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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-06-24
IOWA CITY
boy IS KIDNAPPED
Fourteen ear-old Frank Mills
Sought by His Father.

Iowa City, June 21.-Has little
Frank Mills been kidnapped?
This is the question that officials
are asking here in regard to the dis
appearance of the 14-year-old son OF
p. j. Mills on June 5.
On that evening, about fifteen
minutes after he had telephoned to
his mother that he had work in the
country, he was seen by Homer FL
lis, a neighbor, in the company OF
an older man on the rear platform
Of railroad hoist. 1t is thought
the boy might have been enticed
away by the promise of employment
for which he was seeking.
His father has sent a number OF
descriptions of the youth over Iowa,
Nebraska, Missouri and parts of 9TH
err states.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-06-24
MANIAC TEACHER IN
MURDER CARNIVAL
Insane Teacher Opens Fire on School
Children-Three Dead, Six
:. Morally Wounded.

Bremen, Germany, June 21.---
Three school children are dead, five
others and teacher are perhaps
mortalIy and fourteen additional
children and two men more or less
seriously wounded. as the result OF n
mailman with automatic pistols
running amuck in Catholic school
here yesterday.
The murderer is young head
teacher named Schmidt, who had
been without employment for some
months. Entering the school corri-
dor yesterday morning, Schmidt
without warning fred upon and
wounded the woman teacher. Then,
with an automatic pistol In eacn
hand, he entered class room where
the little girls were at their studies
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-06-24

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and opened fire upon them. There
was a wild panic in which one girl
fell down the stairs and broke her
neck. The lunatic then fired into
the court yard where the boys were
gathered, bullets striking several Of
them.
One stray bullet from the mad
mans weapons wounded a workman
in an adjoining building. The jan
itor of the school attacked Schmidt
and was shot through the chin, and
a male teacher who grappled with
the murderer received bullets in the
breast and abdomen.
The lunatic finally was overpow-
cred, but not before he had been
badly injured by crowd of enrag-
ed people who were attracted to the
school house by the shooting. The
police were compelled to use their
sabers in order to protect the muir
derer from the mob.
Ten automatic pistols were found
in schmidt's pockets. Most of these
had been fired until their chambers
were empty.
AS there was no question that
Schmidt was violently insane, he
was committed to an asylum.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-06-24
TWO NEAR DEATH IN
MOTORCYCLE CRASH
Lew Madison, Spectator. is Crushed
When ]. r. Sky Loses
Control. It's

Cedar Rapids, June 1.-two meY
are at Mercy hospital at the point
of death and many narrowly escap-
ed serious injuries when a motorcy-
Gle jumped the motordome tracks Of
Workman & Allen, at their carnial
at West Seventh street, late last
night. J. r. Sky, of sedalia, Mo. was
riding the motorcycle at the rate Of
sixty miles an hour, when his ma
chine became manageable and
broke into the crowd, hitting Lew
Madison, n Rock Island conductor,
from Rock Island. H.. and narrowly
missing several others. Madison
received a bad scalp wound and his
skull may be fractured. Sky receiv-
ed three broken ribs and injuries
to HIS spine.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-06-24
Ordinance No. 348.
ORDINANCE.

An ordinance establishing rules
and regulations for the government
of electric light and power consum-
ers and fixing rates to be charged
for motors, meters and electric cur
rents used for lighting and power
purposes.
Be it ordained by the city coun-
Gil of the city Of Webster City, Iowa:
Sec. /. That the rules and regu-
lations and electric light and power
rates hereinafter named shall be
deemed part of the contract with
every person., firm or corporation
supplied with electric light or pow
err by the city; and whenever any
of such rules and regulations are
violated Tor such others as the city
council may hereafter adopt) the
electric light or power shall be cut
off from the building or place Of
such violation and no connection
shall be made with such building ex-
cept by order of the electric light
committee or the superintendent OF
the electric light plant, who shall
have said light and power in charge,
and upon payment of the cost OF
turning off and connecting the cur
rent and such other terms as the
said committee or superintendent
shall determine.
Sec. 2. No person or persons ex-
cept those authorized by the city
council shall make any changes in
the switches, motors, meters, wires
or wiring in the building where
said light or power is used.
Sec. 8. Parties desiring light or
power at rates as provided by this
ordinance shall make application to
the city clerk in writing on forms
provided for that purpose. No per-
son or persons except those authoriG-
ed by the city council shall wire
buildings or places where light or
power is desired and has been ap-
Piled for, and the current shall not
be turned on until the wiring shall
have been approved by the superin-
tendent of the electric light plant.
All wiring hereafter done by others
than the employees Of the city shall
be inspected by the superintendent
of electric light, or his agent, and
an inspection fee Of one ($1.00) dol
lar shall be charged therefor.
Sec. 4. The authorized agent or
agents of the city shall have access
to the premises in which electric
light or power is being used at al
| reasonable hours to determine II II
is being carried, distributed and us
ed in the proper manner.
Sec. S. All meter rents and bill:
for current due from commercial
patrons shall be paid monthly before
the 25th of each and every month
and meter rents and bills for cur
rent due from domestic patron:
shall be paid on or before the 25tI
OF January, March, May, July, Sep
TENDER aud November of each ana
every year or the current may b.
turned off without further notice.
Sec. 6. Polyphase meters shall b,
subject to meter rent of twenty
i fiyet25c) cents per month and sin
Igle phase meters shall be subject t
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-06-24
KILLED WHEN
plane DROPS
Naval Hydro-Aeroplane Throws Fly
er Into Bay, Then Drops
to Water.
HIS COMPANION IS HURT.
Lieutenant Tries vainly to Balance
Craft, But 1t overturns
in Air.
H1s COMPANION IS HURT.

Annapolis, Nd, June 21.-The
navy added its first victim to the
death roll Of the air yesterday when
Ensign William D. Billingsley was
hurled from disabled biplane L.
600 feet in the air and fell into the
depths of Chesapeake bay. Lieut..
John A. Towers, chief of the navy
aviators, chung to the hurting
wreck that followed his comrades
course from sky to water and escap-
ed death almost miraculously.
Ensign Billingsley in biplane
that had been converted into hy-
dro-aeroplane by the addition OF
pontoons, with Lieutenant Towers
as a passenger, left the aviation
grounds at the naval academy here
yesterday morning to fly to Clai-
burne, eighteen miles across the
bay. About ten miles down the bay
a gust Of wind struck the fragile
aeroplane. Ensign Billingsley was
thrown forward across the steering
gear, which was disabled. The front
planes of the craft fell and 1t drop
ped like dead bird to the blue ex-
panse of water 1000 feet below. AS
it dropped the pilot was catapaulted
out, his body turning in the air,
outspeeding the disabled machine to-
ward the water. Deep into the bay
the. body sank and up to late hour
last night 1t had not been recover
ed. All available boats in the neigh
borhood secured the waters about
the spot where the accident occur
red seeking the body.
When the aeroplane started on its
dive i)r the bay Lieutenant Towers
chung desperately to one og the struts
between the planes. Although at
times his body swung clear OF the
rapidly falling airship, he maintain
ed hi hold with hand and arm al
most wrenched apart. After falling
about 900 feet, the biplane turned
a complete somersault and for a mo-
ment the force of the. fall was brok-
en-. Striking the bay it carried
Lieutenant Towers beneath the wat
er, but he rose to the surface al
most Immediately. The aviator,
suffering excruciating agony feared
that he would lose consciousness be-
fore he could be rescued, and tear
ing loose the lashings of one OF the
planes he bound himself fast to a
pontoon. Within few minutes,
however, he was taken off by B. l..
Bronson and S. Kellar, who were
watching the aeroplane's movements
from motor boat kept on the bay
by the navy aviators for use In Just
such accidents.
At the naval academy hospital
Lieutenant Towers, almost in a state
of nervous collapse, his entire body
trembling and his head wagging pit
eously, told the tragic story Of his
fall from the sky.
Late last night 1t was announced
that the fleet of vessels sent to the
scene OF the accident to search for
Ensign Billingsley's body had been
called in, but would return to their
search at daylight today.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-06-24
Student Commits Suicide.

Ames, June 20.-Miss Florence
KRUGER, 90 years old, student at
Ames college, committed suicide
here yesterday afternoon at the
home of her aunt. with whom she
was visiting. She shot herself with
a revolver and died instantly.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-06-24

Wanted, farm hand Phone G. D.
Thompson d-n
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-06-24

la rent of ten (10c) cents per month
| Sec. Z. There shall be mini
mum monthly charge of one ($1.O0)
dollar per horse power to each pow
er consumer for each motor of one
horse power or less, and on all mo-
tors of more than one horse power
and less than ten horse power the
minimum charge shall be seventy
five (75c) cents per horse power per
month. The minimum charge per
month on all such motors shall not
exceed five (s5.O0) dollars per
month. On all motors of ten horse
power or over the minimum charge
shall be fifty (5Oc) cents per horse
power per month. Horse power
shall be determined by actual con-
nected load and not by the size Of
the motor.
Sec. s. The following rates to be
charged for electric current for pow
er purposes are hereby adopted:
The first 100 kilowatt hours per
month at Sc per kilowatt hour.
The next 100 kilowatt hours per
month at sc per kilowatt hour.
All over 200 kilowatt hours per
month at &c per kilowatt hour.
Sec. 8. The following rates TO be
charged for lighting purposes are
hereby adopted: H.
Under the turning point 10c per
kilowatt hour; over the turning
point sc per kilowatt hour.
The turning point is found by
taking the consumption of all lights
connected to the meter cellar lights
not used for general lighting, small
motors and heating devices not to
be taken into consideration and
figuring a consumption of two hours
per day for thirty days. Where me-
tiers are read every two months this
turning point shall be multiplied by
two. A turning point once estab-
lished will not be lowered for a per-
iod of one year, but if the connected
load is increased, the turning point
will be raised.
Sec. 10. All meter rents for
lighting purposes shall be at the
rate of ten (1Oc) per month.
Sec. II. All meter rents shall be
collected with current bills. A cash
deposit of five (s5.00) dollars shall
be required of all light or power
patrons except those who own real
estate in Webster City. This depos-
it shall be held by the city clerk as
long as the meter is connected and
shall be refunded when the meter is
removed.
Sec. -. A charge of s1.00 shall
be made to reconnect any patron
disconnected on account of failure
to pay for current.
Sec. 10. Any person. or persons,
who shall do or perform any act or
thing prohibited by this ordinance,
Tor otherwise than in accordance
with its provisions, or violate any Of
the rules or regulations, shall be
guilty of misdemeanor, and on con-
viction thereof, in addition to en-
forcement of the forfeitures, stipula-
lions and reservations, shall be fin
ed a sum of not less than Three
$4,000 dollars nor more than one
hundred (s100.0O) dollars.
Sec. IA. Ordinance No. 90. ordi-
nance No. ITO, ordinance No. 231.
and all other ordinances or parts Of
ordinances in conflict with this or
dinance are hereby repealed.
Sec. IS. This ordinance shall be
in full force and effect on and after
the 1st day of July, 1913.
Passed and adopted June 16, 1913.
Approved June 16, 1913.
Attest:
e. E. Valentine, Mayor.
W. w. Crittenden, City Clerk.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-06-24

See Albright & Riley Insurance
agency for fire and tornado insur-
ance Agents for the Hawkeye &
Des Moines dept. Mrs. Riley will
be in the Office every Monday after
noon and Saturdays, Over Bahren
fuss restaurant 6-13t3f3
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-06-05

Next the experiment is tried by
cutting. down bushes or any land
marks near the egg, and smoothing
the sand, thus changing the general
appearance of the surroundings. This
makes no difference. 1t does not fool
the bird. She Identifies the egg if it
is left in the same place.
Next the professor builds little
tower twelve feet high and elevates
the egg from the spot where it was.
The bird returns and is little sur
prised to find the egg so far up III
the air, but has no difficulty in de-
Gliding that it is her egg and matches
it sitting on the tower. But before
the chick matches, in another expert
ment the professor removes the
tower and puts the egg again on the
surface. The bird, having been
away and returning, looks for the egg
at a spot up in the air twelve feet
above the ground, futters around in
a very disturbed manner at not find
ing it there, gradually and very reluc-
family settles down to the surface of
the earth and cares for the egg there.
For period of two weeks, every time
the bird returns to the nest it viii
fiutter up in the air where the tower
formerly was, looking in that spot for
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-06-05
EXPERIMENTS SHOW THAT CERTAIN BIRDS
HAVE SIXTH SENSE-ONE OF LOCATION
BY gibson GARDNER

Washington June Tha certain birds have sixth sense sense
having hearing smells the interesting
fact proved scientifically experiments which being conducted
extremity of the Florida
bird perform the
that something bird find home
y hundreds miles instrument in
making trianguaion.
The Carnegie Institute experiment station the bird
which includes the islands, Professors
Mer which the following
The sabds laid
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-06-05

winch includes many OF the Dry II
Myer and Watson have been making
is a sample:
The professor goes into a group
their eggs so thickly that it is almos
on an egg. Many of the islands are
literally covered with birds during
breeding time. The nests are not
regular nests, but are merely slight
depressions in the sand. In this de-
preston the female bird lays a single
egg and proceeds to hatch it. The
experimenter takes the bird from off
this egg and puts her into a basket
which is covered with painted can
vass to entirely exclude the light, and
the package is shipped away, some
times to sea, sometimes on land
distance of $50 miles or more. The
bird, with a green mark painted
across its back so that it may easily
be recognized, is then released.
In very brief time it has found it's
way back to the nest. If the egg is
left undisturbed, the mother settles
on her egg and proceeds to go on
with the Matching operations. If the
egg has been removed three inches
from the spot where it was, the bird
is evidently disturbed and fuses
around considerably before making
sure that it is her egg. But finally
she will decide it to be hers and set
tie on it. If the egg is removed Is
inches from the spot where she left
it, the bird is absolutely at a loss. She
cannot identify her egg and win pay
no attention'to it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-08
The Bath Carnival.

People all along the Kennebec val
ley. as well as from other parts of the
state are much interested in the Mid
summer Carnival In Bath now under
way-Thursday. Friday and Saturday,
August :. s and o. This carnival is par
ticuiariy Of interest to members of the
e. r. X. p, the Red Men and num-
Der of other fratcrnal orders, as the l.
z. K. r will hold their annual field
day. there at that time and there Will
also te an assembly Of Red Men The
program offered is one of the best ever
given III the state and Bath people say
that ,at show viii equal the er-centen-
Diai " hieh was held there in 1907 Or
t.Ie morning Of the first day there Wa
. fssrade over two miles in length. OF
ne rernlng ri the second day today
tHere WiIi be an autonfDhile review ant
er"rF car owner in Maine is invited Il
I@sltieip ste I'm tho third day. NJ is.
Euth IA 1er0ft Law. the champion wo
man aviator. VINO holds the worlds rec
cr1 for altitude made by women. vii
fige a half Sour exhibition With hel
81 h0fse. 11ner Wright aeropGne. II
s0ditRn 70 tfese attractions there vii
b. Ssend concerts. many free acts, Bis
MiGwag. feld sports. decorations. lllu
snIrafIof9s and a circus performance b!
The Creaf Eastern Shows each after
nom and evening.
The field sports will be for valuable
prizes. three being offered for eacl
event and on Friday afternoon, thu
second dat, there will be a bali gam
between the teams from the Portland
and Madison companies T. v. X. F.
The Maine Central is Offering on
fare for the round trip on each day an
thousands of people arc going TO Bait
to soc the big show.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-08
Fiscal Years Trade
OF u. S. Greatest.

Washington. Aug The trade Of the
United stats IN the past fiscal year was
greater than ia any previous year. Fig
nres just completed show that it was ST.
275, oDD.Og greater by s8Zl 90 than last
years record % exports and imports.
The balance ia favor 81 the country this
year was ss5e ea9sa The exports ex-
ceeded those Of 1872 ny s85i.5Do.coo whiia
tie imports Increased - only sl5s. 1000.
The greatest gain in exports was in
manufactures ready for consumption ia
which class there was an increase Of
siG5. 0oo00 over 1912 In manufacture for
further use In manufacturing there was
an increase of more than s69po,1f9 The
increase in foodstuns was only a little
more than $4,000
Most of the imports Here from the
United Kingdom. which furnished 80.
600 90, while Germany came next with
s1s9 900, 90: next France with sl3- ogl9,8
Cuba with sf2s 000.000. Canada with siZl.-
oO0oOo Brazil with sl21e0oogl and Japan
with s92 9oo.o1o Most Of the exports weni
to the United Kingdom. which taoz
goods worth s597 10000. Canada, ssi5ea
oO0; Germany. sas2, 0oo.po: France. 3lN.
| 900; Netherlands. $l26.oe9.Gn. and Italy
| $40. 10000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-08
Pleasant Skies and Pleasant
Times at Machias Pageant

field. Whitneyville and Jonesboro-thert
have been NO petty jealousies. All hav'
been on the most friendly terms, almos
like one great family.
Fine music has been furnished at th'
pageant daily by the Machias Band
Hovey NJ. Wiswell leader; an excellen
orchestra of IL pieces from Boston ant
by a chorus of nearly 100 voices, all o
whom are under the direction og Jane:
a. Ecker of Boston.
In connection with the pageant, bril-
liant reception was held at Phenix Opera
house, Tuesday evening. So many wcr
present that the house was crowded |
was a time of much handshaking ant
meeting of old friends. The selectmel
of the town and ladies stood in the re
ceiving line as follows Mr. and Mrs
Morey Gardner Mr.. and Mrs. JOIN
Schoppe. Mr. and Mrs. G. Harry Harper
Exceptionally fine music was furnishes
by the pageant orchestra of Boston.
The reception was followed by shor
dance music for which was furnished b.
Miss Sarah Mcdonald and Miss Grac
Hutchinson of Machias.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-08
GOADED TO INJURIES.
Taunts of Crowd Force Former
Chauffeur of King of Greece Into Air.

Omaha. Neb.. Aug. Henri hi La
Roche, 26 years old, expert mechanieian
and former chauffeur to the King of
Greece. is in local hospital severely in
iured. the result of peculiar aeroplane
accident
La Roche with several companions at
tended local aviation exhibition. yes
terday The regular aviator failed to ap-
pear and La Roche, who had been ex-
planning to the crowd the intricate work
ings of the engine. was goaded by taunts
and jeers to try an ascent He ran the
machine along the ground and made
good start upward. When he reached a
height of about 30 feet he lost control,
the machine dropped to the earth and
crushed him beneath 1t. Both legs ana
three ribs were br oxen and he suffered
internal injuries as we'll La Roche was
well known in automobile racing circles
several years ago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-08

Maehas, Me, Aug. THURSDAY morn
ing dawned beautiful again and the
weather for the three-days pageant here
could not have been better for the out :
of-doors production, which ended, Thurs
day night.
During the week, crowds of people have
been arriving by every train and hun
dreds have come by automobiles and IN
teams. The town is full TO overlooking.
Many former residents have returned to
visit friends and relatives and there are
very many who are making their frs,
visit to Washington eounty's shire town.
The pageant has been great success
and the people who have witnessed it
are enthusiastic in its praise. Miss ..r-
ginia Tanner the Director, must certainly
feel repaid for her many weeks of earn
est and untring labor. Among all those
who have taken part in the pageant
about 500 people from the towns of Ma
| chias, East Machias. Machasport, Marsh
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-08
Narrow skirts Hurt Silk Trade.

The decreased demand for silks con-
seuuent upon the vogue of tight fittinS
skirts has been responsible for re-
duction in the dividends paid by for
eign silk weaving concerns. In gen
orally good year for textiles, the SILK
mills had earnings below those of tho
pervious year.
Balance sheets so far issued for Ger
man textile companies reflect market
improvcmeDt The average rate o.
dividends paid this year by 123 repre-
sentative textile undertakings, having
an aggregate capital of $50,000,00o.
works out at S.d per cent. against CD
per cent. paid in 1912. The increase
is the more satisfactory in view of the
fact that in many cases large amounts
have been put aside to strengthen the
reserves. which last year were largely
drawn upon to provide dividends or
make up for losses.
The worsted spinning companies
show a slight falling off, the average
dividend of twenty stock companies
being rs per cent, as against 81 per
cent last year. In other branches of
the wooden industry fifteen representa-
tive concerns paid an average dividend
of II per cent. against 1917 per cent
in 1919. The average dividend of the
silly mills. which was SO per cent. in
1912. fell off as a result of the changed
style, to 5.S per cent.-New York
Times.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-08
THE FUNERAL SERVICES
For Late r. c. Ogden Will Be Held
Saturday, at kennebunkport.

Kennebunkport, Me-. Aug. THE
funeral of the late Robert G. ogden.
the retired New York merchant and
philanfhropist, who died at his summer
home here. last night. will be held,
Saturday afternoon. at The Billows. .
The burial viii be in the family lot in
.kennebunk cemetery.
With him at his summer home, The
Billows." on Arundel Point. where he
had passed his summers, the past &
years, were his daughters, Mrs. Alex
andcr Prtdvis and Mrs. George Crarey
and the Iatters husband, DR. Crarey
MS grandchildren, Robert ana Miss
Ruth ogden, and his brother, Willis
Ogden.