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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-19
Numbers of Deaths FromWrecks
OH Railroads In Past Year
Increased Ga Per Cent
COMMISSIONERS MAKE REPORT
Over Three Thousand Employees and
421 Passengers Were Killed on Rail-
roads During Past Year-commis-
sion Favors RooseveIt's Idea of Con-
troll of Rates.

washington, Dec. 10. - The report of
the interstate commerce commission,
made public today, discusses at length
the regulations of tariff rates and a.
mending legislation deemed necessary
to enforcement of statutes. The re-
port says in substance that successful
regulation of rates depends upon effec-
tive publication and observance of
rates and correction on complaint Of
established rates. Much of the Ian
guage of President Roosevelt on this
subject in his annual message to con-
gress is quoted by the report to show
the commission should have its pow
ers extended in this direction.
The report says during the fiscal
year, 1904. 1926 employees and SOY
passengers were injured, and 1857 en-
ployes and 421 passengers killed on
railroads. The increase in number of
deaths of passengers was 64h per cent
over 1903. The commission emphasizes
former recommendations for the adop-
ton of the block system on all roads
with a view to preventing accidents.
The average gross earnings of railroads
for 1904 was s9,41O per mile of line, or
an increase of $152 over 1908; operat-
ing expenses averaged s6,375 per mile,
or $3.50 more than last year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-19
Bad Influence of Dirt.

Dirt is contagious. If anybody doubts
lt let MN observe the streets. Uttered
with all sorts of rubbish, they offer a
positive lnNitatlo nto everybody to toss
or sweep his surplus matter into them
If the streets were kept in a proper
state Of cleanliness no decent person
at least would think of throwing any
thing upon the roadway or in the g,,t :
ters. There is also moral effect
Cleanly surroundings beget cleanlv
habits. Children going to and from
school are unconsciously influenced by
what they see, and dirty streets being
6. standing example of untidiness in
those to whom they naturally look for
leading they grow Indifferent and care
less. Thus the liberation of dirt on the
streets becomes not only a menace to
health. but an influence for evil. Con-
siderations of this sort may have no
place in the average alderman's mind,
which seems to take it's inspirations
from mediaevial times. when the pub
lie thoroughfares were the common
sewerS.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-19
Deny Completely In Fraud.

Washington, D. c.. Dec. 19.-Senator
John II. Mitchell and Representative
Binger Hermann Of Oregon left yes
terday for Portland, Ore, to testify be-
fore the grand jury now probing into
the new features Of the land frauds.
Telegrams were received yesterday
by Senator Mitchell and Representa-
tive Hermann stating that S. A. D.
Puter and Mrs. Emma Watson, recent
ly convicted Of land frauds, had made
confessions, duplicating them in fraud
ulent operations.
Messrs. Mitchell and Hermann decid-
ed to go to Portland and at once to ap-
pear before the grand jury In denial Of
the charge. Mr.. Hermann formerly
was commissioner of the general land
office
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-19
Why He Liked Salem.

The late Senator Hoar of Massachu-
setts once told a pretty romance to
explain his presence in the city of Sa-
lem, as well as on this mundane sphere.
It was related to group of friends as
follows:
FRIENDS, love this region, and I'll
tell you a little story that you may
know why. One day prior to the rev.
olution there rode out to the Salem
woburn crossroads two young men,
Roger Sherman, afterward noted in
politics, and his brother, whose home
in Woburn he had been visiting. The
brother and his wife in vain had plea
ded with Roger to stay a few days
longer, but he said he guessed he must
be going, and his brother mounted his
horse and rode part way home with
him.
GAS the young men rested at the
crossroads to say their farewells girl
appeared riding on horseback up the
Salem road. AS she was coming from
the direction of Salem, she was of
course a pretty girl. and as she was
a pretty girl is was natural that Ro-
ger Sherman should paise a moment.
when she arrived at the crossroads,
Rogers brother created her gladly, and
introduced her as his wifes sister. She
said that she was on her way to spend
few days with her sister in Wob-
urn. Then Roger didn't know but
that he would change his mind and
accept his brothers invitation to stay
a few days longer. So the three rode
back together to the Woburn home.
"And here / am today!' exclaimed
the senator with a genial but puz-
zling smile. "That pretty Salem girl
was Rebecca Prescott, my grandmotf-
er, and the young man was Roger
Sherman, signer of the declaration OF
independence and my grandfather.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-19
GAS PIPE LINE BLOWS UP.
Mob Resorts to Dynamite After Defeat
in Courts.

independence, Dec IA band Of
100 men from this city and Coffeyyillc
early Sunday blew UP the pipe line of
the Kansas Natural Gas Company, de-
stroying nearly mile of the pipe. The
mob was heavily armed and every
member wore mask.
Dynamite was resorted to by those
opposed 10 permitting the piping of gas
out of the state, the company having
purposed to pipe the gas to Kansas
City, joplin and other Missouri towns.
The mob was orderly, and, although
the guar lians of the company's prop
erty were compelled to step aside
no violence was done them. gang
Of Italian workmen guarding tools were
driven away and the tools destroyed.
Attorneys for the gas company have
been in conference all day, but the
action to be taken is not known.
The people of the gas belt have or
ganized and, with the motto Kansas
gas for Kansas" have striven to pre-.
vent the building of the pipe line. They
have been defeated repeatedly in the
courts, and last week the supreme
court issued a sweeping injunction for
bidding any interference with tho
work.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-19
WAR SURVIVOR TALKS
Russian Who Was Shot Seventeen
Times in the Battle of Lao Yang
Tells of His Experience - Thirteen
Bullets in His Right Leg.

TCorrespondence Associated Press1
ably the most thoroughly shot to pieces
man who has survived the present war,
arrived recently from Hardin, where
after weeks in the hospital, the doctors
extracted seventeen bullets from him,
amputated one leg, and discharged him
as cured. He gave his experiences in a
quiet matter of fact way as follows:
1T was at Liao Yang 1 got put out
Of commission for good. On the even
ing of September 2. we had been or
dered to attack some of the Jap
trenches. We had to cross a good piece
of open ground under heavy cross
fire. There were men falling at every
step from the time we broke cover to
the minute we rushed the trenches at
the point of the bayonet. We were
close to the Jap lines when l got a
bullet in my right foot. That brought
me down. From that time on 1 was
no more good except as target, but
must say l drew a good deal of Jap
ammunition, If that could count for
anything. Our fellows went on and
carried the Jap trenches on the left in
hand to hand fight. But there was a
long line OF works on the right which
we did not take, and where they kept
on shooting. They were the people
who did for me, 1 was on the ground
with my teeth chattering mostly with
pain. Scared? OF course was. guess
anybody would be scared under the cir
cumstances. 1t seemed to me when
those fellows found was not dead
they did not take interest in shooting
at ANYTHING but me.
made up my mind to get out. and
crawled along toward the trenches.
Where our men had gone over the ton.
had no more than started going until
q bullet in the right shoulder rolled me
over. | got my gun in my left hand
and then kept on crawling. Then got
shot in the left leg, just above the
knee. Then two or three bullets got
Inc in the right leg. dropped nv gun
and helped myself along with my left
hand. Next l got shot thru the left
shoulder. That brought me down flat.
There was nothing for it then but to
Wrlggle along Ike a snake on my
breast and stomach.
L kept on getting shot in my right
leg, but all feeling was gone out Of
1t, SO did not mind that much. The
last time / recollect getting hit was
again in the left shoulder. 1t was lust
dawn by the time got to the trench
es and when finally wriggled over the
top. thought they were full of Japs.
but 1t happened that the Japanese un-
iforms saw were on corpses and the
live people were talking Russian. so i
yelled for help Men took me to the
bandaging station, two miles away. ana
the doctors did not think 1 was much
good keeping. I had thirteen bullets
in my right leg and side and four
scattered around other parts of me. But
they tied me UP and sent me on to Har-
bin. There they cut my leg off. 1t was
not fit to keep.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-19
SAW THE SHOOTING
Defense in Nan Patterson Trial intro.
duces Witness Who Says He Saw
Caesar Young Shoot Himself-Pris-
oner to Go on the Stand.

New York, Dec. 19.-When the trial
of Nan Patterson was resumed today
it was announced evidence would be
submitted by the defense, and Miss
Patterson would be one of twenty wit
nesses called.
The first alleged eye witness of the
tragedy in the cab called by the de-
fense was Milton w. Hazelton, inven-
tor
Hazelton said he was visiting in New
York and was on West Broadway on
the morning of June 4. He was walk
ing along slowly when he saw hand
som cab approaching. There were
two persons in the cab, one was wo-
man whom he identified as the defend
ant, and the other was a man. AS the
cab neared him he saw flash of re-
volver.
Did the man have the revolver in
his hand at the time of the report and
fiash?" asked Mr.. Levy.
"He did," replied witness. "He had
both of his hands raised above his left
shoulder. AS the shot rang out the
mans hands fell into the woman's lap,
and she placed her hands on the top
of his head"
Nan Patterson will be called to the
stand to testify in her own behalf this
afternoon.
Hazelton said there was a man with
him who also saw the shooting. 1t was
this stranger who had called his atten-
tion to the cab. Who the stranger was
he had not the slightest idea. He only
1yr "a cfr a
because he had given the Masonic
salutation and had said he was from
the Rocky mountains"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-19
NO PLURAL MARRIAGES
Apostle John Smith Before smoot In
vestiqation Denies Plural Marriages
Were Allowed by Mormon Church -
Denies Mormons Owned Sugar Man
ufacturies.

Washington, Dec. 19.-Apostle John
Henry Smith, of the Mormon church,
was recalled today in the Smoot in
vestigation. Smith said he had known
an F. Mcdonald who died during the
present year who was charged by one
witness with having performed plural
marriage in Mexico,
1T had come to the attention Of
President Lorenso Snow that McDon-
aid had been exercising the right to
marry or seal persons In plural mar
riages,". said the witness. Snow in
structed me to call Mcdonald to ac-
count. went to Mexico but did not
learn that amy plural marriages had
been consumated. / have never heard
of any president of the church author
izing plural marriages since the mani
festo.'
Denial was made by the witness that
the Mormon church owned the major
ity of the stock in the sugar manufac-
tories of Idaho. He admitted taking an
active part in bringing about the repeal
Of the territorial test oaths, which
practically excluded Idaho Mormons
from voting. Senator Dubois asked
Smith it an apostle could take plur-
al wife now and retain his standing.
The witness said If the fact Of plural
marriage should be demonstrated in
the courts the apostle contracting such
marriage would lose his standing.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-19
SEIZE COLORADO COURTHOUSE.
Commissioners Elect Make Dash in
Auto and Secure Possession.

Auto and Secure Possession.
Denver, Dec 19.-Arapahoe County
Commissioners elect Henry Brady, c..
w. Bowles and ]. w. Long late Satur-
day night hurried in fast automobile
from Denver to Iittleton, secured the
keys and installed themselves in the
courthouse. They cut portfolios in the
walls and are guarding themselves
with Winchesters. Judge de France,
sitting in Denver, Saturday decided
that the rev officers could take pos
session at any time. The old officers
announced am appeal from the decis-
ion ard the new commissioners there
upon seized the courthouse. No resis-
tance was offered.
Alva Adams, democratic candidate
for governor, lost 1882 of his plurality
Of 5,275 in this county by the supreme
courts order to eliminate five precincts
from the returns. His plurality in the
state is still about $4,000. The dem
ocrats lose three senators apparently
elected in this city, and the republicans
gain control of both branches of the
legislature. with a majority of thirty
on Joint ballot. They are planning to
submit to the legislature evidence Of
frauds in Denver and ask that body
to declare Governor Peabody elected.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-19
USED DEAD FOR PROTECTION.
Report Of the Terrible Slaughter at
Metre Hill Not Exaggerated.

Chefoo. Dec. ia Jap camp fol-
lower. who saw portion of the fight
Ing at 203 Meter Hill says Commander
Mizzeneoff's description of the fighting
was not exaggerated. He believes,
however, the Russian losses were heav-
Ter than stated by Missenoff, as the
Russians repeatedly brought up rein
forcements. until it seemed the entire
garrison must have been in that sec
tlon. Russian dead, he said, were In
discriminately mingled with heaps Of
Jap dead. The slope of 2os Metre Hill
being very steep and smooth. the Japs
prepared for their advance by shelling
the hillside. The shells in exploding
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-19

William G.. Adams, Louis Hamburg
and Thomas Kinsley guilty of con-
tempt for conduct in precinct two
ward seven, at the recent election.
Each was given Jail sentence ana
fined.
Expert Hanna reported today that OF
the 81 ballots found in the box from
precinct three, ward four, which was
ordered opened by the court on SAT-
urday in contempt proceedings, 2ol
democratic votes were apparently
written by four persons, 229 of these
by one person, republican votes were
written by two persons. There was S4o
democratic and 2S republican votes IN
the box.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-19
Would Stop Runaway Horses.

Once when Daniel Webster was rid
ing along New England road in n
stage coach, SO the story runs, he was
annoyed by the polling, and poked his
head out of the window to yell at the
driver.
Hey. can't you drive little slow
er?'
mo" responded the coachnanN THE
horses are running away, sor."
Run 'em into fence corner" ad-
vised Daniel.
Cant sir" said the driver reluc-
tantly, and despairingly. They've got
the bits between their teeth, sir"
"Well, run them into debt, then
thundered Daniel. "That'll stoy any
thing!"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-19
followed out a foothold and in some
instances the Japs found protection be-
hind their own dead.
FOUR BOATS SUNK.

Chinese Report Differs Somewhat
From Toxic Version.
Tien Tsin, Dec. 10. = A junk which
arrived here today from Port Arthur
reports four Japanese torpedo boats
sunk during the attacks on the Rus
sian battleship Sevastopol, which they
say has now sought refuge under Col
den Hill The. Japanese, the Chinese
added, are spreading false reports OF
their successes in order to facilitate
negotiations of fresh loans abroad.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-19
FIRE BURNS s25o,ooo IN BILLS.
Money Shipped by Banks is Destroyed
in Express Car Fire.

worceater, Mass. Dec. 19.-The Ad-
ans Express Company loses nearly
quarter Of million dollars by frt
which destroyed one of its cars on thu
owl train on the Boston and Albany
Railroad which left New York at u
o'clacq Thursday night and was due to
arrive in Boston shortly after o'clock
Friday morning. The loss includes
bank bills and coupon bonds all nego-
table paper, in transit from New
York ba nks to other banks. Whe.
the safe containing the bills was opens
ed in Boston, it was found that the
packages retained their form. but the
contents were SO badly charred 1t II
believed impossible to obtain their re-
demption.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-19

welt: all thoroughly committed
progressive policy in state and national
politics. If there was any decision
reached as to anything or any sugges-
tion Of a definite program for them 1t
was that each one should be a COM
mittee 10 do what he could to give
President Roosevelt moral backing.
About q year ago campaign was
started against Gov. Cummins intro
duced by series of newspaper arti-
cles misquo ting him and misrepresent-
ing HIN and ms purposes. Articles
were printed here purporting to be dis
patches from Washington but actually
written in Des Moines newspaper Of
fee in which the governor was repre-
sented as saying just the opposite OF
what he did say. 1t was along this
line that q campaign was made
against him and his friends. True to
the instincts of those who are subsidtz-
atl by trust lnohopolies, the floodgates
of misrepres resentation were opened here
Saturday at The first remote chance to
carry false information to the people
Of Iowa A story was put out having
for it's purpose conveying the impress
SION that handful of men had been
called mere to name a candidate 1or
governor two years hence, and that
this had been doEe. AS a matter of
fact the story had not the slightest
foundation in fact. No mention was
made a. any tine of candidates for
anything. Fictitious interviews were
printed and cunningly devised intima-
tions thrown out-all cleverly designed
to make it appear to the people of the
band of pirates Publication of such
story can have one good effect-it Is
sufficient notice to all concerned that
the bitter opponents Of President
Roosevelt in Iowa are going to try
again a campaign of falsehood and
Misrepresentation.
The adoption of the biennial election
amendment put off all immediate con-
sideration Of candidates for state office
in Iowa. Nobody is talking candidates
rew. But it may be set down as cer-
tain that when the time comes there
will be a candidate or candidates for
governor representing the principles
which are being urged to the front by
the president at Washington. 1t is
not probable that the fossilized Unit
ed States senate will allow any settle
ment OF the questions before time for
the nominations two years hence.
The ir terview which has been pub
lisned in Washington papers in which
Senator Dolliver climbs off the fence
and takes stand on the side Of the
people, was much discussed Saturday
and 1t is needless to say it caused much
pleasure. 1t was regarded as one Of
the sign ficant signs of the awakening
which must come to the Iowa delega-
ton at Washington. There never was
any doubt that Dolltver would be right
when he came up to the question fair
ly. but his speaking cut at this time
will be of great value.
Why shouldn't Iowa republicans. In
any number, large or small, get to-
gether and talk politics for day with
out exciting antagonisms or subjecting
themselves to gross Misrepresentation
before the people Of the state? Politics
is a perpetual game. 1t is probable
that even tho there is to be no politi-
cal campaign this coming year in Iowa
there will be a good many confer
ences.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-19
NEBRASKA WINS
Change Of Course Of River Does Not
Change the Boundary Of State,
Says the United States Supreme
Court,

Washington, Dec. 1s.-The supreme
court today decided that the boundary
case between the states of Missouri
and Nebraska in favor of Nebraska.
The case involved the question as to
whether a change Of course of the Mis-
souri, river had the effect of changing
land which had heretofore been on the
west side of the river, to the east side
of the river, from the jurisdiction of
Nebraska to the Jurisdiction of Mis-
souri,, but the court held that it did not
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-19
In Honor of Ramsey.

New York. Dec 19.-President Ram
sey, of the Wabash railroad. today is
sued an order that all work on the
road be stopped from to lis o'clock
in respect to the memory of former
President G. D. Ashly.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-19
Murder at Cairo.

Cairo, Ill, Dec. 19.-W. E. Griffith.
Of Paris, Tenn, killed Frank Clarke,
early today, cutting Clark's throat.
Griffin claimed that Clark attempted a
holdup. Clark was a steamboat man
and lived here.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-19
Siberian plague.

st. Petersburg, Dec. 10. - Governor
Viatka reports serious outbreak Of
the Siberian plague in factories in
Two districts which are preparing fur
coats for troops in Manchuria.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-19
GIRLS MURDER A MYSTERY.
Daughter of Wealthy Farmer Found
With Throat Cut,

Huntington. w. Va, Dec, 1s.-With
the throat cut from ear to ear and a
crushed skull the body Of Miss Rose
White, daughter Of wealthy and in
f1uential farmer, was yesterday found
on the banks of Crawley's creek in Lo-
gan county. There were evidences OF
desperate struggle, the snow covered
ground being blood stained for many
yards. There is no clue to the mur-
derer, but the authorities are conduc-
ting searching inquiry.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-19
Judoe Baker Restored to Office.

Washington, Dec. 10. = Judge Baker
of the supreme court of New Mexico,
who was recently removed from Office
by the president. has received by the
president and department of justice a
full hearing, the result being revo-
cation Of the order Of removal
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-19
Automatic couplers.

washington, Dec. 19.-In a decision
handed down by Chief Fuller in the.
case of Johnson VS.. the Southern Pa
cific Railway Company, the supreme
court today practically held that all
cars, including locomotives, should be
seGuipped with uniform automatic
couplers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-19
r.. consteIIation Safe.

Newnort r. l., Dec. 19.-The train
ing ship Constellation, concerning
which considerable anxiety has been
felt, arrived here today from New
York
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-19
GATHERING FOR INQUIRY.
Russian Delegation is In Paris -Davi.
Will be There Tuesday,

Paris Dec. 1s.-The Russian dele
gates to the international commission,
which is to inquire into the North Sea
incident. reached here this afternoon,
being the first foreign delegation to ar
rive The American embassy is advis-
ed that Rear Admiral Davis who is a
passenger on the Finland, will be un-
able to reach Paris before Tuesday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-19
GEORGE B. ROCKWELL STRICKEN
Founder of the Town Of Rockwell
Critically III.
Special to T1lnes-1epuhlican.

Special to Times republican.
Mason City, Dec. 10. - George B.
Rockwell, founder of the town of
Rockwell suffered a paralytic stroke
while playing checkers. He is n years
old and without further attack will re-
cover.
DR.. McCash spoke to three big meet
ings here yesterday against saloons.
The petition for saloons lacks over a
hundred signatures.