"WILL BE SAVED
SO AS BY FIRE"
Breads of Troth In ths Pur
gatorial Ti)3ory.
CATHOLIC AND PROTESTM.
Pastor Russell Explains How Creeds
Were Formulated During the Dark
Ages Bible Truths Distorted Early
Church Teachers Sincere, but Many
of Conclusions Were False Dissent)
From the Theory That Creeds Are o
Greater Weight Than the Scriptures.
Kansas City.
Mo., June 9. Pas
tor Russell spent
Sunday In our city
and delivered two
addresses, which
were well attend
ed. Ona of these.
from the text.
tin 1 v. '
ouveu bu us ujr
fire" (I Corin
thians 111, 15), we
report In part
said:
Some of
no
my
am
Catholic friends declare that I
more Catholic than Protestant, but 1
have never acknowledged this. I do
say, however, that if compelled to
choose between the Protestant thought
that all eicept the elect, saintly few
will experience eternal torment, and
the Catholic proposition that many
besides the saints will be saved, by
passing through purgatorial expe
riences. I would sooner believe the
latter. And while I cannot accept the
Catholic Purgatory as Biblical, I do
find certain threads of Bible truth In
the purgatorial theory. I can even fan
cy how those Bible truths gradually be
came distorted during the many cen
turies styled "The Dark Ages."
During that time, not only were the
common people illiterate, but printing
had not been Invented, and Bibles were
mostly. That was the period dur
ing which Councils of bishops from
time to time met and decided for the
people what should and what should
not be believed. In other words, they
formulated the creeds. We do not
question the sincerity of those spirit
ual leaders of the darker days, but we
lo challenge their conclusions and.
comparing them with the Bible now
In the hands of the masses, we know,
accepting the Bible as true, that we
must necessarily condemn many of
their conclusions as false, and when
we speak of the Bible, we Include the
Catholic as well as the Protestant
translations of 't in various languages.
The Voice of the Church.
Many, both Catholics and Protest
ants, tell us that we should receive the
message of Councils the creeds which
they formulated as of equal inspira
tion with the Bible because, say they,
these Councils were composed of bish
ops of the Church and. under the law
of Apostolic succession, these bishops
bad equal authority with and Divine
Inspiration equal to the twelve Apos
tles. Hence the theory says that if
any conflict exists between the Bible
and the creeds the latter should have
the greater weight in our minds, as
being a later production.
Prom this 1 dissent, and am glad t
note that I am In better accord with
the views of the present Pope. Plu9 X..
whoso recent proclamation urges upon
all Catholics loyalty to the Bible and
Its study. If all Christians, Catholic
as well as Protestants, would accept
this suggestion. 1 believe that the re
aultant, uutrammeled study would soon
bring to Christendom in general the
one unity and harmony which all dp
sire and are striving for.
Whatever the l'ope may have once
believed respecting the doctrine of
Apostolic succession, and the equal In
spiration of the bishops of todny with
the twelve Apostles appointed by our
Lord, he sees that the people linve not
full confidence tbnt the living bishops
are inspired to the degree of Infallibili
ty, as were the twelve Apostles. And
' I would suy that to my understanding
this is the right thought The Scrip
lures everywhere reragnlxe the twelve
Apostles of the I.utnl no more, oo
less They recognize the fall of one of
these, and that another took his place
St Paul. But there were to be no
more additions
The choice of Matthlna by the Apos
tles, before they themselves received
the Holy Spirit, whs Invalid and with
out authority JrV.. In Ills last mes
sage to the I'liuri'li. pictured her as n
"womun." Icivliiu "n crown of twelve
tatv An.! .iv.tn II? 7.T.?Mllcnlly
represents her future glory hh the New
Jerusalem with but twelve foundation
atones, and In those the names of the
twelve Apostles of the Lamb-no morn
The more thoroughly this Scriptural
fact Is discerned the more surely will
God's people turn reverentially to the
inspired words and Interpretations of
the Divinely appointed Twelve, re
pecting whose teachings Jesus said,
"Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth
(as necessary, obllgntoryi will be the
same that are bound in heaven. And
whatsoever ye shall loose on earth (as
Dot necessary) shall be the same that
are loosed in heaven." No other teach
ers In the world's history were so thor
oughly set apart to be the oracles of
God; and their testimony la one bar
tnonloua
Not Present but Future.
We remarked a moment igo that
'A
PASIOH RUSSELL)
there is a thread of truth in the doe
trine of purgatory. That thread con
nects up with our text of today. In
deed, our Catholic friends acknowl
edge tbnt there b no positive state
ment in the Bible respecting purga
tory; they merely lufer it from certain
texts, which do not use the word, and
offr text, which says. "Saved so as by
fire." This is one of their strtny: texts
supporting tlie theory of purgatory, it
certmuly does Imply that tiery experi
ences of some kind will come to some
j' God's people. and thnt these will ttc
designed to have u purging elTect.
Nothing ilt the text, however, gives
a single evgestloii to the effect that
such purgatorial trials are now in op
eration On the contrary, the Apostle
points down to the future saying. "The
tire of that i( shall try every mun'a
work of what sort it Is." Those who
have built with the wood, hay and
stubble, even though Upon the good
foundation of Christ's redemptive
work, will suffer loss Only those who
shall Imiid with the precious Divine
pro'iii.M's, the gold, silver and precious
sto:e of the Divine Word, will pass
unscathed through the liery experi
ences of that ilujt
Nevertheless, says the Apostle, those
who will suffer the loss of their entire
faith structure of woo'., hay and stub
bio false doctrines and theories of
their owu and of other meu will them-
selves be saved, because they built
upon the Rock Christ Jesus. But. he
adds, "They will be saved so as by
Are" saved through tlery experiences
Search as we will we lind no reference
to any such sufferings after death and
before the resurrection. Thus we see
that the Apostle is in full harmony
with what the Bible everywhere tench
es, that the dead are not consciously
alive to experience either Joy or suffer
ing between the time of death and the
resurrection. But. on the contrary
they all "sleep in the dust of the
earth," awaiting the awakening of
their souls in the glorious morning of
the New Age
St. Peter's remarks to the faithful in
his day have been applicable through
out the Age. and are still applicable to
us. He says, "Think It not strange
concerning the fiery trial which is to
try you, as though some strange thing
happened unto you." (I Peter iv, 12.i
Here again he is not speaking of a pur
gatorial experience after death, but of
a purgatorial experience in the present
life. God could protect Ills children
from every foe, from every trouble,
from every sorrow, from every one of
Satau's darts, but instead of dolug so
He permits these fiery trials to test
their faith, their loyalty to Illm, to the
Truth, to the brethren.
Purgatory In the Present Life.
Did not Jesus thus have purgatorial
experiences? not to purge away sin.
for He had none being "holy, harm
less, undefiled and separate from sin
ners" but to demonstrate Ills loyalty
to God; as the Apostle said. ' lie was
obedient unto death, even the death
of the cross." And did not the Apos
ties have purgatorial experiences,
wivb were needed, and which we all
need? Is It not in respect to these
purgatorial experiences that the Apos
tle urges us to remember that God Is
faithful and will not suffer us to be
tempted, tried, more than we nre able
to bear, but with every temptation,
trial, provides also a way of escape?
He also assures us, "My grace Is
sufficient for thee, for My strength Is
made perfect In weakness." And Is
not this the very picture the Scrip
tures give us respecting our present
trials, namely, that our Lord sin as a
Refiner and Purifier of silver to take
from us the dross and to purify us as
New Creatures in Christ Jesus, and to
make us ready for the Kingdom?
It is in full accord with this that the
Apostle declares of the Church that if
we Judge ourselves Judge our own
conduct, and properly criticize our
selves for errors we will not need to
be Judged or chastened with fiery
trials by the Lord. But if we neglect
to thus Judge ourselves, and become
careless, the Lord will give us chasten
Ings, fiery trials and stripes purgnto
rial experiences to the Intent that we
may not be condemned with the world.
The World's Condemnation.
In this statement, to the effect that
the Church is now chastened that she
may not come into Judgment with the
world, we should understand the word
world to mean all outside of the
Church both Jews and Gentiles. The
Church Is composed, not of any sect
or party, but of all those who have
come into covenant-relationship with
the Father through faith in the Lord
Jesus, and a full consecration of their
lives to walk in Ills steps. The re
ward of tbeChurch will bejolnt-helrshlp
with the Savior In Ills Kingdom, for
which we pray, "Thy Kingdom come."
The Bible teaches us that shortly
the Kingdom will be established in
the midst of a great "time of trou
ble." and that through its blessed
reign of righteousness the whole
world, of every nation and kindred
and people and tongue, will be blessed
with light, with knowledge, with op
portunity. "The Sun of Righteous
ness sbe.ll arise with Staling In Ills
beams." ushering in for earth the New
Day. which all the Prophets of God
have for so long foretold the period
which 8t Teter , styles. "Times of
Restitution of all things which God
bath spoken by the mouth of all the
holy Prophets."-Acta 111, 10-2L
Since we have learned that the Bible
teaches that God has blessings In store
for the world under Messiah's King
dom, we are the better prepared to un
derstand how and why the Messianic
Kingdom Is to usher In the 'Times of
Restitution" and blessing. And we
learn at tbe same time that God has
purposed, first of all, to deal with the
Church, call, test, prov, discipline
them with flory trials, before lie be
gins His declines with tbe world. We
perceive that the Church Is to be dealt
with first because it U the Divine
declaration that the Church shall
share with Jesus lu Judging the world
In disciplining the world, giving to
the world purgatorial experiences.
which will lie helpful and uplifting.
The Great Time of Trouble, which
our Lord declared should be expected
at about the time of the eoiiiji -tiou of
the Church, will le a time o seclal
discipline upon the world the legln-
nlug of the world's purgatorial expe
rience. Hearken to Jesus' words,
"Watch ye (disciples), therefore, that
ye may be accounted worthy to es
cape all those things coming upon tbe
world." Describing those things our
Lord said, "Men's hearts will be fall
Ing them for fear, and for looking
after those tilings which nre coming
dxn the earth, for the powers of the
heavens shall be shaken." Many of
us believe that we are in that very
time now.
The Churches Have Lost Their Power.
Surely men's hearts are failing them
as they look about and see the surg
ngs of socialism and anarchism, and
the threatening of these "waves of the
sea." that they will ultimately swallow
up the present social order of things.
Many of the rich and grent are looking
to the Church at this time, hoping that
as of yore eccleslastlclsm will be nblo
to control the masses. But ah. it will
bo different now; for, as the Master
said. "The powers of the heavens will
be shaken" the eccleslnstlcal powers
will be shaken. From every side the
cry goes up that the churches are be
coming more and more empty, that col
lections are falling off and retrench
mont must be the order of the day or
ruin will result.
St. Peter refers to the coming trou
ble, under the symbolism of tire, and
declares that not only will it cousume
the "earth," the social fabric, but the
"heavens" also will be on tire and
"shall pass away with a grent nolse"-
a great commotion. Not the physical
earth will burn, but the social earth;
not the physical heavens will burn, but
the ecclesiastical heavens.
The great and the rich have been so
busily engaged lu amassing wealth
that they have not noticed until re
cently that the churches of all denomi
nations have lost their power over the
masses, and now "their hearts fall
them for fear" as they come to per
eclve the weakness, the nothingness of
eccleslnstlcnl power as compared with
the strength of socialism and anarchy
amongst the masses. No wonder their
hearts fall them for fear. Poor peo
pie! How we wish we could make
clear to all tbe glorious prospects
which the Bible holds out-thnt out of
this the most awful trouble of the
world's history, God graciously intends
to bring the greatest blessing iuiaglna
ble. the one for which we hni been
praying so long.
We are sure thnt the present Pope,
Pius X.. who has taken such active
measures to repulse the higher critical
and evolutionary theories lu the Cat h
ollc church, would fully agree with our
sentiment when we say that many "f
the great and rich of our day have
been unwittingly helping forward In
the overthrow of religious fnlth and In
the awakening of socialistic iutidelity
They have given freely of their mil
lions to the great college of the land,
which In turti have fostered unbelief In
God's Word, and Indirectly unbelief In
a personal God. Their Influeuee Irn
extended to all the principal pulpits of
Protestantism and is rapidly percolat
ing through the various strata uf Pro
tcstant church membership. Thus the
churches and their treasuries are being
emptied and the number of unbelievers
Is being augmented dally, hourly.
The World's Purgatory Begins.
If time permitted we could marshal
many texts of Scripture showing that
the time of awful trouble now Impend
ing is In the nature of a Divine Judg
ment upon the people of our day be
cause we have not more wisely and
more generously used the present In
ventions nnd blessings that have come
to us as foregleams of the Messianic
Kingdom because of our selfishness.
In this trouble, according to tbe Bible,
there will be a general reckoning uud
settlement of accounts between Justice
and Humanity (aside from the weak
nesses nnd imperfections of heredity,
which will bo excusable and forgiven
through Iho merit of the Redeemer's
sacrifice).
The settlement of accounts now will
leave the slate clear for the New Dis
pensation. Furthermore, the plow
share of trouble will prepare men's
hearts all over the world for the en
lightenment and blessings which the
glorified Redeemer will shed abroad.
Since all human hearts are bard, self
ish through the fall, it seems quite
necessary that all should be broken,
humbled, but tbe glorified Redeemer
both King and Priest of that New
Age will then say to the world, as He
now says to the Church, "Come unto
Me, all ye that labor and are heavy
laden, and I will give you rest." And
"whoever will not trbey thnt Prophet"
that Grent King of Glory, the antitype
of Moses, "shall be destroyed from
amongst tbe people." (Acts 1U. 23.1
Again. rotor declares thnt all mich
shall perish like brute beasts. II Peter
tl. 1Z
The glorious result of Christ's Reign
of righteousness, and the purgatorial
experiences which It will administer
to those requiring them, will bo to
help nil to rise eventually to perfec
tion, so thnt every knee will bow and
every tongue confess to the glory of
God. But the Purgatory of the Bible
Is so very different from the Purga
tory conjured no by good mon hi the
Dark Ages, and pictured by Dante and
Do re, thnt the latter are now seen to
be gross travesties oo the Divine ar
rangement not only misinterpreting
the time of the purgatorial expert
noes, but also their character.
COMMITTEE WILL
NOT ANSWER T, R,
Tall Men Decide Not to Reply
to Roosevelt Statement.
EXPRESS GREAT HDiGMTIOH
Some Favored Making Emphatic De
nial of Hiu Charge of Delegate Rob
bary Dixon Denies Report That He
Wcuid Withdraw Impending Contests
Chicago, June 10. A majority of
the KUMubci'H of the Republican na
tional committee, after a long cunler-
eiiie, uno.T.olully decided to refrain
from any coiumt tit upon the statement
iss.ied by Colonel Theodore Roosevelt,
in which the former president de
nounced the action of the committee
in seat'ng the two Taft delegates from
the Ninth Alabama district.
The Impromptu met ting of national
fommltteo members was held at a
donwtown hotel, and was attended ex
clusively by those committeemen who
generally are acrepted as being favor
aljlo to President Tal't's candidacy for
renoniliiiitlon.
Ceitaiu of the committeemen who
Bttenned the meeting expressed great
indignation at the text of Colonel
Roosevelt's statement, which they de
dared wns deserving of an emphatic
reply. Others, however, counselled
ngalnst a reply of nny kind and urged
their feilow committee members to
ignore the statement. This advice
finally prevailed.
Scnrcely any of the Taft members
of tha committee would discuss the
meeting after It hnd been concluded.
One, however, said:
"We are going to stand on our ac
tions, reeardless of the remarks of
perFonn who are prejudiced and un
fair. The work sneaks for Itself, and
that Is all there Is to it. There In but
tne way to handle unreasonable peo
ple and thnt Is to 'cnore mem."
Roosevelt Coming to Chicago.
After a meeting of a group of a doz
en Roosevelt managers, It was unof
ficially announced that Colonel Roose
velt would arrive In Chicago by the
middle or letter part of the week
The former president's managers de
clined to say what day Colonel Roose
velt was expected to arrive.
Walter F. E' own of Toledo, chair
man of the Republican state commit
tee 1n Oh!p; and one of th active
Roosevelt leaders, left Chicago for the
east, and It was reported he had gone
to 03ter Bay to confer with Colonel
Roosevelt regarding the development!
In the convention situation.
Thomas K. Nledrlnghaus of St
Ixmis, newly elected national commit
teeman from Missouri, and anothet
prominent Roosevelt adherent, also
left Chicago for the east.
Senator Llxon issued a statement is
which he denied reports that the
Roosevelt managers intended to with
draw pending contests. In this con
nectlon tbe statement said:
"Of course, we do not Intend to dc
any such thing. Every contest will be
presented by u. If a majority of the
national committee Is prepared to de
llberately unseat Roosevelt delegates
as the Taft managers Insist they wll.
do, we are going to see that the rob
hery Is committed In the open daylight
and in full view of 90,000,000 Amer
lean citizens.
"It Is perfectly apparent that tht
Toft managers have under perfect con
troi enough members of the natlona
committee to do exactly as they please
regarding the remainder of the con
tests, nearly all of which are from the
Republican states of the north ane
west.
"To gain temporary control of th
convention the Inner circle of Tafi
managers boldly have determined te
unseat Roosevelt delegates from Call
fornla, Washington, Missouri ane
South Dakota. In Oaltforna and Soutr
Dakota Colonel Roosevelt received
overwhelming majorities in the prefer
entlal primaries.
' "In Missouri and Washington Colo
nel Roosevelt had majorities of from
300 to 400 In the state convention."
At the Taft headquarters, althougt
CongreMman William B. McKlnley oi
Illinois, manager of tho Taft cam
palgn, was absent, other men of prom
inence discussed plans for the flna!
week of work before the national con
vention is called to order.
FREDERICKS LOSING HOPE
Net 8o Confident of Securing Convlo
tlon o DarrOvv.
Ix)8 Angeles, June 10. Obvlouslj
annoyed by the course of events Is
the trial of Clurence S. Darrow for al
leged Jury bribery In the McNamars
case, District Attorney John D, Fred
erlcka let fall a hint that the state was
not now so confident of conviction in
the present case and made a state
tnent to the effect that If a verdict oi
guilty was not obtained now the prose
cutlon would proceed on furthei
charges.
"Win or lose," said Fredericks, "we
are going to keep on trying Darrow,
and the only thing that can stop us li
a plea of guilty."
The evidence thus far adduced In
the present trial, tho district attorney
continued, has provided facts suffl
clfnt for the returning of at least foui
other Indictments for the corruption
St Jurors, and It Is probable that these
other Indlctnents will be returned
but not, however, until the present
trial It completed.
ROSE PASTOR STOKES.
Socialist Wife of Rich New
Yorker, Who Is Aiding
The Striking tiaiters.
" a
Mrs. Btokes uraed tha hotel workers to
fight It out In New Tork at a big nua
meeting at Carneale hall.
PRESIDENT AND PARTY
HAVE NARROW ESCAPE
Steamer Barely Avoids Collision
With Yacht Mayflower,
Old Point, Va., June 10. The presi
dential yacht Mavflower, with Presi
dent and Mrs. Taft and party and their
distinguished guests aboard, narrowly
escaped a collision with the steamer
Northland of the Norfolk and Wash
ington line, not far from Point Look
out, where the Potomac river empties
into tho Chesapeake Pay.
Only the vigilance of officers of the
Northland and the Mayflower and
their prompt action prevented what
looked for a minute like a catastrophe.
As it happened, the Northland nar
rowly mlss-id the Mayflower. Officials
and on or two persons on the passen
ger boat, who were looking, only got
n mon entary shock. The few passen
gers awake showed no signs of panic,
but they looked relieved when the dan
ger was over.
The Northland gave a signal that
she wished to pass on the Mayflower's
port aide, and a few seconds later
came the response from the yacht,
one whistle blast, meaning that she
wished the Northland to pass, not on
the port side, but on the starboard.
Officers In the Northland's pilot
house were astonished when they
heard the Mayflower's one whistle,
but they were even more surprised
when the Mayflower began slowly tc
cross her bow. It was a few seconds
before they grasped just what was
happening, but when they did, four or
five sharp blasts came from the North
land's whittle, meaning, "danger, look
out."
The quartermaster at her wheel
was given a sharp order. He flung the
wheel over, the engines of the North
land were slowed down perceptibly
She sheered to starboard with a shud
der and the Mayflower made Its way
aprons the Northland's course with a
gulf of deep green water between that
Quickly narrowed to less than a thou
sand feet.
Once beyond the Northland's course
the Mayflower seemed to slow up and
the Northlsnd passed on her star
board quarter.
RIVAL FAIRS IN WEBSTER
Farmers Object to Purchase of Havl
land Site.
Fort Dodge, la., June 10. Two rival
organizations are hgfltlng to put on
the county fair in Webster county
Because tbe Webster county fair and
exposlton contracted to purciiaso fit
ty-fivo acres belonging to W. C. Havl
land, a number of the principal farm
ers, who were pulling to have the fair
site at the Miners) City driving park,
where it was held several years ago,
held a meeting and rejuvenated the
Webster County Fair association and
bought the Mineral City property. W.
II. Fallon is temporary chairman and
J. C. Savage, secretary.
The Havlland site was picked by a
committee of the Commercial club and
a number of farmers.
Hastings Minister to Go to Pueblo.
Hustings, Neb., June 10. Rev. Clar
enco W. Weyer has accepted a rail
from the First Presbyterian church ol
Pueblo, Colo., and will assume the
duties of the pastorate there Aug. 1
He has been eleven years In the m In
istry, five and a half at Fremont and
five and a half here. The larger field
In Pueblo caused him to accept the
call. Ills salary will be $3,600 a year
Iowa Masons In Session.
Burlington, la., June 10. Masons of
Iowa will hold their annual grand
lodge sessions here this week. A
school of instruction In preparation
for the ceremonies Is now In progress.
George W. Llpe of Council Bluffs, most
worthy poHt master, Is In charge ot
the school. Work In the second de
gree was exemplified.
VP1
WOMAN FIRES AT
FORMERIHISBAND
Henry Stanton, Negro, Shot by
Sadie Cunningham, White.
ARRESTED AND ADMITS DEED.
Declares Man Kicked in Door of Hei
Residence at Des Momes Evidence
in Switching Cases All In Danish
Church Officers Elected.
IV s Moines, June 10. Henry Stan
ton, a mgro, was shot and probably
fatally wounded by Sadie Cunning;
ham, white, and his former wife, at
214 liust Fourteenth street. The
shooting occurred alter Stanton had
kicked In the door of Mrs. Cunning
ham's residence.
Stanton was shot Just above the
heart. Mrs. Cunningham admits doing
the shooting and when she was ar
rested had a revolver with four empty
shells with her. She claims that on
several occasions during the ight
Stanton attempted to gain an ea
trance Into her home and that she
finally told him that if he did not
ceai-e she would kill him. At 12:30 a
m. he came to her home and knocked
the door In. As he crossed the thresh
old she shot him.
Danish Church Officers.
The convention of the Danish
church just closed in Des Moines waa
declared to be a very good one, the
attendance being small, but all seo
tions of the country represented. The
association elected N. P. Grazonaared
of Hardeamp, Neb., to be president;
J S. Seaaburd of Clinton, la., vice
ptesldent, and Itev. A. Favord of New
ton, la., secretary. T. H. Knutsen ot
Tyler, Minn., was elected to be preslr
dent of the Danish Lutheran college
in Des Moines.
1 Switching Evidence AH In.
The taking of evidence In the Iowa
switching cases closed. The state
railroad commission secured a great
deal of Information bearing on the
relative cost of switching at different
points. It was developed that In
D"s Moines the Des Moines Union
charges other railroads only 3 foe
handling a car and charges the buBt
ness customer for the same service 13
a ltar. The commission will not de
cide for eome time.
. . t .."-
Banking Department.
It Is expected that the members ot
the Stats Bankers' association will
moke a demand before the Republican
Mate convention for approval of thelt
plan for having the state banking de
partment removed from the office ot
state auditor. There hai been a great
deal of complaint on the matter and
on other occasions It has come neat
ti success. The bankers have recona
mended that It be made a separate de
rartment.
FOUR HATS IN THE RING
6everl Candidates for Seat of Late
E. H. Hubbard.
Sioux City, la., June 10. Four hat
are In the ring already for the nomi
nation to congress from the Eleventh
district, necessitated by the death ot
Elbert H. Hubbard. Tentative a
nouncements are out from George C
Scott of Sioux City, Judge William
Hutchinson of Alton, J. U. Sammls ot
IXtfarg and L. R. Francis of Spirit
Lake.
Straight out announcements art
made by Scott, Hntchlnson and Fran?
els. Simmls says he Is "conslderlnf
it," but will not authorize a state
nient. All candidates confess to more
or less progressive leanings.
NEW TOWN NEAR KN0XVILLE
Coal Mining Camp Is New Wei) Ur
der Way.
Knoxvllle, la., June 10. A new coal
town, as yet unnamed, Is springing uf
like a hotbed of mushrooms at the An
derson company's shaft four and one
half miles southeast of Knoxvllle. Dur
ing the last few days the site for the
town has been surveyed and a large
number of men are now engaged U
moving fifty homes from tho Everlst--coal
camp, nine miles farther south.
The Anderson company, composed
of Des Moines and Oskaloosa capital
lets, Is engaged In putting in a second
mine on the land it has under option
From 100 to 125 houses are to be
erected at the new enmp by Sept 1.
Federation of Labor Convention.
Muscatine, la., June 10. The an
Dual convention of the Iowa State
Federation of ljibor, which opens here
tomorrow, will be the most Important
the trades unions have held In years
as many questions of vital interest te
the 40,000 trades unionists of Iowi
will be decided. Plans for the com
Ing year, including a campaign before
the next legislature for a number oJ
laws in the interest of organized la.
lor, will be made.
Village Looks on at Yeggs Work.
Cylinder, la., June 10. While prae
tlcally the entlro town looked on al
2 a. m. four yoggmen blew open the
safe of the Cylinder Savings bank ane
escaped with $1,000. After terrorlxlni
the inhabitants of the town with a dla
play of their guns, the four walked I
short dlRtance west of town and drove
off In an automobile. No effort wai
n.aJo to itop them.