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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-08-20
wife OF VETERAN
SEEKS TO END LIFE
Dependent Over Quarrel With Aged
Husband.

Marshalltown, Aug. 19.-Despon-
dent, it is claimed, because Of q
quarrel with her husband, Mrs. Ka-
tie Baker. wife Of Col. M. Baker, q
veteran of the soldiers home, Is
years old, attempted to take her own
life by drinking laudanum.
The woman's condition was dis
covered by neighbors, who summon
ed a physician at once and, with
prompt and heroic measures being
taken, the woman's life was saved.
She admitted having taken the drug
with suicidal intent.
A few hours before Mrs. Baker
made the attempt on her life her
husband applied for, and was admit
ted to, the Iowa Soldiers home. He
was n of the first members OF the
institution for twelve years.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-08-20
BATTLESH|P IS
WINNER OF FIGHT
Senate Conferees Recede From Two
Boat Plan.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 2O.--One
battleship to cost $7,425,00O with.
out armor or armament and not to
exceed 1000, 600. 900 when com
pleted, eight submarines costing $4,-
4S0, 600, and a fleet of torpedo boats
GOLFERS and machine ships, consti-
tute the building programme for the
navy approved today by the senate
and which probably will be adopted
without change by the house.
The house and senate c%onferees on
the naval bill met early yesterday
and adjusted in a few minutes the
fight between the two houses over
battleships and submarines. The
senate yielded to the demand of the
house for one battleship instead of
two. but secured in exchange the
fun fleet of eight submarines, in
stead Of the four proposed by the
house.
The conference report was brought
into the senate and adopted without
opposition. Senator Thornton, DEM
ocrat, declared the senate conferees
should have adhered to their de-
mand for two battleships. The house
deferred action ON the report, order
ing 1t printed.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-08-20
A YOUNG boy
IS DROWNED
Edison Palmer of Algona Dies in Des
Moines River.

AIgona, Aug. 20.-Edison Palmer,
aged 13, youngest sol of Richard
Palmer, prominent citizen Of Al
coma and general operator Of the
Western Union telegraph company
here. was drowned in the Des Moih6o
river Sunday afternoon. He was IN
swimming with other boys aud got
beyond his depth. The body was re-
covered within thirty minutes, but
all efforts by doctors to Sresuscitate
him failed.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-08-20
Set Date of Hanging.

Duquoin, ILL.,, Aug. 19.-The date
for the execution of George Engel,
who was convicted for the triple
murder OF his wife and unborn
child and his sister-in-law, has been
set for Oct. IS at Pinckneyville.
This will be the second legal exc
cution in the history of Perry coun-
ty and the first death sentence of a
city court to be carried out in I'LL
nois.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-08-20

opium is found. McNab proposes a
statute that will impose a fine equal
to the market value of the contra
brand drug, not upon the captain,
but upon the steamship company OPP
Grating the vessel.
The finding of opium aboard a
ship, the. statute will provide, shall
be prima facie evidence of negli-
gence on the part of the steamship
company, and the fine shall be i'm
posed at once.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-08-20
LARGE MEAS
URES BEFORE
:: Law MAKERS
Five Big Questions Must Be
Settled at This
Session.
APPROPRIATIONS ARE UP.
Adjournment May Be Reached
Late During This
Week.

Washington, Aug. 19.-Important
legislation that must be acted on
before Congress adjourns stands to-
day as follows:
Panama Canal toll, before the
president.
Legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill, approved by the
house and now before the senate.
with provision abolishing the com
merce court.
Naval, sundry civil and army ap-
preparation bills, in conference be-
tween the two houses.
General deficiency appropriation
bill, before the senate committee on
appropriations.
Indian appropriation bill, confer.
ence report pending in the senate.
While adjournment is expected
this week, the date is generally con
ceded to depend upon the presidents
attitude toward the Panama Cana.
bill and the legislative-executive-ju'
dicial appropriation bill. His veto
Of the latter last week wal
based upon it's provisions for thu
adjustment of the commerce court
and the establishment of a sever
year tenure in the civil services
and the house has again risked the
veto by passing the measure with
the commerce court provision in 1t
The senate will determine early il
the week whether 1t will endorse the
measure in this form.
y Leaders of both houses are conf
dent the remaining work of the ov
e1due appropriation bill could be dis
posed of in three days, were the con
tingencies of the presidential veto
removed. The president has made
it clear to members of both houses
that he does not favor the free toll
provision of the Panama Canal bill
but he has not as yet asserted a pur'
pose to veto that measure.
Thus far congress has not succeed.
ed in overriding any of the presi-
dents vetoes; and it is not consid.
cred likely that either the legisla-
tive appropriation bill or the Pana.
ma canal bill could be repassed by
a two-thirds vote if vetoed this
week. Those tariff and %appropria-
ton measures which the house had
repassed over the veto have failed
in the senate. and the single bill
which the senate repassed, that af-
fecting claims on the Corbett irriga-
tion tunnel, failed by six votes OF
repassing in the house.
The sundry civil appropriation
bill, in which the appropriation Of
1926, 900 for the tariff board is at
issue, is approaching settlement in
the conference committee. Out of
259 it was in the $116, 000, 000' bill
upon which the two houses disa-
greed, but about fifty have been set
tied; and an agreement on those is
expected early this week.
The house Saturday asked the SEN
ate to compromise the naval fight on
a one ~battleship basis, and an agree
ment on the naval bill is expected
Immediately. Other measures will
not take much time. The senate
viii take up the six year presiden-
tial term resolution, the uniform bill
of ladying measure and the bureau
Of labor bill this week. All legis-
lation aside from appropriation bills
is likely to be laid aside, however,
in the desire to complete the session
by Thursday, or at least by the end
of the week.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-08-20
WOULD MAKE SHIPS
PAY 0P|UM.F|NES
California District Attorney Desires
Change in Law.

San Francisco, Aug. 19.-In order
to check, If possible, the activities
of the smugglers of opium from the
orient, United States District Attor-
ney McNab is working upon the
draft of a new law which he will
seek to have the treasury depart
ment sanction.
The present statute provides fines
for the captains of vessels on which
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-08-20
ARE KNOCKED
FROM THE CAB
Lightning Strikes Rail in Northwes
tern Yards at Mason City.

Mason City, Aug. 20.-Edward
vining, fireman, was knocked from
his cab and James Gle, engineer,
and Arthur Deertz, switchman, were
badly hurt by a bolt of lightning
which struck the rails in the North
western yards during the storm last
night. Deertz was thrown from the
car to the ground. The rainfall was
over two inches.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-08-20
LITTLE CHILD IS
SM0THERED TO DEATH
Young Child Of Mason City Contrac-
tor is Dead.

Mason City, Aug. 20.-The six
months old baby of George Martin, a
well known contractor, was smoth-
cred to death by pillows, believed to
have been thrown over it by a 3
year-old child of the family. The
mother going to, the crib found the
baby dead.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-08-20
ARE DE-
STROYED IN
EASTERN IOWA
Storm Levels Growing Corn And
Cripples the Rail
ways.
SEVERE FARTHER EAST
Two Men Are Dead As Result OF
Lightning's Stroke-Workers
Get Track Into Shape.
SEVERE

Dubuque, Aug. 19.-Extensive dam
age was done last night in north
eastern Iowa by a severe rain. wind
and electric storm. Railroads and
interurban lines were crippled in ev-
cry direction by washouts and weak
ened tracks. Bridges were made In
safe in many places. Crops were
flattened to earth over parts of sew
eral counties. Later reports may in
rease the damage to crops.
In Dubuque and nearby towns,
streets were flooded, outbuildings
were undermined or upset, base
ments were filled with water and
trees were broken.
So far as reported, no lives We're
lost. The storm area apparently ex-
tended far to the northwest.
Niles, Mich, Aug. 1.-two men
are known to be dead and property
damaged to the extent of many
thousands of dollars as the result Of
a terrific rain and electrical storm
which struck Niles late yesterday
and ragged continuously for twenty
four hours. Train service on the
Michigan Central road to and from
Chicago was wrecked and not before
tomorrow will trains be running on
schedule. Other roads sustained
damage. A number Of freight cars
were washed into the St. Joseph riv-
err.
Herman villwock and Otto Feath-
we're killed by lightning while
standing in Feathers barn. G. w.
Hushower of South Bend was struck
by lightning and seriously injured.
He was in an automobile. Three
who were with him were unin-
Hundreds of men, wrecking crews,
section hands and railroad officials
uiC hSic dtlcmPlaHS W repair tue
Michigan Central yards. The track
was put out of commission for a dis
lance of 1000 feet.
Water rushed through the bust
ness streets tearing out pavements,
of buildings and sweep
ing some small buildings away. Nine
ars in the Big Four yards
among those that were wash
ed away.
A private dam belonging to the
.antwell Milling company and sew
eral highway and railroad bridges
washed out. Interurban service
between st. Joseph and South Bend
IS tied up. At South Bend the river
,ose three feet in twelve hours.
Cfravod ny ctn1ap thtc vpnrnir a. l
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-08-20
Is Killed in the Yards.

Atlantic, Aug. 20.-William
Erickson, aged "a, employed by the
Rock Island railroad, while STOPPING
over on the track in yards here
about noon yesterday. was run down
by a switch engine and the body cut
in two. The o will make an
investigation.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-08-20
.PTOMA|NE WAS
CAUSE OF DEATH
Examination by Expert Dispels The
DRY of Fanatic.

ROCKFORD, Colo, Aug. 19.--AfteI
an analysis of the stomachs of the
Rev. Gustav Latkze, his wife and
two children, all of whom died sud-
denly, State Chemist Ekelry said
yesterday that death was due to
ptomaine poisoning. The similarity
of the deaths OF the Latzke family
to the deaths of the wife and two
children Of Mr.. Latzke's predecessor
at the German Lutheran church
here, led to the belief that both had
been victims of some fanatic.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-08-20
Young Boy is Injured.

Ottumwa. Aug. 20.-Rex DIM
mitt, aged IA, was picked up In a
field at his fathers farm yesterday
with his skull fractured. He is be-
lieved to have been kicked by a
horse ead<t NJ.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-08-20

Room and board for gentleman at
214 East First street. Phone red
3ss. 1912
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-08-20

Strayed or stolen, this mornfnI
an iron grey mare, from Jas. Clark
the cream hauler's barn.
20d1 Ellingson, Mature & Co.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-08-20

My residence. 514 East Walnut
street, for sale. VIII give part time.
Mrs. P. H. Morris. 19dtf
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-01-26
PARCELS POST ABROAD.

In answer to the inquiry of a cores
pondent as to how extensively the par
cells post system Is patronized in Great
Britain, whether the rates are uniform
for all distances, and whether the SER
vice is profitable to the government, the
New York Tribune gives a reply which
is full Of information.
The system was begun ON August /,
1883, with a prescription Of maximum
weight of seven pounds, length of three
and one-half feet and length and girth
combined Of six feet. The rates were
six cents for one pound, 12 cents for
from one to three pounds, IS cents for
from three to five pounds and "a cents
for from five to seven pounds In 1896
the maximum weight was increased to
II pounds and the rates were reduced
and a later reduction makes the rates
at present six cents for one pound. eight
cents for two pounds, 10 cents for three
pounds, II cents for five pounds, Il cents
for seven pounds and two cents for each
additional pound up to the maximum of
IL. The maximum dimensions remain
unchanged from the first. Rates are
uniform for all distances, so that a
package AZ inches long and 10 inches
thick and weighing II pounds may be
sent from one end of the kingdom to
the other for % cents. The system pre-
walls among the British colonies, and the
general scale of rates for parcels car
ried across the sea is a shilling up to
three pounds, two shillings thence to
seven pounds and three shillings thence
to the maximum of II pounds-11
pounds from England to Australia for
10 cents. The system is also in vogue
In practically all other civilized coun-
tries except the United States.
The extent to which the system is
patronized may be seen from the sta
tistics of its growth 1t began on Au-
gust l, 1888. In the first eight months
I4'ooo,ooo parcels were carried; in the next
full year nearly 23,0O0, 900; in 1890, nearly
4S,OooW0; in 1900, nearly 75,50O, 900, and in
1905, 9,231,000 Precise details of the
financial results to the government are
not at hand, but it is to be observed
that while the United States has only
just succeeded in making its postal SER
vice self-paying, the postal service of
Great Britain has always been a source
OF large profit to the government In 1884
%, when the parcels post was new, the
yearly surplus was s13,5OO, OO0 and has
been pretty steadily growing ever since,
until in 19O5-'06 it was s27,7OOOOO Ger
tainly, then, the parcels post cannot be
a serious financial burden to the gov
ernment, while that it is an inestima BILE
boon to the people is self-evident from
the facts and figures cited.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-01-26

John E. Harris, in one of his letters
from Washington, calls attention to a
native of Vermont who has had a va
ried career and now in his SD year is
living quietly in the Shoreham hotel in
the national capital. William Pitt Kel-
logg was born in Shoreham. the town in
Addison county in which ex-Vice Presi-
dent Morton first saw the light of day.
After graduating from Norwich uni
versity Mr.. Kellogg went to Illinois,
where he was admitted to the bar. He
was colonel of the Seventh Illinois reg
iment in the Civil war, and in 1865 re-
signed the chief justiceship of Nebraska
to accept appointment as collector of
the port of New Orleans. He served two
full terms as United States senator and
one term as representative in Congress
from Louisiana and was governor of
that state one term. He is now a
weekly visitor to the Senate and keen
and interested observer of the course OF
legislation.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-01-26

Vermont has sustained heavy loss in
the death of Superior Judge Alfred A.
Hall. He made the sessions of court at
which he presided business sessions,
cutting out irrelevant matters, and hold
ing the lawyers directly to the points of
the case under consideration Judge
Halls work on the bench undoubtedly
saved the state thousands of dollars
year in court expenses. In his personal
bearing Judge Hall was always the genial,
appreciative, lovable man, without sacri-
fcing anything of dignity or strength Of
character.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-01-26
sRATTLEeoRo PERSONAL,

]. c. Howe of Walpole was in town
Tuesday.
Mrs Jerry Curtin is i'll at her home
on Reed street.
Harry Sweetland of Canal street is
visiting in Chester.
Miss Hannah Johnson went Tuesday
for a visit in Boston.
Mrs. Charles Wilder went Tuesday to
Greenfield to visit relatives.
c. S. Pingree returned yesterday after
a weeks stay in New London.
Miss Ruth Snow began work yester-
day in the Holstein-Friesian Office
Patrick F. Aher of Greenfield was at
his home here the first of the week.
Miss Elizabeth Taylor Of Mount Hol-
yoke college is visiting her mother, Mrs.
w. F. Goddard
Miss Minnie Lemere and Miss Marie
Lillis spent Sunday in Hinsdale with
Mrs. George Podmore.
Miss Ermina B. Dunton returned Sat
urday after a seven months visit with
her grandfather, George Payson. in
South Hope Maine.
Miss Ruth Callahan of the Roosevelt
hospital in New York is visiting in town
few days. She came last week to her
old home in Charlestown, N. H., to at
tend the wedding of her sister.
Miss BLY, Paul returned Wednesday
from her home in Quebec, where she
went before Christmas. She is living
with her aunt Mrs. w. H. Mitchell of
Linden street
Elias Foley of Shelburne Falls was in
town to attend the knights of Colum-
bus bazaar Mrs. j. T. Ridden of Bel
lows Falls also attended the bazaar the
two days.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ranger of Hol-
yoke came Saturday to visit Mrs.
Rangers father, Harvey Canedy. Mr..
Canedy and children, Robert and Edith,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Ranger spent Sunday
in West Halifax with Mrs Susan Lar
rabee
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-01-26

1t seems a little singular in a great
butter producing state like Vermont to
read this week in a Burlington paper
dealers advertisement of oleomargarine
for sale. 1t should be borne in mind,
however. that oleomargarine is nu-
tritious and healthful food product. Peo-
Pile who want it have a right to buy it
when it is offered for sale plainly mark
ed. 1t was against oleomargarine colored
to represent butter that Representatives
Grout and Haskins and Senator Proctor
of this state made their great and sue
cessful fight in Congress some years ago
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-01-26
VERMoNT's ASBESTOS MINES

The Morrisville Messenger, under the
caption Better Than Barre" is optimis-
tically prophetic of great industry
which 1t believes will be developed at
Belvidere mountain, which is in the
towns OF Lowell, Eden and Belvidere.
This mountain contains the finest chryso-
hte ASBESTOS to be found in America ir
not in the world. A railroad is needed
for the development of the mines. ius,
as a railroad was needed to Barre's
famous granite hill but little more than
80 years ago. A third railroad Is to be
built to the Barre quarries, ''yet that hill
is mole hill beside Belvidere mountain"
declares the Messenger Concident with
the prediction by the Messenger comes
the announcement of the incorporation of
the Chrysolite Asbestos company of
Lowell with $4,000, 900 capital
The Lowell asbestor mines have a largo
output yearly and it is with the purpose
of further developing them and spreading
the business that the CORPORATION is
formed. The enterprise is given impetus
by the proposed new railroads to connect
the mines in Lowell and Eden with the
markets. The papers are signed by
William G. Gallagher of Lowell, Frank A.
walker and William Walker of Barre.
F. A. Walker is the well known architect
OF Montpelier and has been much inter-
ested in the proposed railroad and in the
future of the asbestos regions of Ver-
mont.
The asbestos deposits of Vermont are
in the mountains which continue in a
direct line into Canada, where most of
the asbestos quarried in America for
years has come from the mines in the
town of Colerain, which have yielded
product to the value of many millions OF
dollars.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-01-26
BRATTLEB0R0 LOCAL
WARNING TO CIGARETTE SELLERS.
schoolboy Furnished Evidence that Near
Iy Resulted In Observation-Disclosures
Relating to the Subject.

Relating to the Subject.
Some of the school officials were
thoroughly determined Wednesday morn
ing to begin prosecution for the sale OF
cigarettes to a schoolboy, but It was de-
cided finally to give a warning this time
and see what the effect would be. For
some time much annoyance has been
caused through the use of cigarettes by
schoolboys, those boys usually being the
ones who are unable to keep up in their
studies particularly fragrant case OF
the violation of the law came to the at
tention of the school officials this week,
the boy involved being 13 years old and
attending the Canal street school, Not
only had he been smoking, but he had
been giving cigarettes to other boys
When questioned he told where he
mad been buying them, and the mer-
chant, according to a school official, said
ne had refused to sell to the boy until
the latter secured an order. 1t was found
that the order was not given by the
boys father or guardian, but by another
man, and that the boy obtained more
than the man wanted and out of the
surplus kept what he wanted himself
ana furnished supply to his compan-
IONS II was learned also that the man
had been giving orders over the tele-
phone.
transactions of this kind are wholly
illegal, as will be seen by the statutes
Section 1903 of the Public Statutes reads
as follows "A persons who sells or
gives away cigar, snuff or tobacco in
any form except cigarettes, to a person
under sixteen years of age, except upon
the written order or the permission of
the minors parents or guardian, shall be
fined not more than twenty dollars"
Section 1904 reads: "a persons who
sells, gives away or furnishes to a person
under twenty-one years of age, cigarettes,
cigarette papers or cigarette wrappers
shall be imprisoned not more than two
months or fined not more than fifty dol
lars. or both"
The law makes the selling or furnish
ing cigarettes to minors a punishable
offense, whether it is done by order or
otherwise, and a boy who gives them
away is liable to be punished, as well as
an older person. The school authorities
are determined to stop the evil as much
as possible and hope that a warning will
| be sufficient.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-01-26

Joseph II. Choate, the eminent lawyer.
diplomat and publicist, marked the cele-
bration of the SOth anniversary of his
birth this week with the following
stirring thought, which is worthy of the
consideration OF intelligent men every
where: This thing life has taught me:
1t is the women of a country in whose
hands its destiny reposes. No cause that
is not great enough to command their
devotion and pure enough to deserve
their sympathy can ever wholly triumph"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-01-26
Phelps Executed,

Silas N. Phelps, the Monroe Bridge
murderer, was electrocuted at the
Charlestown, Mass, state prison this
morning for the killing of Deputy Sheriff
Emmett F. Haskins at Monroe Bridge on
June 22, 1910. The current was turned
on at 1215.55 and the man pronounced
dead by physicians at 1222.45 a. m.
Phelps met his death calmly. The ex-
ecutive council considered the case again
yesterday, but by vote of to decided
against committing the death sentence to
life imprisonment
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-01-26

This being leap year. It may not be
amiss. as showing the antiquity OF
womans rights in the matter of pop
ping the question" to quote the following
passage from law passed in Scotland In
1888: 1T is statut and ordaint that dur
ing the rein of hir maist blissit Megeste,
for ilk yeare knowne as lep year, iik
mayden ladye OF bottle high and lowe
estait shall hae libertie to bespeake ye
man she likes"