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Des Moines, Nov. 12.-Thc supreme
court has decided in the Fort Dodge
saloon case that petitions of consent
must be compared with the poll books
of the last city election, not school
elections nor general state cleo
tions. In the Fort Dodge case, the
comparison was made with the last
city election, but other elections had
been held since the city election and
the circulation of the petition of con-
sent, and Anti-Saloon League sup
porters protested on this ground
The court held that while the statute
does not say this, the context shows
that is what is meant.
Other supreme court decisions to-
day were:
Peter Helm vs.. Gustaf Aessel. APP
pellant, Allamakee district; reversed.
Des Moines Bridge C Iron Works
VS.. l. c. Plane, appellant; reversed.
Jo5hn Hohl, appellant, vs.. la. Cent.
Ry. Co., Monroe district; affirmed.
Adrian State Bank of Adrian, appel
liant, VS.. August Eichmeier, Franklin
district; reversed.
Maria Farrow. appellant, VS.. Moses
Farrow, Hardin district; affirmed
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-11-13
REPUBLICAN RULES REMAIN
SUCH WAS DETERMINED AFTER
AN ALL DAY SESSION.,
Cannot Alter Method of Sc
lecting Delegates.

Washington, d. c., Nov. 12-Pow-
er to change the basis of representa-
ton in the republican national con-
vention does not lie with the repub-
lican national committee, though the
committee has authority to call an
intermediate convention to act upon
the question.
This was determined by the law
committee of the national committee,
after an all-day discussion of various
questions referred to it preparatory
to the meeting of the national COM
mittee here next month to consider
reorganization of the party. The law
branch decided that if the national
committee should decide to call a
convention the basis of represents
tion would have to be just what 1t
has been in the past. 1t also was
agreed that the committee has no
power to alter the method of choos-
ing delegates to further conventions,
and that it would be ineXpedient to
make any such change except in ac-
cOrdance with state legislative action.
The lawyers will make a draft of
a call for convention, to be submit
ted to the December meeting of the
committee.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-11-13
FIVE ARE BURNED TO DEATH
Passengers on Train Rush to Rescue
of Persons in Blazing
House.

Springfield, H., Nov. 12.-Five per-
sons were burned to death, three 9th
ers seriously burned, two perhaps
fatally, in a fire at Browning, near
Beardstown, before daylight.
The dead: w. D. Laseter, fifty-four
years old; Pauline McFetridge, aged
one year; Mary McFetridge, aged
three years; Mrs. w. d. Laseter,
Geneva McFetridge, aged five years.
Harmon Laseter, aged nineteen years,
badly burned, will recover
When persons on a passing train
saw the two-story home burning, they
stopped the train and rushed to the
rescue. The lower floor was a mass
of fire through which some of the
trapped residents tried to make their
escape.
Awakened at AIS a. m. by the
cracking flames, Laseter rushed up
stairs to warn his wife and grand
children and help them to safety.
Gathering the children in their arms.
Mr. and Mrs. Laseter fought their
way to the open air with their night
clothing in flames. Laseter remembered
that the little Mary was still in the
burning home and he again fought his
way through the smoke and flames.
only to find her burned to crisp.
Harmon Laseter, nineteen years old,
was the only member of the household
who is still living. With his clothing
in flames, he leaped from a second
story window. He was badly burned,
but is expected to recover.
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Or. Cook Wants Investigation.

Washington, Nov. 12.-Dr. Frederick
A. Cook, who claims to be the discov
erer Of the North pole arrived in
Washington to ask congress to make
an investigation to determine who
really reached the farthest north. DR.,
Cooks claims were rejected by scien.
tific societies and others when Rear
Admiral Peary's proofs that he dis
covered the pole were put forward
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-11-13
GREAT BRITAIN
WARNS HUERTA
Newspaper Hints Recognition
May Be withdrawn.
AID SENT JAILED AMERICANS
U. S. Sends Warship to Tuxpam,
Where Six Citizens Are impris-
oned During a Battle Between
Federais and Rebels.

London, Nov. IA significant
warning to President Huerta was is.
sued by the Westminster Gazette. the
government newspaper. Commenting
on Premier Asquith's Guild hall
speech, In which he made 1t plain that
no antagonism exists between Eng
land and the United States In regard
to Mexico, the Gazette says:
"The idea that any valid election
in the sense In which democratic or
constitutional countries understand
the word-can be held In Mexico is
probably a diplomatic fiction, but the
electoral test was of General Huerta's
own choosing and 1t is well to keep
him reminded that his failure to con-
form to its results leaves all govern
ments free to reconsider their act Of
recognition.
Briefly the limits of British action
are that the British government should
not put itself in a position of making
protests which in default Of forcible
action might be flouted and detied.
But diplomacy has other resources
than mere force and Provisional Presi-
dent Huerta may easily find that the
attitude of this country is in a variety
of ways a matter of great moment to
him."
U. s. Protest on Low Fine.
Mexico City, Nov. 1.-THE Ameri-
can embassy has protested to the Mex
lean government against the trivial
fine imposed on the federal officer
charged with the responsibility for
the shooting at Juarez on July &c last,
of Charles B. Dixon, the United States
immigration inspector at Ell Paso.
Dixon was shot under the fugitive
law" while in Juarez on official bust.
ness. The American state department
demanded the arrest of those respon-
sible, and margarine Saenz, the federal
officer in command. was placed under
arrest. He was tried and convicted
and sentenced to 20 days imprison-
ment, or a fine of 40 pesos. He was
released upon payment Of the fine.
Rush Aid to Jailed Americans.
Vera Cruz, Nov. 12.-The United
States government is making every eff
fort to protect the lives of American
citizens at Tuxpam The Louisiana
was rushed to that place to join the
Wheeling, with orders to take on
board all Americans and foreigners
who desired protection. The reports
from TuXpam indicate that there Is
serious fighting there between the
Mexican federal forces and the rebels.
Rear Admiral Fletcher, commanding
the Atlantic fleet in Mexican waters,
reported that six Americans were
locked up in Tuxpam, Mex, with the
Mexican federals and rebels fighting
The condition of the Americans is seri.
GUS
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-11-13
TWO DIVIDE GATES ESTATE
toned in His WilI-Mother and
Widow Heirs.

New York, Nov. 12.-Charles C.
Gates, who died suddenly in Wyoming
ten days ago. divided his fortune equal
ly between his mother, Mrs. John W.
Gates, and his widow, Mrs. Florence
Hopwood Gates. His estate is esti-
mated by his lawyer at from $4,000, 900
to $5,OO0.0OO.
Gates executed his will on August
2, 1912, short time after his first wife
divorced him. The first wife is not
mentioned in the will, but she will
have an interest in any real estate her
former husband owned. His fortune
was made up of securities.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-11-13
Finally Brought To Justice.

Sidney, Nov. 12.-Thomas Silcott
was sentenced to two years of hard
labor in the Fort Madison peniten-
tiary by Judge Woodruff yesterday
for crime he committed fifteen
years ago. In December, 1898, Sill
colt, then a porter in local hotel,
hired saddle horse of Lot Brown to
ride to Hamburg, saying he would re-
turn on the following day. He failed
to return, and on Jan. 16, 1899, the
grand jury found an indictment
against him charging horse stealing.
Lot Brown, the owner of the horse,
has been constable for forty years.
He has boosted that he some day
would capture Silcott. Last Thurs
day he noted in the police notes OF a
Council Bluffs paper that Thomas Sill
colt had been sentenced to serve ten
days for drunkenness Brown imme-
diately went to Council Bluffs and
brought back Sileott, who pleaded
guilty to the aged charge. He said
he had traded the horse for a watch
and little money at Nebraska City.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-11-13
A Strike Is Expected,

New Orleans, La, Nov. 12.-Cots,
bedding and food are being stored in
the Algiers shops of the Southern Pa
citic railroad, in preparation, it is
said, for the subsistence of strike
breakers in the event the company
and it's federated trainmen fail to set
tie their differences. The men on the
system, it is said, have voted almost
unanimously in favor of a strike.
They demand increased wages and
improved working conditions.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-11-13
Five Years For Kidnappinu.

Corning, Nov ,12.-Although stout.
ly maintaining his innocence at the
preliminary hearing and in the inter-
i'm between his arrest and arraign-
ment, Earl G. Jones, the young music
master, appeared before Judge H. X.
Evans of the district court who came
here hurriedly from Creston and held
a brief session of court, and pleaded
guilty to charge of having kidnapped
Miss Mabel Runyan, daughter of a
Corning banker. and compelling her
to go with him to Shenandoah. Judge
Evans sentenced Jones to a term OF
five years in the reformatory at Ana
mosa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-11-13
HUNTER KILLS MAN FOR DEER
Many Fatal Accidents Reported From
the Woods in Wis
consin.

MilW aukee, Wis, Nov. 1.-THE an
nual slaughter of persons has begun
in Wisconsin
Superior, Wis.-Joseph Megewa,
member of the Douglas county board
is accused of having shot man whom
he mistook for deer. The dead man
is Daniel Hammes.
Mondovia, Wis.-FTank Bremen.
twenty-five. son of Alzono Bremen,
was shot through the hand and abdo-
men while putting gun into buggy
He died an hour later.
Racine, Wis.-Lester Heck, while
hunting fell, the bullet struck him in
the leg.
Green Bay, Wis.-At Coleman,
Harold Enderby was accidentally
killed by hunter.
Ashland, Wis.-Fred Becht, hunt
err was shot in the leg here. His gun
was accidentally discharged.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-11-13
WILSON WON'T NAME PlNDELL
Peoria, H., Editor Has Interview In
Washington With the
President.

Washington, Nov. 12.-President
Wilson will not appoint Henry NJ. Pin
dell of Peoria, ILL.,. ambassador to Rus.
STA. This was the accepted view of
the situation taken here following a
conference at the White House be.
tween President Wilson, Secretary OF
State Bryan and Mr.. Pindell. The
latter declined to discuss his inter,
view with the president, but it was
evident that the conference was a
highly disagreeable one for him.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-11-13
Negro Assaults Women.

Iowa City, Nov. ia burly drunk
en- negro tramp calling himself AN
drew Jackson, of New York." attempt
ed to criminally assault Mrs. Fred
Tellen and Mrs. Frank Webster, both
white. Both women We're badly in
jured but successfully resisted his ef-
forts to drag them into the weeds in
a deserted part of town. Mrs. Web
ster's jaw was fractured and Mrs.
Tellen received blow in the eye.
Jackson is in Jail.
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Woman CHARGED With Larceny.

Newton, Nov. r. Mrs. Mary
Bowie has been brought before JUS
tice Carey on charge of larceny,
because she claims as her own
pocket book left in the Newton depot
by Mrs. Lamont Reynolds, of Colfax.
Mrs. Bowie, il is charged, picked up
the pocket-book and took ii home
with her. A search warrant was Sc
cured. and gold watch and jewels
were found, but the pocketbook had
been burned.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-11-13
Convict slays Doctors Wife.

Baton Rouge, La, Nov. 12.-With
the body Of her negro slayer lying
dead beside her, Mrs. Alice Ehlert,
wife of the resident physician at An.
COLA farm, was found brutally muir.
dered The negro, Harry Harriet, was
a convict on the farm, and had choked
the white woman to death and then
killed himself.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-11-13
PRINCELY GIFT FROM HOUSE
Representatives to Give Miss Jessie
Wilson Diamond Pendant as
Wedding Present.

Washington, Nov. ia pendant
made up of one canary diamond
weighing six and one-half carats, sur
rounded by eighty-tiye smaller dia-
monds. arranged in a pear shape and
attached to neck chain in which
smaller diamonds are set, will be the
gift of the house of representatives to
Miss Jessie Wilson when she marries
Francis b. Sayre in the White House
on November 25.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-11-13
Car Breaker May be Murderer.

Des Moines, Nov 12.-John Weber,
alias John Smith. who was arrested
in Grinnell on charge of breaking
and entering. has been brought here
and is charged with the murder of
Chief of Police Strobel, of Clinton.
three years ago. Strobel caught
Weber in the act of breaking into a
car, and Weber shot and killed him,
then escaped. He was brought here
and will be prosecuted under the fed
eral law. The Clinton authorities
have been notified and will come
here to identify him.
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Murderer Creates Scene.

Wheaton, ILL.,, Nov. l2.-Henry
Spencer, the confessed wholesale
murderer, on trial here for the muir
der of Mrs. Mildred Allison Rexroat,
the Chicago dancing teacher, created
a scene at his trial in the court room
here this morning, when he felled
Attorney Seaman with two heavy
blows, crying out that he was tired
OF this delay He was overpowered
by the sheriff and two deputies. The
jurors were selected this morning.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-11-13
Fire Drives Families Into Cold.

st. Louis, Mo-, Nov. 12.-Flre of un-
known origin destroyed five dwellings
and made ten families homeless at
Wellston in St Louis county. The
aggregate damage is $4,000 Two
score men. women and children were
sriyen out into the cold. clad only In
their night clothes.
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Superior Judge Indicted.

West Union, Nov. 12.-Eugene ].
o Conner, judge of the superior court
at Oeiwein, was indicted yesterday
by the Fayette county grand jury, on
a total of twenty-one counts in three
indictments, charging failure to keep
proper records, failure to make prop
er reports and failure to account for
fees. His attorneys expect to ar
range bonds here tonight Bonds
We're fixed by Judge Hobson at $1,000
under each Indictment.
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S1,157.4oe Appropriated.

Decatur, Ill, Nov. l2.-Appropria-
ton of $l,l57,4O9 for foreign missions
were made by the general committee
on foreign missions OF the Methodist
church In session here. This amount
is $4S,465 in excess of last years ap-
preparation. The increase is to meet
the needs of committee of urgent
needs and strategic opportunities.
which has been appointed this year.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-11-13
Ten Lives sacrificed First pay.

Milwaukee, Wis, Nov. 12.-Ten
lives are reported lost on the open
ing day OF the deer hunting season.
Roy Haskins shot and killed his
mother while showing her how he
had shot a deer. Chas. Dodge, of
Milwaukee; Harley Enderby, of Wis
consin; Frank Brannna, aged %, of
Mondebi; Paul Ranta and Fred
Becht, of Ashland, were shot, and
seven hunters were drowned in Sagi-
nav Bay.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-11-13
CHICAGO FACTORY Burned,

Chicago, H., Nov. 12.--Fire early
today destroyed the four-story factory
of the Freedman Bros Furniture Co..
driving the inmates Of adjoining build
ings out in their night clothing. The
loss is estimated at $4,000 About a
year ago the Freedman plant was
heavily damaged by Dire.
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Relatives ASK $50. ooo.

Osceola, Nov. 1.-TWO suits ask
ing damages in the sum of 100000.
have been filed in the district court
here. The actions grow out of the
explosion at Murray three weeks ago.
in which J. o. Bishop and J. E. Will
kins were killed by the explosion of
gasoline. Relatives are plaintiffs in
the actions. The suits are filed
against the Collins Oil Company of
Knoxville and allege negligence in
handling the oils.
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CONFER ON SAFETY
At SEA IN LONDON
Delegates to Formulate Stringent
Regulations.
TITANIC WAS A SACRIFICE
American Representatives Declare Ac-
cident Would Not Have Occurred
II the Atlantic Was Prop
erly Patroled.

London, Nov. 12.-With representa-
tives from more than a dozen coun-
tries present, the International con-
ference on safety at sea began its ses-
sions here today. A call for such a
conference was sent out shortly after
the Titanic disaster, when it was point
ed out that some system of interna-
tional regulation regarding passenger
traffic on the seas was necessary.
Among the more important subjects
under consideration by the conference,
and about which the members of the
conference will endeavor to formulate
definite and binding regulations, are
the number and quality of lifeboaIs
and other life-saving apparatus which
ships shall carry; bulkheads and wa.
ter-tight compartments; fire extin-
gushing appliances; wireless teleg-
raphy equipment; the manning OF
boats. fire drills and bulkhead drills;
the question of assistance to ships in
distress, and ice warnings and steam
ship routes.
Many Countries Represented.
The countries which have sent dele
gates to the conference are Belgium.
Denmark, France, Germany, Holland,
Norway, Russia, Spain, United States,
England and the colonies of Canada
and New Zealand.
The American delegation, appointed
by President Wilson, includes: Repre-
sentative ]. w. Alexander of Missouri,
chairman of the committee on mer-
chant marine; Senator Fletcher of
Florida. Burton of Ohio, H. II. Cham.
berlain of New York. commissioner of
navigation; Captain Commander E. p.
Bertholf of New Jersey, revenue cutter
service; Rear Admiral Washington l..
Capps. U. S. N; Capt. George r.
Cooper, photographer Of the navy:
Capt. w. H. G. Billiard, superintendent
Of naval radio service; Homer l.. Fer
guson of North Carolina, general man.
ager Newport News Shipbuilding and
Drydock company; Albert Gilbert
Smith of New York, vice president of
the New York and Cuba Steamship
company; Andrew Furuseth of Caliior-
mia, head of the Seamen's union, and
George Uhler, supervising inspector
general of the steamboat inspection
service.
Titanic Disaster a Sacrifice.
Declaring that the Titanic disaster
would not have occurred if the north
ern passage for transatlantic liners
had been properly patrolled. the Amer
lean delegates today presented a plea
for an international ice patrol They
declared that had there been a sea
patrol it certainly would have discov-
cred the iceberg and notified the Ii
tanic by wireless of the exact position
of the berg.
The American delegation also has
set Of recommendations drawn up
by Secretary of Commerce Redtleld's
committee on autobiography.
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And Now the Trusts.

Washington, Nov. 12.-With a Ger.
tainty that the currency bill will soon
come before him for his signature.
President Wilson has turned his at
tention to the trust problem. This
will be the overshadowing issue of
the next session, and the president
will devote the major portion of his
annual message TO this problem. He
says the trust bugabOo must be elm
mated for all time
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-11-13
AGED Couple Asphyxiated.

Chicago, Nov. 12.-Clasped in each
others arms, William Salow, 70 years
old, and his wife, Fredricka, rs years
old, We're found asphyxiated in their
home last night. The small cottage
where the aged couple lived alone
was filled with gas escaping from an
open burner on a stove. They were
in a bedroom and were dressed in
their night clothing. They apparent
ly had been dead for five or six days.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-11-13
SIX POISONED
BY EATING BEANS
KNOXVILLE OIL COMPANY SUED
FOR 100000 FOR DEATHS.
THIEF CAUGHT AFTER IS YEARS
Judge at West Union indicted-Nesro
at Iowa City Assaults Two Wom-
en-Corning Man Gets Five
Years for Kidnapping.

Davenport, Nov. 12-Six people
are seriously Ill with ptomaine pois-
oning, resulting from eating a can
of baked beans for supper last night.
They are Mrs. Edward Langwitz.
her three daughters and two sons.
One of the sons, Harold, is Captain
of the Davenport high school football
squad, and he will be unable to be
in the lineup for the next big game.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-11-13
Veteran Dies as Friends Celebrate.

Winchester, ILL.,, Nov. l2.-Relatives
and friends of John Riley Hamilton, a
Civil war veteran, gathered at his
home to celebrate his seventy-fifth
birthday anniversary. In the pres.
ence of the assembled guests, Mr..
Hamilton suffered an attack of heart
failure and died.
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SLAYER "CALLS" JUDGE
HENRY SPENCER CAUSES SCENE
IN COURT ROOM.
Reprimands Jurist for RattIing Papers
and Women Leave-Jury
is Selected.

Wheaton, Ill, Nov. 1.-THE con-
Rexroat began a violent TRADE against
the procedure of the court before the
first question had been answered by
a juror at the reopening of his trial
here. Spencer's outbreak was OF so
obscene anatuf~ Shat women who had
obtained front seats fled precipitately
from the room. States Attorney Had
ley was questioning Juror George
Rabe and Judge Slusser was looking
over the papers on his desk when
Spencer rose to his feet shaking his
fists and cursing. I'm not going to
stand for another day of this stuff"
he roared.
"All day yesterday you cheap four
llushers played puss in corner with
a lot OF church bulbs who wouldn't
hang anybody on a bet Now cut it
out"
Then Spencer turned to Judge Slus-
ser and using vile language demand
ed that the judge stop rafting papers
round
You kept up that racket all day yes
terday," shouted Spencer.
"All you do is mess around with a
lot of papers and plot all kinds of
stuff in that inside Office. Now that
stuff's off. Get busy and lets have a
hanging jury. That's what want"
The jury in the Spencer case is ten
tatiyely filled. The state rendered
four more names just before noon.
They are: John Olatrone, farmer, Elm
hurst; Joseph Surges, farmer, Elm
hurst; w. r. billiard, plumber, Lom-
bard Harry Busch, farmer, GlenEllyn.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-11-13
Open Fire on Rebels.

Vera Cruz, Nov. 1.-THE Mexican
gunboats Bravo and Zaragoza sent
from Tampico. have arrived at Tam
pan, 147 miles north of here, and
have opened fire on 100 rebels who
are attacking the town. Twelve
Americans have escaped from the
city to the American gunboats.
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Earthquake at Louisville. XIV.

Louisville, KY, Nov. l2,-Earth-
quake shocks that were perceptible
but not strong enough to do damage
were felt in the western part OF Louis
Vile.
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New Probe of Dynamite Cases,

Indianapolis. Ind. Nov. 1.-THE
fedaral grand jury began new probe
of the dynamite cases. having before
them the confession of George e. Da-
via, alias O'Donnell, who was arrested
In the east.
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Man Shot to Pieces by Posse.

Tunica, Miss. Nov. 12.-After hold
ing sheriff's posse at bay for several
hours and wounding two Of the men
attempting to arrest him Sam Jones.
negro, who shot and killed hts wife.
was shot to death by the posse.
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Want To Go To Mexico.

Waterloo. Nov. 12-Their interest
enlivened by likelihood that they
may soon be called upon TO go to war
in Mexico. ten men have made appli-
cation for enlistment in Company l..
Iowa National Guards Many other
young men are Intending to offer
their services.
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JAP Cruiser no Mexico.

Toxic, Japan. Nov. 1.-THE Japan
ese cruiser Idzuma was ordered 10
proceed 10 Mexican waters today. Il
is thought that she will take a posi-
ton Oh the west coast OF Mexico.
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Fourteen Believed Drowned.

Port Huron, Mich, Nov. 12.-Four-
teen lives are reported to have been
lost when the steamer Northern
Queen went ashore on Kettle Point,
near Port Huron. Seven bodies have
been washed ashore. and seven more
are to be seen on the watery decks,