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obeyed in the shops Of the Hartman lines in Texas today. Five hundred and sixty maoninists and boiiernlsik- CTS left the shops of the Houston and Texas Central in Houston: the meu lat work in the Southern Pacific shops were not on duty, having been laid of Thursday but f IS heliesea by union leaders they will remain away from the shops when the time soiHes Menday q sapost Tor asssss s. 2. There was not a defection at any point n The state. 50 far as has been reported Statements are to De is- sued by the men for tho sunday morn ing papers setting forth their gfiey anees The officials Of tue con.- panies are reticent and decline to make any public statement, but prs- vately they declare their belief tEat the men do not really desire strike and that 1t is probable that tue walk out will not long continue. Work or organizing the company police. to pe under the direction Of Former Rang. CT Captain Bill Mcdonald, proceeded during the day, but the names of tho men secured for service were not given ott nor their number No strike Breakers have yet arrived uiere but 1t is anticipated by the men who walked out that there VIII Be few non-union men hero within short times
 The Houston and Texas Central has non-union Doiiermakefs al work in one of the shops and tnese men. numbering ten, remained at work Tor the day. The best Of order prevail cd in the district adjoining tae shops and the men remained away from tho scene.
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if tine whole structure was giving away.
 T fled to tine nearest high ground and persons scattered in every di- rection. It was apparent ali the great body of water behind the dam was going out. Some were caught and before I could tell what was hap penlng the water was tearing down Freeman Run, wall fifty, feet hieh and sweeping everything before it.
 'The sound was deafening. rushed Co a telephone and called Che central in Austin. She didn't have much time to telephone the alarm but .T think sae did her best. ! guess she is dead l haven't heard anything about her since
 "I came down to Austin as soon as possible. but t was an awful sight. The vas~. had torn tlroug. the place. taking all the principal buildings and crushing houses like egg shells. Then the fire broke out The timbera ana sioes were soon ia flames. I knew there were men in the shops and those buildings were soon in flames. How many men there were in the shops cant say, but there was no way to help them
 They were probably burned 10 death !. l haven't seen anything of them since
 q don't know how the fire started, but it seemed as though it began In a score of places at once. looked for the bank of Austn but it was gone; swept away guess. because didn't see it burning.
 But the worst of all were the cries of the women and children. Most all of the men were ar worN and the women and children were at home alone. Many had heard the warning sent out by the telephone girl. The fire bell was rung and others though it was fire. Some of them rushed to the business section and were caught in the water Those not drowned were crushed in the I'crumbling buildings and others were caught in the flames. It was fright 1 lful. I can't begin to tell it ali.
 Little children playing in yards at home were caught up by the water and tossed about by the flood like Iplaythings Cattle and horses were swept off and even the sidewalks ! were torn up. And over and above, 1t all were the shrIeks of the hnn-
 ilFeds of poor people who could not
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the work.

Austin. Pa. Sept. a0--More chan soc persons were drowned and un- told numbers were malmed here this afternoon when the great dam Of the Bayless Pulp and Paper company, holding back more than 509.000.0ot gallons of water, went out. Forts bodies have been recovered many ol them za iHaimed that recognition is impossible
 Governor Tener of Pennsylvania has asked for help and q relief train is on the way from Coudersport. lf miles away.
 Survivors are in frenzy The town k dazed by the calamity which came without a moments warning.
 Hundreds Of men. women and chil- dren are searching through the ruins of the village for their families ana friends.
 The only light Is the glarge oi hundreds of houses, which Caught fire from broken gas pipes almost before the flood had passed
 Chaos reigned from tine moment the mighty wall of water tore through the town and there will be no reiiet until help comes from the surround ing towns. Meantime the bodies lie tn the track of the flood
 
 The dam was built two years ago. great structure 5S0 feet long, span ming the litgle valley formed by Free man Rum and rising to the height of 49 feet 1t was of concrete a9 feet wide at the base and said to he con structed after inc most approved plans Of modern engineering The hasin behind it had never been filed with water until this week and today it was noticed that water was run- ming over ihe top of the structure Many persons went out of the town, q mile and aalf away. to see the unusual sight and 1t was while they were watching the oyerflowing water that the first break occurred.
 1t was a wonderful sight, said Harry Davis. Buffalo and sasaue- hanna locomotive engineer, who was one of the persons near the dam
 Therewas nothing to indicate that the dam was about to give away. With sharp report hole appeared in the west end In a moment water ponred through and 1t was immedi- ately seen that inc hole was getting 4argcr. In q minute it was twenty q feet wide and extended almost the entire height Of the dam Then there was another report and it seemed as
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General strike of all shopmen the Hartman System called lasts night.
 Said that between 10000 and s0ooo in vest middle west and south
 Strike is called to enforce the railway demand for recognition of the federation of employees.
 The matter of hours working conditions enter into the
 Railways only small percentage of the ed the strike order
 Railway officials is of the most unced for walk outs in the history of the country
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Sink Turkish Vessel

Rome. Sept. 30-The minister of marine received the following dis patches from Santoko
 The destroyers ArtIgliere and Corazziere fItalian) this morning sunk a Turkish destroyer near Pre- vesa. Corazzier is now on the way to Taranto. escorting captured yacht. The destroyer Alpino, man. ned by Greek crew. coming from the north and at the moment enter ing the harbor of Prevesa She had five Turkish officers and l62 soldiers aboard besides quantity of amnlu- nition.
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Pursue Turkish Squadron }

constantinople. Sept 3o--An Ital- ian squadron. according to reports received here is now pursuing the Turkish squadron returning from Berut in the Aegean sea, near chios.
 An official announcement Is made that Italian warshlps attacked two T'srkssV, torpedo boats near Durazzo. "a seaport lin lllsahna this morning
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Two Pennsylvania Towns Completely Swept Away by Great Flood of Wat CT From Monster Retaining Dam
 Which Dashed Down Creek Valley.
One Thousand Known to Have Perished in Flood and Fire Following the Disaster and Worst is Not Known - State Authorities and Red Cross to Aid

Dam of the Bayless Pulp and Paper Company burst mile and half north of town.
 400500000 gallons rushed down upon the Between $50 and 1000 persons drowned crushed burned to death.
 Hundreds of others believed have been swept away the great torrent.
 Fire follows bursting of natural gas mains.
 Scores of persons caught beneath debris and slowly mated
 Over LOGO buildings wrecked
 Heavy rains of past two weeks caused reservoir to fill for first time since erection two years
 Food supply has been swept away
 Physicians and supplies being rushed from surround ing towns the mountains to Austin.
 Governor Tener has ordered state health and charity of cas to the together with aduant Stewart and large force of state police.
 Austin has population of 3200.
 Costello town 450 population, below Austin, also swept 
 Two thirds of the citizens believed to have nershe9 .,=rss ing at several points. e Red Cross relief will start immediately
 Ernest P Bieknel national director will take charge of tle Aunrl
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On Southern Pacific

Beaumont. Texas, Sept. 50 ThIrtv- one car repairers, oilers and car ln- spectors and five machinists In me employ of the Texas and New Or leans Southern Paclflc} railway quit work at ten o'clock this morning. leaving practically no one on dsity except the foreman.
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| Chicago, Sept. 30-The strike of inc shopmen on the Hartman lines to enforce recognition of their new ly organized federation became a reality at 10 o'clock tonight. The number of men who quit in the fifteen states affected were estimated at be- tween 2o,0OO and s0,00O by the union men, although Julius Kruttschnitt, vice president of the Hartman lines l-ill < xtstaine.At tasl shi. snla tp Nign. i Der was much smaller.
 Reports from most of the points indicated that the men walked out without demonstrations, and no riot ing was reported.
 Response to the strike order was general throughout the middle west and in the south.
 The men had received notices from the international presidents of the 1 five crafts directly involved and when the hour came the men laid down } their tools and left.
 Traffic continued without interrup- ton and the railroad heads say the bshopmen's strike, even if extended, would not interfere with transporta- ton.
 At New Orleans. where the strike had extended from strike of Hlin- ois Central clerks two men received jail sentences for violation of fed eral injunction restraining them from interfering with the company's prop erty.
 In the far west it was said by the railroaes small percentage or worr men responded to the strike call. Kruttschnitt said only few of the shops had been heard from but de- clared that only small percentaee of men went out. He issued thn following statement:
 At many of the Intermediate point on the Union and Southern pacifio lines. shop forces were laid off to re. duce working time and effect reduc- ton of expenses. At other points no men at all went out and at some points only one or two. At the gen. eral shops, as far as heard from, the situation was as follows.
 "omaIha general shops. % per cent of the men quit.
 Sacramento. 25 per cent of inc men quit.
 Oakland. II per cent of the men quit
 Train schedules on all lines are. normal and the maintenance of reg-1 ular schedules will in no manner be' interrupted.
 The men involved are divided info the following grpups. according to union men:
 Machinists. 10DO0; bo1ermafera. 1000; biacksmiths. s0oe. carmsn H. 900. clerks 1000: miscellaneous work CTS 1000.
 i w U. Park, vice president and general nsapaseF Of the illinois Cen tral issued circular to employees to- might. eharaeteflzlns the demands oi the men as .olle of the most an- lcalled for waEkouts Of abor in the history of this couutry l The Strike in Taxa. 1 Houston. Texas, Sept s0 The Iatrike order VAS very generally
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TRIPULI IS
 FORWARDED
ITALIAN WAR VESSELS BEGIN ATTACK ON CITY BUT DE-
 TAILS ARE LACKING.
Turkey MobiIizing Her Land Troops On Two Borders-NavaI Clash Is Expected to Soon
 Take Place.

London. Sept. S0-The second day of the Italo-T Turkish war passed with out any conflicts at arms being re- ported that are likely to attain a noteworthy position in history.
 From Tripoli which is the foremost object of the Italy aggression, con ficting reports continue to reach the outer world.
 The most of the dispatches were that the Italian fleet began bom- bardment at 10 o'clock this morn- ing. but no details beyond the bald announcement, were permitted to be given out. The Italians have pos- sessions of the Tripoli end of the single cable which runs from that port to Malta and Malta describes it as blocked with officials messages.
 Only the consuls and few cor respondents remain at Tripoli. The rest of the Europeans who fingered to the eleventh hour escaped on mer- chant vessels when announcement of the bombardment was given, many fleeing panic stricken with the few effects they conld carry.
 The Italian navy Is harrassing the Turkish ships wherever they can strike them
 If the Turkish squadron is pro- ceeding from Berut to Constantinop,e which some naval officers question, there seems good prospect or s clash.
 The Turkish squadron is supposed s consist 4 s ae lesa .r.s.. Ilanidieh aud AfedudIeh, the Usdsbip Messudych and two battleships pur- chased from Germany
 Special dispatches from constanti- nopIe to the Chronicle says
 "A general army mobilization has been ordered in all the provinces From all parts of the interior of the empire from the Sheiks and Mussei- mans of Tripoli, fiery telegrams have been received by the Sultan, express ing readiness to shed every drop of blood and the country and the Islam.
 "At Salopili bloody encounters have occurred between the author tiles and the Italians desirous ,of leaving. Similar scenes are report ed from other big centers.
 sAll telegraphic communication with Tripoli has been interrupted by the Italians who have seized the lines.
 fTn Brussa. Asia Minor. 5O.O00 Ot- tomans are stirred by fierce fana- tical excitement. wyi
 "Hostillties are reported from St Giovani di Medua where Turkish torpedo boat was destroyed ~by an Italian warship most of the crew perishing. Two Italian warships are reported wrecked.
 "Constantinople is calm. but ont breaks are possible. Some of the papers are preaching holy war against the Christians. The Turkish tactics in Tripoli will be simple guer- ria warfare. as Turkey has not oth- CT alternative.
 Passports have been, handed to the Italian charge, who will leave here tomorrow morning."
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OFFICERS SAVE NEGRO

Birmingham, Ala Sept 70 F.d Honston q negro vas reselie ss::.4>sa, a mob at Warrior, . few miles from here ionleht. ay large posse SI ze- putIes from Bifminfham 4na ls nov in ian under strong ellard Tho mon has divided into two sections ana tAe leautes arc stilI doubttd1l whether they will bo able to reach her4 Wi3k the prisoner tonight aItnoasn evsfs essE!sst s!ssst ssEE!!! E!A hs sassle Tho a<<fn had Wilton an ipsUitlne npfe fo \ po1a- iaf young woman at WarfIos
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Walkout a hfemnhls.

Memphia. Tenn Sept. s0A gen eral compliance with the orders lo strike is reported in dispatches from the more important points on tho southern dIyisssS% of tho Illinois Cen tral and Yazoo tnd Mississippi Val. ley railroad.
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3O,OOO MACHIN|STS
 ARE CALLED OUT
Shopmen on Entire Hartman System Strike at Ten O'Clock Last Nightto
 Enforce Recognition of New Feder-
 ation of the Railway Employees.

Railways Declare the Strike an UncalIed for Walkout and Say That Only Small Percent age of the Workmen Have Obeyed the Order to Srike
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THE WEATHER

Washington. Sept. sV-Forecast Tor Arkansas; Showers Sunday; Monday probably fair.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-11-16
EAST CENTER.

Mrs. J. II. Williams spent Monday
afternoon at w. J. Willhoit's.
Grandma Colville is visiting with
her daughter, Mrs. J. H. Williams.
Recent visitors at Wilbur Brown
eller's were Mrs. Chef Reed, Eva
Browneller and A. Browneller of Os-
kaloosa.
Guests at the w. p. Without home
Sunday were Mr.. and Mrs. f. f. Ev-
erett and children, Esther Williams
and Mrs. Mollie Billick.
Miss nellie without spent several
days the past week with friends at
Fremont, guest of Miss Lora Ehren'
hard.
Chas. Allard and family spent Sun
day at the parental Daniel Hull home.
Mrs. Barbara Baker, of California,
arrived Friday morning for an extend.
ed visit with her sisters, Misses Mat
and Sarah Nelson, and brother, John
Nelson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Roe and son
Jack have arrived from Seattle and
are now at the parental w. ]. without
home.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-11-16
.GOMPERS' REPORT
DEMANDS RECALL
Federation Head Boasts of
Union Power.
ATTACK ON TAFTs vEToEs
Terms Arizona Message "Drivel and
cant"-Predlcts Great Changes
In Government Especially
In Political Parties.

Atlanta. Ga, Nov. IA. - President
Samuel Gompers of the American fed
Grafton of Labor, in his report submit
ted to the delegates to the thirty-first
annual convention, predicted great
changes in American methods of gov
eminent, particularly with regard to
political parties. He gave the ref
erndum, initiative and recall the un-
qualified Endorsement of organized la
Dor and declared that a real, represent
alive democracy had never been known
in the United States because of the
absence of those provisions.
This standardization of judges" he
said In defense of his Endorsement,
this sanctimonious cant about mob
rule some of which was in Presi-
dent TGft's message vetoing the Ari-
zona statehood bill, is mere drivel."
Demands Made by Labor.
President Gompers' report, which
covers 60 closely printed pages and
would make more than 80 columns in
a newspaper, says it leaves many sub
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-11-16
'REBEKAH CONVENTION
Lodges of the County Assembled
in 0skaloosa.

| The first annual convention of the
Rebekah lodges of the Mahaska coun
ty district is being held in Oskalooss
today at the Odd Fellows hall on
high avenue west. The delegates to
the convention began arriving on the
early trains and they were met by q
reception committee from the local
lodges and escorted to the hall, where
they registered. The entire morning
session was taken up in receiving the
delegates and visitors. At noon the
delegates were taken to the Senate
Cafe where dinner had been prepared
for them. Nine lodges are comprised
in the Mahaska county district and
close to two hundred delegates are
present for the convention. This is
the first dist..,. convention that has
ever been neld in this cOGlty and IL
it pro, es a. success they will be held
&.nually in the future.
The afternoon session was SEIZED
led to open at one o'clock, but on
account of the late arrival of num-
Ter of delegates the session was not
started until 2:30 O'Clock.
The afternoon session was called
to order by the president, Mrs. Wort
llan of Oskaloosa. An address of
welcome was delivered by Mrs. j. ].
Hawk of this city and Mrs. Ireland of
Wright responded. Following the re-
Spouse. the report of all the lodges
present was read. After the reports
OF all the lodges had been read, the
.plification of balloting candi-
dates was put on Dy the Vain Lodge
No. 5S7 of Barnes City. The exempli-
fication of the installation of officers
was put on by the Rosedale Lodge,
No. 500, OF Wright, and the eXempli-
ficiation of burial services was put on
by Oskalooss Lodge No. 16. All OF
the exemplitil atoms were excellent
and demonstrated the fact that some
hard practice has been had in the
past.
A paper on the subject of THE
True Rebekah" was read by Mrs.
Marsh of the Clio Lodge, NO. 1872, of
New Sharon.
Papers on the subject Of IF. L. T.
were read by Mrs. Phillips of the
Clio lodge No. 1S2, of New Sharon,
and by Mrs. Kemp OF the Rose Hill
lodge, No 527.
Tonieht's Program.
= 700 p. m.-Call to Order, Presi-
dent.
Memorial Service-Lodge 1872.
Rebekah Degree-Lodge 291.
Secret Work Contest.
% Presidents Address-Lilly T. Ring.
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EDDYV|LLE ACTIONS
A DAUGHTER is BORN TO MR..
AND MRS. FRANK EPPERSoN-
FRANK OGDEN ACCEPTS POSI-.
TON IN oSkALooSA.

Eddyville, Nov. 14.-Rev. and Mrs
Williams, who have been spending the
past two weeks at Hiteman and Pleas
ant Corners, returned home Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Kressinger moved
this week into the o. H. Seifert prop.
erty, south of the park.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Epper
son, Saturday, Nov. II, 1911, a daugh'
ter.
Mrs. Grace Wickham, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. E. L. Bay, for
the past three weeks, returned to her
home at Sabetha, Kansas, Sunday.
Mrs. John Evans, of Madrid, spent
Sunday with her sister, Mrs. VIM
Steinhoff.
Arthur Pickerell, who is attending
school in Kirkville, Mo-, spent Sunday
with his parents in Eddyville.
Miss Nina Saville is enjoying a
short vacation from her duties as
teacher of the school at Fairfield.
Miss Edith Lee came home from Mt
Pleasant to spend Sunday at the par
entail Lincoln Lee home.
Geo. DeTaT, Jr., is sick this week
threatened with an attack of appen
dicitis.
A. c. Black, who is serving on the
jury in Ottumwa, was home over Sun
day.
Miss Catherine Werner, who has
been visiting for the past three weeks
at Lacey, returned home Monday.
Mrs. Fin Bickford received the sad
news Sunday of the death of her faith
er, Mr.. VIM. Waters. Mr.. Waters for
! merly lived in Eddyville and will be
remembered by a number of the Older
residents. He passed away at his
home in Buxton, Sunday morning.
Pearl Dunkle went to Ottumwa
Monday to visit his mother and sistel
for short time.
Mrs. Alice Steele and daughter, Mrs
Fast, OF Hastings, Neb., spent Monday
ia Abba, the guests of Mrs. Jno. Scott
Frank Ogden, who has been EN-
ployed as a bridge carpenter on th'
l. G. r. R., has accepted a position
with a foundry company in Oskaloosa
DIR. Roy Mater, of Wright, spen
Monday visiting at the home of hi
uncle, Chas. SwitZer.
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Ned Talbot is doing the

plasterer. Ned Talbot is doing the
painting.
About a dozen of our citizens are
engaged in Turing the fur-bearing ami
mails into snares and pitfalls and
traps and as a result the atmosphere
is redolent with foreign perfume.
Mrs. Hicklin came in from Des
Moines with Mrs. Shattuck, an aunt
OF the little Barden boy, whose body
was buried in the cemetery north OF
town. After placing il in a steel
vault 1t was re-interred and they re.
turned to Des Moines On the evening
train. hNi
Earl Stephenson, who has been at
work in Des Moines, was home over
Sunday.
Jaunce Rose will will have a sale
this week.
We notice G.. Mcmillan on our
streets, having returned from his visit
TO the west.
Mrs. NJ. Chandler is very sick at
the home OF her daughter in Monroe
Mrs. Oscar Eastbum Is having q
siege of typhoid fever.
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iects untouched or inaccurately pre-
scented. The report declares for and
says organized labor demands:
Passage of the so-called anti-in.
junction bills at the next session Of
congress.
Restriction of immigration.
Further restriction of convict labor.
Legislation to relieve civil service
employees from the executive orders
prohibiting them from petitioning con-
gress
Uniform laws for protection of life
and health in factory buildings.
Department OF labor in the federal
government.
Employers liability and workmen's
compensation acts throughout the
states.
Severe arraignment is made of the
SO called scientific management, or eff
ficiency systems.
With its membership now more than
l.750.000, the greatest in its history.
and its financial condition excellent,
the organization enters the thirty-frst
year of its work.
Growth of Organization.
Among other subjects treated in the
report are child labor, locomotive boil
er inspection, the Danbury hatters'
case, the senate third degree investi-
cation, seamen's rights, railroad track
inspection, insurance laws, the strike
of the women garment workers, the
Baldwin locomotive works strike and
the work of the federation's organic
srs, but without any recommendations
other than those hitherto expressed.
Membership of the organization was
never before so large. According to
Secretary Morrisons report the treas
ury shows balance on hand of nearly
100000. Nearly 100000 was dis
tributed in support of strikes by the
various unions affiliated with the fed
Grafton. During 1911 the federation
issued 326 charters to unions, bring
ing the total Of its organization mem
bcrship to 1,464. In individual mem
bership the federation gained nearly
100000 during the year.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-11-16
SENATOR TO INVADE OHIO
Robert M. LaFoIIette, Progressive Re.
publican, to Speak In Taft's State
Next Month.

Cleveland, o., Nov. Ex-senator
Robert M. LaFollette will address
progressive Republicans here in De.
cember, it is announced. The date
has not been fixed. While the north.
ern progressive leaders decided here
that they would not pledge them
selves to support any presidential
candidate, several are making efforts
as individuals to further LaFollette's
candidacy. 1t was said by John M.
Fackler, a La Toilette leader.