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Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-16
WOMAN'S DEATH ENDS ORGY
Mrs. Christina Linday's Son He'll
Pending Investigation.
HOME Is FOUND IN DISORDER
Amid Shattered Dishes and Broken
Furniture Body Is Found, with
SON starfng as IL Dazed ut
the Grewseme Form.

With deep abrasion over her right
eye and numerous bruises upon her
limbs anc breast. the dead oody OF Mrs.
CHRISTINE LINDSAY, aged 81 years. wa
found al $40 yesterday morning in her
home at BIS Leavenwcrtn street. James
Lindsay, aged = years. her son. was
found in the room. he vas arrested and
is beng held as a suspicious character
by the police pending q thorough In
yestigatIon. ~
noon showed there was slight fracture
of the skull and resulting hemmorrhage.
This is thought to have caused her death.
The inquest viii be held today, at
which time the son Will either be re-
leased or held accountable for his
mothers death.
Lindsay says that both he and his
mother had been drinking Sunday and
that his mother vas In quarreisone
mood Sunday night and while fussing with
him broke up dishes. chairs and other
wise disaTanged the house. He denied
having struck her with his fists or
anything. Coroner Willis c. Crosby says
that the blow over the eye might have
been made by a mans fist. eU.
Drinking and QuarrefinE.
James 1sh Of 1874 Leavenworth street
found the body of Mrs. Lindsay lying
upon the floor of her home. He reported
to the police that she and her son had
been drinking and quarreling Sunday
and that the son had beaten his mother.
Passing the house yesterday morning and
heating no disturbance he went to a
window and peered In. He saw the
body Of the woman and the son nearby
seemingly in daze staring at 1t. Think
Ing that the woman has been murdered
he notified the police.
Sergeant Madsen, Officers Hell, Cook
and Chauffeur Baughman went to the
house and found all windows and doors
locked. They demanded admittance and
Lindsay is said the have threatened them
II they broke in. They were finally adj
mitted and Lindsay willingly surrendered.
The house was found in state Of
disorder: chairs broken, dishes here and
there. empty gin bottles and other signs
Of a fight or scuffle. Lindsay said that
his mother caused the disorder In her
drunken walks about the house.
When questioned by the officers Lind
say seemed Unable to give definite &C
count OF what transpired In the house
last night.
II take walk at $40 o'clock each
morning" said Lindsay, land when !
left the house this morning mother was
lying upon the floor. thought she was
sleeping off her spree and paid no at.
tentiun to her. Upon my return after
o'clock she was still there. touched
her arm and 1t was cold. Then and only
her arm and II was cold. Then and only
before God that. did not strike her.
and am innocent OF having harmed her."
Lindsay is a carpenter at the Union
Pacific shops. An inquest will be held
Tuesday afternoon following a post
norton examination to determine the
exact cause Of Death.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-16
WILL ASK BIDS FOR REPAIRS
ON EMERGENCY HOSPITAL

At the meeting Of the city council
Tuesday night. resolutions WIN be pre-
scented asking the city clerk to advertise
To-. EDS Tor remodeang the city emergency
hospital. ..
Some repairs on the hospital building
a...a..y ..a.s .sea l4-tCs. Dumbs walters
and an outside stairway and other fsa-
lures are yet 10 be put In.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-16
BREcK ENRIDGE 70 TALK TO
THE DsA. r.. ON FRIDAY

Ralph w; Breckenridge VIII be The
principal speaker at the annual prize
essay exercises OF the local branch OF
tho Daughters OF the American Revoiu-
ton which will be held IN the High
school assembly room Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Charles e. Johannes. president Of
the organization, win Tread the prize
essay, which win be on the subject,
-our Flag
Music for the OCCASION win be furnished
by The Giee club of The school.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-16
An American King

is the great king OF cures. DIT. Kings New
Discovery. the quick. safe. sure cough and
cold remedy, SOC and 100. For sale BY
Beeton Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-16

Cultivated tastes prefer Permits. SC.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-05-23
Dinner Csc at the Senate
IOWA
IMPORTANT DECISIONS.
Supreme Court Rules On Two Points
EHecting Liquor Laws.

Two important points concerning
liquor litigation were passed upon by
the supreme court in decisions filed
last week.
When a saloon keeper is fined for
contempt of court for violating the
terms of an injunction restraining
him from selling liquor it does not
constitute a conviction for the illegal
sale Of liquor as explained in the
mulct law. so the high court held.
Attorneys say this ruling is of far
reaching effect when the fact is TAX
en- into consideration that the mulct
law provides that no person who has
been convicted of the Illegal sale of
liquor shall be allowed to re-engage
in the liquor business for period Of
five years.
Another case of interest to friends
and foes of liquor is the case in which
the supreme court, to all purposes. re-
lieves judges of the wide discretion
they have had heretofore in the mat
ter of granting injunctions in liquor
cases, making 1t almost mandatory for
the judge to grant the desired writ if
the demand is at all reasonable.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-05-23
CHURCH DEDICATION
Free Methodists Occupy Their New
Edifice on Eighth Avenue.

Three services were held on Sun
day at the new Free Methodist church
located at the corner of Eighth street
and Eighth avenue, and were attend
ed by such crowds that the seating
capacity was taxed to it's utmost. Dur
ing the day a number of seekers pre-
scented themselves at the altar. About
S66 were raised in cash and subscrip-
tions for various purposes, which COW
.ers all the Indebtedness. In the morn
ing after an interesting love feast,
Rev. J. T. Logan, of Chicago preached
the dedicatorial sermon. In the after
noon Rev. Z. N Miller of Evansville,
Wis, had charge of the services and
used for his subject The Palm Tree"
In the evening Rev. Logan again
spoke.
Much credit is due to those who
have responded so literally not only
on Sunday, but during the preceding
weeks, while the church was in pro-
cess of erection. The most excellent
and faithful services of the carpenter.
c. G. Curry, deserves especial men,
ton and is appreciated by the church
and congregation.
At 10 o'clock next Sunday morning
May &c, Their will be a Sunday school
organized, following which the pastor
Rev. G. A. Anderson, will preach.
There will also be preaching in the
evening at 7:45. The public is cor.
daily invited to all of these services.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-05-23
DRAGGING THE ROADS
The One Mill Levy Produces Re-
suits Says Frank MIN ocks.

The one mill tax levy set aside for
the purpose of dragging roads in the
state is tending to- make the roads in
some parts of the state much better.
according to Frank Nimocks, of OF.
tumwa, secretary of the Blue Grass
road movement, and superintendent of
dragging for his township. In some
parts of the state, however, Mr.. MIN
ocks says, the law is not lived up to.
An additional levy of one mill la
what is needed, according to Mr.. MIN
ocks, and this may be brought up at
the next session of the state legisla.
ture for its consideration. With a tax
of two mills, Mr.. Nimocks believes the
Iowa roads can be put into the best
of shape.
The law sets apart one mill out of
the county taxes for this road drag
ging fund. 1t gives the superintend-
ents of dragging, however, the right
to raise the levy If they see fit. In
Center township of Wapello county
the levy has been raised to
two mills, and the roads are in the
best of shape, according to Mr. MINI
oCks, who Is the superintendent of the
work there.
The superintendent is appointed by
the township trustees, and it is his
duty to make the contracts with the
men who are to do the dragging The
superintendent may not make more
than six contracts with any man or
firm, according to the law.
I'VE have our roads in our town
ship in excellent condition." remark
ed Mr.. Nimocks After every rain
the contractors have orders to get out
with their drags and get the roads in
to condition. The result is that we
have excellent roadways in our town
ship"
According to Mr.. Nimocbs, there are
ninety miles of roads in the township
and sixty miles are kept in excellent
shape "Wapello county is an exam
pie of good roads in the state, which
are kept up by the one mill tax. OF
tumwa also, has a system of levying
on the citizens for a fund with which
to keep up the roads leading out from
the paved streets to the city limits
says the Ottumwa postmaster and
good roads enthusiast.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-05-23
Get your dinner at
Dolls restaurant.
(44w416w4)
The One Room Must Go.

State Superintendent of Schools A.
NJ. Deyoe. who last week visited the
rural schools of Indiana in company
with Arthur Springer of Waterloo. as
representatives of the Better Iowa
Schools commission. declares that the
consolidated school is the only solu-
tion of the rural school problem. A
report of his findings will be made to
the commission at once which, &C
cOrding to the interview, will include
a strong recommendation that all one
room schools in the rural districts of
Iowa be done away with.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-05-23
H.S.WINSTHE DEBATE
Vote of Judges Was Two to One in
Favor of the Locals.

Oskaloosa high school won the de-
bate with the Grinnell high school on
the question, Resolved, that the
movement of organized labor for the
closed shop should receive the sup.
port of public opinion"
The vote OF the judges was two to
one in favor of Oskaloosa high school,
The debate was the first of a series
of interscholastic debates that will be
made an annual affair with the local
high school.
Oskaloosa affirmed the question and
was ably represented by Oral Farrell.
Walter Green and Max Workman,
each of whom gave evidence of hav.
ing done much study and inyestiga-
ton on the points in support OF the
resolution.
Grinnell high school was represent
ed by Louis Taylor, Lowell Bonewell
and Edwin Gross.
Judges were G. l.. Swisher of Grin
nell, Prof c. NJ. Case and DIR. ID. NJ.
Edwards.
The attendance was not large, but
the interest shown by those present
was excellent and those taking part
were compliemnted on the showing
made. The young men warmed up to
their work like veterans.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-05-23
AMUSEMENT RULE is KEPT
Methodist Conference Retains Bar
Against Dancing, Theaters and
Playing Games Of Chance.

Minneapolis, Mimi. May 20.-The
old-time rule of the Methodist Episco-
pal chursh forbidding its members to
dance, attend theaters or play games
OF chance, stands unchanged The
Methodist general conference in SEES
sion here reached this decision by a
yea and nay vote. The vote stood:
Against a change" 446; for a
change" 369.
The vote was taken after two days
of debate In the general conference,
which was preceded by a two day de-
bate In the committee on the state
of the church. -.-
The present rule of specifications
prohibiting the amusements indicated
was introduced into the law of the
church in 1872.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-05-23
Dinner CSC at the Senate
IOWA
TUBERCULOSIS THE OBJECT
INTELLIGENT PERATIVE
MEASURES TO BE INSTITUTED
Themselves to the Necessity Of
Proper Medical Supervision.

Des Moines, Iowa, May 21.-Recent
dictate that a still greater fight is to
be waged against the white plague
in Iowa. tuberculosis is coming to
be regarded as the most destructive
and wasteful disease in the catalogue
of preventable maladies. 1t is now de-
measures shall be instituted by COM
munities to throttle this monster and
effectually restrict it. Indeed, many
cities are planning for the establish
ment of camps or retreats where ad
vanced consumptives can have ade-
quate care and treatment. The peo-
pie are awakening to the perilous
situation. They have found that the
neglected, uncared for person suffer
ing with tuberculosis, is great
danger to the entire leighborhood.
that they can no longer afford to be
Indifferent to the eminent danger
which may be found in most every
community throughout the state.
Nor is the establishment of suitable
hospital care for the consumptive
class the only consideration, but many
communities are arousilg themselves
to the necessity for proper medical
supervision of the children in the pub
lie schools. That many children are
early infected with tuberculosis is now
well established. This is due to the
fact that they are low In vitality, in
duced by some physical defect per-
haps, which might be removed by com.
patent medical supervision. Out of
graduating class in one town in Iowa
of about a thousand inhabitants, three
members have already died of tuber-
culosis and the fourth is in a dying
condition. Naturally the people of that
city are much agitated and are study
ing the conditions which have pro-
duced such fatal consequences. Many
other incidents could be written, per
haps not so bad as this, but full of
tragedy, nevertheless. Economically
considered, Iowa has been sustaining
an appalling loss which her intelli-
gence no longer can endure.
A vigorous fight is being waged
again this year against the common
house fly, the most dangerous carrier
of germs known in this latitude. Cit
les and towns are making war on the
fly as a community problem. Swat
the fly" is the slogan, but the best
way to swat the fly is to clean up al
leys and yards of debris and garbage
and to remove the Matching places.
These hy0ienic precautions together
with screened houses, fiy.traps, fly
poisons and fly swatters. will make
the campaign against this pest most
effective.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-05-23
SUNDAY GOLF IS TARGET
Report to Presbyterian General As
sembly Ayers 100000 caddies
Kept From Sunday School.

Louisville, May 2O.--"One hundred
thousand caddies are kept from Sun
day school by golf" according TO the
report presented by the committee on
Sabbath observance and adopted by
the one hundred and twenty-fourth
general assembly of the northern
Presbyterian church. Sunday sports
blight character" continues the re-
port "Nine-tenths of those who enter
prison started that way by Sabbath
breaking, largely by Sunday sport"
The committee turns the spot light
on Washington, severely attacking the
capital for continued and increasing
laxity Al Sabbath observance"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-05-23
EXPLORES CRATER.
OF MT. vESUV|US
Professor MaIIada and Assistant
Accomplish Daring Feat.
ARE At BOTTOM TWO HOURS
One Nearly Faints From Intense Heat
and Acids Emanatlons Threaten
Both With suffocation-
Scene Is Weird.

Naples, May 20.-Prof Mallada, the
explorer Of the crater of Vesuvius,
will go down. to posterity as the
author of one of the most daring feats
ever accomplished.
The intrepid scientist Is endowed
with an impressive physique, a pene-
trating eye, an iron will and strong
character
Contour of Crater Changed.
The professor gave the following
account of his experiences:
The last eruption in 1906 greatly
modified the internal formation of
the crater. Previously 1t resembled a
funnel, with the wells sloping inward
at moderate angle to a central we'll
of such depth as to render the bot
tom invisible from any portion of the
crater's mouth. Subsequent down
slips during the eruption altered the
shape to one somewhat resembling a
cup of which the bottom was visible at
certain hours of the day from the
mouth. The interior was more or less
honeycombed with fumaroles, emit
ting abundant jets of vapor, mixed
with hydrocloric acid and sulphuret-
ted hydrogen. -E
Reach Immense Lava Beds.
With my faithful attendant Andra
Varavezza, | reached the mouth of the
crater, and first made fast rope $50
yards long, which. slung to our waists,
enabled us partly by sliding and partly
by hanging In the fashion of an AL
pine climber to reach depth Of 1870
yards in the southeast portion Of the
cone, which from our observation
had decided to be the best point to
make the descent. Here a lava ridge
slopes outward from the side cone
fully 100 yards. Travelling along this
ledge, we reached immense masses of
lava, rock and other matter from the
crater slide Of March, 1911, which
made sloping angle of 80 degrees.
I'VE again made fast another cable
of 1870 yards, enabling us to reach a
further huge bank of volcanic matter,
which was projected inward by the
same landslide.
After two hours clambering we
reached the bottom of the crater, re-
sembling a gigantic ploughed field
Scene Is Weird.
1T il impossible to convey the
weird impression of the surroundings
the ghostly fantastic shapes piled
around us, the hollow resonance of
our voices, the heavy booming and
distant rumbling, as If the earth were
groaning in physical suffering.
Twice my companion nearly faint
ed from the heat, which varied from
"a to SO degrees centigrade, and the
emanations of acids from fumaroles
threatened suffocation.
I'VE remained two hours at the bot
tom and took numerous thermometer
cal and barometric observations and
made a collection of mineral and 9TH
er volcanic matter from which | ex-
pect valuable scientific results.
I'VE planted a red flag in the CEN
ter, which we found Just 800 yards
from the level of the mouth.
The return climb was more diff
cult and perilous than the descent,
masses of rock and ashes falling
round us as we toiled upward with the
aid OF ropes several times threatened
to dash us to the bottom. After Ave
hours work We reached the summit.
pretty exhausted, but triumphant"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-05-23
Convict TO be HUM.

Lincoln, Neb., May 2l.-Special:
Albert Prince. negro convict and
slayer of Deputy Warden Davis in the
Nebraska penitentiary. Is to die on
the gallows in the prison, Friday,
August 30th.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-05-23

SLOAN.-Died, of paralysis, after
an illness and confinement of almost
three months duration, at six O'Clock
p. M, Sunday, May 10, 1912, at the
family home, No. 1916 A avenue west,
Anna, wife of William l.. Sloan, aged
II years, 2 months and days.
Deceased was a pioneer resident of
Oskaloosa and was one of the best
known of the old time OskalOOsa
women and her ministrations We're
experienced in almost every home of
the old time town. The Sloan resi-
denCe was sort of pioneer headquar-
tiers, the hospitality of which was far
famed. Mrs. Sloan was native of
Indiana. being born at New Castle, of
Jane and James Courtney. Anna
Courtney married William l.. Sloan
in the early sixties and the family
has since resided in Oskaloosa.
The Sloans have lived at the old
home place, No. 1916 A avenue West
almost a half century, aver forty years
and here the children were born.
L. J. Jack" of Oskaloosa; Mamie,
deceased; Fred. resident of CalifOr-
mia: Tiny" at home. and Frank, a
resident of Greenfield, Ohio. Frank
was in the city until couple of
weeks ago, on account of the critical
condition of the mother, and Fred was
also only recently back for an ex-
tended visit at the old home place.
There are also surviving number of
grandchildren. The Courtneys, par
ents of the deceased, came to Iowa
in the early .fifties, back in the form
alive period of the county, James
Courtney, wife and ten children. Mr..
Courtney entered piece of land west
of town in the what was since known
as the "Fancher heighborhood." He
later disposed of his holdings and
came into property in Oskaloosa,
where he died at an advanced age.
Anna Sloan was the oldest in the fam
lily of ten children. and she was mar
ried to William Sloan in Oskaloosa
which place has always been her
home. She was a good and generous
woman, to which many of the old
time residents of that date can testify.
Her death is regretted by an extend
ed circle of acquaintances and friends.
kilograms arriving from the sols,
Fred and Frank, give the information
that is is not likely they can be pres
emit for the funeral. Funeral from the
home Tuesday afternoon, May 81,
1912. Interment in Forest cemetery.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-05-23

him away. He was converted when a
young man and united with the NJ. E.
church in Indiana, bringing his church
letter and later uniting with the NJ. E.
people in indianapolis. Uncle Jim
Griggs, as he was known by his many
friends and neighbors, lived a very
quiet and unselfish life, always ready
to lend a helping hand to those in
need and jmpart kind helpful word
to those in trouble. He will be greatly
missed not only from the home cir
Gle, but from the community, and all
feel the loss keenly. But Gods will,
not ours, be done" The G. A. r.
Post of What Cheer, came in a body
and acted as pall-bearers. A short
service was held at the home Sunday,
May II, at 2 p. m, conducted by Rev.
L. G. Rohrbaugh. Interment in Rice
cemetery. Many friends extend SYM
pathy to the bereaved ones.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-05-23

Observation-Disclosures. Friday
afternoon at two o'clock at the office
Iof the officiating justice, C. Wood
ruff, Mr. John P. Moore and Miss Ida
May Hiatt, both residents of Oska-
loosa The groom is a popular fire.
man on the M. & st. l.. railway and
has a host of friends who wish them
much happiness in their new relations
in life.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-05-23

SCHULTS. - John Robinson was
summoned to Ottumwa Sunday even
ing by the death of an aunt, Mrs.
Sarah Schults, who died at her home
near that place of the results of an
injury sustained last winter. She
was 70 years and four days of age,
and in the immediate family is surviv.
ed by daughter, Mrs. Amanda Yates,
and two sons, Richard and Charles,
of Ottumwa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-05-23

BAKER.-The Indianapolis commun-
ity as well as the surrounding country
was grieved last week when the word
reached them that David A. Baker
had died after weeks illness of
broncho-pneumonia. Mr.. Baker was a
man 81 years of age and was born on
the same farm that he resided on
when death took him. Besides his
wife, he leaves his aged mother, who
resided with him, and two sons at
home, Paul and Webb, one married
son, Arthur, who lives at Indianapolis,
and two daughters, Mrs. Ed Burris, of
Coal Creek, and Mrs. Nettie Coultz, of
Indianapolis. Mr. Baker was man
who counted his friends by his &C
quaintance and they were many. The
funeral services were held Sunday at
the church in Indianapolis, Rev.
Keats, of Oskaloosa, having charge.
Interment took place in the Indianapo
lis cemetery. The bereaved relatives
have the sympathy of the entire
neighborhood.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-05-23

LAFFERTY.-Shou the body of
Mrs. Frank Lafferty reach the city
Monday morning, funeral will be held
Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the
First Presbyterian church.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-05-23

MCARTIE-M'CA RTNEY.-Floyd E.
McCartie, of Macon, Mo-, and Jennie
Mccartney, of Oskaloosa, Iowa, were
united in marriage by Rev. ID. ID.
Downs, of Oskaloosa, at the court
house, Saturday, May IS, 1912.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-05-23
Dinner Csc at the Senate
40w4
Severe Fighting Now On.

Mexico City, May Especial: Sc,
we're fighting is in progress between
1900 Federals and three thousand
Zapatas ten miles from the city and
messengers report 200 already slain,
The Federals have been weakened by
sending 1000 soldiers to Monterey and
Torreon. President Madero issued a
call for volunteers but only a few
responded Americans are greatly ex.
cited for fear the Zapatas will take
the city.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-05-23

DARNER OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ried, in Des Moines, Saturday, May
IS, Orlando M. Darner and Mrs. Kath-
crime Brucklander, both of this city.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-05-23

What's the matter with having
broom factory in oskaloosaI Tho
town uses enough brooms TO keep
large factory employed.