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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-05-27
JUDGE M'CLAIN
DIES SUDDENLY
UNUSUAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT
OCCURS AT oTTUMWA.
DAVENPORT BOY MAY LOSE LIFE
Creston Citizens Organize for Build
ing Railroad to Arispe-Dunlap
Man Is Badly Injured by Ex-
plosion of Dynamite.

Iowa City, May 25.--Emlin Nc
Claim, aged "a, formerly chief justice
'of the Iowa supreme court and dean
of the law department of the Iowa
state university, was found dead in
bed at his home early this morning
by his wife. Physicians called de-
clared he had been dead several
hours. ApopleXy is believed to have
been the cause. Judge McClain was
one of the most noted lawyers in the
west. He was known all over the
United States by his legal work and
writings. He served as a member
of the Iowa supreme court from 1900
to 1913. He later accepted the place
of dean of the state university law
school and held that position until
his death. Judge McClain was rec
ognized as one of the ablest lawyers
of the day. His sudden death came
as shock to many friends. He was
born in Salem, Ohio, May 26, 1851
and moved with his parents to Cedar
county, Iowa, in 1855, settling first al
| Upton. He was educated at the
state university, graduating from
both the collegiate and law depart
ments. He came to Des Moines In
1873 and practiced law. He was
married in 1879 and was selected as
a professor of the Iowa law school in
1881. He was made chancellor OF
the law department in 1890 and elect
ed to the supreme court in 1900, serv
ing IL years. In February, 1913, he
was made professor of law at LELAND
Stanford university and the next
year made dean of the Iowa law
school and so served at his death. He
is survived by a widow who was Miss
nllen Gritiiths, and three children
Donald. Henry G. and Gwendolyn.
School was dismissed as soon as
the faculty received word that Judge
McClain was dead and the sudden
ness of the death has stunned the
university and city. Judge MCClair
had nearly closed the work OF the
school year and only yesterday was
talking of taking a rest this summer
at his summer home in Michigan
Arrangements for the funeral have
mot yet peen made. His associates OF
the supreme bench were notified b.
telegraph and will probably attenC
the funeral.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-05-27
CARPENTERS Return to Work

Davenport, la, May 24.-One thous.
and carpenters in Davenport, Rock
Island and Moline reached an agree
ment with the master builders, com
prising the majority of tri-city con
tractors, and have gone back to work,
They have signed two year contract
with a wage scale OF So cents an
hour, the same as that paid last year.
The new agreement, however, gives
the men Saturday afternoon off dur
ing the entire year and makes no age
limit The contractors are also re-
CURED to employ tri-city men in
preference to those wandering about
the country.
The carpenters have been out since
last Thursday and all building oper'
ations have been at a standstill
Both the carpenters union and the
Master Builders association held
meetings today to ratify the action
of the arbitration committee.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-05-27
]. D. JR. OBJECTS TO
WALSR'S ATTITUDE
Resents Action in Regard t
Lawson Case in Colorado.
JUSTICE SHOULD BE DONE
Declares He Has No More Right Than
Any Other Citizen to Interfere
With or Influence Course
of Justica.

Washington. May 22-"T have no
more right than has any other citizen
in this country to interfere with or
influence the course of Justice" de.
clared John d. Rockefeller, Jr., in a
statement he read when he again took
the stand before the industrial rela.
lions commission.
Resents Chalrman's Attitude.
Mr.. Rockefeller resented the atti,
tude of Chairman Walsh, who had sub,
jected him to a searching examination
as to his attitude toward the striking
miners in Colorado, and with particU
lar regard to the case of John R. Law,
son, a member Of the United Mine
Workers of America, who recently
was convicted Of murder and sen
fenced to life Imprisonment in that
state in connection with the Ludlow
strike.
Chairman Walsh charged that w
w. Wilson, one of the jurors who
found Lawson guilty, had been a trav
cling salesman in the service of a
biscuit company which had sales
privileges in the Colorado Fuel & Iron
company's plants. Mr. Rockefeller
statement, in part, follows:
Since giving my testimony yester
day l have read with care the aseno
grapher's transcript of the questions
asked by the chairman Of this com
mission in reference to the Lawson
trial and my view Of certain hypothe
tical cases and the course should
take should the facts subsequently
prove to be as presented.
"As these questions all relate to q
criminal appeal at present pending
before the courts of this country,
feel that my position cannot be too
precisely stated both as respects the
questions already asked and questions
Of similar nature which may be ad
dressed and therefore desire to give
to this commission my opinion on
these matters in the form of a written
statement, which will be unequivoca
and admit of no Misunderstanding oil
misinterpretation.
Justice Should Be Done.
AS already stated, my opinion is
that justice should be so administered
as to be above suspicion; and if In
any material particular the trial Of
Mr.. Lawson has been wanting in this
respect, I, for one, should desire to sec
the supreme court of Colorado, to
which the appeal has been taken, care
fully consider every ground that may
be urged and grant a new trial should
any material ground be sustained"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-05-27
IL: 80 a. m. IL: 90 m
injured by Dynamite.

Dunlap, May 25.-Lloyd Chambers.
who was engaged on farm near
here dynamiting stumps from a field,
fingered too long near where he had
planted three charges and lighted
them. He was badly injured. He
had started three explosions and was
going to place of safety when he
observed he had left a bar standing
against one of the stumps. Fearing
1t might be blown in his direction, he
returned to get the bar and was near
by when the three charges exploded.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-05-27
An unusual Accident.

Ottumwa, May 25.-An unusual &C
Cident in which no one was hurt, but
a box car was destroyed, occurred
near the Union station here when the
air hose of an eastbound freight train
broke and the train buckled. AS a
result two box cars were thrown out
Of the string and off the right of way
One of them toppIed over the EN-.
bankment into the race at the water
works pumping station. 1t was
splintered and had to be burned, al
though the other one was dcrailed
and taken to the yards.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-05-27
New Sales Record.

Saturday, generally. was a most
satisfactory business day for Oska-
loosa merchants. Streets and places
OF business were crowded from ten
o'clock in the morning until late ev-
ening. Several special sales adver-
tised to open Saturday may have had
something to do with the additional
crowds, but the fact remains that for
numerous houses the day was un.
usually satisfactory in business
way. Some report new Saturday
record in sales.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-05-27
Boy Nav Lose Life,

Davenport, May 2o.-Thrown from
a horse wnen the animal became
frightened at an automobile, Edward
Kuth, 17-year-old boy, suffered injur-
les from which he may die. His
skull was fractured, his right arm
was broken, and he sustained inter.
nal injuries. He now lies at Mercy
hospital in a precarious condition
When thrown off the animal Kuth
hung to the bride and was dragged
a distance of 100 feet before he be.
came unconscious and released his
grip. His PROSTATE body was found
in the middle of the street several
minutes later.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-05-27
Nav Get Bio Hotel.

Ottumwa, May 25.-F. r. Schellen
berg and ID. ,Goldner of Pittsburgh
are comforting with a view to build
ing modern hotel here. A, $250,00C
is planned. The Commercial
association is behind the project. The
directors of the association will dis
cuss the hotel proposition at their
melting this evening.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-05-27
Readiust Rural Routes.

AppanOose county papers report.
port that rural mail routes in that
county are undergoing readjustment,
and the twenty-eight routes now in
operation there will soon be reduced
to twenty-one, which will put out OF
commission seven carriers. II is
stated that this readjustment will be
made in every county in Iowa and in
every state in the Union. just as rap
idly as they can be reached Econ
omy in service is said to be the rea-
son for this movement.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-05-27
Bdown to Pieces

hamburg, Ia, May 24.-Jake Mil
lion, stump blower, known locally as
Dynamite Pete was literally blown to
pieces hC!c . aturday when a charge
of fiftv caps and eight pounds OF
dynamite blew up from a match drop
ped into the box after touching off a
charge.
The explosion was heard miles
away. One foot and shoe were found
fifty yea one way, and the other
shoe fifty yards the opposite direc'
ton. Pieces of flesh and clothing
were scattered all the way between.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-05-27
Fell Eiuhtv Feet,

Tabor, May PA straight drop of
eighty feet without serious injury is
quite a feat, but john Aistrope. aged
Is, performed it near here Saturday
afternoon, and did not use a para
chute, either.
Aistrope was preparing to descend
to the bottom of the we'll by means
of a rope. He had just started when
the rope broke and he fell to the bot
tom. There was no water in the well.
His right knee was strained slight
ly, as was his left arm. Otherwise he
was not injured.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-05-27
Pamphlet on New Laws.

A pamphlet is being prepared in
the Des Moines Office of attorney gen
eral by Henry E. Sampson for distri
button in the state to show what are
the new laws in regard to prohibition
matters. The pamphlet will show the
laws as they will exist after Jan. /,
next, when statewide prohibition goes
into effect. The pamphlet will be an
notatej and with explanatory notes,
SO there can be no misunderstanding
as to the new legislation
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-05-27
fdovIna TO the North.

The strawberry season is moving
northward and while there is still
some excellent Louisiana fruit on the
market. we may expect to get some
splendid berries from points nearer
home In the near future, II has sure
" been boon to the southland. this
modern system of transportation
Hundreds upon hundreds Of carloads
or strawherries alone ara Sent FROM
the aOutheill states 10 the nort1cfn
ists. beforA me north be4In< M
on N 4 o<iu Ih4fxtsl. 4.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-05-27
ROOSTER WEEK.

The first week in June has been de-
signed as rooster week" by the az
ricultural extension department OF
Iowa State college and it is to be
devoted to eliminate an annual loss
of millions of dollars in eggs for
which the rooster is responsible. II
the campaign Is successful. he will
no longer rule the chicken yard un.
molested He will be made into pot
pies, sold of or penned up,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-05-27
PLAN 100000 BUSCH TOMB
st. Louis MIIIionaIre's MausoIeum
Waits Widows Decision-Mrs.
Busch Is in Germany.

st. Louis, Mo-, May 22.-Plans have
been drawn, it was learned. today. for
a 100000 mausoleum for the late
Adolphus Busch. The plans await the
approval of Mrs. Lilly Busch, the
widow, who now Is in Germany.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-05-27
Former Iowa Girl Dead.

Grinnell, May PA telegram re.
ceived by Supt, Eugene Heneley from
j. A, Thornburg, of Everett, Wash
ing. tells of the death OF his oldest
daughter, Grace, very suddenly from
heart disease following an operation.
Thornburg was city superintendent
here for several years and before
coming here held a similar position
in Brooklyn.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-05-27
Sues Hampton.

Hampton, May 24-This city is
facing a damage suit for $4,000. Mrs.
Manus Gallagher of Rockwell claims
to have sustained injuries to that eX-
tent when she fell on an icy sidewalk
here last winter
The notice declares that she was
en- route to her home from Dubuque
when she fell and fractured her thigh
bone.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-05-27

Creston. May 25.-At meeting Of
Creston people and some others in
terested, held here, an organization
was perfected for the purpose oil
building a line of railroad connecting
this city with Arispe. where the line
to Winterset reaches. Articles OF
incorporation OF the new company, to
be known as the CrestOn Connecting
railway company, were filed with the
county recorder.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-05-27
Pope Makes ApproprIatlon.

Rome, May 22.-Pope Benedict XIV
decided to appropriate 100000 lire,
approximately $4,000. for the benefit
of Italian victims of the war. The
money will be contributed from the
Vatican funds.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-05-27
Prince eesIeaed by Wldows.

Paris, May 21.-Prince Joachim Of
Prussia has been deluged with offers
of marriage of leaders of German So
ciety. Numerous officers widows are
seeking the princes hand.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-05-27
NeWspaper Chance.

New Sharon. May 24.-The New
Sharon Leader has been disposed of
by N. NJ. Eaton to Senator John II.
Taylor, of Pennington. Senator Tay.
Tor will come into possession at once.
Mr.. Eaton has not made known his
future plans.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-05-27
Reonrd areakers In Numher..

The races to be held at West LIB
erty, June 1, 2,3. promise to be rec
ord breakers in the line OF numbers.
There are only sixty head OF horses
on the ground now, and Twenty-Five
more are expected this week.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-05-27
hoapltal shln War prize.

London. May 22.--The British prize
court has condemned the German hos.
pital ship Ophelia. which was captured
at sea, ~ q lawful prize Of war. =
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-05-27
civ CLARK Appolnted.

Hampton, May ZIP. A. Van Pelt
has been chosen city clerk the third
man TO hold the place under the
present administration. He was
formerly assistant postmaster.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-05-27
Mrs. 1uffum pleads cuIl,v

Buffalo. N. Y. May 22.-Mrs. Gym
thia Buffum. on trial for poisoning her
husband. pleaded guilty to murder In
! the second degree
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-05-27
New nospItaI PLANNED.

A new four story sixty room hos
pital, iireproof and modern IN every
way,a Is being considered ~ an Inn
proyement II Centeryille lor The
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-05-27
Aned Women Have Partx

Nine women whose combined ages
total 6SS years were guests at din
ner party reeentlv az the home or
Mrs. J. " Wilson III Fairfield The
youngest x,ss " yeafs snd nv el,lest
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-05-27
Liberty Bell in Iowa,

Des Moines, May 25.-The liberty
bell will arrive in Des Moines over
the Rock Island at 6 p. m. Wednes-
day, July 7, and leave at IL p. m. Ac-
cording to the official itinerary re-
ceiyed here yesterday Following is
the itinerary for the tour through
Iowa:
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-05-27

Observation-Disclosures at
the home of the groom'S parents, Mr.
and Mrs. E. A. Allender. 406 Fourth
avenue west, Monday, May "a, 1915
at $50 o'clock p. m. Miss Bess Kurtz
to Mr.. Nicholas V. Allender, Rev.
Charles Farley of the Christian
church officiating. The bride and
groom we're attended by Mr.. and
Mrs Jack Ireland of Fremont. After
the ceremony, light refreshments
were served. Both young people have
a host of friends in OSkaloosa who
extend heartiest congratulations.
Those present for the ceremony were
Mr. and Mrs. T. V. Tilton, Arnold
Tilton, Lulu Wander Linden and
Madge Bates of Oskaloosa, Mrs. Ger,
tie Hummel of Rose Hill, Glen Lyons
of Cedar and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ire
land of Fremont.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-05-27

BURT.-Mrs Emma Burt passed
away this Tuesday morning, May 25,
1915. at 1870 o'clock, at the home, 1872
First avenue west. aged So years.
The BODY will be shipped to Des
Moines for burial She leaves one
daughter, Mrs. Frank Shoemake of
this city, and one son, Clarence Meek
of Conata, South Dakota.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-05-27
BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES

Nicholas Allender, Upton 20
2O91 and
BesS Kurtz, Oskaloosa ....... 20
MARSHALL.-Born, to Mr.. and
Mrs. G. c. Marshall. S02 9Th Ave. west
on May 81. 1915, a seven pound girl.
Mother and babe doing nicely.
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'Nothing-wind too fresh. Make
yourself easy on tho soft side OF Q
plank here. I'll land you . kick In
the stats whom q minded-or when
It's your trick at the Wheel"
With . chuckle. Alan obediently
stretched himself out on the deck.
II say-Law!"
"Well3"
You seem pretty easy in your mind
about this young woman below. To
me. she's the same that tried to send
me to Davy Jones' locker. How does
she explain her presence aboard?"
Much as l surmised." Alan replied.
II fancy they chloroformed her while
she slept In that hotel In Portland.
Whether or no. Rose woke up in a
closed motor car-bound and gagged.
Of course-and was brought aboard 1T
Gloucester about midnight"
Simple when you know how" Bar.
Gus commented. "Of course, l always
did say that truth was a stranger to
fiction. Cuddle down, now, and I'll
talk you insensible."
His accents already merging in with
the swish of the 'longside waves, the
bubbltng of the wake, and the many
toned composite voice Of the ship In
being. Inconsistencies like a cloud
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had despoiled the victim Of tho SKYE

had despoiled the victim Of tho sky's
1ll.4aith. s
"Here."
"Then-let's 90 to III Give wayl"
A dozen lusty strokes brought them
alongside the schooner. and 10 the
dory scraped the waist Of the larger
vessel the two young men dropped
oars. rose. and selling the low gun
wales. lifted themselves to the deck.
Nothing opposed them; the deck was
ignorant Of other footsteps than their
own. the schooner az silent as only q
becalmed ship can be.
Without further consultation, Alan
led quickly aft and down the compan.
ionway' to the cabin. where a dim light
burned-a smoky lamp swinging in
gimbals above a cluttered table.
OF the two stateroom doors one dis
closed an empty cabin, the other was
locked. =.
Trying the handle roughly, Alan
fancied he heard a sound within. Paus.
ing, he called, with q thrill Of fearful
hope:
Hello, In there!"
The respone was cry Of incredulous
delight: "Alan!"
BY way of answer Alan hurled him.
self bodily against the door. At the
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descended upon Alans overwearied
faculties.
He woke mutinously, with q yawn
and q shiver in the gray Of a furnished
daybreak, to find that fog pressed
heavily upon the face Of the waters. a
mist so thick that from the stern the
waist of the vessel was almost invis-
ible, the bows completely so.
Barcus stood over him, at the wheel.
fairly Keeling. with WEAKNESS. his eyes
blood-shot, swollen, and h%alf-closed in
a face like q mask of fatigue.
Cant keep this up much longer"
he apologized thickly; stood 1t about
as long as l can. Take your trick and
give me forty winks." ::
Grateful solicitude brought Alan in
stantly to his side, though he himself
was sluggish and stiff and sore in all
his limbs. =
You're a brick!" he protested. "Why
didn't you call me sooner"
mo good: l knew the way-you
didn't. That is. 1 did until this &C
cursed fog closed down a couple Of
hours ago. Now-God knows where
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self released. his captors leaping 6W
hair livAa tn tho ta6fnil.H

self released. his captors leaping 1r
their lives to the ta6rail.
He caught m instantaneous glimpse
Of the kntfs-like bow Of . great steam
q towering above the two.master-
weeping toward It at . speed whie6
raised . smart jet Of white under the
cutwater.
Someone aboard the schooner. with
the voice of . stentor. beloved . tec.
nned appeal:
stop your engines! Shut of your
propeller! Stop your"
Then. like the wrath Of God. tho
steamship overwhelmed the lesser
ship; its bow seemed to slice through
the schooner as q knife through
cheese. And the two halves we're fairly
driven under water by the frightful
force Of the blow.
Thunders deafening him, Alan was
hurled bodily through the air fully
twenty feet.
When he came up he struck out s1
random. blindly tormented by thu
vision Of Rose caught in the suck Of
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had the lifesaving patrol to look 70
Tor protection. But the service is sus'
pended In June and July"
A silence commenced eloquently on
this assertion, brokM only when Mr..
Lawsvoiced asthought bred . long and
malignant observation Of the sShoon.
er's green eye:
"Id give deal to know who's
aboard that vessel"
"You don't mea you think your reg.
ular young woman
Its possible. Judith kidnapped
Rose in Portland. That's not 20 far
from Gloucester; . motor ~ could
have caught that schooner before she
sailed to waylay ~. this morning. And
what better way to take are Of an
able-bodied. full.tempered girl you've
kidnapped than to ship her somewhere
By sea, In the care Of Trustworthy
hellions?s II
Don't ask me-I've done very little
kidnapping for one Of my years"
For tuppence," said MI. Law. I'D
risk . swim OF to that boat and geo
Tor myself"
"For two million dollare-I would
not!" Barcus affirmed with great de-
cision.
A moment or 20 later the line Of
little flames went out altogether and
Unexpectedly: and the owner Of the
late S~saventure fancied hs could hear.
sven ct that distance. the hiss Of
shared and amoldsring timbers sucked
under and drowned out.
Exit" he announced plaintively,
exit ssavsnture." with heroic gesture.
r. !. p. . good little ship!"
Alan Law sat DIP. Acknowledgements.
bling ! crust Of sand from his checks
and commented soulfuily: .oh-
damnl' iff =
That soss double here" his com
panion rejoined. And the way /
Gee It, I've got . right to do al The
sussing ct this juncture Of our hsro's
scottish. but fascinating advsnturss.
rmsthe injured party-it was my boa&.
and now its gone. I'm broke for fair.,
0ssls " pursued vindictively.
III up. can't you!" N. Law
sxclaimsd pssvishly. I'm sorrisr than
you aItss----1and after all. it, my loss;
I've Sotsto Inv ron another boat. AZ
you.vs logtsn#Syour tampef.n y
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