Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-11
Annual Meetings of Two Great
Associations to Be Held In
July
CAN ATTEND BOTH MEETINGS
Davenport Will Entertain the Iowa
Association, and Rock Island that of
Illinois, and Several Social Features
Besides Speeches BY Public Men,
Will Probably Be Enjoyed Together:
Special to Times-Republican

! Des Moines, March 11.--A meet of the
Executive committee of the Iowa State
Bankers Association was held in Des
Moines today and prerarations were
made for the annual meeting. This was
left to the executive committee to fix
place and date. The meeting viii be
keld in Davenport in July at the time
| of the meeting OF the Illinois Bankers
Association in Rock Island just across
the river. The bankers CT the Tri-Cities
Ion the Mississippi have been making
efforts for some time to have the two
meetings held at the same time so that
there could be social features together
and many of the distinguished men who
Twill attend can be at both meetings for
a part of the time. A humber of the
Chicago bankers usually attend the
meetings of the Illinois association. and
for that reason the Iowa bankers
would have good chance to meet some
of the men with whom they do busl-
ness. BY having the two meetings to-
gether ii was believed, also. that both
would be able to gain larger attend
ance. 1t is expected that eX-Seeretary
Gage and Secretary Shaw will attend
both meetings and make speeches. 1t
is understood that Secretary Shaw has
already signified his Willingness to at
tend the Iowa association meeting and
Ideliver an address on some topic of ma
tional Importance. Director of the Mint
Roberts. Comptroller Eckels and
others are also expected at tha two
meetings. Last year the Iowa bankers
gave UP great deal of their time at
the meeting here to a discussion of the
Fowler bill and to the proposal to per-
nit banks to issue notes on security
other than national bonds. but the Iowa
bankers showed Themselves to be gem
orally opposed to any of the proposed
limitations. They were also opposed
10 the branch bank idea in all its forms.
Homer E. Miller, of Des Moines, is
president of the State, Bankers Asso
ciatiorL
There is considerable amusement be-
ing afforded Des Moines people just
now over the predicament Of the build
ers and brick combine of this city in
relation to their fight to keep not only
Des Moines but other cities OF Iowa
from making use of any paving mate
rial other than Des Moines brick. 1t
is matter of common knowledge that
there is one of the strongest kind of
combines In Des Moines with the brick
makers at the head which arbitrarily
keeps up prices in the city of Des
Moines and uses all possible means,
some not altogether reputable, for pre-
venting the makers of asphalt pave
ment from gaining a foothold in the
state. In Des Moines it is generally be-
lieved that the brick combine has dis
tributsd its favors in many places
where influence is regarded as neces-4
sary and that it has only Teen with con-
siderable expenditure that it has been
able to maintain monopoly in the pay
ing business here. The latest troubles
oe the brick combine relate TO the paw
ing in Waterloo where the asphalt peo-
Pile have done some bidding on brick
paving. Just the exact status of the
matter is not known here certainly, but
/! is certain that the brick men are aw-
fully mad about something and are en-
gagged in saying mean things about the
Waterloo people ard the makers OF 9TH
Ell kinds of paving. The brick asphalt
war is expected to break out again here
in the spring with the usual fiercenSss
Since the second trial OF Mrs. Hos
sack for the murder of her husband she
has been allowed to return to her home
under bond of only $4,000, which is
$4,000 less than the bond originally
fixed for her by the courts. Judge Mich
OILS, at the conclusion of the trial at
Winterset readily agreed to the reduc-
tion in the bond. rather indicating his
belief that the defendant would never
be convicted Of murder She was given
q life sentence when tried before Judge
Gamble in Warren county. but when
tried in Madison county tie jury dis
agreed, three of the twelve standing out
for acquittal. One of those who de-
clared for acquittal said afterwards
that he was absolutely convinced of the
innocence of Mrs. Hossack and could
never have been brought around to ac
cept any kind of verdict of guilt.
There will not be another term of court
IN Madison county until in May and it
is very probable she will not be given
her third trial until in September. Th,
fact that on the second trial thu state
some witnesses who We're
not included in the first trial. and obvi
ouSly made the case stronger than al
first. was the cause OF soma comment.
One witness made use of at Winterset
was a man who was insane at the time
of the first trial and therefore was not
and it was q question
his testimony in view of this
fact, had any weight with the jury the
second time. The attorneys for Mrs.
are confident OF their ability to
acquit ths defendant.
Again the public is assured by the
friends of Marshal w. \.
Richards that he is to be turned up in
this city within Il week. They now
claim that while he has no fear what
evsr of the accusation against him in
with the robbery OF Sullivan
at Hamilton there are some other mat
ters he would not like 10 face at this
time and this is why ha has not been
placing himself in the hands OF his
friends at an earlier date. Frank Beard,