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The Washington herald., 1912-03-08
Aged Messenger Dies.

Joseph II. jackson. sixty-six years old.
who was born a slave in Virginia and
served for foTty-six years as a messen-
ger in the Pension Bureau. died sud
denly of acute indigestion yesterday
morning at his home. 9ol3 NJ street north
west.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-08
A FEW BASE HITS.

From the Cleveland Leader.
What is to become OF the poor baseball
umpire when the recall OF judicial de-
cisions is established?
From the Newark Star.
New York baseball fans are chipping in
to buy an automobile for Christy Mathew
sen. Hope they will be cOnsiderate
enough TO endow It.
From the Christian Scierce Monitor.
II is reported that the latest sppointee
to the Supreme bench was once q ball
player. He will be able now to sympa-
thize more heartily with the umpire.
From the Atlanta Journal
What about reducing baseball fares?
From the ST. Louis Republic.
II is TO be observed that the st. Louis
baseball clubs are going into training for
the coming season. How would II do, for
a change, to go TO bat once without spe-
cial preparation? There is a profound
suspicion that our baseball experts are
overtralned.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-08
SNOW AND SUNSHINE.

From the Atlanta Constitution.
Cheer up! Spring has her usual crop
of roses in cold storage.
From the Rochester Times
The heaviest snow fall of the year has
just occurred in Maine. Gentle spring
has still a cold. hard road to travel.
From the Elmirs Advertiser.
One thing is certain, President Taft will
order his own weather for March 4, next.
instead OF having Willis Moore hand it
out
From the Indianapolis News.
But if anybody wants to form an or
gan.zation to abolish this weather. 1t will
undoubtedly have a great deal OF sup
port.
From the Dallas News.
With snow in the Panhandle and rain
in the pan. Texas is well equipped for
beginning another crop.
From the Mobile Register.
Now is the accepted time for the n.y.
swatting to begin, before the early spring
days when the female OF the species gets
in her deadly work.
Prom the Atlanta Journal.
The old controversy as to whether
spring begins on March 20 or March Z
is in a fair way to be resumed again.
From the Chicago Record Herald.
In spite of the lengthy. hard winter that
we have had, the restaurants have been
able to keep spring lamb on the bills OF
fare right along.
Prom the Kansas City News.
II 1t is all the same to the weather
department and the esteemed wheat crop.
the rest of us would be willing to worry
along without any more snow.
From the Albany Journal.
BY looking at the calendar YOU can
learn that this is indeed March, that
there has not been reversion to January.
Asks the Herald to Persevere.
Editor The Washington Herald:
Please persevere in your worthy task
Of trying to induce Congress to change
the date Of the Inauguration to some
more genial season. 1 have been to
twelve OF them, and can therefore speak
feelingly on the subject. On March 4
I sent the following telegram to Hon.
D. J. Lewis. the Representative from
nit time Of year for Inauguration cere-
monies?"
To-day would be even worse!
Washington, March g. 1872
ALLAN FARoUHAR.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-08

Fifteen years ago Moscow started a
city pawnshop. Since then Il has loaned
more than $27.ooo.oOO on nearly 100000
articles left in pawn.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-08
Being Pressed.

II like to examine the dictionary during
spare moments. You find many unexpect-
ed things in it."
Yes; I've noticed that. 1 sometimes
find queer-looking feminine apparel in
ours "
The Washington herald., 1912-03-08
OF INTEREST IN WASHINGTON.

From the ST. Louis Republic.
They say in Washington that the money
trust must open its books for the inspec-
tion of Congress. What II these valuable
documents were destroyed in the Equi-
table Building fire.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-08
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
IN THE SPRING.

Now the spring is dissipating
Winters gloom;
Now the tulips at the florists
Brightly bloom.
At the butchers there are lambkins
To be found,
Which the butcher is retailing
BY the pound.
oh. the springtime is the season
That we love,
Then it's always warm and CHEEKY
By the stove.
Uncle PennywIse saysI
The spring poet is hard to discourage;
keeps trying to sell his stuff. Hope seems
to spring eternal from a fountain pen.
vindictIve.
This show cost the producer $4,000"
I'm glad of it."
Cut Rather Low.
DO you notice how the color Of this
dress matches my eyes?"
Yes; and 1 also notice how the cut Of II
matches that sore throat you have.
March s in History.
March S, II74-Richard the Lion-hearted
challenges the entire ssracen army. Four
hundred accept and are all slain Some
Staying, this.
! March S. I755-Dr. johnson pawns Bos-
" ellis wig. This caused a coolness which
some historians have been at a loss to
explain.
The Political situation.
SAre the times uplifting?
Here We go.
Whittier are We drifting?
l dunno.
An Educated Bird.
Polly want a cracker"
Nav; gimme two cards.
Great Progress.
Developed your gold mine any as yet?"
Yes. indeed. I started with desk room,
and now / have a fine suite OF Offices"
On the Firing Line.
Son. hear you have Joined the boy
scout movement"
Yes, dad"
We'll. s'pose you scout ahead and see
what sort of humor your mother is in
Being Pressed.
.sT MI. a. x,.,t,a tbo AIotiopary durGpo
The Washington herald., 1912-03-08

From the Houston Post
Jerseyman sojourning in Washington
says Gov. Wilson. in the event Of his
election to the Presidency, will make
Sc nator CuIberson a member Of the Cabi
net. Culberson would adorn any official
station. but Cabinet-making, We think.
may well be deferred until the Presidency
has been hooked.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-08
Great PROGRESS.

Polly want a cracker"
Nav; gimme two cards"
The Washington herald., 1912-03-08

Developed your gold mine any as YETI"
Yes. indeed. l started with desk room,
and now / have a fine suite OF Offices"
The Washington herald., 1912-03-08
On the Firing Line.

Son. l hear you have Joined the boy
scout movement"
Yes, dad"
Well s'pose you scout ahead and see
what sort of humor your mother is in
The Washington herald., 1912-03-08
March s in History.

The Political situation.
tAre the times uplifting?
Here We go.
Whittier are We drifting?
| dunno.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-08
Uncle PennywIse says,

The spring poet is hard to discourage;
keeps trying to sell his stuff. Hope seems
TO spring eternal from a fountain pen.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-08

DO you notice how the color Of this
dress matches my eyes?"
Yes: and I also notice how the cut Of II
matches that sore throat you have"
The Washington herald., 1912-03-08

From the Atlanta Journal.
What about reducing baseball fares?
The Washington herald., 1912-03-08
Cut Rather Low.

This show cost the producer $4,000.
I'm glad of It."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-21
OFFICER SHOOTS
WHEN RESISTED
Chicago Policeman Shot Young Man
Who Offered Reslstence; Third
OF Family Shot by Police

Chicago. Nov. 20.--Irving Farrell
20 years old. was shot and instantly
killed by Policeman John HOnan while
resisting arrest in the basement Of the
Farrell home early today. Farrell was
the third of three brothers to be shot
by policemen within five months and
the second to be slain. His brother
Earl was killed by Policeman VIII.
liams, colored, on June %, after he and
several companions had attacked the
officer. Another brother, Edward, was
shot at that time but nota seriously
wounded.
Edward was to have been placed on
trial in the criminal court today tor
setting fire to a newspaper wagon dur
ing the newspaper strike here.
Irving Farrell was trying to escape
from Policeman Honan after, 1t was
said, he had hurled stone through a
saloon window. He quarreled with a
saloon keeper over payment for drinks
and after leaving the place threw the
stone.
Honan witnessed the breaking Of
the window and went to arrest Farrell,
who ran and took refuge in the base
ment He was followed by Honan, who
arrested him and fired the fatal shot
when members of the Farrell family
ere said to have come to the rescue
of the prisoner.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-21
HAS CRITICISM
f.. FOR FOREFATHERS
Speaker at Convention Of Civic As
sociation criticizes Method Of
Laying Out Cities.

Baltimore. Nd, Nov. 20.-"The prob
lem that confronts us is to make vege-
table life grow and flourish in un
natural surroundings, made so by the
ordinary methods Of city construction"
said Henry N. Castle Of Norfolk. Va.
secretary of the commission on beau.
tifying the city, in addressing the
eighth annual convention Of the Amer
lean Civic association here today.
Had we with our present expert
ence," he continued, "the laying out OF
our cities and towns, the problem
would be comparatively easy one.
but our forefathers thought little o.!
the present day problem or Of the re-
suit Of their narrow planning. In laying
out their cities with the whole unused
continent before them they were in
fluenced by their remembrance Of ths
old world whence they had migrated
where land was dear. and space re-
stricted and so all along the Atlantic
seaboard we had cities with narrow
streets, little if any parkway areas
sidewalks and curb, bare, desolatf
windswept, dust laden, and sunbeaten
a terror to man and beast"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-21
M|NTURN SAID
He SAW MURDER
WITNESS IN GIBSON TRIAL RE-
LATED TALE OF MRS. SZABo'S
KILLING ON LAKE.

Goshen, N. Y Nov. 20.-"I saw Glib
son seize Mrs. Szabo around the neck
with his left arm; saw his right hand
thrust at her throat, then they both
fell out of the boat"
John Minturn, eye witness of the
death of Mrs Rosa Menschik SZabO
for whose death on Greenwood lake
Burton w. Gibson Of New York, he1
lawyer, is charged with murder, sc
testified at Gibson's trial today. His
testimony was introduced to bear out
the states contention that Mrs. Szabc
was strangled by Gibson and did not die
of drowning.
- Gibson and his companion were
standing back to back in the center OF
the boat" Minturn said "Gibson
wheeled as they were passing and
seized Mrs. Szabo. They struggled fol
a moment, the boat rocked and they
fell out, the woman first, the man aft
erwards. when they were in the
water presently the womna was lost
to sight. The man then swan over to
the boat. put his arm over it ard turn
ed it over. The boat ssemained right
side up when they fell out and stayed
in this position until Gibson tipped it
over"
Minturn was standing at the waters
edge, he said when he saw the tragedy.
The boat wac about 700 yards away. He
was afraid he would forget, he added,
so he went home and wrote down what
he saw.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-21
FINALLY SUBMITS
K. AFTER LONG FIGHT
Pullman Company Has Filed incor
poration Papers After Resisting
Law for Twenty-six Years

Des Moines, Nov. 20.-After fighting
with the state for twenty-six years the
Pullman company filed incorporation
terday. The filing fee, covering the
value VI property used in this state.
was more than one thousand dollars.
Originally the Iowa law called for
the payment of filing fee upon the
total capital stock of company. A
strenuous objection was made to this
by the large companies that the pres
ent law, under which most of the large
companies are taking legal protection.
was substituted. "
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-21
Scene
s. IN CONVENTION
0FFEDERAT|ON
Labor Delegates Divided on
Industrial Unionism and
Minority Report Made
That Caused Big Row.

! Rochester, N. Y, Nov. 20.-With the
! first big fight of the American Fedora
ton of Labor convention, that of the
Sherman antitrust law. temporarily
disposed Of, the convention today took
up the subject of organization by in
dustries rather than by trades. The
debate is expected to bring about a
sharp division between the radical
and conservative wings of the con-
vention.
The federation has always been un-
alterably opposed to Industrial union
ism but this year the radical faction
has forced fight on the convention
| floor. Conservatives headed by Presi-
dent Gompers, say that the adoption
Of the industrial plan would be only
a step toward changing the federation
into another political party.
At the presentation of the minority
report Of the committee which favors
industrial unionism the convention
floor became scene Of excitement.
AS soon as President Gompers called
for the vote and before remarks had
been allowed q dozen men were on
their feet calling for recognition.
Gompers recognized one delegate
who was against industrial unionism
saying: 81 am pleased to see that at
last you are waking up" As the debate
progressed it became at times disord-
erly. Kisses and groans often inter-
rupted the speakers. .
Frank j. Hayes. representing the
United Mine Workers, spoke in favor
Of the minority report and was sec
onded in his remarks by John Walker
and John Mitchell, both Of the miners
organization. .r... =. .....,...s
John P, Eagan of Toledo made an
attack upon industrial unionism which
brought dozen delegates to their
feet in noisy dissent As Eagan pro-
gressed in his remarks, which brought
applause and Kisses alike, John Walk
er stalked across the floor and start
ed personal argument with Eagan.
Walker was finally forced into his seat
at President Gompers' orders.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-21
ROBBERS
STILL At LARGE
ALL EFFORTS OF POLICE AND De
TEcrlvEs 70 APPREhEND
BANDITS FRUlTLESS.

All efforts of the authorities to To-
cate the two masked bandits who held
up the Southwest Limited at an early
hour Tuesday morning thus far have
been fruitless. The authorities are
still searching for the men but SO far
have not found any clues to work on.
The Milwaukee detective department
is cooperating with the police and
sheriff corps in the search for the
bandits. Il III , ii
Those in charge of the search have
come to the conclusion that the bandits
are members OF notorious gang
which has been operating In northern
Missouri and southwestern Iowa. Ac-
cording to report received from
Chillicothe, Mo-, the description Of the
limited robbers tallies exactly with the
description, given of the men who have
been terrorizing Missouri towns. In
all probability the Missouri and Iowa
authorities Will cooperate in running
down this gang which Is said to nearly
equal the James boys gang. N
Men Disappear Quickly.
The bandits made hurried depar-
ture from the city and it is the gener-
al belief that they either escaped by
an auto or by one Of the through
trains that arrive in the city between
midnight and o'clock. There are a
number of trains due here at an
early hour and it is possible that they
made their escape In this manner. No
trace of the man who attempted to
board Burlington passenger No. II can
be found and 1t is thought that he
was one of the bandits. He did not
atempt to board the train until it was
pulling past the water tank. No one
knew of the robbery until the train
arrived at Ottumwa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-21
TOOK RCVOLV |:
FOR PROTECTION
TYPIsT CHARGED WITH MURDEF,
or. zoLLINGER TELLS COURT
SHE BORE NO MALICE.

Columbus, O., Nov. 20.-Prosecutns
Attorney Edward G. Turner today be,
gan a. cross examination of Miss .Ces
celia Farley, the state house stenog,
rapher ntrial for first degree murdev
for the shooting Of Alvin E. Zollingel
last spring after the witness had tes-
titled THAT she did not know who pull
ed the trigger Of the revolver which
shot Zollinger.
In a voice firmer and louder thar
she used yesterday the girl emphatic
ally denied that she had told Miss
Pearl Clark. woman detective about
her case but said that she had "con- :
fessed" at police headquarters to save
her fance who. she was told by th,
police, was believed to be implicate.
in the shooting.
Miss Farley declared she had H.
malice toward Zollinger when she ven;
to the park with him but had carried q
revolver because she was afraid "he
would do something and I ought to be
protected
Because of the inability to hear Miss
Farley's testimony yesterday when
she spoke in low voice, the crowd in
the court room today was greatly
diminished.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-21
NAVAL BIRDMAN
.zs HAS TAKEN MATE

Washington, D. c., Nov. 2O.-Lieut.
Theodore G. Ellyson, the navy's crack
aviator, has launched out on long
journey with passenger. The pas
senger, formerly Miss Helen M. Glenn
Of New York, and now Mrs. Ellyson,
was married to the airman last Friday,
but the marriage was kept secret un-
I'll today. Now the brother officers who
were kept "up In the air" concerning
The wedding by the "flighty" groom,
Ire looking for the couple, who have
disappeared on their honeymoon.
Lieut.. Ellyson is considered one of the
foremost operators of the hydroaero-
plane in the world.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-21
ELECTION CASE
SUFFERS DELAY
SquabbIe Over Voting Machines Used
in Polk County is Still
UnsettIed: .-.

Des Moines, Nov. 20.-Counsel fol
the plaintiffs in the action to have the
entire Polk county vote of November
5th declared illegal are having diff
Guilty in securing hearing in the dis
trict court. ~
Judge De Graft set the certiorar
hearing yesterday for this morning al
10 o'clock. In the meantime he induced
Judge Bradshaw to take 1t. Judge
Bradshaw Is now scheduled to hear
both petitions.
The petition Is divided into nine
counts. The most important allegations
are as follows.
First-The board Of supervisors ex-
ceeded its Jurisdiction in securing vot-
ing machines and that it failed to give
adequate means Of registering votes.
Second-One minute is not sufficient
time to cast vote. The voters were
denied the right to vote with discrim-
tnation because OF the short time al
lowed. They were educated in 1910 and
1911 to use the party lever for the
straight ticket. This was denied No
vember 5. 1912, leaving them ignorant
Of the proper way to vote.
Third-The presidential electors
names were not on the ballots, thus
violating the law.
Fourth-The machines were not APP
proved by the voting machine COM
mission.
F'ifth-That restriction OF voters te
one minute is a violation Of constith-
tional rights.
Sixth-The votins~machines are IL
iekai because judges and clerks can as
certain who man Is voting for The
levers can also be locked on certain
candidates so that no votes can be cast
for them.
In conclusion, the petition asks that
the writ be issued compelling the SUI
pervis.-s to certify transcript Of the
records and proceedings in reference to
the 81 .nase, adoption and use Of the
voting machines; all records bearing
upon the approving Of the machines by
the commission. and that the election
be set aside because Of the violation of
the constitutional rights OF the voters.
Judge of cost is also asked.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-21
DYNAMITE FIEND
PATTERN MAKER
CRANK WHO TRIED TO BLOW UP
LOS ANGELES POLICE STATION
AFTER CORPORATION

Los Angeles, Cal, Nov. 2O.-Strapped
to cot in the receiving hospital, Carl
War;, the German pattern maker who
took possession of the central police
station yesterday by theatening to
destroy the building with an Internal
machine unless Paul Shoup president
to him, told weird tale today.
Il did not want to hurt anyone about
the police station" declared War;. "All
I was after was the head of the
Pacific Electric. did not even know
his name was Paul Shoup until after
l was arrested. did not even want to
hurt him. was merely going to show
him my machine and tell him was
going to blow him up unless he raised
the wages of his workmen and other.
wise improved their condition.
II figured that the best way to get
him to promise to do what I wanted
was. to 60 to the police station and got
the officers to cooperate with me In
order to save their own lives. They
were fools to try to capture me. II
they had been killed 1t would have
been no fault Of mine. You can't call
that murder.
THE machine Is my own invention.
/ never heard of one like it. l don't
want description of the thing to get
into the newspapers for fear others
will steal my idea. One Of the finest
features of the machine is that in
stead Of pulling the trigger to set the
machine off, one has to hold the trig.
ger to keep 1t from going off,"
The would-be dynamiter is believed
to have received fracture Of the
skull from the blows dealt him by
Detective James Hosick
War; varied his recital today by be-
ging to be shot. Chief Sebastian issued
a statement complimenting. Detective
Hosick and Brown for their bravery in
attacking War; and rushing his
Internal machine outside of the police
station when it was believed such an
attack meant death.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-21
DEATH PENALTY
TO Be P ASSEO
ON 4 GUNMEN
Justice Golf Will Sentence
Men to Electric Chair on
November 26; Will Join
Becker After Sentence.

New York, Nov. 20.-Sentence of
death on the four gunmen convicted
yesterday of numbering Herman Ros-
enthal will be prolounced by Justice
Goff on Nov. 26, he announced today
when the, prisoners were arraigned
before him. After sentence is passed
the men will be taken to Sing Sing
where former Police Lieutenant Chas,
Becker is awaiting death for instigat.
! ing the shooting.
taken together at their arraignment.
Whitley" Lewis said his real name
was Frank Seidenschue. born in Rus.
sia, "a years old, and bookbinder by
trade. Both his parents are living,
and he has served two jail sentences.
"Dago Frank" gave his correct name
as Frank Ciroflci, 81 years OF age,
a native Of Italy and a steamfitter by
occupation. He has served one jail
term and described himself as a mod.
crate drinker.
Lefty Louie said he was christen.
ed Louis Rosenberg, was 21 years old,
native of Austria, and married. His
vocation was salesman. He said he was
temperate and had served one Jail
sentence. ~
"Gyp the Blood" was recorded as
Harry Horowitz, a clerk "a years old,
a native of New York City, married
and temperate. ..r
The states informers Rose, Vallon,
Webber and Schepps who have been
held In prison during the trial, prob.
ably will be released this afternoon.
The district attorney agreed today that
there was no further need of keeping
them behind the bars. 1t is thought
they will leave the city. William
Shapiro, driver OF the murder car"
and jointly indicted with the gunmen
ana Becker also will 90 free. In re-.
turn for his Testimony for the state.
the district attorneys office will move
that the indictment against him be
Pquashed.
OF the seven indicted for the Rosen
thai murder this leaves but one de.
fendant to be tried. He is Jack Sulli
van, king of the newsboys." II
Files Stay Of Execution.
Joseph A. Mcintyre, attorney for
Charles Becker, filed with District At
torney Whitman today notice of ap-
peal from the verdict OF the Jury
which convicted his client of prosecut-
ing the murder of Herman Rosenthal.
The notice acts as stay Of execution.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-21
TAFT APPOINTED
THOMPSON TO-DAY

Washington. D. c.. Nov. 20.-Carmi
Thompson was appointed treasurer Of
the United States today by President
Taft to succeed Lee McClung, who re-
signed recently. Mr.. Thompson will
assume his new duties tomorrow and
Charles D. Hilles, who was secretary
to the president before the beginning
of the last campaign, will return to
that post.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-21
TWO DEATHS FROM
FALLING AT DAM

Keokuk, Nov. 20.-An American en-
ploye of Stone & Webster, whose last
name is given as Franks, plunged sixty
feet at the dam about noon and died
while being put in the ambulance.
E. c. Patten, employed on the works
by Stone & Webster, died in st. JOS
eph's hospital. Patten also fell a
great distance and was rushed to
the hospital operating room in a vain
hope Of saving his life. He was injur-
ed internally and about the head, and
was not expected to survive the length
of time that he did.