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The daily Alaskan., 1911-11-25
MORSE TO
 BE PARD0NED
AGED BANK wR EcKER TO eE RELEASED ON ACCOUNT
 OF ILL HEALTH
rRr Alaska M Dureaa.l

WASHINGTON, D. C. Nov. 25- re-5-elt Taft has at last yielded to the pressure brought to bear on him and has promised Co pardon Banker Mo-se. The reason reason for the re lease of the old banker. is the latter's failing hea,th.
 Morse is serving a ten.year sen
 rec in the federal prison at Allan ta. Ga. He was sentenced from New York about two years ago under the new federal bank wnecking law. His case is very similar to the case of the late Banker Walsh, who died week after psrdoned from prison.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-11-25
PAPER
 IS SOLD

A change ir the owuersEp of the valdez Miner took place this past week when the paper was purchased bv Mir EiEott Stewart from R. J. Nc Chesney.
 A pioneer resident Of valdez. Mr. Stewart is widely and favoraoiy known in the dist-ict-valdez Miner.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-11-25

Word was received in town recently by friends of MT. John McCawley, that he had accepted a position wfth with the Grand Trunk Pacific R. R. and VIII sn future be located al PrinC' Rupert. Mr. McCswley has lived in Skagway for the past twelve years. He was connected with the ", P. & Y. R. R.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-11-25
OFFICER SHORT
 IN ACCOUNTS
CBy Alaska News Bursau)

PITTSBURGH. Nov, 25-A sensa- tion was caused in financial circles Co day by the arrest of Edward Moore. treasurer or the FNedera2 on Company It Is charged that he is one hun dred thousand dollars short in his sc- counts.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-11-25
PACKERS TRIAL
 IS POSTPONED
PROMISES TO BE RECORD AS A TRUST BUSTING
 TRIAL
R Alaska News Bareau)

CHICAGO. Nov. 25-The meat pack CTS erfal has been postponed uutu December sixth
 Thss promises to be one of the most sensational rust busting trials ever he'd Ia is estimated that three m5r-hs win be consumed in taking testimony. Over four hundred witnes- sas have been sG6poelaed.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-11-25
DECLINES HE
 PRESIDENCY
ROOSEVELT WOULD RETIRE TO QUIET WORK AND
 STUDY
CBy Alaska Nevs Bureau.l

NEW YORK. Nov. 25-Theodore Roosevelt. in a speech today, denied thas he vas seeking a presidential boom He declared that he does not desire the presidents chsir again
 He has had the highest honor that the American people could bestow on him. and that be would Ike to eud his days in quite work and study.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-11-25
NAVY DEFEATS
 ARMY : ID ]
sszcsE cS Sowo OF 4oooo TIE NAVY cUT6ENESALS
 ASNN
-. .-..sa- N-us -

pH-L-s-El-gElLA- Pa. Uov. S5-By - zall-alS15F -Ee Navy eleven a.5 -- A-lE -odsy lE hard foCg The Nay scCe1 a leld Eoal second laE us6l-E he score Tr-a aas a- a-o-uaUs crowd p-eS
 S- -1l- E1aH5 persons --aS~el rEe SEa-E-
 rEr-EE- --H-E Mass. NCr 25-Be - -ee1-E h-ssSf1E g0ovE. Ha--s- and Vale 0laveE Es-oe Cc-sco-e -Ea uH-tra- was cold and
The daily Alaskan., 1911-11-25
GIVES
 TESTIMONY
Lnr AlasEa M Rnreanl

NEW YORK. Nov. 25-HsTy l.. Stokes. the young society man who was shot this spring, was on the wf1 ness stand today and testified against Lillian Graham The latter broke down while stokes was giving his testimony.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-11-25
REBELS CAPTURE
 ANOTHER FORT
IRv Alaska News Bureau)

pEKIN. Nov 25-AfteT fierce fight the rebels yesterday captured Cbun-Shan fort. Th's Is one of the oYtposts of Pekin and has caused the officials much worry. It is a great victory for the Rebels.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-11-25
REBELS CLOSE
 ABOUT GITy
By Alaska News Bu7eau)

HAWKING. Nov. 25-The Reheis are gradually closing about the olly-
 They have captured TigeC hill one as the most strategic positions out side oE lhe ely.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-11-25
NJ CAPITAL
 PUNISHMENT
GOVERNOR WEST OF OREGON TO ABOLISH DEATH
 SENTENCE
CBy Alaska News Bareau-)

SALEM. Ore. Nov. 25-There Is So be no more capital punishment hl Orerrp Goverrog West declared tr-t 1 who are sentenced to be hsDya5 vsu have their sentence com r,,,tas ro fife imprisonment.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-11-25
SEATTLE HIS
 WATER AGAIN
By Alaska News Ba7sau9

SEa a--LE. Nov. z5-Tee wa,e- sup 7-g -aE-> H-1l Ce5s- -5ve- were com -le-z,y -z7a-e5 yss-e-5sy and rhe
 us --ce5 o1 -l1s Do-1-Esr ---z--e a vl.z- famine which has se- -la 7.sS- week.
 7aa lack of uate- vSS ps-lsL,y al E5Hs-sz Ey -ee -Se os -he old sEXl- a-y svsa- vh-5A supplied che osty -aa-s Ez-r vs-s- -7o1 Lake Ws$a- .---o-
The daily Alaskan., 1911-11-25

The Peterson made the round trip from Haines today.
 Geo. vogel, postmaster and ha1a- ware merchant oS Haines, made ene round trip on the Peterson today.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-11-25
U. S. SENATOR
 PASSES AWAY
By Alaska News Burean9

NEWARK \ J, Nov. 25-Fo-neT Cnioed States Senator JoAa Dryden zse5 at his home here lsst night Dsa1h was due to pneumonia
The daily Alaskan., 1911-11-25

 DENIES CHARGES
lBy Alaska News Bureau.)

lbt atasAh -FtNA DoA
 NEW YORK. Nov. 25--John ID. Rockefeller appeared befoTe the sOeed trust Investigating committee here ye terdav and Tlafly denid the charge of the Merritt Brcfhers. that ne was re spousfble for sllelr going broke.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-11-25

The WhEeho-se TTain cane in on lme rhis evening wzth about IS pas SeIge7S
 The sossne- Humboldt left KeSchl- kan -his morning at 10 G. m., and should be fn Po-t early Monday morn uE
The daily Alaskan., 1911-11-25
VIGE PRESIDENT
 IS iNAUGURATED
rRy Alaska News Bl7esz-

T-NrC C--y Nov z4-SeoO- 1--- Suz-az vas 5uzuEu-s1e1 vice --eS dent oE Mexico uo5Ey
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
OPERATOR WIRES
MONEY TO SELF
Richard 0wenn Formerly Of Beacon
Killed by Slate Fall at Sewers.
43 ELKADER TEACHERS FAIL
oeIwein Will Pave-ottumwa Make,
Men Will Picnic-Contract is Let
for New Masonic Temple
at Des Moines.

Denison, July 29.-Special: An op
orator of the Western Union Tele
graph Co. at Omaha named John j
Moncrief, is being held in Jail here
on the charge of obtaining mney un
der false pretenses from the Crawford
County State Bank. The bank re
ceived telegram from the First Ma
tional Bank of Portland, Ore, directing
1t to pay James Morris 1925. Not long
after, a young man presented him
self, asking for the money and pre-
senting as Identification a telegram
from J. w. Morris & Son, of Portland
The amount was paid and nothing
thought of the transaction until the
Portland bank sent word that it had
sent no telegram. Moncrief was iden
titled as the man the money was paid
to. He confessed that he sent all the
bogus kilograms and returned part OF
the money.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
CONDUCTOR IS KILLED
Floyd E. Dessery of Knoxville
Loses Life in Evans Yards.

Floyd E. Dessery, of Knoxville,
aged about thirty years, an extra
conductor of the Rock Island, was
fatally injured while switching in the
yards at Evans, five miles west of
Oskaloosa this, Saturday morning,
about 10 o'clock. The trucks of a car
of sand passed over the legs of the
unfortunate man cutting off one leg
a little above the ankle and the other
at the thigh, and other injuries and
mangling the body. The loss of blood
was sufficient in itself to cause death
and the man was in a dying condi-
ton when the body arrived at the
station in OskaloOsa to be hurried to
the OskalOOsa hospital in the city
ambulance. He died just as the am
bulanCe reached the hospital Des-
sery was assisting in the making up
of his train and was holding to the
side of the car of sand protecting the
rear as the engine was backing. He
had his foot on the journal box, or on
some other convenient projection. He
released his hold TO step clear of the
moving car and as the foot came in
contact with the path at the side of
the track he stepped on apiece of
coal, which turned, throwing him 10
the ground with his legs across the
track just ahead of the wheels. The
engineer saw the fall and applied
emergency air He stopped within
a distance of twenty feet but too late
to save the life OF the man.
Medical assistance was summoned
from Oskaloosa and hurried to Evans
on special, accompanied by Agen
Frank Boiling of the Oskaloosa station
The unfortunate fellow was in a semi
condition when the train
arrived, but was hurried to Oskaloo-
So in briefest possible time.
Dessery was married man and
leaves widow and one child.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
IOWA FARMERS EASY VICTIMS
THEY MORTGAGE HOMES FOR
$4,000 AND ARE NOW OUT,
Smooth CRATER Works Them and
They Bet on "Sure Thing"
Horse Races.

Kansas City, Mo-, July 29.-Special:
A man, who said his name was Nor
Ian, and that he was one of the farm
ers who mortgaged their homes for
$4,000 and sent the money to -. b.
Haggins" in Chicago, who was to bet
it on horse race and clean up" a
small fortune, came here to get
$4,000, the amount he put up, and
his share of the winnings. He has
failed to find "Mr. Higgins" He re-
fused to tell the location of his farm
in Iowa, or his Christian name
According to the story told by Mr..
Morlan -. B. Higgins" of Chicago,
several months ago visited his Sec
ton of Iowa and made friends of
many of the farmers. He was espe-
cially interested in Morlan and his
neighbor, and when he returned to
Chicago the two men sent him small
amounts of money, which "Haggins"
would bet on horse races. The farm
ers won many times the amount of
the money they bet. .,
A short time ago, Morlan said "Hag-
gins" wrote to him, advising him and
his neighbor to raise all the money
they could, saying he had inside in
formation on a big race and would
win a fortune for each. The farmers
mortgaged their homes for $4,000
each and forwarded the money to
"Haggins."
A short time later he wrote them.
He had won. Then he wrote to Nor
Ian to meet him in Kansas City and
get the money. This brought Nolan
to this city today. He still is here
trying to locate "IIaggins," the $4,000
and the winnings.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
RtCHlAND

Jap and Dick Russell are in "Oska''
today.
Austin Jones has been i'll but is i'm,
proved at this writing.
Mrs. Laura Huff visited with Mrs,
Maude Van Alst Wednesday.
The ladies are busy making apple
butter and frying chickens these days.
Jim Van Alst and family visited
relatives in this neighborhood Sun
day.
Whooping cough is prevalent in the
neighborhood. Several have it but
not very serious.
Mr.. Pointer, representing the Globe,
was in this neighbOrhood Wednesday
boosting his paper.
Local fishermen are about to give
up the fishing deal. None seem to be
catching any fish.
We each and all appreciated the
wonderfully welcome shower Sunday.
We needed the rain
A number of our ladies' attended the
sales in OskalOosa Saturday and sew.
eral have been down this week also.
Nearly everyone has threshed In
this vicinity. Oats and wheat turned
out better than was expected.
J. A. Russell and family visited Sat.
urday and Sunday at Mr.. Russell's
mothers home. Quite a houseful OF
visitors when Jap takes his boys and
girls along.
Hickory Grove school house is to
receive complete overhauling and
some new paint as well. Such things
arc needed around a great many
school houses in this county, as some
are disgrace to the owners.
WHIP POOR WILL.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
Killed by Fall of Slate.

Sewers, July 29-Special: Richard
Owenn, 65 years old, was killed in
stantly yesterday afternoon by a fall
of slate in coal mine. Charles Bow,
'ers, who was working with Owenn
was pinned to the floor of the mine by
the slate, which weighed about zoe
pounds, but was not injured beyond
bruises. Two shots had failed to ex
plode and Owenn had called Bowers
a shot inspector, into the room with
him and they were examining the
charge when the slate fell. Owenn's
head was crushed. An inquest held
by Acting Coroner M. J. Carey result.
ed in the verdict that blame for the
accident could be attached to no one.
Owenn is a widower and has one son.
The body will be taken to Beacon for
burial.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
FIRE Wipes OUT
BIG LUMBER YARD
Third ConfIagration Of Incendiar,
Origin at Dubuque.
LOSS WILL EXCEED $4,000
Attempt Is Made to Burn Other Prop.
erty-Rags Saturated With kero-
sene Found Near Iowa Cas-
ket Company Plant.

Dubuque, July 31.-Special: Dubu
que was visited by the third big fire
within three months Sunday after,
noon when the plant of the SPAIN &
Rose Lumber company was entirely
destroyed and property of three other
firms badly damaged, entailing a loss
exceeding $4,000. The fire is be
lieved to have been of incendiary
origin, as were the others a few
weeks ago which caused loss of
several hundred thousand dollars to
the Standard Lumber company.
The losses are estimated as fol,
lows: SPAIN & Rose company. $780,.
000; Winecke- Hoerr Canning com,
pany, $4,000; Kretchmer Manufac,
turing company, manufacturers OF
plumbers supplies, building and
stock, 100000.
For a time the million dollar sash
and door factory of the Farley &
Loetscher company and the Carr
Rider & Adams company plant were
in grave danger.
The conflagration, authorities be.
lieve, started in a pile of dry lumber
in the yards of the SPAIN e Rose con-
Germ and spread rapidly to the offices
nearby. The flames were not long in
eating their way through the whole
block, and in less than an hour the
property of the lumber firm was in
ruins. The picking works of the
Winecke- Hoerr company, immediate
ly adjoining, were soon attacked by
the flames. Likewise the Kretschmer
building fell before the onslaught of
the demon fire.
Early in the morning an attempt
was made to burn the yards of the
Iowa Central Casket company, but
this was foiled by the appearance on
the scene of a man who notified the
fire department Evidence that was
found-rags saturated with kerosene
leads everyone to the belief that
fire bugs are and have been operating
in Dubuque.
John Dixon has been arrested on
suspicion of having started the, fire
and the police are trying to build up
case against him, saying he was
seen entering the barn whire the fire
started short time before the alarm
was sent in.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
SLEUTHS ARE TRAPPED
TWO ARE CONVICTED OF ExToR.
TON IN ERIE, PA.
Detectives Charged With Attempting
to Obtain $4,000 Through Mails
Are Given Prison Terms.

Erie, Pa, July Slater a trial
lasting ten days, Gilbert B. Perkins,
president of tn, Perkins Union Detec-
tive agency OF Pittsburg, and Charles
Franklin, manager of the concerns
Philadelphia office, were convicted of
attempted, extortion.
Perkins, who is seventy years of
age, was sentenced to three years in
the government prison at Leaven.
worth, Kan, and Franklin was given
a one-year sentence. .....
The case has attracted widespread
interest on account of the prominence
of those who were behind the prosecu-
ton. Charles II. Strong, president of
the local electric light company, and
son-in-law of former Congressman
William L. Scott, was the man from
whom the detectives were charged
with attempting to obtain $4,000. His
wife, a recognized leader of Erie So
ciety, and worth several millions in
her own right, also took a prominent
part in the prosecution.
Perkins and Franklin were indicted
on the charge of writing and sending
through the United States mails sew
eral letters to Strong and his wife de-
manding $4,000. These were signed
BLACK Hand"
The letters followed the dissertation
of the Scott mausoleum in the Erie
cemetery last February.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
SOCIALISTS RAID A RANCH
Fifty Mexicans Take Five Americans
as Prisoners From Property
Owned by Chicago Firm.

Sierra Blanca. Mexico, July 81
Authentic telephone information was
received here that fifty Socialists
raidCd the Cuervo ranch in Mexico,
taking everyone, including five Ameri-
cans, prisoners. 1t is said the ranch
is owned by the Morris Packing COM
pany, Chicago. The Socialists we're
followed by 35 Maderist soldiers and
fighting took place at the Garlic
ranch. but the result is unknown.
The Maderistas have asked for re-
endorsements, and Jose de la Luz
Blanco has the matter up with Ma,
dero. The Cuervo ranch, situated 70
miles south of Sierra Blanca, is con-
trolled by an American syndicate
AmOrg the captured Americans are
Anne Cressy, A. V. Mayes and James
EdmOnson.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
Big Spool Was Lost.

Marshalltown Times Republican !:
A 5,0OO-pound spool of copper cable,
consigned to Des Moines was being
taken through this city Sunday morn.
ing on west-bound Northwestern
train. The spool was standing oppo-
site the express car door, which was
open, as the train struck the curve
in the east yard. AS the car took the
curve the floor sloped to the south
and the spool began to roll Before
1t could be stopped it had leaped out
of the door and on the rightof,way.
When the train reached the union
station the loss was reported. It re-
quired all forenoon for gang of sew
enteen laborers, employed by the ex.
press company, to load the spool on
a truck and haul 1t to the union sta
ton.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
LABOR DAY THIS YEAR
The "Tri-Cities'' Organizations
Will Celebrate in Ottumwa.


Labor Day, 1911, is to be celebrated
in Ottumwa Monday, September 4th,
by Oskaloosa, Abba and Ottumwa
union organizations and the people
generally. An agreement was made,
or an understanding arrived at two
years ago among the trades organi.
cations of the three cities to cele-
brate the holiday in each of the
places on succeeding years. Oska.
loosa had the first celebration and
had memorable day, with thousands
Of people in town for the occasion, a
big parade and a splendid after-din-
ner program with orators of note.
Abba claimed the second celebration
with even a greater crowd and a
more extended program than that in.
dulged in by Oskaloosa. In each of
these occasions the trades people and
the union organizations in the other
towns have contributed generously
to the support of the celebration in
the city celebrating and this season
is to be no exception.
Plans are being outlined by the Of
tumwa people for the biggest cele-
bration of Labor Day that Iowa has
ever known and the program will have
multitude of special features for
the entertainment of the visiting
hosts. Committees are now at work
and the program will be out within
a few days. Oskaloosa and Abba
join with the Ottumwa people in the
celebration and each of the cities
will do its full share toward making
the occasion worth while.
Oskaloosa Local No. 81, United
Mine Workers of America, have taken
the first step locally toward organiza-
ton for the Ottumwa celebration. At
a regular session of the local held
Friday evening the members voted to
attend the Ottumwa Labor Day cele-
bration as a body and in addition
voted twenty-five dollars as their
share of the expense of taking the
Iowa Brigade band to be feature of
the Oskaloosa delegation. Local No.
81 will not be the only representa-
ton of the mine workers from Mahas-
ka, as several of the other camps will
be represented in this delegation,
making a splendid showing in the
parade at Ottumwa
Other large delegations will attend
from the Oskaloosa cigar makers
local, No. 277, the oldest union in
the city and in this part of the state;
Carpenters & Joiners' local No. 1884,
Bartenders' local No. 214 and Gar.
ment makers local No. 76 1t is said
that the preparations will be made
for float by the members of the
Garment makers union and that the
girls will be given a conveyance in
the parade. The printers, the bar
bers, the leather workers and the
painters and paper hangers are also
discussing the possibility of having
delegation.
Special arrangements will be made
for transportation and a labor day
extra will be run for the accommoda-
ton of the crowd.
The representatives of the local
unions will make a host in them
selves, but added to their number
will be the many patrons and visitors
attracted by the celebration and who
will go to Ottumwa to participate in
the pleasure and the excitement Of
the day.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03
DISPOSAL OF GARBAGE
Council Instructs Solicitor to Draft
Such an Ordinance.

Councilman were summoned to
special meeting of the city legislature
Friday evening and several important
matters were called up for somewhat
extended consideration. All members
present.
Mayor Reynolds instructed City
Clerk Tom Carlin to write to other
cities and towns for information
about garbage ordinances Requests
have come to the administration for
some sort of an ordinance regulating
garbage disposal. Household, shop
and other garbage refuse and debria
is now handled at the will of the in
dividual and in many instances be-
comes a menace to the public health
j Suggestions have been made that
where individuals desire, garbage
cans may be used aud that the city
provide regular collectors and carriers
to dump the cans. City Solicitor
Hugh b. Mccoy was instructed to
draft an ordinance covering the points
in question.
Resolutions were adopted by the
council authorizing the appointment
by the mayor of special committee
to meet with and confer with builders
and contractors concerning the new
municipal building in the effort to
make changes in plans to reduce the
price of construction and to secure
bids for the erection of the new city
building. The mayor appointed r.
II. Penders, J. w. Laffollette and J.
w. Milligan with instructions to re-
port to the council at the next regu-
lar meeting, August 7th. This COM
mittee desires to meet any or all con-
tractors or builders desiring to be
heard in the matter
Instructions were given the street,
Anderson, Campfield and Penders to
consult engineers and to secure in
formation concerning the best mater
ial and methods of paving, looking
toward the repairing or the improve
ment of the pavement on First avenue
west.
Inquiry Is also to be made into the
conditions existing on High avenue
west in the block wherein is located
the transfer or passing diamond of
the Traction company. .4
The appointment of Eph Allender
to the police force wos announced to
the council by Mayor Reynolds.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-03

Webster City, July 29.-Special
County Superintendent Snow has just
received from Dies Moines the mark
ings of the teachers who took the ex
aminations following the recent SEES
sion of the county institute. OF the
seventy-five teachers who entered
not one got first-grade certificate
Forty-three failed to pass and thirty.
two got marks emitting them to Ger.
tificates.