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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-07-15
COSSON IN PERSONAL CHARGE
OF BEDFORD MURDER TRIAL

Des Moines, Ia, July 12.-Attorney
General George w. Cosson took per-
sonal charge today Of the investiga-
ton of the Bedford treasure chest"
cases. Mrs. Maria Porter, of Quitman,
Mo-, the states chief witness against
Samuel Scrivner, Bates Huntsman and
John and Henry Damewood, the -four
defendants, will be at Bedford tomor-
row to give her testimony in the hear
ing.
Attorney General Cosson today emu
merated the principal points in the
case as follows:
Statement OF C. P. Huntsman, of
Fresno, Cal, tends to establish that
there was a murder in 1868 at Siam, as
claimed by Mrs. Porter.
There was continuous digging on the
Siam, Ia, farm for treasure buried
When DR.. Galloway, an alleged mem
Der of the gang, died, $4,000 was
found in mis- shack.
A sister of Mrs. Porter married
Bob" Little, a member of the James
gang. This is said to establish a con
nection between he James boys and
the Bedford outlaws.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-07-15
among outlaws. with 100000 in his pos
session.
-
SAYS JAMES GANG KILLED
CATTLE BUYER AND SON

Fresno, Cal, July 12.-The Missouri
cattleman and his son who were muir
dered at Siam, Ia, in 1868, were slain
by a gang of which Frank and Jesse
James were the leaders, according to
c. P. Huntsman, a Fresno real estate
man, nephew of Bates Huntsman, now
under arrest at Bedford, Ia. Hunts
man said today he would leave for Bed
ford Immediately to assist in the de-
Tense of his uncle.
Huntsman's father, DR.. c.. R. Hunts
man., and Bates Huntsman, did bury
the bodies and the $50, 600 belonging to
the cattleman, but did so at the orders
of the James boys, says the Fresno
man.
Although not born when the muir
der occurred, he says the story was
told him both by his father and his
uncle and has been known in the fam
lily for years. His story in brief is:
"On the night the two We're killed,
at his bother's home, was summoned
to attend Mrs. Floyd Collins, who was
ill in the cabin of ~Johanatban Dark,
Bates Huntsman accompanied the
physician. Just before reaching the
cabin, they stumbled on the James
boys and their gang Just after the muir
der had been committed.
The two men were backed up against
a tree and Their Bates Huntsman was
forced, under threat of death, to bury
the two bodies while DR.. Huntsman
buried the gold.
Although members of the family
sought to have DR.. Huntsman reveal
the hiding place, he died without CIV
ing it's location, although in his later
years he was sorely touched by pow
erty.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-07-15
MANY SCHEMES
FOR RELIEF OF idle
Secretary Wilson Outlining Plan
of Cooperation Between
the States.

Washington, D. c.. July 13.-Secre-
tary Wilson today had under consid-
Grafton plans for further cooperation
of the federal labor authorities and the
industrial departments of the various
states outlined in a conference with
Commissioner Caminetti and J. 7. Fitz-
patrick, secretary of the association Of
governmental labor officials.
These plans which a for their pur-.
pose the promotion of the efficiency Of
state labor laws and which dealt
chiefly with the unemployment ques-
ton will be discussed at the congress
of the state commissioners in San
Francisco August 2. Secretary Wilson
n other members of his department
are planning to attend.
One of the most important questions
concerning the mean of securing work
for the unemployed, was the matter of
transportation of seasonal laborers.
Steps will be taken to coordinate the
harvest season in the west.
Another scheme for relieving the I'M
employment situation provides for "box
car excursions" when the railroads are
sending empty trains westward for
grain. These excursions would make
cheap transportation possible when the
workingman can find a ready market
for his labor on the farms.
The opening of federal lands or the
buying in of idle districts under bond
issue to further a back to the soir'
the department in Washington.
The creation Of an inter-related labor
exchange between the states which will
ecure the necessary cooperation for
efficient transportation of labor is also
under consideration.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-07-15
VESSELS WARNED
OF BOMB MENACE
British Mule Transports Sup
posed to Garry Explosives
Planted BY Unknown Part
ner of Frank Holt.

Washington, July 13.-Navy depart
ment officials today awaited responses
from the British steamships, Howth
Head and Baron Napier, laden with
mules for the British army and now
off the South Atlantic coast. to a
warning wirelessed to them to watch
out for bombs in their holds Both yes
sells sailed from New Orleans, July 9,
the Howth Head for Dublin and Bel
fast via Norfolk and the Baron Napier
direct for Avonmouth.
The warning was flashed out over
the sea from the Arlington wireless
station last night after the receipt by
Secretary Daniels of a telegram from Il
New Orleans newspaper stating that a
letter to that paper from a person who
signed himself as "Pearce" indicted
that explosives had been placed aboard
the two vessels.
The writer of the letter also declared
his intention of killing j.. p. Morgan
and Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, the British
ambassador and completing the work
suicide recently after wounding Mr..
Morgan.
Hollis Partner, He Says.
After announcing his intention To kill
Mr.. Morgan to avenge the death of
Holt, the letter writer says:
and I glory in the thought of his COM
~radeship. We worked together ever
since this cursed wal began. Holt is
gone, but / am still here, and 1 am go
ing to carry on the work that the two
of us began. / am going to carry on the
work with redoubled fury.
THE statement that Holt intended to
wreck Libraries and other such public
buildings is a lie. The capitol is the
only building that we planned to wreck
and we partly succeeded in our plans.
But what we did plan, and what am
going to carry out, is the just idea to
stop this country from contributing to
the damnable, hellish, barbaric slaugh-
ter across the ocean.
After Spring-Rice.
British mule ships are daily leav-
ing New Orleans laden with live stock
for the enemies of Germany, just as
ships laden with guns and ammuni-
ton to slaughter Germans are almost
daily leaving New York. Therefore,
this city furnishes a promising field for
the work that lies before me. I may
succeed in blowing up but one British
ship leaving this port may succeed
in destroying 10-but 1 am going to
carry out this work. and whatever I
then 1 will be ready for Morgan, and
after I gel through with Morgan I will
be ready to share my pals fate. I
consider it a glorious fate.
and Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, dc you
want to know VINO Muenter was aft
er when he went to Glen Cove? Nor
gan? Partly. The real reason for going
to Glen Cove was Sir Cecil SPRING.
Rice. We have traiied Spring.
Rice for weeks. and we are going to
get him yet"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-07-15
TEDDY WILL NOT
SUPPORT WILSON
Will Back Any Decent Repub-
Iican Who Runs Against
President, the Colonel
Intimates.

New York. July 13.-Colonel Roose-
eelt made clear last night that he re-
CARDS the country in such a serious sit
uation through the mistakes of the
Wilson administration that be will
support any decent republican who
runs against him, by which is mean a
republican whose re%actionary faint n
tendency is not marked.
To the %colonel's mind, Wilson has
shown himself to be a second Buchan-
an. The attitude of the administration
on foreign matters has been to the
colonel Uncomfortable" n more i'm
portant still the failure of the admin
istration to make military n naval
preparation for the crisis that it now
faces is in his own cogent phrase
nothing less than criminal"
Colonel Roosevelt has not gone back
to the republican party. He resents
that misinterpretation of his attitude.
He believes hat it is not a time for men
to worry about political ties.
At the same time he regards it as not
impossible that the republican party
may make the mistake of putting up
some man of so reactionary a character
that it would be impossible for him to
support the republicans.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-07-15
BURIED TREASURE
CASE Up TUESDAY
-Four Aged IoWans to Face Trial
For Alleged Completely In
Killing Cattle Buyer
Back In 1868.

Bedford, Ia. July 12.-One of the most
thrilling cases in the history Of Iowa
criminal records comes on for a pre-
liminary hearing here tomorrow, in
which Samuel Scrivner. Bates Hunts
man, John Damewood and Henry
Damewood, all aged and hitherto un-
stained residents of this section, are
charged with completely in the killing
of Nathaniel Smith in 1858. The officials
claim that the accused men We're mem
bers of a counterfeiting gang back in
the pioneer days of Iowa and that they
plotted to kill Smith to ecure $50, 900
in cash. which he brought into the
buying cattle.
Evidence of the crime came to light
through a court action started by Sam
uel Anderson, who alleged that he was
employed, u years ago, to hunt for the
old treasure chest, under promise of q
division of the loot. Anderson says that
he found the chest but failed to get his
share Of the money. The state claims
that it has located $4,000 of the $50, 900.
said to have been secured from the Old
crime.
Mrs. Maria Porter, now a resident of
Quittman, Mo-. has told a lurid story
of hearing the advance plot and of see
ing the plotters, later, with the body
of the murdered cattle buyer. Because
of her knowledge of the crime, she
claims, her life was threatened fire.
quently and fear of the consequences
kept her silent. Mrs. Porter's sister
married a member of the famous James
gang.
The inference of the situation is that
either Mrs. Porter or her sister told the
James boys about the buried treasure
and that the famous Missouri bandits
made several unsuccessful efforts to To-
cate the loot.
Huntsman and his associates deny
the murder story. They admit that
they have searched for a buried treas
ure chest. but claim the search was
based on a legend that the James gang
had buried the fruits of a bank robbery
lear here.
Here is a new theory of the case
which some of the old timers here think
will apply when all the facts are turned
in:
Nathaniel Smith was a member OF
the James gang. instead of a cattle
buyer. The old Iowa counterfeiters
We're in touch with the gang to some
extent and Smith vas sent among then
to hide the proceeds of a bank robbery,
The 1owans concluded to .doublecross'
the James gang, SO they killed the al
legged cattle DaSer and planted the
treasure chest. This view is considered
more reasonable than that of a cattle
buyer wandering rou the country.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-07-15
SPAIN WANTS RIGHT TO
TALK ABOUT WAR, ANYHOW

Paris, July IA Havas dispatch
from Madrid filed yesterday says
action Of the government in pro-
hibiting the discussion of Spanish neu-
trality was severely criticized at a pub
lie meeting today by several speakers
who declared the prohibition was a vio-
lation of the constitution. Pablo A.
Iglesias, a socialist leader, asserted vio-
lations OF the constitution We're COM
mon in Spain, and demanded for each
citizen the right to discuss the ques-
ton Of neutrality. He attacked the
passive attitude of the government re-
garding the local labor agitation which
he said might expand into a revolu-
tionary movement"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-07-15
SUFFS TO Use Phone
TO ROUND UP VOTERS
Novel Campaign Plan Provides
Each Suffragist Must Can
vass Two Men.

New York, July 13.-The Empire
states campaign committee has select
ed July 25 as telephone day" for the
s~uffragists and announces hat on thai
day they plan to use the telephone al
most exclusively in their effort to OBJ
tain the right to vote.
Appeals will be made from suffrage
headquarters in New York and else
where to the governors Of New York,
New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Massa-
chusetts to support the s~uffragists'
campaign. The mayors of New York
and San Francisco will be asked to de-
liver short speeches by telephone.
On thai day every suffragist in this
state will be required to call up two
men by telephone and urge them to
vote for the suffrage amendment to the
state constitution this fall.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-07-15
sun CLAIMS ROOT IS
REPUBLICANS CHOICE
Washington, However, Is In,
clined to Question Accur-
acy of Canvass.

Washington, July 13.-The New YORK.
Sun has been making a anvass of the
political situation, with special refer
ences to the republican denomination.
1t finds Root first choice of leading
republicans" and then Weeks and Bur-
ton. 1t says neither Taft or Roosevelt
is likely to be named.
In the states where progressive
thought is strong, Borah and Cummins
have much support. Cummins is rec
ognized as an important factor.
The Sun it is believed here,
has been limited to a comparatively
small number of leaders in each state
and the find that Root is first choice
is therefore taken with a grain of salt,
since it is not believed to reflect senti-
ment of the rank and file Of republic
cans. Moreover. the Sun is strong for
Root.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-07-15
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS
TO STOP BOMB OUTRAGES

New York, July 12.-An investigation
of the alleged conspiracy to place bombs
on board steamships leaving here with
war munitions for the European allies
was in prograss. A conference of po-
lice officials, agents of the federal gov
eminent and private detectives, was
called to consider means Of co-opera-
ton to prevent the placing of any more
bombs on board steamships in New
York harbor. A special bomb detective
squad was assigned to work around the
river front ana all piers wher war
munitions were being loaded on board
steamers were closely guarded.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-07-15
CHARGES KNOCKED OUT.

Chicago, July 22.-Charges proposed
by railroads east of the Mississippi and
north of the Ohio for placing cars on
certain industrial tracks were pro
nounced unjustified today by the In
terstate Commerce commission.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-07-15
STAHL CHANGES PLEA
ON PERJURY CHARGES

New York. July 12--Gustav Stahl,
the German reservist who swore that
he saw four guns mounted boar the
IIusitania the day before she sailed on
her last voyage withdrew today his
plea Of not guilty to the Indictment
charging him with perjury and substi-
tuted three pleas in abatement. based
on technical points Argument on thu
pleas will be heard at a later data.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-07-15
BOTHA SAYS PART OF
ARMY CAN BE SPARED

London, July 12.-General Botha,
premier of the Union of South Africa.
has replied as follows to Lord Kitch-
ener's cabled congratulations on the
conquest Of German Southwest Africa:
Il most cordially thank you for your
kind congratulations which were high
ly appreciated by all. l hope that soon
many of my men here will take their
share in the greater task in Europe"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-07-15

Copper is produced in 10 states and
Alaska, the ore in all except five states
also containing gold and in all except
two silver.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-07-15
DENY THAT HAMBURG
SHIP LINES FAILED

Berlin, (via London), July 1.-THE
report recently published that the
Hamburg-American Steamship COM
pany had failed in consequence OF
heavy losses sustained during the war
was denied here today by the semt-
official Wolff News agency.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-07-15

In ~aliuvial deposits of Madagascar
there nave been found skeletons of os-
triches which, when alive, were IA to Is
feet in height
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-19
SPORT SHIRT
IS ATTACKED

Mrs. Minnie B Frazier. CORE
spending secretary OF the North
End Progressive club has drawn
up resolution condomnIng tho
sport shirt The club will be asked
10 vote on II ut the next meeting.
Mrs Frazier agrees with Casper
Fisher. manager OF the llippodrome
dancing pavilion. who has barred
sport shirts from the dancing floor
and with Mayor GIN. who personal
! ~ ordered a young man In a sport
shirt off the floor at municipal
dance AZ LcHchi park. that the sport
shirt is not a proper dancing gar.
ment
She goes further
Says It's immodest
The sport shirt" she said Wed.
nesday, lis silly and immodeEt My
resolution asks the members 10 use
whatever Influence they may have
with their husbands, fathers, broth.
ers and sons to persuade them not
to wear sport shirts.
while despiBe the sport shirt,
| find certain mlschleyous pleas
ure In contemplating man wear.
ing one.
Man. lord OF earth. affects a
hearty acorn for the fripperies OF
woman. Woman. man declares,
knowing her weakness. seeks the
conquest OF man by appealing 10
his strength.
Woman a clInolna Vine
THE clinging ylne-stili accord.
ing 20 the mannish notion-must
make herself attractive In the eyes
Of the sturdy oak. as well as help
less and appealing. And. II she
would continue 10 enjoy security
she must make her clinging pleas
urable.
Hence woman shows neat
ankle. silk.clad Hence. she wears
tube skirt. which displays her
| figure 10 good advantage Hence
she wears her waist low at the
neck that man may discover that
her skin is of an alabaster white
ness.
Man Adopts New Tactics
| but inc vine II less ana leeh IN
clined 10 cling. Woman is discoy
ering that. IL need be. she can
stand alone.
Man. sub.conHelously Is puzzled
Why does the vine no longer cling
Man must make himself more at
tractive In the eyes OF woman. Sc
he resorts TO the very weapons oil
weakness which she employed be
fore she discovered her strength,
"For what 10 sport shirt
but a v.neek1
we women do not want our
men 20 change places with Us.
We want them 10 continue TO
be manly. We want 10 take our
places by their sides, az part
nert.
80 this tendency towards ef.
femlnacy In men 10 not check
/ ed. where Will u end7 ~ man
I 10 pretty In sport shirt. why
I would he no, be prettier in
/ peek-a-boo waistf"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-19

SINGING PARSOM TO
STAY ON the STAGE

Rev. Frank w. German. the Port.
land pastor. moderator Of the Port
land Association OF Congregational
Churches. secretary OF the Portland
Ministerial association. and chair.
man OF the Oregon state fellowship
committee, has renounced the min.
istry and has decided to cling TO
the stage.
He lis singing this week at the
new Pantages theatre here. He tel.
egraphed his wife Wednesday that
he would not return home for a
time
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-19

constant had taste In tho mouth ,
DO you have hacking couEhT DO
you cough at nightT Do you TAX q
cold easily II 80. you have caiRrrh.
CetErrh IL not only dangerous in
this way. but it causes uic.rat lions.
death and decay Of bones, loss Of
thinking and reasoning power. kills
ambition and energy. often causes
loss OF appetite. Indigestion. dyH-
popniR. raw throat and reaches to
general debility. idiocy and Insanity.
IL needs attention at once
In order TO prove 20 all who are
suffering from this dangerous and
ioaihsoma disease that Gauss Ca
tarrh Cure Will actually cure any
case OF catarrh quickly. will aend
trial package hy mail free OF all
cost Send me your name and Ad .
dress today and the treatment viii
be sent you by return mail. Try ~
II will positively cure so that you
will be welcomed instead Of Stunned
BY your friends. Fiii out free cou-
Fnss 40
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-19
MAYOR OPPOSES
LIGHT INCREASE

Mayor Gil Wednesday afternoon
expressed himself as against In.
creaslng the rates for street light
ing from 4 to Al cents a kilowatt-
hour. as voted by the budget com
mittee. He believes the committee
should have followed the recon.
mendation OF Lighting Surerinten-
dent Ross. who asked for levy OF
$1,000 on an estimated 100000
kilowatt-hours.
the budget bill In toto N II doesn't
the budget bill intoto N II doesn't
meet with hls approval
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-19
Our Reward Is Still Open
for the Dental "C0mbine"
No One Has Claimed It Yet

Some time ago, when
there was a lot of talk
about a dental Com
bine," emanating from a
certain source, we offered
a reward of $500 to any
one who would deliver
said Combine" to our
office.
So far our reward is
unclaimed-and, as a mat
ter of fact, we think that
it will be for some time
to come.
But after all, there is
just one thing that the
public is interested in, and
that is to get the best dem
tai service at the lowest
prices-and that is all we
are interested in also, for
that matter-it is our con-
slant aim to supply this
kind IF service
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-19

fork. To ] Of vinegar. add 3 lbs.
sugar and ] teaspoon ground cloves
and ! of cinnamon, tied in a muslin
bag. When the mixture is hot, put
In the peaches, few at a time, and
cook till tender, but be careful not
TO cook them too much. When
done, put into crock and pour the
vinegar over them. This recipe is
good for pears. ounces. crabapples,
or any other fruit.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-19
POSlAM HEALS
ALL ITCHING
SKIN HUM0RS

ne agxravstion caused By sun
barn. EAshes Ptrnpiss. Oak or Ivy
fbisoning. piistsrs. Itching Feet.
stc. 10 irnrnedisteIy stopped by Pos
tk. Soothing. cooling. antiseptic.
Poslam pcresrates 20 tho seat Of the
reubie. controls and soon .rafirates
~ No remedy 50 valuable to have
lsnty curing hot weather should
E<sena affect IN any OF IT'S forms.
y AenA Pile. or Barbers Itch. Pos
hn 10 unsquailsd In speed. and
ac1tt bring you relief at once.
pcs,ar Soap exceis In rich. whole
pcns Qualities Perfection for the
skin. Try daily. one month. for
fctlet and Bath
For samples. send &c stamps TO
Hnergency Laboratories. ~ West
NIB s.. New York City. Sold by all
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-19
By Gibson Gardner

WASHINGTON, Aug. "
VIII carranxa assure our capt.
ssIisss that their Interests Will
b protected " he receives gov
eminent reco9nlsionf
On this question hangs the
Mexican situation. Up to date
carranxa declines TO give the
required assurances
In New York and Boston are
principally held stocks In Mesi-
can Industrial enterprises with
. face value approsimatinS
~. ooo. 900 and having a real
commercial value. except for
yer. Of nearly that amount.
Many Of them Gate from the
time Of piax. Some were rati.
fed BY Madero.
They consist OF concessions
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-19
FAMOUS STAES DELIGHT
MOVIE FANS THIS WEEK
Nat Goodwin Ihed Bara Frank Daniels
on New Bills in Series of Surefire Hits

VIM.
Liberty Ending Saturday Night
"Crooky' Frank DaniolsD.
Colonial Ending Saturday Night
Lady Audlcy's Secret" (Theda
BarN.
Class A Ending Saturday Night
"A Film Johnnie Chaplin F.
The Phantom Extra" drama
when Quality Meets. The Van.
derbllt Cup Race"
Mission Ending Saturday Night
The Runaway Wife" (Stewart
Baird
Melbourne Ending Saturday Nigh,
The Captive" fHlancho Sweet.
Alaska Ending Saturday Night
"Warrens OF Virginia" blanche
Sweet.
Tllikum Ending Saturday Night
Tho Game OF Life" drama T.
Dreamy bud Resolves Not 10
Smoke" comedy. The Fate OF No.
l." drama.
Madison Ending Thursday Night
The Naked Truth" drama. THE
RunawayH." comedy.