Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-01
Governor Cancels His Arrange
ments to Accompany Roose-
welt Thru Iowa
FLOOD SITUATION THE CAUSE
Several Stops Will Be Made at Fort
Dodge, Waterloo, Webster City, and
Dubuque, Where Banquet Has Been
PIanned-Prosecution For Disbar-
ment of Lawyers, In Henry County.
Special to Times-Repup,,can,

Special to Times Republican
j Des Moines, La, June Bulletin
AT noon today Governor Cummins an
! nounced that he would abandon hi!
proposed journey to Denison to &C
company President Roosevelt across
Iowa. He feels that his duty is here.
The executive council will provide
the funds necessary for repairs at Glen
wood and it will take two or three days
to determine this matter The counci
has only $4,000, but will appropriate
all that is needed and trust to the
legislature to approve same. Because
of this and the flood situation here the
governor will remain at his desk.
/ The presidential train will stop
at Ft. Dodge Waterloo and Dubuque
There will be stops at Webster City and
probably at Rockwell City. The presi-
dent will get something of view of
the Iowa floods at FIT. Dodge when he
crosses the Des Moines river Des
Moines people regard 1t as fortunate
that the date for the presidents visit
| here was not this week instead of a
month ago, for while the president did
not have very good day in the state
| when he was thru the south half it
would be out of the question to enter
| tain him here this week. Des Moines
is busy caring for her own. Whether
Gov. Cummins can go to Dubuque and
attend the banquet given to the pres
ident by Senator Allison is little un-
certain, as he had an engagement at
Charles City for that date
Mrs. Leslie M. Shaw went to Denison
Saturday and Secretary Shaw will meet
her there tomorrow. Mrs. Shaw has
been visiting quietly with friends in
Des Moines the past week. She ex-
poets to go to Europe during the sum
mer and 1t is understood that Secre-
tary Shaw has engaged passage for
himself also. but that he regards 1t
as improbable he will be able TO GO.
The Shaws will accompany the presi-
Dental party from Denison and of
course be conspicuous in the generous
welcome Of II Incident n the little
city which is thSir home. They intend
to go to Mt. Vernon and attend the
college commencement where one of
their daughters is to be among the
graduates. and this will be later in the
month.
great deal of interest is taken here
in the somewhat sensational prosecu-
lions commenced in Henry county to
procure the disbarment of Messrs Z. S.
Finley, and j. c. McCoid. Mr.. Finley
is county attorney of Henry county
and his disbarment means that he will
also be removed from ONCE by Judge
Smyth and that the county board will
select another county attorney. Mr.
McCoid Is related to the late ex-Con-
gresham McCoid. of Fairfield The
committee of the bar association which
formulated the charges against the
firm, was headed by Leroy A. Palmer,
of the Iowa commission on st. Louis
exposition, and 1t is said that every
member of the bar, aside from the &C.
cused persons, Joined In the demand for
disbarment. The most interesting of |
the accusations relates to an alleged |
attempt on the part of the lawyers to |
Induce ]. w. Whitford, who had large |
claim against the estate OF the late
Senator Harlan, to forge q will and |
pass it off as genuine, and provide In |
the Will for liberal bequest to the
said Whitford and afterwards to "dlvvy |
up" with the lawyers. The accusation
is made so plain in this case that 1t is !
evident the bar committee Is confident |
of It's truth. But all the accusations
are about as bad as it would be pos
sible to make against lawyers and in
clude perjury and forgery and all
manner of corruption.
1t is learned here that General James
B. Weaver, who was reported some |
months ago as on the high road to for |
tune because of investigation of oil |
fields in the south and successful pro-
motion, has not. In fact, made any
thing out of his deals and that the big |
which he headed has thus far
failed to strike OIL" General Weaver |
has been in the south several months
experimenting the drilling
of wells. The company which he head
ed has headquarters in Des Moines and |
stock was sold freely, but quite recently
nothing has been heard of rich pros
poets and the stockholders virtually adj |
nit that the scheme was a failure.
General Weaver will probably return to
ColfaX soon.
Fortunately Des Moines has one of
the new ice making factories in the /
state and a company here Is prepared |
to make an immense amount of ice dur
ing the coming season. The loss OF
something like $4,000 tons of stored ice
would be disastrous to the city but for
the modern method of directing manu-
facture of the frozen necessity. The
ice factory will be coming money this
year in Des Moines and it is probable
that second plant will be established.
The flood settled one small matter
which caused great deal of trouble
last year, and that is the location of
ice houses on ground desired for city
park. The park board condemned the
land and tried to force the ice compan-
les to move their houses, but failed.
Now the houses have been moved with
out a court order. Bur the place is not
very desirable for park at this time.
Robbed Of 5000.
Washington, June Ed Van Kleek,
a Young man from Columbus Junction,
claims he was robbed of $500 in the side
show tent of Sells s. Downs show,