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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-12
MENACE TO SMALL DEALER
HEAD OF HARDWARE BODY HITS
AT PARCEL POST.
Asserts That II Country Towns Are to
Remain on Map They viii Have
to Be Protected.

Washington, March 11.-"If the
country towns are to remain on the
map you must give some protection
to the small dealer" declared Charles
A. Ireland Of lonia, Mich, president of
the National Retail Hardware associa,
ton, before the house judiciary com.
mittee in protesting against alleged as.
sistance the parcel post Is giving nail
order houses TO eliminate the country
merchants
I'VE have been led to believe that
Standard on and other gigantic indus
trial concerns were a danger to this
republic, but want TO warn you gen
tlemen that the greatest menace Is
the elimination OF country merchants
and the drifting away from the small
towns to the cities. The very per.
petuity OF our nation is at stake"
Last year, according to Ireland,
mail order houses by means of clever
price cutting on a few articles did a
business OF $S00,000.00O. He suggest
ed price fixing by the federal govern
ment as one means OF curbing the
mail order business
NJ. l.. Corey of Argee. Ind. also rep.
resenting hardware dealers. told the
committee that the parcel post is OPP
Grating mainly in the interests OF the
mail order houses OF Chicago and
other places. He asserted that the
business OF the mail order houses has
increased about so per cent and that
II the parcel post carries books the
mail order houses viii save more than
S,OOO,OOO year in passing on their
catalogues.
These arguments were made as a
part OF the witness contention that
the committee ought not to approve
trust bills which might hurt the re.
tail dealers of the country towns. The
manufacturer. 1t was argued. ought to
be entitled to fix the retail price on
standard articles.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-12
CLUB RESENTED
CHIEFS WARNINGS
St. Louis Official Says He. Was
Hampered.
MORE BODIES ARE FOUND
ThIrty.Three Persons Are Reported to
Have Lost Their Lives In Fire
e.. That Destroyed Missouri
Athletic Club.

st. Louis. March IA rigid inves
capes and safety appliances at the
Missouri Athletic club probably will
be an early aftermath of the fire
which cost more than 80 lives OF prom
ineDt st. Louisians and residents OF
other cities who made the club their
home while in this city.
Already wrangle has arisen be
tween the fire authorities OF the city
and the directors and officers OF the
club.
On one hand 1t Is claimed that the
club had complied with all of the or
ders OF the fire department and that
the inspectors of the department are
10 blame for the condition which re-
suited in the heavy loss of life. On
the other hand, it is claimed that fl"
quent warnings had been given those
in authority at the club that the build.
ing was unsafe. 1t was claimed, too,
that such alterations as were made, in
response to demands OF the fire de.
partment that safeguards be installed.
were made grudgingly and after long
litigation.
To Demand Quiz.
The demand for an investigation
probably will come from Chief Swing.
ley himself. 1t is known that he fought
against the issuance of a permit to
remodel the building into clubhouse
with sleeping rooms when the task
was undertaken seven years ago.
Since that time he has constantly
sought to have additional safeguards
installed.
Death Toll Fixed at Thirty-one.
Careful checking up of those known
TO be at the club and those heard from
since the fire resulted In death list
of 81. This number may be slightly
increased, directors OF the club believe.
Three bodies were recovered from
the ruins by iremen. One was identi-
fled as that OF r. p. Williams, a banker
OF New York. This brings the total OF
bodies recovered 10 ten. Another body
taken out was identified as that OF
Marshall Bier, head of Marshall Bier
& Co., fur dealers of st. Louis. A
third body was identified as that OF
William ]. Kinser. treasurer OF the
Kinser Construction company. st.
Louis.
The following names were added to
the list OF the missing:
William II. Borders, banker. OF
Sparta. ILL.,; John Day OF Brooklyn:
Meredith A.. Johnston, well-known
chess player, Of Lexington. Ky.
That the building was a firetrap and
that he had opposed the conversion OF
the Boatmen's bank structure into a
club building was the assertion OF
Fire Chief Swlngley as he directed
the search for bodies.
Commercial buildings remodeled
with rooms such as was the Missouri
Athletic club never can be anything
but fretraps, and should be prohib.
tied" he declared.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-12
INCITEO The MEN TO RIOT
MINE SlEUTH TESTiFiES AT
HEARING IN CHICAGO.
Asserts Guards Made Practice Of In.
sultin9 Strikers Wives So As
to Cause Trouble.

Chicago. March 11.-How private de.
tectives hired by the mining compa-
MES mingled with the strikers and in.
suited the miners and their wives !;
how they shot up" the homes of the
union workers and resorted to trick
cry in melting the miners to rioting,
were described by Henry Batter be
fore the congressional committee in
the Hotel La Sale investigating the
strike Of the copper miners in the
northern Michigan copper country.
Batter was employed as a private
detective by the Asher Detective
agency of New York. He said that
he was in charge OF the 200 private
detectives sent to Michigan to break
up the strike.
I'VE were all given reyolvers and
clubs an hour before our train reached
Calumet" said the witness. 1t was
understood that we should harass,
taunt and go among the strikers in
order TO create rioting and thus put
the blame upon the striking miners.
continued the private detective.
Batter said that he has been en-
gagged by private detective agencies
for seven years and hired out as Il
strikebreakar.
The witness described how the pr.
vate detectives would mingle among
the striking paraders and create dis
turbances in order to break up the
Darades and incite rioting so that
the Michigan National Guards could
use their bayonets in disbanding the
union mems parades."
I'VE would not hesitate to insalt
women in order to create this trou.
BILE" said Batter. Il remember one
night, when everything was quiet and
peaceful and the miners were in their
homes and making no demonstrations,
one OF our men-a private detective
called Curry-came up to me and
said: i guess I'll shoot up one Of the
miners homes. In a few minutes |
saw him fire several shots through u
cottage owned by Mrs. Benson"
Mai. Fl. B. Britain of the Michigan
National Guard preceded Batter on
the stand. He told OF the frequent
clashes the militia had with the strik.
Ing miners.
Batter admitted that among the
strlkebreakers hired by the detective
agency was number of gunner"
Charles L. Mahoney, vice-president
of the Western Federation of Miners,
30 ,,.;fn h.,
fore the committee, is at the Engle.
wood hospital recovering from an OPP
Grafton for appendicitis. At the hos.
pital it was said his condition was
good
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-12
STRIKERS TO SECURE ARMS
TO PROTECT AGAINST GUARDS
IF DEPORTATION ATTEMPTED.
Statement Prepared Following Tear
ing Down Of Colony Tents at
FORBES Colorado.

Denver, March Livery striker
in the Colorado coal country is ad.
yised to secure arms to protect him.
self and his home against either mine
guards or the state militia, If deport'
alton of strikers in the southern fields
is attempted, according to a state
ment signed by a number OF leaders
OF the United Mine Workers. The
statement was prepared following
the tearing down by the militia OF
tents in the lower colony at Forbes
and the strikers in the colony were
ordered to leave within forty-eight
hours.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-12
APPEALS FROM MCPHERSON
TEN DECISIONS BY FEDERAL
JUDGE TO HIGHER COURT.
One Of the Most important is That Of
John w. Talbot Against the
Independent Owls.

Des Moines, March l1.-W. C. Nc
Arthur. clerk of the federal court, has
Ireceived copy of the May term dock
ct of the United States circuit court
Of appeals, which meets in st. Paul
showing that ten appeals taken from
decisions of Judge Smith Mcpherson
are to be heard.
One of the most important cases
pending in the court from the south
ern district of Iowa is that of John
w. Talbot against the Independent
Order of Owls of Keokuk. Mr.. Talbot
is supreme president of the Order OF
Owls. He asked for an injunction to
prevent the Keokuk organization from
adopting a similar name Judge Nc,
Pherson denied the application.
The case of Charles w. Johnson,
who was convicted of white slavery
at Keokuk and sentenced to prison by
Judge Mcpherson, also is assigned for
hearing before the court of appeals.
Johnson was convicted on the testi.
mony of his wife, which his attorneys
charge was incompetent. Other cases
are:
L. r. Spencer, trustees, etc, VS.. FL.
bert A. Reed, ct al; Chicago, Milwau-
kee & st. Paul railroad, intervenor,
VS.. Old Colony Trust company, ct al;
Elvie l.. Parsons, VS.. William Trow-
bridge, executive, etc.; Old Colony
Trust Co.. VS.. Wickard Bros, ct al,
intervenors, etc; A. Leschenk Sons
Rope Co. VS.. B. A. Fuller, ct al; Ed
ward r. Mason ct al VS.. United
States of America; the Forum In
vestment Co., ct al, VS.. Cement Stave
Silo Co. of America. objecting credi-
tor VS. George Carlson hankrunt
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-12
BIG FIGHT OVER
PROPOSED CHANGE
MEASURE PRESENTED AT MEET.
ING TO LIMIT POWER.
SCIENTIFIC DAlRyING PROFITABLE
Prison Cells at Fort Madison TO be
carpeted by "Home Made" Pro-
duct-Perry First City to Seek
Elimination Of CROSSINGS.

Des Moines, March IL. - An at
tempt to change the method OF Sc
Letting the wage scale committee by
electing the members from the floor
of the convention and doing away
with the presidents appointive power
started big fight in the 18th dis
trict miners convention today. A de.
bate on majority and minority re-
ports on the measure in which Presi-
dent Rodgers took a prominent part.
lasted more than an hour. The meas
ure has been given over to the reso-
buttons committee for further consid.
GRAFTON and will be taken up tomor-
row. The proposal by the rebels"
was to take away the presidents con-
troll of the scale committee, which in
the past has consisted of the presi-
dent and six other members of the
board and six others appointed by
him. Delegate Hardman, of the reso-
lutions committee, wanted to elect
all the members from the floor of the
convention. Rodgers led the fight to
retain his power and questioned the
right of the minority to introduce
such measure.
ID. w. Ryan, OF the national bureau
VI miners, anu IorineT prominent
Iowa miner, spoke before the con.
vention this morning and urged the
delegates to visit the government
mine rescue car brought here by G.
=. DWELL, of the government service.
The convention also decided to ask
the state Legislature to pass a law
requiring certain standards of powder
used in the mines. Frequent acct
dents are caused by the use of un.
graded powder.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-12
SIX ATTORNEYS INDICTED
FORMER U. S. JUDGE CHARGED
WITH elAckMAlL.
One Woman is implicated - Three
Lawyers involved in a Suit
Against Millionaire.

Omaha, Neb., March ia grand
jury returned to Judge English in the
district court last night indictments
against six weil.known attorneys,
three charging extortion and black
mail, two ENLIGHTENMENT and one SUI
bordination OF perjury. Irving II.
Baxter, former United States district
attorney and district judge, is charg-
ed with eXtortiOn and blackmail, as
are r. II. Olmsted and Thomas Brady.
All three appeared as counsel at diff
ferent times for Nellie. Risley Paul,
who recently lost damage suit
against Arthur ID. Brandeis, mill
ionaire merchant of this city. Mrs.
Paufsalso was indicted on similar
charge.
Clinton Bronze is charged with SUI
bordination OF perjury in a $4,000
suit brought for the adjudication OF
an estate of a wealthy Omaha woman.
T. Fl. Matters and Carroll Wright
we're charged in indictments with hav'
ing embezzled funds of clients, the
former $4,000 ana the latter $500.
The indictment against Baxter
charges him with having extorted
from Brandeis $500 to prevent pub
licity being given to charges made by
Mrs. Paul that her son had been mis-
treated by the merchant. Olmsted is
charged with having extorted $751;
500 on the same account. Brady was
Mrs. Paul's attorney in the $25O,OOO
damage suit. in which jury returned
a verdict for Mr. Brandeis
The three indictments charging
blaekmail form the sequel to case
which held the attention of jury for
six weeka
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-12
First to Seek Assistance.

Des Moines, March 11.-Oficials of
Perry are the first to ask the state
railroad commission to assist in the
elimination of grade crossing un.
der the agreement reached few
days ago between the railroad com.
mission, the Iowa highway commits.
sion and the railroads of the state to
cooperate in doing away with the
dangerous grade crossings.
On the road leading north from
Perry there is crossing over the
NJ. & st. l.. tracks which the people
OF Perry and the farmers to the north
want changed. The railroad is reach
ed by the road by means of a fill of
ten feet. The Perry officials declare
that the removal OF the fill and exca-
waiting six feet will permit the road
to go under the railroad track with
a sixteen foot clearance.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-12
Board Rule Issue at Kansas City

Kansas City, Mo, March Hilary
f.. Barker, a merchant, was nominated
for mayor at Republican city con,
yention. Democratic city primaries
are being held The fight for city Of
fees to be decided in election next
April is a four-cornered one. the Pro
gressiyes and the Independents hav
ing already placed full city tickets ir
the field. The Independents are work
ing for commission rule. Mayor Henry
L. Jost, Democratic candidate for -
election, is opposing the idea.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-12
Searching for Bodies.

st. Louis, March l1.--With esti.
mates of the dead varying from 80 to
As and ten bodies recovered, Building
Commissioner McKelsey today pre-
pared 10 send 100 men into the ruins
OF the Missouri Athletic Club TO begin
a systematic search for the missing
The search was slow for the laborers
were hampered by the tangled mass
of debris. Seventeen unidentified
guests were added to the list OF miss
ing when the secretary of the club
remembered that seventeen guests
had been given rooms but was unable
TO remember their names.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-12
For Good Roads Bonds.

Des Moines, March 1.-THE Iowa
State Automobile club delegates will
favor the passage of a reception TO
appoint a committee which will APP
pear before the next general assem-,
bly, advocating the passage of a law
giving Iowa counties the right to is
sue good roads bonds. Another big
question to come before the conven-
tion this afternoon will be the moving
of the headquarters from Davenport
to Des Moines. Both cities are max
ing hard fight. II Is expected that
J. Decker French, of Davenport, will
be reelected president.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-12
State Given Ownership.

Oklahoma City, Okla, March IL
Ownership by the state of the bed OF
the Arkansas river to the high water
mark was declared by the state SUI
preme court here today, in an opinion
by Justice r. II. Loufborrow.
The decision gives the state com.
plete title to the oil and gas deposits
beneath the Arkansas and other nav
igable streams in Oknahoma. besides
sand and gravel, to which the state
also has asserted its rights.
The decision will bring millions of
dollars to the schools of the state,
since the state land commission will
control the river beds for the benefit
of the permanent school fund.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-12
Seven Fares for Quarter

Omaha, Neb., March l1.-At a spec
ial election yesterday, the voters OF
Omaha defeated new charter re
Gently framed by special charter
commission. authorized by the last
legislature. A proposal to issue
bonds in the sum of $25O,OOO for the
purchase and refinishing of a city
auditorium was also defeated.
An initiated ordinance requiring the
local traction company to give seven
street car fares for 25 cents was car,
ried by small majority. The street
car company has indicated that it will
carry its fight against the proposition
to the highest court.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-12
Rebels Rout EederaIs

Chihuhua, March H. A detailed
report received today at General Vii
las headquarters OF a battle near
Iona, southwest OF Torreon. said
that the rebels had routed the feder
ais. The fight, the report says lasted
"a hours and was of the fiercest char.
acter. at several points in the field
the troops engaging hand to hand
The federals were said to have left
300 dead in the field and 200 were
captured by the rebels.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-12
ARMY Aviator Killed

London, March 1l.-Capt. Clement
Allen and Lieut.. John f. Burrows of
the army aviation corps were killed
today, nying over Salisbury Plain.
Allen. who was steering, lost CONTROL
OF the machine which turned over and
fell to the earth in the sight of a
crowd of people. Capt. Downer was
killed at the same place yesterday.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-12
To Build o. n in EaYpt.

Rochester, Mimi March 1l.--Hugh
l.. Cooper, OF this city, builder OF the
dam across the Mississippi river at
Keokuk, la. has been appointed con-
sulting hydro-electric engineer TO,
the Egyptian government. according
to advices received by Mr.. Cooper's
friends here.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-12
suIzer Denied Governors Paw.

Albany, N. Y, March 1.-THE ap-
plication in behalf OF former Governor
Sulzer for the issuance OF a writ Of
mandamus against State Comptroller
Sosmer to compel him to pay Mr.
Sulzer the salary Of governor from
the time he was removed from office
last October, was denied by Supreme
Court Justice Chester.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-12
To insist on PAYMENT

Washington, d. c., March 1l.-Sen-
ators Cummins and Kenyon will take
a hand in the effort to get an allow
ance OF one years salary made to the
father OF the late Representative Pep.
per They will hold up all appropria.
tons of this .ind in the senate unless
what members of the Iowa delegation
regard as fair treatment Is accorded
lin Mr. Peppers case.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-12
Heavy Snow in Minnesota.

Albert Lea. Mimi, March 1.-THE
heaviest snow storm of the winter has
been in progress over southwestern
and western Minnesota since early
yesterday Snow to the depth of sew.
en- inches fell at Mankato, Ortonville,
and other points.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-12
CHICAGO Grain Brokers Fall.

Chicago, March 1l.-W. A. Fraser
company, grain brokers. filed petit
ton of voluntary bankruptcy in the
United States district court. Liabili'
ties of the company are given at $780,.
1854, and assets at $420,594.79.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-12
Foot Ball Player GETS Place.

Washington, March IL President
Wilson has nominated John l.. De.
saulles, OF PENNSYLVANIA, to be envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipo-
Tertiary to Uruguay. Desaulles is a
former Yale football player who won
wide attention on the gridiron.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-12
vanderbiIts Body Buried,

New York. March 1.-THE body OF
George W. Vanderbilt was buried In
the MoTavian cemetery on Staten Is.
land after a brief service which was
attended by many well known persons,
friends and relatives.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-12
Another Body Identified.

ST. Louis, March l1.--One OF the
three unidentified bodies at the NOR.
que was today identified as Michael
Thunl, wholesale clothier OF Chica-
90
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-12
J. J. o,syrns Seeks srsmner.. Seat.

Washington, March Thames j..
o'Byrne, secretary to Senator Hughes
Of New Jersey. has announced his
candidacy for the seat. held by the
lgsta Congressman Bremner.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-12
Scientific Dairyinq.

Cedar Falls, Iowa, March 11-There
is good profit in dairy farming as car
ried on by the members OF the Ben
son Cow Testing association. an or
ganization of farmers few miles
west of Cedar Falls. BY weighing
aud testing the milk production OF
each individual COW and cnlling out
the poorer ones in their herds. these
farmers are reaping a golden harvest
compared to their profits of few
years ago before they adopted scien.
tific methods of feeding and grading
stock. The production records of the
ten best cows in the association have
just been compiled and they show
gross income of per cow of from
$177.90 to $22l.10 at the average mar.
ket price of butter, the individual
butter production from each COW in
one year being from 449 pounds
to 1877 pounds. These farmers have
received on an average of 30 cents
a pound for this butter Ten cows
like the ones whose yearly records
follow would make any family a nice
living and give them a snug bank ac-
count.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-12
Ames Professor Rasians.

Ames, March 1l.-Prof. Arthur Nc
Murray, head of the department OF
public speaking at the state college.
has resigned and will go to the Uni
versity OF Kansas, from which he
graduated, to take similar position.
He will take up his new work about
Sept. 1. He has been here since 1905.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-12

Fort Madison, Iowa, March IL
The installation OF hand loom at
the prison is contemplated to be more
of a boon than il indicates. Undesir.
able features of nearly every prison
are the cold stone floors in the cells
and the Iowa prison, usually first in
such experiments, soon will be turn.
ingout small mats to cover the floors
of the new cell house. The ineXpens-
i've industry is expected to save many
times its cost in the reduction of
hospital expense,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-12
College Girl Takes Poison.

lndianola, Iowa. March liz Miss
Gladys Ward, aged about 22. a music
Continued Oh rage 30
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-25
AN EARLY HISTORY OF
TEXAS NAIL HANDLING
FoaT WORTH POSTAL AUThoRl
TIES PRESENT SOME INTER.
ESrtNG STATISTICS.

PORT WORTH Nov - Local pos-
M authorities have uncarthcd some
historD N Texas postoffices
and from records on fiir d has been
learned that the FIRST Important mail
route iu Texas was established july T.
1887 between san Antonio and san
Diego california. VIA El l'aao The
schedule required that the contractor
leave each terminus on thr first day 90
each month and arrive 40 she other
terminus ON the last DAY ~ the month
rhc mail was cnrricd hy st1gc. over
land and the annual compensation was
slt9N00 Service WAS .naururated be-
tween tl t'nso and vs. FILLMORE. TcNps
on luiy /. 1875 hut 81 Louis Mo- md
Ft Yuma california were madc the
terminals of ihis rnatc On September
1858 Texas secured another important
postal route. thc one from So .ouis 60
san Francisco sherman and IN Iusn
Wcrc the principal rcAtS points on
This line iis total lcreth vas 32o3
mlcs each wa, and was made twice
each week. in four horse coaches Tho
schedule was % days and the con-
tractors annual compensation was
5000 900