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The Detroit times., 1914-07-31

Spo Pee. the Indian, vas impris-
oned for "a years. He vas pardoned
as an act OF grace, by the president
OF the United States.
But what shall we do about this
mans lost life? For as a matter OF
fact, we put Spo Pee into prison, and
then forgot him. He was really i'm
prisoned because he was poor and
friendless Had man Of standing
and influence killed man belong
ing 10 a poor and outcast race or class
under the same circumstances, he
would not have been convicted and II
convicted ne would have been par
doned long ago-as Charles w Morse
was pardoned
What right have we TO put people
In prison and forget them?
A South Dakota town marshal, a
few years ago put a drunken tramp
into town calaboose locked the
door and forgot all about him. There
came blizzard with fearful cold.
and when the marshal remembered
his prisoner. the poor fellow was hor-
ribly frozen believe he lost his
feet and hands. and was so weakened
that he died
Even though the man was an out
cast, the people were shocked at the
cruel neglect with its tragic conse-
quences When We forget a man for
ever, when We allow him to spend all
the remainder Of his life in the spirit
nal cold and darkness OF the living
death OF a prison. there is no public
cutlery because nobody knows
How many Spo PEGS are there in
our prisons9
The Detroit times., 1914-07-31

Ought there not To be some agency
for seeking them out, and doing them
justice?
Spo Pee may have been guilty, but.
men are frequently liberated from
our prisons because il has been dis.
covered they are innocent of the
crimes for which they have been con
yicted They are then 'pardoned
Pardoned for what? Rather ought the
government which has wronged them
seek pardon of the wrOnged. But We
do nothing for such victims OF our
institutions save to liberate them into
world for the battles of which they
are untitled We turn out these poor
frozen souls, robbed OF hands and
feet, with our kind permission TO
work,
Satan must bow his head in humil-
ity when he notes how superior in
cruelty 10 his deviltry are the naked
stupidities OF man.
In really civilized nations such men
are remunerated so far as remuner-
alton can be given, for the wrongs
done them, but in our unfair land,
We pardon" an innocent man for the
wrong we have done him, and make
him no amends
We should reinstate the case in
court and allow the tribunal which
condemned him 10 record the fact OF
! its shame, in lieu of his,
We should then pay him for his
lost time, and II he has been untitled
! for labor by our injustice, we should
pension him In short we should try
10 do him justice.
If We try, we may get some good
out Of the case Of poor old Spo Pee
The Detroit times., 1914-07-31
From Another
Point of VieW

AS We understand IT, the riot fol
lowed a protest by Player Morgan be
cause he was called out az first The
way fists were flying around that
station, apparently nobody was very
safe
The Detroit times., 1914-07-31
The American Ideal Best

Undoubtedly breach Of etiquette for the former wife Of
minister publish had
him
have
latest climbing giddy
circle supposed
to mean otni VIII a passion beckons?
Clearly present herself aggievd
to to
Of a veil o
And
rhu sympathze with her
he a 10 Anglo-saxon
70
one wife in mutua % part.
The Detroit times., 1914-07-31

AS We understand IT, the riot fol
lowed a protest by Player Morgan be
cause he was called out al first The
way fists We're flying around that
station, apparently nobody was very
safe.
We think We know now why it is
Iy Cobb loves the game
II would have been better for
baseball could UMPIRE Sheridan. al
the time have been 20 miles away
also.
II Catcher Ainsmith IS suspended,
he should have no trouble signing
up with either Servia or Austria.
Maybe Sheridan thought his as
sociate. Mr., OLouehlin, was ad-
dressing him when he shouted
Batter up
We suppose Ainsmith too, is par
ticular about his fish.
Now what viii Ban johnson do
10 that spectator?
Right here we wish to hand it
to President Frank Navin for his
foresight in picking a place for his
park just across the road from
police station.
We suggest that Instructions be
given the groundkeeper 20 sprinkle
frequently today around first base
Also we shall look 10 Manager
Griffith 20 tell us how il happened
Ainsmith got free from his chain
This think Of it-this from a
team noted for its comedians.
Sheridan should be compelled to
stand farther on when rendering close
decisions.
I'm the notes Of the game we would
state that Umpire sheridan was
bit wild
Catcher Ainsmith is what We
would call the assault end Of the
battery
Probably after having reached
decision to hit the player i'm the eye.
Umpire Sheridan couldn't change it,
So he changed the eve
The Detroit times., 1914-07-31
Sister Sympathy.

A young WOMAN collecting rents for
reform tenement association appear
ed one day with an ice bag bound
over one eye She explained to the
tenant that she had conjunctivitis.
That was worse than Greek to Mrs.
Kiawalski, who insisted on seeing
what such long word might mean
Nothing was said till the afflicted
member was rebandaged when the
Polish sister, wise in experience, re-
marked with sigh:
Sorry, but | did not know you
were married"
The Detroit times., 1914-07-31
Difficult To Do.

A newly.married young woman had
a gas cooker fixed in her kitchen.
The gas company sent her a card OF
rules. with instructions to study them
well. and what she couldn't under
stand they would explain TO her I'm
agine the clerks surprise the next
morning when he read the following
note:
Dear Sir: I can understand all
the rules except the one at the bot
tom OF the cards See other side It's
impossible TO see the other side: the
man has fixed II against the wall"
The Detroit times., 1914-07-31

We think We know now why il is
Iy Cobb loves The game
The Detroit times., 1914-07-31
Defining a Fiend

Some time ago police officer
named Mike had two or three arrests
to his credit. and on the following
morning he appeared in the magis-
trates court 10 make the usual com.
plants
And this man here, officer said
the magistrate, finally getting down
10 certain party, what is the
charge against him."
Sure, your honor, was the rather
surprising reply OF Make, "he is a
camera fend OF the worrust koind."
"A camera fiendi" hastily rejoined
the magistrate You should not ar
rest man simply because he has a
mania for taking pictures.
"Begora, an he wasn't takIn' pic
lures, yer honor. declared the off,
Ger. He was takin cameras
Air Castles.
The master plumber had become
rich. and ives going abroad for his
health On the voyage a school OF
whales was sighted and the plumber
was seen 70 rub his hands in costa
sins
why is he so happy asked a
curious passenger.
HE can't help II" whispered the
captain HE imagines each spout is
burst waterpipe, 10 be repaired by
him at his old rates.
The Detroit times., 1914-07-31

Built with triple walls, mineral wool
dead air space, genuine PorCelold lined
able interior nickel fixtures, frtgid air
tion perfectly sanitary. Lowest prices
troit Come Friday.
The Detroit times., 1914-07-31
Here's to the captain of the ship

Here's TO he
We desire to the glory that is ms whh Inc
lines have been shot ashore and ship has rubbed against
the dock the and passengers are stepping W
for hearty handcasps kisses and You don't know how glad am
you" 80
He looks down with satisfaction fair women wave
to him crowd and from the window the company %
gets the salute and the smile of the
Through the of the night he stood vigil with precious W
and cargo amounting thousands of dollars in his charge
clear head and eye steady hand stood him well Tor
the battle and with acherous rocks hooeh mere
and there to make it a story should be hit
Gold buttons gold braid for the captain Of course
Rt A. mort hole far down near the waters edge there the
o another
He was at the port hole probably breath of aiFehaps
save aim from dropping in his tracks
a handsome face like the captains
1t was smutty except where little rivers OF pepranon
had made white tracks down it
Neither of the young seemed to see this face
So neither of them What would become
of the boat; of what not for the fireman
The with crowd there passes of man
whose hands still smuty but with duty
weperfomed and responsibility fully and capaOy met as the
captains
He too was at his post stripped waist responding the de-
boiler guage coal coal as the engines graphing
with gale drew heavily on the steam supply
Though wd and dropped from the work
and heat board and cargo amount
ing to many thousands of dollars AT HIS MERCY
He gets second look from none in the crowd
braid doesn't go with his place
But step up to the captain and this fellow whose
face s smutty.
He'll tell about this fremans part
Or be around the steam and take
note Of the concern if fireman failed to report
captain the ship will hear pretty compliment Tor
the grimy hand smutty face.
From the captain these often hear word
and get pat the back
That's the difference captains ships and captains of
industry
That's the industrial system where 1t controlled
by greed.
pod conspicuous place fine feathers for the who
ere in the high places port hole down. for little of the air
and not for the who does the work and who
really the one keeps the shootn match agoing
The Detroit times., 1914-07-31
Clean Up Sunday.

The foot.washing at Old Brushy
was we'll attended Sunday. Every
body reports a nice time and went
home with clean feet.-Harrisburg
CID Register.
The Detroit times., 1914-07-31
nrssssd the part.

The bride was attired in a beauti-
ful rousseau OF blue with artistic
trimmings The groom wore the
usual conventional blue.-Cimarron
On, M News.
The Detroit times., 1914-07-31
THE CAPTAIN IN GOLD ON THE BRIDGE!
THE GRLMY FACE AT THE PORT HOLE!

We were riding of the ferry boats
Of a bells sounded in the engine room ana inc %
slackened speed.
steaming up the of the big passenger oOa's WIN
~ ,ro showing At the bow as it poughed up the stream
High up on the bridge cap and suit of blue with goa Or "
the cuffs of shiny gold buttons stood man OF me
The picture thought would have made good one Wt winch "
mre young into the navy, -,
There's the captain said young another young lady
he fne?"
What heavy responsibility has said the other young uy
Wbat would become of the would the boat be were
not for captain e. she observed
"Uh-huh" commented her companion
The Detroit times., 1914-07-31
What Shall We Do About Spo PEGS Lost Life?

HERBERT QUICK
Author
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-19
(From the Chropicle.D

The funeral ofgC., NJ. .NanCleave al
Oskaloosa Saturday afternoon was
quite largely attended from here. Six
of his old neighbOrs, NJ. VanGorp, II
L.. Sadler, Marion Porter, 'Chas. Pos
ter, John DcCoOk and g. w.. Sipe ser
vcd as pall.bearers. Others from here
attending the funeral were Mrs. G.
w. Sipe. Luther Sadler and Mr.. and
Mrs. J. NJ. Cox. - ".a ,rr
Mr. and Mrs, J. p. Klein visited
friends in Oskal0osa the first of the
week. 49, - ....5- .
j. ii. Van Welt was a business Wis,
itor at 0skaloosa Tuesday afternoon,
, AIRS. Ben Wolfe, of OskaloOsa, Wis.
tied her mother in Pella over Sunday
Mrs. j. G.. Wander Pol went to Oska.
loosa Monday afternoon for visit
with her mother, Mrs. c. w. Blanch
con. t1st.s "a - ~ .a... r.-'.s
Mrs. j. Langerak and son Lester
went to Montezuma "Wednesday to
visit Mrs. Langerak's sister, Mrs. h g.
w. Clark, who with her, husband has
recently moved there from near Os-
kaloosa, "a. rE4y ...s..., ... n3fa .ft
A. DeBie, of Oskaloosa, was a Pella
visitor Monday afternoon.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-19
HAPPENINGS IN. PELLA.
(From the Booster.

tTlOII tIlc oOOSleT.D J. "a
On last Saturday afternoon Miss
Margaret Muilenberg and Peter van
Rees, accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs
Jas. Koopmans, went to Oskaloosa
where they We're united in marriage
by Justice of the peace. The party
returned home in the evening, They
have the best wishes of their, friends
for long and happy welded life
Fhey expect to make their home In
Pella. ,-- s,s
Esther Glantz spent Tuesday in Os
kaloosa. =
Mr.. and Mrs. Arie Van Cleve, OF
Hayes, Kan, who were called to Os
kaloosa to attend the funeral services
of Mr.. Van Cleve's father, are visiting
in this city at the parental J. NJ. Cox
home. .s-.. t.tt g.. t
Mrs. w. Wander Wilt, of near Oska.
loosa, visited a portion of. last week
with her mother, Mrs. T. Kempkes.i
Miss Mabel Parker went to Oska,
loOsa Thursday for visit at the home
of her friend, Miss Bess Price.
Misses, Louise aud Clara Weachter
called on friends in Oskaloosa last
Wednesday.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-19
ALBA TO GET MINERS HOME
TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS VOTED
FOR ITS ERECTION THERE.
Long Fight Settled A Referendum
Vote Three Years Ago Gave
That City the Building.

Des MOines, March 16.-District Ii
of the United Mine Workers Satur.
day afternoon decided to erect a $40,
900 home at Abba to house the head
quarters of the organization.
This decision followed long de-
bate on the floor of the convention
and ends the consideration. of the
headquarters question, which has
tation for several years.
In addition to the disposing of the
matter of a permanent home, the con
vention on the recommendation of w
Fl. Rodgers, president, adopted three
of the most progressive laws eveI
placed on the records of the organiza
ton.
These new laws provide that thu
miners shall continue work while
wage contracts are being negotiated;
that wage contracts shall be submit
ted to the rank and file for a referen
dunn vote, and that legal department
shall be established SO that every
member of the organization may, re
CARELESS of his financial condition, OBJ
tain the best advice.
ut NdS
brought before the. convention when
the committee on officers reports of
fered report recommending disre
garding the request of John Gay, sec
retary-treasurer, for $4,000 appro'
priation for an office building.
During the debate the headquarters
question was discussed from all an
giles The delegates were quite we'll
acquainted with the matter because
1t has been before the organization
for 3 years. Abba won when the queS'
ton as to which city should be select
ed for the headquarters was placed
before the membership for referen.
dun vote. The fact that it is in the
heart of the coal fields was the decid'
ing factor for Abba.
The convention Of district IL of the
United Mine Workers probably will
close Wednesday night. w. II. Rod
gers, president, and John Gay, secrC
tary-treasurer, are among those in at
tendance who must be in Chicago
Thursday to participate in meeting
of the policy committee of the inter
national organization which will de-
eide whether the mines throughout
this section Will operate after April
in the event no wage contract has
been signed by that time.
The question as to whether the
membership of the scale committee
shall be increased from thirteen to fiji.
teen, with eight members elected by
the district, and with the officers as the
other seven, is before the convention
today.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-19
BIGGEST WARSHIP STARTED
United States Lays Keel Of Its Most
Powerful Fighting craft-Peer n
Any in the World.

New, York, March 1.-THE laying OF
the keel OF Battleship No. 80. which
may be named either the North Caro-.
lima or the Arizona, 1.-The navy yard
in Brooklyn, marks the beginning OF
the greatest fighting machine in the
United States navy aud the peer OF
any ever built or projected by any
power. With displacement of 81, 500
tons, she will be slightly larger than
her older sister, the Pennsylvania, and
will be the tenth vessel of the super.
dreadnought class to be added to the
feet. Like the Pennsylvania, she will
carry three 14-inch rides in. each tur.
ret mounting IL Of these guns alto.
together, and will be the second vessel
to be SO equipped.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-19
safe BLOWERS
GET ONLY go
coWhIE GLOVE COMPANY AT
DIES MONIES VISITED.
FIREMAN Killed IN WRECK
81
Bankers Of Davenport Defend Major
Halves, Head Clerk of Modern
Woodmen Youth Commits
Suicide-Baby Burned.

Des Moines, Mar 14-Expert safe
blowers early to-day made a raid ON
the Cownie Glove Co. After saving
, the iron bars on a window leading
from the fire escape ON the third
floor, they entered the building and
six explosions were set off. They
got away with only about $4,000 in
stamps, and left private papers worth
thousands of dollars scattered over
the floor. The work was discovered
early to-day when Major Garland, the
engineer, arrived and found the back
door open. He called J. II. Schultz,
the manager, who discovered that the
front door of the vault had been
blown in by a heavy charge Of nitro
glyeeripe and second charge had
been used to wrench the inner door
from it's hinges. Within the vault
four private safety boxes had been
blown by separate charges: The
robbers were apparently experts and
used electric drills. They left no
cleW
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-19
MURDERS EDITOR
TO AVENGE HONOR
Wife Of French Minister Of Fl.
nance Kills Calmette.
KILLING RESULT OF FEUD
Affair Has Held the Attention Of Paris
for Some Time-Chief Of Figaro
Accused Official Of Cor.
ruption.

/ Paris, March .17.--Gaston Calmette,
the brilliant editor of Figaro, paid the
penalty Of, the unwritten French law
which forbids. that the honor OF a
woman shall be dragged into a public
controversy, He was assassinated, his
body riddled with bullets, by Nine.
Henriette- Caillaux, wife of Joseph Gail
laux. minister Of finance, who had been
the object Of bitter personal attacks
published in Figaro and signed by Cal
mette. He died at 12:15 in the morn
ing.
49, Accused Minister Of Corruption. ..,
The Caillaux Calmette feud had held
the attention of Paris for long time.
The Figaro editor repeatedly accused
the finance minister Of political corrup-
ton. The feud reached its climax last
week when the Figaro published the
contents of love letters that CaillauI
wrote to his present wife in 190l-be-
fore they were married and when she
was the wife of Leo Claretie, the lit
erary critic of the Figaro.
FNt"S " SNNSHSS 'lS' ''0u0ts
1t was not to avengs the attack upon
her husband. but to vindicate her own
honor that Madame Caillaux started
out to shoot Calmette. With a pistol
concealed in her muff she went to the
Figaro Office at the busiest time of the
evening and sent up her card to Cal
mette's room.
Paul Bourgct, the famous novelist and
academician, was with the editor when
her card was received. Calmette was
astounded when he learend the iden-
tity Of his caller. o. .,.
DO not see her." NJ. Bourget ad,
vised. -.
She is a woman" Calmette replied,
81 must receive her"
Bourget thereupon wished his friend
goodnight and withdrew.
Fires Five Shots at Editor. .....
Immediately upon entering the room
Nine. Cafllaux raised her arm and
fired five shots at a distance of six
PAGES. Calmette fefl without word
at the first shot and lay apparently
lifeless. After the fifth shot the at
PENDANTS siezed the woman, who re-
tanned perfect self possession.
Don't touch me. I'm woman"
she said @D -
Several members OF the Figaro stat
rushed into the room. As they raised
the wounded man he murmured:
Il only did my duty. l have no per-
sonal malice"
Two doctors, who were hurriedly
summoned, dressed the wounds and
took the victim in an automobile am
bulance to Doctor Hartman's resi-
dence. There it was found that one
bullet had lodged in the groin, one had
passed through the ribs close to the
heart. He died few moments later.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-19
WOMAN Is FREED OF MURDER
States Attorney Of Cook County Do.
cries Freeing Feminine
Slayers.

r. Chicago, March 17.-After he had
caused to he dismissed the charges
Of murder against Mrs. Augusta Diets
and George Nurnberg. indicted on a
charge of numbering the womaus bus
band, George Dietz, wealthy mer-
chant, States Attorney Maclay Hoyne
Issued a statement in which he bit.
teriyg denounced the manner in which
women slayers OF their husbands have
escaped punishment in Cook county.
Mrs. Dietz was the fourteenth. wom-
an accused OF husband murder who
was not convicted in Chicago.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-19
EDDYV|LLEETCH|NGS
MR.. AND MRS. J. L. BEACH MOVE
FROM MINNEAPOLIS TO EDDY
WILLIE - MISSIONARY SOCIETY
rs ENTERTAINED

Eddyville, March 14.-Frank Whit.
sci, of Moulton, spent Thursday in
Eddyville visiting relatives.
Rev. Petit, of Abba. was in Eddy
Vile Wednesday conducting the fun
eral services of Mrs. Sarah Denning.
DR.. +. L. Vance and DIR. r. F. Sha-
han were professional callers in OF.
tumwa Thursday.
DIR. and Mrs. N. S. Bradfield. VIM.
SChafer. Frank Berry, J. A. Worm
houdt, Mrs. Ida Dooley and John Laf.
ferty were among the number who at
tended the automobile show in Des
Moines this week. ... .s
Mrs. f. r. Reed and baby, who have
been visiting at the parental ]. r.
Ia, Wednesday. .n-g '-
ing on friends in Eddyville Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Beach, who for
merly lived in Minneapolis, have
leased the McElroy property and are
moving to their new location this
week a...'
Quincy Myers, who has been i'll for
SOlut tillle, eutefeu the nOSpltdl at VI
tumwa Thursday for surgical treat
ment. sssl. - .s gt ssF
The Missionary Society OF the Con-
gregational church was entertained
on Thursday p. IN. by Mrs. Frank Ep-
person, Mrs. +. 4. Vance and Miss
Ella Frederick. A missionary pro-
gram was given In charge OF Mrs.
Ida Wcbber. The attendance was
large and q very pleasant meeting
held. fgEr .sF
Miss Mary Oldham went to Grin.
nell Friday for visit with her friend,
Jennie Lemon.
Mr.. and Mrs, c. Neal, who have
been visiting relatives in Eddyyille.
returned to their home In Illinois Fri,
day. . ,,,.t !,
The basketball team of the Eddy
vile high school went to Grnnell Fri.
day, where they played the Grinnell
boys In the evening. y
f. Muir, who came to Eddyyille re-
Gently. has returned to Kirksville.
Mo-. for short visit with relatives.