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Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-07

exquistely dressed to be dining at any
OF the many there each night. Frequently
to be seen two and three times
day for the pretty Partisan tires OF exhibiting
charming self atired In fascinating costumes as
often she has audience
Dressed in linens in tussores in serges nannels,
promenades up and down the Avenues des Acacias
In the morning looking fresh the day itself and
simple and dainty her surroundings In the
afternoons trails chnons. voiles and her
lovely muslins the green sward OF half dozen
fashionable tea places, and wears hats that are SO
disractlngy pretty that marves at the Inventive
genius OF the French miner. E...t
And at night. then she is simply adorable in laces.
In Jewels, in hlmy wraps that partly hide. but only
partly, the costly beneath. Whatever the time
the real Partisan always perfectly dressed from head
10 foot and 10 sec her In her many and varied cos
tunes is a liberal education the art Of clothes
Al one OF the smRrtest resorts where each after
noon from until o'clock half tho fash
ionable world OF Paris the proprietor had offered
prize TO be given this special the prettest
summer toilet It a jewel or less costli-
and naturally attracted goodly number OF
petitors AT least thirty OF the youngest prettess
actresses from the different theaters. the opera
we'll, had entered the lists and wearing new
costumes that had been designed this particular
occasion. There much laughter and much good
hundred criticism and comment each in turn made
the rounds OF the restaurant and the garden.
Most OF them were Of delicate fabrics voies laees
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-20
STEAMBOATS, IN FIVE YEARS,

"lf every man in the Des Moines
valley will awaken to the Importance
of the project, steamboats, will be run.
ming on the, Des Moines river from
Keokuk to Des Moines within five
years" -4.
This enthusiastic statement in the
Des Moines Capital was prompted by
the report of Major Richie, in which
the government was told the Des
Moines river could be made navigable
and in which the government was
urged to make the survey at once
The Capital continues:
The people along the lower Des
MoineS river are much interested in
this project. t. In little pamphlet
called Wealth" published by the
Greater Des Moines committee, the
statement is made that the Des
Moines river valley produces more ton
mage than any other. river in the Unit
ed States. excepting only the. Ohio
the Mississippi and the Missouri. The
statement is also made that. as a
freight highway the Des Moines river
would be fourth in the United States
The same authority states that the
eighteen counties in the Des Moines
river valley produced in single year
the following:
45O03,7 $50 bushels of corn.
14.S1S,62O bushels of oats.
1884, 97 bushels of wheat.
43S, bushels of barley.
254,530 bushels of rye.
Additional and convincing showings
can and will he. made relative to the
use that would, be made of the river
in case it is improved.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-20
SLAYER HAS COLD HEART
Alleged Murderer Of Girl Spurns Offer
of Forgiveness from Victims
Mother and Sister.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Jan. 19.-Mrs. Su-
san Lee, a Dowieite, of Zion City, ILL.,,
and her daughter came here to forgive
George L. Marion, the New York
theatrical man, who it is alleged, muir
dered her daughter here last August,
but she was spurned by Marion who
declined to pay any attention to her.
Mrs. Lee as a Dowieite believes in
forgiving those who have wronged
her. When Marion was brought into
court she adSanced. extended her
hand and murmured that she had come
to tell him she forgave him Marion
ignored her and turned away and
then her daughter, Miss Grace Lee,
also extended her hand. Eve forgive
you and have come to help you" she
said. Marion turned away exclaiming
Il don't know who, you are"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-20
FOR STATE CONSERVATION
Congress on Resources and Agrleul-
ture Called by Gov. Eberhart CT
"'' Minnesota. '.'.'' .

st. Paul MINI, Jan. 19.-The first
Minnesota conservation and "agricul-
tural congress is called to meet in st.
Paul March 16, II, Is and 10, and
promises to be one of the biggest
events in the northwest in recent
years. The call was issued to-day by
Gov. A. o. Eberhart, who in his proc
lamation states the general object of
the congress to be: ITO determine by
by a congress of representative men,
interesting in all lines of business and
social endeavor, what the resources of
this state are and how the rapid and
intelligent development of Minnesota
may best be assisted"
The objects to be considered are:
The development of unused lands;
conservation of soil fertility of lands
now under cultivation: increase of
production per acre on the farm;
careful handling of mineral resources
to eliminate waste; preservation and
perpetuation of the forests; scientific
drainage of swamp lands; improve.
ment OF public roads; extension of in
dustrial and agricultural education
study of the practicability of water
power and the continuance of the best
sanitary conditions to insure public
health"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-20
CANADIAN RECIPROCITY.

Several years ago we were told
that the United States, and especially
the middle west would wither and
decay, and that poverty gaunt and
awful would stalk abroad if we did
not promote free trade with Canada,
or at least enter into reciprocal ar
rangements that would give our neigh
Dor every advantage possible. But
time wore on and the famine came
not. while the old world managed to
wag along, until the silver-tOngued
advocates Of tearing down the tariff
WALL and of giving our advantages
away, found other fields to conquer
and other topics to discuss from the
Chautauqua platform.
And now comes a bulletin from
the Department of Commerce and
Labor, purely unbiased statement
which declares that Notwithstanding
the fact that no new tangled agree
nents were entered into. business
walked right along. and trade between
Canada and the United States made
year just ended and has more than
double in the last ten years. In no
earlier year have either imports from
or exports to that country equaled
the record of 1909. Imports from
Canada have Increased from 35B
million dollars in 1899 to approximate
ly SO millions in 1909, and exports
thereto, from SO million TO about 1870
million, the estimate for 1909 being
based upon official figures of eleven
months, recently presented by the Blu
reau of Statistics of the Department
of Commerce and Labor.
No other important country takes as
large share of it's imports from the
United States as does Canada. The
official figures of that government
show that of its total imports in the
fiscal year 1909, Goa per cent were
from the United States, compared
with 46.0S per cent in 1899.
The ten largest items imported
from Canada in the calendar year
1909, so far as shown by the monthly
statements of the Bureau of Statistics
are: Lumber, Is million dollars;
copper pigs, etc, million; wood pulp
nearly 4 million; hides of cattle, 81
million; furs and fur skins. undress-
ed, 1h million; tea, ! million; copper
ore and matte. 900 thousand dollars;
distilled spirits, 725 thousand and
horses, 700 thousand dollars. The
ten leading articles exported to the
Dominion were. in the same year,
bituminous coal. II million dollars;
anthracite coal. IA million; cotton,
million; fruits and nuts, 5 million;
boards, etc. 4 million; books, maps,
etc. 2 million; agricultural imple-
ments, nearly million. and automo-
biles and wheat. each about 2z mil
lion.
or the imports into the United
States from Canada, about 70 per cent
are credited to Quebec. Ontario, Man
itoba and the Northwest provinces,
and about IS per cent each to Bris-
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-20

Council Bluffs, chairman of the AN.
son monument committee, has an.
nounced his plan for securing $4,000,
the additional sum needed to secure
the memorial shaft In honor oftbe late
Senator Allison. He PROPOSES to have
the cooperation of bankers of the
state. The bankers in every town
will be asked TO assist and it Is OK.
pected the money will be raised in
short order. The Herald holds $500
which has already been subscribed by
local people. 4 fS
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-20

Harry Sloan VINO graduated In
the 1895 class of the Logan high
school and began work at the North.
western station as office boy after
graduation, has recentlyfpcen. elected
vice-president OF the Crock Island
and is to draw salary of $4,000 a
year, He will be assistant to the
chairman of the executive committee
of the road. Sloan went from Logan
to Missouri Valley and was transfer
red to Chicago by the Northwestern.
There he entered the service of the
Rock Island and his rise since has
been rapid. ,.. .a.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-20
RICHARD A. BALLINGER.

Richard A. Ballinger, Secretary OF
the Interior. was born in Iowa. He
worked his way through college and
from the most humble position in life
as farm Iabofer and cowboy. has Sc
cured prominence in his profession In
his new home IN the state of Wash,
ington. Elected as mayor of Seattle
he attracted national attention by
giving good government to that city
AS Judge of the courts he stood well
at home Theodore Roosevelt select
ed him as Commissioner of the Land
Office and Mr. Roosevelts successor
made him secretary of the Interior
A well organized and systematic
warfare is being waged upon him
through magazines and editorials OF
many newspapers. President Taft
has endorsed him in all the matters
upon which he has been assailed, but
the warfare still goes on. Ballinger
has demanded a congressional investi
CATION, which" has been ordered. 1t
may be that RaliingeT is bad man;
it may be that Theodore Roosevelt
made a mistake in selecting him for
a high position; it may be that Mr.
Taft made a worse mistake in select
ing him for a still higher position;
whether these were mistakes or not
we see no reason why Iowa insurgent
newspapers should not be willing to
have a fair investigation in this mat
ter and to do justice to one of the
native-born citizens of this state
Why not call halt on vituperation
and abuse, at least in the Iowa insur
gent newspapers until the evidence
and facts are all laid before the
American people. 1t is quite possible
that congress and the American PEG
pie may take the same views of Mr.
Ballinger that Mr.. Roosevelt and
Mr.. Taft have, after they come tc
know the real facts in the case. Per
haps it is toe much to ask that the
tone OF the insurgent press be fail
and that they stop their denunciatior
until they have seen the evidence
1t viii soon be made public.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-20
WOMAN PROVES lobe HEROINE
DRIVES FIVE DAYS IN COLD TO
RELIEVE DISTRESS
Succors Flood Stricken Mexicans and
Assists In Repairing Telegraph
Lines.

San Bernardino, Cal, Jan. 19.-For
five days and nights, in bitter cold.
Mrs. ]. o. Mcintosh of Los Angeles,
drove four-mule team from Mopa,
New, to Caliente, determined to reach
the storm-swept town and aid the
stricken people. She proved heroine
during the floods which recently swept
the Salt Lake road from the map in
Rainbow canyon. ~
News of Mrs. McIntosh's thrilling
Journey reached here last night. When
telegraphic communication with Cal
iente went out, the plucky woman
harnessed her mules and set forth TAX
ing two workmen and a college pro.
,fesscr. Nine miles out of Mopa. a
glimpse of Rainbow canyon, strewn
with wreckage was had, The men
gave up and tramped back to Mopa.
For five days and nights the woman
drove through the flooded country, at
times being forced to travel for hours
in the very bed of the canyon. The
temperature was below. zero and
nights were passed by driftwood fires
to keep from freezing. Two days out
she saved the Mexicans who, for many
days helpless in Salt Lake bunk
house, were carried down stream.
Reaching Caliente faint from cold
and hunger, Mrs. Mcintosh found the
town badly damaged, provisions low
and kerosene practically gone. She
helped repair the telegraph line and
sent out the first message of the dis
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-20
BEQUEATHS A CANCER FUND
Will of George Croker Filed for Pro-
bate-chief Beneficiaries Are I'M
mediate Relatives.

New York, Jan 19.-Under the
terms of George Crocker's will, which
was filed for probate in Trenton, N. ].
els chief beneficiaries are his immed.
ate relatives: William II. Croker,
the San Francisco banker, Mrs. c. B.
Alexander of New York, his sister and
his niece and nephew, Miss Jennie A.
Croker and Charles Templeton Crock.
er of San Francisco.
Aside from these the only other
large bequest is that for the founda'
ton of a cancer research fund at Col
umbia university. The children OF
the late Mrs. Crocker by her. first
husband are cut off with 500; each.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-20
GORGE BREAKS; CAUSES FLOOD
People in LowIands Along White
River In Indiana Forced
to Flee.

Decker, Ind, Jan. ia large Ice
gorge in the White river near this
city broke causing damage to prop
erty estimated at $4,000 along the
stream and driving many residents of
the lowlands from their homes. The
river rose eight feet, closely approach
ing the record mark of % feet,
reached in 1875. The large bridge of
the Evansville & Terre Haute railroad
withstood the rush of water and was
only slightly damaged. Decker is
near the junction of the White and
Wabash rivers.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-20
rHE IOWA WAY.

A typical example of the thrift of
Iowa people Is thus described by the
Fremont Gazette:
Frank Brown bought $50 acres of
the Charles Zo'lers farm last week, 1t
being a part of the place known as
the Shaw farm. He paid $3.50 an acre
for it, which is considered reasonable,
with the splendid improvements on
the place. Mr., Brown owns 200
acres Of land two miles southwest of
Fremont, which sis more valuable
than the place he. just bought This
gives him $50 acres of as good land
as there is in the county and when
he, gets possession of the other $50
on March list he will, not be burdened
with very big mortgage, either. This
goes to show what hard work and
saving disposition will do. When he
was married twenty-six years ago he
was what might be termed a poor
man, but with the ambition of youth
and a good wife he has succeeded in
accommodating a considerable of this
worlds goods. There was no luck
about it, just grit and knack OF saw
ing that might wei be emulated by
the younger generations of today. Mr.
and Mrs. Brown have reared a large
family and their children are at an
age now that they can be and are
great help to them. And Mr.. and
Mrs. Brown are young and do not
expect to grow old"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-20
$25o,000 TO SAVE BIG AREA
Secretary 5ailInser Asks That bitches
Be Dug In Washington Res
ervation.

Washington, Jan, 19.-The appropri'
alton of $250,008 for the construction
of irrigation and drainage bitches on
the Yakima Indian reservation in
Washington, the appropriation to be
reimbursable, is provided for in ar
item submitted by the, secretary OF
the interior to the house for inclusion
in the urgent deficiency bill. Secre
tary Ballinger says that unless the
money is granted 10000 to 10000
acres In the reservation will be ruined
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-20
UP TO THE REPUBLICANS.

The Herald mas often pointed out
that no democrat could be elected in
Mahaska county without the aid OF
republican votes, but never before has
the democrtic organ of Mahaska coun-
ty (the Oskaloosa Times) admitted
this fact. Last week the Times said;
Mr. Cleveland and Mr.. Briggs
were elected by republican votes.
Both realize this and appreciate
the efforts of their friends in
that party"
This brings it up to the republican
party to see that there are no more
breaks in the ranks, else strength
thus loaned will break it's own neck.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-20
VIII Spend s1oo,ooo,oo

New York. Jan. 19.-J. P. Morgan
C Company are prepared to spend
s10O,OOO,OOO to increase the transit
facilities of New York city by making
improvements to the present elevated
and subway systems and building
other subways %heresthey are needed
Announcement of this fact was made
by President. Theodore r. Shonts al
the annual meeting Of the,stoekhold
ers of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Company.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-20
Afraid t. Tell Police.

Marshalltown Jan. 19.-Had the po-
lice department of this city had infor-
nation a week ago that they have to-
day there is a possibility that the mur,
der of Welio Tsonoff, the Bulgarian
section hand killed so brutally Mon
day evening of last week, would be
avenged. A lad named Claude Cum
mings, aged about IL years, was near
the scene of the murder at the time
and saw the two men who committed
the crime, leave the boarding car, and
enter an empty box car on an east
bound freight. The boy feared to tell
the police till yesterday.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-20
Mlaoonsln EleetrIcaI Men Meet.

Milwaukee, Jan 1s.-The first an,
nual convention Of the Wisconsin
Electrical association opened today
at the Pfster hotel with an attend
ance that assures the most success.
full meeting of the kind ever held in
the state. The association was formed
last summer by an amalgamation Of
the Northwestern Electrical and Wis
consin Electrical and Interurban Rail.
way associations Perhaps the most
interesting feature of the program is
a paper and discussion on the state
railroad commission and its rulings.
Ernest Gonzenbacha of Sheboygan is
the president.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-20
TIE PARRY CASE.

The condition OF George Parry who
was stabbed last week by one John
Harlow is becoming rapidly worse
and physicians nave little. hope OF
recovery. Parry was brought to os'
kalOosa Tuesday afternoon and taken
10 the i Ozkaloosa Hospital that ne
might have ting advantages ofFperfect
care. The wound at first was heal,
ing in satisfactory manner. In
fectiou occurred however, and sep.
tic poisoning resulted. Peritonitis
has developed rapidly since Monday
and the man is now in precarious
condition, and is quite weak to-day
with unfayorable symptoms increas.
ing.
Harlow has made a complete es,
cape and his arrest Is not now prob
able. The fellow purchased ticket
south bound from Tracy or Bussey
on the morning following the cutting
He lad plenty OF money with which
to travel having sold ais, horse. Of
ftcers baye not yet abandoned hope
CT getting the fellow, however, though
no trace has been found OF the man
since he left Tracy.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-20

The Sigourney News has noticed
that the man who grows up in his ma,
tive town is regarded as boy by his
elders until he is well started down
the declivity of life that ends in a
hole. The stranger who comes into a
place is more often pushed to the
front than the young man who has
grown up with the town. This is the
reason so many young men become
dissatisfied with their surroundings
and long to cast their lot in other quar-,
tiers.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-20
A HARLAN INCIDENT.

Editor Herald: -AprOpos OF the
mention of Senator Harlan's service
as a Methodist local preacher, the fol-
lowing Is in place: One sabbath ne
was in Burlington, and the pastor OF
the Old Zion Methodist church Sc
cured him for the might service, when
Mr.. Harlan preached a great sermon
to a crowded audience. 1t was COM
mon then for a sermon to be followed
.bv a, sLirrings exhortation by some
other minister; and so the pastor pro-
ceeded to apply the discourse to the
auditors. Closing, he said he wanted
10 bring the matter to a test. All
YOU" he continued, that are in favor
of going to heaven rise to your feet.
OF course that kind of an appeal
brought the audience up standing;
and if the preacher had been thought
ful and discreet, he should have pro
nounced it unanimous. But he was
not, and so proceeded to another vote.
All YOU" said he, that are in favor
of going to hell arise" Instantly
there ibobbed up, away back under the
gallery. a fellow may be not as wicked
as mischievous, and then sat down
again. The preacher, now having full
proof of the correctness of the saying
OF Napoleon. There is but a single
step from the sublime % the Tidicu-
lous," seeing ne was caught, respond
ed, We'll, well-let us be dismissed"
E. H. Waring.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-20
Two Men TrampIed.

Des Moines, Jan. 1S.-Special: Sher.
man Fraley, former councilman and
at present prominent contractor
and former fire marshal, Louis Sic.
gel, furniture dealer. wererun down
and seriously injured by madly
plunging runaway team at 5 o'cloc
last evening. Both men were trampl'
ed upon by the wildly excited animals,
being knocked down and the heavy
wagon dragged over their prostrate
forms. The injured men were pick
ed up in an unconscious condition,
but will recover. -
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-20
scatters Worthless Checks.

Marshalltown, Jan. 19.-Word re.
ceived here from Toledo, Ia, tells of
the operations OF the same forger
there who succeeded in making a
SIS haul here recently. Instead of
using the name OF George Marshall,
as he did here, the man took the name
OF George Sinclair and managed to
work worthless check off on Land
lord Ross, of Hotel Toledo. The check
used was Identical with the one pre-
scented here and was represented to
have been drawn by the Glidden Var
nish company, of Cleveland, o.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-20
Lumbermen at MarshsIItown,

Marshalltown, Jan. 19.-The annual
meeting of the Central Iowa Lumber
mems association will be held here
on Wednesday, Jan. 26, at the Odd
Fellows hall. A banquet will be
served in the evening at the Pilgrim.
A. G. Johnson, of Dubuque, is presi,
dent of the association, w. G. Weart,
of Cedar Falls, vice-president; An
drew Rath, of Ackley, treasurer, and
C. A. Finkbine, of Des Moines, is one
of the directors of the association.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-20
Iowa ranked second in value of

Iowa ranked second in value of
agricultural crops last year. The total
value of the crops in this state was
1921 900. 900 Texas was first with a
value of 1923, 100000, but the number
of farms in the Lone Stare state was
almost double those in Iowa, Texas
has 435 900 farms; Iowa 244,000. The
average value of the crops of each
farm in this state was $2135, while
Texas was $1,432, and Illinois $2,024.
These figures show that Iowa land
produces more per acre than the land
of any state in the union.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-20
THE Newton Journal rece,

The Newton Journal recently
asked why squirrel always bites of
the end of a nut that attached it to
the limb when growing before bury,
Ing it. The Keokuk GateCity re,
plies: "The reason is plain, to-wit:
to prevent the nut from sprouting
when buried. That end of a nut con,
tains the germinal point or principle
which, under appropriate conditions
of heat and moisture enable it to de
yelop into a tree. The squirrel is
careful to remove this before burying
the nut"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-20

"A Montezusna man has succeeded
in accomplishing the difficult feat OF
lifting himself over the fence by his
boot straps. To explain. he burns
slack and hauls it from the bank him.
self. When spring opened and he
had no further use for the fire in the
furnace until fall, he hauled the re.
mainder of the fuel from the cellar
and sold it for use to an engine own.
er. The receipts for this sale ex-
ceeded the cost of all his fuel for
the season by $3.50. OF course his
time and trouble do not count
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-20
Advises Closing of Schools.

Des Moines, Ia, Jan. 19.-Special:
State Superintendent of Public In
struction j. F. Riggs issues state
ment advising the closing of all rural
schools where there are only six or
less pupils and the abolishing of the
office of school treasurer. He also
recommends a reduction in school
taxes. Over five hundred rural
schools in the state are effected by
the recommendations l...
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-20
CHARGED With EmbezzIemcnt.

Waterloo. Jan. 19-Special: Sher-
if Shores has arrested Geo. II. Doty
and John H. Heron. on a charge of
embezzlement, filed by J. Roach Sons
& Co., commission men. They gave
bonds to the amount of $1,000 each.
They are charged with having enbez-
zled $3.50 when acting agents for the
Roach company They deny the
charge and stand well in the COM
munity