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The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
JAPANESE PLOT
TO NINE HARBOR
Little Yellow Men Plan to Destroy
American Warshil S.
HIGH EXPLOSIVES ARE FOUND
War Cloud Appearing in the Hori
zon.-Major General DuvaI Has
Taken Charge and is Search
Jas Houses.

Manila, PHILIPPINE Islands, Dec. rs,
Special: The japanese plot to mine
Manila Harbor to destroy the Amer
lean warships in the event of hostil'
ity between the Japanese and the
United States is reported discovered
by the military authorities. A quaint
ity of high explosives has been
found in one Japanese house and
Major General Duval the command
ing general has taken charge of the
search of other Japanese houses
Papers have been captured showing
the whole Japanese plot and the ar
rest of spy is but an incident
Many arrest are expected to follow
All army and navy officers are threat
ened with court martials if they talk
about the plans.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
Bio Meeting of Chemists.

J Minneapolis, Mimi. Dec. 2S.-The
forty-third meeting OF the American
| Chemical society began today in the
chemistry building Of the University
of Minnesota with an address by Pres
ident w. ID. Bancroft. Tomorrow will
be taken up by meetings of the diff.
ferent divisions and sections of the
society. A general business session
will be in order on Friday. followed
by short practical papers telling how
to prevent waste, improve processes,
or get better returns from materials.
supplies, energy or labor. Saturday
will be given over to the reading of
papers In the different divisions aud
excursions to the neighboring manu-
featuring plants where chemical pro-
cesses of interest are in operation.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
TAFT and DWIGHT CONFER
Administrative LEGISLATION
PROGRAM IS DISCUSSED.
House Whip Assures President Out.
look for His Championed Meas.
ures Is Good.

Washington, Dec. 2S.-President
Taft and Representative Dwight of
New York, the Republican whip of
the house, held conference over the
administrators legislative program
for more than an hour.
Mr.. Dwight did not go into the ques-
ton of tariff commission or ship-sub-
sidy, but he did indicate that all the
measures which the president had
championed would receive considera-
ton. He said that legislation had
never before been in better shape at
a short session. He believes Repub-
licans in both bodies of congress will
be harmonious in backing the pro-
gram the president will finally pro-
pose.
No definite list of bills has been
framed up by the president and the
leaders. They realize that to get
through even three or four measures
will be unusual and during next week
the president will confer with the
leaders as to what three or four will
be selected on which to concentrate
action. This will be done after chair
men Of committees have been con.
suited as to the status of bills before
their respective committees.
The president has been repeatedly
assured that committees are we'll
along with their work and will be
ready right after the holidays to re.
port on the various portions of the
legislative program desired by the
White House.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
new YORK BANK
CLOSES ITS DOORS
Northern, with Nine Branches, in
Difficulty.
HAS 100000 IN DEPOSITS
Joseph G. Robin, Who Dominated the
Concern, Is Adludged an In
durable Paranoiac by
AIienists.

New York, Dec. 28.-The crash
caused in the business world by the
closing of the Northern bank Of New
York and it's nine branches in Man
haitian and the Bronx, which carried
$4,000 deposits aggregating $1,000
900, revealed a new comet OF high
finance in the person of Joseph G.
Robin
The daring of the young operator
who it is believed has dragged down
to financial destruction at least six
other institutions, outstrips the deeds
which sent Charles w. Morse to the
federal prison.
Robin Dominates Bank.
The Northern bank of New York
Is a merger of the Northern bank,
the Hamilton bank and the Riverside
bank, all of which were impaired by
tie panic of 1907. They We're COM
bined by Robin in April 1908, and as
chairman of the finance committee
he is said to nave dominated the con-
solidated institution. Robin took over
the Aetna Indemnity company and
the Rochester Title and Guarantee
company from the Heinze interests
after the collapse of the copper pool
Robin is declared by his friends to
have become demented over his plight
after having made two attempts at
suicide and was adiudged an incur
able paranoiac by Doctors Carlos
Mcdonald and Austin Flint, the
alienists who figured prominently in
the trial of Harry X. Thaw. On the
certificate of the alienists Robin was
/. committed by Justice Amend to the
sanitarium OF Doctor Mcdonald at
Central Valley.
Grand Jury 70 investigate.
These proceedings were taken
without the knowledge of State Su
,perintendent Hotchkiss and State Su
perintendent OF Banks Cheney, who
are now in charge of the Northern
bank of New York and all its
branches AS well as the seemingly
iendless chain OF enterprises in which
Robin dominated. District Attorney
Whitman had a long conference with
the superintendent of insurance and
1T was stated that the entire matter
will be presented to the grand jury
for the January term on Tuesday next
According to the evidence submitted
ito the district attorney more than one
official Of the bank is deeply impli
Gated and the indictment of these and
possibly others is expected
No figures as to the exact or ap
Iproximate condition of the bank were
lobtainable.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
HIS BLOOD AT 500 A QUART
Nebraska University Student Fur
nishes II in TRANSMISSION Opera.
ton, Saves Woman's Life.

Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 27.-Mrs. L. C.
Keck, the wife of a business man of
this city, owes her life to John Good
nough, a university student, whose
home is in Chadron.
Mrs. Keck was. suffering from an
acute attack of blood poisoning and
her life was despaired Of AS last
resort Goodnough consented to give
the woman a quart of his blood.
Goodnough was in need of money
with which to continue his university
work and received 500 for his blood
The woman is on the road to re,
covery.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
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THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
Events Occurring December %
in the Years Gone by.
. /. 4 4 j. i. !. 4 :. 4 i. X !

IL i 4 i. !. !. !. i. !. i. !. !. i.
176S-Rev. Alexander ]. Forsythe, in,
ventor of the percussion lock for
firearms, born in Belhelvie, Scot
land. Died there in 1S43.
179S-Charles Hodge. noted clergy
man and educator who married the
great-granddaughte of Benjamin
Franklin, born in Philadelphia. Died
June 10, 1878.
1881 Steamer Caroline captured
and destroyed by the British near
Niagara Falls.
1846-Iowa admitted to the Union.
1S56-Woodrow Wilson, governor,elect
of New Jersey, born in Staunton
Va.
1S59-Baron Thomas Darlington Ma
cauley, famous writer, died in Lon
don. Born in Leicestershire, Oct
25, 1900.
1S62-The assault on Vicksburg ended
in a victory for the Confederates.
1S62-Van Buren,, Ark, captured by
Gen. Blunt. Trestle work at MUD
ragh Hill, Va, captured by Morgan
1S63-Confederate Gen. Wheeler with
1900 men attack Col. Liebert and
supply train, capturing latter. Long
reinforces Liebert and Confederates
are beaten.
MISREPRESENTATION meeting at Sa
vannah. Hoods rear guard crosses
the Tennessee river at Brainbridge
1S74-Riots in Mexico over the act OF
the Government in suppressing the
religious orders.
1907-Alexander J. Cassatt, president
of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany, died in Philadelphia. Born in
Pittsburg, Dec. 8, 1883.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
2 bird men" MEET DEATH
AERoPLANE TURNS OVER TWICE
AND FALLS OVER 800 FEET.
Paula and Laffon Had Just Started
on Flight For Prize of TWEEN
ty Thousand Dollars.

Paris, Dec. 2S.-Special The
worst aeroplane accident in the his
tory of France occurred at lssy to-
day when Marquis Marie Paula and
Alexander Laffon chief pilot of the
Antiohette School of aeropranists
were killed when their aeroplane fell
distance of 500 feet. Laffon's wife
saw the accident and went into
Mysteries. They had just started on
flight from Paris to Brussels for a
prize of $4,000 when Laffon's ma,
chine turned over twice and fell to
the ground.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
Say Rural Schools Are Backward.

Columbus, O., Dec. 2S.-Official in,
vestigation has shown that the rural
schools of Ohio are no better than
they were % years ago, and in con.
sequence the Ohio School improve.
ment association. which convened
here today, is training its guns to
make them better. President F. A.
Derttrick of Montana was in the
chair and able speakers discussed the
problem of making the country
schools more efficient. The sessions
will continue through tomorrow.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
f"MEAT TRUST" SUIT ENDS
Governments Petition to Dismiss Ma
tionaI Packing Dissolution
Suit Is Granted.

Chicago, Dec. aS.-District Attorney
Sims appeared before Judge Kohlsaat
in the United States district court and
asked that the dissolution suit of the
government against the National
Packing company be dismissed. The
order was entered by the court.
Mr.. Wilkerson, assistant United
States attorney, said that the govern,
ment had decided to stand on the
criminal prosecution and drop the
dissolution suit. He said the govern,
ment did not want this suit pending
while the men were being prosecuted
criminally.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
226 PLEAD GUILTY
TO VOTE FRAUDS
852 True Bills Returned at West
Union, Ohio.
EXPECT 1900 INDICTMENTS
All Who Appear Before Judge and
Confess Guilt Are Fined Amount
OF Their Brides and Dis
franchised.

West Union, o., Dec. 2S.-Judge A.
q. Blair of the common pleas court
of this county, who has been in
charge of affairs here during the bri-
berry exposures, said that the jury has
found S52 true bills against as many
voters for either selling or buying
votes in recent elections.
Two hundred and twenty-six OF
these men came to West Union and
pleaded guilty They were all fined
the amount they had taken for their
votes at the recent election, were dis
Cranchised for five years and were
given suspended sentences Of six
months in the county Jail. Judge
Blair said that not one of the men
who pleaded denied his guilt.
Expect 5000 Indictments.
The court has decided that the
county will be gone over the second
time by the grand jury in order to in
dict those who have slipped thrC Igh
it's fingers so far. 1t is expected by
Judge Blair that more than three
luOuSduu lhCu Will hiNV bCCu ihuiSISN
before the court ends and it is his
opinion that not more than five cases
will have to be tried.
Frank Salisbury, formerly county
official and prominent as the political
leader in Franklin township, is said
to have made threats that Judge Blair
will be summarily dealt with when he
leaves for his home at Portsmouth
and that a barn of one of the jury
men would be burned. Salisbury was
brought back into court and fined So
and costs for these statements.
Republicans Were Tricked.
Several of the Republicans who
were before the judge complained
very bitterly of the fact that abou
one hundred voters who were at the
county infrmary had been stoler
from them by the Democrats. They
say that they promised the veteran:
50 apiece to come and vote for theil
ticket, but that the Democrats go
hold of them before they reached the
, booths, led them away and then Sc
cured them to vote Democratic by
paying $40 a piece. Special deputie:
are securing the county for men who
have been indicted and who have
failed to show up.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
Hauaen Given Notice.

Mason City, Ia, Dec 2S.-Special:
Formal notice that a seat in congress
from this district is to be contested
by L. d. Murphy, democratic candi-
date, was served on Congressman
Haugen as he stepped from Rock
Island train at Northwood yesterday.
The notice contained score OF
pages of typewriter paper citing al
legged irregularities in nearly 200 pre-
cinctS in the district. Haugen waiv-
ed formal reading. He made no COM
mert.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
BREAK CONES IN
BATH-TUb TRUST
-Four Firms No Longer Parties to
Agreement.
FEDERAL SUIT TO GO ON
Criminal Prosecution Begun at De-
troit, II Is Said, Will Not Be
Stopped Because Of Com
bine's Weakening.

Washington, Dec. 28.-From infor-
nation received at the department of
justice from one faction of the combi-
nation commonly known as the bath
tub trust" the indications are that
there will be no further opposition to
the injunction proceedings instituted
by the government.
II was learned here that at least
four of the firms which were charged
with being parties to an agreement
alleged to be a violation of the Sher-
man antitrust law have sent out no.
tees to the plumbing trade that they
are no longer parties to the agree
ment and in the future will do bust
ness independently.
The government probably will COM
plete the Injunction proceedings.
Criminal Prosecution Goes On.
Criminal prosecution which has
been started in Detroit, it is said here,
will not be stopped, and Attorney Gen.
eral Wickersham is known to have
charged his prosecutors to insist on
Jail sentences If the defendants are
convicted.
The attorney general has gone out
Of town for week to finish preparing
himself for the argument of the trust
cases in the Supreme court early next
month. ..a..
For this reason the filing of the first
bill against the so-called electrical
trust probably will be delayed until
the middle of January. The attorney
general will revise the bill personally.
1t is now being drawn. and it was his
intention originally to file it before
January 1.
Strikes at Express Banking.
New York, Dec. 2S.--Attorney Cen
eral O'Malley obtained permission
from Justice Amend in the supreme
court to bring suit for forfeiture OF
charter against ten express com
panies in this city, mostly with offices
on the lower East side, for alleged vio-
lations of the law.
According to the attorney generals
petition, these express companies have
all been organized within the last six
months, the purpose of their organiza-
ton being to evade the provisions of
the new banking law which requires
corporations or individuals doing a
strictly banking business to obtain a
license from the state banking depart
ment and to deposit with the state
comptroller cash or securities to the
value of from $4,000 to $4,000
The attorney general declares that
the ten express companies are exer-
cising the powers and functions of
bankers.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
MOUNT ETNA AGAIN ACTIVE
RED HOT MATERIAL is BEING
ERUpTED FROM VOLCANO.
Villagers Living Near, Remembering
Former Experiences, Are Watch
ing With Anxiety.

Catania, Sicily, Dec. 2S.-Special:
Mount Etna is showing considerable
activity. There have been no earth
tremors, however, but red hot mater
ial has been erupted, making a strik,
ing contrast with the snow-sapped
volcano. The villagers living neal
the crater. remembering former eX,
periences, are keeping a close watch
on the volcano in fear of being over,
whelmed.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
CITIES ARE AFTER
LOWER FRE|GHTS
After Fifty Years Patient Wait and
Work Grant Has a Railway.
FATAL. WRECK NEAR DUBUQUE
5000 Gallons Of Gasoline Pours From
Oil Tank at Cedar Rapids--Con-
gresham Haugen Served With
Notice of Contest.

Des Moines, Ia, Dec. 2S.-Special:
The railway commissioners today di-
rected that the attorney general give
aid to the towns of, Keokuk, Musca-
tine, Clinton, Buslington and Daven-
port in their demands for st. Louis
rates to and from the East. These
cities have organized to secure low
er freight rates and appealed to the
railway commissioners. Today they
granted the plea and directed the
attorney general to go ahead with
the case. The attorney general will
confer with the business men in the
cities mentioned concerning the ac-
ton to be taken.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
Despondent. Shoots Self.

Cedar Rapids, Ia, Dec. 2S.-Spe-
cial: Edward H. Meyers, secretary
treasurer of the Hubbard Ice Com
pany of this place, shot himself
through the head this morning in an
attempt to suicide. He was rushed
to hospital. He cannot recover.
The cause is unknown. He was de-
spondent from brooding over a real
estate deal he had made. He is one
of the best known young men of the
city and friends everywhere are
shocked at his act. He shot himself
while sitting at his desk in the COM
Dany office.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
Killed in Collision.

Dubuque, Ia. Dec. 2S. Special:
A head on collision occurred at
Stockton, ILL.,, at $3.50 last night, be-
tween Great Western work trains.
Two persons were killed outright
and one other was fatally injured.
The dead are Otto Kraft, fireman, of
Dubuque, and Lewis Mericle, brake
man, of Chicago. The injured man
is William Norton, engineer, of 'Du-
buque, who was brought to a Du-
buque hospital where he died this
morning.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
Delegates Appointed.

Des Moines, Ia, Dec. 2S.-SpeciaI:
Governor b. F. Carroll today named
delegates to the tariff convention at
Washington, as follows: c. NJ. Jun
kin, Fairfield; ]. A. Dearmand, DAY.
export; Geo. W. Dunham Manches-
ter; II. r. Palmer, Hawkeye; w. G..
Kerr, Grundy Center; John Wilson,
Hedrick; J. G. Berryhill, Des Moines;
w. p. Hepburn, Clarinda; G. w. CYL.
lison, Harlan; Fl. J. Lavender, Rock
well City; Z. p. Heiser, Cherokee.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
Scientists Meet in Minneapolis.

Minneapolis. Mimi, Dec. 2S.-The
sixty-second annual meeting of the
American Association for Advance
ment OF Science opened last night
in the First Baptist church, with
President A. A. Nicholson in the
chair. The address of the evening
was by DR., David Starr Jordan, retir-
ing president, his subject being The
Making OF a Darwin" A reception to
the members of the association and
of AFFILIATED societies followed.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
CHICAGO FIRE CHIEF NAMED
Charles r. seyferIich Is Appointed to
Succeed James Koran Killed
In Stock Yards Fire.

Chicago, Dec. 2S.-Mayor Busse has
appointed Charles F. Seyferlich, who
for nearly thirty years has been con-
nected with the city fire department,
fire marshal to succeed the late James
Koran, who lost his life in the stock
yards holocaust last week.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
WOMAN ESCAPES JAIL TERM
Fort Wayne Motorist Pleads Guilty Of
MansIaughter and Sentence
Is Suspended.

Fort Wayne, Ind, Dec. 2S.-Mrs.
Rose Seidel Tresselt, wife of well.
known business man, pleaded guilty
of manslaughter in court here for hav-
ing run over with her automobile and
killed Irene Cox, aged nine years, Au-
gust 20 last She was sentenced to
two to 81 years in prison, but the SEN
tence was suspended. She paid John
A. Cox, father of the little girl. $4,000.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
GAS EXPLOSION.
q Paso Smelling Plant is Wrecked
and Eight Men Killed.

FL Paso, Tex, Dec. Especial:
An explosion of gas today wrecked
the El Paso smelling plant, five miles
from here, killing eight workmen.
The plant is second to the largest in
the world and is owned by the. Amer
lean Smelling & Refining Co.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
Brakeman Crushed to Death.

Fort Dodge, Ia, Dec. 2S.-Special:
H. NJ. Rohrer, switchman on the
Illinois Central Railway, was killed
while coupling cars at Tara this
morning. The draw bars came to-
gether and before he could escape
his head was crushed to pulp.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
TO FLY THE CHANNEL.
Robert Lorraine viii Strive For the
$4,000 Prize.

Dover, Eng, Dec. Especial;
Robert Lorraine, actor aviator, started
today in a flight from the Islands Of
sheppy competing for the prize Of
$4,000. ut was in this contest that
Grace lost his life, The fight will
take him tc France and Belgium.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
Three Of Family Killed by Gas.

Hammond, Ind, Dec. 2S.-Three
persons were found asphyxiated here
when neighbors, detecting the odor of
gas, forced the doors and found a
gaspipe in the basement broken. The
victims were Mrs. Fred Krugel, sixty
years old; Joe Krugel, eighteen years
old, and Mathilda Krugel, twenty
years old.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
Prisoners Burn Way to Liberty

Kansas City, Mo, Dec. 2S.-Eleven
prisoners on the city farm near this
city escaped after they had burned
window frame in their quarters large
enough for a man to squeeze through.
The place was unguarded, as the hon.
Or system prevails on the farm,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
To Start Revolution.

Puerto Porter, Dec. 2S.-Special:
The gunboat hornet landed on the
coast today with Banilla and General
Lee Christmas TO start revolution
TO overthrow President Davilla.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
Iowa Deaths.

Boone, Ia. Dec. ESPECIAL: Con-
ductor Frank Waggoner, prominent
employee of the Northwestern rail-
road, died at his home here this
morning after short illness with
pneumonia
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
Gas Leaks; Three Dead, Two Dying.

Seattle, Wash, Dec. 2.-Three
men are dead. two are dying and four
others are seriously i'll as the result
of gas, poisoning caused by a leaky
main, under rooming-house. The
three men who died have not been
identified. see
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
. Accidentally Shot.

Dubuque, la.. Dec. rs, Special:
While shooting sparfows with a ~
|calibre rife late Yesterday afternoon
Arthur Barrett, ased "a, accidentally
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
Chief Of choctaw Indians pies.

McAlestar, Okla. Dec. 2S.-Green
! Mccnrtain, principal chief of the
choctswn Jon, died in his home In
Ainta. okla.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-09
ONE. ON CORONER
Supposed Dead Man Comes to
Life and Makes Off Be
fore officials Arrival.
DODGES UNDERTAKEN, TOO.
Reported Finding of Body on Thirty
eighth Street Causes Lots
of Useless Trouble.

A delayed April Fools day joke was
pulled off this morning on the police
of Rock Island and Moline. Coroner ].
F. Rose and Undertaken c. R. Wheelan,
as well as a number of residents resid-
ing along the Thirty-eighth street road
south of Fourteenth avenue. At 6
o'clock this morning call was receiv-
ec by the Moline police from a person
giving the name of Bollinger, stating
that there was a dead man lying in
the ditch near Fourteenth avenue and
Tbirtyt-eighth street. The Rock Island
police were notified and an officer was
sc Mt to the scene. The coroner was
notified at the same time, and he in
turn notified Undertaken Wheelan to
bring the body in to his establishment.
The officer and the undertaken ar
rived upon the scene in short order,
bot were unable to find the dead man
in the position stated. Thinking that
TIE man had moved, they conducted a
search which was fruitless.
Probably ''Dead Drunk
The person who notified the police
saw a man lying in the
ditch but instead of being dead, the
man was probably dead drunk" At
airy rate, the supposedly dead man,
took up his bed and walked" before
the arrival of the undertaken and his
wa gOn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-09
City Chat

Kerler & Co. make rugs.
Buy a home of Reidy Bros.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
For bus and express, Spencer & Trefz.
August fur sale now on at Young &
NcCombs.
Two modern 7-room houses on easy
payments. See Reidy Bros.
LaVanway buys and sells every
thing. Telephone west 247.
Let William Johnson do your tin and
furnace work. 1916 Third avenue.
Any one wanting a new Groom mod
err home cheap, see Reidy Bros.
Order your furs now and have them
stored free. Young & McCombs.
Furs on sale at saving OF one-third
TO one-half at Young & McCombs.
Business block on Second avenue
Car be bought right. See Reidy Bros.
H. T. Siemon wants your tin and
furnace work. 1526-152S Fourth ave
nue..
DR.. Cora Emery Reed has moved her
Office and residence to 191S-1920 Fourth
avenue.
Madam Anna Noack has reopened
her studio and will receive pupils at
any time 1917 Twenty-second street.
Bear & Foster will run twice month
excursions to the corn belt of South
and North Dakota. Come and join US.
A final cleaning of trimmed hats
90 to make room for fall stock at
The Vogue Millinery, Tuesday, Aug. 9.
Commencing Tuesday, Aug. 9, 9
m, all millinery will be only half price
and trimmed hatst S1.OO at The Vogue
Millinery.