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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-07-11
PROGRESS
/. At CONFERENCE
Standpatters and Progressives Can
not Agree on Program,
LOOKS VERY MUCH LIKE BOLT
Progressives Have Resolution Writ.
ten by Senator Cummins Calling
for Committee to Investi-
gate Fraud Charges.

Des Moines, July 10.-Special: AL
though standpat and progressive re.
publicans held conferences until late
this morning is an effort to agree up
on a program at the state convention
in the coliseum today, so that the
state ticket, candidates for the legis-
lature and Senator w. S. Kenyon
could be saved, little progress had
been made when the convention met
and it looked more like there would
be bolt by one faction or the other
than at any time since the Chicago
convention.
At the early morning convention
Gov. Carroll, as spokesman for the
Taft men, said they insisted ON an en-
dorsement for Taft and no attack on
Taft and the convention which nom
mated him.
The progressives, armed with a
resolution, said to have been drawn
by Senator A. b. Cummias, calling
for the appointment of a tribunal con-
sisting of William Combs, Henry Wal
lace and Judge Deemer, to investi-
gates the charges of fraud at the Chi
cago convention, and if found well
founded to within thirty days issue a
statement which would absolve the
progressives from voting for Taft.
A third element is making itself
felt in the convention. Jno. MacVicar,
defeated Des Moines councilman, who
was a Dixon lieutenant at Chicago
and who announced himself as secre-
tary for the Roosevelt party in Iowa
was busy trying to cause a bolt by
the progressives or staadpatters, he
does not care which
A call for a Roosevelt massmeeting
which will be practically the first
Roosevelt convention to be held in
the state, was issued this morning by
Judge l.. J. Stevens, national commit
teeman of the third party for Iowa.
The meeting has been called for five
o'clock this afternoon at the Slavery
hotel. Delegates at large and cleo
tors will be selected and plans made
for state campaign.
1t is intimated that resolution en-
dorsing Roosevelt will be introduced
in the state convention.
A telegram has been received by
Editor Pierce, of the Homestead,
from Col. Roosevelt. which is in an
swer to the attack by Pierce saying
that Roosevelt should have stepped
aside at Chicago in favor of Cummins.
Roosevelt denies that he was ever ap-
preached by anyone in authority to
in favor of Cummins. He
also says he will not insist on Iowa
progressives heading the third party
movement. but will abide by choice
of the majority of the delegates.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-07-11
PRESTON MAKES
WARM FRIENDS
His Headquarters are Crowded at
all Times.
RESOLUTIONS ARE UP IN THE AIR
Standpatters Will Not Stand For the
ignoring of Taft - Progressives
Having Trouble in Keeping
Their Forces in Line.

Des Moines. Ia, July 1O.-(Noon }
Special: Whether Judge B. w. Pres,
ton of Oskaloosa wins out or not he
mas succeeded in making many warm
friends in his canvass for the nomina.
ton for supreme judge.
The entire Sixth district congress
slonal and Sixth judicial districts
nave been enthusiastic for him, and
some one has seen and talked with
every delegate to the convention.
His headquarters in parlor A at the
Slavery Hotel have been crowded at
all times, and more people have Wis
tied them than any other of the can
didates' headquarters.
The one thousand badges presented
to him by A. P. Spencer were soon
exhausted, and more had to be print
ed to meet the demands.
Up to noon today, everybody was
at sea as to the probable resolutions.
The progressives being in control,
found 1t more difficult to hold their
own members in bounds than they
ever did to whip out the standpatters.
1t Is possible there will be no resolu-
tions offered.
Some progressives say that If Taft
is ignored they will ignore Senator
Kenyon by voting for democrats to
the legislature.
The standpatters also suggest that
they can have their Is candidates for
the legislature withdraw, thus assur-
ing a democratic majority.
In any event, it is agreed that ex-
President Roosevelt will not be men,
toned in the resolutions.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-07-11
Farmer Hangs Self.

Maquoketa, July 10.-Yesterday af-
ternoon George Stoughton commit
ted suicide by hanging himself in a
corn crib on his farm about six miles
east of here. The reason for his ac-
tion is not known, but is thought to
be the result of anxiety over religious
matters. He had been moving hay
in a field not far from the house
shortly before he hung himself.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-07-11
END IN SIGHT IN
LOR|MER TRIAL
Illinois Senator Begins Plea in Own
Behalf To-day,
ANTI-LORlMERlTES CONFIDENT
They Profess to Have Enough Votes
to Unseat Him-Senator Has no
Prepared Speech, but Speak
ing From Notes Jotted.

Washington, July 10.-Special: Sen
'ator LoriEIer, of Illinois, faced the
crisis of his senatorial career today
with all preparations to begin his
final plea of not guilty to the charge
of corruption in his election when the
senate met at 10 o'clock today.
Senator Lorimer expects to speak
all day and possibly continue tomor-
row. He has no prepared speech but
his desk is literally covered with a
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-07-11
JAMES A. Dewitt
REFUSES PLACE
Declined to be a Candidate For
Member Of State Committee.
J. G. ROTH OF WAPELLO CHOSEN
Governor Carroll Made Member of
the Resolutions Committee and j.
w. Hunter of Jasper On Perma.
nent Organization.

Coliseum, Des Moines, Ia, July 10.
Special: The Sixth district caucus
was held in the west balcony of the
coliseum at 10 o'clock this morning.
The meeting was called to order by
State Central Committeeman James
A. Dewitt.
Henry Wagner, OF Keokuk county,
was elected chairman of the meet
ing, and w. E. Giltner of Monroe
county, secretary.
Mr.. Dewitt declined to be a candi-
date again for Sixth district commit
Eteeman, and the name OF JIG. Roth
| of Wapello county was presented by
Monroe county and the vote was
unanimous for Mr.. Roth.
AS member of the convention COM
mittee on resolutions two names were
proposed, that of Governor B. F. Car
roll of Davis county, and John F. A.
Beggeleu of Monroe county. A roll
call was asked for and held. Gov.
Carroll won out by vote of sixty
two to thirty-seven.
Under the primary law, no creden-
tials committee is necessary, so this
part of the usual program was dis
pensed with.
J. w. Hunter of Jasper county was
made the member from the Sixth dis,
trict on permanent organization.
The Sixth district has the distinct
ion of being the only standpat district
left in the state.
mitteeman, will be the only one of
the eleven in the state.
When Governor CAROLS name was
mentioned as Sixth district member
of the resolutions committee, his
name was Kissed by the more ardent
progressives. He, too, will be the
great minority on the committee with
vote of 10 to 1 against him.
In the Seventh district Charles
Rawson was elected committeeman
and recommended as a good man for
chairman of the state central COM
mittee. J. A. Dyer of Des MoineS, a
lawyer, was endorsed for U. S. Dis
trict Attorney for Southern Iowa.
Both Howard J. Clark and Emory
English were defeated for the resolu-
lions committee and John A. Guiher
of Winterset got the place.
The resolutions committee is as
follows:
First district, c. A. Carpenter OF
Louisa county.
Second district, ]. R. Lane of Scott
county.
Third district, Ira Nichols of Iowa
Falls.
Fourth district, H. T. Hancock of
Fayette county.
Fifth district, D. w. Norris of Mar
shalltown.
Sixth district, Gov B. F. Carroll of
Davis county.
Seventh district, John A. Guiher of
Winterset.
Eighth district, D. White of shen-
andoah.
Ninth district, w. n. k1lpack of
Pottawattamie county.
Tenth district, J. H. Allen of Poca-
hOntas.
Eleventh district, J. w. Hospers of
Sioux county.
The new state central committee
is as follows:
First district, Charles F. Grail of
Fairfield.
Second district, George Helfinger of
Sabula.
Third district, NJ. NJ Beebe of
Hampton.
Fourth district, L. B. Whitney of
Winnishiek.
Fifth district, d. Goodell of Iowa
county.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-07-11
Money To Loan.

Washington, D. c., July 1O.-Spe-
cial: A special money fund for will,
ing Workers is to be loaned to the
different states, counties and cities
for public improvements. The solv.
ing of the idle labor problem was sug-
gested in a bill introduced in the
house today by Representative Berger
the Wisconsin socialist.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-07-11
SHERIFF ASKS FOR TROOPS
Shoot at Home Of Alleged
Breaker" In W. Va.

Charleston, w. Va. July 10.~--Sher.
IN s, P. Smith appealed to Governor
Glasscock to send the militia to Muck.
low, where several hundred striking
miners armed with Winchesters fred
on house occupied by George ELI.
son, strikebreaker, and his wife. The
couple escaped through the rear. The
house was wrecked
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-07-11
FairchiId Selected.

Chicago, July 10.-Special: 1t is
understood that the nominating COM
mittee of the national educational as
ISOLATION has selected +. T, Fairchild
of Kansas as the new president. The
friends of Miss Grace Stracham OF
New York promise fight on the floor.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-07-11
Two Men Killed.

Davenport, July 10.-Special: Two
unidentified men were killed by a
Rock Island passenger train while
walking on the tracks near the gov
eminent bridge at nine o'clock last
night The bodies were so badly mutt
lated that efforts to identify them up
to noon today had failed.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-07-11
!. N. G. School in Session.

Des Moines, July 10.-Special; The
school of instruction of the Iowa Ma
tional Guard officers is in session at
the rifle range. The camp is in charge
of Gen, James Rush Lincoln. with
the shoot in charge of Lieut.. Col
Smith w. Brookhart. The officers are
in service uniforms and have some
special equipment for their instruc-
|tion work. Their Instruction Includes
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-07-11
To Capture Convention.

Lincoln, Nebr, July 1O.--Special:
Congressman Norris, the insurgent
leader in the house. has promulgated
an appeal to the progressives to con
troll the state platform convention
here July goth.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-07-11

Sixth district, H. E. Roth of Wap,
clio county.
Seventh district C. A. Rawson of
Polk county.
Eighth district, R. " Lucas of Bed
ford.
Ninth district, Ralph Pringle of
Montgomery county.
Tenth district, NJ. NJ. Head of JET,
ferson.
Eleventh district. C. C. Bradley of
LeMars.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-07-11
THE AMERICANS
BREAK RECORD
Mcdonald n Shot Put Throws So
81 Feet, RaIf so. 3 Feet,
OLD RECORD WAS 48 FT. 7 INCHES
Ten U. S. Runners Will Compete in
the 1900 Meter Final - Believed
But One Foreigner Has
Chance in The Race.

Stockholm. July 10.-Special: The
American heavyweights swung the
board in the shot put not alone fill
ing all of the point places, but their
first two men broke the old Olympic
record of As feet, seven inches. Pat
Mcdonald, of the Irish American Ath
letic Club, of New York, was first
with total of so and 32-10O feet
while w. r. Ralf, of California, was
second, with so 3-100 feet. Third
honor went to l.. A. Whitney.
Jackson, the English runner, sur
.prised the entire sporting world by
winning a glorioustyictory in the. L,
500 metre race, considered certain t
the Americans who had five starters
in the finals. Jackson's time was
3 minutes So As seconds, new rec
ord. Kiviat, an American, was sec
ond and Tabor, another American,
was third.
Runners Qualify.
Stockholm, July 10.-There was a
lull in the festivities at the stadium
so far as the Americans were con
cerned, in order to get some prelim
mary heats out of the way in prep
aration for more finas events.
These heats were for the 1,500 and
5,000-meter runs and ten of the Amer
lean boys qualified in the former
against the pick of the worlds best
milers. In the 5000 only three Amer
leans ran well enough to reach the
final. George Bonhag, Louis Scott and
Tel Berns.
In the 1,500-meter none Of the for
eigners who qualified is conceded to
have chance for place except Jack
son of England, who is a dangerous
man for our boys to meet.
In the 5,000-meter finals it is prac'
tically conceded that no American can
beat the great Kohlemainen of Fin
land. or Bouin Of France.
The Union Jack of England man
aged to get on the high fagpole for
the first time at this Olympiad, the
occasion being the British victory in
the 400-meter relay race in which the
American team was disqualified. The
British victory over Germany. was
very slight.
Finland gained a triple victory in
the javelin throw. making the third
occasion that the flags of three ma
lions have doated during the Olym-
piad Saaristo, the winner of this
event, broke the worlds record es-
tablished by Lemming of Sweden.
The new record is 81 meters.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-07-11

CONTINUED on Page ~
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-03
MAXIM IN ROLE
OF A PROPHET

Hudson Maxim, tine inventor, de-
clared in Boston that in a very short
time there will be only three coun-
tries in the world.
Some time ago, in talking with
Lord Wolsley, he told me that at some
future time there would be only two
countries in the world, and those
would be China and the United
States" says Maxim in an interview,
Now. l want to say something
stronger than that. In very short
time there will be only three coun-
tries in the world, and they will be
the United States OF Asia (including
Europe), the United States OF Africa
and the United States of America.
Look at the worlds progress in
the last fifty years. See what Japan
has done in Atty years Then mag
inc what is the future of the new
Chinese republic with its 100000, 600
people"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-03

nshed by Mr.. Roy Anderson violin
list whose rendition Of the famous
concert number Barns Swing Song"
received so much applause that he
gave an encore, which met with still
better success than had the rather
ambitious first selection.
The main event of the evening wGs
the Star Kindergarten, in which Mrs.
f. N. Holmes did the part of the Old
fashioned school marin to perfection,
while the scholars were both in make.
up and in their acting 30 good that
they kept the audience in a constant
roar of laughter. The parts were TAX
en- by Miss Amy Williams, Miss Har.
riet Hapai, Mrs. r. T. Moses, Mrs.
VIM. Mckay, Mrs. Morehead Miss
Louise Deyo, Eugene Deyo, Herman
Ludloff, Fl. H. Morehead, r. T. For.
rest, Jim Campbell and VIM. Brunette.
The play WIS replete with local hits,
the police getting some pretty hard
knocks. One of the particu arly good
features Of the play was the exec.
lence of the makeups. To Mrs. Dram
ga is due the credit thereof. The
evening was finished with dancing,
during which excellent refreshments
were served.
New Building.
Architect Kerr is at work on the
building which the Won Hamm-Young
Co. will erect on the corner of the
Wainuenue and Pitman streets, which
il purchased a few days ago from
Judge LYMAN. 1t will be a double
structure 9OxS0 feet, making two
forty-foot frontages, one the show
rooms and offices and the other for
the garage and repair shop. The con-
struction will be of concrete and iron,
thoroughly fireproof.
Pioneers New Mill.
WAILUKU, May John F. Hack
field, head Of the big house Of H.
Hackfeld & Co., motored over from
Lahaina on Monday last accompanied
by l.. Weinzheimer, manager OF the
Pioneer Mill Co., and Geo. Dunn, dep
uty tax collector and the Inter-lsland
S. N. Co.'S agent at Lahaina. Mr.,
Hackfed, who seems greatly i'm
proved in health, looking strong and
ft paid a visit to Kshului and Wal
hee and returned to Lahaina in the
afternoon.
Great improvements are planned
for the Pioneer Plantation, the most
important of which % the erection OF
a new, modern steel mill. The pres
ent building has been greatly I'M
proved upon from time to time but Is
too small and rather sntiquated, lot
of woodwork still remaining, when
of a necessity involves a very high
insurance.
Work on the new mill will probably
commence shortly after the grinding
season is over.
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HILO, April 3O.-Judging from
present indications the term of the
Kona circuit court this month will
be one of SURPRISING interest Not
only will the two causes celebre, the
Wilson case and the Henriques muir
der case, attract much attention, but
in addition to this it seems possible
that a new case may be added to the
calendar, involving a charge of en-
bezzlement of funds belonging to the
county.
The person who appears to be in
volved in the mess was two years ago
a very prominent county official, but
he is now not holding the prominent
position which he held then. The af-
fair dates back to the time of the
previous county administration.
Auditor Mcguire states that the
reason why no discovery was made
of the shortage, which involves some
$500, collected in water rates at one
of the outside water works, was due
to the fact that it was only compare
lively recently that the county faith
ers allowed the auditors department
travelling expenses which enabled it
to make visits of inspection in the
outside districts.
The shortage in question was found
by Ben Brown, deputy county aud
itor. He at once advised Mcguire,
who ordered him to seize the books
and bring them to him, which was
done.
"Too Bad" Said the Cop.
Residents of Reeds Bay report that
last Sunday night their residences
were visited by a burglar, and that,
when they reported to the police, ask
ing for assistance. all they could get
was sympathy.
Engineer Adams of the belt road
star first discovered the intruder, who
is described as tall, rather strongly
built man. Adams, at about 10 D. n,
stepped out on the porch, facing ma.
kai. He had in each hand an Indian
club, intending to take some exer.
else. AS he stepped out on the lanai
he saw the man run from it. Adams
took a backhand swipe at him with
one of his clubs, but missed. The in.
truder darted off. Adams started N
pursuit, but in his haste he went
sprawling, and the burglar made good
his escape.
I About II p. m. Otto Rose, whose
house adjoins that of Adams, stepped
errand, when he saw an intruder
answering the description of Adams
man, on his back porch. Rose ran fol
his revolver, and set out after the
burglar. He could hear him crashing
through the guavas, so he fired a col
pie of shots in the direction of the
sound, but presumably without effect
In the meantime Adams had tele
phoned to the police station. 1t took
him a long time to explain to the
officer on watch just what was the
trouble Finally the officer cought on
oh a burglar" he exclaimed
and" he added with polite interest
"have you caught him?"
NO" answered Adams.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-03

Too bad" said the officer Bympa-
thetically.
Adams gave it up.
A Wandering Prisoner.
While Hilo was worrying about Fill
Pine burglars, the suburb of Olaa was
having troubles of the same kind,
even worse, for there they sent their
burglars to jail, only to find them pa
rading about in their old haunts a
few days later.
The trouble at Olaa began a few
weeks ago, when the railroad station
office at Eight Miles was burglarized
When the station agent went to work
one morning, he discovered that his
ticket box had disappeared. 1t was
later on found about half a mile from
the house. 1t had been broken open
and it's contents searched, but, as far
as could be learned, nothing had been
taken but a piece of chalk. The bur
glars had tried to open the door of the
steel safe by twisting the knobs of
the hinges.
Plantation officer Coleman was
called in by the agent. He saw from
the foolish attempt which had been
made on the safe that the burglary
was the work of inexperienced hands.
He found couple of suspicious-look-
ing Filipinos, and these he took with
him to the jail, where he kept them
locked up for investigations. He dis
covered that the two had been con-
cerned in a couple of other burglaries
which had been committed in the
Chinese quarters during that same
night, and the men were convicted on
charges connected Herewith. Judge
Ferry gave them year in Jail each.
So to the Hilo Jail were sent the
two Filipinos, and the Olaa people
breathed more freely, when, few
days later, they found to their sur
prise that one of the men was once
more in their midst. 1t is reported
that when he was accosted he pro
duced a paper, signed by the authori-
ties, warning those whom it might
concern that the bearer was under
police protection, and that he was
out on business both private and ur'
gent, or words to that effect. On this
showing the jailbird managed to en-
Joy his freedom for several days
Then the matter Yves called to the at
tention of Judge Ferry, and ther
ended the Filipino's little vacation
for the judge had him sent back tc
| iaiI
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-03
TRIED TO CHANGE
PLAN OF TITANIC

LONDON, April 1S.-"Opposition TO
the financial sacrifices requisite were
RESPONSIBLE for the Titanic horror
Sid Captain George A. Chaddock'
former officer of the Cunard line ana
a lifelong student of shipbuilding' TO-
day. "Since young manhood II mas
been my special concern to bring
about a greater security at sea.
"My ambition was the result OF the
fact that my first ship was lost. My
experience showed that the principle
of the vertical bulkhead was wrong
and the sinking of the Titanic shows
the same thing. When ]. Bruce Ismay
saw what had happened-when he saw
the Titanic grievously wounded on the
nose-you may be sure that his
thoughts flashed back to an interview
between his late father and myself, at
which he was present and during
which l proved logically and diagram
matically to the satisfaction of both
that any ship as now quilt and so
smitten would sink inevitably and
quickly by the head
1.-THE Ismays knew I was right.
They went repeatedly to the builders
OF the Titanic and tried in vain to
induce them to adopt my conception of
ship construction in the White Star
boats. I have a great sympathy for
Mr.. Ismay for he did his best and
failed.
Then l went to several other ship
owners, among them the late Sir AL
fred Jones, proprietor of the Elder
Dempster line. Without exception
these men admitted the soundness Of
my principles, but what did they say
further?
Captain, they said, but your
plans are commercial impossible. Give
them up. If you press them you will
make lots Of enemies and accomplish
nothing. DO you realize what building
one unsuitable ship would mean? It
would mean scrapping of every pas
senger fleet afloat; 1t would mean a
mortal blow to the whole maritime in.
dustry as 1t exists today"
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NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that Lau
Choy has sold all his interest in the
firm Of Wing Tai & Co. to the under
signed
HU LOOK sAU.
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Star classified" ads. cost one cent
a word, or five cents a line. Cheaper
than writing letters, and far more sat
lsfactory.