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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-12-19

them the jurymen voted each time
II to / for acquittal, the one man
dissenting being in favor of convic-
ton on second degree assault.
The spectators who crowded the
court room did not appear to be
greatly surprised. No one was pres
emit representing Stokes except coun-
sci. His young wife, who had been
in the court room most OF the day,
decided not to await the outcome. 1t
was said some hours later that the
verdict had not been announced to
Stokes up to that time. He was
said to be still dangerously Ill and
in considerable pain following the
recent operation for the removal Of
an abscess on his kidney.
The summing up argument which
Assistant District Buckner made
against the girls was dramatic
feature Of the late afternoon session
Of the court. He fourished the re-
volvers with which the girls had
shot Stakes and punctuated his re-
cital OF the shooting and his scorch-
ing denunciation Of both Stokes and
the girls by frequent snaps of the
trigger.
Law must be enforced to be en-
nobled, not to be laughed at, giggled
at spat upon and danced upon and
sang over on the vaudeville stage"
were some Of Mr.. Buckner's words.
He referred to the contention of
counsel for defense that Mr.. Stokes
could not be punished and that the
girls had been punished enough. He
said:
Perhaps 1t is no punishment for
a man with six months bride and
a 14-year old son to have such
things hawked about him in every
village and hamlet, as have been
published in this case. And how
have these girls been punished?
While Stokes was nursing his
wounds they hung his bloody trous-
ers outside Of a theater and asked
the public to deposit it's money in
The box office."
Judge Marcus said in his charge
10 the jurors that the only theory Of
The defense was self-defense. He
declared that all the other matters
brought out in the case were rele-
want only to show the relations OF
he parties. He cautioned the jurors
lot to let their emotions overrun
heir reason. simply because the de-
endants were women.
Stokes was shot when he called at
he apartment OF the show girls on
he night of June z. He said he had \
zone there at the invitation Of Miss
Conrad, with the expectation Of get
ing letters he had written to Miss
Graham and that when he got there
he girls laid before him demand
or money, with a flourish Of revolt
,ers and a threat to shoot. The
iris said Stokes attacked them and
hat they seized their revolvers long
nough to fire two shots and they
hot low. several bullets taking eff
ect in the mi1lionaire's legs.
-. IL
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-12-19

Everything in silver and gold
goods at Teed Z Teed's. 7d13t3f2
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-12-19

Manicure goods for every one at
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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-08
BATTLEsHiP NEW YORK.
Admiral Simpsons Grandson Placed
First Eivet In Her Keel.

To Wat Tyler Cluverius, Jr., a grand
son of the late Rear Admiral Sampson.
was given the, distinction of placing
the first rivet In he keel of the United
States battleship New York, work on
which has just been begun at the
Brooklyn navy yard.
The New York will be Americas big.
gest battleship. She will have ten
,fourteen-inch guns. and her engines
will be of $4,000 indicated horsepower
Her displacement will be - 900 tons
length over all 5I3 feet and width 95
feet. She will cost $6.4000O0 and will
be completed In three years. She is
expected TO attain speed Of 21A
knots.
Among the novel features introduced
In the new battleship will be several
guns of three inch caliber for special
use In connection with ai:'ship attacks.
These guns will be mounted vertical
ly, so as to shoot straight up into the
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-08

brought up for sentence. He declares
that the plan has proved eminently
successful and has kept many unfortu-
nate victims from doing time on rhe
rock pile and has been the instrument
in showing numbers of erring men the
better way
Says Judge Pollard:
Il began the plan by releasing those
convicted on charges of drunkenness
and petty offenses growing out of
drunkenness upon their signing to
tai abstinence honor pledge in open
court and requiring them to keep it or
suffer the penalty This plan gave the
offender an opportunity to work out
his own salvation and to reform him
self-and gave the state sober and
better citizen and protected an inno-'
cent family required the defendant
to report to me at my residence after
working hours and SO acted as my
own probation officer.
Il was enabled by this plan to save
SO per cent of those put on pledge pa
role"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-08

j p MORGAN.
race since the reformation. and its pro
motors proclaim it will surpass in its
effect the crusades of history
1t differs from all previous religious
crusades in that the supreme effort is
TO take the church to the people rather
than the people TO the church. and it
will be characterized by spirit of
broad humanity. by the personal con
tact of the workers with those needing
uplift rather than by the mere preach
ing of the gospel to gathered thou
sands.
The first actual work began recently
in New York when James G. Cannon.
president OF the Fourth National bank
and chairman of the entire movement.
entertained ut dinner the thirty men
who are going out TO give the first
impetus to task which involves visits
to ninety Of the leading cities on the
North American continent and from
which the work viii be mIshroomed
until II reaches the smallest crossroads
towns in Canada and the United
States.
Large Employers interested.
In the chain of big cities extending
in this country and in the big cities
OF Canada extraordinary efforts are TO
be made to reach all of the people.
In New York. Chicago. st. Louis. Gin
cinnati. Denver and San Francisco and
cities to the north and south of this
line large stores and big. corporation
have agreed to give to their employees
from one to two hours day in which
to listen to the addresses that will be
made to them In their stores and work.
shops.
There is TO be. according to the pro-
moters of the movement no sectarian
ism. no sensationalsm and little or
no evangelical exhortation in the work
The plan is as far as possible TO take
every man by the hand. to help him
in material things if he needs help,
and thus infold him in the Christian
faith.
A Stupendous Undertaking.
Harry Arnold. layman. conceived
this great religious move while asso
ciated with the work of the Young
Mems Christian association and in
furtherance of the plan called several
meetings of the heads of the organ
ization. All of them discouraged the
idea as being so stupendous as TO be
impracticable. but finally be enlisted
the aid of Frederick B. Smith. re-
ligious worker of note. and through
him reached with his idea practically
all of the leaders of the Protestant
faiths IN North America. and work
was begun.
Now. with the preliminary plans prac-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-08

IT might have made serious trouble for
q weaker man. but by sheer personal
ity he seemed TO dominate ii.
So be rode safely through two min
isteriai crises In 1909 there came up
the bill for the formation of naval
general staff Ii aroused the enmity
OF the grand ducaI clique. who saw In
It an attack on their selfish privileges
for the mere purpose Of strengthening
the empire. A strong attack from the
court itself was made Cd him. He
appealed for the support OF the czar.
threatening to resign IL he were not
upheld. and won
Again, only few months ago. Stoly
pin met and routed the reactionary
forces Of the privileged classes The
council OF the empire, which is domi-
mated by fhe bureaucratic party, re-
fused 10 assent TO the governments
bin for the establishment of zemst-
vos, or local councils. in the western
provinces. including Poland. the eyer
suspect Once more the frankness of
the premier gained for him the victory
he rendered bis resignation. and 1t was
understood that the ezar was negotiat-
Ing with NJ. Kokovtzoff, the minister
of finance. to form q ministry But
the jubilation Of the liberal press at
the approaching fall of the hated pre-
mier made the car pause, and in the
end not only was StoIypin continued
III once. but the zemstvo bill was
made law by imperial ukase
Toward Finland theSpremier acted
with characteristic ruthlessness in
steadily cutting down the autonomy
which the car had restored as late as
1905 till last year almost the last YES
siges of Finnish self government were
faken.away
StDlypin paid for his attitude by the
ceaseless fear Of death. He rode to
and fro in bomb proof automobile
and spent night after night in the
anma building to ron the assassins
aaHaisine him outside AT a public
s-.~sion on Aug. % 1906 at his sum
n9ff residence near st. Petersburg. a
bomb was exploded silling twenty
eight persons and iniurihg tiiirtv-three.
Including Stosynin's daughter and bis
son. and 1t was recognized by all thai
his life would sooner or later be taken
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-08
MRS. STRAIGHT, FORMERLY MISS DOROTHY
WHITNEY.

among women, NOT beSause of the,
brides wealth and social position. but
because of her personal qualities. Her
brothers, Harry Payne Whitney and
Payne Whitney, have shown them
selves to be no nonentities in spite Of
their millions, each of them choosing
for wife young woman OF force
and individuality. although within the
charmed circle of society.
Miss Whitneys interest in her own
sex is one of the phases of her charac-
ter that are most admirable Although
still very young woman. her phtlaDf
thropies In behalf of women have been
many The new hotel for business
women. the Junior League. opposite
John. Jay park. on the east side of New
York. was established largely through
her initiative and financial backing,
Miss Wbitney,s interest In settle
ment work has been keen. her tact and
personal charm making II possible for
her to win the adherence of persons
Of widely differing classes. One day
might see her assisting Mt society
leaders afternoon function and the
evening pouring ten nj one of the set
Element houses for sweatshOp toilers
or shopgirls. As snffragist Miss
Whitney's convictions are very posi-
tive. She was one Of those who took;
part In the famous suffrage parades.
After refusing scores of society but
terfiies she became engaged TO Mr..
Willard Straight. a native of OswegoA
N. Y, graduate of Cornell and the
hero of dashing career in China.
P. Morgan & Go. Mr.. Straight Is an
ambitious young man of affairs. with
no inherited fortune or wealthy and
influential relatives to help him to sue
cess. He is said to have charming
personality. great ambition and gen.
ius for business that makes him a
power in the financial affairs Of the.
far east. where he has been stationed,
for many years.
A match of an altogether different
sort will be that Of Miss Mildred Sher-
man to Lord CamOys of England.
The announcement of their engage
ment emphasized the fact that inter
national matches are not. as a rule.
approved by American fathers Miss
Sherman's father from the first Oh
posed his daughters preference for
the young EnglShmaB who made him
self popular in New York and New
port society when he was in this COUP
try attending the Gould Decies we'd
ding. at which he WIS an usher Miss
/ sherman is one of the beautiful Sher4
man tNins and is heiresS to Il fortune
of about $l0000.0U0 while an Lore
Camoys inheri:s are Il pedigree as old
as the conquest and several in0dy cas-
Ties. He has been il the English dip.
iomatic service
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-08

PLACING THE FIRST BOLT
air, and will allow of great mobility
In their range. Special carriages will
enable them TO shoot at any angie
Another novel feature OF the New
York will be IA complete change 10
method of fire controi-that is. direct
Ing the firing of the guns Hitherto
guns have been fired from the coming
tower level with the bridge but a spe-
cial tower for fire control will be intro
duced for the FIRST time. The utmost
perfection in electrical appliances will
be attempted. and the safeguarding of
these appliances from the enemy's fire
is one of the toughest problems the ma
val constructors have to contend with.
Quite a number of new devices-nayal
secrets at present, however are to be
utilized for finding the range of foes
in battle
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-08

st. Louis: q. s. Holt. Chicago; George
70. Keith. Campello, Mass. and Thorn
as s. Lippy, Seattle.
viii Work In Teams.
The field force consists of thirty
workers. and the middle west Is the
first battlefield. The force Is divided
into teams. ana each team Is to the
movement what faculty is to a col
lege The teams are made up of ex.
perts. They are eyangelists. Bible
teachers. missionary leaders. social
service lecturers. men accustomed to
solve big problems and offhand speak
ers to men in shops and in the streets.
They 60 to different cities and hold
Institutes for eight days in each.
They then move OH the next city In
this way it is expected that college
sessions will he held in about ninety
cities between now and next May.
Men from the large cities will bold
extension Institutes in small cities
near them.
Among the faculty members will be
the Rev David Russell. Just here
from South Africa: Frederick B.
Smith. head of the Young Mems
Christian association religious depart
ment; the Rev. Charles Sickle of the
Labor Temple. in New York; Charles
r. Scoyille. james a. Whitmore, John
L: Alexander and John ii. Dean.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-08
Will Take Religion to Man"
In 76 Principal and 1900
Minor Cities.

tically completed. there are more than
5000 prominent men in this country
and Canada actively engaged in the
cause. which is known as the men
and religious forward movement"
Special effort is to be given 10 Chris
tianiZing the boyhoOd Of the two couD-
tries.
Every worker 10 the immense move
ment is expected TO find at least one
boy who needs guidance and is TO tell
that boy that he is his PAP and his
confidant and learn from him the cause
of his lonesomeness and unhappiness
and apply the remedy.
Chief among the religious Organiza-
tons participating in the work are the
following: The Brotherhood of Andrew
| and Philip. the Baptist brotherhood,
the Congregational Brotherhood OF
America, the Brotherhood of Disci-
Piles of Christ. the Gideons commercial
travelersl. the International Sunday
School association. the international
committee of Young Mems Christian
associations, the Lutheran brotherhood.
the Methodist brotherhood, the Otter
bein brotherhood. the Presbyterian
brotherhood of America, the Brother
hood of st Andrew and the United
I Presbyterian brotherhood.
/ Leading Men In Movement.
Prominent among the New York men
/ who are associated with the work and
who have given generous financial aid
to it are the following: Cleveland "a.
Dodge. j. fPierpont Morgan, James H.
/ Post. Frederick Billings. James q
Cannon, r. Fulton Cutting, DR.. d. II.
McAlpin, Alfred e. Marling. Charles A.
Peabody. L. II. Severance. William
! Sloane. Robert Brewster. james B.
Coombs Frank A. Ferris and James ID.
Hustled
! Men of wealth and prominence liv
! ing in other cities who are. actively
and deeply interested in the great re-
/ ligious undertaking are: Samuel q. h.
Cook. Baltimore; A. A. Hyde. Wichita
Kan: X. A. Long. Kansas City. Mo-;
Henry p. Crowell. Chicago: James NJ.
Speers. Montclair. N. j.; Clyde r. Jey,
keokuk: Fred Breasted. Oklahoma
City: A. d. Brown. st. Louis: George
Warren Brown. ST. Louis: Murray
Carleton. st Louis; Lewis A. Cros-
sett. Boston: Benjamin r. Edwards.
| St Louis: DR. Elmore Harris. Toron-
to: Charles l.. Huston. Coatesviile.
Pa: Cyrus a. Mccormick, Chicago;
Cyrus f. Paine. Rochester. NJ Y:
John A. Patten. Chattanooga: John
Penman. Paris. Ont; Edward Il
Sturges. Scranton. Pa: Charles l..
Thompson. Minneapolis; Nathaniel
Tooker. East Orange. y. j.; William
A. Wilson. Houston; Woodward x
Lothrop. Washington: q. q. A. Ander-
son. Boise: Summerfield Baldwin, Bal
timore: s. NJ. Clement. Buffalo: Han.
ford Crawford. st. Louis; James f..
Clark Newton. Mass. William Ii.
Danforth. st. Louis; E. g. Eberhart.
Mishawaka. Ind; II. b. Griffith.
Grand Forks. N. D.; George e. Howes.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-08

HAROLD II. HILTON,
shoff had putt TO give him the cham
pionship, but the ball only fiirted with
the cup and rolled away Hilton was
able to avail himself of his chance,
although had the hole been just frac-
ton of an inch smaller the match
might have been prolonged indefinite
ly.
Hilton played splendid golf through
out the tournament and was down
only once in fifty holes.
The great popularity into which the
game has come was attested by the
crowds. numbering thousands. who fol
lowed the players on each day of the
tournament
The picture shows Hilton as he made
ne final stroke which, gave him VIC
tory.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-08
JUDGE w. J. POLLARD.
He Represented the United States at
CONGRESS AGAINST Alcoholism.

Judge William jefferson Pollard of
st. Louis. who has won quite repu-
'tati0u by his unique and orlglna'
method of dealing with 'drunkS
brought before him. represented the
Tuitpd States and delivered an address
ut the thirteenth international con.
grcss against alcoholism. held recently
1T The Hague. The congress discussed
the relation Of society 20 alcoholism
and the relation of the state to alcohoi
ism
Judge Pollard's plan is the reforma
ton of drunkards by the probation or
pledge method. He withholds sen
tence and releases the accused on per
sonal recognizance upon the pledge
not to drink within years time. III
the pledge is broken the offender Is
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-08

which Is absolutely smooth and with,
out crack or crevice.
After letter passes through the
slot in the top air is the only thing
which could keep it up The collectors
receptacle Is swung under the bottom
of the box. and the bottom drops into
it. thereby enabling the collector 10 get
300 or LOCO letters as rapidly as one
With the old method of having the
door on the side it is necessary for The
collector TO unload the box by pulling
out handful of mail at a time.
The illustration shows the letter box
with bottom dronned
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-08
HAROLD H. HILTON.
ne IS the American as Well as the
British Amateur Golf Champion,

by his victory in the recent tourna.
men' at Rye. n. Y, Harold r. Hilton
OF the Royal Liverpool club, Hoylal>e.
England. became the American anna
teur golf champion. He also is the
amateur champion of his own couu
try.
Perhaps Hilton was the better NAH.
out he certainly was lucky to win the
maj match in which Frederick Her
reshoif of New York was his opponent.
1t took an extra hole to decide Hilton
had the better of two bad approach
shots for the extra hole and, in add
ton. had n fortunate break Here
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-08

ID hIEh ARhA DlCINITCR STO
hYPlN. who was recently rs.
H. sassin%ted. had been premier oi
Russia for more than ny.
years. He took Office on July ~ 1905
when the whole country was seething
with revolution. He was struck down
at n time when there was. at least an
the exterior. comparative quiet. He
was not bureaucrat or reactioparv
did bis best 10 weed out the corruption
that has been the bane of the empire
and was willing enough to work with
douma packed after bis own fashion
But he was very far from beng an adj
vocate of the revolution, aud his ruth
less executions made Stolypin's neck.
ties a byword among the popular
party.
To estimate the place that Stolypin
deserves in Russian development must
be the work of future historians, but
they may perhaps find the key to his
character in the fact that amid all the
heterogeneous influences that play
around the imperial throne and amid
the many nationalities that struggle for
power he was Slav by birth and in.
clination and was determined that the
Russia of tradition. the Russia loyal to
the car. should be restored and that
whatever concessions were made to
the people should be without disorder
or without pandering 10 foreign intiu-
ences. He was determined. moreover,
that all who stood in his way. whether
Finnish patriots or Russian radicals.
should 20 down before hin.
TO him as premier fell the task of
working in and controlling the duma
Even reduced in size and made more
subservient 10 the imperial authority,
as it was soon after he took power,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-08
STATISTICS OF NEW RE
LlGIOUS CAMPAIGN.

Financial Head r Morgan.
Directors - Committee of ninety
seven, comprising countrys fore
most financiers, merchants, manu-
facturers. lawyers. doctors and men
of affairs. headed by james G. Can
non. president of the Fourth Ma
tional bank. New York.
Extent of Movement-Seventy
centers of population to be besieged
byChristian workers and 1,5Oc small
err towns about them.
Number of Workers-Seventy-s
committees of 100 each. besides l.500
smaller committees. with a total
membership of approximately 1850
Membership of Church Societies.
2S,000,O00
Object and Methods-To take re-
ligion to man and demonstrate TO
clergymen most practical means of
doing 50 by means of meetings
in factories. department stores.
churches. theaters and on street
corners.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-08

which 1t Is claim
ed will not only
greatly facilitate
the collection of
mail, but W ill
pr e en- t letters
b e n q lost by
sticking n { b g
box. The box is
of the same gen
eral style and APP
pearance as that
in use at present
1t has an inner
lining of cry
thin sheet steel.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-08

The second story OF the clock case is
supposed to represent mansion. and
it's double doors also open every ten
minutes. Lazarus appears at the rich
mans door and on Bonded knees asks
for charity. The dogs HEX his sores
and the rich man stands In the door
swinging his arm as if throwing
crumbs from his table.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-08

is made OF ~
600 pieces OF
wood of various
kinds. finished in
their natural col
or.
In the upper
story six folding
doors open every
ten minutes. and
n number of
apostles appear.
marching in time
to music played
by q musical box,
governed by the
clock. Each apos-
tie bows before
the Saviour as he
passes. with the
exception of Pc
ter. who turns his
back. At this mo.
ment the devil
appears at the
top OF the clock
a n b / o w $ a
4
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-08
ONE AMERICAN
GIRLS MARRIAGE
A Sensible Example That May
Turn the Tide That Was Set
So Strongly Toward Disastrous
International Matches.

a LTHOUGH the demo"rati" pOef
"a Whittier maintains that
while rank is good and COLO
is good high and low mate
H." recent events have brought STSTSS'
very startling contradictions OF thls'
doctrine. American women of the so
called smart set do not often marrE
without It's charmed circlei yet Miss
Dorothy Whitney, the clever and orig
inal daughter of the late William G.,
Whitney, has preferred to choose g.
handsome. broad shouldered young
man of no particular fortune. but one
who has already mnde a fine record
In the business world and whose ca
pacity for achievement is regarded
most favorably by that wizard of the
world of finance, J. p. Morgan. 1t is
wholesome sign that society girls
are making such sensible matches,
choosing good American husbands in
stead of transplanting themselves into
the atmosphere of foreign courts,
where lungs brought up in whole
some democratic atmosphere are like
~ to stitie.
The marriage of Miss Whitney, al
though celebrated in Switzerland, was
an event that attracted wide interest
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-08
NOVEL CLOCK CASE.

Constructed Of 10000 Pieces of Wood
and Took Six Years to Build.
This clock case. of cathedral design.
with its ingenious mechanism. took
six years of Skowhegan tMe.l wood
workers spare time to construct 1t
stands seven feet ten inches high and