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The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-06
Ex.Pollce Captain Dies.

Des Moines, March 5!--Charles
Briar, ex.captain of the police depart
ment, died this morning at the Meth
odist hospital as the result Of a
wound inflicted in his hip by a bur-
glar whom he surprised when the
robber was trying to rob grocery
store a month ago. Briar was en- the
road to recovery until week ago,
when he took a sudden change for the
worse and yesterday it became neces-
sary to have his leg amputated. He
was unable to stand the strain and
died this morning. Thomas Burns,
who is held in the county Jail, is sus-
pected of being the man who shot
Briar and he will probably be indict-
ed for murder Briar identified Burns
shortly after he had been shot, In
spite of Briar's identification of Burns,
police do not believe him guilty of the
crime but suspect Harvey Southern
of having fired the shot that resulted
in Briar's death. Southern is now
serving a life term in the penitentiary
Briar is the brother of John Briar,
private secretary to Senator Cum
Minis.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-06
PRAISES WILSON'S SPEECH
PAPERS OF WORLDS METRoPo-
LIS COMMENT FAvoRA5LY.
London Publications Pay Tribute To
Earnest Address But Doubt
Practical Politics.

London, March 5.-While paying
tribute of admiration to the earnest
and lofty tone of President Woodrow
Wilson's address, the London morning
papers express doubt that he will sue.
coed in translating it into practical
politics. The Daily Telegraph says:
President Wilson has plucked the
strings of pure idealism whose sound
may be pleasant in the ears of his
countrymen But IL congress is to
join in the work Of reform 1t will prob
ably be in response to irresistible
movements in the nation itself rather
than in Difference to the desires ex-
pressed by the president. Whatever
happens, however, his presidential
term is certain to be a remarkable one
and vivid period in the modern de-
velopment of the United States"
Tho Morning Post says:
1t remains 10 be seen whether
President Wilson Is great states
man. But at least il may be said that
his address has statesmanlike quail
ties. It's thesis is no less remarkable
because not pugracious. II strikes
a new note in American politics of
what over here we call social reform"
The Graphic says:
Every thoughtful man will wish
the president good luck. Echoes of
his noble address will bring to this
old world of ours, in its mad pursuit,
international charitableness and bloat-
ed schemes and military holocausts, a
welcome reminder of better things
and manlier strivings."
The United States must be heart
lily congratulated upon having true
democrat and such a fearless states
man at its bead says the Daily
Chronicle. And when some of the
greatest nations seem to be making o
mockery of humanity his clarion call
should echo far beyond the American
shores"
The Daily News says: President
Wilson has set up fine ideal, and,
like brave and upright man, has de-
livered himself into the hands Of his
judges by giving them measure by
which to test his loyalty to his cause
and his fitness to undertake it."
The Express describes Mr.. Wilson's
address as that of an academic profess
sor called upon to deal with practical
politics, full of noble sound, but diff
cult to tell what IL may signify.
The Daily Mail thinks that the pres
ident's address conveys a somewhat
too blank impression of modern Amer
lean life and conditions, 1T deals
chiefly IN generalities, says the pa
per, "and makes no very specific pro-
posals. But one fact appears clearly
that the era of free competition is
ended in America and the day of gov
eminent control of industry is at
hand"
Referring to the difficult task be-
fore President Wilson, the Mail ex-
presses the fear that foreign compli-
cations such as Mexico, may hinder
international reform
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-06
The ANNUAL ALUMNI CLINIC
OVER THREE HUNDRED DENT.
lists IN ATTENDANCE.
Lectures, Moving Pictures and An Un.
usually Large and Attractive
Program.

Iowa City, Ia, March 5.-Attend.
ance records for the annual alumni
clinic of the College of Dentistry at
the University of Iowa were broken
yesterday when 300 dentists attended
the opening session of the tenth an
nual meeting of the alumni associa.
ton.
The address of welcome was deliv-
erred yesterday afternoon by John G.
Bowman, president of the university.
Lectures, moving pictures, and an un-
usually large number of instructive
clinics formed the attractive program
for the visitors.
This morning thirty-seven clinics
were scheduled to be given by lead.
ing dentists. At p. III. at the Surgi.
cal Clinic of the University Hospital,
DR.. l.. w. Dean of Iowa City held a
clinic. He was followed by DR.. W.
Jepson of Sioux City.
Yesterday a feature of the after
noon program was an exhibition of
Film by DR.. j. G. Hildebrand, of Wat
erloo, secretary of the Oral Hygiene
committee of the Iowa State Dental
society.
Another feature of the afternoon
was a report from the research com.
mittee of the National Dental asso-
citation made by DR.. Weston A.
Price of Cleveland, Ohio. DR.. H. J.
Prentiss of the university also spoke.
Last evening in the liberal arts build
ing, DR.. Weston A. Price read an es-
say.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-06
VOTES FOR WOMEN
SPECIAL ORDER
CONTINUED TO FRIDAY BECAUSE
OF ABSENCE OF SENATORS.
THE GALLERIES CROWDED TO-DAY
Suffrage Leaders Deny They Are Su-
perstitious About the Final Test
Coming on Friday--Indignant
Because of Postponement.

Des Moines, March 5.-Both CALLER
les of the Iowa Senate were filled to-
day with indignant suffragetteS. They
had come to hear the debate on the
suffrage resolution that had been
made special order for today. Owing
to the necessary absence of some
members of the senate to attend the
funeral of Representative Thayer, the
senate yesterday continued the special
order to Friday. Lleutenants of the
suffrage movement at the capitol
we're wild with despair. The word
had gone out all over the state that
this would be the great day and for
ces were called in from all directions,
to make formidable showing. Tele-
graphs and telephones were used at
ter the action of the senate, but the
tide of oncoming suffragettes could
not be stayed and hundreds reached
the state capitol filed with expectan'
cy, only to be disappointed. "Disap-
pointment is the most crushing blow
that could be administered to wo-
man" said one of the suffrage leaders.
Now the suffragists will have to re-
main in Des Moines till Friday or
make another trip to the golden dome,
beneath which they expect to see the
first step toward suffrage victory
taken this year. When the motion
was made by Senator Robinson, to de-
lay the special order there was no
dissenting voice. The three senators
whose absence was necessitated by
the funeral were Senators Robinson,
Head and Ream.
There is possibility that when the
suffrage resolution is called for con-
sideration Senator Chase will try to
force final action on has bill proyid-
ing that the question of suffrage be
submitted to women only at the next
general election. This bill passed the
senate. Senator Allen, champion OF
the woman's cause, however, filed a
motion to reconsider and by holding
that motion has kept the bill from
going to the house. Senator Chase
may insist that the reconsideration OF
his bill be taken UP or dismissed.
Should lie succeed In forcing the meas.
Iure for re.vote the suffragists are
ready with a number of amendments
to attack it and will attempt to so
burden it with amendments that 1t
will be killed. One of the chief
they will propose either
in the senate or the house to the
Chase bill Is one making 1t specific
that the majority vote of all the votes
cast by the women at the proposed
election shall be indicative of the
sentiment of the women of the state,
and not majority of all the women
in the state, including those who do
not vote. The women say that
woman who doesn't attend the special
election to register her voice one way
or the other is not entitled TO consid-
Grafton.
Suffrage leaders deny that they are
in any way superstitious about the
final test coming on Friday, but just
the same all were indignant over The
postponement. However, that the
vote is considered exceedingly close
by senatorial advocates of the reso-
luton Is indicated by the fact they
did not wish to chance vote when
three members were absent.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-06
Kern Made Chairman.

Washington, March s. Senator
Kern, of Indiana. Bryan's running
mate four years ago, was today chosen
chairman of the democratic caucus in
the senate and was authorized to
choose eight members besides him
self for the steering committee which
selects the regular committees of the
upper house. The caucus meeting
was announced for tomorrow at eleven
o'clock to ratify his election. While
the seniority rule was not formally
destroyed it was arranged that the
new steering committee should to-
morrow submit recommendations up
on the subject.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-06
BRANDEIS TO GET POSITION
STATED HE WILL BE INTERSTATE
COMMERCE sSIoNER.
On His Survey OF Railroad Valuation
Depends the Future Ownership
of Every Mile o. Track.

Washington, March J.-The post of
interstate commerce commissioner
from which he will direct the forth
coming inquisition into the original
cost of the railroads of the United
States Is today reported to be the
honor reserved for Louis ID. Brandeis.
The name of the Boston attorney was
at the last moment withdrawn from
the list of probable members of the
Wilson cabinet. Brandeis wanted to
conduct the goverERaent survey Of rail
road finances UPON which depends tie
future ownership of every mile of
track in the country. 1t was expected
at that time that the secretary OF
commerce would have the task in
charge. However, when the Lafollette
valuation bill passed and was signed
by President Taft the interstate com.
merce commission was vested with
this task. President Wilson has call
ed Franklin Lane, of California, to his
cabinet and this created the way for
Brandeis to take up Lanes place and
give the valuation.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-06
GIVE MILLION FOR
A PHTHIS|S CURE
State Of Connecticut Makes Of
fer to Friedmann
DOCTOR HAS NO HOSPITAL
Asks Permission From New York
Board Of Health to Demonstrate
His Specific In Public
Dlspensary.

New York, March 5.--A fiat offer Of
$1,000, 900 for "a serum that will cure
tuberculosis" was made to DR.. Fried
rich Franz friedman by the state Of
Connecticut.
Speaking for the state of Connect:
cut, tuberculosis Commissioner John
Gurshanan of Hartford, at meeting
Of the Rockville Comm Business
Mems association, said:
I'VE will give Doctor Friedman a
million dollars IL he has the goods"
Serum Must Actually Cure.
DR. Joseph s. Gipes of Albuquerque.
n. NJ, sent here by the Commercial
club of Albuquerque, declared that IL
the Friedman serum actually cures
that tho physician "can charge what.
ever he wants to In New Mexico" DR..
f. W, Kellogg, health commissioner Of
Milwaukee. is here prepared to invite
Doctor friedman there if the demon
STATIONS are satisfactory.
The board of health Is considering
Doctor Friedmanns application for
permission TO demonstrate his tubercu-
lar specific at one of the public hos.
pitfalls.
Many Victims Seek Treatment.
A large number of consumptives
we're turned away from the Montefi.
ore home, where, 1t was reported, Doc.
tor friedman would begin the treat
ment of all Corners. Superintendent
Wachsman declared that the German
specialist will not treat patients
here"
Charles Lieberman eighteen, one
of the many tubercular victims who
made Intellectual efforts during the last
few days to get an audience with Doc.
tor friedman. killed himself by In.
haling gas in his home after returning
from the Waldorf to which he had
made frequent trips In the, hope OF
seeing the physician and getting cured.
New York Turns Him Down.
1t seemed certain today that the
efforts of certain New York physi-
clans to prevent Or. Frederick +.
the German physician from
demonstrating the efficiency of his
new remedy for tuberculosis would
prove successful. The action of the
advisory board of the department OF
health in declaring against the ply
sician treating patients by Friedman
as ending his hopes of working In
local hospital, and because of this ac-
ton 1t Is exceedingly doubtful whether
there will be any tests held in this
oity Friends Of the German EXPERT
say he will probably go to some
other State where he will be encour-
aged instead of discouraged.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-06
MoR0S WOUND 81 AMERICANS
JoIo Is Object Of lneessant Attack
Lasting Two Weeks and De-
tenders Chafe at Inactlon.

Manila, March 5.-The town Of
Jolo has undergone incessant attack
by the Moros for the last two weeks.
Details of the operations are meager,
as a rigid censorship is In force.
Even letters sent by officers and men
defending the town are subjected to
scrutiny
That the fighting has been serious,
however, is obvious from the arrival
here of thirty-two wounded Amer.
leans.
The Moros. it is reported, continual
ly fling taunts at the defenders OF the
town, calling on them to come out
and fight in American fashion, and
not like pigs" The troops are chat
ing greatly at their inaction, and
many complaints are heard among
both officers and men.
VIII Vote on Billiard Halls,
Washington, March 5.--A petition
has been presented to the city council
signed by large number of the busi-
ness men of the city asking that the
council give the people the privilege
of voting on the question of whether
pool and billiard halls shall be Ii
censed in Washington. The question
was up four years ago and the propo-
sition lost, since that time no pool or
billiard halls have been licensed in
the city. The council granted the pc
tition and the proposition will be vot'
ed upon at the spring election.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-06
MANY SEEK NEW OFFICES
sixty.Four Are Candidates for Places
In puluth's Commission Form
OF Administration,

Duluth, Mirn.. March 5.-Sixty-four
citizens are willing to serve the city
OF Duluth as commissioners under the
new form of government. The list OF
names filed for nomination Just closed
shows ten candidates for mayor, nine
for long-term commissionerships and
As for the short term commissioner
ships. At the first election under the
commission form Of government,
which is to occur on April /, there are
to be elected a mayor and four COM
missioners. The commissioners will
have complete charge of city affairs.
They are subject to the referendum
and recall a. any time, however, and
the initiative Is also a feature Of the
charter.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-06
chinannan FIGHTS Hiahwayman,
DUKE is OFFERED THRONE
Nontpensier Asked to Accept Ruler
ship Of Observation-Disclosures Ghika
No Longer Aspires.

Paris, March ACCORDING to semi
official report received here the Duke
of Montpensier, youngest brother of
the Duke of Orleans, and the last Of
the Bourbon pretenders to the throne
of France, has been asked to accept
the throne of Albania.
Prince Ghika, the pretender to the
throne of Albania. declared several
weeks ago that he was no longer an
aspirant to the throne of that princi,
pality.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-06
TWO ARE KILLED
IN M.8ST.L.WRECk
PERCY VAN NosTRANp BECOMES
SECOND LIEUTENANT IN ARMY
DEMOCRATS ARE ENTERTAINED
Laborer Killed by Switch Engine In
Mason city--Rock Island Fast
Train DeraiIed at WaIcott--Eight
Weddings Occur Near PeIla.

/ Steamboat Rock, March 5.-Two
are dead, and one seriously and per-
haps fatally injured, as the result of
bad rear-end collision on the Mime
apolis & st. Louis railroad that oc-
Cured at the Iowa river bridge at
| this place yesterday. The dead:
JAMES DONALDSON, stockman,
of Chaplin.
PEARL DENToR, stockman, OF
Geneva.
The injured:
Inge Britson, stockman, Sheffield
The two men who were killed and
the one injured were all in the ca
boose of an east-bound stock extra,
No. 433, In charge of Conductor AL
bert Curran, of Marshalltown. The
train was pulled by Engineer Ed Hen
derson, of Marshalltown, and his fire.
man, Martin.
The train that ran into the stock ex-
ira was No. "a, an east bound time
freight, pulled by Engineer Ed Brown
of Marshalltown, with Fireman Wells.
The train was in charge of Conductor
G. w. Kinney, of Marshalltown.
Serious injury TO the enginemen on
the time freight was escaped by jump
ing. Engineer Brown was not hurt
seriously, although one leg was in
jured
Traffic was delayed for several
hours owing to the wreck.
The extra train stopped in the
Steamboat Rock yards to pick up
some stock cars. The rear of the
train WIS halted on the northeast
side of the river, and No. "a rounded
the curve and crashed into the ca
boose of the freight in which the
stockmen were sitting. There is a
steep grade at this point and the
heavy train conld not be stopped in
time to avoid ascollision. The engine
ploughed its way through the caboose
and demolished three stock cars load
ed with cattle.
Donaldson and Dentor were both
badly mangled. and it is probable they
were killed instsutiys sT he cabcose
/ was completely demolished. being re-
duced to kindling wood and II is q
wonder Britson escaped with his life.
Both his legs were broken and he
was otherwise seriously hurt. He
was taken to the hospital at Eldora.
Twelve head of cattle in the stock
cars were killed.
Engineer Browns injuries consist
of sprained knee and bruises.
The dead and injured stockmen
were enroute to Chicago with cattle
shipments from their own farms. Mr..
Donaldson was about so years of age
and has family. Dentor was about
30 years of age.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-06
One of Taft,s Last Acts.

Iowa City, March 5.-One of the
last official acts of President Taft was
in the interest of graduate of the
State University of Iowa. Percy E.
Van Nostrand, who was recommended
for the position of second lieutenant
in the regular army last December,
received telegram from Washing
ton informing him that President
Taft on the last afternoon OF his ad.
ministration had signed his commits
sion and had asked him to wire &C.
ceptance at once. Mr.. Van Nostrand
has had three months OF suspense as
a result of the political mixup at
Washington His appointment was
recommended to the war department
before Christmas, but the senate for
a time would not confirm the appoint
ment because of the contemplated
change in administration.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-06
Democrats Entertain.

Des Moines, March 5.-General Nj.
cholas ]. Schrup, of Dubuque, enter.
tanned the democratic members of the
legislature and ten or twelve repnhli-
cans at a dinner party at the Des
Moines club last night. The affair
was in honor of the inauguration OF
President Wilson. George Koontz, of
Iowa City, was POSTMASTER. He was
responded to by one lone bullmoos-
err" Otto Lang, of Dubuque. George
A. Malcolm, of the Fort Dearborn ma
tional Bank OF Chicago, was one Of
the guests.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-06

fered on the subject. Then the mem'
bers propose to get busy and offer to
the Judiciary committee and then to
the legislature the bill they think
best, or the substitute they draft as
better than all the bills.
The subcommittee on this import
ant subject as appointed by Chair
man Sullivan in the Senate and Chair
man Klay in the House judiciary COM
mittees are as follows:
Senate-Senators Chase, Larrabee
and Gillette.
Observation-Disclosures Huff, klay,
Kane, Stipe, Scholz, Kingland and
Larrabec
Iowa bankers will have to be con-
tent to loan their money on Iowa real
estate, for the Senate defeated the bill
by Senator Farr to permit banks to
make loans on farms in states adjoin'
ing Iowa. Senator Garrett of Louisa
county led the opposition, and pointed
out that the last General Assembly up
on a plea of the Bankers to get more
money into the banks passed law
reducing the tax on money to five
mills. Now he claimed that the bank
ers have what they asked they want
the opportunity to ship that same
money out of the state. He also
pointed out that in some of the other
states interest on real estate is as
high as eight per cent and that pass
age of the bill would operate to boost
the price of money in Iowa just as
high as the bankers could get for II
elsewhere. Senator Schrup of Du-
buque was one of the chief support
ers of the bills. When he saw the
measure was defeated he changed his
vote to no, and has filed motion to
reconsider. He says the measure Will
pass when there is full attendance
: OF the Senate.
-. - -
Because of difference of opinion
as to salaries for public officials the
f, bill extending the privilege of the
Commission Form of government to
cities OF 1000 population or over, is
now hung up in conference commit
tee from Senate and House. The
! Continued on page ~.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-06
ROADS PAY $4,000 FINES
New York Central Lines Muleted for
Violating Denurrsse and Cattle
Shipping Laws.

Buffalo, N. Y, March 5.-A fine Of
$4,000 was imposed on the New York
Central railroad in United States court
for failing TO observe published rates
OF demurrage at East Buffalo. The
fine was paid. A stipulation was also
filed disseminating 9S actions against
the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
and the New York, Chicago & st.
Louis railroad for violations OF the law
in connection with cattle shipments.
The railroads paid $4,000.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-06
Family Record spoII.d

Story City, Iowa, March 5.-The
0hain of Ave generations in the Spen.
Ger family has been broken by the
death of Isaac Hallam Spencer, aged
ninety-eight years. Spencer's twelve
children are all living. and forty.five
grandchildren and sixty-eight great.
grandchildren survive him. Spencer
cast his first vote for William Henry
Harrison, and voted for every Repub.
lican presidential candidate there.
after.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-06
Train peralled.

Davenport, March aside from a
few minor injuries no one was hurt in
the derailment OF train .,o Z on the
Rock Island road, which left the
tracks at Walcott. twelve miles west
of here, last evening. The train.
which is west bound passenger and
does not stop at Walcott, was rum
ming at good speed 10 make up time
when the accident occurred. Both
tracks were blocked for two hours
after the derailment.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-06
Will Vote on Billiard Halls,
No, ID Closes Down,

Buxton, March 5.-Mine No. IA of
the Consolidation Coal Company was
closed down Saturday and the tower
and top works are being taken down
this week. No. Is will be the next
shaft opened and drilling is IN pro-
gress for No. 10 about two miles dis
tant from No. IS, Eighteen to twenty
miles of grading and new traeh will
be put in to reach the new works.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-06
Office Seekers Barred.

washington, March 5.-"No Office
seekers need apply at the White
House." was the brief Wilson dictum
today in his official statement as chief
executive. Wilson said he would be
too busy with the affairs of general
politics to talk with applicants unless
he himself had invited such confer
ences. fttt
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-06
Former Chief Justice Dies.

Greenville, Miss. March 5.--Leroy
B. Valiant. former chief justice Of
the supreme court of Missouri, is dead
here, aged eighty-four years. He was
elected a member Of the state su-
preme court in 1898 and served con-
tinuously for almost fourteen years
The funeral win be at st. Louis.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-06
pelIa People Wed.

Knoxville, March 5.--During last
week there were eight weddings in
Marion county in which one or both
parties to the nuptial contracts were
Pella people OF the sixteen persons
nine had surnames beginning with
Van. The title Of each marriage fol-
lows: Van der Haarvan Zee, Van
Zee-Tysseling, Van MARKHAM Kloot-
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-06
CLARK succeeds SELF.

Washington, March 8. - Champ
Clark was today unanimously nominal
ed by the democrats of the 63rd con-
gress to succeed himself as speaker.
His reelection at the extra session is
therefore assured.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-06
Caught Under Falling Walls.

Clinton, March 5.-Howard Whitney,
aged 10, was seriously injured last
night under the falling walls of the
s and 1O-Cent Store building where he
was at work. He was crushed against
the side of an adjoining building by
falling bricks and was internally in
jured.