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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-16
BURLINGTON MAN
HAS DISAPPEARED
Charles Shick Went to St. Louis
On Business In
May.
WENT UP RIVER IN A LAUNCH.
Wrote Letter to Son About Business
Matter, Then Disap-
pears.
VENT UP RIVER IN A LAUNCH.

St. Louis, Mo-, June 16.-1n the
belief chat his father, Charles H
Shick, wealthy poultry fancier OF
Burlington, Ia, has fallen prey tc
two confidence men and has been
robbed, imprisoned or possibly muir
dered, Clyde Shick yesterday asked
Chief Of Detectives Samuel Allender
to aid in search for him.
Charles H. Shick came to St.
Louis the last week in May to pur-
chase chickens and pigeons. On June
l he wrote to his son, saying he had
met two men and they had interest
ed him in business proposition
II am going up the river in a mo-
tor boat with them tomorrow" he
wrote.
When he came to st. Louis the ell
der Shick brought with him about
$500. He wore valuable diamond
scarf pin and other jewelry.
Detectives yesterday learned he
was in the Merchants hotel, Twelfth
and Olive streets, the night of May
81, and that he left there the fol-
lowing day.
81 don't understand why my faith
er went to that hotel" said the
younger Shick. HE usually stayed
at the Planters or Marquette on his
visits to St. Louis
Young Shick, who is visiting at
All Page boulevard, came to st.
Louis two days ago and has been
conducting search FOR his father.
81 believed his letters might have
been lost and that l could locate
him without the aid of the police"
he said. Now it seems father has
been the victim of foul play"
The elder Shick was 4S years old.
His son said he was injured in
street car accident several months
ago, but had recovered. He has 4
wife and several children.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-16
THIS town IS
BADLY SHOCKED
Hammond, Ind, Sees Undraped Pull
man Patrons; Threaten
Action.

Hammond, Ind, June 15.-The
city authorities Of Hammond are
planning to use fire hose on Pull
man passengers of both sexes who
lie in their berths these hot nights
without pulling down the shades.
A score of east and southbound
trains on the Erie, Michigan Cen
trail, Nickel Plate, Monon and Ches-
apeake & Ohio railroads reach Ham
mond from Chicago about the time
the passengers have retired. The
stations are in the heart of the shop
ping district, and the sleepers block
ade streets filled with crowds from
theaters and shops going home.
Men, accompanied by wives,
daughters and sweethearts, have
been compelled to witness some I'M
usual sights. Pullman passengers in
all stages of undress gasp in their
berths, awake and asleep, as the
trains stop. One night settler bot
ties were used on some of the sleep
ers, but with little effect.
A woman, nearly dressed as Eve,
on an Erie train, with her berth
lighted and shades undrawn, slept
unconscious of riotous crowd on
the Holman street crossing, and
she was only saved by the train pull
ling out.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-16
Falls From Hotel Window.

Mason City, June 15.-Falling
twenty-five feet from the second
story window of a local hotel, Mrs.
C. l.. Brown yesterday suffered SER
ious and possibly fatal injuries. She
has been highly nervous since re-
turning recently from Rochester,
Mimi, where she underwent an op-
GRAFTON. Her sister, Mrs. F. A.
Snow, had been in Mrs. Browns
room shortly before the accident and
had left the invalid sitting in the
window. 1t is thought she became
overbalanced.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-16
SEVEN TOURISTS
IN VESSELS HULL
PARTY OF sHERBURN, MINI,
Persisted IN EMPRESS.
Members Well Known in Northern
Iowa All Thought
Lost.

Estherville, Ia, June 15.-Thurs-
day, May 81, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Johnson and daughter, Title; Mrs
Peter Madsen, Mrs. John Larsen and
four-year-old son, Anton, and Miss
Eliza Daab departed from Sherburn
for a trip abroad. While there was
pang of regret existing in the
hearts of all these people that they
were obliged to leave members of
their families at home, the party
seemed happy in the thought that
they were soon to reunite with low
ed ones in the country of their
birth, whom they had not seen for
over thirty years.
The party visited at different
places en- route to Quebec. Among
the places at which the Johnsons
stopped was Albert Lea, where they
visited the place where they were
married and started from there on
their trip the same as they did on
their wedding trip. The party also
stopped at Detroit, Mich, where
Mrs. Madsen visited her son, Harry.
From there they visited Niagara
Falls and continued to Quebec. Let
tiers and cards were received here
from different ones in the party up
to and including the time they were
on the boat, Empress of Ireland, and
all seemed to be having a good time
and had been enjoying their trip
immensely. Some of these letters
and cards were received on Satur-
day and Monday after the terrible
catastrophe in which they lost their
lives had taken place.
The first news of the fearful trag-
edy came to Sherbun Friday after
noon in a bulletin, as follows:
James Johnson and wife, Tillie
Johnson, Mrs. Peter Madsen, Miss
Elizabeth Daab, Mrs. John Larson
and Anton Larson aboard liner, EN-
press of Ireland that went down off
Rimouski, Quebec"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-16
SINGER SEEKS
A RE:TR|AL
Sundays Choirmaster Will Fight
Payment of $4,000 to
Miss Jay.
CHANCES FOR RHoDEHEAvER.
May Turn Over all he Possesses, Pay
Off Judgment, or Secure Retrial
and Gamble on Possible Verdict.

Chicago, June 16.-For Homer
Rodeheaver, BILLY" Sundays gold
en- voiced" choirmaster, the future
holds three possibilities. Mr.. Rode
HEAVIER was recently ordered to pay
$4,000 damages to Miss Georgia
Jay, formerly of Sioux City, in YER
dict returned against him when the
young woman sued for breach Of
promise.
Here are the courses fortune may
take with the singer:
In event the verdict is, sustained
he can turn over to Miss Jay every
! thing he possesses and be freed Of
! the Judgment
He may engage in life of invol-
untary servitude, Judge Honore,
who is hearing the application for a
new trial, pointed out yesterday At
the rate he is making money now,
he could pay off the $4,000 in
about fifteen years.
In case a new trial is granted his
fate again goes to jury. It's a
gamble, and the next verdict may be
his acquittal or he may lose heav-
Ter than before.
These facts developed in the hear
ing, which was postponed until next
Saturday, when counsel for Miss Jay
will present their arguments against
a new trial in writing.
"The burden of the argument is
on you," Judge Honore warned
Henry w. Miller, attorney for Rhod-
eheaver.
This monstrosity of a verdict is
entirely contrary to the evidence"
declared Attorney Miller. 1--WE will
show that it is contrary to the evil
dence and the amount is grossly ex-
cessive. We will show that if she
was engaged to marry him she re-
leased him. We will show that the
verdict is based on passion and pref
udice, and, further. that the girl re-
fused to say that it was money she
wanted. We will show all this and
more if given another trial"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-16
LASSEN IS. !.
AGAIN ACTIVE
= . FOO
CALIFORNIA VOLCANO BELCHES
FORTH STEAM AND ASHES.
Viola Lumberman Killed by Rock
From Crater and Two Others
Are Missing.

Red Bluff, June 15.-Mount Las
sen, at the foot of the Cascade
range, in two eruptions of fire and
smoke yesterday, became the new
est active volcano in the world. The
mountain has been emitting steam
and vapor for some time.
Two new craters, in addition to
one blown open May 80, burst from
the mountain side last night. Fire
from them was seen from roofs at
Redding, Cal, Volta and other
points. This was regarded as estab-
fishing the nature of the outbreak,
which hitherto has been ascribed to
geyser action.
A previous eruption early in the
day, came from the crater of May
80. Lance Graham, a lumberman
from Viola, Shasta county, ventured
too near the cloud of smoke as it
shot 1000 feet into the air, and a
JdSStu lOCh Sd Gu u1lA ACdl1y III
two, cutting off his arm and expos
ing his heart. He was taken to
Volta, a few miles distant, and died
there. Of the eight members in his
party, two, Hugh Addington and
Hiram Blodgett, are missing, and
one, named Sipple, was seriously
bruised and cut by rocks. A report
that one of the party went insane
proved incorrect.
Six of the party saved themselves
by burying their faces in the snow
and avoiding the poisonous gases
which belched from the volcano.
They found Graham and Sipple al
ter gases had lifted somewhat.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-16
MONTANA EXECUTIVE
ASKS PRESIDENT
FOR TROOPS

Washington, d. c., June &c.
Governor Stewart of Montana tele-
graphed President Wilson yesterday
asking that federal troops be sent to
restore order in the Butte copper
mine districts.
At the same time the governor
sent messages to Montana senators
and representative in congress urg-
ing them to call at the White house
and support his request. Senators
Meyers and Walsh and Representa-
tives Evans and Stour arranged to
see the president today.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-16
Operation for Appendicitis.

James Morrow, the nine year old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Morrow,
residing three or four miles south
west of town, underwent an opera
ton at Mercy hospital Sunday noon
for appendicitis. The boy was in a
very serious condition and much
pus had accumulated in the affected
parts, but he is getting along nice
ly and there appears to be no doubt
of his recovery. The many friends
of the family in this community will
hope for his speedy restoration to
health.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-16
OFFICIALS STILL
HOPEFUL OF PEACE
Optimism Prevails at Capital as to
Ultimate Outcome Of Mexican
Mediation.

Washington, D. c., June 10
Admitting that Mexican mediation
at Niagara Falls is now at it's crit
ical stage, having reached the point
where the personnel of the provis-
ional government to succeed Huerta
must be selected, Washington of1ic-
falls last night were nevertheless
hopeful of ultimate peace, and still
insistent that negotiations were
progressing satisfactorily.
Administration leaders were ap-
preciative, however, of the import
ance the developments of the next
few days will have on the grave sit
uation confronting the nations in
volved.
Communication from the Ameri-
can delegates at Niagara Falls with
the Washington government yester-
day was reported to relate to the
character of the provisional govern
ment that representatives of the
United States and General Huerta
already have agreed should be es-
tablished pending constitutional
election in Mexico. The selection Of
the provisional president and his
associates was considered at joint
session of the mediators and COM
missioners of both American repub-
lies yesterday.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-16
BAD WRECK AT
CHAFFEE, MO.
Thirty-fve Injured When Frisco
Train Leaves Rails.

Chaffee, Mo-, June 15.-Thirty.
five persons were injured Saturday
when a St. Louis & San Francisco
train from Memphis to St. Louis left
the track near here. The train left
Memphis at 7 a. m. and was due
in St. Louis at S:35 p. m.
The accident occurred shortly af-
ter 4 o'clock. A relief train left
here for the scene at 6:15 p. m. The
wreck was caused by loose wheel
on the forward truck of one of the
passenger coaches. The coaches left
the track. So far as known none
was killed.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-16
Fire in Big Movie Factory.

Philadelphia, Pa, June 10
Many thousands of feet of moving
picture film were destroyed, part OF
the plant was wrecked, and ten
small dwelling houses burned Satur-
day in a fire following an explosion
at the Lubin Manufacturing COM
pany in this city. The value of the
films and the loss on the prospective
income from the pictures are esti-
mated at hundreds of dollars. 9th
erwise the property loss was about
$4,000.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-16
DAMAGED STEAMER
DOCKS; PASSENGERS
SING PRAISES
Liner New York Arrives at Port
Showing Result Of Collision
With Pretoria.

New York, June 15.-With more
than $50 persons on board the liner
New York, a gaping hole torn in her
side, where the Hamburg-American
liner Pretoria struck her in a fog off
Nantucket early Saturday, locked
here yesterday.
The passengers, thankful at hav-
ing escaped a disaster similar to
that of the Empress of Ireland, held
an impressive service of thanksgiv-
ing as the liner steamed into port.
There was scarcely a dry eye among
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-16
-four DIE IN
OHIO CRASH
Two Hooking Valley Passengers Col
Tide; Agent Forgot.

Logan, O., June 15.-Four train
men were killed, another probably
fatally injured, and more than a
score of passengers hurt, when two
passenger trains on the Hooking
Valley railroad collided near here
Saturday night.
Failure of station agent to
place the block for the northbound
train was assigned by officials as the
cause of the collision.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-16
Standard Oil improvements

The Standard Oil station in this
city, located just south of the Hi.
nois Central tracks midway between
Des Moines and Seneca streets, has
just been overhauled and rebuilt
The old board fence has been replac-
ed by one of woven wire and a fresh
coat of paint has improved the ap-
pearance of the station.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-16
Summer School Opens.

The summer school for teachers
held it's first session in the high
school auditorium this forenoon, An
excellent enrolment for the begin
ming is reported and the six weeks
term will no doubt be one of large
attendance and much profit.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-16

FOR SALE-35 good improved
farms and town lots, around Fen
ton, Iowa, and Bancroft, Iowa.
Philip Weisbrod, Fenton, Iowa.
6-13d-f-t-1mo*
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-16

WANTED1a young man, with fair
education, to work in general
store. Write at once. Box u,
Williams, Iowa. d1f1s
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-16
Sunday School Picnic.

The members OF the Philethea
and Baraca Sunday school classes of
the Baptist church will hold a pic
mic in Nokomis park Friday after
noon.
The Delta independent., 1914-04-10
Citizen Disgrace

The governor of Colorado has call
ed on the people of the state to assist
him in preserving order with the with
drawal OF the troops from the strike
fields. 1t sounds like strange re-
quest, yet it seems TO be necessary
in order that men may be prevented
from destroying property and killing
one another.
1t is the more startling now that
the strike is practically over 1t is
reflection on any community If under
such conditions military government
must prevail But the appeal of the
governor is made not alone to the
people in the coal fields of southern
Colorado. 1t is an appeal to the peo-
pie of the entire state, for the gov.
ernor appreciates, and he is well
founded in his bellies, that much
danger can be created by person and
publications many miles distant from
the points where industrial strife has
existed. Trouble can be melted in
the infected district by word OF mouth,
and in the printed page located far
therefrom. And 1t is the misstate-
ments, the utterance and publication
of comment on unfounded facts and
without investigation, which the gov
ernor is anxious to guard against.
And especially does he want the cit
izens to come forward and testify as
to the facts they might have In their
possession in the event of further
trouble.
In this way peace can be restored
and surely the citizens OF Colorado
have sufficient regard for law and
order, the preservation OF peace. the
happiness of all homes and the pros
perity of the state to do this much
1t is their disgrace If they haven't
Pueblo Chieftain.
The Delta independent., 1914-04-10

satisfy the public, for it is too large.
Under such conditions is it not
about time Colorado took another in
ventory OF her financial affairs?
Isn't Democracy short in her ac.
counts? Hasn't she been guilty of
embezzlement? If it is wrong for a
corporation to expend its personal
money to elect friend to office, isn't
it, at least, little injudicious for a
governor to spend the peoples money
to elect himself to the United States
Senate?
Colorado needs every dollar she has
or can get. She needs them for her
public institutions, not for useless pay
rolls Experience demonstrates that
she will not spend them for aught else
than useless payrolls so long as De-
mocracy is in power Democracy
in Colorado has come to mean "A JOB
for every man" Let's put a stop to
the whole matter. Let's invoice and
discharge the whole outfit. We are
running in the red.
The Delta independent., 1914-04-10

Colorado Timber Valuable for Paper
Unusual interest is attached by local
forestry officials to the successful re
suits of the cooperative tests recently
made by a large metropolitan daily
to determine the possibilities of va
rious substitutes for spruce in the
manufacture of news print paper
AS. announced short time ago, the
New York Herald arranged with the
Forest service to print 4 part of one
OF its daily issues on paper made from
the pulp produced at the Forest serv.
ice wood pulp factory at Wausau,
wisconsin. A preliminary report just
received at Denver headquarters OF
the service announces the results OF
these tests.
Among the successful runs were
papers made from several species of
trees common to this region, includ-
ing lodgpole pine. western. yellow
pine, Douglas fir, Alpine fir and
Engelmann spruce. These species
constitute almost entirely the timber
stands in Colorado. Wyoming and the
Black Hills of South Dakota.
Because lodgepole pine and Engel-
man spruce reach only comparative
ly small size, they are not considered
as valuable for saw timber as western
yellow pine and Douglas fir, and while
there is demand for them as min
ing and railroad tie material, 1t is the
opinion of local forest officers that
these two species would be used ex-
tensively in the future for the manu-
facture of paper. How soon it will
be profitable to use them will depend
it is said, upon the rapidity with
which the supply of pulp timber far.
ther east is exhausted.
1t is particularly interesting to note
from the preliminary report that AL
pine fir, commonly known as balsan
throughout this region, was one of the
two species of II included in the test
giving the best results. This tree
has long been looked upon by loca
llumbermen as undesirable for lumber
and since 1t is found to be valuable
for pulp, its utilization for this pur
pose should develop rapidly when the
paper pulp industry is established IL
this region.
The Delta independent., 1914-04-10

graduates entitled to wear the Yale
"Y" shows that the aggregate total of
varsity letter winners is 1900. OF
this number 1858 are graduates, 80
are non-graduates and the remaining
55 are undergraduates. The various
groups of professions followed by these
men are as follows:
Law, 1877; manufacturing, 16s; fl
nance, 1856; mernantile, los; engineer
ing. 60; medicine. 60; education. 81;
agriculture, So; transportation, 81;
ministry. 20; art. IA; government, 13;
literature. 10; science, 2; undergradu-
ates, SIS; unspecified. SO; deceased.
14S; total. 1900.
OF this number LOIS won their "Y''
in one branch of athletics, 169 men
in two branches, IA in three branch
es and one man, w. w. Heffelfinger,
81, won the "Y" in four branches. as
follows: Football, 'SS, 'S9. go and'91,
crew. 81; baseball, SO, and track. go
and 81.
The Delta independent., 1914-04-10

for electricity is ten cents per kilowatt
hour, the cost per hour for operating
the above percolator would be cents.
For any other rate the cost per hour
would be in proportion. IL the same
way the cost in cents per hour for u.s.
ing any other piece of heating appar-
atus is approximately its amepere rat
ing. provided the voltage rating does
not vary widely from ITO. II the volt
age rating is in the neighborhood of
220 the cost of operation would be
! found by multiplying the ampere rat
ing by two.
The Fire Underwriters require volt
and ampere ratings to be plainly
stamped on all heating devices, SO that
they are always available to the user.
e. ]. Rankin, Colorado Agricultural
College.
The Delta independent., 1914-04-10
WHY NOT TAKE INVENTORIES
OF POLITICAL PARTIES
(By Alva A. Swain, in Colorado Pro-
greSsiye)

| (By Alva A. swain, in COLORADO FRO
gressive)
The sue ccSsful business man tahe"
an annual invoice of his business
This for the purpose of determining
whether he has lost or made money
during the immediate twelve months
preceding. Some business men de
ceive themselves in their annual in
voice. They list credits at par when
they know they couldn't realize GO
cents on the dollar on those credits
Isn't it about time for the managers
of Colorado's business to take an in
ventory of her financial condition
Not political inventory for the pur-
pose of boosting the party in power,
but dead to rights" inventory to
see where we stand with that bank
account commonly called public
funds"
Six years ago the people took an
inventory, following six years of Re-
publican rule, and they decided to
make a change in officials. That in
NSuloIy ShOW GU CuliCht oCpeS peAiN
and over s5O4, 900 balance in the bank.
If the people decided to have change
following that inventory, what would
they do following an inventory of
Democratic management? I believe
they will make another change in
public officials.
Instead of there being s5O4,O0O and
more to our credit, all surplus cash
is gone and We are in debt in current
expenses alone, if all of the Demo
cratic appropriations are to be paid,
over two million dollars. An inven-
tory today would mean an outlay of
considerable Importance for red ink
What became of the one-half million
dollar and over surplus, and why such
a debt?
The question has been asked a
thousand times. The answer is known
only in a vague way The people
know Democracy used the cash to elect
Senators Shafroth and Thomas to the
United States Senate. The people
know this was done,but they do not
know just how it was done. 1t was
accomplished through increased pay
rolls and the creation of new positions
the only duties Of which were to work
for Shafroth and Thomas. The charge
is often made that Senator Guggen-
helm expended one million dollars OF
his own money to elect himself to the