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The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-08-21
BOAT OVERTURNS
SEVEN DROWNED
GOVERNMENT STEAMER CAUGHT
IN STORM AND cAPsIZES.
PASSENGERS CAUGHT IN TRAP
Caught Below Water Line in the Cab
in of the Boat, They Have No
Chance For Life-capsizins of
Steamer Seen From Shore.

Keokuk, Ia, Aug 20.-The United
States government steamer Henry
Bosse was caught in a heavy wind
storm in the middle of the twenty
foot channel in the Mississippi river
here last evening and was turned
completely over. Seven persons were
drowned. They were:
GEORGE BICKEL, Carthage, Ill.
TOM NOONAN, Keokuk.
WILLIAM JONES, Quincy, Ill.
HUGH BEAVER, and his S-year.old
sister, Quincy, Ill.
MR.. AND MRS. w. C. WEIGH, st.
Louis. -.
Seven persons escaped, including
Capt. Gus Seifert.
Those who drowned had little
chance to escape as they were caught
in the cabin under the boat, dying in
a trap.
Hugh Beaver got his little sister
out and both went under as the res
cue boats neared him.
The Henry Bosse was being used in
building wing dam in the river and
had started for shore when the squall
caught her with little warning. Cap
tain Seifert was at the wheel and he
was thrown seventy-five feet when
the cabin parted from the hull. He
was badly injured, but escaped by
clinging to parts of the wreckage.
The others who escaped swan out
from under the boat and held to parts
of the wreckage until boats put out
from shore.
The capsizing of the steamer was
seen from shore boats by government
employees who reached the scene
few minutes later and found the
Bosse a total wreck.
The Henry Bosse was valued at
$11 900 and was 120 feet long.
Almost simultaneously with this &C.
cident lightning struck a government
drill boat at work near the Keokuk
bridge and exploded sixteen charges
of dynamite, sinking the boat.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-08-21
MURDER SUSPECT
IS UNDER ARREST
BUssEY WOMAN 6RANDlsHEs A
GUN, GETS IN TROUBLE.
DAVENPORT HAS AN ICE TRUST
Escaped Convict From Fort Madison
Commits Suicide in Kansas City
State Must Obey Law and In.
stall Safety Appliances.

Des Moines, Aug. 20.-Phil John.
son, aged 80 years, is in jail charged
with making threats against the life
of the mother of Miss Hazel Sage,
who died in the hospital Sunday night.
after receiving beating at the hands
of some unknown man. The coroner's
jury is making an investigation of the
case and the police are trying to con-
meet johnson with the death of the
girl. There is much mystery sur
rounding the girls death. Sunday
night residents of South Des Moines
telephoned the police a woman was
being beaten in a house in that vicin-
ity. The police discovered that it
was outside the city limits and did
not act Later the girl was found
alone suffering from injuries. She
died without making statement in
the hospital. Still the police made no
further investigation until johnson
was arrested last night as he was
walking the streets near the home OF
the girls mother. He had a shot gun
and big knife and said he was go
ing to the home of Mrs. Sage to ask
her why she would not let him see
her daughter before she died.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-08-21
ASKED TO REVERSE ITSELF
CAUSE TO BE HEARD IN NEXT
TERM OF SUPREME COURT.
Case involving Conviction of Man
For Encouraging Homicide
Important Precedent,

Des Moines, Ia, Aug. 2O.-When
the supreme court meets next month
it will be asked to reverse itself in
a case OF not great Importance but
declared by attorneys to involve a
principle Of vast Importance to the
courts of the state. This is the case
of the State VS.. Hugh Teale from De-
catur county, wherein Teale was con
victed because he was present and
encouraged the assault which led to
q homicide.
The supreme court in passing on
the case, reached a conclusion for re,
versal on the ground that the evil
dence did not sustain the verdict.
Lawyers say that the court virtually
passed on the credibility of the wit
nesses and decided that the states
witnesses could not be believed while
those of the defense were entitled to
credence The state asks revers-
al on the ground that this rule, as laid
down by the court is contrary to the
rule which has long been maintained
by nearly all courts.
There was a dissenting opinion in
which the ground was taken that the
supreme court should not undertake
to decide matters properly left to the
jury and the trial court.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-08-21
OF LIVE STOCK
ONE OF THE PECULIAR PROB
LENS OF RECENT REVIEW.
Found That In Southern Iowa Horses
Were Valued at $50 Per Cent
More Than In North.

Des Moines, Aug 20,-One of the
peculiar problems in the recent re-
view OF assessment matter was in re-
gard to the live stock valuations, and
the state executive council had as
dhiicult task to get this adjusted fair
ly as on anything else.
| 1t was found, for instance, that the
value fixed by assessors on horses in
one northwestern Iowa county, where
there are many of the best horses OF
the state, was very low, and in an
other county of southern Iowa, where
the horses were certainly not as good,
the valuation was $50 per cent higher.
The only thing to do was to fix an
actual average valuation. And the
biggest Kick of all is from the county
where the valuation of the horses was
reduced to even it up with the aver
age values all over the state.
The situation in regard to these
live stock valuations is not new. A
glance at the reports of the state aud
itor will show that for example the
horses in Louisa county were valued
a few years ago at $116 head, while
those in the adjoining county OF
Washington were regarded as worth
only $40 head. There seemed no
good reason for value of SOL head
for two-year-old colts in Tama county
and the same class of animals be
worth only $42 in Lyon county, which
has the largest horse importing and
breeding farm in the country.
1t Is not the intention of the council
to permit the permanent lowering OF
valuation of live stock in counties
where the assessors really believe it
should be valued higher than the
mark set by the council. In all prob
ability another year the live stock val
uations will be advanced all over the
state. The intent is to get them at
what the law contemplates. And in no
one thing was the changes ordered by
the council so great as in regard to
horses and cattle.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-08-21
ROBBERS HOLD UP TRAIN
PASSENGERS LOOTED WITHIN
CITY OF PORTLAND, ORE.
Four or Five Masked Men Force the
Passengers To Give Up Their
MISUNDERSTANDING Shot.

Portland, Ore. Aug. 2O.-Four or
five masked robbers held up the 500
Spokane fast passenger train on the
Oregon. Washington Railroad and Nav
igation line as II was passing under
the East Twelfth street bridge here
last night, going through the coaches,
forcing the passengers to give up
their valuables and firing more than
a score of shots to intimidate the
trainmen. A tramp riding ON top of
one of the Pullman cars wassshot and
badly wounded.
II is impossible to estimate the
amount of booty they took.
Twenty thousand dollars reward
was offered today for the capture OF
the robbers. The police think the
man who was wounded on top of one
OF the cars was one of the robbers
and was shot by mistake by one OF
ibis gang
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-08-21
CONGRESSIONAL DoINes.
Washington. Aug. 2o.-The

Washington. Aug. 2o.-The
senate:
Senator Owen, chairman OF
the senate banking and curren-
cy committee, announced that
he would not report the admin
istration CURRENCY bill in its
present form.
Considered sugar schedule
and liquor schedule of the tai
In bill.
House:
Representative Kidel of Col
orado introduced resolution
Vroviding for investigation of
tecree OF dissolution In Union
Pacif1c-Southern Pacific monopo-
ly case.
Representative Harrison OF
New York introduced a bill to
create customs police force.
Representative Mondel of wy
oming introduced a bill to repeal
the migratory bird law.
Speaker Champ Clark appoint
ed a joint committee to investi-
gate Indian affairs.
Adjourned till Friday at u
o'clock. .l.Ist...
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-08-21
WILL WOODS Be CHAIRMAN
SEN. cUMMINs AND FRIENDS
TAKING MUCH INTEREST.
Senator Kenyon Is lndifferent-WiII
Call Up the Clapp Bill To
Prohibit It,

Washington, D. c., Aug. 2O.-Sena,
tor Cummins and his friends are TAX.
ing an unusual interest in the candi.
dacy of Representative Frank p.
Woods of the Tenth Iowa district, fol-
the craftsmanship of the Republican
Congressional committee, which will
, be decided soon after the election OF
the new congressional committee.
Thirty-two senators will be elected
next year and for the first time sena-
tors will be elected by direct vote of
the people instead of by legislatures
This fact explains why all senators
are more interested in the congress
sional committee than they ever we're
before. To have an especially friend
ly chairman or even secretary of the
congressional committee. who has the
power to give financial assistance and
send spellbinders without number in
to a state, would be of enormous ad-
vantage to candidate.
Representative Woods always has
been a Cummins man, the kind that
believes the Cummins party is the
pulIg vi .loNds ulo
election, while it would be pleasing
to his personal friends, would be re-
garded by politicians as a victory for
Senator .Cummins. Mr.. Woods was
chairman of the republican state com
mittee of Iowa when Senator Cum
minis was governor and il was under
the direction of Mr.. Woods as chair
man that Bert Keltz, now being men,
toned as likely bull moose candi.
date for senator. did such effective
work Tor the governor as commander
OF the notorious state house flying
squadron, the principal business of
which was TO scurry here and there
over the state and capture caucuses
and conventions.
Senator Kenyon adheres to his an
nounced intention TO make fight on
the floor of the senate 10 put back in
to the Clapp bill the clause, stricken
out by the committee on Privileges
and Elections, to prohibit a member
of Congress from serving as chair
man of the Congressional committee
II is not to be taken from this that
Senator Kenyon is unfriendly to Rep
resentative Woods. for he is not. but
the senator has deep convictions with
regard to this matter. He thinks it
utterly wrong for a member of Con-
gress to act as chairman of great
campaign organization such as the
congressional committee Is.
Everybody in Washington knows
how Chairman Mckinley and Uncle
Joe Cannon, whenever a campaign
was on and funds were needed, used
to get on the train and go up to New
York and get all the money they
wanted" Senator Kenyon said.
That's all wrong and congressman
has no business being at the head of
such a committee; 1 don't care If
that would mean that Frank Woods
would be knocked out OF the chair
manshir."
The Clapp bill will be called up
during the present session of Con-
gress and Senator Kenyon feels GER
tain 1t will pass and. too. with the
clause in ii which will make it un.
lawful for a member of congress to
solicit campaign funds or act as chair
man of campaign committee like
the national committee or congress
sional committee.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-08-21
Incendiaries at RockefeIIer,s.

Tarrytown n, Y, Aug. 20.-Accord.
ing to reports in Pocantico Hills, an
attempt recently was made to burn
John D. Rockefeller's beautiful Jap
anese teahouse, which cost $4,000.
The story is that one of the work
men found a bunch of infiamrnable
material hidden in the shrubbery near
the house and instantly reported the
matter to the superintendent. Guards
were posted and Sheriff Doyle was
notified.
About six weeks ago Mr.. Rockefel-
ler's stable was destroyed and two
weeks later his sculptor was burned
out
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-08-21
Mattlck To Kansas CITY.

Chicago, Aug. 20.--Another short.
stop was added to the White Sox in
field material by the completion of a
deal which will bring Shortstop Bre-
ton of the Kansas City team to Chi
Cago for a tryout this fall. In ex-
change for him President Comiskey
gave the American association club
Pitcher Lange and Outfelder Mattick.
The deal is to take effect immediate
ly. Manager Callahan has no place
for Lange the way the rest of the
staff is going, and has to sacrifice
Matticks great fielding ability to
gain batting strength if possible.
They say Breton can hit.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-08-21
Convict Takes Own Life.

FIT. Madison, Aug. 20.-While wait
ing in the police station In Kansas
City, Nivert, the negro convict who
escaped from the local state institu-
ton July last, committed suicide by
taking morphine, dying in the city
hospital. Nivert, alias White and
Jackson, was sent to the penitentiary
here October 9, 1908, charged with at
tempt to commit rape, and served un-
til November Is, 1912, when he was
paroled. March / he was returned
to the prison on account of having
violated his parole and was to have
served the rest of his original SEN
tence of twenty years, but on July s
he escaped from the warden's house,
where he was working. On August
II the authorities of Kansas City no
titled Warden Saunders that they had
a man in their custody who answered
the description OF Nivert and prepar-
ations were made to return him to
Fort Madison. George Spencer, a
prison official, was just purchasing
his ticket to Kansas City when a yes
sage was received stating that Nivert
had committed suicide. It is not
known what disposition will be made
of his body.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-08-21
Woman erandished Gun.

Knoxville, Aug. 2O.--Mrs. Fee War
man, of Bussey, was before Justice A.
B. Brobst on charge of assault with
intent to commit murder, the plain
tiff being John Reed, also of Bussey.
According to the evidence at the
hearing Mr.. Warman's wife has been
guarding him from drinking compan-
ions with a revolver Mr.. Warman Is
said to have slipped away from his
watchful wife. While drinking was
going on, Mrs. Warman is alleged to
have rushed in where the men were
sitting, drew revolver, placed it
within four inches of Reeds nose and
pulled the trigger. The cartridge did
not explode. Judge Brobst bound the
woman over to the September grand
jury in bail of $1,000, which was fur
nished by Z. A. Johnson.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-08-21
Working the Roads.

jefferson City, Mo-, Aug. 20.-Led
by the governor and mayor, hun
bred thousand citizens are today
working on the roads in response to
the proclamation by the governor set
ting aside two good roads DAYS. BY
tomorrow night the roads of the state
will be in excellent condition. The
governor dressed in overalls drove
the traction engine hauling a grading
machine while moving picture men
lined the road.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-08-21
Killed in Auto Accident.

Elkhorn. Aug. 21.--Nels Christen.
sen, a wealthy farmer living near
here, was killed and his daughter, IL
years old, dangerously injured when
their auto swerved as IL was being
driven upon high bridge. II
plunged twenty feet down an incline
and was partly buried in the water
and mud of the creek. Mr. Christen-
sen was crushed by the steering
wheel
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-08-21

alleged ice trust al DavenEofT.
Davenport, Aug. 20.--Ice dealers OF
Davenport have been charged with
forming trust by Food Inspector M.
E. Flynn, who has filed eight informa-
lions charging all four local compan-
les with cheating customers by short
weights. Inspector Flynn's investi-
cations are alleged to hove disclosed
that customers who have fallen out
with one dealer have been unable to
buy of another and have been compell-
ed to come to terms with the first
company. In scores of cases where
deliveries of ice were Immediately af-
ter reweighed by Inspector Flynn and
Deputy Marshal Matt Jamb, the
weight average 20 per cent short, it
is claimed, and in no case was 1t over
weight. Many cases of cheating are
said to have been discovered in the
poorer quarters. County Attorney
Fred Vollmer says that cheating deal
ers will be prosecuted to the limit
and that the accusations will be
probed to the bottom. Mayor Muller
has threatened revocation of licenses
in case the charges are proven. The
dealers against whom the charges are
filed are: Tri-City Plate Ice company,
four counts; Bettendorf Ice & Fuel
company, one count; Davenport Ice
& Fuel company, one count; w. c.
CIaussen, two counts. Two of the ice
companies pleaded guilty this morn
ing and each was fined $62.10. These
were the last two mentioned above.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-08-21
Five Women Forqers.

Sioux City, Aug. 20.-Five women
swindlers entered five department
stores this afternoon and got away
with $500 and considerable merchan.
disc. The women We're well dressed
and their checks were apparently
signed by we'll known business men
who later declared they we're forged.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-08-21
Frisco Traln Wrecked.

Fort Smith, Ark, Aug. 20.--Fifteen
or twenty persons were dangerously
injured in the wreck of north bound
st. Louis & San Francisco passenger
train at Jensen, Ark, twenty-five
miles southeast of here, late yester-
day. The train, known as the Can
non Ball." was bound for st. Louis.
A relief train was sent to the scene
from this city. .-... - D..
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-08-21
ACCUSED Murderer cauaht

st. Genevieye, Mo, Aug, 10 A
posse, led by Sheriff Herbstreth and
City, Marshal Alternately. after long
automobile chase. captured striking
miner OF Flat River. who is accused
of numbering a man here.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-08-21
State Must obey Law

Dies Moines, Aug. 20.-The state
board of control will be forced to in
stall safety appliances In the shops
for the institute for the feeble mind
ed at Glenwood In compliance with
the report of the state factory inspec-
tor and machines with square head
joiners will not be used. The inspec-
tors recommend the round head sort.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-08-21
Fusion Nominee For Mayor.

New York, Aug. 20.-The republi
can party in this city decided at a
convention that was still in session
this morning to endorse the fusion
mayoralty nominee, John Purroy
Mitchell, and not to place any candi-
date of its own In the field.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-08-21
win Issue Pamphlets.

Des Moines. Aug. 20.--The depart
ment of public instruction will soon
issue pamphlets on the high school
work In the state, the courses OF
study and classification OF high
schools.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-08-21
Woman Dies suddenly.

Council Bluffs, Aug. 20.--Mrs. Char
les Fox awoke at midnight after
sleeping five hours and told her rela-
tives she was feeling III. Five min
utes later she was dead of heart trou-
BILE.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-08-21

Washington. Aug. 20. - Charge
O'Shaughnessy cabled Secretary Bry.
an from Mexico City that President
Huerta. through Foreign Minister
Gamboa. emphatically denied there
was any foundation whatever" for the
statement that Huerta has issued an
ultimatum to the United States de-
handing recognition, with the alterna.
tive OF handing Mr. o Shaughnessy his
passports - +,....a
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-12-13
CAME ROOSTER PUTS
BULL PUP TO FLIGHT

Atlanta, Dec. 12.-Passers on Edge.
wood avenue near the auditorium n
day or two ago had the PLEASURE and
excitement of seeing a Georgia raised
game rooster whip a fghting-brod
bull pup and stand-upfght, and put
the canine to ignomonus fight.
The rooster, which had been
brought here from a Cobb county
farm, got loose from its coop, and was
strutting around to see the city. The
bull pup emerging from nearby liy-
cry stable, gave chase. At least the
pup thought he was going to give
chase, but instead of running, the
rooster prepared for battle.
AS the dog made a lunge for tn
rooster, it bobbed upward and alight-
ed with both spurs on top of the dogs
head, infiicting sharp cuts and nearly
gouging out one of its eyes.
The dog drew back few feet ami
then made another lunge; this time
the rooster jumped clear over it. The
next time the rooster alighted on the
pups head again, and made the blood
fly.
1t was at this point that the dog de-
cided that it was beneath his dignity
to contest further with fowl, and
loped back into the stable.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-12-13
THEY WANT HITCH RACKS;
GET EN-, TOO, BY GOSH

Neosho, Mo, Dec. 12.-The removal
of the hitch rack around the Newton
county courthouse here several days
ago by order of the city resulted to-
day in near riot when fifteen wag-
ons filled with farmers, each armed
with shotgun and a spade, drove in
to Neosho.
The farmers gathered up the dis
carded racks from the city dump and
while half of the party stood guard
the other half set the posts back IN
place. City officials made no efforts
to interfere with the work of the far
mers.
The hitch rack question has caused
disagreement between the eosho au-
thorities and farmers for weeks. The
ownership of the ground on which the
racks stood was contested by city and
county.
The farmers commended that "the au-
tomobile owners. of the town had NJ
right to condemn the serviceable old
hitch rack to the nuisance class"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-12-13
Columns Greater MinstreIs.

| There is life, diversion and enjoy
ment in a clean, first-class minstrel
show found in no other line Of theatre
cal entertainment. The music, the
bright lights, the beautiful costuming
of the up-to-date, modern companies,
together with the sweet singing of
male voices, the dancing the jokes
and the rollicking songs Of the end
men, combined with the entirely
characteristic plantation and old
time ludicrous creations of time-hon-
ored minstrel ideas, furnish pro-
gram and an evening covering every
line Of popular amusement. The peo-
pie want the minstrel show. There
are very few reliable attractions or
this character now left in America.
One of the most popular is ]. A. Co
burns Greater Minstrels which wil
show at the Opera House next Thurs
day, matinee and night. Don't miss IT,
You all know them. have known them
for years. Seats on sale at Murrays
Pharmacy. Watch for the parade at
noon. advt
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-12-13
AVOIDS
SERIOUS SICKNESS
By Being Constantly Supplied With
Thedford's Black Draught.

McDff, Val suffered for several
years." says Mrs. J. B. Whitaker, OF
This place, with sick headache, and
stomach trouble.
Ten years ago a friend told me TO try
Thedford's Black Draught, which | did,
and found it TO be the best family medi-
cine fer young and old.
keep Black-Draugst on hand all the
time now, and when my children feel a
little bad, they ask me- for a dose, and il
does them more good than any medicine
they ever tried.
We never have long spell of SICK
ness in our family, since we commenced
using Black-Draught."
Thedford's Black Draught is purely
vegetable, and has been found to regu-
late weak stomachs, aid digestion, re-
Iieve indigestion, collie, wind, nausea,
headache, sick stomach, and Similar
symptoms.
It has been in constant Use for more
Than 10 years, and has benefited more
Than million people.
Your druggist sells and recommends
Black Draught. Price only 25c. Geta
package to-day. N. C. iz2
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-12-13
ILLNESS OF MRS. CARTER
+. SERIOUS IN The EXTREME
Fast Growing Weaker at Her
Home

The many Americas friends of Mr..
and Mrs. Sim Carter, of PARROT, Ga,
will sincerely regret the critical i'll
ness of Mrs Carter, who is SO well
remembered here as Miss Fannie
Campbell. A letter received yesterday
Carriers condition was regarded now
as hopeless, and that she might sur
vive but a short while longer. Both
Mr.. and Mrs. Carter are former resi-
dents OF Americas and have large
number of good friends here.