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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-14

order in Iowa. AS his reasons for this
Mr.. Narvis presented an array of fig
sures to substantiate his position. Among
other :hings he said:
zone year ago when this grand lodge
met the membership on April L. in good
standing, Was l2469, Will, OH April / of
this year it was less than 12,400, show
ing for the grand lodge year d net loss.
This is condition that we much de-.
y.lore hut ii seems could not be avoided
Some of our good brothers may incline
to believe otherwise but with Il good,
conscientious field force at work en-
deavoring to waken the brothers to a
state of activity, reinforced by the per-
sonal efforts of the grand master work
man and other officers. It seemed impos-
sible to create any enthusiasm among
the rank and file. hence the result as
stated.
Not since the great question of 1892
has there been more important mat
ter come before the grand lodge for
earnest consideration than The one Of
.plan of assessment, subject that
means more TO us as an order today
than any other, because it is of vital inn
fds ttHt IuluIe VIII
fare of the order. One year ago when
we met called attention to the fact
that in my report that we had been en-
abled TO pass another year with only
fifteen assessments but admonisiied the
brothers that they must not be lured
into the belief that 1t Will always be so
1r calling attention then TO the fact that
we had made, a good growth, had re-
cuced our average age slightly the fact
still remained that the deaths showed
an increase over the prior year, that
work was necessary. earnest, enthusiasts
tic effort to keep the order in a coed
FORMAL condition. Attention was also
called 10 the fact that frequent changes
of plans operated against an order. that
the new plan had not been fully tested,
and that it was not the plan that did the
whole business. that under whatever
plan we operated 1t would require cease
less effort to build the order. Another
year has passed, the classified and level
plans have been given another years
test, the former showing continued im-
provement OF conditions where in force
the latter showing Il decline. a gradual
realization dawning on each level juris-
diction that change must come. Since
We met one year ago Delaware, Mani
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WORK AND PLAY o.
TIE A. D. D. v.
lows Grand Lodge. After Working
: Side Degree and Paradins.
Gets to Work.
About Six Hundred Delegates in
Attendance, and More
Are Coming.
Important Change in Insurance
Plan Will be Made. Degree
Of Honor.

s The grand lodges OF the Ancient Order
of United Workmen and the Degree of
Honor commenced their annual sessions
this morning with large nttendances. In
the neighborhood of 600 delegates and
visitors from the various subordinate
lodges of the Workmen are present to-
day, and many more are expected on
the evening trains and Wednesday
morning. The attendance at the aux
iliary society meeting is also large and
is fully up to the expectations.
Among the prominent Workmen to ar
rive Monday evening was Senator w. H.
Barry, OF Indianola. whols grand fore
man of the state organization, and Sen
ator b. r. Carroll, of Bloomfield, who
holds the position of grand receiver.
Other grand officers of both the Work
men and the Degree of Honor are pres
ent.
Grand Master Workman Narvis ex-
presses the opinion that the proposed
change from the level to the graded as-
easement plan of insurance will be
adopted by a large vote While two
thirds vote of the grand lodge is neces-
sary. the Indications are that the oppo-
sition will not be able to muster over
fifty or sixty votes The fight for this
change has been long and hard one
and has been carried on under plan OF
educating the members up to it,
The afternoon Of Monday wac ocou-
pied in receiving the visitors. The mem
pers of the local lodge have been untir-
ing In their efforts to have everything
IN the best possible condition for thetwo
grand lodges, and are succeeding admir-.
ably. In the evening at the Maccabee
han there was fun for three hours.
large class being Initiated into the mys-
teries of the Ancient Phoenician Order
OF the Mobiles of Tyre. side degree OF
the Workmen. This work followed a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-14
.NARV|S 70 A. 0. U. ".
Grand Master Workman Submits
His Annual Report and ADJ
dress to the Order.
Work Of the Year Reviewed and
Suggestions Made for the
workmen's Good.
Arguments Advanced in Favor
Of the Proposed Change
in Assessments.

In his annual report 10 the grand
lodge Of the A. o. II. w. at lis session N
this city today Grand Master Workman
w NJ. Narvis of Museailne, gave a
thorough and concise revisw Of the work
of the past year and made recommended
.tions for the future. HIS report SHOWED
that nine new lodges had been insti-
.tuted. while but two, thoso at Lynnvilc
and Rock Valley, have lapsed. The i'm
rortant feature of the adsirsss and re-
port was the reference 10 the need of a
change in the plan of assessments. He
stronsly recommends that tbs system be
changed. as the only salvation Of the
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GRAND LoDaE NOTES.
Pnst supreme Master Workman
.Hcrc-Ncwmnn Talks Politics.


Mr. H. C. Sessions, OF Sioux Falls, s.
d.. is one of the prominent Workmen
present from outside the state. Mr.. Seq
slona is past supreme master workman
of the order. and is at present editor of
the a. o. u. W. Bulletin, the official or
gan of the supreme lodge. He is in
reality the father of the new plan Of in
surance proposed. and has labored long
and hard to place the insurance features
of the order on n safe and wise basis
Mr.. G.. A. Newman, of Cedar Falls.
for several years adjutant of the Iowa
Grand Army, IS among the visitors. and
will deliver one of the memorial adj
dresser at the services tonight Mr..
Newman is past grand master OF the
Iowa a. O. U. w. and has been dele
gate to all the sessions for many years,
until this year. Mr. Newman is the
personal friend of most of the candi-
dates for governor. but says his district,
the Third. will stand by w. F. Harri-
man and give him solid delegation.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Nelson. formerly
of this city. are among the delegates.
Mr.. Nelson is now proprietor OF the
West Hotel at Ames.
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THE HIGH OFFICERS.
SIX etchcs of some of tho Present
Grand Lodge Officials

Likenesses of some of the head officers
of both the A. o. U. W. and Degree of
Honor. are presented in this issue, ana
something of their work and lives Will
be interesting to the citizens of the state
as well as to the thousands of Workmen
IN Iowa.
Mr. w. NJ. Narvis. the grand master
workman of the A. O. U. W.. is resi-
dent of Muscatine. He is now serving
his second term as the head of the
grand lodge of Iowa. Mr.. Narvis is
widely known turnout the state as n
worker in fraternal circles. and he also
takes lively interest in politics. He
was born In Muscatine on June 10, 1861.
AT the time he was years of age he
was left an orphan. Entering the PRINT
ing business in 1879, he has served in all
the capacities of newspaper work, from
devil to manager and editor. MIR.
Narvis was grand chancellor of the
knights of Pythias in 1890 and 1891, and
supreme representative of the same fra
ternity in 1898. In his home town he has
served as Il member of the school board.
Was for years secretary of the Musca-
tine Business Mems Association and for
five years chairman of the republican
county central committee. AS a Work.
man he has earned all the honors that
have come to him. AS master workman
OF Eagle Lodge No. 10 for seven terms
the lodge grew from 400 TO 625 members
and now has over 700 members He
was elected grand foreman at the Wa
sterloo grand lodge session and then
grand master workman at Muscatine
and again at Creston last year.
Grand Recorder Bernard G.. Rehkopf
- resident OF Dies Moines. He. is now
serving his fifth term as grand recorder
of the Workmen. He became mem
her of the order in 1888, and was elected
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-14

to his present position AT Fort Dodge in
1895 and reelected at each subsequent
has been active in politics and was for
two terms auditor OF Van Buren, county
In 1883 he was appointed chief clerk in
the Office of the auditor of state. held
that important office for fourteen years,
and resigned to accept the grand re-
oordership of the a. o. U. W., position
that occupies all his time. He is ener-
getic In behalf of and loyal to the or
der, is a good speaker ready writer
and valuable ail-round member,
John w. Geiger. deputy grand master
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Eulogy of Brother oDonnell--c. S.
McCombee, of Ida Grove.
Music-Midland Quartet
Eulogy of Brother McCagg-W. II.
File ming, of Dies Mones.
Baritone Solo. The Bandolero''- r.
Aubrey Smith.
Eulogy of Brother S. n. Pierce-G. a.
Newman, Cedar Falls
Piano solo-Miss Lena Martin.
Address-Deputy Grand Master john
w. Geigcr. of Cedar Rapids
Music, "Blest BE the Tie That Binds
Midland Quartet.
Benediction-Rev. F. NJ. Coleman.
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proposnis for Bids.

Sealed proposals for bids Will be re-
ceived by the committee OF Gem Lodge
No. 3O1. i. o. o. f., and Hesperia Lodge
No. $40, "A. r. & A. NJ. Traer. Iowa, .un-
til 12 o'clock. noon. May "a, 1901. on a
three-story brick building. including
store and lodge rooms. Size OF building
31x75 feet, with basement. Plans may
be found at the First National Bank
Traer, Iowa. Committee reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
d. e. BRYSON. Secretary. !.
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parade of the visiting and local Work
men, during which the Maccabec band
played .There'll Be Hot Time and
other appropriate airs.
THE PARADE.
Preceding the grand lodge sessions
this morning 500 Woodmen and the
grand lodge officers of the D. Of H. par
ticipated in the parade. The procession
was headed by Master Workman f. II.
Wiley. OF the Marshalltown lodge, and
the Maccabee band. Following the band
came Grand Master Workman Narvis
and the other grand lodge officers and
Mrs Mary j. skegs. grand chief of
honor Of the D. of H.. and her subordi-
nate officers of that organization, all in
carriages. Next in line were the visit
ing Workmen. with the local lodge men
in the rear. The line Of march was from
the fremont north on First to State,
east on State to Third avenue south TO
Main and then east on Main to the lodge
halls. where the grand lodges ut once
convened for the transaction OF busl-
mes
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-14
Eupinp 5arshallnr ura 4ursda

began asking, How long are these
double headers going to continue2' and
since we had not had at any time to ex-
coed seventeen assessments in any year,
and that only once up to 1900, the
brothers continued with US; the work
ers made efforts to do something, but
With four double calls in the first half
of 1900 it began to have its effect. and
continued, even being With us today.
In 1899 our net gain was ,127 while in
1900 we closed with only 1853 more, or 12.
OIL, whereas OH May 1, 1900, we had H.
$50. the last half of the year showing a
met loss of sixty-eight in membership.
January of this year gave us a net loss
Of forty-six, February las and March
something like 100 With these condi-
| tons it should cause every member to
consider if there is no way to bring
about different condition.
THAT the constantly increasing num-
Der of assessments is detrimental to the
order there is little room for doubt
Many of the jurisdictions which have
tndoptcd the change experienced losses
! Of membership for several years prior
10 the adoption of the classified and
since have gained in numerical strength
supreme lodge records we have taken a.
few of the states adopting the new plan,
Showing where they stood Jan. /. 1894,
Ian. ], 1s97, when they changed and
IAN. 1, 1901 1t will he noticed with but
one exception that these states had
larger membership in 1894 than in 1897,
land not only recovered from a losing
position, but as a rule are stronger to-
cay than in 1894.
The increase in our death rate in 1900
was PISS per cent over 1899. while 1893
lsiiowed an increase of II. Ia per cent over
1875, and 1898 showed 1898 per cent
| ever 1897, the total net per cent of gain
IN deaths in three years being q per
cent, or an average of "a per cent per
year. This fact. brothers. should cause
US TO. consider what may be our snecessl-
ties in the beneficial fund if the ratio
\ is kept up. and what can best be done
to cause reduction of this ratio With
| a continuation of increase in annul-
ments. the majority of which occur in
| the lower groups, Will we not experi-
snce still higher death rate. causing a
sill greater lapsation and eventually
1 lind ourselves raised to a higher number
| OF level assessments and III time be
| obliged to make a change, beginning III
cnce with a full rate Of twelve classified
1 assessments, and be obliged to work
lAeyen harder than we have for the up-
building of the Institution? Or, will it
not be best to change now. when we can
Eegin With less than twelve classified
assessments a year, be encouraged II
make greater efforts than ever and be
4 enabled TO offer inducements 10 young
l.
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souri, Valley; Sarah Dyke. Dubuque:
Susan Phillips, Perry.
Observation-Disclosures. e. A. Damewood,
Shenandoah; Mrs. Emma Towner, Fort
Madison; Mrs. T. j. Stevenson. Sioux
City.
A short secret session will be held this
evening, after which the following pro-
gram will be rendered.:
Music-High School Orchestra.
George Lundy.
Plano Solo-Ella Skegg.
Music-Midland Quartet.
Address-Mrs Elizabeth Z. Auburn.
supreme recorder.
Northumberland Ruth.
Music-High School Orchestra.
Solo-Tot Atkinson.
election-Louie Andrews.
Music-High School Orchestra.
On Wednesday evening the ladies will
enjoy a ball.
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ToNIaHr's DolNas.
Memorial Services to 30 Held ut \
T. l,hnrcll

Memorial Scrvlccsto Bc Held ut NJ !.
Il. church.
The annual memorial services of the
grand lodge and of the d. OF I'll. Will be
the features of the evenings proceed
ings of the grand lodge. The Workmen
will have their exercises at the NJ e.
church. and the public will be welcomed.
Eulogies will be pronounced by some OF
the best speakers of the order. and will
be interspersed with appropriate music
Similar exercises will be held by the la
dies In the Odd Fellows hall. The pro-
gram for the Workmen at the memorial
services will be as follows:
Invocation-R Rev. r. NJ. Coleman. ID. ID
Music-Midland Quartet. Selected.
Euogy of Brother William Elsome
HDast grand receiver-senator w. III
Berry. of Indianola.
Soprano Solo. Temple of Peace
Mrs. Eva Hurlbut.
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WILL PLAY AGAIN.
AT Valley FORGE to he Repeated nj
the Odcon Tonight,

As the excellent comlany which pre-
scented AT Valley Forge SO acceptably
at the odeon last night has tonisht,s
date open i has decided TO remain and
present the play again this evening Al
valley Forge is a very interesting
story Of love and war during The stir
ring historical days Of the revolution.
and is beautifully dressed and mounted
aud presented by an excellent company.
Greatly reduced prices. only -. 80 and
80 cents. See the last play Of the season
al the Odeon tonight
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-14
Beware OF u Cough.

A cough is not disease. but symp-
tom. Consumption and bronchitis. which
/ re the most dangerous and fatal dis
eases. have for their first indication a
persistent cough, and II properly treated
as soon as this cough appears are easily
cured. Chamberlain Cough Remedy
las proven wonderfully successful and
gained its wide reputation and extensive
sale by its success in curing the diseases
which cause coughing. If it is not bene-
fetal 1t viii not cost you cent. For
sale by all druggists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-14
GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS.
Grand Masters Report Presented
and Committee. Selected.


The grand lodge convened at 10 q clock
In the Maccabee hall. Mr.. F. f. North
up. representing the mayor extended
the welcome of the city to the vieitin1
delegates and Woodmen In five min
ute address that was cordial and sim
cere. Grand Master Workman Narvis
responded briefly and then presented his
annual address. synopsis of which IL
given In another column.
The grand master appointed the fol-
lowing committees:
Good OF the Order-A. v. Proudfoot.
Indianola; G. S. Chase. Waterloo: c. F..
Copley, Walnut: Archie Campbell. Ce-
dar Rapids: ]. NJ. Park. Keokuk.
Distribution of Officers Reports
Dean Wheeler. Sioux City; w. G. Wa
ters. Des Moines; John Title. Musca-
tine; G. A. Johnson. Cherokee; Larry
6outhard. Shenandoah.
The grand lodge degree was conferred
on about 100 OF the delegates, after
which the lodge adjourned until 2.3o
p. m.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-14

There is more Catarrh in this section Of the
country than all other diseases put together,
incnrable. For great many years doctors pro-
nounced 1T local disease, and prescribed local
remedies, and BY constantly failing to cure with
ence has proven catarrh to be constitutional
disease, and, therefore, requires constitutional
treatment Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by ~. Cheney q CO., Toledo, Ohio, is the only
constitutional cure on the market. 1t is taken
internally in doses from 10 drops to o teaspoons
iui; II acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces OF tho system. They offer one hundred
dollars Tor any case It fails to cure. Send foS
circulars and testimonials. Address,.
F.J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, q {
sS-sold BY Druggists, s5c.
Aalls Family Pills are the best. /
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DEGREE OFF HONOR.
Welcoming Address Delivered and
Commlttees Appointcd

The Degree Of Honor grand lodge as
eembled at 10 a. m. in the Odd Fellows
Hail. Mrs. Mary Skegg. grand chief OF
Ionor, In few pleasant words intro
daced Rev. J. *. Black. of Marshall-
Town. who In a very eloquent manner
welcomed the grand lodge to Marshall-
town. Mrs. Skegg then,lntroduced Mrs.
Anna E. Morsier. p. G. c. of H.. of Dcs
Moines, who as eloqeutnly responded
The grand lodge then convened in reg
THAR session. giving the grand lodge de-
gree to large number OF representa-
lives. This is by far the largest delega-
ton this lodge has ever had.
The following committees were APP
pointed:
Credentials-Nsllis Hepnessey, Mis-
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Miss Sylvia Hall, of Cedar Rapids.
who has been in the city for the past
three weeks on business. during which
time she has been a guest at the T.. c.
Epperson home, went 10 State Center
this morning
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-25

police viii do nothing until Mr.. whaIen
had sent a reply, Mr. Steinhardt said
that he was acting as a citizen. and MOI
as counsel for the pool sellers. In max.
Ing his demand for the stopping Of gam.
bling at the race tracks.
III make the contention" he said
that the police officials and the oIty's
police force aid the book makers instead
OF ejecting gamblers. A man can easily
be sent TO the track to call the atten.
ton OF these officers 10 the gambling
which Is openly conducted. II after that
they do not eject the gamblers. those
officers will be placed In the same no.
sition as the police captains, whom Inc
district attorney Is after now for not
euppresslng gambling In their pre-
cincts,"
Mr.. Steinhardt said that Justice Je-
rome had refused TO issue blank sub
poenas 10 him as counsel for 1.-THE" A.
len whose case comes up for examlna.
tlon. lie said the law required issuing
OF the subpoenss. Justice Jerome when
seen later, said:
u am not compelled 10 issue bank
subpoenas though am compelled TO ls.
sue filled ones. | am a magistrate sit
ting as committee magistrate and
therefore, am not obliged 10. Issue such
blank subpoenas, II the names are fur
nshed I'll issue them even for William
Mckinley. But no one can have any
blank ones"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-25
Colonel Radford ROuts Boxers and
Robbers.
GERMANS ORDERED BACK.
From Pao Ting Fu-Foreigners and
Chinese Alike Indignant NJ Their
Arbitrary Way.

Pekin, April 2i.-The International
detachment OF 800 men. under Col. Rad
ford, which left Shan Hal Kwan to pun
ish the force OF Boxers and robbers that
recently attacked the Indian troops,
killing Mai. Browning. met the enemy
in force, killing fifty. OF the interna-
tional detachment six British, two
Japanese and one Frenchman were
killed. The enemy fed to the noun
tains, but will be closely pursued.
The body OF Maj Browning was recov-
cred.
The Germans have been ordered back
from the Pao Ting Flu expedition. Their
behavior for the last week or so has
caused great Indignation In Pekin, not
only among the Chinese, but among the
foreigners as well. Carts horses. mules
and ponies have been impressed for
transportation purposes, coolies have
been made to work for nothing, and
even educated Chinese have been I'm
pressed. A contractor working for an
American quartermaster was impressed
while AT work. and was only released
on proof that he was working for the
Americans. An employe of the British
legation had similar experience. Mr..
Hitler manager OF the bank. was
stopped and made to prove his owner
ship Of a cart.
The Chinese say there Is intense
feeling in the province against foreign
ers, principally because OF the harsh
treatment the Chinese have received
from the Germans. They also assert
that the needless expeditions OF Ger
mans against perfectly quiet communi-
ties have caused many Chinese, who
have lost all TO join rowing bands Of
robbers.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-25
YOUNG CUDAHY TEsTIFIEs.
His Identification of Callahan Was
by Lauer's Voice.

Omaha, Neb., April 2i.--The case Of
the state against James Callahan was
briefly presented to the jury by County
Attorney Shields this morning.and Ed
ward T. Cudahy. one OF the central
figures In the kidnapping Incident, took
the stand.
After the jury had inspected the
scene OF the kidnapping, the chief wit
ness in the case, Il. A. Cudahy and his
son. Edward. took the stand. and the
latter's testimony was not concluded
when court adjourned.
Young Cudahy described the journey
to the house on Grover street, and re-
lated at length his conversations with
his jaller, who Is thought to have been
Callahan.
The boy listened TO a conversation In
Chief Donahue's Office between the
Chief and Callahan. and the identif-
cation viii rest on recognition of
voice rather than any similarity Of fca-
lures. The other testimony OF the
youth was substantially as has APP
peared In the press reports.
In the examination of the elder Cud-
ahy. the purpose OF the defense was
brought out TO show thai the packer
had surrendered the $4,000 without
compulsion. The state followed the al
legation In the complaint set forth that
robbery was committed when the
gold was extorted from Cudahy
through threats on his sons life Mr..
Cudahy conceded that he gave up the
money freely, without expectation Of
getting II back
NJ l.. Sears. attorney for Cudahy.
testified that he had instructed the
omaha National hank on Mr. cudahys
order to withhold $4,000 from the
vaults. and 'ha, he had later gone
With the coachman 10 bring the gold
uptown.