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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-11-22
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
(Serial No. O6O6.)


Department of the Interior,
United States Land Office.
Boise, Idaho. October Is, 1912.
Notice is hereby given that James
L. Magee, of Caldwell, Idaho, who.
on December %, 1905, made home
stead entry No. 8785, serial No. O6O6,
for NEA SWA, NWA seq, section
l9, township 8 north, range 8 west,
Boise Meridian, has filed notice of
intention to make final three year
proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before Isaac R. Beal,
U. S. Commissioner, at Caldwell, Ida
no. on the 18th day of December, 1912.
Claimant names as witnesses:
]. w. HURT, ]. M. Mesler, ]. ].
Chamberlain, and S. M. HURT, all of
Caldwell, idaho.
WILLIAM BALDERSTON,
nl-do Register.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-11-22
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
(Serial No. 06652.)
Reclamation.
Department Of the Interior.
II-sA~A GAaAaa a.aA nA6 a

Department of the Interior.
United States Land Office,
Boise, Idaho, October II, 1872
Notice is hereby given that Archie
c. Johnson. Of Caldwell, Idaho, who.
on June IL, 1909, made homestead
entry No. O66s2. for N.Y. SWN, sec.
ton rs, township north, range 4
west, Boise Meridian, has filed notice
Of intention to make final three year
proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before Isaac R. Beali
u. S. Commissioner, at Caldwell. Ida
no. on the 18th day of December, l9lz.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Charles E. Stevenson, Clark 6.
Stiles, William Aitchison, and James
A. Myers, all of Caldwell, Idaho.
WILLIAM BALDERSTON,
nj do Register,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-11-22
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
(Serial No. 04830.)
Reclamation,
Department of the Interior,

Department of the Interior,
United States Land Office
Boise, Idaho, October Is, 1912.
Notice Is hereby given that Elmer
X. Corbett, of Caldwell. Idaho. who on
March 5. 1908. made homestead entry
No. l06li, serial No. 0483O, for NEZ
SEX, section 81. township Z north,
range 8 west. Boise Meridian, has
fled notice Of intention to make final
three year proof, to establish claim to
the land above described. before Isaac
r. Beal. u. S. Commissioner, at Cald-
we'll, Idaho. on the 18th day OF Decem-
Der. 1912
Claimant names as Witnesses:
Green Williams, of Middleton, Ida
no; Clay Cox, of Caldwell, Idaho;
George Olsen, Of Caldwell, Idaho;
Will Arnold, of Caldwell, Idaho.
WILLIAM BALDERSTON.
nS-dl3 Register.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-11-22

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The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-25
MINERS MEETING
ENOS IN A RIOT
Work Of Grading on Interurban from
Waterloo This Way Commenced.
BIG FIRE AT VALLEY JUNCTION
Alleged Sender of Blackhand Letters
Disappears. Knoxville Girl Badly
Burned Des Moines Painters
Agree on Wage Scale.

Centervile, April 25--Special:
The regular meeting of the local
union No. SOB United Mine Workers
of America here last night broke up
in free for all fight which was
started by foreign miners over the
question of whether or not an Italian
miner could draw death benefit on
account of his widowed mother who
died in the old country. A riot call
was telephoned to the police station
and Mayor Bryant and squad OF
police and citizens arrested and placed
in jail one half dozen foreigners in
Guiding George Rasso who was dele
gate to the recent national conven-.
ton 1t is predicted that the trouble
will cause a split in the local union
resulting in the foreigners organic
ing their own local.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-25

the lifeboats on the Titanic by Second
Officer Lightoller. was the first pas
senger witness called by the commit
tee. He said all ten of his friends
with whom he was travelling lost their
lives in the wreck
Senator Smith asked Major Peuchen
to tell the story of the voyage, telling
of the weather, accident and whether
there was any fire aboard.
The major told of the trip and said:
There was no mention OF fire and
we were all pleased with the trip until
the crash. After IL o'clock went to
my stateroom. | scarcely was I'M
dressed when | felt the shock. /
thought merely that large wave had
struck the ship.
81 put on my coat and went up on
deck. | met friend who said, We've
struck an iceberg So we went up on
deck and saw the iceberg from the
fore part OF the ship. Some ice had
fallen four or five feet inside the rail
Tells of Talk With Hays.
After few minutes | went to other
friends anu said il wasn't serious. Eff
teen minutes taterTs met Charles M.
Hays Of the Grand Trunk Pacific. |
asked him, Have you seen the ice?'
He said, No Then I took him up and
showed him. Then | noticed the boat
was listing. said to Mr.. Hays:
She's listing: she shouldn't do
that
He said. oh, | don't know. This
boat can't sink He had a good deal
OF confidence and said, NO matter
what We have struck, she's good for
eight or ten hours.
The witness said when he got on
deck the boats We're being prepared
for lowering on the port side.
The women came forward, one by
one, many accompanied by their nus
bands. They would only allow women.
Men had to stand back. The second
officer stood there and that was the
order enforced No man passengers
got in that boat"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-25
MAKE MAIL FREE TO BLIND
Congressman Amend the Postoffice
Appropriation Measure-Vote $4,000
to Cover Titanic Loss.

Washington, April 24-Free trans
mission through the United States
mails of publications for the blind
which are distributed without charge
to the afflicted is provided for in an
amendment to the postoffice appropri
alton bill adopted by the house on mo
ton OF Representative Murdoch OF
Kansas. An amendment by Repre-
sentative Dodds of Michigan provided
for the transmission as second class
matter of fraternal, trades union and
similar publication, issued as bona
fide periodicals..
Owing to the heavy loss of register
ed mail in the Titanic disaster the
house voted to make $4,000 immediate.
ly available for loss of registered ar.
ticles in the International mails.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-25
MEXICAN OUTLAWS
KILL AMERICANS
BrigandS Torture Men and Wo-
men From u. S.
AWFUL STORY BY STEAMER
Refugees From Vera Cruz Say They
Were Obliged to Leave Lands,
Homes, Furniture and
All Else.

Galveston, Tex, April 24.-Forty-
seven passengers, all but one citizens
of the United States, who arrived here
from Vera Cruz on the steamer Texas,
tell of alleged torture and assassina-
ton of Americans in the republic.
All the refugees left their lands.
homes, furniture and everything they
possessed, except enough money for
passage and the clothes on their
backs. Among the entire number
there are only four or five trunks.
NJ. II. lsh one OF the refugees, told
OF the murder of an American citizen
named Wait.
Is Killed by Bandits.
Mr.. Wait was a neighbor to me"
said Mr.. lsh. He had sold several
head of cattle and hidden the money
A band of desperadoes went to his
hacienda and demanded money Fail
ing to get ii. they deliberately behead
ed him with their machetes, herded
mis- cattle together and drove them of
There are many instances just like
this.
I'VE lived in little settlement
where a colony OF eleven American
families had founded the town OF San.
because We were afraid to remain
longer. knowing we would all be killed
or tortured.
Il am siXty-four years old. | went
to Mexico one year ago, put all | had
$1,G50, in land and Improvements
there, and today | have only this
showing two hands-"and the clothes
en- my back. Before leaving, we filed
our claims for damages with the
American consul in Mexico City"
Woman Victim of Cruelty.
John 7, MCGEE, wealthy planter
who went TO Mexico two years ago. re.
turned to America minus more than
$4,000, and left behind land and live
stock, Mr.. McGee. tells of alleged
cruelties practised on an American
woman now in the hospital at Mexico
City.
The bandits visited the home OF
Mr.. Shay, one of my neighbors, about
a week before left the settlement. 3"
said Mr.. MCGEE, and demanded
money and guns. He gave them about
Sl2 and one gun, saying that was all
he had on the place.
The band then left, but returned to
Shay's place and demanded more
money and arms. Being refused. they
took Mrs. Shay. tied her down and
began beating her feet.
Pay to Save Woman.
Mr. Shay and his son, to stop the
torture, gave four guns and $500 in
money to the desperadOes, who, after
a final beating of the woman, left the
place.
What has been true of the Shay
family has been likewise true OF
scores OF other Americans.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-25
Valley junction Has Fire.

Des Moines, April 24.-Special:
Valley Junction suffered heavy fire
loss at 80 this morning when the
barn and Office of Ed Wagner and
the residence of Ed Craig burned to
the ground, The damage to these
buildings and adjoining property
brings the loss up to $4,000. Faulty
electric wiring is said to have been
the cause. The Des Moines fire de-
partment and the fire department of
the Rock Island shops prevented the
spreading OF the flames. Wagner had
just bought new two thousand dol
lar automobile which was destroyed
together with seven head of horses.
A rooming house owned by Lillian
Barnett was badly damaged
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-25
Grading For lnterurhan.

Waterloo, April Especial: The
work of grading the new interurban
Inc to LaPorte City was begun this
week. A camp has been established
east of town, and the Improvement
will be pushed rapidly. Present plans
indicate that the line will be along
the east bank of the Cedar to the
mouth of Elk Run creek. At that
point the Cedar river will be bridged
and the line will pass over level
country on the west bank of the riv-
er in comparatively straight course
to it's destination.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-25
RAISES RATE ON u. S. MONEY
Andrew Fixes It at 2 Per Cent. to
Banks Holding Special
Deposits.

Washington. April 24.-Bsnks hold
ing special deposits of the United
States must pay the federal govern
ment per cent. instead of per cent.
interest in future. A. Piatt Andrew.
assistant secretary of the treasury, has
decided to double the rate of interest
in accordance with the authority re-
posed in the treasury department by
congress. The change refers to the
stationary deposits distributed over
the country, but not to the auctuating
deposits at the disposal of disbursing
officers.
The increased interest will not af-
feet the federal revenues to any appre-
ciable extent at this time, as the
banks hold comparatively small ag-
gregate.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-25
Startled by BURGLAR.

Des Moines, April24 Special: Mrs,
J. S, Woodhouse. wife of the well
known newspaper correspondent now,
attending the state convention at
Cedar Rapids awoke with start last
night TO find burglar in the house.
She peeped through the door and saw
him in the next room. She darted
in another room and telephoned the
police. Officials on motor cycles
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-25
Black Hand Letters.

Seymour, April 24-Special: In
vestigation of the black hand letters.
which were received by prominent
citizens shortly after the failure of
the Farmers and Droyers' bank of
Seymour, last week by a postoffice
inspector, is said to have been follow
ed by the disappearance of the sus-
pected sender of the threatening let
tiers. A United States marshal came
to Seymour yesterday, but the man
who had been seen mailing letters at
the railway station had disappeared
the night before. buying a ticket for
Chicago, it is said.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-25
AQree On WAGES.

Des Moines, April 24,-Special: Tha
painters and paper-hangers' union
has agreed on wage scale for the
coming year and has signed up with
the various contractors This was
the announcement of Business Agent
w. 7. Doolittle yesterday. Under the
new agreement painters will get As
cents an hour. as formerly, when
working for contractors and 80 cents
an hour when doing job work for
householders. Paper-hangers will get
4S% cents an hour, the old scale,
from contractors and 5S% cents an
hour for job work.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-25
TITANIC LACKED
MARINE GLASSES
Lookout Says He Could Have
Saved Ship.
MOANS OF DYING PICTURED
Third Officer Says Cries Continued
Hour After Vessel Sank-Passen-
ger Tells Thrilling Story at
Senate Inquiry.

Washington, April 24.-F'rederick
Fleet, who was lookout in the crows
nest of the Titanic, told the senate
committee which is investigating the
sinking of that vessel that Sunday
night some time after ten O'Clock he
reported black mass of ice ahead to
the officers on the bridge. Just how
long this was before the collision the
lookout could not say.
Fleet said that there were no look
out glasses in the Titanic's crows
nest after leaving Southampton. II he
had had glasses, he said, he could have
seen the iceberg enough sooner to
have escaped it. He said glasses we're
furnished the lookout from Belfast to
Southampton, where they were taken
away.
Pictures Cries of the Dying.
Death struggles and cries Of victims
of the disaster were pictured by Third
Officer Herbert John Pitman OF the
sunken liner Chairman Smith OF the
committee pressed Pitmar regarding
the scenes after the sinking OF the
ship.
Il, heard cries of distress after the
ship went down." he said.
How far away were the cries from
your Iifeboat?"
Several hundred yards, probably,
some of them. | told my men to get
the oars out and pull toward the
wreck that we might be able to save a
few more. The people in my boat de-
INJURED They said 1t would be a mad
idea"
Did anyone in your boat urge or APP
peal to you to go back toward the
wreck"
mo, not one"
No Woman Urged to Return.
Did any woman urge you to go
back"
No"
who demurred-the men with the
oars?"
"Oh, no, they obeyed my orders, and
all the passengers said it was a mad
idea to go back-that We should add
another forty to the list of drowned.
men We IOOh III IHS OaiS anu A"J
quiet"
When Pitman Welded to the impor-
tunities of the passengers he did not
turn back to see. but merely pulled in
his oars and drifted.
Describe screams"
Don't, sir, please! I'd rather not
talk about it,"
I'm sorry to press it, but what was
1t like? Were the screams intermit-
tent or spasmodic?"
One Long, Continuous Moan.
1T was one long, continuous moan. "
The witness said the means and
cries continued an hour and that he
made no effort to go to the rescue
You drifted in the vicinity of the
drowning people and made no effort to
give them aid?" asked Senator Smith
in surprise.
please, sir, don't" pleaded Pitman.
II can't bear to recall it, | wish we
might not discuss the scene"
II have no desire to lacerate your
feelings said Senator Smith, but we
must know whether you drifted there
without offering aid. Answer that and
] shall press you no more"
II did. sir" answered the witness.
Call Canadian Witness.
Maj. Arthur Peuchen of Toronto,
Ont, who was ordered to man one or
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-25
CALL ON TAFT TO
PREVENT WALk0UT
Railway Craft Ask United States
to Mediate.
WOULD INVOLVE 100000 MEN
Engineers and Road Managers Accept
Offer Of Knapp and Neill to In
terVens In Eastern Con.
troversy.

Kansas City, Mo-, April 2i.-At
session Of the Federation of Fedora
tions, an organization of railway craft
formed hGre, it was decided to send
message to President Taft asking
federal Intervention in the strike OF
the carmen on the Hartman lines and
the Illinois Central railway.
Text of Letter to Taft.
The letter, which warns the presi-
dent that strike of 100000 members
of the federation will be called unless
action is taken, follows;
Convention of federated railway
employees, representing all roads west
and south of Chicago, now in session
at Kansas City, having under con-
sideration the Hartman lines and Illi-
nois Central strike, have decided to
extend or to make preparation to eX-
tend the strike over all western rail
ways unless settlement of an honor
able character can be secured Per-
nit us to refer you to recent CORE
spondence on this strike. in which 1t
was pointed out to you the great loss
to business interests, the tremendous
loss of life and the delay OF the Uni
ted States mail.
Assert Roads Aid the |. C.
The men are determined, and
when it is taken into consideration
that these other roads affiliated with
the General Managers association are
assisting the Hartman lines and the
Illinois Central, they cannot be
blamed for the action contemplated
The seriousness of this matter can
be measured by the effect of the one
now in progress. Boiler explosions
are becoming more frequent and the
nonenforcement of the safety appli.
ance law is endangering public safe,
ty. Permit us to assure you of our
esteem and regard.
Committee of International Presl
dents"
Avert Engineers Strike.
New York, April 24.-The threat.
ened railroad strike has been ayerted
Both sides have accepted the offer
of mediation by Judge Martin A.
Knapp of the United States commerce
court and Charles P. Neil. commits.
siOner of labor. The prospect is that
the differences between the railroad
managers Of the fifty eastern lines
affected and the Brotherhood of Loco.
motive Engineers will be amicably ad.
justed.
Should mediation fail, the next step
will be arbitration, under the Erd
man act.
Ottawa, Ont, April 24.-Locomotive
engineers over the entire Grand
Trunk system in Canada and the
United States were granted an in
crease Of wages of between and II
per cent. under a three-year agree
men with the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers, which organization
was represented in negotiations by a
delegation of % men from Chicago,
Detroit and Canadian cities. The new
wage scale dates back to April first,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-25
HITS AT EXPRESS COMPANIES
Congressman Martin Would Deprivs
Them of Exclusive Freight
Rights.

Washington. April 24.-Representa-
tive Martin of South Dakota has in
troduced a bill in the house which
would deprive the express companies
of their exclusive right to transport
freight on fast trains, The bill would
compel all railroad companies to carry
cars on passenger trains and accept
for transportation all parcels and pack
ages. The rates would be subject to
the review of the interstate commerce
commission. The bill would enjoin
the railroad companies from discrim-
mating in favor of any. express com
pany 1t was referred to the inter
state commerce committee.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-25
lNDICT ROCK ISLAND MAYOR
schriVer Held in $1,000 Bond for At
tack on Publisher--citizen Vol.
unteer Bail.

Rock Island, H.. April ga grand
Jury indictment was returned against
Mayor II. M. Schrlver charging him
with assault with intent to infiict bod,
lily injury on John Looney. publisher OF
the Rock Island News.
Schriver beat Looney in police head.
quarters after Looney had been ar.
rested following the publication in lis
pape. of scandalous attack upon the
mayor and the incident played a part
In the agitation that preceded the riot.
Ing here.
Schrivers bond was fixed at $4,000
and eight leading citizens volunteered
as bondsmen.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-25
ON TRIAL FOR DEATH
Wisconsin Wife Is Charged by State
With Staying Her Aged
Husband.

Independence. Wis, April 24.-The
hearing of Mrs. Charles Weidemann,
accused of numbering her aged hus-
band. was begun here. The state an
nounced that 1t would place in evi.
dence the blood stained clothing
which, 1t is alleged, Mrs. Weidemann
discarded before notifying neighbors
of her husbands death.
Mrs. Weidemann, on the stand, de-
MED any knowledge of the crime.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-25
To Probe Mill sunnIu

Mason City, April 24--Special: An
investigation of the milk supply is
being agitated here by many who are
making serious complaints of the con.
dition of the milk as il is delivered
from the diaries The grand jury
may take up the matter il that body
viii do as many are urging it. The
Iowa pure food department has is
signed II. f. Forester of Lake Mills
TO investigate.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-25
BAPTlSTS WAR ON PHTHlSlS
Plan to Assess Each Church Member
10 Cents to Fight Against
Disease.

Denver, Colo, April 24.-Articles of
Incorporation We're filed here by the
American Baptist tuberculosis asso.
cation, which plans to establish free
sanatoriums in various parts of the
United States. Funds for establish
Ing the institutions are to be raised by
the unique plan of assessing each
Of the 100000 Baptists in the United
States 10 cents each annually.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-25
Bolt podqes Two, Kills, Two.

Buffalo, n. Y, April 24.-John 8.
Wood and Charles H. Hyer. farmers
of Springville. Erie county. were Kill
ed by holt of lightning that struck
harm where they sought shelter from
storm. Two companions who stood
within few feet of them escaped
without injury
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-25
CHANGE OF VENUE FOR ALLEN
Trial of Six Men Who Shot Up Vir-
GINA Courthouse Set For
April 80.

Hillsville, Va, April ga change of
venue was granted to Floyd Allen,
Friel Allen, Claude s. Allen, Victor
Allen, Byrd Marion and Sidna led.
wards, who were arraigned here to
answer the charge of shooting three
members OF the court on March IA.
The trial win take place AT Wythe-
vile and is set for April 80
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-25
Bandit Kills Officer

Paris. April 24.-Special: In des-
perate attempt 10 arrest Bannot. CHIEF
of the Phantom bandits, Assistant
Chief of Detectives Jourin was killed
here today and officer Collmar was
moftally wounded Bonnet made his
escape
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-25
Knoxville Girl Badly Burned.

Knoxville, April 24-Special: Miss
Carolyn Collins, the 15-year-old daugh-
ter of LATE 5. Collins, banker. re-
ceived serious burns on both hands
while cleaning her gloves with gaso-
line.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-25
The Big Four.

The big four will be Governor B. f.
Carroll. of Des Moines; George d.
Perkins, of Sioux City; James +. Bry-
an. of Creston and Luther Brewer,
publisher of the Cedar Rapids Times.
When the convention convened at
II o'clock, Senator Cummins in form.
ed his friends that he though the Taft
men would control and elect the dele.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-25
TAFT A WINNER
HAS 772 TO 709.
Sixth District Have Front Seats and
the Choice OF All.
NOW TIME TO DROP ALL HANDLES
Mahaska Gets President and Secre.
tary of Sixth District Caucus
WapelIo Member Of Resoiu-
tons-Jasper Credentials.

Pottawattamie county voted
thirty.one for Taft and one for
Cummins and the band played