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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-23
PARSONS TO EUROPE
Pastor of Mason City Baptist Church
Is Granted Six Weeks Leave Of
Absence-WilI Be Accompanied On
Trip BY His Wife.

Special to nes-Republiran.
Mason City, May 23.-At a meeting
of the advisory board and the trustees
of the Baptist church yesterday, va
cation was voted to DR.. Parsons, pas
tor of the church. He was granted
six weeks and intends to spend the
time in England and Scotland, which
countries he has long desired to visit.
The opportunity offered comes at this
time in view of the fact that the inter-
national meeting of the Baptists of
the world will convene in London in
July. A short portion of the pastors
trip abroad will be spent In London,
but not long. He expects to leave
about July first to be absent till after
the first Sunday in August. Mrs. Par
sors will accompany him.
REV. Lorch, pastor of the German
Lutheran church, left last evening for
New York City, where he will take a
steamer for Germany for a summer
vacation and incidentally to visit his
parents. He will stop few weeks in
Paris and will spend a number of
weeks in sightseeing and study.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-23
Commencement at Manila.
eciaI 70 Times-RepublIcan.


Manila, May 23.-The commence
ment exercises OF the high school ~
begin wednesday evening with a class
play, .The Deacon comedy drama.
The cast requires fourteen charact-
tiers.
On Friday afternoon, programs VIII
be given by all the rooms. In rne
evening commencement exercises
proper will take place, when Or.
Frederick E. Hopkins, Of Chicago, will
address the class on doors and
Keys" The Manila orchestra VIII
furnish music for both programs.
The alumni reception and banquet
will follow the program. The follow
are the graduates: orley Saunders
william Saunders. Cora Chamberlain.
Tda Sou1es. Ernie Thorpe, and Sadie
Saunders.
The baccalaureate sermon was
preached Sunday evening by Rev. A. J.
McMurty at the Presbyterian church.
His subject was Monumental Men,
Ingersoll and Moody" After the ser.
mon the class and Principal J. ..
Richter and Assistant Principal Fans
nv Pattee was called to the rostrum
and crowned with laurel wreath,
the class that may be bearers OF laur-
els and the instructors that they may
feel that the people Of Manila appre-
ciate the work they have done for the
class and community in general.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-23
IOWA COUPLE ELoPED.
Davenport Pair Leave Homes and Wed
at Anamosa.

Davenport Pair Leave Homes and Wed
at Anamosa.
Special to Times-Republican.
Davenport, May 23.-Edward Davis
ana Miss Mae Hill of Davenport were
quietly married yesterday morning at
II o'clock at Anamosa, Iowa, by JUS
tice of the Peace e. M. Harvey.
Mr. Davis and Miss Hill left Daven-
port early yesterday morning unknown
to their many friends in the city and
went to Melbourne, Iowa. They Sc
cured the services of ]. e. Lanigan.
editor of the Jones county Times, and
left at $50 o'clock for Anaanosa, the
county seat of Jones county They vis-
tied the county clerk and secured a IL
cense, went to the office OF Justice
Harvey, where they were quietly mar
ried. They returned to Monticello at
noon and will leave this evening for
Wyoming. Ia, where they will visit the
family of Mr.. Crissac for few days.
Mr.. Davis is solicitor for the Dav-
export Democrat, having formerly oc-
cupied a like position with the Repub-
lican and Star. He has been con-
nected with the business office of the
city newspapers for many years, and
has large circle of acq,laintances
and friends.
Miss Hill is the daughter of w. H.
Hill. 1873 East Locust street, Daven-
port, proprietor of the Sunshine Out
filters. She has lived in Davenport
only a short time, but has acquired
large circle of friends.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-23
News of Clarion.

Special to Times Republican.
Clarion, May 23.-Hon. j. p. Rowan,
United States consul at Port Stanley
Falkland Islands. has arrived at New
York, and will be at home In a few
days on years furlough from his
port.
The water works committee OF the
CITY council will open bids for the con-
struction of steel tank, tower, pump
and three blocks Of mains for our wa
ter works, June 9Th.
A large acreage Of corn has been
planted and a few more good days will
find the farmers planting all done.
The King road drag is being used
to good advantage on our streets, and
roads in this vicinity, and already a
noticeable improvement in the high
ways has been made
Miss Anna Haeferman, the popular
deputy in the county superintendents
office. will, after June 1st. accept
nosition In the Farmers Mutual Hail
insurance Company, as bookkeeper
Our schools last Friday and Saturday
were thrown open to the parents and
friends Of the school to exhibit a
creditable display of work done by the
pupils in all the grades.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-23
Receiver For the Merchants
Trust Company of New York
Appointed Today
RUN WAS ANTICIPATED
Securities for Large Loans Proved un-
marketable and Effort to Got More
Cash FziIed-Bank at GoldfieId, Me-
vada, Fails for a Large sum-As.
sets Almost Nil.

Albany, N. Y, May 23.-Upon the ap-
plication of Attorney General Mayer.
Justice Cochran, of the supreme court
here, today appointed Douglas Robin
son, and the New York Trust Company
as receivers of the Merchants Trust
Company.
New York, May 23.-Douglas Robin
son, appointed receiver Of the Mer-
cants' Trust Company, is a brother-in-
law Of President Roosevelt.
The company was closed by order Of
State Superintendent Of Banks Kilburn.
Samuel Untermyer, counsel for Jacob
L. Phillips, president Of the Merchants
Trust Company, gave out the following
formal statement:
"In view Of the publicity that has
been given the efforts of the company
to increase its cash resources and to
the unmarketable character Of certain
of the securities which it holds as COLI
lateral for large loans. have advised
the president to recommend suspension
Of the business SO as to prevent run
on the institution. Prices on the stock
exchange advanced on the report OF the
Merchants Trust Company being In
the hands of the state bank examiner.
The company had capital stock OF
half a million, and owed depositors
about two million.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-23
Lumber Teamsters Continue to
Go Out and Tie Up Is More
Complete Than Ever
LIKELY TO BE CALLED
An Attempt Of the Mayor to Get Ex-
press Companies to Grant Terms to
Strikers Apparently Failed-Federal
Court Enjoins a Transportation
Company.

Chicago, May 23.-Teamsters en-
ployed in fifteen lumber yards, large
and small, struck today when ordered
to deliver lumber to boycotted busl-
ness establishments. The prospects Of
a complete stoppage of all building
construction in the city is becoming
closer to reality, as both sides to the
trouble show no signs of wavering.
While the strike was spreading fast
in the lumber district new peace
conference began at the city hall,
Mayor Dunno and a committee of al
dermen went into session with the
managers of seven railway express
companies, whose decision not to re-
instate the strikers has been for sever
al days the principal obstacle to set
tlement of the strike. At the same time
active preparations were under way
for possible ordering out of troops
to keep down the wave of rioting
which is feared might come in the
lumber district. Adjutant General
Scott was in Chicago from Springfield
under orders from Governor Deneen,
and everything was said to be in read
mess to put soldiers on the streets IN
the shortest possible time.
The express managers left the may
or's office after a brief time. They
refused to talk Of the conference. The
mayor Immediately summoned Chief
of Police O'Neill and Sheriff Barret.
This action gave rise to rumor that
the express managers refused to con-
cede anything to the unions and that
preliminaries were under way for a
call upon the governor for troops.
Mayor Dunno denied later that there
was any especial significance in the,
talk which he had with the sheriff.
Superintendent Cooley is Investigate
ing the charge that public school
teachers have been taking too great
interest in school Strikes" 1t is as
serted the teachers in many instances
melted the children to revolt. A move
by the employers to obtain punish
ment of alleged violators of the strike
court ruling was asked that forty.
eight alleged interferers with traffic,
including one woman, be compelled to
show cause why they should not be
punished for contempt. The ruling
was made returnable May 81. The een-
,ployers' Teaming Company received
hundred men from Kansas City, all
white men. At meeting of the Com
mercial exchange it is reported COM
mite has been appointed to bring
pressure upon the express companies
to end the strike. Ralph Measly, sec
retary of the National Civic Fedora
ton, arrived in Chicago today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-23

along the line that It was presented to
the senate committee by the governor.
He says the governors statement and
testimony before the committee should
by all means he printed and given a
wide circulation over the state ard the
west as he considers it the best state
ment that has yet been made on the
subject. Mr.. Campbell is going into
the matter exhaustively and has been
given access to the records at the office
of the railroad commission for that
purpose.
State Dairy Commissioner Fl. r.
Wright says that the housewives in
the city are very largely responsible
for the fornaldehyde in milk. Mr..
Wright says that one of the best tests
of the purity of milk is when it sours
at the end of about thirty-six hours.
If it doesn't sour there is good reason
to believe that something has been
put into it to keep from souring. And
yet the good housewife expects to set
the milk away which she gets in the
morning and allow it to set all day so
that the cream will rise. If the milk
man mlIkS MS COWS III llle ulOIHiil6
and the housewife begins to use 1T the
next morning the milk is then twenty
four hours old, but If he milks in the
evening as very great many of them
do. by the time the milk is used 1t Is
thirty-six hours old and it is time for
it to sour.
The part that the housewife plays In
getting the formaldehyde in the milk
is this: If the milk sours sh, COM
plains to the milk man and tells him
his milk is no good and that Il won't
keep and if he can't do better she will
take of someone else. Unable 20 con-
vince her that nature has designed
milk to sour he goes home and tlopes it
so as to meet the demands of his GUS
toners. Mr. Wright says that milk
that is secured in the morning should
be used up by next morning for break
fast. Milk that is delivered the same
morning that 1t is milked should last
twerrty-four hours without trouble but
should not be expected to remain
sweet very much longer and in the
economy Of the household it should be
used up before 1t Is 'twenty-four hours
old
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-23
ANOTHER FOR MACHEN
He Pleads Guilty to an Additional In
dictment in Connection With Postal
Frauds and Is Given Two More
Years in the Penitentiary.

Washington, May 23.-August w.
Machen, under sentence of two years
Imprisonment for connection with the
postal frauds pleaded guilty today to
an additional indictment in which he
is charged Jointly with Crawford and
Lorenz with conspiracy in the pur-
chase of letter carriers satchels. was
sentenced to an additional two years
imprisonment.
In entering his plea Machen begged
permission of the court to explain his
action. He said:
"Altho did not directly or indirectly
interfere with or attempt to influence
the committee that received and con-
sidered the competitive bids under
which the contract set forth in the in
dictment was awarded and executed.
vet 1 held an interest in the contract
and shared in the profits accruing
from it. did not know or suppose at
the time I was violating the law, nor
was there any intention on my part
to injure or defraud the United States.
am advised by counsel, however ac-
ceptance of the money alleged to have
been received by me in the indictment
constituted, under the circumstances, a
technical violation of the statute.
Embarrassed as am by my pres
ent situation and surrounded with all
the disadvantages which are it's con-
sequence, I am from that fact alone
in an almost defenseless position. l
shall, therefore. willingly submit to
any penalty which the court may deem
proper to impose upon me under the
plea which l have entered
I'm my closing words and with all
the force and earnestness at my COM
mand, let me urge that my plea shall
not affect the interests of other de-
PENDANTS under this indictment"
BY pleading guilty Machen escaped
trial on eleven other indictments, the
district attorney having agreed to
quash them. The two years sentence
will begin upon execution Of a like
term given him upon conviction on an
Indictment on which he was tried a
year ago. BY good conduct Machen
will reduce the total imprisonment on
account of his irregularities in postal
service to- three years.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-23
took shippers of the southwest, also

stock shippers of the southwest, also
appeared.
He controverted statements by other
witnesses as to satisfactory rate con-
ditions, and claimed that the cattle
rates were too high. He asserted that
the railroads had used diligence to
bring men here to testify to their sat-
isfaction with rates. He charged that
these witnesses may have come on
passes and that it was possible that
intimation was given them that 1T was
better for them to come.
Chairman Elkins remarked that the
committee had summoned all the men
whose names had been furnished by
Mr.. Bacon in the interest of proposed
legislation and the expense and per
diem had been allowed. Mr.. Cowan
also maintained that live stock trans
portations was the most profitable
railroad business in the southwest. He
characterized the Esch-Townsend bill
as worse than no legislation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-23
CHURCHES TO CELEBRATE.
independence Day Observance at Col
fax Will be Novel,.

independence Day Observance at Col
fax Will be Novel.
Colfax, May 23.-This place is to
have an unique celebration this year
on the Fourth of July. 1t is to be han
died by the four Protestant churches,
committee of two having been ap-
pointed from each to devise means and
make plans.
Because the church people are hand
ling the affair it is not to be presumed
that it will be at all dry, and that long,
sour faces will be one of the predom-
mating features, for. there are to be
some firecrackers and highly colored
lemonade admitted to the grounds, and
all kinds of moral fun will be indulg-
ed in.
The idea, however, is to observe the
day in a patriotic, Christian manner,
and do away with drinking parties.
dancing halls, baby racks, ring throw
ing and the customary excitement and
hilarity that exist on that day during
celebration.
The plan has met with almost uni
versal approval among our people.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-23
SOCIETY GIRL ELopED.
Had Promised to Marry Another, But
Former Sweetheart Won.

Ottumwa, May 23.-The old saying,
"faint heart ne'er won fair lady"
forms an appropriate title for the
pretty romance woven about Miss
Edith Porter, a popular society belle of
C,ttumwa. Merton Towle, Of Mime
apolis, Mimi, and Lewis c. ,hcCune, OF
Sacramento, Cal, were suitors for her
hand.
Towle won her promis, to marry
i'm. but she, like the girl ir4 popular
song. might have well said. Il give
YOU nv hand, but not my heart, un-
eerstand," for McCune really held her
love and when early las: week he
journeyed all the way from California
to press his suit, love con n1uered and
pretty Edith Porter forget her en-
eagement and forgot the man in Min
reapolis whom she had promised to
marry.
She and McCune eloped and were
happily married in Omaha asst Thurs
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-23
HELD UP ON TRAIN.

Man on e. r. I. q p. Near Fairbaute,
Mimi. Robbed and Thrown in River.
Owatonna. Mimi, May 23.-A daring
holdup on an extra Chicago, Rock Is
land & Pacific freight train took place
sunday night between Fairabault and
this city. A passenger on the 1reignt
was held up and robbed by two men.
After the robbery had been commit
ted, his assailants threw the victim
over a bridge into the river to q deptn
of about 100 feet below. Fortunately
the man was able, after q time to
crawl to assistance. The sherih OF
the county was notified and the police
authorities at Albert Lea were warm
Cd to search the train but to exercise
caution as the outlaws were heavily
armed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-23
BAD GANG BROKEN UP.
Parties Charged With Larceny al
lake View.

Sac City. May 23-Before Justice
Nutter of this place yesterday, James
Meyer, George Dewert and Frank
Leighton who was arrested at Carnar-
Won in the home of w. E. Westgarth
last Saturday afternoon, on the charge
of larceny in the night time from the
store of l. j. Natelson, at Lake View
had preliminary hearing. Dewert
and Meyer were bound over to await
the action of the grand jury and
Leighton was discharged, but was inn
mediately rearrested and will have an
other hearing. Most of the goods stol-
en- at Lake View were recovered. Res
idents in the locality of Carnarvon say
that for ten years that town has been
the rendezvous Of thieves, who have
made a business of selling stolen
goods at low prices to the farmers
thereabouts.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-23
GNS6 ey01
General Market News.
Wheat Ruled Higher.
Board of Trade Quotations.
The Live Stock Market.
Condition of the Crops.
lay and left that night for sacramen-

to.
The elopement was complete sur
prise to Ottumwa society, In which
Miss Porter was prominent, and her
many girl friends were dursfounded
when the news of the elopement
reached them Sunday. Especially SO
were the young ladies of the G. l. ".
Club, of which the pretty romancer
was a favorite member, for these young
ladies had heard of her engagement to
the Minneapolis man and were busy
making arrangements for a surprise
shower to be given next week. for the
date for the marriage of the Ottumwa
girl to Towle was only few weeks
off.
The clipping couple are both well
known in Ottumwa. The bride Is a
sister Of George f. and Clarence C.
Porter and niece Of ]. T. Hackworth.
all prominent business men Of this
city. McCune formerly resided here
but a few years ago went to Califor-
mia, where he is engaged in mining.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-23
THE STORY GREW.
[Centerville Citizen.


A story recently published 70 enc
effect that State superintendent :. :,
Riggs has ruled that teachers falslry-
ing as to their ages might nave tne1r
teachers licenses revoked, has grown
till II is made to appear that no per-
son over thirty years OF age VIII %
allowed to teach in the public schools
of the state. Ii this form the story
appeared in the eastern papers. Prof.
Riggs stated today that the basis for
the story is in the fact that many am-
bttious children who are under efgh-
teen wish to teach, and their parents
are anxious to have them teach. The
rule is that every person getting q
certificate must be eighteen or over
but there was never any thought q
limiting the age, the other wa1.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-23
.SHERCLIFFE FIRM
Neither Threats Nor coaxins viii
Cause Him to Waver in Dennison
Case - New Move to Extradite Him
Will Have No Effect on Him What


ever.
Special to mes-Republican.
Red Oak, May 23.-When shown the
morning papers containing the news OF
the telegram received by Governor
Cummins yesterday from sheriff at
Newkirk, Oklahoma, Frank Shercliffe
smiled and said 'This is part Of the
bluff that the defense has been run
ming on me fro mthe time Tom Denn1-
son made up his mind that there was
danger. from the Iowa authorities. I
have been threatened, coaxed and of
fered bribes to lay down. but none OF.
these had any effect upon my deter
animation to testify against Dennison.
There is nothing against me in Okla
aoma.'
Marry of those close to the case are
of Shercliffe's opinion. The insistent
attack upon the governors office is
in their opinion calculated one and
intended to, make Shercliffe weaken
and cast as much discredit as possible
upon his evidence. They see the same
motive that Shercliffe does in the sud-
den renewal of the demands for Sher-
cliffe from here and there and find a
significance in the fact that these de-
mand.s grew insistent after Denmson
had lost hope that he would be sue
cessfull in resisting extradition.
But this man Shercliffe is a "stayer."
He is full of the sense of his wrongs
and seems determined to make an open
breast of his connection with Tom
Dennison. He is neither to be fright
ened nor cajoled. Unless this trial is
from other causes Shern Morris will
tell i'll court the story he has told out
Side--and then some.
In his opening statement this after
noon Congressman Smith made brief
sketch of the robbery and Shercliffe's
life up to the time of his confession,
and took up the relations between
Shercliffe and Dennison to- show lack
of cause for expenditure of money un-
less Dennison was implicated. He
noted Dennison's activity in the trial
and said the expense account may be
Dennison's way of accounting for the
proceeds of the robbery Shercliffe'
could not dispose of the diamonds and
they We're disposed of in Dennison's
ten incognito trips to Fort Madison
where he registered as Blunt" and
left money with authority for Sher-
cliffe, all of which corroborate Denni-
sons completely. 1.-THE opening of the
trial today and history of the motor
ious Dennison case is given on page 81