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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-30
RELIEF FOR SALEM
fire VICTIMS
Thousands of Homeless in Salem Be-
ing Cared For.

Salem, Mass, June 7.-Measures
for the relief of the $4,000 persons
made homeless in Thursdays con-
fagtion proceeded rapidly last night.
pendent upon the relief committee
for shelter, while $500 waited in
bread lines for the food which
streamed into the city.
Those cared for in the tented
camps were of the poorer class, most
]y foreigners. Nearly all the well
to do had found refuge with friends
and relatives elsewhere.
Insurance adjusters who went ov-
er the devastated district last night
estimated the loss at SIP, 200, Of
which $1O,000,O00 was covered by
insurance. This insurance, it was
stated, was well distributed, the
heaviest amount falling upon any
one company being 100000.
The Naumbeag Steam Cotton COM
pany was the heaviest individual
loser. The loss on its plant was
placed at $3,500,000. Fifteen hun
dred employees were thrown out of
work by the destruction of these
mills. The total number added by
the fire to the ranks of the unem-
ployed was estimated at 5000.
Immediate steps are to be taken
for rebuilding the city. In the mean
time the unemployed will be given
work in the rehabilitation of the
city or will be provided with work
in nearby places.
The active work of relief was tenn
porarily in the hands of the state
militia.
The strictest sanitary precautions
were taken. A few cases of measles
and two of scarlet fever were immed-
lately isolated.
The list of dead as result of the
fire was placed last night at four.
The identified dead were Mrs. Jen-
ME Cunningham and Samuel P.
Whitney, grand army veteran. An
other body was SO badly burned that
it's sex could not be determined. The
fourth body was that of a child.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-30
Success In Iowa
Rich Oil Deposits
Underlying Iowa

B. H. Temple former Burlington boy but PITTSBURGH
and connected with the owaTeXas Fuel Oil Company is
in Charlton where he will drill oil well His company which
10000 in Texas and 10000 souhwe
Iowa. confident that oil will be found in this Chart
ton they to drill four five wells The depth that
they will have to drill not yet known but thought to
about 1900 feet They that oil exists all Iowa in
places $50 feet below the surface.
Mr. Temples of the recent
striking of oil in McDonough county Ill., only 400 feet the
earhs surface They have biologists over the
ground in Iowa, and all the reports favorable
Bert Doane of Shenandoah has twenty alfalfa
from c. McCanahan bought it at $40 per ION
n OF $40 per acre from the first cutting and cuttings
1oow No wonder the land around Shenandoah sells $3.50
'
In the past ten the population the United State.
east OF the Mississippi river has increased cent while
west OF the river the increase has been sos per
Success in Iowa
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-30
THE FULLERTON
JEWELS ARE found
Minneapolis Police Arrest Alleged
Robber.

Minneapolis, Mimi, June 81
The local police yesterday arrested a
badly wanted burglar and later re-
covered $4,000 worth Of jewerly
which he had given his sweetheart
and which has been identified as a
part of the jewelry taken from the
home of j. G. Fullerton on the night
the property of Mrs. Fullerton, her
daughter Georgia, and her niece,
Miss Katherine Fullerton of Des
Moines.
The niece and her cousin, both of
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-30
Success In Iowa
Iowa MakeS Flor: na
Look Insignificant

contributes six hundred and fifty million dollars to the
wealth of the world every year.
It is clean, utanted wealththe product of the sell
The greatest yields in Iowa made small
this Yields that make anything that California
Florida sink into Significance The daily papers
Iowa in the short of month win chronicle such yields
$24O0 from tomatoes 500 from
from onors 1872 bushels of the $1,000
from apples and 81 900 a from berries.
1t doesn't take Luther Burbank to do these things Iowa
The who his head the cultivation of the soil
about whom these things printed If friends
California doubt have afdavits these things.
Iowa land good that the farmers who here
satisfied with 100 They want all they buy. The
of this has been that the of jumped
too close to 200
in provides everything that necessary
in agricultural pursuits There pay
there fires to build protect the fruit from frost
There of Iowa land that will for itself
year. Work brains and good Judgment
that have to be mixed to accomplish this result.
II, Ec,x,n
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-30

WANTED-good man to handle 10.
cal business in Hamilton county.
Must be willing to do some sell
ling and make investment which
is fully protected. Business one
of unusual merit. Send letter to
H. A. Gregg, care Wilson Hotel,
Webster City, or call on him there
some time Friday or Saturday,
June 26th and 9th. 15d12
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-30
|FORCER IS At
LARGE IN iowa
Cedar Rapids Merchants Worked
for $500 in Most skillful
Way.
MADE A CLEAN GETAWAY
Passed Numerous Checks and Disap-
peared, Leaving Victims to
Hold Sack.
MADE A CLEAN GETAWAY

! Cedar Rapids, June 27.-Practic-
ally the entire force of the Burns
Detective agency, the Cedar Rapids
police in every city throughout the
central west are searching for Ernest
Golf, a carpenter with long, red hair
who carried on one of the most sue
cessful check forging stunts in Ce-
dar Rapids that the local officers
have ever had brought to their at
tention. Golf left town suddenly
last Saturday night, and is supposed
to have taken with him about $500
in cash secured on forged checks
from merchants, saloon keepers and
banks in this city.
He was formerly a railroad man,
but lost his position and came to
Cedar Rapids in December of last
year. He began work as a carpenter
contractor, and has roomed at differ
ent places in the city. May 1 he
rented a house, sent for his wife and
6 year old son.
|. They purchased furniture on the
installment plan, and during the
slack season Golf worked as a car
penter. When the spring season
opened he began contracting. One
of his jobs was at a grocery conduct
ed by Mrs. Fred Bokorny, and re-
ceived several checks from her,
which were drawn on her account at
the Security Savings bank.
1t is believed that Golf expert
mented with Mrs. Bokorny's sigma
ture until he was able to write an
almost perfect forgery; he also had
the signature of the Hall-Ekfelt
company, and the bad checks bore
the forged names of Mrs. Bokorny
and the furniture company.
Golf had opened an account at the
Merchants National bank and paid
his bills by check on this bank. He
used this method as means of gain
ing reputation at several stores,
where he made purchases and paid
by check, the checks being good in
each instance. Saturday he went to
these stores again, made small pur-
chases and paid by check, either CIV
ing his own check on the Mechants
bank, a check on the Security signed
by Mrs. Bokorny, or a check bearing
the signature of the Hall-Ekfelt
Because he had become acquant-
ed in the stores and at the Merch-
ants National bank, where he still
had an account, he had little trouble
in passing checks aggregating near
ly $500, the money being paid out
by saloon keepers, shoe dealers,
clothing stores, dry goods stores, etc.
up the bank, and as Golf had de-
post the teller informed the inquir-
ed all the checks he could Golf went
to the Merchants National and with
drew his deposit. 1t is believed that
he left the city with his family Sat-
urday night, as no trace of him has
,i Iof
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-30

About the 18th of March the seed in the hobeds
for the first celery plants Mr. Griffith prepared to raise all his
plants rather depend upon any outside supply
planting began with the first May continued until the
first of July The is doing fine It still too early to
strike balance and tell the result but Nature be doing
her share and Mr. Griffith has already done his At the end of
the effort will be made to obtain the final figures
that the story may be known to the state
The far enough advanced show excellent return
$2O0anacre land which only indication of the
biles of farm land values in good old Iowa.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-30
Success In Iowa
$4,000 Annually from
4~acre Celery atcIN

four patch of ordinary Iowa soil about three miles
es Mones has been yielding anl profit of three thou
sand dollars annually The Mr. H. D. Case
g celery The gross from this garden
bout 81 10000 has cost $O0 raise the
I'D market it.
Success in Iowa
Evening star., 1914-05-05
IS PLACED ON TRIAL FOR
SLAYING SlSTER-IN-LAW
Murder Charge Sequel to Bullet Bat
tie Between Woman and
Men of Family.

FORT SMITH. Ark. May 4.-Wiliiam
Siler was placed on trial at Mountain
Home in Baxter county. Ark. yesterday.
charged with the murder of his sister-in-
law. Mrs. McFadden- -Siler. who was shot
TO death on the Siler farm the morning
of January 30 last, after exchanging
shots with men of the Siler family
through the night. Hays Siler. father of
the man on trial, and another son are
charged with being accessories 10 the
killing.
The shooting came as a sequel to 4
suit for divorce instituted against the
woman by Gil Siler. on the night in
question it is said, she went to the home
OF a neighbor. made will bequeathng
Evening star., 1914-05-05

her property to her son end at midnight
harricaded herself in the chicken house
on the Siler farm. From that hour until
daybreak a steady fusllade OF bullets
passed between the woman's fort and the
dwelling which sheltered the men. At
daylight Mrs Siler ventured from her
shelter and was struck by a bullet and
killed
The woman formerly lived in Salina.
Kan
Evening star., 1914-05-05
Rev. DR.. C. L. Slattery Lectures.

Rev. Charles l.. slattery, D. d, of
noon delivered the first of a series of
three of the Reincker Foundation lee
lures before the students at the Episco-
pal Theological Seminary. Ellis subject
is The Holy Spirit III the Bible" and
this afternoons lecture was entitled
The Long Preparation for Pentecost" ;"
His last lecture will be delivered Thurs
day morning.
Vt a meeting of the board of directors
ut the chamber of commerce. Carroll
Pierce and J. T. Preston We're named as
= committee to go to Richmond tolnor-
row and appear before the state corpora
tirn commission relative to rates on the
Washington and old Dominion railroad
i0r this city.
1t is expected that Judge Thornton of
the circuit court for this city, will to-
morrow hand down his decision relative
TO the application made for the vaca-
ton Of two of the four receivers named
for the Emerson Steam Pump Company.
y total of $tp1 was realized from the
recent fair given for the benefit of st.
Joseph's Catholic Church. which will
shortly he erected in this city. The com
inttee desires to thank all who assisted
il in the work.
The District School was presented
last night by the odd Fellows Dramatic
| CUB for the beneflt OF the odd Fellows
Orphans Home.
! A progressive euchre was given this
| afternoon for the benefit of st. Rita $
Catholic Church of Mount Ida, AleXan-
Gria county.
I'm important business meeting of the
Willard w. G. T. u was held this after
| noon at Trinity NJ. e Church.
y final decree for divorce on the
ground of desertion and abandonme Mt
vas given in the corporation court today
in the case of Edwin A. Howard against
Ethel Howard.
Evening star., 1914-05-05

from the Philippines service to copyist
at $500 in the bureau of corporations.
In the bureau of standards, Harold w.
Lamp. clerk at s7oo. has resigned and
Patrick F. Duean has been probation
ally appointed to the place; Walter C.
Wagner has been PROBATIONARY appointed
as assistant physicist at S1soO
Evening star., 1914-05-05
Educators Relent and Are Released.

CHICAGO. May Eight members OF
the board of education. sentenced to
thirty days in jail for refusing to obey
a court order. We're released last night
after six hours in custody. when they
promised to obey the order. The trus-
tees filed a supplementary answer TO tn.
contempt petition and II was agreed 10
permit the four ousted members TO re-
sumo their seats
Evening star., 1914-05-05
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals.

Schooner Eleanor Russell, cord wood
from Chicomuxen creek, at 18th street
wharf. for j. Maury Dove; schooner
Josephine Keys, lumber at 9th street
wharf from Aqua creek for Johnson &
Wimsatt: schooner Bertha May, cord
wood from Naiemoy creek for local
dealers: schooner Richard Tall, wood
from Upper Machodoc creek at 10th
street wharf for l.. A. Clarke & Son
schooners S T. White and Majestic, cord
wood from Maryland pt int, at 18th street
wharf for Dove x Co: schooners C. H.
Madison and Earl Biscoe. wood from
river points. at 18th street wharf, for j.
II. Carter d Co.; sloop Flora Elsie, lum-
her from MattoN creek for Johnson &
Wimsatt, at anchor in the stream; steam
eT Southland, from Norfolk and Old
Point: steamer Trenton, from Upper
-iachodoc creek and landings: schooner
d. NJ. Taylor. at l1th street wharf, with
lumber for johnson K Wimsatt.
Departures.
Schooner Maud S, light for Maryland
point to load back to this city; schooner
Mary --nn Shea. light, for Aqua creek
to load lumber for local dealers: schooner
Mary Francis. light, for Potomac creek
to load cord wood back to this city
schooner Quicktime, light, for river
point to load and return: power boat
Arnold, from 11th street wharf for Fort
Washington. with merchandise; steamer
Northland, for Old Point and Norfolk
steamer Eorthum berland. for lower Po-
tomac landings ard Baltimore; steamer
Wakefield, for Nomini creek; steamer
Trenton, for river landings and Upper
Machodoc creek; barge No. 10, coal from
Georgetown for Boston.
Tugs and Tows.
Tug Capt. Toby arrived from a river
point with a vessel in tow: tug Louise
left with lighters laden with material
for Occoquan workhouse; tug Minerva
left Georgetown. towing lighters for sand
digging grounds down river; tug James
O. Carter left, towing coal-laGen barge Il
Point Lookout. en- route to Boston; tug
D. NJ Key delivered lumber-laden canal
boat at the navy yard from canal point;
tug Rosalie arrived with graNel-ladeI
lighters and sailed with light ones foI
digging grounds down river.
Memoranda.
Schooner ]. p Robinson is reported il
Upper Machodoc creek to load for this
city; schooner Eleanor Russell will load
merchandise at Alexandra Tor Chlco
rnuxen creek points; schooner Kathleen is
at a lower Potomac point to load for thi:
city: schooner Kate Darlington will re-
turn 10 a Chesapeake bay point to loac
lumber; schooner Sidonia Curley is il
Coan river, loading for this city and no
Baltimore. as reported; schooner ]. \
Holland is reported on her way to this
city with cord wood for the dealers
schooner Silver Star is at Virginia land
ing to load for this market; schooner
Orbit IS a: Maryland point loading core
wood for dealers here
Evening star., 1914-05-05
Bulgarian Queen Postpones Visit

SOFIA. Bulgaria. May Queen Flea
nor Of Bulgaria, has decided definitely to
postpone her visit to the United States
this month An official announcement
to this effect has just been announced.
Evening star., 1914-05-05
HOME CLUB RECEPTION,
MISS WILSON SOL0|ST
Secretary and Mrs. Lane Entertain
Company of Interior Depart
ment Employees.

Miss Margaret Wilson. daughter of the
PRESIDENT. was the principal soloist at
the entertainment of the Home Club of
the Interior Department last night. Sec
retary and Mrs. Lane received nearly
1000 employees of the department. most
of whom We're members of the club.
Miss Wilson's numbers were two classi-
cal aras. with an old Scotch ballad as
an encore The applause that greeted
her numbers continued for several min
utes Violin numbers by Anton Kas-
par. who gave four selections. were also
well received, as were the numbers given
by Charles Trow bridge Tittman, Mrs.
Buckner Randolph and George II.
O'Conntr.
The rooms of the Home Club We're
beautifully decorated with palms and
roses, and informal dance followed
the musical.
List of the Guests.
| Among those present guests of the
Secretary ana Mrs. Lane were: First
Assistant Secretary and Mrs. A. a.
Jones. Second Assistant Secretary and
Mrs. l.. {. Laylin. H. 4. Meyer. private
secretary to Mr.. Lane, and Mrs. Meyer;
Chief Clerk of the Department James ].
Parker, Commissioner of the Land Of
flee Clay Tallnan and Mrs. Tallman
Patent Office Commissioner Thomas
Ewing and Mrs. Ewing. Mrs. F. G. New
lands. wife of Senator Newlands of Ne
| vada; Mr.. and Mrs. A. p. Davis, Mr.. and
Mrs. William r. King. Mr.. and Mrs. W.
| A. Ryan. Judge and Mrs. Pollock Mr.
and Mrs McPhaul. Mr.. and Mrs. Van
Manning, Mrs. Ira Copley, Mrs. James
Mann. wife of Representative Mann of
| Illinois: Capt. and Mrs. Fechteer, L. S.
N: Miss Bell (. B. O'Donnell, H. l..
Holgate, Mr.. and Mrs. Kemper. Mrs. B.
c. Amber. Miss Caroline Towles, Miss
Alice Tonles. Mrs w. R. Page, Mrs. J.
W. Anderson. Mai. and Mrs. Z. a.
Joseph Miss f. Farmer, Miss Cramer,
Mrs Jordan, Mrs. Il. +. Leuthalm, Fl.
A. Welch. j. r. Sweeney, Mrs. j. A.
Key and Mrs. A. c. Bergh.
Evening star., 1914-05-05
MOVIES IN THE PROGRAM
FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY
Plans for Display on Screens to Be
Erected at Washington
Monument.

District Commissioner Oliver p. New
man had 4 conference Yesterday after
noon with .rarun Rryiawsii chairman of
the historical moving picture committee,
in connection with the Independence day
celebration program. and a result. say
those in charge, there is every warrant
for asserting that the evening program
for the Fourth of July will he the best
ever
Mr. Bryawski assured Chairman New
man that he and the moving picture men
Of the National Capital We're only too
glad to cooperate IN every WAY to make
the Fourth of July celebration a distinct
success He was pleased that the com
mit;ee had decided 20 add moving pictures
as Il part Of the official program. Julian
Ery!aWski participated i'll the conference
and has been named vice chairman of the
committee.
Evening star., 1914-05-05
Plans of the Chairman.

1t is the intention of the chairman to
inetIiateIy get in touch with the biggest
producers of muving pictures in the
-nited States in order to secure first
choice of some very valuable reels that
Chairman BryIawski has in mind for the
coming celebration. 1t is planned to
mount one or more screens on the SIDE
of the Washington Monument. The
screens are to be at least - by 80 feet
and will enable q vast crowd to witness
the films. IHgh-powered lamps Will be
used for the projecting of the pictures.
A tentative program arranged ~ yes
terdays conference provides Tor At least
one hour with the movies. to begin at )
o'clock or as soon as there IS sufnclent
darkness. The pictures are to be inter-
Spersed with the words of the national
anthems and old-time songs
1t is contemplated that the fireworks
display, which will be aerial in charac-
ter. will Immediately follow the pictures.
Chairman Bryiawski stated, following
the conference with Commissioner New
man, he would get in touch with +. c.
Graham, chairman of the subcommittee
on fireworks and iluminations.
Committee on Decorations Named.
Joseph Strasbuger. chairman of the
committee on decorations for the cele
bration yesterday announced the per-
sonnef Of his committee as follows: Isaac
Cans y. .. Prince. NJ 6. Copeland
Samuel Hart and Z. d. Blackstone.
The committee is preparing an appeal
to the citizens of Washington generally
for funds to carry the very elaborate
arrangements that are being made for
the celebration of the national holiday
Edmund s Wolfe. cashier of the Dis
rrict National Bank, is treasurer of the
executive committee for the celebration
and will receive and acknowledge sub
scrptions sent in to the bank or to the
Evening star., 1914-05-05
Commerce Department Changes.

The Department of Commerce has an
nounced the following changes in its
personnel
William Dubois has been transferred
Evening star., 1914-05-05

"GR0E or co" TIL AT'$ THE MOTTO or
-n,iqv Make vonr store attractive III appear-
.nr.. a. vel as values. Estimates on KEMoD-
III yN,. tIFREISTt% x SrlS. tlCl VI ave.
Evening star., 1914-05-05

GE0TFrNGE SHIPMENTS 10 PACiFic COAST
and abroad at re,ilrcd rates; Insurance IN
transit. expert packers SF.t'l RlTf STORAGE
90 lltm lath sL. ny
Evening star., 1914-05-05

TTTE ,NNt.AL ELECTION or OFFICERS ANn
directors 81. the Washington 90 Permanent
FuflGInc Association viii be held 81 the oihc'
oc tSa association. 621 = 81. NV. on Wed
10 :. nm L. g. uSTEEMhNtR. secretary.
Evening star., 1914-05-05

J. ENIT0N FURNITURE REP PAiRED MD
r1Ii-fsb..I. hardwood and floor finishing; chang
IN. +5Ior of farnitnr, a specialty. Formerly
NInsas go Z Cap. 81. In.
Evening star., 1914-05-05

sfkEfI\'iS MONDAY. WEDNESDAY FRIDAY
2 IN sharp; message 20 each; dan read.
!n-s. Mrs J. f MAL1RY soT Mt Vernon pl.
NV Ia Z Of Ctruegi. Library Phone NJ 37oo.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-04-06
gsl11cr eas,e I
I.''' InsDeposit
STATE BANKS AM ) SHOW /; L " GROWTH OF
:, $1,000 1000 I'm -FOUR 3s
isl,,,e;;S, MONTHS. 4

: CHARLEsToN,W Va, April e.
State Banking Commissioner Sam ".
Matthews has issutd his abstract OF
the condition of the state! banks as OF
sfarch-4, 1914. The last previous abb
stract was issued October, 81 1918.
This abstfact thus shows the prog
ress made IN the state banking bust
ness in West Virginia within the
last four months. The result shows
an increase Of deposits in the state
banks during this ifour-month, period
of 81, 129. 44s.S SO, the total amount
Of deposits on March 4. 1914, being
s76,032.534.96. Z.
/ These fiugres relate to the state
banks onlSN Commissioner Muttifnafs
not yet having the figures on the
national banks in this state, y
I The tets1 asset be stassief nks
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-04-06
Atte,nlpted Suicide :

WHEELING ANDREW Hill, aged
20 years, of Martins Ferry, attempt
ed to take his life. by shooting him
self through the chest at the Lloyd
residence on South Sixth street,
where he has been boarding for sew
eral months. His Teasons he declined
totmake KNOWN. ~
Hill returned home about 1890
lastieyening leaving. one OF his friends
ut the corner below the house. Upon
entering the boarding house he wen,
straight toshis room and after being
there about one hour. raised a. win
dow. fired five shots into the air and
then turned the gun upon himself
The bullet passed through the right
lung Just a fraction of an inch below
'thesheart.