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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, il 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 oil
tents in the lower colony at Forbes
and the strikers in the colony were
ordered to leave within forty-eigh,
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
indepe ndent Owls.

Des Moines, March 11.-W. c. Nc
Arthur, clerk of the federal court, has
received a 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 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;
Elyie 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
yestment Co.. ct al, VS.. Cement Stave
Silo Co. of America, objecting credi-
tor VS. George Carlson bankruDt
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-12
IOWA SUPREME
COURT DECISIONS

Des Moines. March 11.-Justice OF
the Peace Fred Cope and former Just.
ice Zell Roe will not have TO pay
fees collected in civil cases and re
tanned by them into the county treas
.ury according to a decision OF the
supreme court today. 1t held that
the county in starting suit waited too
long and the statute of limitations
barred the action and any prosecu'
ton. The court did not go into the
merits of the case. Several thousand
dollars was involved. The county
officials after waiting five years sud.
denly discovered that the men had
not turned in fees received in civil
cases. The lower court held for the
county but the higher court held for
the justices. Justice Roe is now d
candidate for mayor after serving
four years as councilman.
The supreme court today handed
down the following decisions:
J. l.. Camrar vs.. J. c. Butler, ap
pel!ant, Hamilton district: affirmed.
A. b. Crippen VS.. p. w. Velangee
appellant. Black Hawk district; al
firmed.
John Q. Hays, appellant, vs.. J. T
Claypool, Iowa district: affirmed.
In the matter OF the Estate of Chas
Baker, Johnson district; affirmed.
Polk County appellant, VS.. Zell Roe
and Fred Cope, Polk district, affirm
ed.
r. NJ. Beemer VS.. Chas. Stuber, ap
pellant, Wapello district; reversed
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-12
SIX ATTORNEYS INDICTED
FORMER U. S. JUDGE CHARGED
WITH elACkMAiL.
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 well.known attorneys
three charging eXtortion and black
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 dit
ferent times for Nellie. Risley Paul
who recently lost damage suit
against Arthur ID. Brandeis, mill
ionaire merchant of this city. Mrs
Pau, also was indicted on similar
charge.
Clinton Bronze is charged with SUI
bordination OF perjury in $4,000
suit brought for the adjudication ui
an estate of wealthy Omaha woman
r. II. Matters and Carroll Wright
were charged in indictments with hav
ing embezzled funds of clients, the
former $4,000 ana the latter 1920.
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 Il
charged with having eXtorted $751;
500 on the same account. Brady was
Mrs. Paul's attorney in the $25O,OOC
damage suit, in which jury returned
a verdict for Mr., Brandeis.
The three indictments charging
blaekmai form the sequel TO a case
which held the attention of jury fol
six weeks.
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 se-
lecting the wage scale committee by
electing the members from the floor
of the convention and doing away
with the presidents appointive power
started a 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 prominent part.
lasted more than an hour. The meas
ure has been given over TO the reso-
lutions 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-
buttons 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
of miners, and former 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 law
requiring certain standards of powder
used in the mines. Frequent acct
dents are caused by the use of I'M
graded powder.
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 a Republican city con
vention. 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
gressives and the Independents hav
ing already placed full city tickets ir
the field. The Independents are work
ing for commission rule. Mayor Henry
J.. Jost, Democratic candidate for -
election, is opposing the idea.
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 a 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 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
sixteen foot clearance.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-12
Searching for Bodies,

St. Louis, March 11.--With esti-
mates OF the dead varying from 80 to
IS and ten bodies recovered, Building
Commissioner McKelsey today pre-
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
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 conyen-
ton 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 su.
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
Rebels Rout FederaIs,

Chihuhua, March IL 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 FEEDER.
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
Seven Fares for Quarter.

Omaha, Neb., March 1l.-At a spec,
ial election yesterday, the voters OF
Omaha defeated new charter re-
Gently framed by a special charter
commission, authorized by the last
legislature. A proposal to issue
bonds in the sum of $25O,0OO 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 % 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
ARMY Aviator Killed.

London, March ll.-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
sulzer 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 Build D. n in Euypt

Rochester, Mimi March ll.-Hugh
l.. Cooper, OF this city, builder OF the
dam across the Mississippi river at
Keokuk, la, has been appointed con-
sulting hydro-elecuic engineer TO.
the Egyptian government. eacording
TO adyices received by Mr.. Cooper's
friends here.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-12
To insist on Payment.

Washington, ID. c., March l1-Sen,
ators Cummins and Kenyon will tehc
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,
tlons OF this .Ind in the senate unless
what members OF the Iowa delegation
regard as fair treatment Is accorded
in Mr.. Peppers case,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-12
Foot Bal, 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
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
Scientific pairYina.

Cedar Falls, Iowa, March 11--There
is good profit in dairy farming as car
ried on by the members OF the Rem
son Cow Testing association, an or
gani2ation of farmers few miles
west OF Cedar Falls. By weighing
and testing the milk production of
each individual COW and culling 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 a
gross income of per cow OF from
$177.90 to $22l.l0 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 80 cents
a pound for this butter. Ten COWS
like the ones whose yearly records
follow would make any family q nice
living and give them snug bank ac-
count.
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 $420,59
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 Moravian cemetery on Staten Is.
land after 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

Fort Madison, Iowa, March H.
The installation of hand loom at
the prison is contemplated to be more
of boon than ii 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
Another Body Identified.

St. Louis. March ll.-One OF the
three unidentified bodies at the NOR.
que was today Identified as Michael
'TnuIh, wholesale clothier of Chica.
20
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-12
}. J. o'syrne Seeks sremner'. Seat.

Washington, March Thames j.
O'Byrne, secretary to Senator Hughes
Of New Jersey. has announced his
candidacy for the seat held by the
lC.ta CONGRESSMAN Bremner.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-12
Ames Professor Resiuns.

Ames, March il.-Prof. Arthur Nc
Murray, head of the department OF
public speaking at the state college.
has resigned and will go to the Uni
yersity of Kansas. from which he
graduated. to take a similar position.
He will take up his new work about
Sept. l. He has been here since 1906.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-12
COLLEGE Girl Takes Poison,

Gladys Ward. aged about 22. music
(Continued Oh rage 81
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-27

won't you eat some more ice cream.
dear?" I'm afraid I can't, but 1 don't
mind tryin'!-Life.
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department commander and all past de-
partment commanders Of Kansas.
Public Recepdon-W. w. Denison, as
sistant adjutant general g. A. r., chair
man: General c. I. Martin, the adjutant
general, General J. w. F. Hughes, Col.
L M. Penwell. Major Clad Hamilton.
Samuel T. Howe.
Camp F1res-Comrades A. w. Smith.
Bernard Kelly, and W. A. Morgan
Parade-Comrade A. NJ. Fuller. chair
man: General c. 1. Martin, Comrades Ed.
= Jones. Jerry Shaw. r. A. Campbell, j.
Z. Collins, A. w. Ramsey. E. E. Kimball.
Badges-Comrade w. w. Denison. as
sistant adjutant general chairman Com
rades Ed. G. Moore, William Green. and
Henry Bennett.
gerald.
Ladies of the G. A. R-Hattie I. VIII
liams.
Sons Of veterans-William E. Connelley.
Spanish-American War Veterans =
Major Clad Hamilton.
General Program-Department Com
mander ]. N. Harrison.
Advfsory-Comrades Charles Harris,
Post %. Emporia: A. w. Benson, A. s.
Embree, George w. Weed, p. H. Coney,
w. w. Smith, T. NJ. James, ]. K Miller,
]. G. Waters, George w. veale, L M.
Brandon, Van Smith. Ira F. Collins, Ira
D. Brougher, William III. Smith, George
Hanley, George r. Waters, j. ID. Codding-
ton. w. r. Reed, J. NJ. Miller, e. T.
Wolf w. T. Purdum, William Peterson,
Doc Bryant. c. E. Strauss Edwin Snyder,
]. w. Priddy and O. L. Moore
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Santa Fe's Physical Condition
Pleases Missouri.
Inspector Places O. K.ion Prop
erty in State.
MONEY SPENT on ROADBED
Drainage Is Goodnight Of
Way Well Cleared.
Other Items of Interest In the
Traffic World.

Officials Of the Santa Fe in Topeka
today have received notice tina. Public
Service Commissioner Frank r. Wight
man has completed and filed with the
Missouri state commission his report OF
the physical inspection made Of the
lines of the Atchison. Topeka & Santa
Fee railroad
The main line of the Santa Fe in
Missouri begins at Big Blue Junction.
near Kansas City, and runs straight
across the state to the extreme north
east corner. From Kansas City to the
point where the road enters Iowa there
are 1877 miles of. double and 1874 miles of
single track. The road. Commissioners
Wightman says. Is in first class condi-
ton in every respect and reflects credit
upon its management.
The rail in use on the main line is
eighty-f1ve and ninety pound steel ana
everywhere IL in good condition. Owing
to the amount of new work that is be-
ing done, Commissioner Wightman
says, 1t was impossible to determine
with any degree OF accuracy the per-
centage of new ties put in each year.
The roadbed was found to be in good
condition. the right Of way cleared and
free from vegetation. A great deal of
attention is being paid to drainage. and
a large amount of money has been
spent in this work in the last few
years.
Owing to the increase In train load
weight during the last ten years. Com
missioner Wightman says the Santa Fe
has found it necessary to replace the
entire superstructure Of the bridge
across the Missouri river at Sibley. just
east of Karsas City. This work IL now
practically completed and cost, with
the reduction Of grade on the east APP
proach, $13.041 $50.
The old bridge, completed in 1888
was designed for eighty-six ton en-
gines and the new one for 213 ton en-
gines, with correspondingly heavier
train. The old 1896 foot spans in the
bridge weighed SIT tons. while the new
spans weigh 1,540 tons each.
There are nearly thirty-f1ve miles
of the main line Of the Santa Fe in
Missouri operated by automatic block
signals and 159 miles Of the main line
operated by manual block.
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ruwAppONr <,xrrrp~u u,u,ru,p ANTON,
Denomination Representatives Discuss
Project With Merchants Club.

Cimarron, Kan, March 27-An i'm
rromptu address at a meeting Of the
Commercial club by Rev. G. H. Cook
Of Holcomb and Cimarron in favor Of
church federation has aroused mer-
chants here for union Of local
church bodies. For the first time in
the towns history the matter is being
seriously considered because of the
greater economy and efficiency of
church work under the federation
plan. 1t Is the first time the CONNER
cial club has mixed in church affairs
and the success of the agitation for
federation SO far makes its ultimate
realization probable.
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COMMIT TEES NAMED.
- 80 ssx~ER ySsf 50 : y-sssrzss :. : =
Success Of Memorial Han Dedication
Ceremonies Up to Them.

There is much to do by the commit
tees in charge Of the Memorial hall
dedication and the great state wide
soldiers reunion and Kansas home
coming, to be held In Topeka. May
rs. u and %. More people will come
to Topeka in May than were ever as
sembled in Kansas in the history Of the
state Topeka business men, the Com
znercial club and citizens are aware
that this great statewide patriotic
meeting only two months away. Will
require the best efforts they can put
forth to entertain and make comfort
able the three days stay of the Wis
itOrs.
The thirty-third encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic, the ded-
tcation Of Memorial hall and the re-
union of the surviving soldiers and
sailors Of Kansas. II it were to be con-
fined only to. the patriotic orders, would
bring many thousands to Topeka. But
this event is to be greater than a SOL
diers' gathering; it il to be great
Homecoming of all the people at their
capital city to Join in state wide pa
triotic jubilee, to pay honor and trib-
ute to the soldiers Of the War of the
Rebellion. and to clasp hands and re-
joice in the achievements of fifty years
in state and character building.
The committees in charge of prepara-
lions for this event which marks the
greatest epoch In the splendid history
of the state, are irnbued with the spirit
and Importance OF 1t all. Each ana ev-
cry member Of the committees is ready
for the work assigned him. The meet
ing of the executive committee, the
mayor and the chairmen Of all the COM
mittees at the Commercial club was en-
thusiastic. It was a message to the
people of Kansas that their comfort
and pleasure will be looked after when
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