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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-19
A IA[A|ER ORDINANCE
City Council of Chicago Passes
asringent Building Ordin-
ance For Theaters
ance For Theaters
SEATING REGULATIONS REVISED
The New Ordinance Makes Many Pro-
visions for Safety of the Audiences
and Will Require Remodelins of Most
of the Chicago Play Houses-other
News.

Chicago, Jan. 19.-The city council.
after an all night session, passed a
theater building ordinance. The re-
suit is more stringent measure than
had been prepared by the special COM
mittee on theatres. The matter Of
when the theatres will be allowed to
reopen Will be acted upon by the coun-
Gil tonight.
The most important matters settled
In the adopted ordinance are: In nom
fire proof buildings the lowest bank of
seats cannot be higher than the street
level. In fire proof theatres they can
not be more than twelve feet above the
level.
No gallery seats can have a rise of
more than eighteen inches between the
rows of seats.
Cross aisles must be provided for
every fifteen rows of seats on the
ground floor and every nine rows in the
balconies or galleries. These cross ais
les must run directly to exits.
In the rear of all banks OF seats on
all floors must be cross aisles leading
directly to fire escapes or emergency
exits.
Other amendments. some to cure ver-
bal mistakes. others to chna4 - .Ae or
dinance in smEiit.' particulars were
adopted. hut the temper OF the council
was to make the measures more strin-
gent, and those which were passed were
all in that direction.
The Chicago theatre managers take
extremely pessimistic views OF the sit-
uation created by the action of the
city council, which has finally adopted
a stringent theater law. Announcement
was made today at nearly every play
house that under the new ordinance
there is no hope of continuing in the
business. The retroactive provisions
of the measure put the older theaters
beyond hope of again opening their
doors. In the modern theatres inn
provements and alterations required
will make II impossible. the managers
say, to operate with profit. Without
galleries, 1t is claimed. no theatre in
Chicago can do more than pay expen-
ses,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-19
CAN NOT EXCLUDE NEeRo5
Have Right to Sit on Grand
Gases Involving Criminal <sa

Washington, jan. I9.-ThG
States supreme court has again 70
affrmed the ruling made In the case 0f
Carter vs the State OF Texas. to the ef-
feet that the exclusion OF negroes from
grand juries in cases involving criminal
charges against members Of their race
is in violation of the constitution ana
therefore not permissible
The decision was delivered by JUS
tice Holmes in the case of a resident Of
Alabama named Rogers. who was In
dicted for murder by grand jury
composed entirely Of white men, and
from which 1t Is charged that all me-
groes were excluded because of their
color The supreme court of the state
upheld the regularity of the proceed
ings, but Rogers brought 1t to feder-s
al court on a writ OF error, with the
result that the decision of the state
court was reversed. and the case rec
manded to the state courts for further
proceedings not inconsistent with yes-
terdays opinion. The decision was
based on the Carter case, in which 1t
was held that "the exclusion OF all
persons of the African race from q
grand jury which finds an Indictment
against a negro in state court, when
they are excluded solely because OF
race or color, denies him equal pro-
lection of the laws In violation of tSs
fourteenth amendment of the conss!-
tuition of the United States whether
such exclusion is thru the action OF
the legislature, thru the courts, or thru
the executive or administrative Of
ficers of the state"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-19
THE VIEWS OF HEARST.
He Outlined His Position on Issues Of
fhA QaN.

washington, Jan. 1S.-Considerablc
interest is manifested in an interview
given out last night by w. r. Hearst
in which he gives his views on vari-
Gus political questions. II Is regarded
az the platform upon which ne viii
make his fight for the democratic nom
anation for president and Is therefore
OF more than usual interest. On the
trust question he said:
Il am not opposed to legitimate or
ganization and combination. For the
great work Of the nation must be con-
Quoted along the lines Of extensive
combination enterprises. Our nation is
Itself a governmental combination,
gaining strength and efficiency by unit
ing many states In one grand union
for the benefit and protection of all, not
for the benefit OF a few, and safeguard
ing with especial care the interests of
the weak.
Yesterday talked to an old gentle
man recently arrived from Atlanta. He
said that when he first made that
Journey from Atlanta to New York fifty
years ago he changed cars fourteen
times. rechecked baggage that num-
ber OF times and only reached New
York after a week Of travelling.
.obv1ously, combination In rail-
roading. enabling the citizen to travel
that distance In one day without chang
ang cars and at half the cost is an im-
H,rovement. 1t Is a benefit to the entire
population. as we'll as a source of great
and legitimate profit to the few whose
executive ability and foresight bring
about the combination.
"In other words, am in favor of
organization and combination when
ever the people are allowed to partici-
pate fully in the economies and ad-
vantages which result from combina-
tion. am opposed to the combinations
that establish virtual monopolies. and
instead OF making the people partners
IN the improved Industrial conditions
1nfiate their sock, increase the cost os
- DGoalc$ reduce wages thru . mon,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-19
|NAT|ERN WINS,
FRAUD CHARGED
Des Moines Primary Carried by
Mattern Crowd, But Unfair
Methods Charged
.MAcvIcAR TO RUN INDEPENDENT
He Declares That the Machine Has
Resorted to Highway Robbery and
Would Have Committed Murder TO
Gain Their End.-Mattsrn Men Are
Jubilant.
snecial TO rimes-Republ,can

Special 70 Times-Republican
Des Aroines, Jan. 19.-The judges OF
representation at the primary today de-
ctded that Mattern has rs OF the 140
votes in the city convention. It is proh-
able that MacVicar will come out in-
dependent and make the race. Many
OF my friends are urging that / carry
the fight into the election" Mac
Vicar declared, "and l feel that in view
Of what has been done would be
justified in so doing. l will not decide
until after 1 have consulted with my
friends The machine that opposed ne
yesterday has been for years commit
ting petty larceny to win the election.l
Last year it committed grand larceny.
This election they resorted to highway
robbery. and I have seen Indications
that they would have resorted even 20
murder
The Mattern men are jubilant over
their victory The exact vote has not
been computed yet and the judges are
working behind closed doors. Morrison
was elected assessor over Schramm
The belief is now that the shooting
at two fleeing persons who stole ba;-'
| lots at a precinct within three blocks
! Of the state capitol last night was
due to the aldermanic fight and hal
nothing to do with the mayorality.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-19
BANK ROBBERS SENTENCED.
Mon Who Cracked the Safe at Quimby
Get Seven Years.

SpeClal 10 llTHeS-fNepuulIcaH.
Cherokee. Jan. 19.-The Quimby bank
robbers, Picks. Dunning. White and
Wicks. have been sentenced by Judge
Wakefield to term of seven years
each in the state penitentiary at Ana
mosa. They each pleaded guilty and
waived time for pronouncing sentence.
The county attorney recommended LEM
ience in return for the robbers telling
him where the $4,000 worth of notes
belonging to the bank had been hidden.
These were found In a hay stack on the
north edge OF this county. This has
been very satisfactory record for the
local officers. 1t is only about thirty
five days since the crime was COM
mitted. the money shas all been recov-
cred but $500, the notes have all been
found, and four OF the worst men in
the state are behind the bars. This gang
has been operating In Nebraska. South
Dakota and Iowa for two years
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-19
FIRE AT MooRLAND.
Destructive Blaze at Small Town on
Rock Island Near Fort Dodge.

Special to Times Republican.
Fort Dodge, Jan. 1s.--F'ire at Moor
land, small town on the Rock ISL
and. fourteen miles south Of this city,
Sunday afte rnoon destroyed two build
ings, damaged the Moorland hotel. and
for time threatened to reduce an
entire business block to ruins. The
buildings destroyed were the Thorsen
general store and the Bunk livery
barn. The Moorland bank. which was
In the general store, is also a loss
The stock of the general store was
valued at $4,000 and the building and
its contents were covered by $4,000 in
surance.
Water was thrown on the bank safe
and later in the day it was opened
When it was closed 1t was found that
the heat had destroyed the mechanism
and it will now be necessary to force
1t open by means of explosives. The
cause or origin of the fire is unknown
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-19
In the Open.

rBy Arthur Stringer.I
I have thrown the throttle open ane
am tearing down His track;
/ have thrown 1t out to full speed anf
no hand can hold me back!
,1Ys NV arm controls the engine, tho
another owns the rail,
But for once I'm in the open and tn:
ward lights pass and pale!
Green lights! Red lights! He has
hung His signals out!
Caution here! Danger no! And whats
the man about.
'Tis true he owns the Engine, to do as
he has done,
But how about the Final Word-wher
he ends the run?
So from siding on to junction poin;
now l shall have my day;
/ have stopped to read no orders. but'
take the right-of-way.
Down the open grade thunder ana
around the curve / swing.
For my hand is on the throttle and
my heart shall have its fling!
Light lost! Life lost! Flag, o flag the
others back!
Switch the wreck! Ditch the wreck!
Dare any block His track?
There creeps into the Terminal the man
who has his day.
But wonder, o my soul. just what his
God will say!
From McClure's Magazine.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-19
SEES THE PRESIDENT
Governor A. g. summins has Brief
lns.rview With Presiae.,. Roosevelt.
Today and May Have More Extend.
cd Conference Later.

Washington. Jan. 19.-Governor a
B. cummins. of Iowa. had a brief In
terview with the president today. He
was presented by Senator Dolhiver. just
as the cabinet was assembling for It's
semi- weekly meeting, and the two ex-
executives chatted ani1natedly for a
few minutes. 1t is expected cummins
will have another and longer confer
ence with the president before he
leaves for Iowa tomorrow or Thursday
The governor said his chief mission to
Washington at this time was to con-
fer with the officials OF the war de-
partment regarding the status Of Iowa
troops at the battle OF Shiloh. He wen,
from the executive offices to the wal
Department.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-19
chanued the Mood.

General Leonard Wood attended in
his boyhood school in Middleborougn,
Mass, and in Middleborough they will
speak of the direct and original mind
that the boy had.
II remember one day In school," said
a marlborough man recently. Wood
was called UP in the grammar lesson.
The teacher said
Leonard, give me sentence. AMI
We'll see If we can change it to the
imperative mood
1.-The horse draws the cart said
Leonard.
Very good. The horse draws the
cart. Now change the sentence to a
neat imperative.
..Gee-up. said young Wood
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-19
EDUCATION 1H[
CURSE Of NEGRO
Governor vardaman Of Mississ-
ippi Makes a Sensational
1nauural Address
EnucAr,oN INCREASES CRIME
EoueArloN INCREASES cR'm'
pse,ares Race i. Deteroratins Morally
Ia Proportion to Their Education =
Believe. They Should be Taught to
Labor With Thsir Hands-soeiai
Equality lmpossibls.

jackson. Miss, Jan. 19.-In his inau-
gural address. delivered today Gov
ernor Vardaman declared the growing
tendency OF the negro to commit GRIM
lual assaults on white women was
nothing more or less than manifesta-
sions OF racial, desire for social
sauality. In strong terms he declared
education is the curse OF the negro
sace and urged an amendment to tne
state constitution that will place the
distribution OF the common school fund
solely within the power OF the legtsia-
kure. The governor also declares the
people OF the nation should rise up ana
demand the repeal of the dfteentn
amendment.
Continuing the discussion of the ne
gro question Governor Vardaman
oaid:
As a race he is deteriorating NOR
ally every day. Time has demonstrated
Shat he Is more criminal as Tree
man than az a slave, and that ne Is
INCREASING In criminality with fright
ful rapadity, being oae-thiid more q
criminal in 1890 than he was in 1900.
The startling facts revealed by the
census show those who can read and
write are more criminal than the iilit-
crates. which Is true OF no other eie-
mert OF our population. am ADVISED
that the minimum of il,iteraey among
. s,eEroes is found in New England,
where 1t Is 21.7 per cent. The maxi
mum found IN the black belt-Louisl-
ana, MIississippi and South Carolina
where 1t is 65.1 per cent. And yet tne
!. negro In New England is four and
.ha,f times more criminal hundred FOR
hundred, than he Is in the black belt.
In the south. Mississippi particularly.
i know he Is growing worse every
year You can scarcely pick up
newspaper whose pages are not black
ened With an account of unmenaona-
BILE crimes committed by the negro
4 brute. and this crime, I want to i'm
press upon you. Is but manifestation
of The negro's aspiration for social
equality encouraged largely by the
character OF the free education IN
sScgue, which the state Us levying trtb-
1te upon white people to maintain.
.The better class Of negroes is not
I responsible for this terrible condition.
nor for the criminal tendency OF their
rece. Nor do wish to be understood
. censuring them tor 1t. ! am not
censuring anybody, nor am I inspired
hy Ill will for the negro. but am SIM
ply calling attention to the most un-
fortunate and unendurable condition of
affairs. What shall be done about 1t?
my own idea is that the characte:
Of education for the negro ought to be
changed. II. after years Of earnest ef-
for and expenditure Of fabulous sums
OF money to educate his head, we have
only succeeded In making criminal
out Of him and imperiling mis- useful
ress and efficiency as laborer. Wis
dom would suggest that we make an
other experiment and see II we can not
Improve him by educating his hand
and his heart. This must be the moral
eubstratum upon which to build or you
can no. make desirable citizens"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-19

Elch. appellant, Van Buren district.
affirmed.
Van Worm VS.. Nelson, appellant.
Polk district. affirmed.
Mitchell VS.. Union Terminal Rail-
way Company appellant, Woodbury.
district. affirmed.
Shaffer VS.. Des Moines Coal & Hay
Co.. appellant. Polk district. affirmed
Pelby vs.. HAAS. appellant, Hardin
district. affirmed.
Leonard, appellant. vs.. Mcdonald
TAYLOR district. dismissed.
Beffds;ig IS: Belsilag- oeiiiisasa.t Psllss
district, dismissed.
Collins VS.. c. NJ. & ST. p. Railway
Company, appellant, Dallas district
reversed.
Townsend estate Va. Townsend, ap-
pellant, Davis district, reversed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-19
A Good Customer.
INew York Press.l

Three brothers bearing remarkable
resemblance to one another are in the.
habit of patronizing a barber, whose
shop Is on Eighth avenue. The other
day one of the brothers entered the
shop at o'clock in the morning, and
was duly shaved by German who had
only been employed in the establish-
ment for one or two days. At noon;
another brother came into the tonsorial
parlor and underwent a similar oper-s
alton. In the evening the third brother
made his appearance, and then German.
dropped his razor in establishment and
exclaimed:
Mine gracious. but dot man Is .
good customer. So fast his bearle
grows I never saw me psfors."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-19
opoly OF the employing power. Interfere
with the creation and distribution OF

Op0ly or the employing power. iiieeiAS'S
with the creation and distribution OF
wealth"
Paramount Issue.
"On what issues. Mr.. Hearst, do yon
think the next democratic campaign
will be fought out?"
The main issue of party of the
people is to attend to the main busi-
ness before the people.
The universal tendency Of today
lis toward industrial combination and
Organization.
The great issue of the day, therefore.
| is the regulation and control of that
tendency to organization-in other
words, the trust issue.
'In mining region, the chief issue
is the mining laws. In cattle country.
the chief issue is the laws affecting cat
tie and pasture.
'Ip this country of sudden trust de-
velopment. the one dominating issue
lmade so by the trusts themsalves-ls
the trust issue.
The growth of the new Industrial
system on lines of wide combination
can not and should not be checked. Bul
lit can be kept within lines that Will
benefit the whole community and en-
tirely suppressed along lines dangerous
to the public welfare. The trusts must
be kept within the law, and II there
are no laws strong enough to control
them such laws must be made The
people are determined to dominate and
direct the trusts and not to be domin-
ated by them. They Will find way to
bring that about"
Tariff.
What is your attitude in regard to
the tariff"
The tariff is more important today
than ever because of Its vital influence
upon the trust question. Mr.. Have
meyer of the sugar trust enlightened
the people u.efully when he said: The
tariff is the mother of the trusts
THE tariff is certainly the foster
mother OF the trusts. and can be used
to curb and rule them.
'.The moral principle underlying a
tariff on lmportations consists in the
willingness of the people to sacrifice
their own interest for the time In order
| to promote an industry of which the
| full development will benefit all.
"An industry fully developed means
labor we'll paid. increased national
wealth. The tariff represents the peo-
pies willingness to make sacrifice to
give start to industry, not their will
ingness to put themselves at the mercy
OF any monopoly"
Canal Necessity.
"What about Panama and Mr.. Roose-
velts recognition OF the new republic 2"
| For twenty years. in the San Fran
cisco Examiner and my other newspa-
per as got them, l have been advo-
eating an fsthmian canal. 1t makes 1t
difficult for me to take II harsh view of
any effort to supply the great national
necessity.
II have always been In favor of the
Nicaragua route. still think II best
for the people OF this country, and the
most feasible. 1t should have been built
under the Spooner act. Nevertheless. II
1.-THE party In power has positively de-
termined to build no canal but the
| Panama canal, then 1t would not be-
come the democratic party to block
what may be for the present the only
obtainable solution of the canal prob
1ay,,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-19
New. of Rockford.

Special to Times Republican.
Rockford, Jan. 19.-4The Rockford Co
operative Creamery association held
their annual meeting for the election
of manager and butter maker for the
ensuing year and the old force was re-
tanned Mr.. Ed Franklin and Clarence
Farnham will serve the patrons of the
creamery the ensuing year
The insurance on the Matens and
McEwen show window was appraised
at $50.5O.
The grand jury has been investigat-
ing the booze question little. bu,
with no apparent good results.
Miss Lillian Rink. of Cresco. has
been visitor at the kanpengeiser
home the past week.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-19
PALMER GETS IT
Senator MiIlard Win. Out In His Fight
for Appointment Of His Man to the
Postmastership at Omaha.

Washington. Jan. 1s.-At the con-
clusion OF today's cabinet meeting
Postmaster General Payne said 1t had
been decided to appoint Henry E. Pa
mer as postmaster at Omaha, Neb.. to
succeed the present incumbent OF tina.
Office Palmer was pressed for ap-
pointment by Senator Millard.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-19
BOOK AGENT ARRESTED.
J. A. Sheppard Arrested at LeMar.
Charged With Crime.

Special 70 Tfmes-RepubHc9n.
LeMars Jan. 19.-J. A. Sheppard. a
book agent, was released from the
county Jail on putting up cash bond of
5000 He was arrested on a charge of
obtaining signature by false pre-
lenses, that of Duncan Ross, of Akron.
Ross claims that Sheppard represented
to him that he was one OF twenty Ply
mouth county citizens who would re-
ceive set of congressional records by
paying the express charges on them.
Ross son signed a paper for the elder
Ross, which he thought was to this eff
feet, but it proved TO be a contract to
pay s36.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-19
ropAYs COURT DECISIONS.
Opinions Handed Down by the su.
nreme Court of Iowa.

Special to Times Republican.
pes Moines. Jan. 1s.-The following
decisions were handed down by the su-
prsme court. today:
state of iowa vs.. Reagan. appellant.
Appanoose district, affirmed
Plano Manufacturing Company w.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-19
COSTLY CAT LIE BURN
Loss on High Bred Herefords is $685.
ooo-owned by c. A. stannard and
Kept on Kansas Ranch.

Emporla, Ka... Jan. 1e.-Eighty-
three head of high bred Hereford cat
tie were burned to death today in a
barn on Sunny Slope ranch. owned by
C. A. Stannard. Many cattle which
took prizes at the international stock
show last fall We're bred from the
animals burned. The loss Is S25.-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-19
FOUR HORSES cREMArgo.
Destruction Of a Livery and Feed Sta
Bile at Davenport.

Special to Times-Republican.
Davenport, Jan. 1s.-Fire broke out
last evening at o'clock in the livery
and feed stable on Fifth street between
Harrison and Ripley, owned by Bret
scher & Fulscher. and before the
flames had been brought under control
by the fire department, four valuable
horses were burned to death or suffo-
Gated by smoke. two or three others
were injured so badly that they will
have to be killed and the barn Itself
was damaged to the extent OF several
hundred dollars.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-19
National Board of Trade.

Washington. Jan. 1s.-The annual
meeting of the National Board of Trade
will be held in this city for three days
of the coming week, beginning on Tues
day. Some 200 delegates from all Sec
tions of the country will be in attend
ance. The matters to come before the
board cover wide range.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-19
COLD CAUSES SUFFERING.
New York city's Homeless and Poor
In Pitiful Condition.

New York, Jan. 1s.-The intensely
cold weather last night and today caus-
ed suffering all over the city among
the homeless and the poor, The tenn
pera ture at S a. m. was one below zero
at the weather bureau. with much
lower Temperatures prevailing in the
more exposed portions Of the city. Dis
patches from all over the state report
extremely cold weather. the thermom-
eter going as low as 40 below zero In
the central part.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-19
COLD COLD in EAST
Railway Travel Badly lnterfsrsd with |
In the Eastern statss-Thermomster
Registers 81 Degrees Below Zero.

Boston, Jan. 1s.-Railway travel was
badly interfered with today thruout
New England, owing to the extreme
cold weather. the thermometer regist-
ering from to 81 below zero.