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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-30
Fire Departments New Equipment.

Mr.. Robert W. Dutton. chief engineer of
the fire department. and Mr. L. NJ. Robin
son. the chief machinist of the department,
have returned from Seneca Falls and Ell
mira, New York. where they went to in
spect the plants of two fire apparatus man
ufacturing concerns. Three new modern
Grst-class fire engines and one new truck
are TO be purchased by the department dur
ing the coming fiscal year, and 1t was with
view to looking into the me thods and ex-
aminlng the details of the manu- ctures
that the officials Of the department vs.ted
the two plants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-30
Officers Installed.

The new officers of the Firemens Relief
Association were installed yesterday morn
Ing at IL o'clock at No. IA engine house.
The ceremonies were presided over by Sc
nior Assistant Chief Belt the retiring presi-
dent. The new officers are: President, As
sistant Foreman T. ]. Brown. No. IA en-
CINE company; vice president. Foreman
John W. Smith of No. 6 engine company;
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-30
Death of THURMAN Sam BRYANT,

A dispatch from Louisville, KY, yester-
day says: Sam" Bryant, one of the best
known turfmen in the country, died Of
dropsy at his home in this city last night
after long Illness His end was FASTENED
by the fact that he insisted on going to
Chicago to see the American Derby run a
week ago. though he had to be carried to
the train on a stretcher and then was ad-
yised that he was near death
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-30

secretary, Private c. G. Achstetter of No.
IA engine company, and treasurer, Foreman
James Keliher of No. IA engine company.
The associa ton was reorganized last year.
and is now in fourishing condition. II
cares-for sick members OF the department
and has other charitable purposes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-30

Mrs. Lizzie Kane, thirty-three years old
was taken suddenly i'll yesterday afternoon
al 9th and F streets northwest. The police
removed her to her home, No. 915 New Jer-
sey avenue southeast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-30
THE USE OF BROOMS
HOUSEKEEPING A FEATURE OF
VACATION SCHOOL WORK.
Pupils at Greenleaf Keep Rooms Neat
and Clean-Cooking Glasses
for Parents.

Working ever on the thought of doing
everything for themselves, the pupils who
attend and gain by attendance at tn. sum
mer school at Greenleaf clean their build
Ing from roof to basement at the close of
each session. Just as soon as the dismis-
sal gong strikes twelve, TWO appointed
housekeepers from each room get their
brOOms and go at il. working for an hour
or more getting things shipshape. Even
In the first grade the pupils are taught 20
handle the broom and TO keep things clean
~ and tidy.
The building contains eight rooms proper,
q carpenter shop typewriting room, a
millinery hall ana a cook room-quite a
large establishment TO be kept in order
daily by children. The yards, too. are quite
an item and are neat clean and orderly
as the interior Of the building.
One imaginss. perhaps that all the
cleaning the building means is the sweeping
OF rooms sOiltd during the day By the dust
from the shoes. This i a mistaken idea
for room piled higher with the waste ma
teTi2l of a days manual labor as carried
on there can hardly be imagined. In the
frs place take The rooms in which wet
rafiiI and rattan are worked. Think of the
dirt occasiOned by The constant dragging
OF wet strands in and cut Of the tubs of
water Take glimpse into rooms where
paper flowers and ornaments are made.
Think of the cuttings flying all over the
floors.
Then the carpenter shop with its neces-
sary hitter OF shavings and the cook room
with the waste from the preparation of
soups and other dishes. Take all this dirt
making into considera ton, then think what
task these little ones boys and girls
have each day before they go home. Nat
oraiiy there is minimum of trash made
by the pupils from the fact that they them
teivts keep II clean.
An Item in Training.
The cleaning itself is a big item in train
ing-ihe teaching them to do il better than
before Is another item but the best thing the
system does for the school, for the child for
the community. for the teacher for educa-
ton, is the Willingness it develops to DO
something entirely out of the ordinary and
that something which in many cases would
be revilsd by the parent as not what they
send their children TO school To do. Will
ingness, Observation-Disclosures to dust, will
ingneSs to clean. Willingness To run err
rands, to do anything and everything asked
of them-and children and parents both are
alike in this wi!lingness-is one of the
marked features of the Greenleaf commun-
lily: Is one Of the biggest salaries ever paid
10 a teaching corps. Aud 1t is To teach This
desire to help. to do-teaching il so that
be well spent-that the teachers are en-
plOyed Success in their efforts will be
attained wheiI they can get this same good
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-09
What Can a Woman
Do for a Man !?
In Times of Suffering and Critical
Illness She can Honestly
Recommend
Paine's Celery
Compound
As Saver of Life and BANS her
of Disease.

Womans power for good in the home
can never be truly estimated. In times
OF suffering and danger, her judgment
and experience are nvaluable, her
SMILES words of cheer and comfort help
to dispel gloom and sadness. The faith
full, discerning wife has a full knowl-
edge of the value of Paine's Celery
Compound as Il banisher of disease:
She has noted its wonderful effects and
cures; she has faith in its virtues, and
recommends it with full confidence. Mr.
Rudolph NJ. Hunter. of the we'll known
Hunter Corporation, Philadelphia, Pa,
says.
Il feel it is but right that l should ac-
knowledge my appreciation of Paine's
Celery Compound. That you may UNI
derstand my appreciation, l might say
that for nearly twenty years l have
continually suffered from neuralgia,
poor circulation at night, and general
nervous weakness from overwork. due
to daily laborS of from twelve to eigh-
teen hours upon the most intricate and
eXhausting of brain work. To retire at
night meant the worst of headaches and
lack of sleep / received no relief from
physicians. and my enormous work up
on my electrical inventions and litiga-
lions has prevented me taking the rest
so much needed. Some time ago be-
gan to take Paine's Celery Compound
and soon felt like new man. All my
physical troubles practically ceased.
Paine's Celery Compound has done for
me what the medical profession could
not do. l now work from twelve to
fifteen hours daily in peace and COM
fort, and secure restful sleep
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-09
IOWA FALLS cHAuTAvouA.
Today is Educational Day and Teach
ert Attend EN- Masse.

Today Is Educational Day and Teach
ert Attend En- Masse.
Special to Times Republican.
Iowa Falls. Aug. 9.-This is Ednca-
tional day at the Chautauqua assembly
and is The second of the big special
days on the program this year The ex-
ercises of the day are in change of Mrs.
Ella Is. Chassell county superintendent
of schools. The Hardin county normal
institute now in session in F.ldora is
attending Chautauqua in a body head
ed by the industrial school band. The
following is the program. begun at
1880 this morning Invocation. Rev. A..
H. Beaver, address of welcome, by Il
r. Galllins; response by Prog. A. j. Ca
vana; Needs of our Rural Schools by
j. l.. Marks Needs of Our City
Schools by Superintendent Milo Hunt.
of Eldora. In the afternoon the follow
ing Will speak: Small Beginnings by
Miss Julia Scurry: The Value of Art
in the School by Kate NJ Bos'lan;
youths Vantage Ground" BY A. r.
styles. The days program will con-
clu!e with a concert and an address by
Superintendent g. j. Miles of the iowa
industrial school The next big day
viii he Tuesday NEXT and will be sun
day school day, all the schools of the
county having been invited to partici-
pate in the exercises of the day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-09
SCOTT CLAIMS MURDER
Says He and Albert NJ. Potter
We're Victims OF Deliberate
Poisoning.
Job Done at Des Moines Bar
While Their Backs We're
Turned.
Intention Was to Kill Potter and
Lay the Crime Upon
Scott.
to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Muscatine, Aug. 9.-F'rank +. Scott,
the Muscatine man VINO WAS so closely
connected with the mysterious poison
ing case of Representative A. NJ.
Potter. of Waverly. told Il peculiar story
here when he arrived from Des Aloines.
He says that an enemy poisoned both
himself and Potter III a Des Moines sa
Des Moines with rottenness and says
that the detectives attempted to induce
him to take morphine. Scott says he
met Potter for the last time in front of
the kirkwood. He and eX-Secretary
Dobson We're talking together and Scott
joined in the conversation. None of
them had been drinking and all were
feeling Well and all right in every way.
Potter suggested that we go over to
a neighboring resort and have Il drink.
We went in, ordered up the drinks and
took them, and then had some cigars.
Potter and | leaned up against the bar
and talked for some little time, when
we ordered some more drinks. But
right there is where the dirty work
came in. We did not drink them right
off, but had our backs to the bar talk
ing and a moment later took the drinks
that had been on the bar all this time.
We stood there a few minutes longer
and then passed out. AS soon as we
struck the open air thought something
to drug store, when the first thing l |
knew all was up and | did not know
again until Sunday morning.
when they managed to bring me to, and
l found myself in the city Jail.
i think there was Il plot to get rid of
Potter. The man Who had the job
spotted us all right, but he knew Dob
son. yet did not know which of us was
Scott and which was Potter He knew |
that if he did kill the one, the other
might be stuck for term in the pen. if |
not for life, for completely in the crime,
so the fellow started in ON his work.
Il don't remember anything I did
from Friday afternoon until l woke up
morning. Then that city tohy-
stefan came. He and some of those de-
tectives tried to get me to take NOR
phine. but l would not let them put a
bit into me. Then the doctor took my
ring to pawn it for some medicine and
got that ring later from him all right,
but | don't think it was ever in a pawn
shop"
DO YOU really think. then that YOU
and Potter We're the victims of plot
20 get rid of one or both of YOU asked
The reporter.
Yes. sir. do" said Scott have no
dea who it was and | would not accuse
my one. That was what those detec-
ives kept trying to get out of me.
they wanted me to blame some one. to
ay it onto somebody and then the dirty
lewis tried to stick me. But was
lonest and STRAIGHTFORWARD and they
,ould not get me. as soon as 1 came to
md had my senses. The Des Moines
oolice force is rotten. rotten to the very
ore. They are all in cahoots with the
over element and crime is running
'amDant'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-09
Levich Gives Bail, Walker Fails.


Des Moines, Aug. s.-iiarris Levich.
charged With the murder of Isaac Fink
elstein, has been released from jail
pending his preliminary examination
Friday next before Justice Aylesworth.
Judge McIienry of the district court,
fixed his bail al s3.0oc. which was fur
n.shed. 1t was also ordered that James
Walker be admitted to bail in the sum
of $4,000 but Walker has been unable
to furnish bond.
The granting of bail marked the ter
mination of the habeas corpus proceetl-
lngS When 1t developed that an nfor-
nation had been filed the petition for
the writ Was amended to charge that
the unlawful restraint consisted of the
refusal of Justice Aylesworth to admit
petitioners to bail The bond for Levich
was signed by Kate 1.evich. DEFENDANTS
wife; Solomon Levich, his father;
Moses Levich, his cousin. and w. w.
Conkling, a wel-knomn East Side real
estate man.
Detective Hardin, who is in charge of
the case for the police department. was
present when the bond was given. Solo
mon Levich started to list property To-
Gated on East Court avenue. Hardin
protested, saying the property is a por-
ton of an unsettled estate of which
Levich is administrator. that it is not
his and that he could not list it, Dep
Ity Clerk Alexander thereupon refused
10 schedule the property.
Levich's relatives. when they found
that they could not schedule enough
real estate to furnish the bond, asked
that a deputy sheriff go with Levich to
hunt up an additional bondsman. Dep
uty Griffin Went out with him and they
returned in about five minutes with Mr..
Conkling.
The officers of the police department
are not proceeding on the theory that
there WAS an intent to kill Finkelstein.
They do not charge Levich or Walker
with having intended to kill him. Their
theory is that Levich hired the colored
man to beat no Firlkclstein and the
blow was deadly by accident. They will
make no effort to show that Levich de-
sired to kill I'inkelstein or intended to
have him killed if he hired any one to
assault him. The theory of the police is
that Levich merely intended to have
drubbed. good and hard. and
that the killing was not contemplated.
The police held Il consultation Nesfcr-
day afternoon at O'clock and half
hour afterwards the detectives scatter
ed and disappeared.
Chief Bracket was anything but
communicative. ut is fruitless to crit
icize the district court" he said. we
better keep still and do the best we can,
Plainly it is discourasing. II looks as
ii it We're useless to try to convict any
body of anything. But that is all over
now and we have resumed operations
as best we can under the new status Of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-09
Vail News.

Special to Times Republican.
Vail, Aug. a.-Mrs. ID. O'Donnell. an
old and highly respected citizen. mother
Of b. O'Donnell. died Thursday: funeral
today from st. AIMS church.
G. c. Vail and wife returned from Hot
Springs and report nice visit
Thomas Adams shipped in a lot OF
cattle 10 feed.
DIR. Darling went to Deloit today.
II. A. Nicholson. of New Sharon, was
q Vail visitor this week.
Grain is about all cut and thresining
has begun. Corn is looking extra fine.
d. Mccullough was thrown from a
horse and lost one finger
James Mitchell goes to South Da-
kota with his thresher To work.
DR.. Glynn has purchased an N-ray
for his office.
n. Nelson shipped three cars of choice
cattle to Chicago sunday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-09
VDN CAMP GIVES / UP
Practically Declares the Sym
pathy CampaignAgainst Iowa
Telephone Failure.
Says Situation Has Been Great
ed Highly Detrimental TO
His Order.
Blames the Failure OF the Strike
Upon the Means En-.
p!oyed.
Special to Times Republican.

special 10 S-lSepuD!lcan.
Davenport. Aug. 9-1he symathy
strike against the Iowa Telephone
Company, which it was hoped would
extend over the state and resul, in the
complete surrender of tire phone COM
pany, or in !; large loss of it's business,
has ilattened out. organizer Charles
Van Camp of Minneapolis, of the indie
pendent Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers. who came here TO take charge
OF it, has left the state, after addressing
a letter from Davenport to the local un-
ions of the brotherhood expressing his
dissatisfaction with the situation. He
bls.mes the means employed by certain
affiliated unions and the action of GER
tain officials of the brotherhood for the
failure of the strike.
The full text of Organized Van
Camps letter is as follows:
To Local Unions of the Independent
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers of
Iowa: wish to state for the benefit of
the members who have been Influenced
to take action against the Iowa Tele-
phone Company in sympathy with the
strike of the Des Moines operators, fol-
lowed by the sympathetic strike OF local
unions l09 and 90 of Des Monies. that
such support as has been requested by
local affiliated trade unions in carrying
out the purposes of the local leaders OF
trades unions is not by amy means to
the best interests of the independent
of Electrical Workers and
is so regarded by the higher officials of
our order
Had the matter been in the hands of
the regularly authorized officials of the
brotherhood of Electrical
Workers from the start Il Very different /
course would have been pursued. but as |
the matter now stands the action of To- I
cal trades assemblies and of certain /
officials of the INDEPENDENT Brotherhood
of Electrical Workers has created Il sit I
uation Very detrimental to the best in |
terests OF our order and made future |
ection Very uncertain.
"CHARLES VAN CAMP.
District Organizer. independent Bro
therhood of Electrical Workers" /
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-09
UNION TREsPAss CASE.
j. j. Cox Has Two Days Trial
Eldora.

Special to Times Republican.
cdora. Aug. 9.-rhe preliminary
hearing of j. j. Cox. charged With tres
pass at Union. has acupied the asten-
ton of Justice Burling for the past two
days and is still on for today About
forty witnesses have so far been heard.
\ large number from Union are present
and much interest centers in the trial.
Ii seems probable from the evidence in
troduced that Cox will be discharged.
y juevnile game of ball between Gift
ford and this city was played here yes
terday and resulted in a score of IA to
Z in favor of the locals.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Greet entertained
the little friends of Carl Day and I'll. T..
Greet to the number of about seventy
five from to s last evening. Mr.. and
Mrs Greet assisted by Miss Elva Greet,
Pansy Brown and Genevieve Hardin.
served refreshments and assisted in the
games so dear to young Saople. 1t WAS
an enjoyable occasion for those present.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-09
N0NAN2HOO|S WOMAN
JealousyAmong CoIored Females
in Jasper County Results in
Attempted Murder.
Anna Bell Shot Thru the Breast
by Mrs. Gertie Pondrecker-
Two Shots Fired.
First Takes Effect in the Shout.
der Of Assailant's Husband
Miss Bell May Die.
First Takes Effect in the Shout.
special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Newton, Aug. a.-Alna Bell. young
woman, was shot and perhaps mortally
wounded by Gertie Pondrecker at the
Sieversville coal minig camp near Col
fax during quarrel. Both women are
colored. 1t is said the trouble began
over the jealousy of Mrs. Pondrecker's
susband The woman fired two shots.
the first accidentally hitting her hus-
band, the bullet lodging in his shoul-
der. He is not seriously injured. how
ever. The second shot struck Miss Bell
in the right breast, going thru the body
and coming out near the shoulder
blade. She may die. Mrs. Pondrecker
was arrested and held to the grand jury
in bail
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-09
Shell Rock Girl in Trouble.

Waterloo. Aug. 9.-Yesterday Mar
shall Simmerling was called upon to aid
:, young girl who came here a few days
ago from near Shell Rock and had
neither money nor friends. The girl
was about seventeen years old and
claims to have left him on account of
difficulty with a step-mother. The old.
old tale of the harshness of a step
mother that became too great to be
borne had caused to her to leave. Think
ing that she could easily make her own
way This. however, She found To be
wrong. She had no money To pay her
board bin al the hotel where she stop
ped, was unable to secure Work and
even get back home. Lest another and
more serious chapter be added TO her
experience by a book agent who was
about to give her employment in thaf
line it was decided to send her nome
at the citV'S EXPENSE
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-09
Ravard Notes.

Special to Times Republican.
Bayard. Aug 9.-Golmer Bros show
was here and has gone. II gave a good
entertainment to Il large crowd.
Lon Hardin was married to the Wild
CIV Nice Thursday and had a noisy tim
pan entertainment that evening.
The o. NJ 6. St. p. railway has a
large force of men at work here laying
pew steel and surfacing the track.
A MIR Ross, a farmer living south of
town. while passing thru Allenville re-
Gently undertook to chastise dog with
g whip while sitting in the wagon seat.
The seat tipped over, throwing him out
and breaking his arm.
Telephone lines in Bayard are getting
IS thick as spiders webs.
Miss Grace Mcdonald. assistant cash
Ter of the Bayard Savings Bank. has
Just returned from q visit to Anamosa
and Maxwell. Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-09
FAMILY ALL PAINTED.
Curious Experience of Prickett Fam
ily at Thor.

Thor, Aug. 9.-An unusual incident
happened at the home of j. T. Prickett
of this place. His little girl during the
day had been troubled With the tooth
ache, but al bedtime the pam had ceas-
ed and the girl Went to sleep. During
the night the parents We're aroused and
went to the girls room TO find her lit
eraly wallowing in her own blood, and
the blood pouring from the childs nos
trils. The spectacle caused Mr.. Prick
EFT to faint. Recovering consciousness
Mr.. Prickett called to his brother who
came and likewise tainted. The hired
girl went thru the same experience and
Mrs. PriclSett alone stood the ordeal.
The rupture was caused by the excess
sive swelling of the face to such u de-
gree that the blood vessels We're
closed forcing the blood thru the nose
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-09

affairs. OF course it greatly increases
our work"
Are you continuing to work on the
Levich- Maker theory: the chtei was
asked
We have no basis for any other the
DRY To work on We are doing every
thing that there is to be done. We are
not discar,lins this theory or that the
DRY and this clue OF that clue BECAUSE
We don't like them We are following.
up every clue chat we can find. II We
should find something entirely different
from the Levich- Walker theory which
would look al all reasonable We would
be only too glad to undertake it With all
our energy The men have been work
ing night and day and they have i'm
vestigated countless rumors and stories
reported to US and into which they haze
rum While AT work. The ground is be-
ing thoroughly siftea. Nothing is be-
ing allowed to get past the detectives.
III would seem that there are peo-
Pile VINO think we should be able TO go
right out in the street and arres. the
murderer. Try him and have him exc
cuted at once. This is unreasonable
and unfair To us. Most of the mon who
are working on the case are old and
experienced men. We know perfectly
We'll the attitude of many critics of the
administration and We fully real ze the
value to ourselves in quickly discover
ing the mmderers of Mr.. Finkelstcin.
We believe that we Will be able TO do
it. Any man who Will investigate need
not take my word for the fact that the
men are working on the case incessant-
ly and without proper sleep. We would
the help of the people ana
we dc not believe that it is right to
hamper in the investigation instead of
helping it
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-09
Small Fire at Vail.

Special to Times Republican.
Vail, Aug. Nv. n. Smith the drug
sist had quite a little fire in his store
Thursday evening. FIehas just put in a
new gasoline plant and while they We're
generating gas it some way took fire
and in ii moment the whole room was
ablazc and the fire department was
promptly on hand and soon had it I'M
der control With loss of about 500 ON
stock and SO on building. fully insured.
With fine weather thrashinS is pro-
crossing finely. oats averaging tifty-tive
bushels per acre. good quality, with a
large acreage sowed.
The new NJ. f. church is slowly adj
vancing owing to a lack of material