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The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-04
WILEY TO RESUME FIGHT
Will Make "a Addresses This Summer,
100 Next Winter and 60 More
In Summer Of 1918.

Chicago, April 3.--Dr II. w. Wiley,
who recently resigned as head of the
pure food bureau of the national gov.
eminent, plans to carry out his work
In interests of unadulterated foods by
invading the chautauqua and iyceum
platform.
A contract has been made by Wiley
with Lyceum bureau in Chicago to
deliver "a addresses during the com.
ing summer. During the winter of
1912-19lS he will cross the continent,
filling 100 engagements. The proceeds
from this trip will exceed $4,000,
making DR.. Wiley almost as expensive
a speaker as Bryan or La Toilette.
At present DIR. Wiley is speaking. in
New England.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-04
SAYS WIFE'S GEMS FAKES
Charles II. Anthony Declares Dis
monds in Ball Slippers Worth
About SIS a Quart.

Muncie, Ind, April 3.-"YOu can
buy that kind of diamonds at about
Ave dollars quart" declared Charles
H. Anthony, husband of Harriet p.
Anthony who recently startled Wash,
ington society by appearing at a ball
with gem-studded slippers.
The wealthy Muncie man was talk
ing to Township Assessor Glenn V.
Powell. while the latter was prepar.
ing his schedule of property and hold.
ings. The list, however. shows that
the diamond earrings worn by Mrs
Anthony in the capital city are valued
at $1,000. She also has other costly
jewelry that has been conspicuous at
Washington.
According to Anthony there is keen
rivalry between his wife and Alice
Roosevelt Longworth over the Ques
ton as to which is to be the most
popular in Washington society.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-04
Bows Find NitroaIycerin,

Rock Valley, April 3.-SpeciaIi
Paul Fiendger and Edward Buffing-
ton, aged IL respectively, were play.
ing in lumber yard when they dis
covered two bottles. Burlington pick.
ed one of them up and threw it
against a coal shed. A deafening re-
port resulted and the shed was part.
.ly DESTROYED. The other bottle was
turned over to the city marshal and
was found TO contain nitro-glycerin.
The officials made search of the
lumber yard and found a full kit OF
burglar tools An investigation is
being made.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-04
dunn OF BOSTON
MAY Be new DEAN
Three Young Men Lose Lives al
Cedar Rapids by Sinking Of Boat.
BOYS FIND NlTROGLYCERiN
ottumwa Council Regulates Licenses
Of Picture Shows by Number Of
Seats and by the Admission
Fee Charged by Them.

Iowa City, April S.-Special: Henry
w. Dunn of the Boston Bar will prob,
ably be- elected dean OF the Iowa uni
versity college of law, at meeting
of the state board OF education to be
held this afternoon or Thursday in
Cedar Rapids. Mr.. Dunn was here
yesterday and conferred with the
board and made distinctly favorable
impression. Prof. Austin w. Scott.
the present dean, resigned recently
to go back TO Harvard law school.
Mr.. Dunn is junior member of the
firm of Powers & Dunn and gradual
ed from Harvard school of law in
1902.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-04
Bows Murder Father.

Los Angeles. April 3.-Special:
George Yanes was murdered by his
two sons, Roy and Frank. aged Is and
II years, for the purpose of robbery.
The boys confessed TO the police to-
day. They said they shot their father
with a revolver as he was going on the
road home. Then they put his body
into a mud sled and took him home
to their mother, telling her they found
him dead, killed by stranger.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-04
HAVE EPIDEMIC OF SMALLPOX
Naugatuck and Willimantic, Conn.,,
Report Fifty-Six Cases Of
Disease.

New Haven, Con.. April Am cpl
demic of smallpox is raging in two
thriving mill towns in this state
Naugatuck and Willamette. Up to
date the former reported forty-one
cases and the latter fifteen. The con-
tagion first appeared in Willimantic
but it was thought to be under control
until this week, when another case
developed, The disease appeared in
Naugatuok less than two weeks ago
and since then has spread rapidly
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-04

Cedar Rapids, April Especial:
Three more lives, five within the
week, were claimed by the Cedar
river here yesterday. With the wa
ter a raging torrent and over the
banks in many parts of the city, three
young men-W. X. Sheets, James
Shoulders and George Myers-started
out in a skiff. At the rapids the boat
struck pier and sank. Their cries
for help were heard by pedestrians
and men rushed to the banks. found
boats and tried to go to their rescue
but the gathering dusk and swiftly
moving current prevented. e
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-04
Mason City Scales Incorrect.

Mason City. April g. Special:
Nearly 80 per cent of the scales in
Mason City are out OF order and
weigh inaceurately, either long or
short, according TO w. B. Barney of
the pure food commission, who has
just finished an examination of the
scales in this city. Out of the seven
~ inspected thirty were Inaccurate
though il was as often a detriment IA
the dealer as 10 the consumer.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-04

resentatives who surrounded the sen
ate floor watched what may be the
last drawing of the national lottery
which started with the first American
congress. The winners We're Henry F.
Ashurst. Arizona, Democrat, siX-year
term; Thomas b. CatrOn, New Mexico,
Republican, siX-year term; Marcus A.
Smith, Arizona, Democrat, four-year
term; Albert B. Fall, New Mexico, Re
publican, two-year term. The lottery
was entirely satisfactory to the four
holding tickets in the form of election
certificates.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-04
BARNES REELECTED IN N. Y.
Again Made Chairman of Republican
State Committee at Its Meet.
ing in Metropolis.

New York. April 3.-William Barnes,
Jr.. OF Albany. was reelected chair
man Of the newly elected Republican
state committee, when it met here for
organization as prescribed by the new
primary law. The other officers also
were reelected. Nicholas Murray
Butler will be temporary and perma-
nent chairman of the state convention
at Rochester April and 10. A resolu.
tion that no candidate for public Of
flee be Endorsed by he state commit
tee was unanimously adopted
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-04
Leishman Auto in Collision,

Berlin, Germany. April 3-A motor
car belonging to John c. A. Leishman.
United States ambassador to Germany,
In which his daughter. the Countess
Louis de Gontauth- Biron. was driving,
was damaged in a collision with a tax,
icab. None of its occupants was in
jured. The passengers In the taxicab
sustained a number OF cuts.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-04
CLARK TO HEAD BALLOT
Missouri to Lead List in Primary
Election on Democratic
Ticket.

Springfield. ILL.,. April 2.-The petit
ton of Champ Clare for nomination
for president at the state primary
April 9 was given first place in the
Democratic presidential ballot by Sec.
rotary Of State Rose. Woodrow Will
son will have second place on the
ballot
Colonel Roosevelt will have second
place on the Republican ballot. The
Taft petition was filed Saturday.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-04
HEADS U. S. GREEK CHURCH
Scion S. ]. VIasto, New York Newspa-
per Publisher, Is Appointed Ar
chon Ex-Arch General.

New York, April 3.-Solon Stylian
John Vlasto, publisher of the Atlantis
a daily Greek newspaper. has just re,
ceived papers from ConstantinOple
under royal seal, appointing him to
the ecclesiastical Office of archon
(meaning prince) ex-arch general of
the Greek Orthodox church. In other
words, Mr.. VlastO assumed the posi-.
ton Of head of the Greek church in
America. 1t is an honor never before
conferred on layman.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-04
For Better Schools in South.

Nashville, Tenn. April 3-Premi-
nent educators from all the states
south of the Mason and Dixon line
were present today when the fifteenth
annual conference for education in
the south convened here. The conven-
tlon will be in session three days. adj
journing Friday. -
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-04
IS, DIES AS HE is ELECTED
Michigan Candidate for Justice Of the
Peace Passes Away as Returns
Are Being Counted.

Lapeer, Mich. April 3.-John
Wright, IS years old, candidate for re-
election as justice OF the peace. re.
ceived majority Of the votes cast
here. but died before the returns were
all in. Mr.. Wright has been Ill for sew
eral weeks and. although his recovery
was considered doubtful his name
was placed on the ticket as a mark OF
respect.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-04
VIII Give 10000 Maple Trees.

Altoona, Pa, April S,-To encourage
the advancement of horticulture, VIII,
lam +, Gable OF this city will dis
tribute 10000 silver maple tres among
children OF the public schools tlis
month. H
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-04
RATTLE FOUR SENATE SEATS
Lottery Is Used to Choose Places for
NewIy-EIected Members Of
Upper House.

Washington, April 3.-Four senate
seats were ratified with all the dignity
of the nations highest legislative
body. Galleries which were crowded
to their limit and double row of rep
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-04
Steamer Sinks. MANY Lost.

Perth, Australia, April Especial:
One hundred and thirty lives are re,
ported lost by the sinking of the
steamer Komba during storm,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-04
Police and Strikers Clash,

Passaic, New Jersey, April S,-Spec'
ial: A serious clash took place at
noon today between the police depart
ment and deputy sheriffs and striking
textile workers near the mills,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-04
EDWARD TERRY, ACTOR, DIES
Passes Away at Home in England
After Long Attack Of Neuritis-
Was SO Years Old.

London, April S.-Edward Terry,
the actor. who has been suffering for
some time with neuritis, died at
Barnes, Surrey, aged sixty-eight years.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-04
Minnesota Towns to Organize.

Mankato. Mimi. April 3.-Delegates
from about sixty cities will organize
the Southern Minnesota Development
ssociation here.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-04
Honduran Ruler ~.

New Orleans. La, April S,--Manuei
Bonilla, president OF Honduras, is said
to be critically i'll with Brlghts
disease.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-04
IS ARE SLAIN AS !
HUMAN SACRIFICE
Negress' Confession Clears Up
Louisiana Killings.
DECLARES SLEW II HERSELF
Woman Admits She Led Mysterious
Negro Society That Slaughtered
Blacks That They Might
Gain Immortality.

Lafayette, La, April 3.-Clementine
Barnabet, half blood negress, told u
story here that the police authorities
say clears up the mystery OF the kill
ing OF 20 negroes In southwest Louisi-
ana and gives clues that will fix the
guilt for Is other night assassinations
OF blacks in this state and Texas.
From the woman's story il appears
that she led mysterious negro soci-
ETY.. the members of which performed
the rites OF human sacrifice.
The negress declared she killed II
OF the victims with her own hands.
Hides Names Of Accompllces.
The police declare Clementine told
her story OF wholesale slaughter with
no apparent appreciation that the ia
king of human life was a crime. With
out reservation che related her part
In the 80 assassinations, but declined
to reveal the names OF members OF
the organization that helped her.
The murders have been committed
in the last year. AS one series OF kill
lngs was added to another In different
towns of southwest Louisiana and
southeast Texas the authorities con-
cluded one mind directed all. The ne
gress confessed she was the directing
head OF society known as the
Church of the Sacrifice" which has
for the main feature Of its creed the
belief that by life sacrifice alone may
a person gain immortality.
"Hoodoo" az Shield From Law.
Before engaging in any of these
crimes the woman armed herself with
"hoodoo" which she got from a
preacher and which she and other
members of her band were assured
would protect them from the law.
While the exact reason for the MUIR
ders Is not explained to the satisrac-
ton of the authorities, 1t is believed
that clementine~ and her companions
We're degenerates and that their weak.
ened brains evidently were affected by
the celebrations they had heard in
the "Church of Sacrifice
The grand jury, now in session. is
expected to return Immediately YER
diet charging the woman with the
crimes TO which she has confessed.
Demand Their Release.
Washington, d. c., April 3.-Spe-
Cial: The capture of Harry Conklin
and fifty other Americans by the reb-
els promises to be a serious incident
in the Mexican situation. COnklin's
mother at Lacrosse. Wisconsin, has
appealed to Representative Esch, who
today conferred with the State De
partment A demand is to be made
upon Madero TO rescue the impris-
OnCd men.
American Arrested.
FL PaSo. April 3.-Special: A grave
situation exists today as a result of
the arrest bv Mexican rebels in
JuareZ of Powell Roberts, citizen
OF FL pasO Stewart Edwards, Chief
OF Police Davis and L. S. Consul Ed
wards of Juarez all made demands
that Roberts be released and have
telegraphed the State Department to
that effect. Roberts is charged by the
Mexican officials OF having spied in
the houses of MpXiCanC while he was
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-04
laFoIIette Pleased.

Washington, d. c., April 3.-Spe-
cial: Senator LaFollette expressed
himself as pleased with the primar-
les in Wisconsin and says he now
has 80 votes, which places him sec
ond in the race. LaFollette leaves
this afternoon for mis- western tour
throughout Nebraska and to the Pa
ciic coast.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-04
Cairo People Flee,
New Record stage at Memphis.

Memphis. Tenn. April 3.-The Mis-,
sissippi river reached a stage OF Al. 8
feet, the highest ever recorded here.
The predicted rise OF ~ feet an
nOunced by the weather bureau will
add greatly to the damage already
done, though no new levee breaks are
reported.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-04
Roosevelt in Illinois.

Chicago, April Especial: Colonel
Roosevelt will make two days
speaking tour in Illinois, starting in
special train frOm here Saturday.
The evening world., 1912-05-27

had nothing TO do with the aSnt, but
Nelson. In his frensy. attacked him.
sinking the knife into Lpton's hip. arw
and leg before the man had timA 30 de-
fend himssk. Upton dropped. unoon-
Dcous.
Followed By an svsr-increasing mob
that shouted Lynch himi" Nelson
dashed for the centre Of the PARK. In
his path vas Walter B. Wilson o6 Por-
ter q Wilson. woollsn msrchants, Of No.
y East Seventeenth street. Manhattan.
and WING ct No. X0 west Ninth street,
Brooklyn. .t
wilson was chstting With two fr1ends
John Haggerty and Frank ONeil. The
black man seemed crazed - he al.
preached the three. still flourishinR the
bloody knife. With q yell. Nelson jump.
cd at Wilson and stabbed him in the
side and back. One thrust. Il u feared.
punctured Wilson'S lung.
Wilson collapsed and his friends
grabbed the negro. With q snari he
turned on them. slashing Haggerty's
hand and O'Neil's arm.
Though wounded. both mon tried "a
hold the negro. but no broke away and
fed. He was arrested Al his homo. No.
2s5 West Fifteenth street. two hours
later.
Tho four injured mon were treated Al
the Coney Island Hospital and sent
home, ''f'. g.
The evening world., 1912-05-27
-FOUR CUT At CONEY
AS MAN RUNS FROM
CRY OF Lynch HIM
Porter Slabs in Effort to Escape
Rowdies Who Attacked
Him and Got Rope.

Aaron Nelson. . negro porter about
one Of the Bowery entrances to Steeple-
chase Park. Coney Island. was arraigned
to-day In Concy Island court on q
charge Of felonius assault growing out
Of an exciting chase. during which he
FLASHED several persons with his knife.
Several young rowdles are alleged to
have picked a fight with Nelson and
knocked him down. He go, UP with q
long bladed knife ready for action. At
ter knocking him down some more and
kicking him, someone yelled Lynch
him. This terrified the negro. especial
ly a. one OF his assailants had torn q
rope from a nearby post. Nelson BRAN
dlshed the knife and darted through the
crowds. Women and children were
knocked down and trampled as the
crowd scattered. -t..
Fifty feet from the entrance John
Upton .oisNb. A. siel rose stpaBt. s;SnArd
on the B. r. T.. was standing He had
=
The evening world., 1912-05-27
WINNERS OF FEIs H0NoRS
TO BE GUESTS OF GAElS
They'll Dance the Rinnce Ma h.
Eireann, the Fionn Ala and the
Kerry Reels All Night.

The great SUCCESS Of the Gaelic Teds
held IN Cettic Park last Sunday will be
emphasized tonight in Terrace Garden,
when an the contestants who won hon.
ors In the Feds wdN Do the guests Of the
OAstic League alta reception and bsl
The Feis attracted 5000 visitors. and.
considerins that 4 was the nrst effort
Of the kind in this country. that at
tendance was astounding. A Q gaeeful
aftermath the reception and ball to
those who ooDtzdbuted to tho success
Of tho FEDS were decided upon.
Young Thomas O'Meanhair, who won
the Junior mngdne for boys, and Sile.
his sister. viii sing traditional Irish
songs, and Allen MaoDomhnan OF
Brooklyn. son Of Michael. who won the
storytelling contest. will also ding with
his sister. Csititn. and Clam IN Meach.
air. IN other words. tho Maher family
win dance. in old Gaelic costumes. four
hand reels and four-hand t.gs.
There will DO Kerry reels. 'F1onr
Ala" reels, and ''Rinnoe ma h-Eireann'
reels. The "Rinnce ma h.Eireann" rec
was invented In New York some ten OF
eleven yesare ago. The buacatlii ant
caiiini. which Il Irish for lads and las.
sies from Kerry. found 1t hard to g,
through a reel with those from Mayo
because the dances IN different place.
had different figures. 90 a conferenc,
was called and the nsoest figures OF tn,
Kerry reel were Incorporated with tn,
good ones Of the ''Faonn Ala and sew
] erai other reels. and then the dane,
The evening world., 1912-05-27

Thomas HIN. who won all the step
dancing competitions at the Fets will
have q strong opponent In Jack Muicahy
of Limerick.
Supreme Court Justice Ford will pre-
side at the 'CMrm Csoil"-that's the
name OF the affair. He may wear the
kilts. or nlleadhbeag. as they call them
In Connacht Father O'Fanasan and
Padr1ag O'Daiy. Enwoys Of the Gaelic
League, will be the principal speAkera
The evening world., 1912-05-27
WILLIAM K. PORTER DIES.

BOSTON. May T.-wilnam X. Por.
ter. aged seventy.seven. formerly Bos-
tons largest real estate owner. and at
ono time owner Of 5000 buildings. u
dead.
He came to Boston a. . country boy
OF sixteen. and though handicapped BY
the loss OF ono eye he showed an
energy In business that brought him
success Last year no was taxed IN
realty with . valuation Of about 81
SOC. 900. and personal property totallinu .
$4,000. '
The evening world., 1912-05-27

Quarrel with J6hd Darlington. his
bro ther-in-iaw. Miss Daisey was NOR
tally wounded while her brother-in-iaw.
william Gould. was trying to prove that
Chandler could not have received his
wound In the way that 10 staed.
Chandler and Darlington arc said to
have Qusrreiled early yesterday. The
bullet entered Chambers side and pass.
Ing to~ar: the front OF the body. pene.
The evening world., 1912-05-27
trated the abdomen.

In the afternoon while Miss DMsey
was visiting at the Gould home. No. i7oa
Tenth street. James Turner OF Ner-
chantville came In and told Of the
shooting. Gould said It was impossible
that tho bulle, could have taken the
course Il did II Darlington were holding
the weapon. lie got his revolver. Miss
DaIsey. who was watching. was wound
cd almost precisely as Chandler was.
The state herald., 1912-07-19
Waded Into the Lake.

copper. but there wasn't any. Then
The two pretty ladies' came along, an
me an Petey ran up an pulled EN-
over to the lake. They iust jumped
In, an yanked Joey out. thought he
was dead. and began to cry. but one
o. tho ladies' told me he was all right,
an kissed me. wish they'd stayed.
but they went away fast an know
I'd get wallopln' II | left joey alone
again, so ! STAYED right there"
Young Peter was 20 amazed by the
rapid sequence OF events that he could
mumblo nothing except remarks about
pretty angels" and look curlously at
tho rescued brother. Joey was quite
set up over his adventure. knowing
he would be the hero OF Gault court
for nj least two days. His only worry
WAS the nature Of his reception when
b reached home.
The state herald., 1912-07-19
SOLAcE IN HIS MISFORTUNE
Entombed Minor Had at Least One
Pleasant Thought After Two
Days Of Suffering.

Miners are among the most heroic
people in the world. Danger is always
beside them, and they are schooled to
believe that any time they will come
lace to face with death. The result OF
this is that they are humorous in their
boldness.
In one of the mines of Pennsylvania
there was a cave.in which imprisoned
/ miner named Jack Thornton. The
accident happened on Friday after
noon. and the fellow laborers of the
entombed man set TO work at once to
dig him out II was not until Sunday
morning. however, that they reached
ais prison chamber, and by this time
they were wondering whether he had
been sunocated or starved TO death.
One OF them stuck his head through
the aperture made by the picks Of
lhe rescuers and called out:
Jack. are you all right?'
IAN right" came the reply. and then
after pause: What day is this?'
Sunday" exclaimed the friend.
Gee" exclaimed Jack, I'm glad OF
that That was one Saturday nigh,
when those saloonkeepers didn't get
ny wages. Popular Magazine.
The state herald., 1912-07-19
Storm al Victor.

Victorian electrical storm broke
over this section at $50 Sunday night
and Was followed by heavy fail o.
rain which lasted for two hours. bust
ness streets for time were flooded tt
n dopth of one foot, street ear scr
vice and the electric lights weta Grip
plea for some time.
Reports from outside points are that
the FnicheH and oaiiona are raging iof
rents and that tho water Ia IN greater
volume than has boon known for aov
eral years, No serious damage was
reported
The state herald., 1912-07-19
women IN GOWNS
SAVE BOY IN LAKE
Rush From Drive and Wade Into
Water to Rescue Six-Year-0Id.
ANGELS SAYS YOUTH
After the Lad 10 Revived the Fashion.
ably CARRIED Feminine Life Savers
Hurry to Their Homes to Remove
Their Soaked Dresses.

Chicago-Two well dressed young
women hurried from the Lake Shore
drive promenade at Division street the
other day, cast regretful look at
their gowns, and then waded rapidly
into the lake, where tiny head was
bobbing up and down. A little later
they came shivering from the water,
carrying in their arms senseless six
year-old boy, Joseph Hosek, S4S Gault
court. A few minutes more in the wa
ter would have drowned him.
Who the women were no one knows.
They stayed on the bank, trying to re-
suscitate the boy, until they saw more
efficient assistance coming, and then,
gathering up their dripping clothing,
walked away. Joseph and his broth.
ers think they were angels.
me and Vincent and Pete was
tryin' to grab fish outa the water"
explained Joseph, when he recovered
consciousness at the Chicago avenue
emergency hospital. Il fell in, an
couldn't get out, an my mouth got all
fulla water, an ! felt tired, so | Just
went TO sleep. don't just member
what the angels looked like"
Vincent and Pete are the boys older
brothers, too small to get him from
the water. After watching him strug
Cling for moment they ran in terror
to the drive few yards away, seized
the women by the skirts, and shrieked
for help. Vincent told wonderingly of
the adventure.
81 see Joey fall of an l was too
scared to do anythin' but YELL" he
said. He was maxim awful funny
faces, an that scared me more. so
ran out 10 the street an tried TO find
The state herald., 1912-07-19
Llyen Win eeast..

In Crosse. wis-Phyulciana having
declared that Carl Black. aged nfty.
Ave. has no brain. he has been refused
admission 10 the state inshno asylum
nt Mendoza and the home for tho
Iccble.mlnded n, Chippewa Falls An
application having been made TO have
lin cared for NJ the county poor farm,
officials arc puzzled over the problem
Of housing Black. ~ under no clreum'
stances could he be confined In the
regular quarters for inmates.
Black prefers TO live with animals
rather than human beings He cannot
speak word and grInlh like n beast
lie wears no clothing In summer or
winter.