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The Washington herald., 1913-12-28
CURLY BYRD Married
TO MISS TURNBULL
WeIl-known District Athlete W.ds.
His Record in Athletics One of
Which to Be Proud.
IS PRESENT COACH AT M. A. c.

Harry Clifton Byrd. familiarly known
in the District and Maryland as Curly"
Byrd, was married yesterday to Miss
Kate Dunlop Turnbull at the home OF the
brides parents, 1916 First street.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. Z. NJ. Mott in the presence of few
intimate friends and members of the
families. Mr.. and Mrs. Byrd left last
night for an extensive honeymoon.
Mr. Byrd is the assistant sporting edi-
tor of the Evening Star, and until two
The Washington herald., 1913-12-28

HUSEMAN MISSES ONE
BIRD In 100 SHOTS
Professional Hangs Up Wonderful
Score at Semi-monthly Shot
ing Of AnaIostan Club.

Frank Huseman broke 80 birds out Of
100 yesterday afternoon at the semi
monthly shoot of the Analostan Gun Club,
on the Eastern Branch Range. He lost
one bird out Of his first fifteen shots and
then broke 100 straight
Miles Taylor won first prize in class A
of the spoon shoot, with 90 down. while
G. 5. Wilson got "a in class B, and Z. W.
Ford was high in the class. with g
dead ones to his credit J. NJ. Green
was best in class d, with % down. Each
winner received a prize Scores:
The Washington herald., 1913-12-28
King Cole Say. He Feels Fine.

Chicago Dec fixing Cole. who has
been drafted by the New York American
League team, Is spending the winter here
and declares he feels in fine condition
for the seasons hard work in the pitch
ing box.
He says Frank Chance, his old boss
will have no reason to regret having
grabbed him from the American As.o-
ciation city. where he showed great re-
turn to form.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-28
LedoUx OutpoInts Beynon.

SIecal Cable TO The Washington Herald
Cardiff. Dec. T.-CharIes Ledoux, a
FTenchman and bantam-weight champion
of Europe, tonight defeated Bill Beynon.
the leading English bantam-veight, be-
fore 1900 people, at the Cardiff rink.
Beynon retired from the ring in the
seventh round. after both of his eyes had
been closed by the Frenchmans terrific
punches.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-28
HORSES RACED FOR s1S
STAKES, WORTH 1924, ,os2

An idea OF the money raced
for by harness horses of the
United States and Canada last
season is obtained from figures
compiled by John Hervey, in the
Horse Review. Hervey has
found that there were SIS stakes
and purses of $1,000 and more
In value offered. the total value
of which was s1.624.Os2.
This table includes only a
small portion of the events con-
tested on the half-mile tracks.
where the majority of the purses
were worth $500 or $500.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-28
TOM DEDGE IN RACE.
Local Rider Does Well I'm Savannah
Motorcycle Event.

Special to The Washington Herald.
Savannah, Ca, Dec. H.-Tom Dedge,
a Washington rider, was a prominent
figure In the 3Oo-nlile motorcycle race
over the grand prize automobile course
today. Until just before the 20O-mile
mark was passed Dedge consistently
held the lead, but was forced behind by
a series OF mechanical troubles during
the latter stages. He had to be lifted
10 the saddle of his machine for the last
two laps and was barely beaten out for
fourth place. Dedge's father. also Of
pedge's pit
The Washington herald., 1913-12-28
STATE CHARTER FOR
WORLDS CHAMPIONS
B. F. Shibe, Cornelius MeGiIlicuddy,
and 7. S. Shibe Ineorporators.
Capitalized at $4,000.

Harrisburg, Dec. IA charter was
granted yesterday to the American
League Baseball Club of Philadelphia,
commonly known as the Athletics.
The club is capitalized at $4,000 and
the incorporates are Benjamin F. Shibe,
Cornelius McGinicuddy Connie Mack)
and Thomas S. Shibe. The charter
authorizes the company to form a base
ball team and conduct a park for the
playing of the game.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-28

Substitution NeTitt for Williams. Referec-IacS
Haas. Timekeeper-D c. Triplstr scursr-W. r.
Underwood ScOre-AloysiIs Second Team =: r r.
Y. VI. g. 4. Midsets. Il. Goals-ShAfer isl. Mulroe
l5l. Mckenna a., Walsh. Goals frum free toss-
MulrUe "a.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-28
ILOYSIUs

Substitution Henderson for Munich. Referee-Jaek
Has. Timekeepsr-W. r. Mohett Scurer-w. p
Underwood Score-AlOysius. IS: RaiIrOad Y NJ
G. A. Regular H. Goals-schlosser a. CoIliao-rer
~. NarelA 10, BOYD 10. Hall t2I. Gresory. Goals
tron free tusses-SchlOsser a., KehL
In the preliminary game. the Aloysius
Reserves defeated the Railroad Re
serves. - to II. Lineup and summary:
The Washington herald., 1913-12-28

subStitute-Cash for CoIey. Field goals-Davis
81, Steed (2l, SchWegler ~, Myers ~, Hanigan
C3. Chroniger. Goals frOm fous-Steed e., Whit
craft e.. Referee-Mr. Taylor. TimeT-AIr Hall.
Time Of halTes-0 minutes
The Washington herald., 1913-12-28

lrSDespite the absolute quiet in the sport
hE ~erla, the aeisr Of the Harvard chess
tsAR hFsskiAk VS;aisS cssaot De heard.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-09
TO SHORTEN RIVER TO RIVER
ATLANTIC TO BE CUT FROM THE
TRANSLATE ROUTE.
VIII Save Eight or Ten Miles and
Cut Out Twenty-Four Short
Corners On Present Road.


Council Bluffs, Jan. 6.--The city of
Atlantic will probably soon not be q
point on the Riyer-tO-River road. For
some time, owing to various objec.
tons to the route as laid out through
Cass county, sentiment has favored
change, and Saturday afternoon a
big crowd of boosters met at Elk
horn and decided on the change.
Mayor l.. J. Nelf, DR.. C. A. Moore,
o. Mosher, Jr.. cashier of the Ex-
change State bank, and f. A. Gale
CHER of Walnut drove to Extra where
they picked up several Extra citizens
and drove to Elkhorn. There meet.
ing was held at which it was unani.
mously decided to make a short cut
of the road from Extra west through
TO Elkhorn. thence west and south TO
Walnut and from there on over the
present route. ~
The farmers on the new route are
said to be preparing to get the roads
in condition.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-09
Other Open Winters.

Burlington Hawk-Eye: Other mild
winters are recalled by some older
residents. This is not the first season
when the boys played ball on the lots
around Christmas time. Away back
in 1878 the ice harvest did not start
in northern Iowa until February 9Th.
There was practically no ice cut III
southern IOwd~rnat season. The old
b. G. r. & n. road, now part of the
Rock Island, had contract for de-
liVering 10000 cars of ice to southern
points. Ii was said that the city OF
Burlington was taking forty cars a
day, but for how long is not stated.
Farmers were blowing and seeding
early in March that year. The Water.
loo Courier states:
THE winter of 1877-78 was very
open. The river was open nearly all
winter, except where the current was
sluggish. There would be a freeze
and then the ice would thaw again in
a few days. Some wild ducks and
geese remained in this vicinity all
winter. A flock of 800 mallards re-
NAMED in what Is known as the old
river bed The b. c. II. & N. railway
ran ice trains from Minnesota in Feb.
ruary and March TO Illinois and south.
ern Iowa."
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-09
THE c. Ar. MEMORIAL
Members Of Phil Kearney Post
Honor Departed Comrades.

Memorial exercises were held on
Sunday afternoon at the First Pres
byterian church. This is an event
thai is held every year on the first
Sunday in January in all Grand Army
Posts throughout the nation. The
exercises of Phil Kearney Post No.
40 were eminently BETTING the occa-
sion and great care had been taken
In their arrangement. The decora-
tons were effective and appropriate,
the national colors being largely
used. The program opened with an
excellent organ voluntary by Miss
Pearle Porter, and this was followed
by remarks by Post Commander John
A. Shannon in which he stated that
although nine comrades had been
laid away during the past year, there
were nine others who had died that
were members of other Posts, so
that the local Post had been present
either in body or by special detail
at the burial services of eighteen
comrades.
The special music was particularly
worthy of mention. A national an.
them, God of Our Fathers" and an
extra selection, The Vacant Chair"
were rendered by mixed quartette
comprising Mrs. Virginia Knight Lo.
gan, Miss Francine Harrington, J.
Miller Beard and Dr. ]. |. Tony. A
particularly fine vocal solo,"We Were
Comrades Together" was rendered
by Mrs. Logan in which, the imita-
ton of the bugle calls we're a unique
feature and at the close brought mer.
Iited applause. 49,
A brief record of each deceased
comrade was read by Adjutant Rob.
Iert Kissick and evergreen wreaths
were placed in each vacant chair.
Those deceased were: Robert L. Tur-
Inei, aged co years, 3 months and 16
days; VIM. Perry Black, aged II
years, months and 10 days; Abijah
7. Sopher aged 73 years. 2 months
and l6 days; Nicholas NJ Satchell,
20 years, 6 months and II days; JEFF.
fersop C. Crookham; 49, years, 7
months and Is days; Isaac c. Raines,
&c years. 8 months and II days;
Reuben Coombes, 70 years and
days; Elias Henley, II years, II
months and IL days; and George w.
Lafferty. "a years, s months and Is
days, Mr.. Lafferty being charter
member of the local Post. -
Prayer was offered by DR.. I. o.
Kemble and Rev. Alfred Cave of the
Congregational church delivered the
memorial address. Rev. Cave re-
viewed the sacred customs of the
past in erecting tombs, mausoleums
and monuments to the memory of the
deceased. This memorial reflects the
divine as in, the death of Christ the
tomb became the hallowed dwelling
place of our departed dead. A brief
review was also given of the various
conflicts of past history, but the war
which We commemorate was not for
conquest, but was in the cause OF HUI.
manity and for the preservation of
the republic. The republic was re.
ferred to as the ideal government of
God and as We have contended for its
preservation, so we should put on
"the whole armor OF Cod in contend
| ing for the righteous principles which
He represents. The address through,
out was given the closest attention
| by all present. 1t was forceful, ii
was patriotic and II was uplighting.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-09
.fREM0NTs BUDGET
MISS NETTlE eouRLEY SEVERE.
LY BURNED - HENRY STACEY
rs BADLY BRUISED IN A RUN.
AWAY LAST SATURDAY.
(Clipped from the Gazette

Clipped from the GaZette.)
Friday afternoon Miss Nettie Gour-
ley was assisting her mother render
ing lard and in some manner her APP
ron and dress caught fire. Mrs. Gour.
ley was unable to Put the fire ont
with her hand so had the daughter lie
on the ground ard she rolled her in
the dust. Her clothes were consider
ably burned, but the fire did not get
above the waist line, but In minute
more she would have been completely
developed. She was not burned any,
as her heavy wooden underwear did
not ignite.
Miss Katie Unsicker. of Washing.
ton, Illinois, who recently returned
from q visit TO Germany and other
European points, is visiting at the
home of her brother, ID. X. Unsicker.
in Wright. She and Mrs Unsicker
went TO Hamburg, Iowa, Monday TO
visit relatives, returning yesterday.
Henry Stacey was badly bruised
lnp in a runaway Saturday. He was
hauling cane on his farm and was
driving spirited team. They took
fright at something and Mr. Stacey
was thrown from the load Although
no bones were broken he was contin-
ed to his home for several days.
Fred r. Beck went to Chicago on
Tuesday TO attend the national con-
,yention of the Phi Delta Theta fra
ternity, representing the Mt Pleas
ant, Iowa, Alumni club. The cOnyen-
| ton is in session this week.
Mr. and Mrs. r. l.. Vincent, of
Let's, Iowa, arrived Monday TO make
this place their future hone. MIR.
Vincent purchased the Sidmore drug
store and invoicing win begin next
week.
Tuesday morning John Purdin ship
ped three cars of cattle to Chicago
and VIM. Darner sent two loads OF
cattle. Fred Beck and John Purdin
went n with the shipment.
Chas. Kinney, of Soldier. Idaho, is
here for visit with his mother, Mrs.
M. L. Reynolds and brother, W. II.
Kinney. He left here in 1884.
Vera Stout, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Stout, is very sick with ali
attack of measles.
Curtis Ferguson left Sunday night
/ for the west to remain for an indeti-
Unite time.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-09
TWO BIS FIRES
IN DEs MONIES
FIVE FlREMEN DANGEROUSLY
INJURED; TWO SERIOUSLY.
MASON CITY ORGANIZES Y.M.C.A;
William Hesse and Reese Griffen Of
,e,Albia Are Held To Grand jury
For Alleged Murder Of Mrs.
Ruth Carson.

Des Moines, Jan. 6.--Two firemen
were dangerously injured, two seri.
ously, and five others narrowly es.
capped death or serious injury yester-
day afternoon while fighting fire
which destroyed the Gospel Mission,
church in charge of the Brethren in
Christ. The injufed:
Frank A. Zimmerman, a fireman at
Station No. s. Head and left leg
badly bruised. Left side paralyzed.
Is at Methodist hospital in dangerous
condition.
Fred l.. Herbert, pipeman at Sta.
ton No. 4. Severe cuts on neck and
other serious bruises. Two ribs on
right side broken. Is at Mercy hos.
lpital in serious condition,
Marcus J. Murphy, pipeman from
Station No. 4. Right arm bruised, as
fare both legs from the thighs down.
Is at Mercy hospital in serious condi.
| ton.
Gordon Bennett, a fireman at Sta.
ton No. 5. Lacerations on head and
many other bruises. Is at home
days.
The men who narrowly escaped
death or injury:
| VIII Burnett, fire chief.
! w. Victor Van Hyning, Chief Bur.
netts chauffeur.
Jacob D. Wickersheim, a fireman
from station No. 5.
Samuel t. Shivers, a fireman from
station No. 5: -----~ - -
Edward S. Everett, fireman from
station No. 3. g. -s--..........
The accident occurred when the
roof Of the building collapsed carry.
ing with tia side wall and firemen's
ladder resting against it. A number
of firemen inside the building saw
the impending danger and escaDed
Just as>the crash came. ~
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-09
CHARGE of Perjury Fails.

Newton, Jan. 4.-SimOn Krampe
was acquitted of the charge OF per.
jury growing out of the murder trial
of his son, Leo Krampe, convicted last
February, by order of Judge J. T.
Talbot, of the Jasper county district
court. The charge resulted from the
statement of Jacob Krasna, who wrote
from Denver that Krampe had sworn
that on the morning Leo Kranpe was
supposed to have murdered Matilda
Hermesmeier near Baxter the accused
man had been at the farm ON which
Krasna worked. Krasna told this
story at the first two trials, both Of
which resulted In a hung jury. There
was no evidence to corroborate Kras.
mas statement and the court directed
the verdict for the defendant.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-09
Date Fixed For CANVASS.

Waterloo, Jan. january 80 has
cen designated as the day on which
he official canvass OF the saloon Pc
tition will be commenced by the
board of supervisors. That will be
about forty-eight days after the petit
ton was filed with the auditor. The
saloon men desire to have the canvass
started earlier. .. b. Hammond, of
Des aoines, and number of assist
ants are still at work on the petition,
copying names and comparing them
with the poll books. Temperance peo-
pie claim that they are securing many
Withdrawals and that they will be able
through that source and others to
wiBe away the $40 majority claimed
by the liquor interests. Ine saloon
men expect the statement of consent
will be declared sufficient. They de-
clare that never before has petition
been prepared with such care, and
offer 800 reward for evidence that
will lead to the conviction of persons
guilty OF forgery, perjury or other H..
LOCALITIES on either side.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-09
Getting Ready for Boom

Here is an indication that points to
Iiuch work in 1913. One of the bic
cement nlants at Mason City that
usually shuts down for repairs in Jan
uary, will continue operations, making
only such repairs as are absolutely
necessary. In all likelihood the pres.
ent year will make a better record
than 1912, SO far as all manner of per
tranent construction Is concerned and
that means that Iowa and neighbor.
ing states will be going some"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-09
Coffee House Burned.

| Des Moines, Jan. Recommending
at $50 o'clock yesterday morning,
when they were called to fire in the
/ Tone Bros. coffee and spice ware
house, the city firemen were kept con.
until late last evening. Every blaze
to which they were sent was in some
measure the result of efforts to heat
homes and business blocks against
the sudden cold. Oyerheated fur
naces, hot ashes and defective fues
did, their share of damage, while in
one instance lighted match, drop.
ped in an open register, was responsi,
BILE for small fire. =
The fire at the Tone Bros. ware
house caused loss OF about $4,000
A barrel of hot ashes in the base
ment of the four story brick building
set some wood work on fire and the
flames, gradually eating their way to
the leyator shaft, soon obtained great
headway. a., .-- .-.
After several pipemen had entered
the warehouse they encountered diff.
| culties such as they never before
have experienced while battling with
| flames. Large quantities of powder
| ed pepper had scattered around over
the rooms. The atmosphere was so
filled with the spices that for few
moments after they made their first
entrance into the building the firemen
were blinded. Even after they be-
came accustomed to the pepper-laden
| air their work was much impeded.
The progress of the flames up the ele.
vator shaft was checked almost i'm
mediately after the arrival OF the
! iiremen, but they did not have the
fire under their control for two hours.
Aside from the Tone Bros. fire and
the Gospel Mission, other fires were
Of small consequence.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-09
SIX ARE KILLED
NEAR OEN|S0u
FAST MAIL HITS CARRIAGE CON.
TANNING SEVEN PASSENGERS.
TWO ARE KILLED AT DUNC0MBE
anuary 80 Fixed as Date to Canvass
Petition in Waterioo--Winterset
Plans Erection Of Chau-
tauqua Pavilion.

Denison, Jan. Five persons were
killed outright, one died few hours
alter in the hospital, and another was
probably fatally injured shortly be-
fore II O'Clock last night when the
southbound Northwestern passenger
No. 20 struck buggy in which the
even were riding at a crossing three
ourths of mile west OF here. The
dead are:
John Reimers, aged 81.
Mrs. John Reimers, aged 20.
Five months old son OF Mr. and
Mrs, Reimers. '.'.
Carl Evers, aged 81.
Minnie Evers, aged IA.
Six-year-old son of Evers died in
hospital. a.
The injured is six.year-old son OF
Mr. and Mrs. John Reimers. Is
The seven persons were returning
10 their homes five miles were of here
after having spent the evening in Dni-
son trading. Just how the accident
occurred is not known. The fast mail
train was going at high speed and
struck the buggy without scarcely
diminishing Its speed. The occupants
of the buggy were thrown in all di-
ections. Five we're killed almost in
family, while the small son of Carl
Evers died short time afterwards
in the hospital here. The bodies were
rushed here shortly after the acct
dent. All of the persons killed were
well known in this vicinity, the Rel.
mers and Evers being prominent farm
ers. A report from the hospital says
the injured child Is regaining con-
seriousness and that there is fair
chance for recovery. When the train
hit the carriage the engineer stopped
as soon as he could. picked up at the
scene five of the dead and took then
aboard his car. The dead body OF
Evers was not found until the train
reached here, when it was, discovered
on the pilot. ,....$
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-09
Two Killed at puneombe.

Webster City, Jan. 4.-Miss Marcille
of Duncombe and s., w. Webster, OF
Fort Dodge, are dead and James But
Ter, also of Fort Dodge, is not eX-
uected to live, as a result of being
struck by an Illinois Central passen-
ger train at Duncombe, Ia, yesterday
afternoon. The party was riding in
an automobile when the accident oc-
Cured. Miss Marcille was killed out
right and Webster died in hospital
at this place.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-09
WHAT'S THE VALUE
Of WORKERS LIFE
THIRTY. FIFTH GENERAL ASSEM-.
BLY, WILL HAZE PROBLEM.
PROPOSED BILL SAYS $500
Fifteen Other statesd Have q an EN-.
poyers' Liability La.S ~ Fifteen
Foreign Countries Fix Value
and Provide Pensions.

Des Moines, Ia, Jan. Fixing the
value OF an Iowa workinsman's life
is the responsibility TO be assumed
by the Thirty.tifth general assembly
which convenes here January 13, II
ii adopts the Workingman's Compen.
sation bill offered by the legislative
commission appointed two years ago
TO draft such. ..-
This bill has fixed the maximum
amount that can be recovered for
death at $4,000. The minimum value
Is fixed at $500, the amount being
defnately determined within these
figures on the basis OF 60 per cent OF
the workers average wage for per,
iod of 800 weeks.
No one proposed measure has
aroused more inquiry OH the part OF
legislators than this and II promises
to be one of the most thoroughly de.
bated and considered OF any before
the assembly.
Fifteen other states have already
adopted Workingmen's Conpensa
ton or Employers Liability, as it is
differently known, and all of these
have fixed definite value upon the
workers life. California has fixed
the highest amount for a maximum
$4,000, but 1t with Maryland also fixes
the lowest minimum value of $1,000
Maryland has fixed no maximum val
ne. In the fourteen other states the
average maximum value fixed Is
$3,32l, or several hundred dollars less
than the proposed figures in Iowa
The definite limits to amounts of re-
covery in case OF death as fined In
the states that have already adopted
a Workingman's Compensation are
as follows ......
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-09
Stabbed BY HIS WIFE
John Moore of Bolton Gets Worst
of Family Quarrel.

John Moore, colored. of Bolton.
was perhaps fatally stabbed by his
wife as the result OF a family quarrel
at their home in Bolton about one
O'Clock this morning. No one seems
to know the nature of the quarrel,
when Mrs. Moore whipped out knife
and slashed her husband across the
body, cutting the abdominal wall and
letting the bowels protrude. DR.. Nc
Clean was called and went to the
scene and sewea up the incision and
,tLe man was brought TO the hospital
in this city. He was operated on to-
day, but he has very slim chance of
pulling through. The loss OF blood
was very great and the man is very
weak in consequence OF il.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-09

), While the inability of states to de-
eide upon a uniform value oil. life may
seem strange an investigation into
the values fixed in twenty-six foreign
countries that have adopted conpen-
sation laws brings out more forcibly
the existing Indebtedness as to a
mans actual worth. 80 K =.
Fifteen foreign countries fix, de-
finitely the maximum value of mans
life. Eleven others provide maxi
mum annual pension for the surviving
spouse. In the following table, for
the purpose OF comparison, the
spouse's pension has been committed
into lump sum on the superstition
that the average payment will ex.
tend ten years. The first fifteen
countries are those that have fixed
deflnate values, the last eleven those
in which the valnes is computed;
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-09
Body Of Yeaaman Found.

Sioux City. Jan. 4.-The body of q
yeggnan was found blown TO pieces
a few miles southeast of Sioux City.
There were tracks OF two men In the
snow. The bank at Winnebago, Neb.
was robbed last night and the police
think the robbers quarreled over the
spoils and that one of the robbers shot
the other and then blew his body to
pieces with dynamite. Near the body
was found set OF burglar tools and
on one finger that was found q signet
ring bearing the initials s. 4.