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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-25
Letter Written to Relatives
Here Proves to Have Been
Without Foundation
FATHER FINDS SON ALIVE
One Eugene Moore, Unknown to Any
of the Mcdonald Family, Writes Let
ter to Wife Telling cf Husbands
Death-siens 1t "sheriff'-cause of
His Action is Unknown.

While believed to be dead by his wife
and parents in this city, Earl McDon-
aid. the young man who was reported
to have committed suicide in Des
Moines, is very much alive, and any
thing but a corpse. w. III. Mcdonald,
the father of the young man. who Went
to Des Moines to take care of his re-
mains. found him well and at work in
one of the packing houses of that city,
and not aware until informed that his
relatives here mourned him as dead.
Mr.. Mcdonald arrived home this morn
Ing.
1t was not without considerable diff
ficulty that the elder Mcdonald located
his son, for he knew nothing definite
concerning his whereabouts and all ap
peals TO the Des Moines police or sher-
if of Polk county for information con-
corning the remains We're fruitiess.
None of those officials knew anything
of the body. nor had any heard of any
such q suicide. After considerable
search the boy was located alive and
We'll.
Origin of Letter Mystery.
What originally started the suicide
story was a letter received by Mrs. Nc
Donald and signed by one Eugene
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-25

hearing before the board of health. a
special meeting will likely be called for
this purpose next week, when the case
will be disposed of. Under the new
ordinance, which has not yet been
passed, the superintendent may revoke
a plumbers license at any time. Under
the present rule, which is based on the
laws of the state board of health, it
is construed that the license is simply
forfeited for the time being, or until
the case is disposed of by the board OF
health
The city is determined to put a stop
to faulty plumbing. for it is considered
that unsanitary conditions in certain
portions Of the city are due entirely to
the laxity of plumbers in doing sewer
work.
The new ordinance, which requires
the proper filling with river sand of en-
cavations made on paved streets, will
be in effect Saturday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-25
BIG STACK COMPLETED.
New One Hundred Fifty Foot Chimney
at the Soldiers Home Finished To-

The iron coping that finished the big
800 foot chimney at the Soldiers Home
was put on today, and the tall stack
on which the workingmen have been
employed for the past month is now
finished. 1t is the tallest brick chin
ney in the city, and required about
10000 brick to build 1t or enough to
construct a good sized building. 1t
will probably require the rest of the
week for the workmen TO tear down and
lower the Scatfolding around the chin
ney. Contractor j. +. Atkinson who is
in Pasadena. was notified of its com
pletion today, and he will arrive here
next week to turn the work over to the
board of control. The contract price
was $4,000.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-25
OBITUARY..
Slauires.

Edith, wife of T. C. squires. farm
er living nine miles east of the city,
died Wednesday after a short illness
resulting from blood poisoning and cry
sipelas, caused, it is thought, from a
small abcess that appeared on the fore
head. Mrs. Squires was so years of
age and is survived by her husband and
three small daughters. Mrs. Squires'
mother, Mrs. Elijah Holljngsworth, re-
sides at Al North Fourth avenue. The
funeral was held from the residence at
9 o'clock this afternoon, interment fol-
lowing in the Dobson cemetery.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-25
BETHEL BAND REUNION.
Twenty fifth Anniversary of the Bands
Organization Celebrated Wednes-

TWentyfifth Anniversary OF the oano
ORGANIZATION Celebrated Wednes-
day.
The twenty fifth anniversary of tha
organization of the Bethel Band was
celebrated Wednesday by an all-day
picnic at Bueghley's grove. one mile
west Of Iiscomb. The affair was 4
most ENJOYABLE one in every respect,
and was attended by about 500 people,
The Bethel Band is still intact as
musical organization. and has been
continuously since its organization in
1878. 1t has enjoyed many a happy
social affair. but none eclipsed tha'
of Wednesday when old members ana
their families gathered in one OF the
happiest reunions imaginable. Inc fol-
loving program was observed:
Music-Bethel Band
Vocal Solo-P. +. Arney, Marshall
town
Address of Welcome-Maj. c. E.
Arney. Albion.
Response-H. S. Grouse, Albion.
Music-zearing Band.
Address. Realities of Band Life
Col. A. 2. Mason, Union.
Music-Male Quartet. composed of
C. E. Patterson, P. f. and Wallace Ar
ney and f. Aubrey Smith.
Music-Albion Orchestra.
Readings-Allie Biersborn.
Music-Male Quartet.
Address, The Band of the Common
wealth, in Purpose and Prospect"--C.
II. Van Law, Marshalltown.
Music-1.iscomb Orchestra.
Toasts-Leroy Price. George Hauser,
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Master Clicks behalf. as are also Con-
gresham Cousins and others with po-
itical influence. 1t is thought that by
tonight it viii be DECIDED whether or
rot u rehearing will be granted by the
naval examiners.
The finding of the stiGmatism is no
surprise to Mr.. A. G. Click, the young
mans father as Il has been realized
that ono existed. il was not thought to
be of sufficient importance, however, to
cause his rejection. In ;he other physi-
cal examination, taken at Cedar Rap
Ids. the defect was ascertained, but
the examiners there comeidered 1t too
Slight to be considered. The young man
is pronounced physically perfect aside
from the one small difficulty.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-25
WILL BEGIN FREEZING MONDAY.
Big Artificial Ice Plant viii Be Started
In Active Operations Next Week.


The new plant of the Iowa Artificial
Ice and Refrigerating Company will be-
sin active freezing Operations next
Monlay. The plant was placed in OPP
GRAFTON Wednesday evening, and is be-
ing run today for the purpose of dis
filling the water, preparatory to freez-
ing. The freezing machines will be
operated continuously from now until
November. The management expects
to freeze between March l and Nov. l.,
and the balance of the season will OPP
crate only the refrigerating portion.
unless warm days should result in mid
winter. and necessitate he starting of
the large machines. The output of the
pianr, which is the largest in the state,
will be forty tons daily. The company
has already contracted for twenty-five
tons daily to be shipped to the Iowa
Ice Company, Des Moines.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-25

DEMMEAD BUYS THE NOTES.
President of City National Purchases
Rhoades- Carmean Paper in Bulk.

At the public sale of the notes and
accounts of the Rhoades- Carmean
Buggy Company, conducted yesterday
by Merritt Greene. trustee in bank
ruptcy. President ID. L. Denmead. of
the City National Bank, WAS the high
est bidder aud bought the paper in
bulk for $l300 The face value II
the paper is $4,000. which includes
$4,000 of accommodation paper, on
which nothing can be realized. Mr.,
Denmead purchased the paper simply
as an investment.
Trustee Greene left Wednesday night
for Chicago. where he will remain 70"
a brief stay on business. He has been
called to Pittsburg by telegram to look
after some personal affairs and viii
not be home for about Il week The
eastern trip at this time was impera
tive, and interfered in his plans TO at
tend the annual convention of the Am
erican Water Works Association at De
trOit
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-25
DIFFICULTY is SETTLED.
Agent Garvin Calls Upon Sheriff Shoe
maker, Who Clears Car Of Laborers

NyeHe 0dTVIH OdTIS UPON 0IIeI'I' 0r'VS
maker, Who Clears Car of Laborers.
The difficulty between the North
western and the thirty-two laborers who
We're left in this city Tuesday night by
a Northwestern conductor because they
refused to leave the car at State Cen
ter, where the company wanted to put
them to work, was settled Wednesday
afternoon without bloodshed Agent
Garvin called upon Sheriff Shoemaker
to rid the car of the men, which was
done. Six of the party agreed to go
to State Center, and they will be taken
to that place in the evening. Some of
the others took freights out to Omaha,
others east, and a few are still in the
city. The car was taken to Boone where
the extra equipment for this division
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-25
LOOKOUT FOR FRIDAYS PRICES!

At Lee, Benedict G. Company.
Twenty five ladies wrappers, iii light
and dark styles. for 40 cents; ladies'
bingham underskirts for GO cents-soid
up TO s1.50; fifty pieces of wool dress
goods in short lengths. for half of the
former price; ten yards Of Challie for
40 cents; baby bonnets, cents; ladies'
gauze vests. 8 cents; lawns, 3 cents.
Come early.
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of relief will be heaved when the good
mothers who have no children partici-
pating, can realize once more that an
other year will elapse before repeti-
ton will ensue
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-25
REV. SCOTT RESIGNS.
Pastor of the Christian Church to Give
Up His Work in This City.

Up TITS V0'N III = TITS wy
Rev. w. H. Scott. pastor of the Chris
tan church of this city for the past
four years. has resigned his pastorate,
to take effect the latter part OF Au-
gust. No reason Is given further than
that in the mind of the pastor the
church may prosper to a better advan-
tage If the change is made. No action
has as yet been taken looking toward
successor, and Rev. Scott has no
plans for the immediate future.
Saratoga, N. Y.-The American Mas
ter Mechanics Association began. its
thirty-sixt annual convention here
yesterday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-25
CLICK is TURNED DOWN.
Marshaltown Boy Fails to Pass Physi-
cal Examination Because of Slight
Stigmatsm.

A telegram from Annapolis Wednes-
day night announced tina. Abbott Click,
the Marshalltown boy who successfully
PASSED the civil service examination for
entrance into the United States naval
academy, had failed in The physical ex-
animation because of slight stigma
tism of the right eye. Efforts are al
ready under progress to gain for him a
rehearing, as it is though the defect in
the vision, which is very slight, can be
remedied. Lieutenant Commander
Fletcher, of Newport, IS working In
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All good Elks requested to be present
Friday night, June &c, Special meet
ing. Invitation. VIII II. Hill. Secre-
tary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-25

Angus McKinnon and C. w. Gould.
Following the program a concert was
given by the band.
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Attention Elks.

LEE, BENEDICT & co.
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great circle between San Francisco and
Guam. This il the most southerly OF the
three Asiatic points which our transports
have in view, the other two being Nagasah
and Manila.
described, does not get far north Of San
Francisco. This line was accordingly made
q main street, az it were, OF Pacific naviga-
ton. with branches thrown out from
point in mid-ocean to the other two ports
This makes something very like three
pronged fork as the basis OF the fauho
system .h As;.,;o
norts all use the same track for the first
half Of their journey out Of San Francisco
This aiyes them all tho great circle ad-
vantage, modified to the extent OF avoiding
the periis Of the far north. with the exoep-
ton of the Guam route, which is the un-
modified direct line.
Of the Pacific. with its three Asiatic
branches, is the route long employed by
the commercial liners between Puget
Sound and japan That 10 also . com
podte, resulting from such modincafion
Of tho great circle a. will escape the Aleu-,
tian IslandS This IL q wen estsonSnso
third Ia the great circle route between
san Francisco and Honolulu. used alike
by full-powered steam merchantmen, COM
nsrcia liners and the transports
These ocean lanes are about twenty
miles wide. II would require unusually
adverse conditions to drive Pacific steamer
more than ten miles out Of the maths-
matioai lins which she intended to follow.
No attempt has been made, g on the
Atlantic, TO separate the sastgoing hne
from the wesfgolng. Collisions are not
Al imminent danger.
Transport skipper who have bean over
tho Paca6e more times than they can r.
member soy that once IL. . greet while
they sight 4 sailing vessel engaged IN ths
AustrsIlan trade beating north to the Md
way Islands, but. with such IN exception.
they never expect to see anything twenty
four hours from port IN tbs whole Journey.
There ". moreover. no Lighthouse nor
Hghtship between the Farallon Islands,
Bsrnssdino Straits, nearly seven thousand
miles away Guam has no lighthouse Of
any kind. Evidence Of human h&s must
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shot tears big hole In the canvas. The
men In the turret know little Of what Il
going on. But the officers on the bridge
carefully note each shot. II it should fall
short. the pointer is notified, but this very
Ing have made them 30 expert that ct 800
yards they invariably find the mark with
the first shot.
The shooting is done while the vessel
steams along the base line Of an equilateral
triangle, OF which the target is the apex. 1t
takes the vessel about five and three quar-
ter minutes to steam along the l,80O-yard
base line, and then the order to cease firing Is
given and there ia a rest while the vessel
swings around and gets ready for the return
journey, while similar performance is gone
through with. After tho firing is over for the
day the target is taken on board set up and
photographed. If the work has been par
ticularly good this is done with the gun or
the turret crew standing In front Of the
canvas.
There is not only glory for the successful
marksmen. The Navy Department real
ICES the Importance of good shooting, and
gun captains and gun pointers get extra
too, go that the incentive to do good work
is strong. Then the captain will always
give q successful gun crew extra shore
leave, and that is what the sailor loves.
Tho officers Of the ships often chip In
and give extra prizes. On the Alabama
there il q silver cup purchased by the
officers, on which the names OF the best
gun crews are engraved each year. A
man who gets his name on this cup can
have the cup filled on special occasions and
treat his friends to drink at the expense
Of the officers.
Sometimes gun will miss fire, and then
there Is trouble. The pointer will press
the button. the primer will go off, but 1t
will fail to explode the charge. When this
happens there is rule that the breechblock
Is not to be opened. II it were, the powder
might explode and that would mean death
to all In the turret. This happened only
recently on the Massachusetts, and it has
happened on other vessels. Once gun
on the Kearsarge missed fire. For Ave
minutes there was no sign Of the powder
exploding. Then suddenly 1t went OF
The powder had simply hung fire, and II
those in charge had not waited patiently
the result would have been disastrous.
Many things go to make or mar good
shooting. The condition Of the powder
cuts an important figure. Powder is not
always the same, and to get perfect shoot
ing there must be perfect powder The
atmosphere. too, changes tho result, and
the condition of the men themselves is
important. That all these things are well
on the Alabama the record shows.
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attached to the steel collar in which the
big gun rests. Each Of these telescopes
always points just where the gun Is pointing.
Just under the trainers range finder Ia .
ANAL horizontal wheel. A slisht turn Of
this gives the gun a lateral motion. To
the right Of the pointer Is another wheel
placed perpendicuarly against the side Of
the tuyret. This elevates or lowers tho
gun.
The turret is swung around SO that the
two guns are brought to bear on the object
to be hit. Tho trainer brings his piece to
bear on the target, the pointer gives the
gun the necessary elevation and then the
ammunition Is shot up from below on an
electric elevator.
The i,10O-pound shell comes up on q
car pointed just as 1t Is to 60 into the cham
Der Of the gun. The breechblock has been
thrown open by the block man and the
shell Is pushed into the chamber. Back
Of the gun IL Q rammer, q piece OF steel
shaped to fit the end Of the she'll. Another
electric machine propels this outward
and drives the shell home.
Then up comes tho powder IN four bags,
each weighing 10 pounds. Tho loader
quickly places them In position. The
breech block man slams tho block shut
and locks It by turning q screw bolt. As
he shuts the block a primer Is putt in. Tho
block man hits the pointer on tho back
with his right hand, signifying that al Is
ready. The gun crew, having finished
their work, jump back to their stations.
The sighting has been done while the
piece was being loaded. The pointer
presses button, and in two seconds the
shot 10 sailing toward its mark.
When tho gun Is fired 1t recoils about
three feet, but 1t jumps into place again
by hydraulic power. and as soon as It is in
position the same performance Is repeated.
1t IL all done in less time than 1t takes
to tell it. The Aabama's men have now
made record Of firing at the rate OF LA
shots a minute, with each shot scoring q
hit. It's q great change from the days
when old fashioned muzzle leaders were
used and the shooting was largely done
by chance.
After new men have thoroughly learned
the mechanism OF the guns they begin prac-
tice shooting. To fire one Of the monsters
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be seen on the ship or not at all.
The new Pacific cable has made landings
at Hawaii, Midway and Guam islands
which seem set like natural telegraph poles
at convenient distances In the Pacific,
and all OF which belong TO the United States.
Ocean steamers, by following essentially
the same route as the cable, might receive
and exchange wireless Geographic signals at
such OF those points as they do not touch at.
This information could soon be oabled
back home, an arrangement Of considerable
commercial value to the liners, as we'll as
same satisfaction to the friends Of officers
and soldiers on the Government transports.
This may be known as the Pacific cable
route.
An advantage In this route comes from
the fact that the ocean current regularly
favors vessels going westward from the
Hawaiian Islands. Although the new
route will be $50 miles longer than the one
now followed, It's ad sY by everything
Eastbound transports will continue to
use the present route, taking the Nagasah
prong OF the fork, for there they get
Japanese coal for the return voyage. Cur
rents, cables and coal are thus the chief
factors modifying the actual measurement
In the ocean routes Of the world.
The tramp, on the Pacific az elsewhere,
plrsues a course OF it's own making. Com
monty II makes auxiliary use Of sail power,
directing It's course so as to employ to best
advantage its combined resources. Other
things being equal, It would stick TO the
ooean lanes but this Is rarely feasible.
Sailing vessels are still less under re-
straint. and their number on the Pacific
u notably larger than o. the Atlantic, on
account OF the higher price OF coal.
Although charted to only slight extent,
the north Pacific 10 well adapted for free
lance navigation, Its depths are 80 tre-
msndous a. to make rocks. shadows and
shoals Of exceedingly rare Occurrences.
Tho depth OF most OF the ocean bet ween
Gan Francisco and Guam Is from three
to i've miles.
This h over the great plateau Of the ocean
bed. Between San Francisco and Homo
lulu there N even more ofa depression.
while little west OF Guam soundings only
q few feet lees than six statute miles have
besn made. Il was such depths that for
. long time deferred Tho oabls layers from
oroasing the Poetic.
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possibis 10 slsvate The gun to IN angie OF
about forty-6ve degrees that i.ioo pound
shot would carry for twelve mites. II the
gun were fred ct tho Battery tho shot would
fall In the neighborhood Of iSoth street.
The energy on leaving the muzzls 10 equal
to the effort required to LIT Sse77 tons Of
2,2%O pounds each one foot. At the muxslo
Of the gun tho projectile would penetrate
SIS inches Of wrought iron.
Year In and year out the orsws practise
and drill to use these weapons to tho best
advantage. Each crew consists Of seven
men besides the captain Of the turret, who
has general charge. There are two guns
In each turret. 30 that when in action there
are In . turret fifteen men. At each gun
there II pointer, trainer, . sight setter.
hammer man, hoist man, breech block
man and q loader. Each has his station
and the seven men practically become
part Of the gun, working together like .
machine.
It 10 Q curious fact that some Of the best
gun pointers-and they have the most
important work TO do-are mostly young
mon. Some who have made tho best
records arc almost novices.
This Is how II works. Imagine the guns
crew at their stations. The trainer stands
at the left Of the gun and the pointer at the
right. They are on platforms 90 that their
eyes arc on level with the range finders
the sights on smaller weapon-which are
like two small, but powerful telescopes,
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costs several hundred dollars. but II Isn't
necessary really to shoot. BY IN ingenious
arrangement all the drill u gone through,
even to shooting at small target.
A small "a calibre riAe Ia attached to the
90 ton gun. It u strapped to the outside
Of the gun, and h 80 delicately arranged
that 1t moves exactly q the big gun moves.
A small target 10 Get up and the big gun ID
trained on that target. When in position
the smaller piece is fred, and tho small
"a calibre bullet is sent at the target with
the same precision as the big projcctile
would have had.
For sub-calibre practice, as they call it,
a reduced target II suspended on the end
Of a boom hung over the big gun. The
target is fifteen feet from the gun. and it's
size is $40 Of an inch by 2-i0 inches.
At that distance L. represents the full
sized target placed nearly annie away.
Every day on board warship there d
sub-calibre practice. Then after weeks
Of such practice the captain OF the vessel
will decide that the time has come to SEQ
what his men can do with real shot and
she'll.
The warehip will 60 out to sea, and .
target. a piece Of canvas u by II feet, 10
prepared. It is hoisted on float, one or
more are lowered over the side OF the vessel
and moored. Then the vessel steams away
and the big guns begin to boom.
Four shots are fred as rapidly as the men
can load and sight the pieces, and shot after