Waterloo Evening Courier (Newspaper) - June 2, 1911, Waterloo, Iowa 16 Pages ESTABLISHED 1858 WATERLOO IOWA FRIDAY 2 Chicago HI with erg tonight or Saturday PRICE THREE CENTO Order Cashier to Jail Because He Refused Reply Storm King Held Sway Over This Vicinity Last Night LIGHTNING DOES DAMAGE IN PLACES The Heaviest Rainfall of Season Has Many De Factors The rain gauge at the home of Voluntary Observer pv showed 126 inches of mois ture fell up to 7 a m today One of the electrical EVIDENCE HITS 0 Mo June Following his refusal to give information regard ing the cash balances of certain de on June 1 1910 W B Stam ford cashier of the Holland Hank was ordered committed to custody of the jail hy the county board of equalization here today Ho was held to be contempt of the board The order of the board was that he he Kept in jail until was willing to answer the risked him The filing of a writ of habeas corpus prevented the order from being carried out The board adjourned until and by that time tho case have been suspended in court the wind hail and rain storms of year caused more or less damage Waterloo and vicinity last night Tt fell in torrents for hours there sa plav of lightning across the bank of clouds the crash and rou of thunder awakened hundreds from their sleep a shower of hail like hullets rattled upon the roofs and win dow panes and vegetation the wind roared and howled uprooting breaking limbs from sturdy trunks and in a few instances doing section of the porch of the house was crushed In and the roof damaged Al together the damage will amount to several hundred dollars It is fortu nate that tho walls had been com only to the first floor Had they been two stories In height the weight when the bricks and mortar was pushed over would have been sufficient to crush in the side of the house and probably some of tho In mates would have met serious if not fatal injuries The fifth wall of the four stare rooms also was partially pushed over by the wind Tho first and second walls had heen braced by the placing of Joists and they withstood the storm strength Testimony of Woman Cor That by Al Rhodes ACCUSED IS BALL MAGNATES BROTHER Will Deny Truth of State ment Involving Him in Robbery Dos Moines la June tending to corroborate the testimony of Al Rhodes yesterday that thf brother of OCallaghan the Western league magnate aided him and his confederates Tom Hatch and Jigger Juhl in the attempted robbery of the Polk county treasury two months ago was produced during the trial of Tamos OCallaghan today Mistress L A IN FIGHT IS T RFJ MST Tuft In Conflict Root and Nelson Chairman Gary of Steel Trust Announces His Theories on Stand Fuel said that Halch aud Juhl rented men Washington r r June 2 The crisis in the senate fight on reciprocity is n he reached when the democratic fanners Hat is offered as an amendment to the hill carrying the agreement Into effect That such an will offered for the purpose f embarrass ing the democratic supporters of reci seems certain It IP toward this critical contingency that President Taft just now is devoting attention He is holding dally conferences nt tho White House in an to keep re publican and democratic senators in line for tho pact Would Pass Amendment The certain the reci will pass Die senate hy a comfortable majority It it can he brought to a final without am Ho feels the test for the true friends of reciprocity will coma in dealing with the proposed amend EVEN REGULATION OF PRICES FAVORED Steel Trust Wants Author ity of Which to Ask What To Do Cashier is Held Up and Robbed of Over 2 Joseph P cashier accountant ff Hip university held up hy three highwayman on bank of MIs near the university thin nnd of 14000 in was IM In n satchel HP also opt his watch and months salary of Mr Hren hail drawn the money from Ihn Northwestern National hunk It wan In hn for a ro tho Ho took the currency In a satchel hoarded the far for tho university find oft til the Washington avenue bridge started towards the along the river bunk IHEI mi SEES TROLLEYS END Wizard of Electricity Pre dicts New Triumphs for Storage Battery RELIES ON BRIGHT YOUNG FELLOWS Fails to Tell Just When Re Inventions Will Be Made b offered 1 from Wil be floor insurances til out of Lightning Struck A bolt of lightning struck a tree in front of the residence of George oR Crittenden on Jefferson street during the storm and splinted the bark from the trunk night Other witnesses corroborated Rhodes as to tho events of the night of attempted robbery OCallaghan it is said will deny the truth of Rhodes statement early morning was covered with a sea of water Gardens were submerged and the plants were blown flat and perforated with hail Rye and barley which are heading out were and badly damaged Series of Thunder Storms The first bombardment caused by the celestial artillery sounded ita warning late last evening but the rain clouds veered to the south and only a few largs drops of water fell Later there arose a flense black cloud in the southwest and this brought a high wind that amounted almost to a hurri cane in places After midnight there was a series of thunderstorms accompanied by almost Incessant lightning flashes Troubles Develop The Corn Belt Telephone Co and A T T Co which controls the long distance telephone lines felt the storm ME FOLKS L T El ithe finance committee without amend ment and without recommendation This Is what he greatly desires Fears of Amendments The president feels any amendment i the senate will the and he that to be the purpose of some senators who have proposed am The Root Todge nnd Nel son amendments have the president into sharp conflict with these senators but he has not hesitat ed to express his views regarding them H Oary chairman of of tors of the cor on the stand the Stanley trust committee today declared thai en forced publicity and government con trol of corporations must come as to price juv Too Old said ho helleve tho Herman ton to deal the modern situation and never fully prevent straight quite seriously the former by the lightning and the latter by the wind Several toll lines were out of service this morning because a large tree In the country had been blown across the lines were out of eer vice for a time Queer Pranks of Lightning The family of C F Brown living In m house In Galloway second addition near the Dart factory bad a lous escape from Injury at 4 oclock this morning when lightning struck the roof demolishing the chimney tearing a biff hole through the shing les and rafters and entering every room in the house Mr Brown 1s an employe of the Investment Co In his family are him pelf and wife two children and eight years old nnd a roomer Though all felt tho effects of the electrical none was injured This is re markable when the lightning played tag in every room leaving its marks of damage about the ceilings and else Fd Fort Dodge la June yearly presentation of scholar ships to any college for the entire course possible under the terms of the wlU of a former Ft Dodge man Har ry Is made this year to Ella May Wilson who has per cent of out of a possible 64 and to Paul Gustafson who in addition to completing the high school course with a high rank has been a promi nent debater and been graduated in a heavy music course and in shorthand The Iowa university scholarship was awarded to Tuth FOR PETt CENT REDUC TION PASSES CAUCUS STORM Ions of capital What the States corporation wanted IIP said was some responsible nnd department to whom It could go ami What prices can wo chavgo ant lust what can wo do HIES TO mm Revenue Given as Reason for Blow to Bryan Plan hours this morning and serious dam age by wind and lightning was in upon the telephone system At one time it was possible to use only two toll lines but later the other wires were brought into service The rain was the several months UPPER HOUSE UNANIMOUS RETRIAL R York Jims genius of fho young electrical world working along storage battery development lines will soon put the trolley car out of business according to Thomas A lark McCarthy to be vl liy Owner Juno 2 President Al ncy of the today gave out the report of attendance and re of the Memorial day gained in tho league The total was 11200 and the total receipts were These figures wore divided as follows Town Attendance Receipts Davenport Decatur 2143 Danville 2718 2241 who IR attending the conven tion of the National Electric Light ai in this city Yes the trolley car Is going to put out of business Mr Edison Mild in his address before the convention After a while there wont any trolleys when Im not a clairvoyant he replied with a wave of know how soon his hand dont bright young fel lows can do It but they are a brave Int FLIT THRO III where The bed occupied by the roomer was set on fire and he was covered with a shower of plastering In Mr pid Mrs dates sleeping room electrical fluid tore to a suit case fitting at foot of the bed From there tbn boll entered the basement hy blasting two holes through the floor It found an outlet from the basement through an open window In tho kitchen the lightning fused the oil tank to tho stove The little girl always thought lightning white but she declared to her parents after the excitement was over This lightning was like a big liall It passed through our room The children were sleeping on a couch in the front room The house is insured for Walls Blown Des Moines June the successful flight yesterday afternoon the Hyperion club aviation field was thronged today In anticipation of the second days program for the Des aviation Rene Carrier and Rene Simon were the ptar performers this afternoon the former giving a brilliant exhibition in what he called trick Bar rier made an altitude and speed flight Simon is scheduled to an alti tude flight and a biplane race this eve ning Washington June a day of wrangling over the wool tariff in cau cus the democrats of the house of rep last night indorsed the Underwood for a 50 per cent re duction on the tax on raw wool and wool products It was only after a terrific struggle that Speaker Clark and Chairman Un derwood of the ways and means com won this victory When it looked as if they were beat en by the Bryan free wool men they executed a flank movement and after a conference of the leaders in tte speakers room they brought into the caucus a resolution representing a sort of compromise For Free Wool Eventually This resolution declared it to be the sense of the caucus that the extrava gance of the republican administration nf the national government had been so great that the finances of the try were in grave danger With finances in danger it was dangerous to reduce duties too much For this reason it was set forth that GREAT SURPRISE FOB INTERESTING PROGRAM AT CHAPEL TODAY Committee to Make New Inquiry to Ho Released Danville 111 June Boyle vice of the Danville club of the league today nought President John Powers stock in the lub for into a control of a majority of stock of the organization and will assume the man agement Jack McCarthy formerly with the Chicago Nationals who haa tbn will be released President Carson of the Centra was after the Danville fran ehise with the object of the Wheeling here but his of TO SUE OF IDS mm LABOR tIjL RETALI ATE AGAINST CITY Anniversary Is Appropriately Washington June senate of the United States today unanimously ordered a thorough comprehensive and effective into all the facts and circumstances the election of William to a Beat in Its chamber The action was taken following the adoption of the resolution offered by Senator Martin of Virginia leader of he minority the vote in favor of which was to This was a sub for the lii resolution I After its adoption the presiding officer on the original prop make an 1 er was refused The club today sold Brenzman he Ua Wisconsin club ARF TRIP IN Cedar Falls June Special President Homer H Keerley who this this there was no roll call All the senators who voted against the Mar TWO FRENCH AVIATORS IN Versailles a ft would bo impossible tr admit raw wool free at this time nn account of the loss of it would entail tin resolution favored an j tion his year I This resolution designates he com of the State on privileges and elections was given a complete nnd the agent of the senate to conduct happy surprise this morning at j inquiry as against the special chapel hour IPP Mr Seerley led the devotional of cises and after usual services Prof M F Arey permission to make remarks HP then took charge The democrats declared were of mnst interesting program if walls of the row of four build being erected on street between Fifth and Sixth by strong wind parly this morning Th and wall was blown completely for n short nnd part of th bricks entered the homo of Mr nnd John 714 Jeff ergon t through the window lights and alarming inmates nf th Fortunately nil of them wen cut of range of the falling brick A France 2 M French aviator making a trial flight with a apro today feli to thA ami fractured his hip Falls Hyeres France Time ant of the French army and his Hennequin had a narrow from death today while at to conclude the first lap of aeroplane race sustained a broken nnd the aeroplane who broke the left wing of his aeroplane on making a landing nt south of yester day returned here today and Js thp arrival of a new IS TAP A Ta June for free woo eventually but that at present it would be necessary to con fine the reduction to the amount pro vided in the Underwood hill Miss Anna a member of desired elected U Committee May Servo was brought out during thf debate thai fie bate marked by personalities bitio criticisms and charges of had to C A arrived home last night rom Minn where he went vith other Waterloo Waltons on a lulling trip A M Place and his F F Place of have to Alexandria Minn while F J and K B Walker remained nt Mr Marsh reports that Mr Walker caught a 15 pound pickerel Mr Fowler ifi loking only for hass and had already captured 37 up to the time Mr Marsh left 1500 MARfU AT Also for Im prisonment of Ran Francisco 2 S Darrow counsel for John and James accused of murder in con with the dynamiting of the Los Angeles Times conferred with lo cal labor leadera here yesterday over the suit which it was announced will be started against the Los Angelea city officials for alleged conspiracy and false of men ar for Directors of plants it was announced also will be made party to the suits which are to be for damages In each case nnd will amount to about expects to for Chicago and Indianapolis today to perfect hla knowledge of case FROM 91500 TO Clinton la Tune 2 The Toja Commercial Travelers marched today In annual mr chants practically business to watch Mayor Smith men In lino formally welcomed the delegates in the second session this morning A steamboat sinn Is for this afternoon and the Old The new duties together with the the for over twenty years i and an spoke in behalf of the faculty 1 Itinn Mists among the republican and who was a member of the democratic leaders thai on Monda hoard for twelve years the commil tee will report it y In behalf of that board Mayor tn make the Investigation and will re i the wishes of quest that authority tn do so be cnn present duMes as figured on an ad va Miss Ul ferred upon the lian O Goodwin who has been In the tee which constitute a special corn office for twelve years for the i office and Prof IX Sands Republicans member of the first South Dakota early organization Sutherland Utah the affection ard 1 n h n s t o n Alabama elt toward this honored Fletcher Florida Kern Indiana and tho tributes quite whelmed Mr Seerley Sonata Greatly Tp Tetters of greeting were also far as Is concerned the from 1 T I debate which preceded the I I 1 I I I l l i i i i 11 i j 1 Res NKW FOR Cedar Rapids Ta June or was Introduced in the city council this morning Increasing the saloon license from to This followed the reading of an ion by the city attorney that the number of saloons must be reduced to 22 by July 1 OPERATOR IX U 8 IIES AT AGE OF basis by Chairman Underwood are as follows Raw wool proposed duty 20 per cent existing duty 4451 per waste shoddies etc pro duty 20 per cent duty ppr cent wool nr tops proposer dlty 2n per cent duty per of Japan a dental student nf iie university of Iowa was placed under arrest hre today on the nf He Is alleged tn from the clothing nf stn No amount Is cent wholly isting duty in per cout a represented that part nf Fifty names were Ta June hundred men attended tbe banquet in of the nf the new rooms of the Cedar Rapids cial last night added tn the club roster The deportment nf Spanish War K t Cedai corn and elected as next Moines Ta services for Thaddeus Schnell said to have been the oldest telegraph op In the United States In point of continuous service were held today Mr Schnell died Memorial day at the age of 77 years He serv ed as an operator during the civil war and bad bean in the service con since Cloths knit fabrics and aU mann factures nf proposed dnfv 40 per cent existing duty 9711 per cent Blankets and flannels proposed duty SO per rent when valued at IPS than 50 cents a pound cent when valued at more than SO cents a pound existing 7557 per rent Big Cut in Dress Womens and childrens dress goods and similar goods proposed duty per cent existing duty per cent and Prof Albert now nf phase nf the conspiracy which accom his election that will nnt be investigated The temper nf the senate i linen tnn plainly shown tn permit At the of the exercises any committee even if strongly friend dent was presented with a bouquet faculty Society This afternoon the velvety campus of the ly In him to evado any point nf In no matter how trivial The debate before the vote was striking in is intensity Tt showed that beneath Iho surface the senators 2 Marking supplied by Buchanan Optical Co Syndicate block 12 P n m R 10 a I p DAMAGE TV WIS FIRE Wis Tune parly Today destroyed the grain elevators and a large malting house of the Brew Ing company of this city entailing an estimated loss of Painters in High Tower Are Rpd Overcome by Fumes of i Braids ribbons Insertions State Teachers college arp great ly up over the Tori an animated field of moving i case and they did not to colors the occasion being the parade i use expressions at variance the i on which of duty 45 of West Ta Tun 2 Sb Pond Smith and John lin coln overcome by fumes from paint while coating the Interior of htch pressure water tank which is 10 feet high were rescued only after three different men had been lowered through an in the roof to attach ropes to the unconscious work men The workmen were hoisted to tho platform by the rescuers on the ground Pond and Lincoln regained con but became crazed were brought to only by the greatest difficulty Smith re mained unconscious for several hours Vt It Ic thought he will entirely re cover Smith had beer on the roof tn guard against mishap to his corn laces embroideries nettings and arti wholly or in part made of wool proposed duty per cent existing women represent Ing ten societies each marks discussions Commit too Tomorrow Tune The in different colors took part m the always exercise An j Tune The in crowd of onlookers watched I on privileges and election j I will meet tn consider the Crossed Wires Bring President Taft to Waterloo but Nothing is Doing wires caused a lot of parted the Information that It would ment Waterloo yesterday evening be a fine opportunity for the president the evening papers made their tn both the postmasters and the appearance on givins the information that President Taft would panions and learning of their threat duty STOS per cent suffocation descended to assist j them only to faJ victim to the fumes SAVINGS the scene Presidents Reception This evening President and Mrs Seerley entertain the seniors at the il reception As Lincoln was being lowered from I the roof the strap RANK SHOWING parted and if Harry John clinging to j Report nf the condition nf a slender ladder had not caught the j of Savings bank R painter he would have fallen about 100 j Jameson president at the close May and probably killed j made according to thp call of The fumes affected the men strange auditor of state is published in this TOY ly Lincoln before losing conscious ness had climbed Interior scaffold ing and was near the trap door when he began to laugh and loosening his grip fell backward 30 feet to thP floor It is declared all will reefer ot the Courier Tho report is in every way satisfactory showing as sets of and deposits of Martins Standard So r X N VON RIX WS IT RO the probability visit Waterloo nn i during the State and cattle show the rattle show drep nnt take definite agreement the i the of October 14 tn a t tn ves In Tune of it toy ran non fatally the of Wni Keller at his last night Trie hoy tho canon In K hoHow fish Ing bout A splinter of Iron him his rib Ills face committee nf nn Inquiry made reported to the senate Which either confirm nr relect them senate this the be Will Tt ia no believed will be de bate as all concerned appear farmers of the state at the time The president will be In Iowa during September and It is possible that at that time he will at Waterloo It is still further possible that will be in Waterloo on the occasion of convention and bept that could be mad was show An Invitation to that that the executive was OTI tlv j extended to him and In con of the postmasters it lion which will In session in Wn Rut so far as the officers of the that but on i State association are con June It was proposed to advance the postmasters convention two days in order to greet the president But the message was all the result that the inquiry shall he ken j of cropped wire A Waterloo ar speedily as Tho at Cedar Rapids was inches this man in politics and a friend nf W K la boring under the impression that the postmasters convention and the cattle took place same week advis 1 there is no official tbat President Taft will the convention despite the fact nf repetition there is nn official that the House cow Pauline wilt the attractions of Waterloo show Crossed for San Felice ed the senator of his and a ioc
