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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-10-30

STAFF War Correspondence
LONDON. Oct. 80. - The
zspreiirs have eomel"
With the velocity 81 ~
phoon the shrek went across
London. deposltirg It's message
o. terror Into every home OF
the worlds largest city.
Though the hour was mid
night. the eisy's millions were
awake In an instant. The men
dressed nurrleoly. a. " escaping
from . fire, ard plunged into the
already moving, yelling groups
IN the streets. The women and
children hid In the cellars.
stricken by q horrible fear.
The groups became mo6s, the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-10-30
MAKES COFFIN;
SHOOTS Wife
AND HIMSELF

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct s0.--Making
his own coffin and writing nine
farewell notes to relatives. Joseph
Zoback. ~. murdered his wife. IL.
at Hopkins. a suburb. and then CON-
mitted suicide today.
With a shotgun he killed his wife
as she was preparing breakfast.
Then he sent n bullet into his own
brain.
The couple were divorced five
years ago. Mrs. Zoback came here
TO live with her son, Edward, and
her husband followed her She re-
fused to live with him again. and
he went to live a hermit's life in a
shack at Hopkins.
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town all the time for the express
purpose of detecting these resorts.
CASCARETS FOR
B0WELS,STOMACH
HEADACHE, COLDS
Get a 10-cent box now.

Are you keeping your liver. stom.
ach and bowels clean. pure and
fresh with Cascarets-or merelv
forcing passageway every few
days with salts. cathartic pills ar
castor oil? This Is important
Cascsrets Immediately cleans.
the stomach. remove the sour. undi.
gested and fermenting food and fou,
gases; take the excess bile from
the liver and carry out of the ava.
tenn the constipated waste matter
and poison In the bowels.
No odds how sick. headachy, bill
ious and constipated you feel
Cascaret tonight will straighten Won
out by morning. They work whila
you sleep. A 10-cent box from yonr
druggist viii keep your head clear
stomach sweet and your liver ana
bowels regular for months. Don't
forget the children--their little In.
sides need gentle cleansing. too.
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FIXING FOR KRAUT

LONDON. Oct 30--In the midst
of burned and shattered houses, bul.
let-riddled trees. shell-torn fences
and uprooted earth In the village OF
Nellie was found very ordinary
cabbage patch. protected by signs
reading "Verboten." The inference
was that the cabbages were wanted
for sauerkraut.
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drop with much greater velocity.
London needs no description OF
their destructive power.
A large part OF the devssta.
ton Of Belgium testifles 10 their
wrecking capacity.
To combat this the English
have installed light cannon on
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-10-30

tho highest points In the city.
The heaviest projectile they
fire 10 eight pounds. and about
two inches In diameter.
This travels into tho air with
a velocity OF $500 feet per sec
ond and would reach the ordin-
airy Zeppelin altitude OF 1000
feet in less than III seconds.
n shrapnel shell were fired
II would give forth such hail
OF bullets that fragile air craft
would find the area extremely
dangerous.
Even at 5000 feet a shell
would require but three seconds
for It's flight. and retain a large
part of its velocity on reaching
the target.
The ordinary rifle bullet Is
another hazard for invading air.
men.
With the machine at 5000 feet
above the ground the small rifle
ball would be sufficiently power
ful to kill the aviator. wreck the
engine or propeller. At 5000
feet tho bullet would give the
pilot n Knockout blow.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-10-30

Chamber Of Commerce sends DO.
tatoes TO president.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-26
--- - - --=-' -
CHARLTON.

Fred Piows. who was so seriously
injured recently in the Central mine
that his life was deSpaired of for sew
! eral days. is now able to be about and
visited over Sunday at his home in
Lucas. He IS rapidly regainlng
strength.
Mr.. and Mrs Thos. DeSpaine, OF
Burlington, who had been in Charlton
transacting business and visiting her
sister, Mrs f. f. futile. returned
home yesterday.
Miss Ida r. Johnston, Of Lincoln
| township. visited over Sunday in India.
nola with her sister, Bernlce, who Is
attending simpson college.
Mrs. C. w. Foster Of Akron. Colo.
formerly of this place arrived few
days ago for visit with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. King. Her mother
fell recently and dislocated her wrist,
and was otherwise injured.
Mrs. Fred Ambelang and sons. Darl.
frankie and Paul, visited over Sunday
in Burlington with Mr.. Ambelang. who
| is temporarily located at eBardstown,
III.
Mr. and Mrs. Burke Gittinger are
the happy parents Of fine baby girl,
who arrived at their home on Monday
morning. March %. 1914.
County Clerk Goltry has issued
marriage license to John WIN. Hal
ferty. of Lucas and Frances Wilson. OF
this city. The couple were married at
the home of the brides mother Rev.
N. F. Hicks performing the ceremony
Mrs. Max Loeb. Of Abba returned
home last evening after a few days
visit with her brother, S. Oppenheimer
and family.
Miss Jennie Cowan, Of Lineville, Is
spending few days with Mrs. Asa
Smith while on her way home from
visit in Omaha.
Mrs. Bert Bragg and Mrs. Ben Martz
Of Des Moines. returned home last
evening after a brief visit with their
sister Mrs. Mark Bailey, and other
relatives and old friends.
Mrs. O. E. Mcbride and baby OF
Abba. who had been spending ten days
in Whitebreast township with her par.
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. W. W. ~Beardsley,
returned home last evening. Her
mother accompanied her home for a
few days visit.
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TO TEST TEACHERS
MINIMUM WAGE LAW

Des Mones. March 25.-In the docket
prepared for the full bench period of
the supreme court scheduled for April
and s. there are four cases to test the
cOnstitutiOnality of laws passed by the
Thirty-ffth general assembly. az well
as several rehearings of unusual i'm
portance.
In the case of Bopp VS.. Clark, an ap-
peal from Fayette county. the cOnStitu-
tionality Of the teachers minimum
wage law is doubted. A school director
Of Fayette county made a contract for
a teacher at less than the law required
to be paid. Court action was begun i'm
mediately to test the law.
The rehea rings. in most cases, will be
argued orally so that the four constitu-
tional questions probably will not be
reached the first day, but will go over
until the second.
In the rehearing of the case of the
state vs.. DR.. Kelley Of Council Bluffs.
who shot and killed two men in Des
Moines in 1912, the state wishes to have
thc court make more clear it's decision
in which it reversed the decision Of
the lower court and sent the case back
for retrial
The court has permitted the attor-
neys in the rehearing Of the Milwaukee
railroad company against the DeS
y
iod of an hour and a half each for oral
argument. This case involved the own
ershp Of a mile of track through West
Des Moines from Farnham to Twenty
eighth street said to be worth $1,000,
600 The supreme court recently held
that the track belonged to the Milwau-
kee company.
The irSt of the eases to be heard on
April in which the conStitutiOnality
of law is questioned is that of +, F..
Thurber VS.. W. A. Duckworth. TIL
soldiers preference law is attacked.
Thurber is q veteran who was dis
charged. he claims. without hearing
while serving as iantor at the capitol.
The custodian asserts Thurber resign
ed.
The law establishing a standard for
ice cream is involved in the cases OF
the state vs. Sanders Ice Cream COM
pany and the state VS.. Hutchinson Ice
Cream Co. Probably the two will be
combined The lower court held that
the state had no authority to require a
certain per cent Of butter fat in Ice
cream.
The blue sky law. declared unconsti-
tutiOnal in the district court. is to be
tried out in the case Of Harper VS.. Al
len. The attorney general expects to
have the validity of the measure estab-
liShed by the high court.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-26
MISSOURI YOUTH
PROVES EASY MARK
MAKES ACQUAINTANCE OF TWO
CLEVER SWINDLERS IN
OTTUMWA.

Burlington, March 25.-Edwin
Schierbaum, young man from
Spickard. Mo-. proved an easy mark
for two smooth young crooks who
were successful in extracting from him
two sums of money aggregating $100.
if the stories told are true The pair
who gave their names as F. w. Collins
of Havana. Ill.,. and John Kline Of
Aledo. Ill.,. We're arrested here Tues
day afternoon and lodged in the Jail
to await hearing.
SChierbaum claims that he first met
Kline in Ottumwa on March t. and
while they were engaged in a CONVEX
sation Collins came up. Scherbaum
and Collins made a bet en- whether or
not paddock found on the street could
be opened without a key. Kline act
ing as stake holder. Schierbaum. put
up s65. won the bet, but instead Of
giving him the money Collins flashed
bogus badge on him and threatened
to arrest him for gambling on the
street. Schierbaum purchased i'm
munity with his $65.
On Monday he met the two men on
the river front here aud Collins, by
threatening arrest, frightened him out
of $40 more. Not satisfied with this
amount. Collins demanded another
hundred to be paid to him the next
day. Schierbaum by this time began
to see the light and had the two ar
rested.
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made for several months past by Vol
untary Ohcervpr Charles w Sloan

made for several months past by Vol
untary Observer Charles w. Sloan.
The instruments consist of a mini
mum and n'ayimum thermometer and
a rain guage and these have been in
stalled on top Of the new settling
ba sin which directly adjoins the filter
house. The report Of the reading will
include the maximum and minimum
TEN perature lOr the day as we'll as
the rain or sGC" fall as the case may
be. The reports made out by the local
OBJ server will be sent in each month to
the state weather bureau at Des
Moines as has been the custom in the
past.
The readings and the keepings Of
the repc Is will be handled entirely in
the filter house which is in no way con-
nected with the office at the plant by
telephone or other means of commune
cation. This means that no reports
can be given out over the telephone
from the Office as no record is to be
kept there but will be handled solely
in the filter house by Mr.. Barger.
Charles w. Sloan, assistant chief of
the Ottumwa fire department, will con-
tinue in his position of official govern
ment reader for the city records. Mr.,
Slcan has h2I this work for several
years past, while he has only been TAX
ing the observations for the state in
addition to his other duties since last
fall The temperature is taken three
times day by Mr.. Sloan, at o'clock
in the morning, o'clock in the after
noon and o'clock in the evening. His
records are kept in book which is
filed In the city archives each year and
is provided with blanks on which he
records the rainfall, snowfall. whether
the day is clear. fair or cloudy at three
different times. the maximum and
minimum temperature. the direction
of the wind and other items in connec
ton with the weather.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-26
HARLAN PARTITION
CASE BEING HEARD

Keokuk, March 2o.-The partition
suit involving the estate Of the late A..
w. Harlan of Croton, Ia, is being
heard in the district court by Judge
Hamilton, who arrived from Fit. Madi-
son. Harlan. who died at the adj
vanced age of nearly 100 years. left a
written paper that was purported to
be will and the court being applied
to to construe the document, held that
it was not will In this paper Har-
Ian stated that his grandson was not
to receive anything from the estate.
for the reason that he had been given
realty during the lifetime of Harlan.
The later is survived by two sons
and one daughter and the grandson
as his legal heirs. Their being no
will. the estate will be divided in ac-
cord with the Iowa statutes OF inner
itance. A contest has arisen over the
partition and it is now being fought
out in court.
Harlan left valuable estate. con-
sisting of over 200 acres Of eLe coun-
ty land and $4,000 in personal prop
prtV
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-26
IOWA SUPREME
COURT DECISIONS

Des Moines, March 25.-Iowa SUI
preme court decisions follow:
Daniel Brause vs.. Fayette county
defendant, Olaf Haug, Celia Haug and
Christian Meyer defendants and ap-
pellants: reversed and remanded.
Henry Duesenburg VS.. J. T. Colds
worthy and NJ. E. Griffin, appellants;
modified and affirmed
Leonard Ashbach. by Reuben Ash
bach, his father and next friend. VS..
Iowa Telephone company, appellant;
affirmed.
council of the state Of Iowa, appel.
lants: reversed.
Ella Dodge, Administrative estate OF
j. w. Dodge. appellant. VS.. Chicago
Greast Western railroad; affirmed.
John Buckmiller vs.. Creston, Winter
set and Des Moines Railway company
appellants, J. H. Harbour. defendant;
affirmed.
w. J. Allgood VS.. A. E. Fahrney, ap
pellant; affirmed.
Mike Carnego VS.. Crescent Coal
company, appellant; affirmed on con
ditions.
E. NJ. Sheffield VS.. Hancock county
board Of supervisors, Hancock county
appellant: affirmed
John A. Senneff vs. A. A. Bracllley
ct al: affirmed.
Albert J. Shippe VS.. Minneapolis and
St. Louis railroad, appellant: reversed.
Bert Hartshorn vs.. J. G. Mardis COM
pany, appellant. affirmed.
NJ. F. Ross and Elma Ross VS.. Carl
Bolte and Emil Zenft, appellants; re-
versed.
High Conn and David Conn vs. F. w.
Converse, appellant; affirmed.
Petroleum Products Distributing
company vs. Alton Tank Line and
James A. Coad. appellant: modified
and affirmed.
William Leopold VS.. Sophia Leopold,
appellant: affirmed.
S. W. Farmer. appellant, VS.. H. n.
Underwood, ct al; affirmed.
Myrtle Stout ct al, vs.. Margaret A.
Stout, appellant: affirmed.
John Trainor VS.. S. Robyn, appel
liant; affirmed.
NJ. c. Bird VS.. Hart Parr company,
appellant: affirmed.
State of Iowa VS.. E. P. Ressemius.
appellant: affirmed.
B. l. Sallinger ct al, appellant. VS..
Lucius McAllister. ct al; reversed.
VIII d. McEwen. administrator. ap-
pellant, VS.. II. H. Fletcher. ct al; al
firm ed
Second National bank of New Hamp-
ton. appellant, vs.. J. J. Lanin and
Sarah A. Lanin: reversed and remand
ed
Louisa j. Tracy ct al. vs.. City of
Mount Pleasant. appellant: affirmed on
conditions.
Nellie NJ. Murray, administrator es-
tate of Charles E. Murray, appellant,
VS. NJ. II. Daley: reversed.
NJ. x. Pickerell VS.. J. f. Davis, ap-
pellant: reversed.
J. s. Youngblood, appellant, vs.. City
of Mason City: affirmed.
Fife Todhenter. plaintiff. vs.. Law
renee Degraff Judge, defendant; al
firmed.
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Of COURTS
IN TAX CASE DENIED
DISTRICT JUDGE HAD NO RIGHT
TO ORDER INCREASE IN AS
SESSED VALUATIONS.

Des MOines. March 25.--In re-
versing the lower court in the case OF
Frank G. Pierce of Marshalltown, rep
resenting the Iowa League Of Munich
palities, VS.. the state executive coun'
Gil. the supreme court yesterday after,
noon decided several important law
ruling will have the effect of prevent
ing outside interference with the
executive council in the future in
equalzing taxes. it is claimed.
The court held that when the Polk
county district court issued an order
In January. 1913, to the state executive
council to compel the raising OF as
sessments Of properties about the
state to their market value the Judge
went further In ordering increases or
assessments than the supreme court
knows Of any authority for. 1t is the
duty of the executive council to
eoualize taxes among the counties OF
the state, and there the authority ends,
the court holds.
The opinion says that the action OF
the district court was not warranted
as it Is not possible to enjoin
future action The order of the court
was issued prior to the time the
executive council assembled as a
board Of review The members OF the
council also had changed and the high
court holds that the league should
have assumed they would do their
duty.
The contention that the judicial
branch of the government is without
power to issue orders to the executive
branch was not passed upon by the
court. The judges held that there
was enough in the case to warrant
reversal. without taking up that point.
However. the court intimates that the
executive department is not subject to
orders Of the district court. The court
says:
This matter involves judgment and
discretion which can not as rule be
by the courts. Surely the
courts can not interfere In any event
in the absence OF collision or fraud.
The Iowa League of Municipalities
in instituting suit against the eXecu-
tive council did so with the view of
forcing that body to assess properties
of the state at their actual market
value. The council last July ordered
an increase in all properties. including
city property and farm lands. rail-
roads. telegraph and telephone COM
panies.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-26
IOWA SHOWN GAIN IN
INCORPORATED TOWNS

Des Moines, March 25.--lowa shows
a gain of twenty-three Incorporated
towns in 1918. according to the NUM-
cipal report which is being prepared.
These new interpretations are not new
towns for number Of them have
been in existence twenty years, but
they struggled along as villages until
last year After deciding they wanted
the privileges Of towns, the corpora
lions were formed and We're duly re-
ported to the secretary 81 state.
The newly incorporated towns are:
Avenartls, Dubuque county; Bertham,
population 2OS. Linn county; Berlin,
100. Tama county: BoXholm. 100. Boone
county; Floris, 221, Davis county;
Gruver. %; Emmett county; Gault, 1873,
Wright county: Cotter, IS, Louisa
county; Joice. so. Worth county:
Leighton 2Ot. Mahaska county: Linn
Grove 400, Buena Vista county; Long
Grove 107: Scott county: Luxembourg.
2S6. Dubuque county: Lattners. Du-
buque county: LOckridge. 209. Jefferson
county; Melcher. Marion county: North
Liberty, 100, Johnson county; Orchard.
213, Mitchell county: RickardsVille.
1874. Dubuque county; Sheriff., 127, Du-
buque county: Spragueville, 100. Jack
son county; Wallingford, 1925. Emmett
county Nining. EOS. Tama county.
The state now has 1853 incorporated
towns and 10l cities. a total Of $50. All
places having a population Of 1000 or
over are considered cities.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-26
CRESTON p. 0. CLERK
GOES TO CALIFORNIA

Burlington March 25.--Bert Totman.
who has been connected with the post
office in CrestOn for thirteen years has
been transferred at his request from
Creston to Venice. Calf. Mr.. TOtman
started in as janitOr in the Creston Of
flee and by hard work and studious ap-
rl.cation to business. he was advanced
a. different times until he now holds
the Important position of clerkship.
He will be succeeded under the civil
service rules bv Oscar Danielson, who
has filed position here as substitute
heretofore and who has passed the eX-
anlina ton under the rules. Venice,
Calf. is eighteen miles out of Los An
geles. Mr. ,Totman left today for his
new position.
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WILL TAKE STATE
REPORT At PLANT
LEWIS W.. BARGER IN CHARGE OF
.FlLTRAT,oN ROOM WILL d,
MAKE WEATHER READINGS.

Beginning with Tuesday evening at
clock. the hour set for the first
official reading. the daily weather re-:
ports for the state records were
taken at the plant of the Ottumwa
waterworks. But one official reading
a%day will be taken and this is to be
mace at 6 O'Clock in the evening
Lewis W. BaTger who has charge Of
the filtration room at the plant. will
be the official voluntary observer =
~ Dir. George NJ. Chapel Of Des
lMoines who is forecast Official for the
United States weather bureau in Iowa,
was in Ottumwa last week and at that
time moved the instruments of the
state bureau from the fire station
where the observations have been
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ROCK ISLAND TO
SPEND $2,5OO,O0C

Des Moines. March 25.--The Rock
Island will spend S@,500,O0O in spring
improvements in the first district of
the system embracing all territory east
Of the Missouri river. according to J,
w. Jones. general manager.
Mr.. Jones Just returned from Kansas
City where he had q conference with
J. j. Grear of the Grear Construction
Co, which will provide labor for the
big work which is to be undertaken.
Over 1000 men on extra gangs will be
employed. while about April 1000 men
will be added to the sections gangs
throughout the system.
The Iowa division of the road Will
receive improvements of from $4,000
TO 100000 a month out Of the s., 800, 900
fund.
April will witness the start Of the
new work. Fifty miles of rails now ON
hand will !2e laid at once. while that
many more will arrive later in the sea-
son.
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WOMAN BUYS
BURLINGTON HOME

burlington. March 25.-The deed was
filed today by the Grape heirs to their
beautiful home on North Hill to Will
liam F. Jones' of Batavia. Mrs. Grape
took San Luis valley, Colorado, land in
exchange for the same. The Grape
home is one of the best homes on
North hill. Mr.. Grape having spent
more than $4,000 for this place. 1t has
served it's purpose, the family having
all moved from Burlington, and it lost
its charms for them.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-26
BURLINGTON TEAM
VICTORS IN DEBATE

Winfield. March 25.-The Burlington
high school debating team scored
victory over the locals in a hotly con
tested debate Tuesday evening. The
visitors had the affirmative side of the
question, "Resolved, That all corpora
tons engaged in interstate commerce
shall be required to take out. federal
charters, it being conceded that such
requirement be constitutional and the
license shall not be available as an
alternate plan
This gives the visitors the undis
putea championship of southeastern
Iowa for which they may we'll fee,
proud .s+
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citation will be held in Des Moines
today and Thursday. The principal
addresses will be given by George
Wrightman, secretary Of the Iowa
State Manufacturers associate upon
the new workingmen's compensation
law and E. w. Van Duyn upon the new
weights and measures law. Local ar
engagements are in the hands Of J. G.
Black and w. Z. Cooker.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-26
IOWA WRESTLERS
WILL ENTER MEET

lava City, March 2o.--Iowa will sent
tour wrestlers to take part in the west
ern intercollegiate tournament at Chi
cage next Saturday. They will be Graz
in tie lightwei ght class, Captain Hob
bettin the welterweight, Gilliland il
the Fniddleweight, AID Barron in tn,
heavyweight.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-26
DE WEESE BOUND
OVER TO GRAND JURY

Sigourney March 25.-In the De
Weese case set for preliminary hear
inc before Justice James R. McVicker
for Tuesday. wherein the defendant is
accused of the killing Of his brother,
Carl, the defendant waived hearing
and was bound over to the April grand
jury in bonds in the sum of $4,000
Not being able to give bond. De Woese
was ordered committed to the county
jail.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-26

ICE DEALERS CONVENE.
Des Moines, March pa state con-
yention of the Iowa Ice Dealers asso-