Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-27
Girl From Switzerland Joins
Cult and Is Said to Be
Worth Million Dollars
CHE MAY MARRY DoavlE's SON
The Girl, Whose Name is Miss Hofer
Was Booked on the Lucana as Mrs.
Gladstone Dowie, But It is Believed
the Marriage Has Not Taken Place
--Dowie Badly Scared.

New York, June 27.-"Elijah H.
who appeared on the passenger list of
the Lucania as John Alexander Dowie:
Elijah's wife. Jane, his and her un-
kissed son. A. J. Gladstone Dowie, and
q bodyguard arrived in this city Satur-
day from England, accompanied by a
s.million dollar convert" The converts
name is Miss Ruth Hofer, beautiful
4 Swiss. She is blonde and in appear
aance anything but Zionite. She is of
medium height with large blue eyes. a
glorious head of hair. and superb fig
ure. powie declared he had made
1000 converts abroad.
Miss Hofer was kept to the fore by
"Elijah," who, when he was asked how
had ever induced her to adopt his be-
liefs said that converts were no novel;
ties, not even converts worth 81, 900, 900,
which he claimed the young woman
possesses.
There was a report that Miss Hofer
was the wife of the unkissed son. On
the passenger list appears the name
"Mrs. Gladstone Dowie." The ships
people say no Mrs. Gladstone Dowie"
appeared among the passengers on the
way across the ocean, and her absence
was commented upon. No one in the
party referred to Miss Hofer as Mrs.
Gladstone Dowie.
Mrs. Gladstone Dowie' was the
booking made at Liverpoolp, and the
passengers believed marriage of the
unkissed son had been arranged to
take place on the other side. but that it
was prevented by the hurried flight
which Elijah and his party had to
make, and that a few days or weeks
will see him led to the altar in Zion
City.
When the unkissed one was asked
whether he was married he became red
I'm the face after the manner of his
sire and shouted:
Mind your own business. Go and
ask the people on the ship
who Is Mrs. Gladstone Dowie?"
go away, go away"
ut is true. isn't it, that you and Miss
Hofer were to have been married in
England If you had not been forced to
tlee ?.
go away, go away.
The unlkissed son and Miss Hofer had
been left on the pier by HIS parents.
Elijah III, had failed to make the GUS
toms declarations. and Gladstone said
he would do it for him. He declared
nine trunks, eight bags. and two par
GELS and $500 worth of wearing APP
parel.
IF ever there was a nuisance" said
one OF the Lucania's stewards as he
70, fho y,la
yesterday, "that man is. Several of us
felt like dropping him overheard since
we left Liverpool
And then 1t developed how really OBJ
!noxious Elijah III" had made himself
,pn the Lucania at Liverpool on Friday
at midnight, a week ago, and, in the
opinion of Chief Steward Henry Clark.
he was the worst scared person who
ever came within the ken Of diners and
steward.
lie was breathless" said Clark.
when he got aboard the ship-breath-
less and trembling. j never saw
man SO scared. The first thing he
biurted out was: My God, it's all a
/ never spoke i'll of the king
or queen
The Lucania sailed from Liverpool
Saturday afternoon. and Dowie and
his outfit KEEP; pretty quiet until Mon
day evening. A number of the passen
gers in the smoking room were playing
various games u cards when a piping
infant voice came thru the open door
way:
Peace to thee, 1t said.
The players turned and saw Dowie.
When he felt al eyes We're toward him
he shouted: You stinkpots! You are
lost to God, you stinkpots, Stop play
Ing cards this instant: throw those vile
cigars and cigarets away. warn you
now before 1t is too late
Passengers Make Complaint
A committee of passengers waited
IN the chief officer and chief steward
Of the Lucania and asked if they were :
10 be insuIted that way. They, were
told such actions as they complained
II were not to be tolerated and Dowie
was PUT to bed for the night with a
sharp reminder. He was quiet until
ruesdoy evening when the scene in the
smoking room, of Monday was repeated.
oowie again was warned in sterner
ak. When the ships officer told him
o do thing he suggested it would be
,cst for him to do 1t.
Plain language had quieting results
70 far as the smoking room was con-
.erned, but he tortured the rest of the
passengers. who did not flee from his
lpproach with incessant chatter about
Elijah H. and Zion City.
DOWIE HITS THE KING !