era Of corporation publicity
could be enumerated
Among the facts which under the
Taft provisions will be placed before
the public each wear regarding the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-20

that 1t is unreasonable to assume that
ony president of the United States
would make an inquisitOrial use Of
this power. HE would be guilty of
malfeasance in Office" they say, land
would place himself open to impeach-
ment proceedings"
When it is considered that the cor
poration tax is but one item of the
new tariff bill and that the measure
contains over 1000 items. it may
perhaps, and only perhaps. be real
lied by the general public how gigan-
tic a task is the drafting and per-
fecting and enacting of such a statute
Many of the so called items or articles
in the tariff bill are divided and Subd-
vided and resubdivided into be-
wilderng number of classificatious-
that is. bewildering to the lay mind.
For instance, take thread made from
hemp. flax or ramie. This sort of
thread is given tariff graded accord
ing to the tineness of the yarn from
which it is made. While the actual
bill does not show them in detail. yet
the drafters and enacters of a tariff
bill for the United States must cal
culate what the tax should be on over
$50 different qualities of such thread
before intelligently making tariff
schedule. The qualities. grades or
sizes range from yarn not finer than
ID lea or number" upward TO that
likewise technically described as 322
lea or pumber;" also the tariff franz
ers to work intelligently must con-
slider the known value or amount of
imports of each grade or size and the
revenue that a given rate of duty will
produce.