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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-02-19
WILSON HOLDS CABINET MEET
President Cancels All Engagements,
Although Cold Has Practically
Left Him.

Washington, Feb. 1S.-President
Wilson returned to his desk and held
cabinet meeting. His cold practical.
ly had left him, although he still was
pale from its effects. His physician,
DR.. T. Gary Grayson, did not permit
him to attend the funeral of Senator
Bacon in the senate chamber. Re-
ports that the president is not sup
porting the Alaska railroad bill we're
denied at the White House. 1t was
stated that the presidents original po-
sition is unchanged and that he is in
thorough accord with the main fea-
lures of the measure.
The president declined the invita-
ton Of the Union League club of Chi
cago to attend its banquet on Febru.
airy %. Because of his state of health
he does not deem 1t safe to accept any
outside engagements at this time.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-02-19
Company Seeking Funds.

CenteryiIIe, Feb. lS.-The Center.
vile Gypsum company is preparing
to send out solicitors to get $4,000
subscribed to finance the building of
mill and provide working capital to
start the industry. The shaft is
complete with thirteen foot deposit
at a depth OF little more than 500
feet. Owing to water difficulties id
sinking it a total OF SCI, 900 was spent
in prospecting and in sinking the
shaft. The company is to be capt.
talized at $4,000. A mill producing
100 tons Of plaster day will be
built.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-02-19
U. S. TROOPS TAKE CASTILLO?
Soldiers Said to Have Captured Mex-
can Outlaw on American
Soil.

Hachita, n. NJ, Feb. 1S.-According
to a story brought here from Paluyas,
Maxine Castillo and six of his follow
ers we're captured by detachment OF
troop A, Ninth cavalry. U. s. A., and
are being hurried to this place 1t is
believed that Castillo and his men in
advertently crossed the international
boundary while attempting to pass the
Businesses of Sonora. the detour being
necessary in order to avoid the precipi.
tous mountain range. Maxine Castillo
Is the man most wanted in all Mexico
for his alleged completely in the Cum
bre tunnel horror, the crime of the
century" in which 81 innocent men,
women and children lost their lives.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-02-19
HORSE RACE SCHEDULE MADE
Great Western Circuit Of American
Trottins Association Meet in Chi
caso and Arrange Events.

Chicago. Feb. 1S.-Forty members
Of the Great Western circuit of the
American Trotting association attend
ed the schedule meeting at the Audi.
forum hotel here and reelected
President G. A. Keller. Decatur, ILL.,.
and the secretary-treasurer, w. II
Swollinger of Iron Mountain, Mo-, for
another year. The. schedule of race
events for the coming season was
adopted, with the total purses for
each meeting as follows:
July 2O-July 26-Cleveland. o., s4O.'
600.
July 27-August 2-Detroit, Mich,
$4,000. 3D..
August 3-s--Grand Rapids. Mich,
$4,000. f&
August 1o,1s--Kalamazoo, Mich,
Sal, 900. VI
August 17-23-Decatur. ILL.,, $4,000.
August 24-S0-Galesbu burg, ILL.,, $15.,
900.
August 81 September - Des
Moines. Ia, $4,000.
September 7-13-Hamline, Mimi.
$4,000.
September 14-2O-Milwaukee, Wis.
$4,000.
September 21-27-Springfield, H.,
$4,000.
September 24-October 4-Sedalia,
Mo, $4,000.
October 5-11-Muskogee, Okla,
$4,000
October 20-26-Dallas, Tex, $4,000.
November 9-15-Phoenix, Ariz.,
$4,000.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-02-19
FLEES WITH $4,000.
EXPRESS AGENT PROBABLY "a
TALLY HURT BY BANDIT.
Office Of Adams Company at Farming.
ton, H., Robbed Of Currency
Consigned to Bank.

Peoria, ILL.,. Feb. 1S.-An unknown
man entered the Office of the Adams
Express company at Pennington, ILL.,,
near here, slugged the express agent,
c. L. Brown, and escaped with pack
age of currency containing $1,000 con-
signed to the National Bank of the Re-
public at Chicago.
Brown was alone in the Office at the
time. The money was consigned by
the banking firm of A. G. Steenberg &
Co. Of Pennington. The express office
is located in the bank building, and 1t
was here that the attack occurred. The
robber entered the express office and
said that his name was Perkins and
that he was looking for a package.
When told that there was no package
there for him he struck Brown over
the head, and he was beaten into I'M
consciousness, then bound and gagged.
He was found an hour later, but did
not regain consciousness for two
hours. Physicians report that his
skull is fractured and he will probably
Wv "a MO L1JuiioS Dio"h 10 uhoDAO
to give a complete description of the
robber.
Police, in the surrounding towns
have been notified and bloodhounds
will be placed on the track of the rob-
Der as soon as they arrive. Officials
at Pennington believe three men com
pleted the job, as three strangers had
been lettering around the express Of
fee all day. So far no trace of the rob
Der or robbers has been found.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-02-19
"MOTHER JONES" TO TESTIFY
Congressional Body, investisati
Strike In Southern Colorado,
Will Call Woman.

Denver. Colo, Feb. 1s.-The con-
gressional committee investigating
the coal strike in southern Colorado,
will call Mother" Jones to testify as
to conditions in the mining region in
spite Of the objections of the state
military authorities. who are holding
her prisoner In San Rafael hospital.
The committee will hear Mother"
Jones testimony at Trinidad. A
member OF the committee declared
that congress had given the investi-
eating committee power to call the
aged woman strike agitator or any
one else before 1t. over the objections
of Governor Ansnons and the mill
tary authorities of the state.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-02-19
IOWA SUPREME
COURT DECISIONS

Des Moines. Feb. 1S.-The supreme
court to-day wiped off the docket the
appeal Of Lawyer VIM. H. Ketchum
of Algona the order restraining Kos
suth county officials from placing him
in the insane asylum. Ketchum has
been insane for some time but has
disappeared and cannot be found.
The following decisions were rend-
erred:
w. G. Kitzman. appellent VS.. Rob-
ert Greenhalg, Keokuk district, re-
versed.
Gertrude Haigh VS.. The White Way
Laundry, appellant, Scott district, af-
frmed.
Elizabeth Haynes VS. Minnie Rails
ton, appellant, Madison district, af-
firIned.
! G.. Van Vent VS.. G. Sherman, APP
ipellant, Madison district, affirmed.
Thos. Melody VS.. Des Moines Union
Railroad Co., appellant, Polk district,
affirmed.
Mary Finnane VS.. City of Perry, APP
peddant, Dallas district, affirmed.
Hugo C. Vogt VS.. Rock Island Rail-
road Co., appellant, Scott district,
dismissed ...
Reeves & Co, appehent VS.. r. r..
Younglove, Woodbury. district affirm
ed. .
G. W. Van Laningham vs.. Milwau-
kee railroad, Dallas district, reversed.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-02-19
U. S. GIRL WEEDS ITALIAN DUKE
Miss Elizabeth Frances Hanan Be-
comes Bride Of Don Arturo de
Majo Durazzo Of Italy.

New York, Feb. 1S.-Society turned
out in force for the wedding of Miss
Elizabeth Frances Hanan and the
Duke Don Arturo de Majo Durazzo Of
Italy in st. Thomas church. Miss
Hanan, who Is rich in her own right,
met the duke while cruising in the
Mediterranean In a private yacht. The
Italian consul, Gen, G. Fara Forni. was
best man by proxy for Conte Gaetani
d. Laurenzano. the dukes uncle. The
couple will spend their honeymoon
upon the Hanan yacht, after which
they will go to Naples.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-02-19
AMERICANS EATEN
BY CANN|BALS
Chicagoans Slain in Peru BY
Natives.
DIE BY POISONED SPEARS
5esley Expedition Sends News Of
Travellers Fate-Nothins But
Bones Found by
Rescue Party.

Chicago, Feb. Discrimination OF
the report that William H. Page, a
fromer teacher at the Lake View
high school, and w. H. Cromer, for.
mer West Point cadet, had met their
death in the wilds of Peru, reached
Chicago relatives of the explorers
from members of the Besley rescue
expedition sent year ago to search
for the Chicagoans.
Some hip and thigh bones and
other traces of the Page party made
the members Of the Besley expedi.
ton certain that the explorers had
been killed by cannibals.
DR.. c. S. Page, brother OF the ex.
plorer, still expressed hope that the
report might prove Incorrect.
Among those who returned to New
York were Capt J. Campbell, head
Of the party; Franklin B. Coates, j.
X. Holbrook and J. w. Dunno.
Were Building Road Over Andes.
The Page-Cromer party had set out
to build roadway across the Andes.
Mr.. Cromer, who lived in Evanston
with his brother, c. E. Cromer, Joined
the party at Lima.
Mirke Seljan, also Chicagoan, left
here to join the party, but was re-.
ported to have escaped the fate OF
the others.
After six monthS had elapsed with
out word from the explorers, the
Peruvian government was asked to
make a search for them. An appeal
was made to Colonel Roosevelt, when
he started for South America, to aid
In the search.
Before the return CT the Besley ex-
petition the only trace OF the miss
Ing men came from the recovery Of
the guns and camp equipment of the
explorers from natives, The natives,
however. refused to give any infor-
nation as to how the things came
into their possession.
Mrs. Page has been at her home in
kenilworth since her husband left
there for South America. DR.. Page
asked that she be not notified OF the
return OF the rescuing party until he
received definite information.
Find Traces Of Another Party.
Traces were found by the Besley
party Of the lost Seljan expedition.
which took the same route as the
Cromer expedition, and Captain Bes.
ley thought that the bones might
have been the remains OF members
OF either party. The Seljan expedi.
ton was in search of rubber and is
said to have been financed by F. F
Gundlach Of Chicago.
Besley said that he encountered on
the trip savage cannibal tribes, armed
with poisoned arrows. and on one &C.
casion his party was attacked by
them. A few shots drove them off.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-02-19
EXPLOSIONS KILL THREE MEN
One Dead and One Fatally Hurt In
Powder House-Two Slain by
Blast In CoIliery.

Johnstown, Pa, Feb. 1S.-Daniel
Coherty was killed and Dominic Buoli
was fatally injured when an explosion
from some unknown cause destroyed
the mixing house OF the West PennsyL
vania Powder company at Tunnelton
and set fire to the nearby buildings.
Residents OF Blairsville, ten miles
away. thought the explosion was an
earthquake.
Harrisburg, Pa, Feb. 1S.-Charles
Raudenbush and John Crozier were
killed and George Seaster and John
Pagan were hurt in an explosion Of
gas in shaft No. 1 of the Williams.
town colliery of the Susquehanna Coal
company, near Williamstown.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-02-19
Gore Case to Jury Tonight.

Oklahoma City, Feb. 1S.-Mrs. Min.
ME e. Bonds $4,000 damage suit
against U. S. Senator Gore for al.
legged assault will 60 to the jury late
to-day. Six hours of argument still
remained to be given when court con.
vened at 8 o'clock this morning. The
attorneys arguments yesterday for
six hours were vitriolic in their at.
lacks not only upon Gore and the
Bond woman but they also attacked
those whom it is alleged plotted
against Gore. Pruitt went even farth.
er and charged that Al Jennings,
former convict and democratic candi.
date for governor, and ]. S. McMur.
ray, Indian attorney by contract,
were parties to the plot.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-02-19
PRETTIEST GIRL NOT LOVING
Young Colorado Bridegroom Seeks d.
vorce From Beauty Prize Win
ner OF Texas.

Pueblo, Colo, Feb. 1S.-Harry r.
Coates. twenty years old, who was
married six months ago to the pref
test girl in Texas, has filed suit for
divorce. He charges Mrs. Coates is
quarrelsome, that she paid no atten
tion to her household duties and man
Tested no love for him. Coates and
Miss Helen Louise Hunt, the latter
Of Hillsboro, Tex, were married in
this city on July Is without ever hav-
ing seen each other before. Miss
Hunt had just won a prize for being
the prettiest girl in Texas. Coates
saw her pictures in newspapers and
wrote to her.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-02-19
Shoots Sweetheart and Self.

New York, Feb. 1S.-An Italian ro-
nance of the tenements which cul-
minated in the shooting of 16 year
old girl and the attempted suicide of
Tony Camarello threw 800 employees
of the Rosenthal Mfg. Co. into a pan
ic which for time threatened to re-
suit seriously The employees had
just settled down to work in the
clothing house when three shots rang
out and Maria Sciarabing, aged 16,
fell from her chair, wounded in the
chest and arm. The third shot Cam
arello had turned on himself. He
shot himself in the head and his re
covery is doubtful.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-02-19
Family Quarrel Ends in Death.

Joliet. Feb. i8.-F. Sullivan, aged
90, is probably fatally injured; John
Sullivan, aged ri, his son, is serious
ly stabbed, and Mrs. Hannah Sulli-
van, Johns mother. is held by the
police as a result of family quarrel
here today. II started when the son
threw pail of water on his fathers
bed, and the elder man stabbed the
boy in the abdomen Then the moth
err picked up base ball bat and hit
her husband over the head, fractur.
Ing his skull.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-02-19
WIRE TRUST READY TO SELL
Attorney General HcReynolds Sane.
tons Plan for Disposal Of Tele-
graph Stock.

Washington, Feb 1S.-Attorney Gen
eral McReynolds said he had been ap-
prised in advance Of the intention OF a
financial syndicate to underwrite s29..
100000 Western Union stock owned by
the American Telephone G. Telegraph
company. He said he saw no objec-
ton to the plan as outlined to him and
understood it was intended to carry
out the recent agreement with the de-
partment of justice.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-02-19
New Murder Clues.

Aurora, ILL.,, Feb. 1S.-With several
new clues reported to have been un-
earthcd, the police are searching for
Walter Hickman, wanted in connec.
ton with the brutal murder of Miss
Theresa Hollander, which occurred
police refused to give out any infor-
nation before the coroner's inquest
today, 1t was stated that they have
evidence which tends to establish the
innocence of Anthony Petros, the
Austrian, now held.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-02-19
New HospItal no Open.

Ottumwa, Feb. 1S.-The new st.
Joseph's hospital that has for the
past five months been in preparation
for service, will open to the public
with an informal reception Thursday
OF this week. Morning and after
noon as well as early evening will be
given over to the friends OF the hos
pital and the public generally TO per
init view of the work that has been
done at the old convent building ON
Fourth street.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-02-19
The probable Officers.

Des Moines, FEB. 1S.-According
to George Haw, chairman of the
press committee of the Iowa Retail
Hardware Dealers Assn, it is prob
able that all the present officers will
be reelected tomorrow. They are:
President, &. r. Cad, Des Moines;
vice president, w. T. Deering, Allan
tic; secretary-treasurer, A. r. Sale,
Mason City.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-02-19
German NobIeman \. peaa-

Rochester, Mimi, Feb. 1S.--Lying IN
the morgue here awaiting word from
relatives or friends, is the body OF DIR.
Charles Victor Hugo Rothacker, a
graduate OF Heidelberg, the son OF a
German baron and the spender OF Ave
fortunes.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-02-19
ROCK ISLAND ROAD TARGET
Financial History OF Company
Sought in Resolution intro
duced In Congress.

Washington, Feb. 1s.-Congression.
al investigation OF the financial his
tory OF the Rock Island railroad sys.
tenn by the interstate commerce com.
mission was asked In resolution In
troduced by Representative Green.
Republican, OF Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-02-19
Prominent Woman Dead.

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 18.-Mrs.
George w. McCrary, widow of the
secretary Of war In President Hays
died at the home of her
Mrs. Henry l.. McCune,
here last evening. Mrs. McCrary was
seventy years old Burial will be
in Keokuk, where her husband is
buried.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-02-19
Steamer Passengers Hurt.

New York, Feb. 1s.-The American
liner st. Louis arrived here, three
days late from Southampton, after en-.
one of the severest storms
In her history. Several passengers,
among them Philip Goldstein,
jockey riding for August Belmont,
were injured severely.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-02-19
SIuqued and Robbed.

Des Moines, Feb. 1S.--Detectives
are today looking for the gang of
five men who slugged and robbed
Daniel Schwinger, aged %, of Buck
eye, Iowa, of $4,000. Schwinger says
that last night he gave a hack driver
rs cents to take him to a resort and
while driving away from the place,
the driver stopped and five men at.
tackled him.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-02-19
pylnu Convict is Pardoned.

Bloomington, Ind. Feb. 1s.-John
Burton OF Somerset. KY, who shot and
killed his employer, George Gottschalk.
farmer. one year ago, and who was
sentenced to Joliet penitentlary. was
pardoned and brought back here In a
dying condition. He Is the victim OF
tuberculosis.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-02-19
Buttermakers in Session.

Fort Madison, Feb. 18.-The fourth
convention of the Iowa But
association opened this af-
ternoon The following awards were
made: Whole milk class. J. J. Brun-
ner, Strawberry Point, first; Carl II.
HOMELAND, Lake Mills, second. Gath.
cred cream class, H. X. nelson of
Joyce, first, and Herbert Soballe, of
Coulte., second.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-02-19
BOOTY OF $4,000 FOUND
Collateral Belonging to Canadian
Bank and Union St. Joseph So
eiety Discovered.

Ottawa. Ont, Feb. 1S.-Fifty thou
sand dollars in checks, drafts and
money orders belonging to the Union
Bank Of Canada and the Union St.
Joseph society, stolen from the OF.
tawa post Office on. January 8, was
found in a bag hidden in lavatory.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-02-19
The Auto Bandits Again.

Chicago, Feb. 1S.-The auto bandit
scare of a year ago was renewed to-
day when two men entered the st.
James Hotel on the south side early
this morning, held up the clerk and
two guests, escaping in an automobile
with $3.50 in cash and $500 diamond
ring belonging to one of the guests.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-02-19
Charles A. Ball Dies in East.

Wellsvllle. N. Y, Feb, 1S.-Charles
A. Ball, eighty-three. who was chief
of the New York state Commission to
the st. Louis exposition, died here
Mr.. Ball was assistant secrotncr Of
the Republican national ccro Nv hi
1883 and 1892. N I n
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-02-19
coxey to March April is.

Massillon. o., Feb. 1s.-April 16 has
been selected as the time upon which
Gen. Jacob s. Coxey proposes to lead
his second army OF the unemployed
out OF Massillon for Washington. Cen
eral Coxey announced that demands
will be made upon congress that work
be- furnished for those In idleness.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-02-19
One lob For AZ Years

Keokuk, Feb. Is. - Forty-three
years as clerk in the local postoffice
is the record of Garrett c. Van Wer-
den. Mr.. Van Werden is the oldest
clerk in the Office here. He went to
work in 1871. He recalls the days
when Keokuk was not carrier office
and everyone had to call at the gen.
eral delivery window, or have a box.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-02-19
Whipped and Knocked Down.

London, Feb. 1S.-Lord Weardale,
liberal politician and head of the
British peace committee, was today
whipped and knocked down by an
unidentified young woman, supposed
to be a suffragette. The woman at
tackled him with short dog whip on
the platform at the railroad station.
The bystanders, seeing Lord Wear
dale fail, rusned in and overpowered
the woman before she could do fur
Their harm.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-02-19
Mother Jones' Petition Denied.

Denver, Feb. 1S.-The Colorado SUI
preme court today by vote OF to
2 denied the application of Mother
Mary Jones, the aged United Miners,
leader, to take original jurisdiction
in her case and release her Oh writ
of habeas corpus from the hospital at
Trinidad where she is held military
prisoner. E.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-02-19
New Armory Opened.

LeMars, Feb. 1S-Several hundred
people attended the dedication of the
new armory hall last night. Cover
nor Clarke was present and delivered
an address. Co. X. of the seth regi-
ment, Iowa National Guard, was or
ganized here recently with IS mem
beers, and grand ball with the sol
diers in uniform was given last night
in their honor.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-02-19
Larae shipment Of Beef

New York. Feb. 1s.-The steamer
Highland Harris which arrived last
night from Argentine ports. brought
1850 tons of chilled beef This Is
said to be the largest shipment OF
beef ever brought To this port.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-02-19

A special from Washington. d. c.,
to the Herald today says that Presi-
dent Wilson this afternoon nominal
ed Henry S. Rosecrans, editor of the
Times, to be postmaster at Oska-
loosa. 1t is expected the senate
will at once confirm the nomination
and that Mr.. Rosecrans will be COM
missioned to take charge about
April l.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-02-19

Cincinnati, Feb. lS.--One man was
killed and two We're seriously In
jpTed when train No. 80. the fastest
on the st. Louis division Of the Big
Four. plunged into y number 81 cars
all IliYersido to<l6 NJ n C'In4<oee Heath,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-02-19
PLEA FOR BETTER
IOWA FARM HOUSES
$4,000 POUNDS OF FISH CAUGHT
UNDER ICE NEAR M'GREGoR.
FAMOUS HORSE CASE is ENDED
keokuk Man Has Been Clerk in Post
office for 43 Years-CentervilIe
Gypsum Company Preparing
to Erect Plaster Mill.

Sioux City, Feb. 1S.--E. NJ Whiting,
of Whiting, Iowa, in an address to the
Interstate Farmers and Breeders
convention here to-day pleaded for
better homes for Iowa farmers. He
said the farmers were living in cold
and unsanitary houses, while their
stock was kept in modern barns. w.
II. Bridges of Chicago, said that fifty
percent of the eggs were lost because
of the poor manner in which they
were handled, being improperly gath
cred and shipped, and when they
were shipped were poorly Grated.
officers will be elected tomorrow and
tn convention will close with ban
quet in the evening.