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The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-09
BURNED BY OIL
WOMAN WILL DIE
MarshaIltown ContempIates Taking
up "Big Wednesday" Plan.
STEAL BAGS AND SUIT CASES
centerviIIe Man Given Life Sentence
for Murder - Sioux City Family
Sells Groceries Received for
Charity and have Dance.

Strawberry Point, Mar. S.-Spe-
cial: Mrs. Fred Miller, perhaps IA
tally burned herself by flames which
enveloped her while she was pouring
linseed oil into large can ear the
stove. The oil caught fire and en-
veloped her and she rushed out of
the doorway. Her husband was bad
ly burned in trying to extinguish the
flames. Her little son also tried to
help put out the flames and his cloth
ing caught fire, but the father by
quick action got the flames extin-
guished from his clothing. The faith
er and boy will recover, but the
mother is in a very serious condi.
ton, with no hopes for recovery.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-09
Gets Life Sentence.

Centerville, Ia, March Special:
Pleading guilty to the murder of Mrs.
Charlotte Handy, on Feb. IL last, Thad
deus Gilmore, colored, was sentenced
to life Imprisonment by Judge Yer
million. Gilmore's brother. James
Gilmore, an accessory, pleaded guilty
to charge of manslaughter and was
sentenced to eight years.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-09
CITY Publishes Magazine.

New York, March S.-The city OF
New York enters the field for the
first time as a magazine publisher.
The city's health department will
henceforth Issue monthly publica.
ton of from 80 to 100 pages designed
to instruct citizens on matters of by.
giene and health welfare. The first
ISSUE Of the magazine appeared today.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-09
TRAIN ROBBERS ARRESTED
HoLD-UP OCCURRED ON SOUTH.
ERN PACIFIC RAILWAY.
Men Belong in Palms, MichIgan-Rob.
berry at Ogden, Utah-Are
Caught in Detroit.

Detroit, Mich, March Especial:
Victor McClose and bryan O'Hara,
both of Palms, Michigan, were arrest
ed in Detroit for holding up the
Southern Pacific train in January,
near Ogden, Utah. The robbers got
away with $1,4OO in cash and one
thousand dollars worth of jewelry.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-09
Wisconsin Judue Is Accused.

Milwaukee, March S.-Dispatches
from Crandon, county seat OF Forest
county, northern Wisconsin. say
County Judge John A. Walsh was ar
rested on charges of grating in sums
of $500 named in each warrant. Coun-
ty affairs are under investigation by
special district attorney named by
the governor from another county.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-09
IOWA SUPREME
COURT DECISIONS.
-. ..+A. j. J. !. j. j. X !. :;

Des Moines, Mar, Especial: The
supreme court today handed down
the following decisions:
]. o. Lee appellant VS.. T. J. Lee,
Polk district, affirmed.
Ole Jacobson VS.. The United
States Gypsum company, appellant
Webster district. Modified and at
firmed.
Mary J. Camp VS.. the city Of Dav-
export. appellant, Scott district, re
versed
b. F. Paine VS.. A. F.. Mueller, ap
pellant. Hamilton district. affirmed.
w. Hastings VS.. w. r. Day. appel
ant. Van Buren, district. affirmed
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-09
TELL Of SOU7H'S
GREAT PROGRESS
Southern Commercial Congress
Opens at Atlanta.
TAFT AND ROOSEVELT THERE
Presence of Prominent Men From All
Sections Adds Dignity to important
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Growth
of Fifty Years.

Atlanta. Ga. March S.-The pres.
eHce of President Taft, Col. Theodore
Roosevelt, Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson, Secretary of War Dickinson,
Woodrow Wilson, governor of New
Jersey, together with, all the COVER
nors OF the southern states and some
OF the foremost business men OF the
nation at the opening of the Southern
Commercial congress here today add
ed dignity to a convention whose i'm
portance to the country at large and
to the south in particular will be sec
ond to none. Coming as it does just
fifty years after the division of the
states in civil strife, it exemplifies
that great commercial union that has
sprung from the ashes of dead revo.
luton to bind the north and the south
firmly In the bonds of mutual interest.
World Renowned Speakers.
Three men of worldwide reputation
occupied the attention of the conven.
ton this afternoon with addresses OF
much interest. Secretary Wilson de.
livered speech on agriculture in the
south. George Westinghouse spoke on
Electricity In the Development of the
South" and George w. Perkins ad
dressed the convention on Business
Efficiency in Southern Progress"
This evening a remarkable group OF
speakers will be heard, each speaking
from ten to twelve minutes and each
q leading business man in the state
for which he speaks. These state
speakers will have for their topic
THE Solid South of Business"
Taft to Speak.
During the three days of the con
sention speeches will be delivered
which will command the attention OF
the nation, not only because of their
commercial and political significance
but because of the prominence of the
men who will utter them. These dis
courses will be headed by a speech
from Senator Duncan U. Fletcher Of
Florida on 1.-THE Southern Renais
Bance." The second speech of national
Importance will be by Senator Money
of Mississippi on THE Obligation oil
the Panama Canal" The third ma
tional utterance will fall from the lips
of Former Senator James Gordon Of
Mississippi, who will bring a message
From Yesterday to Today" He will
be followed by DR.. Clarence ]. Owens
commander-in-chief of the United Sons
of Confederate Veterans, who will
speak on To-day and Tomorrow.
Colonel Roosevelt will be the fifth
speaker. President Taft will make
the closing remarks of the convention
taking for his topic, "A Greater Ma
ton Through Greater South"
Discuss Many Topics.
On the afternoon of the closing day
fifteen section meetings will be hell
at the same time in different halll
throughout the city. Each section
meeting is under the craftsmanship o
a national leader, and during each o
these meetings four or more speaker!
will be heard, each a specialist. TIL,
topics will include agriculture, com
merce, commercial organizations. ed
ucation, forests, good roads, health
immigration, Insurance. land reclama
ton. manufactures. mines and mining
public service corporations and waite
! resources.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-09
Irish Author to Wed.

New York, March S.-Seumas Nc
Manus. tie well-known Irish author,
secured marriage license at the city
hall and announced hiss.intention OF
marrying Miss Catalina Violante
Paez, the daughter Of Ramon Paez OF
Venezuela. She Is also a writer
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-09
SEWERS OWN LEG WITH Ak
Man Saves His Life by Cutting Of
Injured Member Which Was
Crushed Under Tree.

Ottawa, Ont, March S.-Near Pres
colt, Ont, Daniel Snyder of Brushton,
N. Y, saved his life by cutting off
his leg with an ak himself He was
telling a tree and it fell across his
leg crushing it to a jelly. Knowing
he would bleed to death before the
tree could be removed he severed the
leg. the rest of the way, himself. with
his ak.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-09
Stole Suit Cases and BAGS.

Dubuque, Ia, March Especial:
The police are searching for thieves
who late last night entered the store
of Joe Engler and stole $3.50 worth Of
bags and suit cases. They knocked
the knob off the safe and the police
think they were frightened away be-
fore they could get the safe open.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-09
Fast Trip Saves Life.

Charles City, Mar. Especial:
John Druschell, living eight miles
from here, attempted to commit sui
eide by taking poison yesterday. A
doctor who was summoned made the
distance of eight miles, over the
rough and muddy roads in his auto
mobile, in eighteen minutes, arriving
in time TO save his life.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-09
APPONYI SAILS FOR HOME
Count Delighted With United States
Audiences-Hopes to Return to
This Country.

New York, March S.-Count Albert
Apponyi sailed for his home in Hun
gary after a lecture tour here advo-
eating universal peace. He returns
by way of Paris. The count said he
was delighted with his audiences and
hoped to return to the United States
In the near future.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-09
Teaching DANCING in Y.

Fort Dodge, Mar. Especial: John
T. Carley, formerly assistant physi-
cal director of the Schenectady, N.
Y. Y. NJ. c. A., has arrived in the
city to take up his work as Y. NJ. c.
A. physical director here. One of the
features of Mr.. Carley's work will be
dancing. Folk dances. sailor dances
and other terpsichorean stunts" are
in his repertoire.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-09
Scarlet Fever.

Jewell, Mar. S.-Special: Jewell
Lutheran college and public schools
of Jewell have been closed owing to
serious outbreak of scarlet fever.
A strict quarantine is being main
tanned in the town. The disease
broke out ten days ago and has been
slowly spreading.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-09
LEGISLATURE IS HELD LEGAL
Assembly Is ConstitutionaIIy
Organized.

Columbus, Ohio, March S-The
present session of the Ohio general
assembly is constitutional
The Supreme court handed down
that ruling, thus making all acts Of
the legislature effective.
There had been question as to
the constitutionality of the session.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-09
Scare is over.

Council Bluffs, Mar, ESPECIAL:
Word from the Iowa school for the
deaf, located here. which has been
under quarantine one week for small
pox. is that there are no new cases
and that the cases under treatment
are convalescent.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-09
pcported to Scotland.

Ida Grove, Mar ESPECIAL: Agent
Charles Lich. OF the department of
immigration at st. Louis, arrived
here with a warrant for Mr.. and
Mrs. G. #. Harris. ordering their de-
portation to Scotland. Mr.. and Mrs.
Harris came to this country from
| Scotland as immigrants last year
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-09

Total vote cast, 15U. Neces-
sary to elect, rs. Absent and
not voting. S-two democrats and
six republicans.
Des Moines, Mar. ESPECIAL: The
thirty-fifth joint ballot resulted in a
deadlock as follows: Deemer 81
Kenyon A, Porter so.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-09
JUDGE DEEMER STILL IN LEAD
HIS VOTE TODAY is TEN IN AD-
VANCE OF KENYON.

Deadlock Seems as Hopeless of Be
ing Broken as Upon First
Day of Session.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-09

Representative Huff. of Hardin
county, has introduced a bill which
provides that children between the
ages of Is and 81 shall be considered
competent to enter contracts for life
insurance, where the beneficiaries
are their parents, brothers or sis
tprS
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-09
The D. and D. Institute.

Representative Brady, of Dallas
county, has introduced bill provid,
ing control of the State College for
deaf and dumb at Council Bluffs be
removed from the state board of con-
troll and given to the state board of
education.
The evening world., 1911-01-06
POLICE BATTLE
WITH MANIAC ON
RIVERSIDE DRIVE
Louis Matz Becomes Violent at
Midnight and Bolts From
Fathers House.
IMAGINED POISON L O
arrangements Were Being
Made to Remove Him to
Private Sanatarium.
MAG INED POISON PLOT.

Louis Matz, twenty-three years old,
a the son of Herman Matz, a con-
tractor. with Offices In Sixth Avenue,
near Twenty-slxth street, vent vio-
lsntly insane at his home, No. 222 Riv-
erside Drive. this morning. dashed
from the house and when overtaken by
" policemen had to be restrained
until a straitjacket could be placed on
him. Then he was taken to Bellevue
Hospital.
Young Matz, who was In business with
his father. began acting aueerly some
time ago. He imagined his father was
trying to kill his mother with poison
a then poison himself. TIE young man
~ taken to the Supreme Court three
days ago. and on the testimony OF Drs.
Peterson and Peet was adjudged insane.
Mr.. Matz was waiting to arrange with
. private sanitarium to take charge of
his son TO have HIM removed from home.
Tue son became violent at midnight. Mr..
and Mrs. Matz and several hallboys EN-
ployed In the Riverside Drive apart
ment house tried to restrain him. but he
broke away from them at 4 o'clock this
rornlng and bolted to the street.
policeman Patton came upon Matz,
who was without coat or hat. and who
appeared TO be planning suicide in the
river. Patton vas not strong enough
% master Matz, and called another
policeman.
At the West One Hundredth street
station MatZ was 50 violent that Lieut..
Rheune needed three other policemen
to assist him.. Suddenly Matz. who is
giant in stature. broke AVA from the
6our. bowling them over with his fists.
and ran to the street.
A hard fight followed. 1t was con-
tinued to Columbus avenue. where Matz
fell unconscious. Then he was carried
back to the station house.
When DR.. Hoenig came from J. Hood
Wright Hospital he said he could not
take Matz to his institution. and sug-
gssted that al ambulance be called from
Bellevue.
The Bellevue ambulance came, In
charge OF DR.. Sweeney and a nurse.
Matt meanwhile had regained con-
sciousness and IL was all the policemen
could do 10 restrain him. With the
greatest difficulty he was put into the
\straitjacket and then. screaming. he
was hurried TO the hospital.
The evening world., 1911-01-06
WIFE IS At HOME,
ANOTHER WOMAN
CLAIMS HIM HERE
Andrew Mum Arrested as He
Draws Firenan'S Pension,
but Is Quickly Released.

Andrew Mum. a retired fireman. now
engaged In the Hotel business in Nyack.
called at Fire Headquarters to-day to
collect his pension, and was arrested by
Warrant Officer McGinty of the Domes-
tito Relations Court, Mum was astound-
ed.
''What's the CHARGE" he asked.
your wife swore out this warrant"
replied McGlnty. she charges you with
non-support."
II left my wife and kids In bed up in
Nyack this morning." said Num-. she
must have had an airship to beat me
down here. ! support her and she never
saad that | didn't"
McGinty took him TO the courthouse,
where he was confronted by a well
dressed. good looking young woman
who had described herself as Mrs. Mum.
The retired fireman said she was not
his wife.
Don't you remember Matty Mclean,
hndyY" asked the young woman
Il remember you now o mention
your name said Mum. It's been a
long time since | saw you"
Mum was sworn. lie said he knew
the complainant when he was attached
TO an engine company in the Bronx but
had never married her, The young
when put on oath admitted that
she was not married to Mum, but de-
clared that she thought he ought TO
pay her some money. She said she was
a laundress in the ~. Regis Hotel.
Mum was discharged. lie said as
he started for home that he hoped
Nyack is far enough away from New
York to keep his wife from learning
anything about the proceeding in court,
The evening world., 1911-01-06

From the Chicago Tribune)
81 10 think" said Mrs. McGoozle, my
husband Is the most persistently nrgu-
mentative man | ever saw, Hell con-
troveIt any proposition. no matter what
It is. This morning. while We were
waiting ON a platform of one OF the
elevated railway stations for a train, he
saw g sign, out of order ON one or
those chewing gum slot machines.
"I'm willing to bet a cent II isn't out
OF order he said.
and he dropped a coin In the slot.
lie didn't get any stick OF gum, ana ne
didn't get his money back.
".There,' l said, i hope you're salts
fed now
".rhat doesn't prove anything. Al
yira,' he granted. The machine isn't
out of order; it's built that way on pur-
pose
sBut that's Lysander all over"
The evening world., 1911-01-06
$500 IS ENOUGH PAY
FOR A BANK EXPERT.
So Judge Ray Decides in Cutting
Down Award From Howard
WjIlettS

Judge Ray in the United States Cir
cutting down the jury's award of
$4,000 to $4,000 to Edwin II. Wendell
In his suit against Howard willetts
for his services in making an APP
praisal of the loss by fire OF his IA
nous collection OF rare books and
prints.
Wendelrs inventory appraised the
whole library at $90.935, and included
"a set of Cruikshankiana." s35,S75: an
Original edition of Thackaray." $685.
$50, and IAN original Lever" $1,575.
In his complaint Wendell demands
$4,000. but on the trial he declared
that his service was that OF an ex-
pert and easily worth $500. The jury
The evening world., 1911-01-06

These are discontin-
ued styles, takenfrom
our Main Floor. Bro
ken sizes. EXcep.
tional bargains for
those who can find |
their size. I
The evening world., 1911-01-06

said $500. but Judge Ray thinks "the
jury, was evidently carried away by
the apparent opulence" of Mr.. Will
let's, and as Wendolrs services were
neither unusual" nor extraordinary
$500 would he a fair compensation.
which is at the rate of $4,000 a year.
Wendell has twenty days in which
to accept the reduced award. Other
wise there will he a new trial.
The evening world., 1911-01-06

Assistant United States District At
torney Carl whitney filed in the Ms
trict Court to-day n suit for the for
feiture to the United states OF $40, 1891
worth Of Panama hats. shipped from
Peru to Adolph Victor. doing business
as Frederick Probst & co. at No. 50
Beaver street. and entered at the Gus
tom House as worth only s3.62I.60
The evening world., 1911-01-06
The Garden Tea Room

Serves only the finest quality
of food and serves ii so de.
lishtfully that the service as
well as the cooking is fast
becoming famousl
Yet the prices are fair.
The evening world., 1911-01-06
4-ply in one-quarter SizeS-14 to

There are twelve different styles with the famous lock
front. wing, and turn-down styles. They are all new shapes.
As good a collar as we ever sold at = for Csc. Fully
shrunken, beautifully hand-laundercd and turned, which
insurcs long wear, and the buttonholcs are eyoet button
holes, which outlast easily the slip buttonholes, two to one.
Most l5c collars are only 3-ply; these are 4-ply, and will
be sold in lots of half-dozcn only, and the half-dozcn must
all be of one size and style. 6 for SOC.
The evening world., 1911-01-06
Blank Books, Pads, Inks, Pens, Pencils d

Letter Files - Hcraldic
Box Letter File. zoe
each, or 50 the dozen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-31

Tennessee company, in 1907, all we can say Is that we are glad they did it, for 1t certainly has proven a big benefit to the Birmingham district, and a benefit that assures us of ultimate success, even if the corporation is forced to turn it back.
 A careful analysis of all the evidence obtainabIe, however. does not prove to our mind that it was the only way to divert panic or save Moore & Schley, and at the same time keep the Tennessee company out of the hands of a receiver. If the New York financiers intentions had been purely philanthropic, as they would have us believe, it appears to us that the firm of Moore & Schey could have been saved by simply making them loan and taking the Tennessee stock as collateral, and certainly if 1t worth what they paid for it, it would have been ample security, and this action would have saved Moore & Schley, and at the same time relieved the pressure on the Tennessee company As it appears to us, this was merely a good excuse, fine excuse for putting In, and acquiring an immensely valuable property, and at the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-31
STEWART WRITES ON i STEEL DISSOLUTION Cannot Stop Growth of Bir-
 mingham District FACTORS BEHIND IT Something to Be Said on Both Sides of the Question Which Is Now
 Agitating the Entire
 Country
By C. E. STEWART

The suit brought by the government against the United States Steel corpora tion, whichever way it goes, may retard, hut cannot in the end effect the growth and development of the Birmingham dis trict Birmingham's resources in min eral wealth are too widely known and too much has already been accomplished, for the district to suffer materially, even should the government win it's suit Enough has already been done to adver- tise Birmingham to the world as the .'king pin" district in raw material, and cheapest producer of pig iron and steel in the world. Nothing can take this ad- vantage from her, and the capital will te forthcoming to develop her abundant resources as rapidly as it can be ju- dicially expended. Our views on the governments action in asking the dis solution of the Steel corporation are apt to be colored by what we deem our in dividual or community interests.
 Until it is settled there can be no ques- ton as to the effect upon business. So long as the country is agitated over the tariff, and the prosecution of the so called trusts business must suffer, the question is. whether tbe end will justify the means? If you operate on a man for ap- pendcitis, and he recovers, well and good, but if he dies it might have been better not to have operated. If he recovers, cer- tainly immediately after the operation he
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-31
E. c. DREW BEING
 BROUGHT TO CITY
President of the Bankrupt Ft. Payne Company Was Arrested
 in Boston

5. c. Drew, president of the bankrupt Fort Payne Fuel and Iron company, who has been before the federal court some time, is on his way to Birmingham Tn charge of deputy United States marshat from Boston. He was arrested in the New England city yesterday, according to dispatches received by the department of justice Later on the advice was re- ceived that the prisoner and the official would reach here tomorrow at noon.
 MT. Drew was allowed his liberty, after his recent arrest on a bond of $l5,o0 py Judge W. l. Grubb. Recently he filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy for his company and then visited in Boston. Ap- rlications made to Judge Grubb caused his bond to be increased to S40.00O and the arrest of MT. Drew followed.
 He was indicted by the federal courts for having used the malls wrongfully in connection with some promotion schemes. Mr. Drew has a host of friends at Fort Payne and elsewhere in this state who have manifested the utmost faith in him during his trouble and who maintain that he is entirely innocent of any wrong do- ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-31
VIM. A. PINKERTON
 WRITES ON CASE
Explains His Men Had No Connec- tiOn With Recent Inci-
 dent Here

To the Editor of The Herald.
 A copy of your paper of Friday, October 27, has just reached me, con taining article headed: Claimed Curtiss Only Wished to Warn MT. Lesser," and going on detailing the plot of one w. E. Curtiss, claiming to be in the employ of the Matt w. Pinkerton United States Detective agency, in attempting to blackmail a gentleman named Lesser of your city. Chief of Police Bodeker very kindly explained that Matt w. was no relation whatever of mine by blood, nor was his business in any way connected with Pinkerton's S National Detective agency, founded by Allan Pinkerton in 1850. But the ar ticle reads as if Paul Israel and George J. Loeffel are the southern representa- lives of our agency, and tls I wish to contradict most emphatically Neither nor are they in any way connected with our business, and I do not know either one of them.
 Our agency was founded by my father, Allan Pinkerton, in 1850. Allen died in 1884 and. the business then came into the hands of my brother, Robert A. Pinkerton, and my self Our business has steadily in- creased until we have, as you will see by this letter heading 26 offices in the United States and Canada and estab- lished agencies in all the large capitals of the world. Our business Is a strictly legitimate one and includes with it Pinkertons Bank and Bankers protection, and we have 4000 banks in the United States at the present time as subscribers to this protection, and q nu-aher of them in your city, as we'll as all over the state of Alabama.
 What I would like to have you do Is to retract the statement that Paul Israel and George J. Loeffel are in any way connected with our agency and state we do not know the man Curtiss, and he never was in our employ. 1
 Trusting you will do me the favor to make this correction, l am, Yours very truly, VIM. A. PlNkERTON.
 Chicago, October 2S, 1911.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-31

same time disarming a husky rival. Of course 1t was fine for the rival, and was good thing for the Birmingham dis trict for it brought money for develop ment where it would do the most good, and where it was badly needed, but we think there is some argument in this matter on the side of the government
 A genuine revival in business must await the result of all this agitation against the trusts" and for tariff re- form, unless the tariff reform is conduct d as Underwood desires it to be, by the ''jackscrsw'' method but we can look confidently to the future for we have what the world wants and must have and we can deliver the goods cheaper than any and all rivals