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The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-08
ROOT CONVENTION CHAIRMAN
Ex-senator Urges Conservatism In
Remodeling New York
Constitution.

Albany, N. Y, April 7.-Elihu Root
former United States senator, was
elected president of the seventh state
constitutional convention by 1919 to 80
votes over Morgan J. O'Brien of New
York. Mr.. O'Brien was supported by,
the Democratic members of the con-
vention, although he was not formal
ly nominated for the position.
The convention is the first gather
ing called in 81 years to revise the
organic law OF the state. Its work
will be to mold constitution, which,
If approved by the voters at the polls,
is expected to stand for another gen.
Grafton. ~ .... -. r.,
lewiston of the judiciary, system OF
the state is one OF the chief subjects
that will be considered. Conserva'
ton of natural resources, and revision
of election and taxation methods also
will receive attention.
A plea for conservatism in changing
institutions OF long standing marked
the address of Mr.. Root in accepting
the presidency.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-08
$4,000 VERDICT
FOR CONDUCTOR
He wAsAccusEp KNOCKING
DOWN" AND DISCHARGED.
$4,000 FOR BREACH or PROMISE
Russian Employees in ottumwa Pack
ing House Return Home to Enter
Army--couneii Bluffs Veter-
an Ends Life In Woods.

Fort Dodge, April IA verdict
which will be of much interest to
Iowa people, was returned by jury
in the district court at Waseca, MINI.
The verdict was for $4,000 damages
in favor of C. J. Tierney, formerly a
conductor on the Minneapolis & st.
Louis road, running from Fort Dodge
to st Paul. Mr.. Tierney is well
known here, as he is a brother OF Mrs.
George Eischied.
The case has attracted much atten-
ton. Tierney last July was dis.
charged by the road on the charge of
knocking down" fares, the evidence
having been furnished by spoilers,
working for the National Security
Company, in which trainmen are
bonded. Tierney claimed the case
against him was a frameup by the
spoilers" and brought suit against
the railroad and bonding company.
The Judge dismissed the case the rail
road, claiming that it had right to
discharge employees but the bonding
company was held to be liable If the
report was proven false. The jury
returned the verdict of $4,000 dam.
age.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-08
GOVERNORS APPOINTMENTS
Clarke Renames Six Persons to State
Positions-SpecuIation As To
Document Editor.

Des Moines, Apr! 7.--Governor
Clarke announces the reappointment
of six persons to state positions.
They are: George ID. Newcomb OF
Creston, member pharmacy commits
sion; Melvin H. Byers of Des Moines,
coal oil inspector; Harriet M. Town.
er of Corning, member library com.
mission; Edward Sweeney of Des
Moines, Rhys =. Rhys of Ottumwa,
William L. Holland of Abba, mine in
spectorc.
Speculation is now rife as to who
the governor will appoint as dOcu,
ment editor, the $4,000 per year posi-
ton created by this legislature. The
names of Ora Williams, general news
paper correspondent, George Gallarno
now in the municipa! accounting de
partment, Mr.. Gustafson, present pri
vate secretary to the governor, have
been mentioned.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-08
ONLY THREE ARE CONVICTED
Twenty-Seyen Women Accused of
Murder Prosecuted Last Year
and % Are Cleared.

Mason City, April 7.-Preparations
are under way here for the trial next
Monday before Judge Edwards of the
district court Of Mrs. Charlotte Van
Horn, charged with the murder of her
husband at Clear Lake last fall and
attention is invited by the wOman's
friends to the fact that of q women
tried for murder in the United States
last year only three were convicted.
The state only claims circumstanital
evidence against Mrs. Van Horn,
based principally upon the purchase
Of revolver from a mail order house,
the calibre of which is the same as
the bullet which killed Van Horn.
The defense takes the position that
van Horn killed himself.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-08
THREE DEAD IN AUTO PLUNGE
Car With Young Men Leaps Through
an open Draw Into the Pas
sale River.

Newark, n. j.. April Three
young men, members of the Montclair
Academy Alumni association, were
drowned when an automobile in which
they we're riding with four others
plunged through an open bridge into
the Passaic river. Gordon Knapp of
East Orange was one of the victims,
The men were returning from a din
ner in the automobile of William J.
Bittles, Jr., who was saved with
three others. A gateman at the draw.
bridge was knocked into the water
but was rescued. From list of the
occupants of the car the police fixed
the identity of two missing men as
Clarence Stanton and Eugene Ste
phens of this city.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-08
IOWA SUPREME
COURT DECISIONS

Des Moines, April Arguments
were presented to the supreme court
by attorneys for the city and Iowa Tel
ephone company in the case involving
the franchise of the company. Judge
Dudley of the Polk county district
court handed down q decision several
months ago holding that the company
was without power to occupy the
streets of Des Moines for the reason
it has no franchise He ordered the
company to vacate the streets on AD-
ril l, 1916.
A decision of the court today cost
+. NJ. Hubbell Iowas richest man, a
cool million dollars. Chief Justice
Deemer signed the final decision in
the long, bitterly contested case OF
the Milwaukee against the Des Moin-
es Union railway controlled by Hub
bell, reaffirming the previous decision
in favor of the Milwaukee. The court
decision gives the Milwaukee the own
ership of one mile of track and prop
erty in the heart of Des MONIES, from
10th street, near the water works, al
most to- the Union depot.
The decision of the court today
DCloO CBdk SCu WIN NiiihS'
in another state is fugative from jus
tice virtually settles the case Of
j. H. Edmunls, negro organizer of the
U. M. w. A., wanted in Colorado on a
murder charge.
The decision is rendered in the case
Frank B. Leonard VS.. r. y. Weifel
from the Polk district court in which
Leonard resisted extradition to Wis
consin on AN embezzling charge. He
sued for writ OF habeas corpus
which was denied and then appealed.
The court also decided to advance
the case OF Bills, ct al, of Cedar Rap
ids, insurgent members of the M. B.
A. against President Hanley and 9TH
er administrative officers to the May
term
The following opinions were rem
dered today:
Droge Elevator Co. appenant VS.. W.
y. Brown Co. Pottawattamie district
affirmed.
G. J. DISCARD vs.. +. L. Duval appel
ant Audubon district reversed.
O. w. Barton VS.. +. J. Boie appel
liant Pottawattamie district affirmed
r. II. Howard vs.. National French
Draft Horse association, appellant
Jefferson district, affirmed.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-08
EITEL'S INTERNMENT LIKELY
Repairs on German Raider Strengthen
Belief Ship Will Not
Sail, $780,.

Newport News, Va, April Hun.
dreds of people who watched the water
front all night expecting to see the
German converted cruiser Prinz Eitel
Friedrich make dash to sea, saw the
raider still at her wharf when day
broke, a plume of smoke floating from
one funnel and nothing in evidence to
tell her secret. Repair work going on
strengthened the belief that intern.
ment will be the closing chapter of the
Eiteps war record.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-08
BLAMEs FOE FOR DEATHS
Germany Says England Is Responsible
for the Falaba Ship
Disaster.

Washington. April Tin an Official
statement issued at the German EN-.
bassy. quoting message from Berlin,
the German government places the re-
sponsibility for the loss OF life on
board the British steamer Falaba upon
the British government. reiterating
Germany's warning to neutral passen-
gers on ships crossing the war zone.
Military necessity is given as the rea-
son for action of the submarines
which prevents saving lives.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-08
APRIL % NAMED ARBOR DAY
Governor Clarke Issues Proclamation
Setting Date, and Asks All To
Observe the Day.

Des Moines, April April % il
designated, as Arbor day by Governor
Clarke in a proclamation issued. He
urges that the day be observed in all
the schools of the state, by the won
ems clubs and in such other ways as
the people may deem advisable. Tho
ministers are requested to speak to
the people about Arbor day on April
IL
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-08
Much Money Changes Hands.

Chicago, April 7.-Sweitzer was
2 to favorite in yesterdays election
and at those odds the greatest amount
of money ever wagered in mayoral-
ity election changed hands.
1t is estimated that Sweitzer's CO.
horts who backed their belief in tie
Democratic candidates chances OF
election lost more than 100000.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-08
.ROSSIAN ARMIES
CAPTURE $4,000
AusTRlANs AND GERMANS TAX.
EN- IN PAST WEEK.
ALSO MUCH AMMUNITION TAKEN
Official Dispatches Regarding Rus.
sian Victories However Are Not
Clear to the Military Experts As
To Size Of Forces.

Petrograd, April Russian armies
rolling down upon Hungary have cap
tured more than 10000 Austrians and
Germans in the last week of fighting
in the Carpathians, according to fig
ures furnished by the war office to-
day.
The official statement announced
that in the Baligrod-U zsok pass Sec
tion alone the captives in seven days
fighting totaled 3S9 officers and 33,155
men and II cannon and 1O1 rapid fir
ers as well as large quantities OF am
munition have been taken.
Westward in the fighting for the
Lupkow pass an equal number of pris.
oners have been taken, the war Of
flee announced, but the exact figures
arc not available.
Official dispatches today reported
important victories for the Russians
in new offensive against Bukowina.
They were received several hours af-
ter the war Office announced decided
gains for the Russians by the capture
of Rostok pass and several villages.
After battle that began Wednesday
the right wing of the Russian army
captured the village Of Vokna.
The extent of the Russian victory
in the Carpathians reported In official
dispatches was not clear to military
experts today. Whether the Russian
force reported to have crossed the
mountain and TO have captured viii
lagos was large or numbered only a
few regiments was the question puz-
zling experts.
Refugees in Roumania.
Petrograd. April Tit is reported
that hundreds of Hungarian refugees
are arriving at Roumanian frontier
villages with thousands Of troops
marching through their fields their
situation has become desperate. They
reported that Czernowitz and many
towns and villages are In ruins.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-08

Atkinson, Henry county, goes wet
by one majority in total vote of 625.
Alba township dry by five.
Republican Wins at Pssinfic.d, Wis.
Plainfield, Wis, April IT, Buchanan
Johnson, Republican. was elected
president; w II. Field, clerk. aud
Oscar Washburn. treasurer. Saloon
license was voted on and the result
was az follows: drys, 1873; vets, 43.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-08
First Baby Born at Fair.

San Francisco, April IA nine.
pound boy, born last night to Mr.. and
Mrs. Philip Udel at their home inside
the Panama Pacific exposition
grounds, is the first exposition baby.
Udell is resident engineer at large
concession.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-08
Bank Robbers Get $1,000.

Kaw City. OKLA, April 7. Three
men entered the Farmers National
Bank here late yesterday, held up the
cashier, John Hoefer, and his assist.
ant, Arthur Sanderson. at the point of
revolvers, took $4,000, all In available
cash. locked the bank officers in the
vault aad rode away.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-08
Miss stichter Chosen.

Washington, Ia, April Miss
Catherine Stichter was chosen county
superintendent of schools yesterday
on the first ballot. She has taught
in the State Normal and had charge
OF children's work at Chautauqua.
There were three other candidates in
the race.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-08
KING ALBERT'S SON IN RANKS
Duke Of Brabant, Although Only Four
teen. Is Soldier in Fathers
Army.

Dunkirk, April THE duke of Bra
bant, eldest son of King Albert of Bel.
GUM, although only fourteen, enlist.
ed in the Twelfth infantry. He was
marching In the ranks with rifle on
his shoulder when the regiment was
reviewed by his father and the queen
at Rrnnueyille.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-08
.vu,. Tanoer, Given Five years.

New York. April flames Lyddy,
alias Martin, member of the noto-
rious Gondorf gang OF wire tappers,
was sentenced to FIVE years in Sing
Sing by Judge Mulqueen in general
sessions. Lyddy was convicted OF
feecing 'ames Carey, a longshoreman.
out OF his life's savings of $1,000.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-08
To Clean up Town.

Mason City, April 1.-THE liberal
element which supported Mayor Por.
ter, elected by big majority, got
shock today when he called Chief of
Police German into his office and told
him he wanted the. town cleaned up
and kept clean and all state and city,
lcWs enforced
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-08
cowIes May Lose Out.

Des Moines, April 7.-Governor
Clarke may be forced to send another
nomination to the senate instead OF
Gardner Cowles. publisher OF the Reg
lister and Leader, for membership on
the state board of education. The
senate in executive session refused
TO confirm the appointment
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-08
Assaulted and Murdered.

Peoria. April with her throat
cut from ear to ear. the body OF Anna
l.. Schriever. wife OF William II.
Schriever. was found at noon today
at her home. She had been assault
ed and murdered The police are
looking for a negro seen in the neigh
borhood early today. =
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-08
Refuse 10 PERM, Pilots.

Newport News, April british
shippers were making trout,
BILE today concerning the Norfolk port
refusal to permit pilots
taking them to sea, a step. designed
TO allow the Prinz Eitel Friedrich to
escape. They appealed to the cham.
Der of commerce for aid.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-08
$4,000 for Breach Of Promise.

b. Sioux City, April IA jury in the
district court at LeMars awarded
Miss Margaret Morgan of OBrien
county $4,000, the full amount of her
claim against T. j. Muench, auction
Ger and real estate man. in breach
of promise case which has been on
trial here for the last week. The
case was very sensational. The jury
was out four hours. F.s
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-08
Veteran Ends own lie.

Council Bluffs, April After the
police of the Tri.Cities had searched
in vain for William Bishop, an aged
veteran, his bdoy was foundl in the
woods near here sitting upright
against a tree He had committed
suicide by cutting the arteries in his
lett arm. Bishop had brooded over
the loss of an army comrade. He
made his home with nephew here.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-08
Ennnd nead in Office.

Chicago, April Nicholas Nellis.
superintendent of the Monadnock
Building, where he has been employed
since 1892, last night was found
dead in his Office in the building. His
death is believed to have been caused
by heart disease.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-08
NORWAY Demands Indemnity.

Christiania, April THE Norwe-
gian government today addressed a
note to Germany asking compensa,
ton of $4,000 for the torpedoing OF
the Norwegian steamer Balridge in
the English channel on February -.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-08
Return Home 10 Elaht.

Ottumwa, April Three Russian
employees OF the packing house. Emil
ian Woytnk, Simeon Mikoluk and
Emilian Kostuck. quit their Jobs and
drew their savings out of a local bank
last evening for their native land
where they will enter the army.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-08
Cooler uniforms Permitted.

Washington, April H. Postmaster
General Burleson has issued an order
permitting city letter carriers to wear
cooler summer uniforms, which they
can procure at less cost than they
have heretofore paid.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-08
Willard Leaves Havana.

Havana, Cuba, April Jess vii.
lard, new worlds champion, sailed foi
Key West today. From Key West he
will go to Jacksonville for his first
vaudeville appearance in the United
States.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-08
pr. shaw PLANS campalan.

New York, April 7.--Dr. Anna How
ard Shaw, president OF the National
American Woman's Suffrage Associa.
ton. has made plans to deliver thirty
speeches in each OF the eastern states
which will vote on woman suffrage
this fall.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-08
William Huttia Dead.

Muscatine. April 7.-William Huttig
aged 70. founder of the Huttlg Mfg.
Co. of this city, now one OF the larg-
est sash and door concerns in the mid
die west. died this morning of pneu-
Ronia.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-08
Lockiaw Causes Boys Death.

Dubuque, April Clarence Bart
man, aged 2, Of Graf, Dubuque coun-
ty, died at Mercy hospital as the re-
suit of lockjaw. Some days ago the
lad stepped on rusty nail and teta-
nus set in
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-08
1875 Ships Added to Merchant Marine.

135 Ships Added 20 Merchant Marine.
Washington, April up to and in
GLIDING the month Of March, 135 YES
sells of 4s5.5S6 gross tons, were added
to the American merchant feet under
the ship registry act Of congress, nc
cording to the bureau of navigation.
The vessels we're valued at $3l,107.-
a76
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-08
Primghar Man to the Philippines.

Primghar, April 7.-E. J. Russell,
principal OF the high school here, has
been appointed to a supervisory posi-
ton in the schools of the Philippine
Islands and leaves this week.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-08
Launch Wyomina, june 10.

Washington, April THE new bat
tleship Arizona. being constructed at
the New York navy yard, will be
launched June 10.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-08
Collecting Poll Tax.

The House yesterday refused to
pass a law making the employer re-
sponsible for collecting the poll tax
of his employees. The bill with this
provision was introduced by Jones of
Cerro Gordo and came up for consid-
Grafton late yesterday afternoon. Sew
erai amendments were added to the
measure and then II was defeated.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-02-25
ON YOUR WAY HOME.

Mr.. j. B. Monteverdo who is so well
known to the Algiers people having
oeen a fixture at 109 Canal Street
near the L. & N. Depot for many
years, desires to inform his friends
that he is always willing to give
special attention to his Algiers pa
irons Mr.. Montevarde sells fruit at
lVS Canal Street and has a big trade
with the people on this side of the
River and he wants to impress on
his Algiers customers that his basket
orders for this side of the River are
put up with especial care and the
nickel and dime purchases also re-
'eive the best kind of attention. adv
a. d. V.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-02-25
WILL NOT AFFECT DRAINAGE
STATION

The drain station at Ptolemy
street and Whitney avenue will not
be put out of commission as a re-
suit of the operation of pumps at
Bayou Barataria.
The main plant of the Jefferson
Plaquemines drainage district, will
have good effect in keeping the water
off the rear section of Algiers, but
the drain station built and operated
by the city through the Sewerage and
Water Board has not nor will it out
live its usefulness as result of the
completion of the new plant.
George S. Earl, general superin-
tendent of the Sewerage and Water
Board, said Tuesday the station has
a big permanent duty to perform.
The outfall canal Mr.. Earl said,
serves as one of the main arteries
for the station of the Jefferson
Plaquemines Drainage District. 1t
is through this outlet that Station
-No. vi lnC w dltl
Board discharges excessive rainfall.
The station in question drains prec-
tically all of the improved section of
Algiers and is known as the interme-
diate lift. Mr.. Earl said that lift
was essential in perfecting the drain
age OF Algiers and is just as impor-
tant now that the new station is COM
pleted as Station No. /, at Broad
and Melpomene streets. which serves
as the intermediate lift to one-third
the area of New Orleans improved
by the installation of the drainage
system by the Sewerage and Water
Board.
The Algiers station, which does
not take care of so great an area as
the section in the city mentioned, has
a capacity of $50 cubic feet per sec
ond, or $500 gallons of water per
minute. That is about half the ca
pacity of the pump now in operation
at the Barataria station.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-02-25
SILENT HELPERS CIRCLE.

The annual meeting of the Silen
Helpers Circle, Kings Daughters
was held Thursday, February IS, a
the home of the leader, Miss S. E
Pearson, and was we'll attended
Among those present was Mrs. H. l.
Hoyt of Bremerton, Wash, who
after an absence of four years, has
returned to New Orleans to reside
permanently. Miss Pearson, in a
few well chosen words, gave Mrs
Hoyt a hearty welcome, and ex-
pressed her own and the Circles
pleasure at the happy reunion.
After the reading of the minutes,
the secretary's report was read and
proved surprise to all, as the
amount of work accomplished far
exceeded all expectations. There
had been a larger attendance at meet
ings, and a keener interest has been
manifested in the work of the Circle
The membership has been increased
to 35, ten new names having been
added to the roll, while only four
designations were recorded, two on
account of removal from the city.
Besides meeting state and institu-
tional dues, and contributing to the
Sophie B. Wright Building Fund, the
Home for Incurables, the Woman
Dispensary, tn Thanksgiving and
Christmas dinners, the Margaret
Bottome Fund, the Linen Shower and
Pound party for the Rest Awhile, and
the blind baby at the Seventh Street
Orphan asylum, financial assistance
was given to several needy persons.
They also obtained a position for
widow, gave out 139 pieces of cloth
ing, disposed of SO calendars and
sent out SO books to the library in
In November an entertainment
was given, which Melted $35.72,
which amount together with $24.3O
raised by individual members, will
be used to furnish a room in the Me-
mortal Cottage soon to be erected at
Rest Awhile.
The treasurer's report was read
and proved very interesting.
The election of officers then fol-
owed. Upon motion made by Miss
)phelia Koppel, seconded by Miss
Aldea Maher, the same officers were
reelected for the ensuing year.
They are: Miss S. E. Pearson, leader:
Mrs. Geo. Koppel, first vice. leader;
drs. Cora Johnson, second vice-lead-
II; Miss G. Herbert, secretary; Miss
Alice O'Conner, treasurer.
Two more names were added to
he membership, Mrs. H. l.. Hoyt and
irs. Louis Lorio.
Refreshments were served, after
hitch the meeting adjourned to the
econd Thursday in March.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-02-25
NAVAL STATION NOTES

II is understood that the home
yard of the U. S. S. Severn has been
changed from Boston to New Or.
leans. This is the first vessel as.
signed to New Orleans and 1t is ex-
pected that she will arrive sometime
in April for repairs.
The Partisan, for which George
w. Bueff is agent, is expected to dock
for minor repairs about March /.
With the exception of the Turrial-
ba, the United Fruit feet has finished
their present bookings at the Sta
ton. The Turralba will dock about
Marchh 18th for painting and repairs
to her tail shaft.
All the Navy quarters at the Sta
ton are now occupied. three by Ma
val and two by Marine officers. With
these, the Barracks and dispensary
all going. the pasture of the past
three years has come back to its
own.
Bids for the alterations to build
ings Nos. 10 aud IL will be opened
at Washington on the 9th. The
work called for in these bids will
change the storehouses into up-to-
date Barracks for the Marines, who
will be ordered here as soon as the
work is completed.
Proposals are out for the building
OF quarters for the housing of the
radio operators. The present condi-
tions were never equal to taking care
of the men necessary for the opera
ton of even the small outfit now in
use and with the new machine 60
ing, the present force will have to be
three times as large.