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The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-24
LIGHTNING ENTERS POCKET
Bolt Attracted to Farmer by Monkey
Wrench and Big Jack
Knife.

Mansfield Center, Conn, Aug. "a
A bolt of lightning threw itself into
the hip pocket of Joseph Barrows, a
farmer, as he was sitting in the kitch-
en- of his home here. The bolt came
into the house via the stovepipe and
was attracted to Barrow's hip pocket
by the presence there of an iron mon
key wrench and big jack knife. Il
passed down his leg, burning him Sc
verely and then careened over the
floor, upsetting a tub of water and
splitting a large chopping block.
In Barrow's pocket the end of the
wrench and the blade of the knife
were fused into one solid piece Of
steel
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-24
ADD SEVENTY POSTAL BANKS
Class Postoffices Des-
ignated.

Washington, Aug. %. - Seventy
postottices-.2O first class and so sec
ond glassware designated by Post
master Hitchcock as postal savings
banks. The first class offices will be-
gin to receive deposits on September
20 and second class on September 90.
The first class Offices named are:
Oakland, Cal; Topeka. Kan; Grand
Rapids, Mich; Manchester, n. H.; Ho-
boken, n. j.; Schenectady, n. Y; Co.
lumbus, O.; Salem, Ore; Wilkesbarre,
Pa; Pawtucket, r. l.; Sioux Falls, s.
D.; Ell Paso and Houston, Tex; Bur-
lington, VT; Newport News, Va; Ia
coma, Wash; Charleston and Clarks-
burg, w. Va, and Madison and La
Crosse, Wis.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-24
Gives $4,000 to Church.

Davenport, Aug. 23.-Special: By
the will of A. w. Wander Veer,
prominent business man who died
here recently, $4,000 is given to the
Episcopal church of Iowa to be used
THE direction of Bishop Theodore
n. Morrison. Three local institutions
will divide $12,5OO. His stock in the
Tri.City Construction company is
given to his three business associates.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-24
OHIO OFFICIAL TO
EXPOSE GRAFT
Former Senate Officer to Tell
of Bribery.
CONFESSES TO SAVE HIMSELF
Expected That Several Lobbyists viii
3 Be Drawn Into Court as Result
+ of DieeIe's Agreement to
Confess.

Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 23.-After a
conference participated in by Attor-
ney General Hogan, County Prosecu-
tor Turner and Rodney ]. Diegel, for
mer sergeant-at-arms of the state SEN
ate, who was convicted of aiding and
abbetting bribery in the Ohio legisla-
ture, it was announced that Diegle
would make full confession as to
corruption in the last ambly-
For his part in aiding the alleged
graft hunt, Diegle will receive mercy
al the hands of the common pleas
court when the time comes for SEN
tence to be passed Probably he will
escape penitentiary sentence. He
was given two weeks to prepare his
confession.
Lobbyists May Be Indicted.
1t is expected several lobbyists will
be drawn into court as a result Of
Diegle's agreement to confess. The
prosecutor and attorney general ex-
pect to have evidence to place before
the grand jury when it convenes next
month.
Diegle was indicted with Senators
/. f. Huffman of Butler county and
George X. Cetone of Dayton. The
two senators have not been tried.
Each is charged with soliciting brides
from detectives in the employ of the
William J. Burnes agency, who were
employed to uncover graft in the
statehouse.
OVerhear Graft Talk.
The detectives used an instrument
called the "dictaraph," which they Sc
creted in room where the graft con-
versation was going on. One of their
number was in the room with the as
semblymen while the others recorded
the conversation as it came over the
wires.
Judge Kinkead fined the Cleveland
Leader $500 for contempt of court
growing out of publication in ad.
vance of indictments returned by the
grand jury which was investigating
the bribery charges.
The charge against Carl d. Ruth,
the Leaders, Columbus correspondent,
was dismissed, the court ruling there
was not sufficient evidence to hold
him. 1t was alleged that Ruth sent
the names of the indicted men to the
paper.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-24
WRIGHTS REFUSE TO ENTER
Inventors of AeropIanes Will Not Par
ticipate In Boston Meet-Reason
Not Explained.

Boston, Aug. 23.-The Wright broth
ers have refused to enter their avia-
tors and machines in the Boston meet
which opens Saturday. Their attitude
is unexplained, and it is possible they
contemplate legal proceedings in line
with the action against the Chicago
meet promoters.
Last week Manager Claflin of the
Boston meet spent a day with one Of
the Wright brothers in New York
city. They talked over the coming
contests here. This year the Boston
management is allowing $500 each as
a guarantee to all American flyers.
Last year the Wrights got guaran-
tee of 100000 and won about 1000
In prize money.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-24
DENEEN SAVES BOYS LIFE
Illinois Governor Jumps From Auto
and Rescues Youth From Under
Wheels of Executive Car.

Springfield, ILL.,, Aug. 23.-Gov.
Charles s. Deneen saved the life OF
Rufus Nelson when he jumped from
his touring car and rescued the lad,
who had been struck by the machine
The accident occurred on Fourth and
Adams streets, while the governor was
en- route to Camp Lincoln to see the
Fifth Illinois infantry on parade.
Young Nelson, who is employed In
the Office of the state board of admin.
istration, was riding his bicycle in
Fourth street when he was struck by
the car. The lad was rolled in front OF
the machine and the executive, seeing
his peril, jumped from the car from
the rear seat and hustled the boy tC
the road side.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-24
J. W. GATES FUNERAL TODAY
Body Reaches New York on Wilhelm
Der Grosse-chicagoans to At
tend Rites.

New York, Aug, 23.-Many Chicago.
ans will attend today the funeral of
John W. Gates, whose body arrived
here on the steamship Wilhelm der
Crosse. 1t was accompanied by Mrs.
Gates and her son, Charles G. Gates.
The funeral of Mr. Gates will be
held at the Hotel Plaza. Besides
friends from Chicago, there will be
many others from the west, including
a delegation of citizens of Port Arthur,
Texas. The services will be conducted
by Rev. DR.. Wallace MacMullen.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-24
RISK FRAUD is Barred
HEAD OF STATE COMMISSIONERS
SAYS, POOR ARE MULcTEp.
President Scores Insurance Companies
Declares Forgery Is
Used.

Milwaukee, Wis. Aug. ga num-
Der of industrial, health and accident
insurance companies were severely
criticised by Joseph Button of Vir-
ginia, president of the organization,
in his annual address before the
forty-second national convention of
state insurance commissioners.
Mr.. Button said that an investiga-
ton by a committee of IA or Is COM
panies doing a health and accident
business resulted in disclosures that
were shocking in the extreme.
Instead of basing the adjustment
of claims upon equitable principles"
said Mr.. Button, some of the CON-
panies examined resorted to every
form Of trickery and deceit and even
forgery and theft, in order to escape
their honest obligations. This was
all the more outrageous in view of
the fact that these frauds were per-
petrated upon the poorest classes
who, in the very nature of things,
should be given every possible protec-
ton.
AS the committee which made the
investigation has its report nearly
ready. shall not anticipate the rene
dies they will suggest for the condi-
tions there disclosed, except to say
that 1t Is incumbent upon us to root
out this evil without mercy"
Mr.. Button pointed to the success
of the uniform bill for the regulation
of fraternal companies, commonly
known as the Mobile BILL" which. he
said, had been adopted by thirteen
states.
He also s. Ike in strong terms in
advocacy or 'vil service in connec-
ton with insurance bureaus.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-24
S25, 900 COST OF ELOPEMENT
How South Dakotan's Son Let
His Father Purchase
Poor Mine.

San Bernardino. Cal, Aug. 23-The
recent romance of his son, who elop-
ed from Los Angeles July with Miss
Jessie L. Lillian Beesley, a telephone
operator, is said to have cost C. w.
Chaffee, a well-to-do South Dakotan,
$4,000, which he is seeking to re-
cover.
Chaffee has been offered an inter
est in a mine in California and sent
his son, E. w. Chaffee, to pass on the
merits Of the property. Young Chat
fee met Miss Beesley at a Los An
geles hotel, where she was employed.
and thereafter had no time to exam
inc mines. He persuaded Miss Bees
ly to elope with him and they were
married in San Francisco.
Chaffee, Sr.. hearing no adverse re-
ports from his son, invested $4,000
in the mine. He now alleges he was
deceived as to the value of the prop
erty and has filed an attachment
upon it.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-24
WORLD RENOWNED
PAINTING STOLEN
Da Vinci'S Priceless Portrait, "La
Joconde," Disappears.
PARIS POLICE ARE PUZZLED
British Government Reported Once to
Have Offered $4,000, 900 for
the Louvre Art
Treasure.

Paris, France, Aug. 23.-"Mona
Lisa" also known as La Joconde,"
one of the most famous art works in
the world and the masterpiece Of
Leonardo Da Vinci, has disappeared
from the Salon Care of the Louvre,
where it occupied the place of honor.
The great museum has been searched
from cellars to attics in vain. M. Du-
Jardin-Beaumetz, permanent under
secretary of fine arts, has telegraphed
to the authorities of the loss and
among other plans to trace the pic
ture has summoned all photographers
who have had the privileges of the
Louvre. The police are interrogating
the curators and assistants. One ex-
PLANTATION of the disappearance of the
treasure suggested is that some one
perpetrated an extraordinary practical
joke.
Visitors to the museum, among
whom were hundreds of Americans,
were quietly informed that the mu-
scum was about to be closed for the
day and they were requested to leave.
After that no one was admitted. Po-
licemen at the doors told inquirers
that a water pipe had burst, making
closing of the building at an unusual
y early hour necessary.
Reported Stolen a Year Ago.
Just a year and a month ago the
Cri de Paris announced that La Jo-
conde" had been stolen from the gal.
lery of the Louvre one night in June.
through the completely of an official Of
the museum, and that copy had been
substituted in the frame for the orig.
inal, which, the paper asserted, had
been taken to New York and sold 10
an American collector. This report
was denied repeatedly.
Mona Lisa" is the portrait of Ma
donna Lisa del Giocondo. 1t is one
of the worlds famous paintings and is
considered priceless.
Five Million Dollars Refused.
1t was reported at one time that the
British government offered $4,000, 900
for the work, which was refused. It
is the most celebrated female por-
trait in the world. The most striking
characteristic is the sphinXlike smile
Da Vincis model was the wife Of
Francesca del Giocondo, a Florentine.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-24
PRESIDENTS WIFE AS NURSE
Mrs. Grover Cleveland Cares for Man
Injured in Saving Her Home
From Fire.

Tamworth, n. H.. Aug. 23.-In saw
ing the farm house of Mrs. Grover
Cleveland, widow of the late ex-presi-
dent. from destruction by fire, William
o. Cook, the caretaker. received burns
which may result in his death. He is
now in a critical condition in Mrs.
Cleveland's farmhouse, and Mrs. Cleve-
land is doing her best to nurse him
back TO health. Two Boston physi-
slams and nurses hurriedly summon
ed by Mrs. Cleveland are in attendance.
A report sent to New York that Mrs.
Cleveland was injured is untrue.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-24
Gives $4,000 to Hospital.

San Francisco, Aug. ga gift or
$4,000, sent by Mrs. E. H. Hartman
to the Southern Pacific hospital In
this city, will be the means OF estab-
fishing laboratory for the purpose Of
archaeological and pathological re-
search, doing, on smaller scale. a
work similar to that done by the
Rockefeller institute. The check
was sent to DIR, F, X. Ainswerth, chief
surgeon of the Southern Pacific hos
pital department.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-24
Offer to Sell Bodies.

Iowa City, Aug. 23.-Special Two
women came here from Cedar Rapids
yesterday and offered to sell their
bodies to the university. Secretary
McChesney refused to buy. The two
women, the mother aged 60 and the
daughter aged 80, withheld their
names. The women are poverty
stricken, but scratched enough money
together for interurban tickets to
Iowa City and return, hoping to Sc.
cure cash through the sale for the
coming winters expenses.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-24
CANNING Corn Niqht and Day.

Belle Ploine, Aug. 23.-Special:
The canning factory is now working
on two shifts, night and day. and en-
ploying over $50 people. This can.
ming company has out about $50 acres
of its own corn, and in addition more
corn is being grown for the factory
by others. The pack is very good this
year The factory will keep running
for a month or six weeks to come.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-24
Abas The Slot Machine.

Spirit Lake, Aug. 23.-Special:
County Attorney Beck today made a
tour of the hotels at the lakes and
notified the proprietors that all mon.
ey slot machines must be abolished.
These were found at all the hotels
here. Nothing had been done or said
against allowing slot machines until
Attorney General Cosson, who was
here, spied them and immediate ac-
ton was put forth to remove them.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-24
Wanted Widow to Know.

MarshalltOwn, Aug. 23.-Special
Because they wanted the widow of
Nicholas Jujgos, in far away Greece,
to know that her husband has receiv.
ed a Christian burial, forty Greek Ia
borers who were present at the tuner.
al of Jujgos, held here, had themsel.
yes photographed at the graveside, as
the body was being lowered into the
ground. JujgoS was killed last week
by the bursting of an emery wheel.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-24
Governor Foss' Son Is Married.

San Francisco. Aug. 23.-Benjamin
Foss, son of Governor Eugene n. Foss
of Massachusetts, and Miss Doreathea
Chapman OF this city were welded to-
day in Grace Episcopal cathedral. The
bride was attended by Helen and
Esther Foss, twin sisters of the
groom, and his brother Noble Foss,
was best man. Mr.. Foss first met
Miss Chapman in San Francisco when
he was returning from tour of the
world
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-24
Seek Their Lost Son.

Marshalltown, Aug. %. - Special !:
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. w. FELTON,, of Albion,
this county, have appealed 10 the
press of Iowa in an endeavor to find
their son, Horace, aged 10, who dis.
appeared from Abba, where he was
visiting his grandparents on July 8.
The boy was placed on an Iowa Cen.
trail train at Abba bound for Albion,
on the morning of July 6, and has
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-24
Hotel is Burned.

Parkersburg w. Va, Aug. 23.-Spe.
cial: The Chancellor Hotel, the larg.
est in the state, was practically burn.
ed to the ground this afternoon and
two are dead and two injured. The
fire started on the seventh floor and
spread rapidly to all parts of the huge
structure.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-24
POPE Plus is CONVALESCENT
Doctors Cease Visits to Pontiff, But
Recommend He Take Greatest
Care of His Health.

Rome, aug. est may now be said
that Pope Plus is entirely GONZALES
cent. Drs. Marchiafava and Petacci
have ceased their visits on the pontiff,
but have recommended that he take
the greatest care of his health and
avoid fatiguing himself. The pope is
extremely cheerful.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-24
Convict Tries to Escape: Dies

San Francisco, Aug. 23.-Struck life
less by the swift charge of an electric
power wire, James Clifton, doing a life
term in San Quentin, found death in
stead of ltberty.& Climbing out upon
the electric wires beyond the prison
walls, he was stricken by the swift
Geath OF the current and wa. found
there lireless an hour later. A charge
Of 1920 volts passed through his body.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-24
Bio Church Gathering.

Marshalltown, Aug. %. - Special ::
The seventh annual assembly of the
Chicago Central district of the Pente.
costal Church of the Nazarene will be
held in this city beginning Sept. 20
and continuing TO and including Sept.
%. The Chicago central district in
cludes the states of Iowa, Illinois, In.
diana and Ohio, and delegates from
all of these states will be present.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-24
Strikers Still Out.

Muscatine, Aug. 23.-Special: The
situation in the button strike re-
mains about the same, with the work
ers still out. No show of violence has
been made, but developments are
looked for at any time. One of the
contentious of the board of the en-
ployes is concerning the disposition
of nine workers whom the operators
claim are union deserters. No set
Element of the trouble is in sight on
the basis of the present negotiations.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-24
Increases Service SO Per Cent.

Des Moines, Aug. 23.-Special: The
Iowa Telephone Co. has spent $12S,-
900 to improve its toll line service
in Iowa, according to announcements
today. The company in the last
twelve months have put in 1000
miles of new copper wire, which in.
creases their service SO per cent.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-24
Open Jobbinq Departme Mt.

Des Moines, Aug. 23.-Special: Da.
Wis Bros, manufacturers and jobbers
of cigars at Oskaloosa, are today es-
tablishing their branch jobbing de-
partment in Des Moines. They have
opened their store at the corner of
Seventh and Locust streets.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-24
Cholera Among HOGS.

Faragut, Aug. 23.-Special A great
many hogs in the eastern part of Ere.
month county are dying of the chol-
era. Out of a drove of 800 hogs John
Pease has one small pig left. Clint
Hall has lost nearly $50 pigs. About
100 of George Carriers hogs hage died
of the cholera. In fact nearly all of
the farmers in the community have
lost all or part of their hogs.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-24
Woman and Child Burned,

Adair, Aug. 90 - Special: Mrs.
Clyde Clay was so badly burned here
yesterday by the explosion of a gaso-
line stove that it is believed she will
die. One child, who was in the kit
chen at the time, was burned, but not
seriously.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-24
BIND Fair AT EIdon-

Eldon, Aug. 23.-Special: Commenc.
ing September 9th and ending the
night of the Sth, the Big Four fair will
be held on its famous shady grounds
at EldOn.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-24
Farmer-lloyd.

Des Moines, Aug. 20. - Special: A
marriage license has been granted by
the clerk of the courts TO w. C. Far.
mer, aged 81, and Alice s. Lloyd, aged
80, both of Oskaloosa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-24
Senator Owen for Clark,

Washington, Aug, 2S,-Special: Sen.
Owen. democrat of Oklahoma, today
denied the report that the organiza-
tion of the progressive democrats was
for the purpose of booming Governor
Wilson for president. Owen said he
personally favored Champ Clark for
president.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-24

not been heard from since. He was
tall for his age, and II inches,
weighing between 100 and 165 pounds,
had light hair, blueish gray eyes and
was fair complexioned.
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Read These Directions Carefully

Outline On this or separate sheet the above picture whose
list names the
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OFF ON GL|DDEN TOUR

New York. Oct i4.-Nearly a hun
dred motor cars, including besides the
official entries a number of trucks for
carrying baggage, cars of officials and
a press car for the reporters, lett New
York today on the annual Glidden
tour of the American Automobile AS
ISOLATION The route lies through the
states to Jacksonville, Fla, where the
run will end on October 26.
Unless all signs fail this will be the
most successful Glidden tour ever
conducted in its far-reaching effects
on the cause of good roads, especially
throughout the South Atlantic states.
Reports from all the cities along
the route state that the local motor
ing enthusiasts have made elaborate
ARRANGEMENTS for the reception of the
tourists and for their comfort and en-
tertainment.
AS evidence of the interest in the
tour felt throughout the Southeast.
about two-thirds of the cars entered
are from Georgia, through which the
tour passes, and Florida, in whose
metropolis the long trip ends. Gov
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TO HONOR CARDINAL G|BB0Ms

Baltimore, Nd, Oct. 14.-The-eccle-
siastical celebration of the golden Jub-
lice of Cardinal Gibbons ordination
as a priest and the silver jubilee OF
his elevation to place in the college
of cardinals will take place at the
Baltimore cathedral tomorrow. Arch
bishops, bishops and prominent priests
from all parts of the United States,
Canada and Mexico are here today to
take part in the ceremonies in honor
of the venerable American cardinal.
Solemn pontifical mass will be cele-
brated by the cardinal at IL O'CLOCK
tomorrow morning in the presence OF
one of the most distinguished assem-
blages of Catholic dignitaries, clergy
and laity ever gathered in that sacred
edifice. Archbishop Gllenon OF st
Louis, one of the most gifted religious
orators of the day, will preach the
sermon. Following the mass the pref
ates and priests will take dinner al
ST. Mary's seminary. At o'clock to-
morrow evening the cardinal will pre-
side at solemn pontifical vespers.
The ceremonies will continue
through next week, with parade OF
Monday and children's day program
on Thursday as the main features.
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gW0RLD's OPIUM CONGRESS

The Hague, Oct. 14-To stamp out
the opium traffic and restrict the
production of the deadly drug to an
amount needed for legitimate medical
purposes is the object of the Worlds
Opium Conference, to begin here to-
morrow. All the leading nations have
sent official representatives to the
congress, and each government VIII
submit a report on the consumption
of opium, cocaine and morphine.
The report of the United States
shows that the imports of opium into
that country were 629,S42 pounds dur
ing the fiscal year ending June 80
last. as compared with 449,239 pounds
for the previous year.
Many interesting facts are devel'
oped in the various reports. one Is
that practically all of the opium used
for medicinal purposes comes from
the Turkish dominions, where the
crop has been a partial failure fol
several seasons, with poor prospects
for the coming crop. This has result
ed in great advances in price. Smyrna
and STEAMBOAT are the principal pri
mary markets of the world for medici
nal opium.
Turkish opium of standard grade
Yields per cent or over of morphine
The normal worlds consumption o.
this grade of opium is about 6Oo'
cases a year, but the new crop, 1t II
estimated, will fall below. 5000 cases
The Persian crop is also proving
| failure.
The opium of British India runs low
in morphine content, and is otherwise
undesirable for medicinal purposes
Its principal use is for smoking ant
its importation into the United state
and several other countries is prohib
tied II was the British Indian produc
which was first introduced into China
producing a grave situation which tn
nations of the world are now GALE,
upon to deal with.
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BIG PRISON CONFERENCE.

Omaha, Neb., Oct 14.-Wardens and
other officials of iails, prisons and
other penal institutions throughout
North America, and sociologists and
philanthropists interested in prison
reform work, gathered in Omaha to-
day for the annual congress OF the,
American Prison Association. The
sessions will continue through the
next five days, and reports, papers
and address will be animated by the
new spirit which is rapidly making
American prisons places for education
and reform instead of punishment and
revenge.
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necessary in order to study and fore
cast earthquakes, but such records
will be valuable in working out
weather problems. That institution is
long on scientists but short on philos-
ophers. 1t can make good records, but
does not know what to do with them.
Philosophers must use those records
in working out the weather and other
great problems. We can know the
future only by the past.