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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-10-23

Miss Clara, Lydia and Ethel Mad
sen spent Sunday afternoon at the
home of their sister, Mrs. Soren
Friis and husband.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-10-23

Vera Christensen. little daughter
Of John c. Christensen and wife,
stayed at the o. P. Olson and j. c.
johnson homes last week during
her parents absence to Omaha.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-10-23

Miss Nora Nelson of Atlantic Wis
tied Wednesday at the home of
her sister, Mrs. s. M. Petersen and
family.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-10-23

A very good program was given
at the Seventh day Adventist church
northeast OF town Sunday evening.
The evening was such a very cold
one or many more would have turn
ed outs
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-10-23

A little bird told us that a we'd
ding was going to come off here in
town in the near future
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-10-23

The little son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
George Madsen who is scarcely a
year old, was operated on for the
removal of tosils and adnoids at
the Atlantic hospital last week. He
was quite sick after the operation
but is getting little better now.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-10-23

The farmers are busy getting
ready for corn shocking. Some have
started. The potato crop is pretty
good in this vicinity this year.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-10-23

The Misses Lille and Alma Mad
sen and their sister, Mrs. H. C..
Hansen and husband spent few
days sightseeing at Co. Bluffs and
Omaha last week.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-10-23

ST. Louis Looking After Three Lepers.
Three lepers are housed in ST. Louis.
one in the Quarantine camp. one in the
!so.at on ward of the city hospital and
one at his Lcme in the heart of the
(1tv
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-10-23

Violent Earthquakes In Nicaragua.
Violent earthquakes shook the cities
of Managua. Masaya and Granada. in
Nicaragua. The alarmed population
deserted their houses for the public
squares and open spaces One building
collapsed in Jalteva.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-10-23

Miss Hilda lessen spent Sunday
with relatives near Atlantic.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-10-23

AVOID seaitve Cough Medicines
If you wan. to contribute directly
to the occurrence of capillary bron-
chitis and pneumonia use cough me,
dicines that CONAN iodine, NOR
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-10-23

Mr.. sJens Petersen and Miss Ellen
Nielsen were married at the local
Lutheran church last Thursday at
ternoon. A reception was held
at the home of the groom's paretns,
Lars Petersen and wife. who reside
norteast of town. The young people
will go to house keeping on a
farm near Audubon. Their friends
wish them a long life of. happiness.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-10-23

A large crowd attended the mus
ical entertainment given at the Hipp
Opera House last Wednesday eve
ming. 1t was the first number of
The lecture course this season. The
next one will be held the evening
of the 3rd of November. DR.. Alva
Morton Reitzel will give the lecture
and no one in the vicinxity should
miss it. Every body who heard him
last year was so we'll pleased to
hear him that they are bound to
hear him again this year.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-10-23
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The thump of carpet heaters are
heard in all parts of town.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-14

Speaking Of c. ]. Dohertys qualtica-
tons and experience as an engineer. {. l.
Bardo general manager, said yesterday
i'm Stamford:
Prior to March It was the rule to as
sign engineers on the spare board 10
trains other than limited trains. regard
less Of their experience a. engineers
"A modification Of the rule was made
which provides that spare engineers hay-
Ing less than one years experience VIII
not be assigned 10 through trains. Doher-
" was first promoted on March is. 49,
and therefore he comes within the rule
An investigation was conducted at
Stamford by the railroad to-day attended
by Inspector Howard, OF the Interstate
Commerce Commission. and Chief In
spector Elwell. Of the Connecticut Public
Utilities Commission. This was In addi-
ton TO the investigation now being CON
Quoted by Coroner Phelan OF Fairfield
County Every indication AZ this time
points to a complete disregard OF signals
on the part of Engineer Dohcrty
"In the mean time exhaustive tests Will
be made by board Of experts appointed
by the railroad TO determine beyond doubt
the efficiency Of the brakes. which. from
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-14
BRAKES IN GOOD ORDER:
ENGINE THE LATEST TYPE

Charles y. JOY, general air brake in-
spector. made report 10 the New YORK
Office on the equipment after the acci-
dent. and he testified that everything was
in perfect working order.
Young. the engineer. VINO took the sec
ond section. Doherty's train. from STAN
ford 10 New York after the accident. tes-
tilted that there was nothing whatever
wrong with the workings OF the brake.
officials Of the road here said yester-
day that the wrecked locomotive Was OF
the latest and best type 81 railroad en-
CINE and was brand new. II was part OF
a S2CO.000 new equipment order placed
recently by President Mellen. This order
included eighty-five new locomotives. Of
which fifty were Of the type To which this
belonged. intended 10 pull both freight
and passenger trains.
These locomotives began arriving on
May %. They were built at Dunkirk.
Ohio. and were Of the Pacific type, super
heaters. They weigh III tons and cost
about So 600 each They are designed 10
haul a train Of fifteen passenger cars or
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-14

1t was pointed out that on the rusty
and unused sidetrack in the lonely
gravel pit near Glenbrook, where the
car was officially burned shortly AFTER
midnight this morning, il was neither
impeding traffic nor spelling the view
from the right of way of the railroad
from which it could not be seen. but
the New Haven representative "ouiu
not add to his explanation.
When Coroner Phelan and Prosecutor
Carter were informed of the destruction
Of possible evidence by the company
they called a halt in the proceedings 10
put the matter up to the flock of New
Haven lawyers who crowded the small
City Court chamber where the Coroner
was holding his inquest.
Benjamin Spock. one Of the COM
panys attorneys. undertook to tell the
Coroner that the company felt 1t mad Il
perfect right to destroy the car ana
would pay the Pullman company the
amount settled upon as its value. but
Mr. Phean brushed aside the excuses
with these remarks: Il am sorry That
the car was burned. Many people Will
think it was done to destroy evidence
The New Haven publicity bureau late
Yesterday afternoon announced that the
report of the burning Of the SkYlarK
had been verified. but stated that the
road was i'm no way responsible for the
incident
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-14
SURVIVORS BRING STORIES
OF WONDERFUL ESCAPES

F. NJ Brown, o. Richmond Hill. Long
Island who was passenger in the train
and ESCAPED with cuts on the head. ar
rived here yesterday and went to ms
home.
George Walton, Of No. 458 Broadway
who was reported injured in the wreck
escaped unhmt. experiencing nothing
more serious than shake-up, he SAID
last night Mr. Walton spent Thursday
night in Stamford and came to New YORK
yesterday.
Peter J. Gerety. of No. 80 Linden street,
Uackensack. is not so seriously injured
"a was indicated by the first dispatches
from Stamford.
Father WAS In TIE car next 10 the one
in which several persons were killed.
said Gerety's son. Eugene. last night
"The conclusion threw him against the
scat I'm front OF him and then against the
side OF the window. He remembered
nothing from that time until placed
among the injured.
"When father boarded the train he was
inclined TO enter the last car. He had
bia foot I'm the doorway and had spied a
seat near the end Of the car, but ne quite
unaccountably decided he would go TO thf
car ahead This action saved MS me.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-14
SAYS POLICE SHOT WOMAN
Witness Declares He Saw Kill
ing in Ipswich Rioting.

Ipswich, Mass. June l3-The defence
sprang a sensation to-day In the cases Of
the nineteen persons charged with rloting
at the Ipswich Hosiery Mills last Tues
day. when 1t produced witness who
testified that Miss Nicoletta Paudolo-
poulou. who was killed. was shot by a
policeman. This witness was John Baker
who described himself as a man without
a home. who came from Rochester. n. H..
week ago TO work In the Ipswich mills
Il saw some men behind house and a
tall woman with a bloody hole I'm her
cheek" said Baker. She was ighting
with Chief of Police Hull. \ moment
later another officer grabbed her by the
arm. The tall woman had a brick in her
hand. / do not know whether she was
going TO throw It or not While they
were battling another woman rushed over.
The officer saw her. aimed at her. fired
and the woman fell"
The witness said he thought the woman
who was shot had intended To rescue the
woman who was graphing with the Of
ficer
l.. Is. Gristkas. of Boston. who is tenn
porarily In charge OF the strikers. said
tonight that the defence would petition
the District Attorney Harry c. Atwil, Of
Lynn. TO have the body Of the victim eX-
| humed. lie said he wanted experts to
examine the body with particular regard
10 the course OF the bullet. in an effort to
iefute the theory of the prosecution that
| the woman was killed by shot from
! above
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-14

said this official, that the Skylark
offered no evidence. The engine, when
in our view. offers all the evidence IN
the case. we have sent to the shops IN
New Haven. where it will be held in
exactly the condition in which 1t came
out Of the wreck until the Public Util-
ties Commission and the Interstate
Commerce Commission have made their
examination Of il.
AS TO the removal and burning OF the
Skylark, it was necessary 10 remove IL
because Of interference with traffic on
adjoining tracks The car was moved
from Tower 50 at Gas p. m. THURSDAY
10 the Elm street bridge, and from
there to Glenbrooll at l1:15 p. m.
1T is an unwritten law of railroadlng
that all debris must be removed from
the right of way and destroyed before
daylight.
In keeping with this the car was
cut from the locomotive and set aiire.
This was determined upon only after
there had come no request from the
Coroner that the car be held for his
examination
Then you mean that you would not
wait for such a request any longer than
the time from 5 p. m. until IL p. NJ
was asked.
NO we would not wait any longer
than that" was the reply.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-14

Several of those injured in the STAN
ford wreck were brought to New iork
Yesterday and taken to their homes ana
a late dispatch from Stamford stated all
left in the hospital there were doing
well.
f. 3. Jennings, jr. Of No. Sc Park ave
nue.. who was In the demolished parlor car
and had an arm and leg broken, was
taken from the Grand Central terminal
TO the Presbyterian Hospital yesterday
afternoon. He is Yale student and cap
tain OF a golf team there. He was ac-
companied by his brother-in-law, George
5. Franklin. who learned Of the wreck
late Thursday afternoon and immediate
~ vent to Stamford.
my brother-in-law's escape was MOTH
ing short of miracle" said Mr.. Frank
lin. He tells me that he was not only
IN the last car OF the train-the car
struck by the engine-but in one Of the
last chairs Of the car. That would put
him only few feet from the back YES
tibule. which received the brunt OF the
collision.
NH. jennings told me he must have
fallcr asleep just a few minutes before
the rash He remembered nothing, hsv-
ing lost consciousness. until he was being
carried out OF the wrecked car"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-14

his record is as good as can be iounu
He has not yet been arrested
Engine No. 1855 was brand ne" en.
zine. weighing about 10000 pounds /,
was part of the new equipment ana h"u
only recently been delivered.
by direction Of General Manager baiuo
on tuesday last, Mr.. Carroll ROAD lo'e
man Of engines. talked TO Doherty CON
corning the handling Of the big engines
and warned him as TO their AFFINITY 10 ~"
fast telling him to begin braking niue
sooner than he would with one Oh 'he
ordinary types OF engines. and that II ne
lost time IT could be readily accounted ior'
Carroll interviewed Doherty again III oo"-
nectlon with this matter the day oil inc
wreck. and repeated these Instructions
Edward G. Riggs. executive secretary
If the road. said last night that federa'
investigation would be welcomed. lie
said the SIGNAL by which Doherty couIh
have avoided a collision was dig
enough for n man with one eye to see.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-14
PULLMAN AGENT SAYS STEEL.
CARS WERE, AVAILABLE HERE,

Pullman Company's name PAINTED on
them, were placed I'm service
The wrecked car. Skylark, was not one
OF these. IL was not steel car. nor a
steel underframe car. but a modern.
heavily built parlor car such as is in use
on many roads. Cars OF this type weigh
about 1900 pounds. and a steel car for
the same service weighs about 100 600
pounds. In spite OF the 5000 pounds ad-
ditional weight, however. Mr.. Sauer was
OF the opinion that the steel car did not
afford "A great deal more protection than
the wooden one.
Why Pullman Company Got Contract.
In his testimony before the Interstate
Commerce Commission at Boston on May
2 President Mellen testified regarding the
company's contract with the Pullman
| company. Discussing the action of his
company in giving up the running OF its
own parlor and sleeping cars. he said:
I've had 252 cars. Some OF them were
| old in style, and everybody complained
when there was new car in the train
and one or two old ones, because those
who got in the old cars were always
aggrieved. and II was "A continual source
OF complaint that we couId not always
keep for a road like ours the best cars
there were in the highest style Of car
work art.
THE Pullman company had agreed
every time we called upon them TO fur
nish the best they know how to furnish.
| They have already furnished one complete
train. and they are under orders TO fur
nlsh another complete train. and I have
the promise that II shall be here In July,
Just as soon as they get the second one
they will get the third one. and they viii
go on until every car is of our line ex-
cept all-stecl modern cars.
Questioned as to the terms of the con
tract. Mr. Mellen said his company guar
anteed nothing TO the Pullman company
''If they do not earn a dollar they do not
| get dollar" he added. I'VE do not pay
a cent OF mileage. They pay heating
lubricating cleaning, icing, water gas and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-14
DOHERTY AN ENGINEER
SINCE. MARCH 10, LAST 4EAK

tho testimony Of engineers In charge oil
the train both before and after the acct
dent. were efficient in all respects. Inc
railroad investigation is now ended.
"A further investigation VIII be con-
Quoted by the inspectors Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission and the Public
Utilities Commission in New Haven on
Monday next. and public hearing by
Chief Inspector Belknap, OF the Inter
state Commerce Commission, at Bridge
port on Wednesday next"
General Manager Bardo has written
letter TO Coroner Phelan stating that the
New Haven Railroad desires to cooper
ate with him 10 the fullest extent In de-
termining the cause of the accident The
cars Of the second section Of the train
are being sent back from New York TO
Stamford 10 await inspection by the Coro-
rcr or any one he may appoint, and the
engine Is at New Haven also awaiting
ins1ection. Tho braking apparatus Of the
engine and equipment viii not be touched
and no repairs viii be made until the
Coroner has made his inspection. This
also applies 20 the inspection by the Pub
lie Utilities Commission OF the State Of
Connecticut and the Interstate Commerce
rpuuigxiOu
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-14
1000 BARRIERS IN NEW
STRIKE LED BY ETTOR
Say Shop Owners Have Not
Lived Up to Agreement About
Closing on Sunday.

\ new strike OF BARRIERS. which was
called late on Thursday night by the In
dustrial Workers OF the World. went into
effect yesterday morning in Manhattan.
1t involved the shops above 9Th street
west Of Fifth avenue and those above
93d street east OF Fifth avenue.
Joseph j. Ettor. who is leading the
strike last night said il was called be-
cause the boss BARRIERS were violating
agreements with their men by opening
their shops IN the forenoon on Sundays
and keeping them open longer than the
time agreed on during the week days
The strike affects alike the shops OF
those who live up 10 their agreements,
those who made no agreements and those
who have violated their agreements
Ettor said the boss BARRIERS in the down
town Manhattan shops so far had lived
up TO their agreements. but If they were
violated the new strike at once would be
extended 10 the downtown districts The
strike leaders said there were reports that
the boss BARRIERS I'm The Bronx intended
to open their shops I'm the forenoon on
Sundays and that IL this VAS done the
strike would be extended 10 The Bronx.
The leaders said about 2,0o0 BARRIERS had
quit in 800 shops in the present strike
and that 1000 more would quit to-day
1t was announced by members of the
l. w w. I'm making an agreement with
the credentials of Leonard Frsni' the
leader OF the Brooklyn strike OF BARRIERS
some time ago, as general organizer of
the |. W. w. had been recalled because.
no hAI NAla N.1
executive committee of the union that
an employers association.
The |. w. w. IT was said dIscourages
any kind of contract with EMPLOYERS
which would prevent the employees from
making them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-14

a freight train weighing about 200 tons.
These engines. the railroad contends,
were not only supposed to be the hes,
that money could buy. but were equipped
with every device which the ingenuity
OF locomotive builders could suggest to
insure safety In operation.
Another OF the many statements issued
by the company said that n had done
many things 10 improve the cfiiciencv OF
the service and safeguard the passengers
Among these things was a system 81
practical talks with the engineers every
Sunday The road. II was said. had also
put in a new system OF cross-overs on
the main line. In accordance with the dl-
rections Of the Interstate Commerce COM
mission. at a cost Of 10000 and I'm adGi-
ton 10 this q reward OF $1,000 had been
offered for an automatic stop device
The New Haven demanded stop thai
would work when two trains got within
a certain distance Of each other. no mat
ter whether there were any signals or
not. Many devices were submitted, but
none was adopted
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-14
Pk4KEa'S
CELL FOR "WHITE SLAYER
$4,000 His Reputed Earnings
in Four Years.

Philadelphia. June 13.-Pleadihs
guilty of violating the Mann white
slave" act, Harry Haspel was SEN
fenced 10 sixteen months in the East
ern Penitentiary by Judge Thompson
I'm the United States District Court
here to-day.
According TO Inspector Garbarlno' "
the Department of Justice. Haspel VS.
married three times. and placed two q
his wives in disreputable houses ah'
even brought his sister from her hons
in Rumania to lead an immoral lH'
here.
Haspel is reported to have admius,
while he was in charge of the UnH'.
States marshal that he had realiI''
$4,000 by the traffic in the past iou
wears
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-14

everything that you can think OF that goes
into a car. We do nothing but just give
them the privilege of running the cars
collecting the Pullman fares. and they
nav us 5000 a car a year for the priv
ilege. II is the best contract that the
Pullman Company has made with any rail-
road in this country up TO the present
time"
Yes" commented Interstate Commerce
Commissioner Prouty, when we investl-
gated the question of parlor car and sleep
ing car companies we were satisfied that
your company was making very nice
thing out of its parlor cars.
Before Mr.. Mellen's appearance at the
Interstate Commission hearing Louis II.
Brandeis had contended that the New
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-14
GREGORY T. HUMES DIES
TRYING TO CHEER MOTHER

after the accident and the sight OF MS
relatives caused Humes to smile despite
his pain. .
Although he knew his injuries woulu
prove fatal. the injured man converseo
calmly with Mrs. Humes, telling her not
TO worry about him. When the mother
attempted to cheer her son by telling MN
he would soon be out OF the hospital
Humes shook his head and smiled weak
". saving he knew he could not recover.
lie showed great anxiety ABOUT MS
mother and told her to communicate WIN
his father. who would comfort her.
While the two women sat at his bed
side. trying 10 keep back their tears and
encourage the young man. he died. His
last words were those of comfort to the
mother he was leaving behind him
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-14

Gregory T. Humes. one OF the victims
Of the wreck. died yesterday I'm the
Stamford Hospital.
Humes was son Of William T. Hume9.
European agent of the Smith-Premier
Typewriter Company. He was born
thirty-five years ago in st. Louis. After
receiving his education in the high
schools of that city he came to New
York in 1898, where he entered ms
fathers Offices. Shortly afterward ne
became a reporter on the staff Of Tine
Evening Journal" later going to The
Press"
In 1907 Humes became a member OF
the staff of The Morning World COW
ering the ship news office for several
months At the time Of his death he
was on the Worlds" rewrite staff.
Humes was almost six feet In height
and athletic in his tastes. lie was de-
voted 10 Yachting and had motorooat
Of his own. which he kept at his summer
home, In Pine Orchard Conn.
At the time Of his death Humes was
returning from Pine orchard. where he
had gone to spend his birthday. with MS
mother. When he left Mrs. Humes IL
was with the promise to return soon 70
spend his vacation AS her son stepped
aboard the train which was 10 carry Nun
10 his death few hours later Mrs.
IIumes referred laughingy to the fact
that II was hts birthday and that he was
"grown-up" When next she saw him IL
was in the hospital with death only a
few hours away.
or all those manned and tortured when
the Pullman car was demolished, none
was more painfully injured than young
ttumes with face distorted by agony, he
WAS carried TO the hospital In Stamford.
lie did not lose consciousness for mo-
mont and his first thought. after he had
bcen pulled from the wreckage. was his
duty TO his paper; his next was OF his
mother.
Telephone The World there is big
wreck up here and that / am so badly
smashed up that | cart cover the story,
will YOU" he asked a nurse. And then
telegraph my mother, 50 she can see me
before the end"
Having given these directions. Humes
Law on his cot in the hospital, his face
twitching with pain, but never losing his
grin on his nerve. His mother and an
aunt arrived at the hospital two hours