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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-10-19
RODGERS AT FORT WORTH
Coast-to-Coast Aviator Reaches Texas
City After Losing Way-Accl-
dent Hats Robinson.

Fort Worth, Tex, Oct. Sc. P.
Rodgers alighted here having flown
from McAlester, Okla, a distance Of
100 miles.
Rodgers lost his way after leaving
Pottsboro, Tex. and went so miles out
of his way before he discovered his
mistake. He made wide circle,
picked up the right railroad tracks
and reached here safely.
Winona. Mimi, Oct. 1S,-Aviator
Hugh Robinson, on the first lap of his
neapolis-to-the-Gulf flight, was over
taken by a slight mishap while land
ing for gasoline at Whitman, IL miles
north of Winona. No attempt will be
made to resume the flight today. 1t
will be necessary to put in new en-
CINE and repair punctured air cham
Der.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-10-19
TELLS OF 100000 FUND"
Lieut.. Governor Morris on Stand in
Stephenson Inquiry Names Robert
J. Shields as Receiver.

Milwaukee, Wis, Oct. 18.-"I have
been told by Mr.. Cook, partner of Ed
ward Hines, that approximately $780,
900 was paid by Hines and Senator
Stephenson to certain men, one of
whom was Robert j. Shields, to be
used in the election of Senator Steph-
enson," said Lieutenant Governor Nor
ris at the Stephenson query.
He said Mr. Shields went to Wash
ington and saw Senator Stephenson
and came back with a check.
y was told that a man named San
derson. former assistant sergeant-at-
arms of the senate, had told c. II.
Crownhart of Superior that he had
knowledge that part of this money
went TO the Democratic members of
tie assembly who walked out on the
day when Senator Stephenson was
elected. The money was used to in
duce the Democrats to leave the joint
assembly.
Cook further said that Shields de-
manded $4,000 for his services and
that Hines and Senator Stephenson
got into dispute about it, He said
that later the matter was settled by
the payment of $500 to Shields and
a certain line of insurance"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-10-19
SEES END TO bad" TRUSTS
Wickersham Discusses Supreme Court
Decisions at Kansas City-Says
Country Will Benefit.

Kansas City, Mo, Oct. 1S.-The re-
cent trust decisions of the Supreme
court have practically sounded the
death knell of monopolistic combina
tions in the United States, but have
not injured legitimate business, said
Attorney General George w. Wicker
sham.
And by that" said Mr.. Wicker
sham, 81 mean large, healthy, legiti-
mate business. 1t is hard to say yet
what the popular effect of the de-
cisions will be, there has been so
much talk one way and another. Pop
ular sentiment will wait on the effect
of the decision on business, but final
ly, ! believe. the country will under
stand that a great step has been taken
In checking artificial business growth
without interfering with normal,
healthy growth"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-10-19
URGES SIMPLER INDICTMENTS
Condemns Reversal of Convictions
Upon lmmateriai Errors.

Omaha, Neb., Oct. tS-The report Of
the standing committee on criminal
law reform of the American Prison
association, in session here, advocated
through the findings a number of
changes in the existing laws on indict-
ment, pleading, trial procedure. etc.
The committee finds that there are
the indictments are often so compi-
Gated that the defendant is totally I'M
able to understand them. The com
mittee suggests more simple and
compact indictment. 1t also suggests
that in every jurisdiction the public
prosecutor be allowed the right 10
amend the indictment at any time, pro-
vided the offcnse is not thereby
changed, and that the accused be al.
lowed delay when necessary to meet
the change.
The report further states:
Reversing convictions justly OBJ.
tanned. upon errors that do not effect
the merits, probably is the worst fea
ture of American procedure, and the
chief cause of the growing discomfort
with the courts is the lavish granting
of new trials in some jurisdictions
Where a man has been declared guilty
of crime by jury after a thorough
and fair examination of the facts, that
verdict should not be set aside for
any irregularity or error which has
not led to a false or unjust result"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-10-19
MANUFACTURES OF 'O9
CENSUS BUREAU ISSUES PRE-.
LiMlNARY SUMMARY.
Gains Over 1904 Are Shown In All
Items, Capital Invested Inoreas-
ing IS Per Cent.

Washington, Oct. 1S.-A prelimi-
nary statement of the general results
Of the thirteenth United States census
Of Ii anufactures was issued by Census
Director Durand.
The summary for continental United
States shows increases in all the
items 2. the census of 1909, as COM
pared with that for 1904.
The capital invested increased by As
per cent; the gross value of product,
40 per cent; cost of materials, 43 per
cent; value added by manufacture, SO
per cent; average number of wage
carriers employed during the year, 81
per cent; amount paid in wages, 81
per cent; number of salaried officials
and clerks. So per cent; amount paid
in salaries, GO per cent; miscellaneous
expenses, "a per cent; primary horse
power, 80 per cent.
There were $685. manufacturing
establishments in 1909 and 216,1S0 in
1904, an increase OF 52,311, or "a per
cent.
The capital invested as reported in
1909 was $1S,42S,270 1000, gain Of
S5,752, 6S9.0 600 or As per cent. over
$12,675, 5S1 900 in 1904. The average
capital per establishment was approx
imately $4,000 in 1909 and $4,000 in
1904
The value of products was $20,672,-
052,000 in 1909 and $14,793,903, 900 in
1904, an increase of $5,S7S,149, 900, or
40 per cent. The average per estab-
liShment was approximately 1000 in
1909 and $6S,00O in 1904.
The value of products represents
the product as actually turned out by
the factories during the census year
and does not necessarily have any re-
lation to the amount of sales for that
year The values under this head also
include amount received for work
done on materials furnished by others.
The salaries and wages amounted to
$4,365, $500 in 1909 and $3,1S4,SS4,-
900 in 1904, an increase of S1,1S0,729,-
GOO. or 81 per cent.
The number of salaried officials and
clerks was 790,267 in 1909 and 519,556
in 1904, an increase of 270,711, or So
per cent.
The average number of wage earn
ers employed during the year was
6.615046 in 1909 and 5,46S, 1888 in 1904,
an increase of 1860, or 81 per cent.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-10-19
Mrs. Rush is Freed.

Hampton, Oct. Especial: Mrs.
Aleta Rush is free. After being out
thirty-five minutes. the twelve men
who had heard the testimony in the
charge of the state that she was gull
ty of the murder of her husband, filed
back into the jury box here last even.
ing and declared that they had reach
ed a verdict of not guilty. The ver-
dict came after the case had been
brought to an early termination fol-
lowing the close of the testimony of
Mrs. Rush. During the day she es-
tablished the fact that three weeks
before the date upon which he was
shot her husband threatened her life.
This was almost the closing bit OF
testimony, but it was so clear and so
conclusive that even the attorneys
for the state believed the witness.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-10-19
DENIES BRIDE PAYMENT
ROBERT {. WILSON AGAIN BE-
FORE LoRIMER lNQUisIToRs.
Declares Report That He Gave Certain
Illinois Legislators Shares of
Jackpot" Money Is False.

Chicago, Oct. Estate Representa-
tive Robert E. Wilson went on the
stand before the committee of the
United States senate which is investi-
eating the election of Senator William
Lorimer and denied that he paid Ger
tain members of the Forty-sixth Hi
noiS assembly their shares of the
Jackpot" money at a meeting held in
the Southern hotel at st. Louis, Mo,
in July, 1909.
Wilson admitted that he arranged
the meeting at which the distribution
is alleged to have occurred. There
were present Representative Wilson,
White, Link. Beckemeyer, Clark, Luke
and Sheppard. Wilson called the meet
ing and travelled all the way from Chi
cago to st. Louis, he said, to talk
over the question of giving a banquet
to Lee O'Neill Browne, Democratic
minority leader of the house.
Representative White, Link and
BeCkemeyer have sworn that at the
meeting in st. Louis Wilson paid each
one about 5000 as his share of the
jackpot. Representative Clark denied
that he received money. Representa-
tive Sheppard denied it and said, fur
Their, that Wilson said nothing to him
about a banquet to Browne, and he
didn't know why the meeting was
called.
No amount of questioning could
shake Wilson's story.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-10-19
Another Button Strike.

West Liberty, Oct. 1S.-Special:,
West Liberty is having taste of la.
Dor troubles, half the employees of her
new button-cutting factory having
walked out in sympathy with the
striking button workers of Muscatine.
Those who left the local plant are
union men who tired of idleness at
Muscatine and came here. They re-
ceived telephone messages from head
quarters and later were visited by
Chick" Johnson, a delegate. No
trouble was occasioned in the walk
out, the departing employees declaring
to Manager p. A. Hunter that they
felt no grievance toward him, but
that in duty to their organization they
must obey orders. The proprietor
says he will fill the places of the UNI
ion men within few days. 1t Is
probable that the plant will be oper-
ated as an open shop.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-10-19
Many Rabbits Drowned.

McGregor, Oct. 1S.-SpeciaI: A GU
rious phenomenon of the flood stage
of the Mississippi at this place is the
havoc it is making with the hordes of
rabbits who have their homes on the
islands. For the last two years the
water has been so low the animals
have been left in undisputed posses.
sion of wide range of high dry ISL
ands. Here they have increased in
enormous numbers. The back water
of the Wisconsin has turned the river
between MCGregor and the confluence
of the Mississippi and Wisconsin riv'
ers three miles below into a great
lake and only the high places on the
islands are above water. To these
the rabbits have fed until in some
places the ground and stumps of
trees literally are gray with them.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-10-19
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IOWA SUPREME !.
COURT DECISIONS. .


Des Moines, Oct. Especial: The
verdict of the lower court in the case
of John r. Dobbins, alleged member
of the Mabray gang, found guilty OF
larceny of part of 100000 from T. A
Ballew, was this morning affirmed by
the Iowa Supreme court. One point
on which the defense asked for re
versal of judgment was that Dobbins
could not be charged with larceny
but rather if he we're guilty of any
thing it must have been obtaining
money by false pretenses.
The supreme court this morning re
versed the judgment of the lower
court in the case of Earl w. Lindsay
of Colfax, charged with criminal as
sault, and a new trial was ordered
Lindsay was found guilty of assault
on eight-year-old Grace Hopkins dur
ing an auto ride in December, 1908
near Mitchellville. The supreme
court reversed the case on the
grounds that the lower court erred
n giving instructions to the jury
Judges McLain and Deemer dissent
ed.
Other opinions rendered by the
court today were as follows:
James r. Pitler vs.. Gladys Wise
appellant, Wapello county; affirmed.
C. F. Birdsall, appellant, VS.. G. j
Birdsall, Dallas county; affirmed.
Ann Pearce, appellant, VS.. Allen
Balm, Lee county; affirmed.
The Union Investment Company vs.
Mrs. M. NJ. Messix, appellant, Plym
Outh county; affirmed.
Hessig-Ellis Drug Company, appel
liant, VS.. Todd-Baker Drug Company
Woodbury. county; reversed.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-10-19
Standing OF Clubs
LUMBERMEN DISLIKE LAWS
ADOPT RESOLUTIONS CONDEMN
ING INVESTIGATIONS.
say Federal Administration Has Spent
100000 and States 100000
of Peoples Money.

St. Louis. Oct. 1S.-Special: The
rescue of trade and industry from
"Ruinous prosecution by prosecutors,
politicians and agitatOrs,' is urged on
business mems associations through
out the country in resolutions adopt
ed by the lumbermens club of St
Louis.
Embodied in the plea made by the
lumbermen to stay further proceed
ings against alleged combinations in
restraint OF trade is the statement
that the federal government, within
the last four years. has expended
81 900. 900 of taxpayers money in'pry
ing into the business methods of large
corporations. while the states have In
like manner spent more than $500,
0OC.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-10-19
Damage Suit for $26, 999.

Des Moines, Oct. Especial: Dam.
ages in. the sum of $4,000 are asked
by Mrs Emma Johnson, administra-
trix for the estate of her son, Ralph
Johnson, who was electrocuted last
August, in a petition filed in the dis.
trict court yesterday against the Des
Moines Electric Company. Young
johnson was killed while delivering
milk, through contact with a live
wire. Charles Johnson, the father of
the boy, also brought suit against the
Des Moines Electric Company for
81 ,999 damages for his sons death.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-10-19
TREATED" TEA Is BARRED
Treasury Department Issues Stringent
Regulations on lmportatons
From China.

Washington, oct. lS.-The treasury
department issued stringent regula-
tions against the admittance into this
country of Chinese teas treated with
ultramine, indigo and Prussian blue
and CLOSED with tale and soapstone,
these colorings being injurious to
health. DR.. Wilton G. Berry, chemist,
and DR.. Andrew i. SCHNEIDER, tea eX-
perts of the treasury department. were
ordered by Acting Secretary OF the
Treasury Curtis from their posts at
New York to San Francisco to see
that the orders were carried out.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-10-19
NO GAME TODAY;;WET GROUND
FOURTH BATTLE OF WORLDS
SERIES POSTPONED.
PhiadeIphians Are Disappointed -
They Had Expected a Great
Crowd and to Win.

Philadelphia, Oct. IS. - Special:
The fourth game of the worlds Sc
ries between the New York Giants
and the Philadelphia Athletics, SEIZED.
uled for today at Shibe Park, has
been postponed on account Of the
condition of the grounds caused by
heavy rain storm. 1t was a great
disappointment to the thousands OF
enthusiastic admirers. 1t is esti
mated that had the weather been fair
and the game played the largest
crowd ever witnessing a ball game
or any other amusement in the Quak'
er city would have been present.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-10-19
Celebrating Tooth Birthday.

Charlton. Oct. 1S.-Special: Mrs.
Catherine Lusk of Charlton is today
celebrating the one hundredth ami
versary OF her birth, Oct. Is. Mrs.
Lusk was born in West Virginia and
at the age of ii years she went with
her parents to Greensburg, Ind. She
was married there to John Lusk, and
where they resided until Mr.. Lusk's
death in 1857. Mrs. Lusk continued
to make her home there until 1890.
when she came to Charlton. Her
son in this city is the only one of four
children living. Mrs. Lusk has seven
grandchildren and twenty great
grandchildren. .
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-10-19
OES MONIES AND
STATE IN CLASH
One-haIf the West Liberty Button
Makers Strike in Sympathy.
ASK s26,se9lFOR SONS DEATH
Mrs. Rush Freed For Murder of Her
Husband - Many Rabbits Being
Drowned-Chariton Woman Gel
ebrating tooth Birthday.

Des Moines, Oct. 1S.-Special: That
the state will spend 100000 if neces-
sary to prevent the city of Des
Moines from carrying out its plans to
reduce the grading on East Walnut
street and make a cut in the road,was
the statement today of Secretary Dav-
idson of the executive council. Mr..
Davidson, representing the council,
appeared before the city council to-
day and entered a protest.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-10-19
IDA Won CLAUSSEN INSANE
by New York Judge After
Examination.

New York, Oct. 1S.-"Countess" Ida
Won Claussen, recently committed to
Bellevue hospital for examination as
to her sanity, was committed to the
Bloominsdale Asylum for Insane by
Justice Mccall, following an applica.
ton made by Assistant Counsel
Cowie to have her sent to the city's
institution for the insane.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-10-19
WALKS FROM COAST TO COAST
Pedestrian Completes Cross Continent
Trip in n Oays-used Savings
to Defray Expenses.

San Francisco, Oct. 1S.-Henry
Hona, a pedestrian, has completed a
coast.to-coast walk. having journeyed
from Jersey City to San Francisco in
seventy.one days. Hona did not steal,
solicit nsr work during his trip, using
his savings of several months work
as laborer to defray his expenses.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-10-19
SECRETARY WILSON TO TALK
HE ARRIVES IN CHICAGO TO-DAY
FROM WASHINGTON.
Will Deliver Speech at the Interna,
tionaI Brewers Convention
Despite Protests.

Chicago, Oct 1S.-Special: Secre-
tary OF Agriculture Wilson is here to-
day from Washington. where tonight
he will deliver his much discussed
speech before the international Brew
ers' congress.
Protests against his participation In
the program continued to arrive UP
to the hour OF his departure from
Washington. but the secretary resol-
utely declined to heed them. The
speech will be brief.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-10-19
FIRES SHOTGUN WITH TOES
One Armed Man Kills Wife, Holds
Crowd at Bay While He
Commits Suicide.

Cleveland, o., Oct. 1S.-George
Hermle, forty-fve years old. a well-to-
do real estate man of Euclid, suburb
of Cleveland, killed his wife with a
shotgunt Hermle has only one arm.
After Staying his wife he held crowd
of more than one hundred persons al
bay while he took off his shoe, turned
the gun on himself and. pulling the
trigger with his toe, blew out his
brains.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-10-19
Break DAYLIGHT Wireless Record.

Vallejo, Cal, Oct. 1S.-ln commmi-
cation yesterday between the recently
installed wireless station at Mare
island and the Unalaska station, 1000
miles distant, the Pacific coast record
for daylight wireless transmission was
broken.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-10-19
ITALIANS ARE BEATEN
ONE HUNDRED DEAD ARE LEFT
ON FIELD.
ConstantinopIe Dispatch Says Invaders
Are Defeated in Land Fight
Near Tripoli City.

London, Oct. 1S.-A dispatch from
Constantinople says:
The Italians are reported to have
suffered serious reverse outside Tri-
poll. Accommodating, they advanced
too far from their base and came in
contact with the Turks, who gave
battle and forced the Italians to re-
treat hurriedly, leaving 100 dead on
the field"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-10-19
Money in Sugar Beets.

Emery, Oct. 1S.--Special, The
specialist who is here to superintend
the loading of the sugar beets now
estimates the total crop in this vicin.
ty at about $50 cars. They are now
being moved at the rate of eight cars
per day, the Mason City & Clear
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-10-19
Mabrayite Fined $500.

KeOkuk, Oct. Is. - Special: James
Johnson, better known as Millionaire
Jim Johnson, member of the Ma
bray gang, pleaded guilty before
Federal Judge Mcpherson sand wa
fined $500.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-10-19
Three Men Killed.

Kansas City, Oct. 1s.-Special:
Three men were killed and twelve in.
jured when the walls of the slaughter
house of the Fowler Packing Com.
pany collapsed this morning.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-10-19
PASS TWO JURORS
IN M'NAMARA CASE
Further Questioning, However,
May Reject Both.
JURY COMPLETE IN SIGHT
Selection of Twelve Men to Try Al.
legged Dynamlters Is Likely to
Take But Short
Time.

Los Angeles, Cal, Oct. 1S.-Robert
F. Balm and J. w. Roberts were temper
arily passed as jurors by James B,
McNamara's defense.
1t was augured that the selection of
a jury to try the man accused, with
his brother, John ]. Mcnamara, Of
blowing up the Los Angeles Times
building would only be matter of a
few weeks and not of few months, as
was anticipated.
TaIesmen to Be Recalled.
The talesmen, however, are held for
further questioning on both sides, and
1t is possible both will be rejected.
Whether the defense will offer an
alibi for j. ]. Mcnamara, who in the
present trial is charged only with the
murder of Charles J. Haggerty, one OF
the nineteen victims of the Times ex-
plosion, is a matter of conjecture. 1t
may rely on the theory that the explo.
sion was caused by gas.
Maybe we can prove an alibi; may
DE we shall not try to prove one" said
Clarence barrow, chief counsel for the
defense.
Issues Well Defined.
The examination of Talesman 2. T
Nelson has cleared the atmosphere, II
is agreed, by defining many issues in
volved in the effort to determine
whether James B. Mcnamara is guilty
of causing the death of Charles J. Hag
gerty in the Los Angeles Times eXplo
sion and fire.
Among the points made certain by
Nelson's examination are these:
Any talesman who believes the
Times building was blown up by gas
believes Mcnamara innocent in the
opinion of the defense. This position
formally was taken by Attorney Clar
ence S. barrow, chief of counsel for
the defense, and 1t is noted by counsel
for the state for future use, in the
belief that it can be made serviceable
to them in examination OF talesmer
whom the state believes to be unde
sirable
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-10-19
HARMON VISITS IN SOUTH
Ohio Governor viii Speak at State
Fair in Raleigh, N. C.-Given
Reception at Greensboro.

Greensboro, n c., Oct 1s.-Gover,
nor Judson Harmon Of Ohio was given
a cordial reception here on the occa
sion of his first visit to Greensboro
He will go next to Raleigh to make
an address at the state fair.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-10-19
Edison Wins Prize.

Stockholm. Oct 1S.-Special: 1t is
reported here today that the Noble
Prize for the most distinguished
achievement in physics this year will
go to Thomas A. Edison, the Ameri-
can inventor.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-10-19
Yesterdays Game.

Fiaures for Three Games.
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Rev. Sims will fill his regular ap-
pointment next Sunday morning and
evening.
Carl Hull and wife spent Sunday
with the latter's parents.
Orrie Denny and family have moved
into the Jane Holtz property.
Mrs. Elizabeth Frey spent last week
at the home of John Taylor, south OF
town.
John Wolfe of New Castle, visited
his sister, Mrs. Ray Earleywine, Fri
day night.
Mrs. Retta Pittsford and Mrs. Anna
Rine spent Saturday evening with
Mrs. T. j. Hess.
The grip has visited our village
scarcely home escaping.
Mrs. Martha Core is very sick witt
the grip.
Miss Ethel Baird of Martinsbure
spent Sunday with the Misses Rutl
and Opal Mercer.