Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-20
SHAMROCK III, SIR THOMAS LIPToN's CUP CHALLENGER.

sum and agreeing TO care for them and
permit them to die thru sheer neglect.
is known to flourish here, and quite
recently fresn information in sunnort
OF this has been obtained. But the
charity workers believe the best way
would be to have the persons who en-
gage IN the work of caring for found
llnss officially recognized and thei!.
business placed under control 1t is
proposed that the state board of con-
troll be given authority to make in
Vestigations and to regulate and control
the business so far as 1t calls for reg
ulation. If this plan does not meet
with favor the legislature will be asked
to provide some special body to look
after the baby farms" The board of
control has supervision over the state
orphans homes and orphanages of all
kinds, and over private as well as
public asylums. The members of the
Associated Charities believe the board
could also give some supervision to the
baby farming" which is carried on in
various cities of the state. generally
by persons of low grade of honor and
careless of the consequences.
Major Charles Mackenzie, the well
known attorney of this city. who is the
subject of an accusation of unprofes-
sional conduct in bringing bogus law
suit against the Northwestern Life and
Savings Company, in connection with
the claim of Rena Cathcart. indignant
ly denies that the suit is anything
other than a serious effort to secure the
tons. He has in his possession the
sworn affidavit of Miss Cathcart max
ing the accusation of misrepresenta-
ton against the company and its agent,
and ii was upon this that the suit
was brought but at the instance and
insstence of her brother, and after
much correspondence with the officers
of the company Miss Cathcart is
now in Oberlin, o., but was formerly
of this city. The material portion OF
the allegations of the petition filed,
which was in the regular form. vas
that she was deceived as to the nature
of the business, and that the officers
received enormous salaries two and
three times the value of the services
rendered, that the monies received by
the company were not held
and invested for the benefit
of the company, but We're largely
appropriated by the stockholders. for
their own advantage and enrichment,
and that the stockholders of the COM
pany voted themselves dividends and
then made false charges on the books
of the company as to the purpose for
which the said monies so voted as dlvl-
dends had been applied, that in fact
at the tine of the said representations
the affairs of the company We're so con-
Quoted as to render it absolutely GER
tain that the company would be utterly
unable to repay the amount paid by the
policv holders" These allegations are
from the records of the case In the
county clerks office. 1nasmuch as
the Das Noines newspapers all refused
10 print the direct attack on Major
Mackenzie, but insisted upon 1t beng
cnt ont of the advertisement published
tho latter will take no action agalns.
them. But that he should be guilty Oh
a. suit brought to extort money is not
believed by anyone within the circle
of his wide acquaintance. MISS oa,n-
cart was formerly a resident OIL TINS
city. and was induced to so INTO ehe
cnmnany not only by an agent but thru
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