Des Moines Tribune from Des Moines, Iowa • 1

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142. PARTY POLITICS CITY FIGHTS j. income Prominent Figures in Inquiry Into Aw of Standard Oil WITCH BURNERS ARE OUTDONE HERR1CK 0. P. IN WASHINGTON 819H.I1TE 'Lay That Pavement," Orders! How the Presidental Situation Which is $1,160 an Hour, Aged Woman's Neck Twisted Off by Religious Sect to Prive Devils from Her Body.

Appears at Present in the National Capital to a Close Observer. $27,838 a Day and 000,000 in Eight Years. Board of Works; "Try to Make Me if You Dare," Says Contractov. FIFTH STREET PAVING IS DELAYED TAR IS UNDER HEAVY DISCUSS1 HAS OTHER SOURCES OF INCOME "OH, LORD HELP WE" SHE CRIED Knelt in Prayer by Crippled But Herriek is Willing to Stand a Law Suit Instead of Losing $2,000. However Roosevelt for Third Term is Being Discussed-Friends Are Divided.

Kellogg' Close Questioning Re veals for First Time Great Wealth of Oil King. Body and Tortured Her Slowly to Death, 74. PRATT jiMT iv4S-T "The city will never cancel Her ZION CITY. 111.. Sept.

20. Mrs. ROCKEFELLER'S PROFIT FROM STANDARD OIL rick's contract for paving Fifth Greenbaugh. for twenty years a crip street," says the board or punnc ple, and confined to her home, in this city, was literally tortured" to death works. (By Eduaril L.

Keen, chief of Washington bureau Vnlted Press.) WASHINGTON. D. Sept. 20. Herewith Is an attempt to reflect the present opinion of the national capital regarding things political a sort of composite picture from the viewpoint of returning statesmen of both parties.

Teddy the Whole Thing. First, as to Roosevelt. He can have the nomination If he wants it. You couldn't pry out an argument on that point, even In a convention of undesirable citizens. As Betty Logan would by her own son and daughter ana three other persons, all members of a sect known as the Perhamltes.

The guilty parties are under arrest. The woman's neck was twisted and torn to pieces In an effort to drive the devil from her palnracked body. The torture occurred on Wednesday "Go ahead and try to force me to lay the creosoted block paving and see what happens," replies Contractor O. P. Herrlck.

See-sawing back and forth, the board of public works and Contractor Herrlck are having a battle royal over the proposed Improvement on Fifth Income: Per minute 19 Per hour 1,160 Per day 27,838 Per month 835,140 Per year 10,021,680 Present value of holdings 116,802,958 Number of shares held ,...265,679 ooooooooooooooo street west, from Walnut to Cherry street. Herriek underbid L. C. Worthing-ton, representative of the Kettle River Quarries company, two and one-tenth FRANK says, "If Teddy in this nere event, there's nothing' else to it. Get aboard close up to the money box and Just wait for them to push up his number." But does he want It? Now you enter the field of real speculation.

There NEW YORK, Sept. 20. John D. HORVTCTRosSrWAAJ. cents a square yard for the Job.

Work Rockefeller's Income from his person of last week and the woman died Saturday. The facts of the horrible deed were made known when arrangements were made for her funeral. Walter Greenbaugh, son of the dead woman, broke down under severe questioning by the authorities, and -told the story. He said he and Mrs. Smith and Harold Mitchell, all Parhemltes, entered the Greenbaugh home after driving out the woman's husband, who is not a member of the sect.

Kneel by Her Bed. They knelt in prayer by the sick woman's bed. and then began to tor- al holdings in the Standard Oil com was to commence Sept. 2. Eighteen days have passed and Contractor Her pany is $19 per minute.

may be found many persons in these rlck has not made a move to fulfill This Information, the first authen hi. ntM TnHa th. hnHr.l of, parts who not only believe that tho tic statement of the personal interest of the chief of the big company, waa public works will serve notice on him I president Jias changed his mind since Organized June, 1899. Capital in 1899 .....896.998,612 Capital ill 1906 98,338,382 Gross assets In 1899. 200,791,623 in 1906 371,664.531 Profits to close 1906.

490.315.934 Dividends close 1906. 308,359,430.. NEW YORK, Sept. 20. By facts ard OH rompany of New Jersey.

Facts and figures produced were deemed Insufficient for the company to supply, and a demand was made on the concern's representative! for farther information along the name lines, though the federal attorneys contend that the first showing establishes proof that the Sherman Anti-Trust law has been violated. the night of Nov. 8, 1904, when he sol to start at once or suffer the penalty. elicited from Wesley H. Tilford, sec WADE HAMPTON Herrlck Defies City.

"I will give $10,000 if anyone will emnly declared that he wouldn't again become a candidate, but who would, but who do Justify him in It. Friends urn Divided. tell me how I can carry out my con itself the United States government constructed the skeleton of the legal monster intended to crush the Stand retary of the company, who was on the witness stand yesterday in the proceedings to dissolve the Standard Oil company of New Jersey as an illegal corporation. and figures derived from the company ture her by twisting her bones from their sockets. When the suffering woman screamed In agony the Parhe tract without any tamarack blocks." aid Contractor Herrlck today.

"I Among these are some of the pres- Ay.t nltv fan mulje I lueill cumtsi iripous in iunt iiie. It was also shown that Mr. Rocke mltes thought the devil was scream me lay the paving If It wants to carry though they always tack on the state-the matter Into the courts and take men' hat they are not speaking by Ing. This made them shout more vig feller's holdings of Standard Oil stock, at today's market price of $440 a ALICE BACHELOR Ml orously and they continued the torture. They twisted her neck with all several years to fight me.

The trust has shut me out from buying creosot- ed weod blocks at a fair figure and I their might and 1-eft the body in a terrible condition. After the woman died the Parhemites tried to restore am helpless. Furthermore, the passage of the resolution of necessity by IS HEROINE share, would be worth $116,968,760, and that In May, 1901, when the stock reached Its record price of $842 per share, it would have been worth Strange Deals in Texas. Frank B. Kellogg, special attorney for the government In the Standard Oil proceedings, also developed the fact that the Corslcana Oil company, life by a wierd ceremony over her re mains.

his authority. On the other hand. It would be hard to shy a darnlck Into a crowd of distinguished republicans without it caroming over a number who feel the president cannot In Justice to himself, rr to the various candidates who have accepted his declarations In good faith, recant at this late hour. Taft Is Considered. Now as to Taft.

For he waa the first acknowledged th. Reports from AVhn the woman cried: "Oh, Lord, PACIFIC SLOPE ROCKS AGAIN Several Distinct Shocks of an Earthquake Reported in San Bernardino and Riverside. help me!" the Parhemltes placed their hands over her mouth so outsiders the council was irregular. The original resolution called for paving to the Des Moines Union tracks; then the board signed a contract with me to pave only to Cherry street. Several property owners have threatened to start injunction suits as soon as I start IN ELOPEMEHT Miss Grace Fay Parker of Lyon Street Announces at Party that She is Mrs, R.

A. Hansen could not hear her. which Is doing business In Texas, where Walter also testified at the eoroner's inquest that Mitchell and his wife had the Standard has been barred, is own Mtrtiijup-'tr- JrtrweU anS'Wayy. which Mrs. Longworth Tramps Canyon All Night in Search of Mrs.

Charles Joy, Her Hostess ed by H. C. Folger and M. Payne-, vision In which Mitchell was ordered both of whom are closely Identified to quit work and devote his time to driving the devil from bodies of the with the various Standard Oil compa. nles and omeen.

In some of them. Is another reason' why I am not In any hurry. Let the city sue me if It can gain anything by I don't Intend to lay the pavement under present circumstances and am ready Mr. Kellogg went after the Stan. Kick.

He dicided to cure Mrs. Greenbaugh by casting demons from her. He claims she gave hor consent to the brutal treatment. dard Oil rompany with a vim today and so closely did he hew to the line that John G. Milburn, the company's the west say he.

made a big hit out there on his speech-making tour Just completed. Taft has three distinct advantages over the rest of the candidates. He possesses a genial, wining personality; he has made public confession of faith In Roosevelt creed. He Is the president's choice. The thing that worries Taft managers most Is whethr the state that are expected to declare for Roosevelt can be trundled Into the Taft column.

Taft himself Isn't worried a bit. Hughes Busy. While Taft has been winning the west, the friends of Governor Hughes attorney in the proceedings, was un HE IS AN "INNOCENT PARTY" able to find any technicalities upon Miss Grace Fay' Parker of 1306 Lyon street, this afternooh at a meeting of the Bachelor Maids, of which she is a member, made the announcement of her marriage to Mr. Richard A. Hansen, a former Des Moines WILLIAMS, Sept.

20. For more than twelve hours, from sunset until sunrise, Mrs. Nicholas Long-worth, daughter of President Roosevelt, kept up with the party of Neva-jo Indians and ruggen mountaineers who were searching the wilds of the Grand canyon for Mrs. Charles F. Joy which to base important objections.

Step by step Mr. Kellogg traced the to stand the consequences. Mr. Herrlck says his loss would amount to $2,000 if compelled to put in the Fifth street paving. He has a bond for $3,000 deposited with the board of public works.

Horraliin Also Behind. Contractor James Horrabin Is also behind on his contract fur paving Forest avenue from Ninth street to Twenty-third street. Yesterday the board (By Vnlted Press.) LOS ANGELES, Sept. 20. Reports today from San Bernardino and Riverside counties state that earthquakes in that portion were heard last night in many places, but no loss of life Is reported.

Three distinct shocks were James Fike. Charged With Fraud by Cecil SUwart, Says He is Innocent. companies from the time of their or gantzation under the old trust agree. of St. Louis.

young man, but now In charge of the R. G. Dunn agency recently established in Salt Lake City, Utah. The marriage took place In Omaha Aug. 31 of this year, performed by the Rev.

Ed- ment of 1882 until the dissolution In 1899, when the New Jersey company was formed. And he did not cease his hunt gameless. felt at San Bernardino. The popula sent him a scorching letter notifying have been "sounding sentiment" and doing other things In the east. The tion for miles around was thrown Into him to start worn within a reasonably.

James Fike, one of the men concerned In the deal by which Cecil Stewart, of this city, claims to have been defrauded out of property valued at $19,000 by chicane and misrepresentation, has filed specific answer to the petition by Stewart. Fike Is a resident of Omaha, and is suspected by Stewart to have been In collusion with a panic; a third shock rocked the town MRS. 1IEVDEN WINS HER CASE short length of time or penalities 1 pro-nugne mi.vrn.rin would be demanded. The work should progressed far enough ut this time to from end to end. Many landslides are reported following the quake.

be termed an antl-Roosevelt one, but have been started Aug. 26 and finished Horrabin has been un- 11 m'nl uuy by Nov. 1 1 able to get the brick for the work A MINER IS SERIOVSLY INJVRED he says. Mrs. Joy has been Mrs.

Longworth's hostess here for several days and was to hav given a dinner for the Long-worths last night. In the afternoon she went ior a walk and wandered into the woods, where she became confused as to direction. In a few moments she was hopelessly bewildered and wandered about in a vain effort to find her way back to her hotel until she was exhausted. Mrs. Joy was found In a remote part of the canyon, completely exhausted, badly frozen, and In a pitiable state of terror.

She was driven to this town, and is being cared for nt the hotel, where it Is said she will recover in a few days. You can read all the latest books Bitterly Waged Contest Between Brother and Sister Won by the letter. Mrs. N. K.

Heyden, whose suit to' recover $940 for suport of her father for nine years preceding his death has occupied the attention of Judge MU-ler, won a verdict for the full amount demanded. The action was nominally against the administrator of the es for 2c a day at Baker-Trlsler C. Circulating Library, 510 Walnut. Albln Gustafson Crushed by Fall Slate at Bloonittcld Mine Injury Not Fatal. While loading a coal car in tho Bloomfleld mine this morning about 10 o'clock a fall of slate crushed Albln Gustafson, 1332 Fifteenth street, east, There are those wno prentci mat -tno Interests" would not look unkindly upon Hughes' candidacy.

Fairbanks could risk high In the "safe and sane" list, but thus far there seems to have been little doing in his behalf outside of Indiana and possibly for second choice In Illinois, after Uncle Joe Cannnnn hss been hanilcil a few bouquets of ballots. As to Dcimwrnls. With Bryan out of the race, Johnson of Minnesota looks as If ho might have a show. A good deal of Johnson ROBT. BRENNAN tate, but the actual defendant was her brother, William Bishop, who opposed the claim on the ground that their one R.

C. Hall of Sheldon, in swindling him out of title to; several houses and lots and a planing mill situated In this city. Hall was the man with whom Stewart conducted negotiations. Immediately Hall had effected an exchange of a tract of 2,700 acres In South Dakota, mostly sand dunes, for Stewart's property, he transferred two flats to Fike. The Dakota land proved not to have been the land shown the uncle of Stewart, sent to Inspect it, and when Stewart began an action to set the deeds aside on the ground of fraud, Fike set up the claim that he was an "Innocent purchaser," and had bought the real estate from Hall without knowing anything of the deal between Stewart and Hall.

"7 father had reimbursed the daughter You can readull the latest books for 2c day at Baker-Trlsler Co. Cir RESIGNED HS culating Library, 610 Walnut. fracturing in several places his right hip and Inflicting a severe cut In his head. He was bending over, when, without warning, tho fall occurred causing his head to strike with frightful force the sharp edge, of -the, car. Aid came at once to the Injured man and he was taken to the Methodist hospital where his wounds were dressed.

Late reports say that though wry painful the hurts nre not fatal. In part, at least, by services rendered in the form of employment about the place. Her claim was for $2 per week for the full time her father was at her home. An Interesting phase of the controversy was that attorneys for both liti SUE TO RECOVER ON BOND Fleming Bros, on the Trail of Agents, Alleged to Bo Dclln- quent. gants strongly advised them to settle the trouble out of court.

But It was talk has floated from ihe west recently. But perhaps the party's most perplexing problem begins with un What Is Hearst up to? Tho New York editor has been misrhtlly busy of late organizing independence lengues In various states. That he may supersede Bryan as the dominant influence In the party councils Is by no means Improbable, nor Is it altogether an Idle dream to foresee two democratic tickets In the field next year with the name of William Randolph Hearst at the top of one of, them. a family quarrel, and all efforts to ef He Will Devote Himself to Private Practice; Tom Guthrie is Appointed His Successor. You can read all the lutest books for 2c a day at Baker-Trlsler Co.

Cir HAS YOUTHS fect a reconciliation proved abortive, and the quarrel was carried Into the courts. The parties to the litigation are residents of Beaver township, and culating Library, 610 Walnut. BURGLAR FLEET OLD NEGROES until the death of their father the most amicable relations prevailed between the families of the brother and sister. In fact there was no serious disagreement until attempt was made An action by Fleming representing the Mutual Life Insurance company of New York, against A. L.

Wellman and John Linden of Council Bluffs for recovery upon a surety bond, Is In progress before Judge Mc-Henry. Wellman and Linden were agents for soliciting Insurance. Before entering the employ of Fleming they were required to give bond to account for all moneys collected by them for Insurance. It Is charged they did not account for funds, and tho suit Is to recover on the bond. Robert Brennan, assistant county W.

MATTER BACK MAVOIt attorney, today tendered his resigna tion of the office, and will engugo In private practice. The latter ha MRS. RICHARD HANSEN ORAKER MEETING grown so rapidly that he felt-he could I Sny Hie Convi ut the l-asue or Iowa Miinli'lpwIUIc Wiw the Hint Ever Held. Mayor G. W.

Mattern returned to- not do the public position full Justice and attend to his private practice. to distribute certain minor articles left by the deceased. The rift grew larger as time wore on over theso trifles, and eventually the controversy got Into the courts. Gillespie ic Bannister represented the plaintiff and Attorney General Brers and Robert Brennan the defendants. ward R.

Curry, pastor of trie Cavalry 1 Daylight Thief Caught in Flat by R. M. Evans, Breaks Away and is Caught after Foot Race. day from Council Bluns, wner.i no I Hence he decided some time ago to has been attending tne convention oi I withdraw from the position of as- Baptist church of that city. XL Tt Liston McMillen Will Address a the League of Iowa Municipalities.

He i sisiani aisirici mior.iEy. h. hpit one BOMB SENT TO GOVERNOR Is understood that Thomas a'th-l but lhe fllct that irrt Moines did o. trlct Attorney DeGraff succeed h.m ZXX' Mr. Brennan ha.

made a fine record convention, which is consld-as assistant ,11. Hct a torney. working 0Z rword when the meeting un hla r-QMMu with Indimtrimm Idftttv ireu iL Meeting of Colored Citizens on Next Monday Evening When R. M. Evans, 1062 Twenty-fourth street, found a stranger ran eompanled as far as Omaha by Mis Parker.

They were married In Oma-j ha and Miss Parker returned to De Moines. Both the bride and groom are well known In Des Moines. Mrs. Hansen has long been a society favorite among the younger set on the East Side. Mr.

Hansen was connected with the local Texas Oil Firm Operating. DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 20. The pipe line of the Texas company today was completed and In operation from Tulsa, I. to Dallas, and eight big tanks near Dallas were being pumped full sacking his flat at 4 o'clock yester day afternoon, he recalled the daring WJ wa held at the opposite s.ne or wie Tho next convention city I Ot- daylight burglaries that have been go Is a voting lawyer with a fine reputa-! state- tumwa.

tlon as a lawyer. ing on. He called up the detective department and told them he had the branch of the R. O. Dunn agency for some years.

Mrs. Hansen will leave for Salt Lake City as soon as Mr. Hansen Is located. Mr. Hansen Is a brother of J.

A. Hansen of Twelfth and Washington streets. Genuine Dynamite Bomb Sent to Oklahoma's Gov. in Care of District Chairman J. Xorris.

With the meeting of the negro republicans at th African M. E. church. Second and Center streets, Monday evening, the first gun of Senator Fora-ker's presidential boom will be fired In Des Moines. As might be expected the speech of the evening will bo made by Liston McMillen of Oska-loosa, who has charge of Foraker's Interests In this state.

Special stress will Church Board Will Prosecute Minister on Perjury Charge Like the familiar "To be continued Rev. and Mrs. K. Durden and Jennie RECORD OF THE DAY Weather. Fair today and Saturday; cooler tonight.

Building Permits. Flora T. Tlmmons, $500 Thirteenth street. 1-story frame dwelling, $474. E.

J. Rudeback, lH-story frame dwelling, $900. J. E. Robinson.

1143 Thlrty-slxth man. The patrol wagon and several detectives were rushed to the scene, but before the arrival of the officers the burglar broke away. Evans and E. E. Poston took up tho chase and after a hard foot race for several blocks, recaptured their prisoner.

When turned over to the detective he was found to be Joe Hardy, un ex-convlct. "On his person was one of th gold watche stolen from Mrs. Preston B. Durley's residence In North Dc Moines several days ago. Hardy admitted to the detectives Baked Beans are delicious and wholesome at The Boston Lunch be In otrr (fie literature of the I'lttman.

when the Rev. and ochre hue. crtmes'the filing of un in- The occasion be laid upon th stand taken by For- cause the very best beans In the mar I i in. inv.atiiri.tinn in iii.ii,.. f'hriBtv1.

nmiri i Mm. F. Durden anu Jennie j-iumun Wkn nic unm, Jitt, ngnui) uonu aurr ill utr imi.n I i them, not mfcrely steam, as you usual ly get outside The Boston Lunch. It will be remembered that the presl- i charging the Rev. and Mrs.

F. Pur- are nam to nine dent ord-red one whole battalion of den and Jennie Pitman with perjury. was In the recent police court trial, the colored troops discharged for riot- in that they swore falsely that they i when the Rev. Dr. Lomack wa on Ing and that Foraker demanded a I are members of the African B.iptin trial for disturbing a prayer meei.ng.

complete Investigation of the matter. church, It 1 alleged, they were It Is Intimated that the unusual eni street, 2-story frame dwelling, Marriage Licenses. H. T. Bolllns.

City 27 that he hud been robbing houses here. GUTHRIE. Sept. 20. An attempt believed to have been madu to assassinate Governor Frank Frantz.

A package was received by mull addressed In rare of Joseph Norrls, chairman of the First congressional district, nd Is pronounced by army officer to be a genuine bomb, believed to be loaded with nltro-glycerlne. It was sent to the state chemist at Stillwater lot Investigation. afternoon In broad is tie worssq in tne not properly supplied wim reipiireu omp.aynu daylight. Afttr rlr iglng the door bell It Is expected that a large crowd of the negro eltlxcn will turn out to credentials of membership. The In home, he would I.omaeK migm nave soino that he was anxious to have something else expunged from the church rec with skeleton key wl I and finding nobody at tnter at the rear and loot the house.

formation is sworn to by M. P. Pitman, father-in-law of Jennie, but be- Vln tollman U'flB th Motion Of the Holmes Gets Permit. C. J.

Holmes, a druggist whose place of business Is 1201 Sixth avenue, ha been given permission to (ell Intoxicating liquor, for th term of three years. Mr. Holme wa required to file a bond In the sum of $1,000 a a guarantee of good 'faith that he will observe the provision of the pharmacy law with regard to th lal of liquor. He Implicated ord besides the name of tne uuruens. I Addison Gilbert, a South Des Molne Olendora McCord, City 21 W.

A. Smith. City ...2 Minnie E. Morgan, City 23 R. H.

Decker, City 21 Alice Bezler, City 21 George A. Walrath, City 12 Hazel Shuey, City IS Edwin C. Graves, City $5 Janntt E. KUr, Elkhart welcome McMillen and make It evident that Foraker may expect great support In Iowa and Des Molne. The Capital City Cornet band, the new colored musical organization, will make Its first appearance on Monday vtnlnf at th meeting.

I painter, who was also arrested. offlojal board of the African Baptist Inasmuch as tne recora church In declaring themselves dcslr- and trial of the Rev. Mr. Lomack I ou of expunging from th records -t very much Intertwined with tht or. th churoh any not or mention of th I th Durden.

the Durley, Outh- Charge ef robbing Teu can read all the latest book for 1c a day at Baker-Trlsler Co, C'r- Addlcks' residence wr tit, CMebeer and Iculatlnf Library, $10 Walnut..