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The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-05-04
TWO MEN KILLED IN STORM
Death and Heavy Property Damage
Follow Hurricane That Sweeps
Over New York.

New York. May "a severe cleo
trical storm made praythings of teie-
phone and telegraph wires throughout
New York state last night. The local
weather bureau predicts continued
nigh winds for the next "a hours, and
Il is likely that communication by
wire will be badly crippled.
In southwestern New York the wind
are down in all directions today. The
property loss will be very heavy. The
st. James hotel at Cuba, N. Y, was
unroofed and one man killed.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-05-04
Three Classes Confirmed.

Ottumwa, Ia. May Especial: The
Rev. Bishop James Davis of Daven.
port yesterday confirmed three
classes in the Ottumwa parishes. I'M
pressive ceremonies featured the ad-
ministration of the sacrament to the
1853 children and adults. Visiting
priests assisted in the services at st.
Mary's, St, Patrick's and the Sacred
Heart Catholic churches.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-05-04
STANDARD OIL LAWYER DIES
John Henry FIasg, Rockefeller Aid
for Many Years, Succumbs to
Pneumonia.

New York, May 3.-John Henry
Flagg, well known as associate counsel
for the Standard Oil company several
years ago, is dead here of pneumonia.
He became identified with the Stand
ard Oil company and served for
over ~ years as the associate
counsel. He was IS years old.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-05-04
ottumwa Band Concerts.

Ottumwa, Ia, May Especial:
The beautiful rays of bright tungsten
lamps to the number of forty, grazing
eight prettily wrought metal pillars,
will soon be seen around the city
park where each week during the
summer the Fifty-fourth regiment
band gives concerts.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-05-04
ROBBERS CARRY OFF $4,000
Burglars Loot Private Bank at Well
Ington, Ill.,, Of All Its Cash
and Escape.

Danville, ILL.,, May S.-Burglars
robbed the private bank of Alexander.
Pate at Wellington, Iroquois county,
Illinois, blew open the safe and es.
capped with $4,000, every cent of the
banks balance with the exception of
four dollars, The burglars also stole
some negotiable notes and a quantity
OF other papers.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-05-04
Tasted Fourteen DAYS

Boone, Ia, May 3.-Special II. P.
Kneeland, residing here, has tasted
fourteen days, during which time he
lost twenty-five pounds of flesh and
skin trouble or eczema with which
he had been suffering.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-05-04
Death Takes Nebraska Official.

Lincoln, Neb.. May S.-Lieut. Gov.
M. r. Hopewell died at his home at
T@kamah. Pneumonia complicated
with heart trouble caused his death.
He served three terms as lieuteiant
governor. $3.50
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-05-04
Close Bond Contract.

C.tumwa. Ia, May Especial: The
water works trustees here have clos
ed contract with the bond Arm OF
woodin. MeNear & Moore of Chicago
for the purchase of $275,0O0 bonds. A
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-05-04
Rebels In Big Threat.

Rebels in Big Threat.
High officials of the Southern Pa.
Cific railroad lines in Mexico arriving
here from the Mexican interior said
they had received notice from the
rebels advising all Americans to re,
move their families into the United
States. The rebels are quoted as hav.
ing said that If there is no peace
agreement by Thursday night of this
week they would attack all Mexican
border towns. Many American fam.
lilies are leaving Mexico daily.
ojinaga Siege Is Raised.
San Antonio, Tex, May 3.-The
siege of Ojinaga has been raised and
in disorder toward the town of Mu-
lato, according to advices received
by government officers here. The
siege began month ago, when a
force of revolutionists under COM
mand of General Jose de la Cruz
Sanchez surrounded the city, bottling
up the federal garrison of 200 men.
Since then skirmishes have been Of
daily occurrence, dispatches reporting
the. gradual tightening of the insur-
recto lines. Saturday with the ar
rival of achievements the rebels be.
gan a vigorous assault and advic2s
late Saturday night from Preside,
directly across the border, were that
the tide of battle apparently was
turning in favor of the besieging army.
According to dispatches the insur-
rectos in their fight left their
dead and munitions of war Or the
field, making their way to Mulato.
1t is believed that they were caught
between a relief column of 1000 men
under General EscudOre, sent to the
relief Of Ojinaga and the garrison.
Alarmed at Washington.
Washington, May 3-The military
chiefs and other high officials of the
administration are perturbed over the
situation in Mexico. In truth 1t may
be stated that the concern of the
president is as great now as it has
been any time within the last month
1t was an occasion of alarm to the
war department when it learned that
the insurrectos were indicating to
American residents in Mexico that 1t
would be to their advantage to get out
of the danger zone, in other words to
leave Mexico.
This was construed literally by the
war department as meaning that the
insurrectos had no faith in the peace
protocols or pourparlers which are
going on between representatives of
Madero and Diaz at Juarez.
The threat of the insurrectos to be-
gin an attack on border towns, II
peace were not declared by Thursday
night was regarded as important con-
sidering the source from which the
information came.
Requests have come to the treasury
department from American citizens to
be allowed to send their herds of cat.
tie for safety to American territory.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-05-04
WIPE OUT FEDERAL
FORCE in BATTLE
Federal Army Reported Annih.
lated in Sonora.
REBELS MAKE BIG THREAT
Say They Will Attack Border Towns
II There Is No Peace by Thurs.
day--Americans Urged
to Move.

Nogales, Ariz.. May Sit is report.
ed that a force of federals under
Louis Estrada, which left Magdalena,
state of Sonora, Saturday, was ami
hilated in a battle with rebels at
Otates. 20 miles east of Magdalena.
The battle is said to have lasted
two hours, Estrada and three of his
men being the only ones to escape to
Magdalena
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-05-04
MINERS TAKING
REFERENDUM VOTE
Hiteman Local the First to An
nounce Its Ballot.
THREE ARE KILLED BY TRAIN
Ottumwa to Have Band Concerts
Postal Saving Bank at DEBORAH
Not 4 Big Success Boone
Man Fasts.

Abba, la. May Especial: Hite.
man is the first mining camp in this
county to take the referendum vote
and location of United Mine Workers
for headquarters and the erection of
a labor temple, and this result is an.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-05-04

All the miners of the state are now
voting upon the location of head
quarters and the fight lies between
OsRaloosa and Des Moines.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-05-04
SEVEN DIE IN RAIL WRECK
Chesapeake & Ohio Passenger No. 3
Is Hurled on Track Near
Hinton w. Va.

Hinton, W. Va. May S.-Chesapeake
& Ohio railway passenger train No. 3
was derailed near here and several
persons were killed
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-19

+, ,a;o;,1, n,. 1,a,.x@ .,J -, ~ a4l,.x
band W. CIV. " go, au va . ~. o.ne.
ma l,ah th. we are hnnls CONVINCED thaa some
tinted hv fants in sc;ent;f,. reee,r,h
~ law" ~ A''''-
They never cr;t;cize the nuritv Of ou.
foods for 81 mncb we ,ra +hanl.frl
If our conclusions in regard to its be-
we are both honest. thew have rather The
adyantaae because nndcr tho law thew
can order no to el;m;nata frn,n ~. nani
ave anv statement r II d;saare .a,s VII n,;th
Their on;n;on otherwise ,hav ,v oil,
naiass Ki0ceis'
A. .rr,
pds.n NO: says ne most dan
ened with appendicitis is to eat any food
Whatever Motwlthstanding he knew that
danger, Z. w. Post advertised Grape-Nuts
at fifteen, cents package for those so
threatened
IT,: :. .,
as cure for appendicitis
MIR. Post, himself, has had probably as
wide experience as any other man in
America in the study and observation of
food as related to the digestive organs,
and we proved in Court by the physicians
the predomina ting cause Of annend;cit;s
is undigested food and tina, & is neces-
sary to quit eating food. and when the
| body requires food again. use predi-
gested food, or at least one easy of diges-
ton
Dr. Ochsner in his work on appendicitis
refers directly to the use of the we'll
known pre-digested foods that can be
obtained on the market. He also brought
out the interesting fact that in after
treatment" it is advantageous to take
on pre-digested food.
-
by the weekly is not known by us to
have any relation to the question.
our :. advice ,, to stop using indigestible
' Wa " po"el troubles and to use Grape
t smsa e fo tho mas oeen great blessing to
viii contnue 10 bless 10. pop pood ana ,u we nope
in the Succeeding v.ars hoo1 many n'oie
No. is live wire. 1t refers to c. w.
Suggestive Therapeutics, or "Sentai
Healing" which further lead to most
careful and systematic stu1v Of tbe ef.
feet of the mind on the digestive and 9th.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-19

Physiological Chemistry. by Hamnar
stem.
Biochemic System of Medicine, BY
Carey.
The "Weekly" carefully eliminates from
its printed account testimony regarding
the years of research and study by Mr.,
Post in fitting himself for his work, and
would lead the reader of the distorted
article to believe that his educatios
began since 1905.
Distortion No. II reports Mr.. Post -
u ''dodeing witness"
HE eye IS not Of the shifty kind e :. :;
served in the head of one of his chief
critics On the witness stand Mr.. Post
to the eyes of the haggling, twisting law
yer, trying by all his art to ask double
barreled questions and bull-doze and con-
| fuse a witness.
| The "dodging'' it seems consisted 81
| replying, Il don't know"
| Opposing counsel holds book IN hh
| hand while he queries,
! = want to know if there Is single
| thing in your whole book here that sue
| gests any particular kind of food They
| followed some discussion between zttos>
| neys.
When Mr. Post was allowed to reply.
he said, II don't know until | read tho
book over to see."
This book, it turns out, was written by
Mr.. Post seventeen years ago and prdb.
! ably has not been read carefully by him
in the last fifteen years. 1t would require
remarkable memory to instantly say
yes" or "no" az to what book Of TAT
pages did or did not contain, withouB
reading it over.--but such conservative
mr. W. ha1a n
by sensation seekers to be lodging
The attorney sought by every art to
impress the Jury with the fact that Mr..
Posts belief in the power of Mind il
relation to the body branded him as un-
reliable and worse.
The following is quoted from one d
the questions:
(The lawyer reading from the book.)
'"The writer of these pages desires 70
say nothing OF himself other than As
simple instrument through which the Di.
vine Principle chooses to manifest itself
by precept and example.
"Skill in mental practice is gained IN
the same way as skill in any department.
rience and the ability to evolve correct
conclusions.
"Read carefully, thoughtfully no mors
than twenty pages daily. Afterward seek
an a: easy position where you will not be
disturbed. Relax every mnscle G1oae
your, eyes. and go into the silence where
mind is plastic to the breathings of spirit
and where God talks to the Son. Tho
thoughts from Divine Universal Mind
come as winged angels and cndow you
with healing power. # you 20 into the
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-19

in due time. We suggest the reader look
for it.
Prevarlcatlon No. 8. post spends
nearly million a year in advertising and
relies on that 10 keep out OF the news,
papers the dangerous nature of the fraud
he is perpetrating on the public"
The Postum Company does pay out up
wards of million year Tor trade an
nouncements. Newspaper men believe our
statements truthful or they would not
print them. Large numbers of newspa-
per men use our products
The arc capah!s .s telling 81. nah!;e
whether OF not we "bribso them.
1t may have escaped notice that we
did not ''bribe" that particular weekly.
No. 9 states that the amount of the
verdict will 'be devoted by the weekly
to exnosing fraud
This is almost real humor.
weekly" total $500, 10000.
We haven't devoted the sum to any
particular purpose yet.
Item 10 is discovery" that wheat
bran is a part of Postum.
But the criticism neglected to mention
that for years every Postum package an
nounced in plain type that the outer Gov
aring of wheat (bran), made part of the
beverage.
They ignorantly fell into trap here,
not knowing enough of food value TO know
that 'Taka-Diastase" the article used BY
digestion" is made from wheat bran
So we use that part of the wheat berry
because it contains the element needed
to develop the valuable diastase in man
ufacture. Good Postum is impossible
without this part
These self-appointed critics do make
some laughable blunders through ignor-
ance. but-be patient.
ing and twisting of the sensational writer
ers.
testified to his studies in Anatomy, Physi-
oloGy, Dietetics and Psychology,--all re-
lating to the preparation and digestion of
food Asked to name authorities studied
he mentioned six or eight from memory,
and commented on some clinical expe-
rience covering several years in annual
journeys to Europe.
Now notice the distortion. Copy from
the printed criticsn.)
lie tFost) pointed out pile of books
in possession of his attorneys as the very
ones he had read
(Notice.-"the very ones he had read, :"
leading the reader to believe that they
were the only ones.)
"Did you consult the books from these
edtiens?" was asked.
From those and various editions" an
swered Post.
The attorney picked up book after
book from the pile and showed the title
pages to the jury.-al except two had
been published since 1905"
This is an example of distorti ton and
false colorng to produce an unfavorable
impression.
The facts are Mr.. Post purposely intro
duced the latest editions that could be
obtained Of prominent authorities to prove
by them the truth of his statements re-
Rarding appendicitis and the analysis of
brain, also the latest conclusions in re-
gard to the action of the digestive organs.
Human Physiology, by Raymond.
Physiological Chemistry, by Simon.
Digestive Glands, by Pawlow.
Hand Book of Appendicitis, by Oohs-
ner.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-19
Some r acts

Battle Creek Michigan, December 80, 1910
undersigned certify that knowledge has
testimonial printed the Postum Cereal Co. Ltd
which behind letter signed and believed
to be honest
To the knowledge and belief the Company has
ceve upwards of fifty genuine testimonial letters
This company knowingly made permitted an
unruthu regarding products or its methods
M. HOWE, Treasurer. with years
L. T. LAMSON Inspector of Advs with e1s yeasl
F. GRANDIN Advertising Manager with about s
r M STERRETT M D. Physician charge Scientific Dept
yeaa3
CHESTON SYER Advt Writer. with about years)
CHARLES w GREEN Advt Writer. Company
HARRY BURT General Sup with l3years}
H. c. HAWK Chairman yearsl
C. w. POST Chairman Company years bnnasA
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-19

So an attorney from New spent
Battle Greek hoping find impurities in foods
spying about he summoned
of worknen and took their testimony Every
single made exay the and
ingredients printed the packages the wheat barley and
being obtanaba thoroughly water Of
purest part OF the factories and machinery kept
scrupulously clean:
That all proved disappointing to the Weekly There are
factories hotel and restaurant kit
the spying unexpected times and by
an enemy paid find dirt impurities of some kind.
ordinary kitchen factory he would find something to
magnify and make a noise about
he failed utterly with the Postum Works and products
Twenty thirty people through the factories annual
whether they there 1t
difference
turned discover something about advertising
could be criticized
An methods and distorted of the
by open them for inspection We will chain up the
reference this article to the BIRTH
growth weekly" but try the dis
questions at issue
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-19

Distortion No. I stated that we have
been accustomed 10 advertise Grape-Nuts
and Postum as 'cure-alls for everything"
1t has never been the policy of this
Company to advertise Grape-Nuts or Pos
tun to cure anything
We say that in cases where coffee disa-
Krees and is causing sickness its dismissal
will remove the cause of the trouble, and
we suggest the use Of Postum for the
reason that it furnishes . hot palatable
morning beverage. and contains natural
elements from the grain which can be
used by nature to assist in rebuilding
nerve centers that coffee may have broken
down.
Likewise Grape Nuts food does not
cure anything, but it does assist nature
nndigestibie food that has been used is
discontinued and Grape Nuts taken in its
place.
Charge No. states that the passage
of the National Food & Drugs Act com
PEELED US to drop from the packages some
assertions regarding the nutritive value
of Grape Nuts.
We have never been compelled" to
make any change.
Since the beginning it has been univer-
eaactlv what the contents are made of.
Before the passage of the Pure Food
Law the packages stated that Grape Nuts
tocd was made of wheat and barley.
We did not esteem the small amount
of salt and Yeast as of value enough to
speak of, but after the new Law came
Gals at Washington and added the words
"yeast" and salt" although we have
no recollection of being asked to.
We believed that our statement that
Grat,e- Nuts will supply elements to nour-
tsh the brain and nerve eenters is true
and bring authorities to support the fact.
Some state chemists believed this
gross exaggeration and Inasmuch as the
Food Dept. at Washington could easily
harass .grocers.. pending n trial on the
disputed question. we concluded that
mate from pnr packages such claims.
however certain may be that the
claims are true.
Another statement objected to read as
follows:
"The yvstcm viii absorb greater
amount of nourishment from one pound
of Grape Nuts than from ten pounds CT
meat. wheat. oats, or bread
Some Department chemists deceive
themselves as well as the public.
"Caioried" is the word which defines
unit Of heat determined by the amount
necessary to raise one kilogram Of water
one degree centierade. On this basis a
table of calores is prepared showing the
percentage of different kinds Of food
Butter shows $50; Grape Nuts 500:
milk 0.70. Remember the statement on
the package spoke of the nourishment thu
system would absorb, but did not speak of
the calories of heat contained in it, for
the heat is not nourishment. and the
.nourishment cannot be judged by the
number of heat units. notwithstanding
the fact that certain chemists would have
the public believe so.
As an illustration: Attempt to feed
man sixty days on butter alone, with its
800 calories. The man would die be-
fore the experiment had run sixty days.
Then. take Grape-Nuts with 3.ss and
milk with 0.7O,---the two combined equal
<68-soout one-half the number of Gallo
ries contained in butter. The man fed for
sixty days on this food would be well
nourished. and could live not only sixty
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-19

every spot light turned
Of products
but 'pcn honor not hiring that Weekly"
general Of scraps
few read lately articles attacking and
be interested in the following:
Some time a disagreement arose with Weekly" They
change of
advertising, which objected.
weekly" inserting while
they negotiating changes wanted in the word
shape the advertisements and during this
instructions Advertising Department
quit advertising altogether in that Weekly"
advertising had been left editorial
replied and the
Then libel sides, words
Generally to public
Weekly" many prominent and
manufacturers.
Company prominent enough for sensational
AFTER little cticise then distort.
twists public under heads
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-19

Before the passage of the Pure Food
Law the packages stated that Grape Nuts
food was made of wheat and barley
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-19

We believed that our statement that
Grate-Nuts will supply elements to nour
isis the brain and nerve eenters is true
and bring authorities to support the fact
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-19

We did not esteem the small amount
Of salt and Yeast as of value enough to
speak of, but after the new Law came
In we became technical as the off
Gals at Washington and added the words
"yeast" and salt" although we have
no recollection of being asked to.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-19

Distortion No. stated that we have
been accustomed TO advertise Grape-Nuts
and Postum as "cure-alls for everything
1t has never been the policy of this
Company to advertise Grape Nuts or Pos
tun to cure anything.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-24

stitution, and not through indirect means.
He points out that a pledge such as
is proposed would make it impossible
for a legislator to exercise discretion
if the successful candidate for Sena-
torial favor should have used repre-
hensible methods. He argues, too, that
such pledge is practically an evasion
of responsibility.
Inasmuch as it is doubtful whether
the requisite two-thirds can be secured,
the veto probably will be effective in
preventing the Oregon plan from being
adopted. 1t was surprising, IN fact, that
Iowa should have adopted such legisla-
ton. The Senators from that State,
from the days of Grimes and Harlan,
have been honest, able men Mr.. Al
lison was not only a credit to Iowa,
but he was man in whom the entire
country felt patriotic pride. There has
been no criticism in the past of the wis
dom of the Iowa legislatures in Sena-
torial selections. Do the people of Iowa
distrust the legislatures of the future?
The Washington herald., 1911-02-24
Politics and the Police.

The police board of Baltimore is un-
der charges. Gov. Crothers has sub
mitted a specific and severe arraign-
ment, charging members of the force
with receiving tribute for protecting
the cocaine traffic, with failure to de-
tect and prosecute gambling houses, with
informing violators of the law of i'm
pending raids, with accepting gratuities,
and with other improper actions. The
accusations do not concern the men
alone. The police board is charged with
guilty knowledge of conditions, with
making illegal appointments, and with
directing leniency against violators of
the law.
These indictments are to be thorough
ly investigated. With the outcome we
are not concerned. 1t is interesting to
point out. however, that conditions such
as are alleged to exist in Baltimore
have their origin largely in the fact that
in that city, as elsewhere, the police
force and politics are too closely asSo-
ciated. If there is any one branch of
a municipal government which ought
to be free from political affiliations, it
is the police force, and yet it is the one
which seems to be most susceptible to
this unfortunate coalition.
1t is a fortunate thing that in Wash
ington the police force is divorced from
politics. Appointed after a mental and
physical examination which is inhexible,
the policeman in this city owes no man
any allegiance for influence. If he per-
forms his duty, no political boss can
harm him; if he transgresses, he knows
that he must take his punishment 1t
is for this reason that Washington has
a force which reflects credit upon the
city. 1t does its duty honestly and in
telligently. Once in a while, of course,
there may be an individual exception,
but this only proves the rule. 1t would
be different if in the District politics
held sway.
The association of police chiefs should
bend its energies toward eliminating
political influence from every force in
the United States. Some of the manip-
ulators who are willing to be corrupt
may oppose such action. Their selfish
sentiments should not be allowed to
stand in the way of the general good.
Divorce the police force OF the coun-
try from politics, and a tremendous
step toward genuine reform will have
been taken.