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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-16
KANSAS WILL REFINE OIL.
Bill For State Plant Is Passed by the
Lower House.

| Topeka Kas., Feb. 16.-A bill pro-
vidng for the establishment of a state
oil refinery was passed by the Kansas
house of representatives yesterday by
a vote of 81 to 80. Governor Hoch
will sign the bill at once. Under it's
provisions a ref merry will be erected at
Peru, kas. Another penitentiary will
be built there to provide convict labor
for the refinery. An appropriation or
$4,000 is Nude for building and
maintaining the refinery and peniten-
| tiary.
Legislation providing for the build
| ing by the stae Of an oil refinery of
it's own, the iyht for which caused
the Standard Oil Company recently to
issue an order stopping the purchase
of oil in the s'1nflower state, came up
yesterday in the house as a special
order. The measure already had
passed the senate. and it's friends
claimed that poll of the members
| showed clearly that it would safely go
| thru the house Speaker Stubbs. who
last week opposed the refinery bill,
later expressed an opinion in favor of
| the measure. The speaker received
several kilograms from Kansas oil pro-
ducers saying they believed the bill
would prove bad for them, and urged
him to stand by his first petition. A
large delegation interested in the meas
ure was here from the southern Kan
sas fields
Heated Debate Over Bill.
| When the refinery bill was taken up
for considera ion the galleries were
Lem A he
ed debate wa:; Immediately precipitat
ed by motto to change the location
of the proposed refinery from Peru to
Lansing, Kas. The motion was defeat
| ed A three hours discussion of the
| different sections of the bill followed.
The suppo1 ters of the bill providing
for the refinery won a partial victory
! in the house earlier yesterday. AS a
special order of business the house in
committee of the whole considered the
I bill previously passed by the senate
/ fixing a maximum railroad freight rate
/ for the transportation of crude oil.
and the bill preventing discrimination
! between localities in securing any
| commodity in general use. The bill
! fixing naXirnum freight rates was
recommended to the house and later
! passed just IS it came from the senate
J but the enemies of the anti-discrim-
/ ination measure succeeded after a hard
fight in referring that bill to the judi
ciary committee.
While it is believed the action of the
/ house OH tie anti-discrimination bill
| does not Indicate that the measure
1 will be killed. the friends of the bill
are said to be worried over the pros
pect The bill is one which the sup
! porters of the state refinery bill con-
| slider necessary in connection with the
refinery. as it would prevent the oil
| trust. so-ca led. from underselling the
state in any locality, unless the rate
there SHOULD be made to apply to the
entire state.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-16
Roosevelt Says the Protocol
With San Domingo Affords
a Practical Test
LONG MESSAGE TO THE SENATE
Efficiency Of the United States In
Maintaining the Principles of the
Monroe Doctrine Would be Tested in
Case of the IsIand-TroubIe With
Venezuela.

Washington. Feb. 16.-The message
from the president transmitting to the
senate today the protocol of agreement
between the United tSates and Domin-
ican government providing for collec-
ton and disbursement by United Stat
es of customs revenues of the Domin-
ican republic is nearly $500 words and
was read in full to the senate. 1t is
largely discussion of the rights and
duties of the United States under the
Monroe doctrine, and the president
says the protocol affords practical
test of the efficiency of the United
States government in maintaining the
doctrine. The president says condi-
tions in San Domingo have been grow
ing steadily worse for many years
and debts have been contracted beyond
the power of the republic to pay. Ger
tain foreign countries have felt them
selves aggrived because of the nom
payment of debts due their citizens
and have felt the only way they could
ever get any guarantee of payment
would be by acquisition of territory or
taking charge Of the customs affairs of
the republic. 1t is pointed out by the
president that the Monroe doctrine
would prohibit any foreign governments
from stepping in, and he says that
those who profit by this doctrine must
accept certain responsibilities along
with the rights it confers.
He further says: Justification for
the United States taking this burden
and incurring this responsibility is to
be found in the fact that it is i1com-
patable with international equity for
the United States to refuse to allow
other powers to take the only means
at their disposal of satisfying the
claims of their creditors, and YET to-.
refuse itsAlf to take any such steps,
The protocol Of agreement conforms
in all essentials with the outline here.
tofore published in these dispatches.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-16
BILLS CARRY SIS, 100000.
Public Building and sundry civ
Measure Reported to House.

Washington. D. c.. Feb. 16-Lacking
a few thousands of s75,Oo00oo the ON
nibus public bill and the sundry civil
measure We're reported to the house to-
day, the first carrying authorization
for new public buildings and the pur-
chase of sites amounting to s9.499. 900.
and the second aggregating a total
amount of s65.55S.S $50, an increase of
$7.71S,669 over the appropriations for
the current year. Among the items in
the building bill are
Illinois -Macomb, $4,000; Belvdere
$4,000: Waukegan. $4,000; Lincoln,
s65, 900; Dixon. 100000 Kewanee s65.-
900, Peoria, s150.00o: East st. Louis,
s25O.o0o; Belleville, $4,000; Paris, $780,
900.
Iowa Towns Get Buildings.
Iowa-Cedar Rapids, $4,000; Web
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-16
Canal Bill Passed,

Washington, Feb. 16.-Following the
adoption of the conference report on
the omnibus claims BILL the house to-
day resumed consideration of the bill
to provide government for the Pana-
ma canal zone. All the committee
amendments We're agreed to, and the
bill passed.
Rising to a question of privilege
Payne of New York, offered a rESolll
ton reciting the action of the senate in
adopting an amendment Interpreting
the Dingley act with reference to the
drawback on wheat, and declaring
such action is an infringement of the
privileges of the house and that said
bill with amendments be respectfully
returned to the senate with Il message
communicating the resolution. The
resolution was greeted with applause.
The resolution was adopted 261 to
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-16
MARsHAILTOWN. IOWA. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 49, 1905

tectS him in case the insurance COM
pany becomes bans krupt. Every in
surancc agent knows this and can thus
get protection if his company is good.
Ii is Il matter of comment among
those at the state house that the paint
ers working for Artist Garnsey make
very fast progress. At present moth
ing has been done except to size the
wall fill up all the toles and the work
men are now putting on the first coat
of Il light tint in the basement corri-
dors. But while they do their work
fast they also seem to do it we'll. There
is no loafng. 1t will be some time be-
fore there is much Of a showing in the
way of colors, but already the dingy
walls in the corridors are covered
enough to make very decided inn
provenent in the appearance.
Governor A. r. Cummins has asked
Superintendent John II. Riggs to take
charge of the matter of getting rep
resentaUves from the high schools of
the state to attend the inaugural at
Washington. He was requested by the
committee on the inaugural to appoint
representative from each high school
of the state. Superintendent Riggs has
written a letter to each of the princi-
pals of the high schools and requested
them to send in the name of a repre-
sentative who is willing to go at his
own expense. With all those who will
attend the superi ltendent will go to
see that they are safely cared for and
get home again. They will go to Chi-
tendent Riggs plans and from there
will join the other high school delega-
tions from the ether western states
and proceed to Washington in a body.
Superintendent Riggs is anxious to
have the matter successfully carried
out. He believes it will be an event
in the life of any school boy to attend
such an affair. Ee thinks it would be
better if the matter could be arrang
ed on question of merit, but such
seems to be impossible and the repre-
sentative from the high schools will
have to be able to pay their own way.
The cold weather experienced in Des
Moines and over the state has slack
ened the work in all the offices in the
state house. Tie mail trains that
reach the city OH some days are few
and far between and much of the work
at the capitol il; dependent on the
mails. This has given the
employees a breathing spell as most of
the offices have been decidedly busy
before this. In the auditors office the
reports from the insurance companies
of the state are early all in but few
have been delayed on account of the
bad weather so us to hinder the COM
pletion of that work and nothing can
be done till the rest arrive. There
have been but few callers at the COVER
nor's office also. which during the gov
ernor's indispos ion, has relieved him
of some of the druggery Of the office.
The governor i!;, however, an inde-
fatigable worker. and even when con-
fined to his home was at work. Sec
retary of State Simpson had intend
ed to visit st. Taul to meet represen-
tatives of night show who desired
to appear at tie Minnesota and Iowa
state fairs but was prevented by the
blockade. Hon. ohm Cownie started to
make the monthly visit to Mt. Pleasant
but could get NO farther than Altoona.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-16

fusing to surrender its right to voice
i'm making treaties, and L think the
president in error in making the ac-
ton OF the senate n basis or cfltlclSin.
The very fact that he refused to re-
cognize the right of an opinion SO
Overwhelmingly expressed. is in ltsell
evidence of the danger OF delegatihS 10
him the power which he asks. There
is, however, Il basis upon which he ana
the senate might reach an agreement
and hope that Il reconciliation may
take place on this or Il better basis.
The basis to which | refer and to
which | have proposed in an edltorlal'
is chat the president be authorized TO
submit to The Hague court for inVestl-
cation any and every question lnNolN-
ing an international dispute the par
ties to the dispute reserving the flShl
to take such action as they deem prop
cr after the facts are ascertalned. rms
would be a broader power in one re-
spect than the president asks for. be-
cause it would enable him to put on
foot an impartial investigation, and
this investigations by removing and
defining the issue would result in the
settlement of many questions which
we might hesitate to submit to arbi-
trstion i'm advance of investigation. 1t
would at the same time preserve the
senate's right to participate in any
treaty or other binding agreement in
volving the decision of an international
question. i believe that such a plan
would satisfy the demands of the pres
dent without a surrender of the SEN
ate's prerogatives. l believe that a
Treaty providing for this preliminary
Investigation initiated by the president
would go further to promote peace and
arbitration than one that could not
distinguish between an investigation
and a binding decree
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-16
LEGISLATURE PAGES TOO YouN
Social Democrats in Wisconsin Secure
Report to Enforce Child Labor.

Madison, Wis. Feb. 16.-Social
democrats yesterday secured a report
from the special committee on rules to
favor abolishing child labor in the leg
islature. Many of the messengers and
pages are under 16 and IA years old.
The social democrats sought early
to displace these with older boys, but
the legislature killed the measure
holding that it was not amenable to
state laws. The report favors con-
forming to the child labor law and will
be adopted.
The press association resolved to
take action to kill bills in the legis-
lature that aim to give medical ex
aminers the power to revoke the IL
censes of physicians who advertise
and requiring patent medicine COM
panes to publish their formulas on the
bottles. The latter bill, it is asserted.
will deprive publishers of the state of
100000. Other bills. limiting county
printing, cost, ETC., will be fought.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-16
AN EXTRA SESSION
Unless the Senate Takes Action on the
Rate Bill This Session President
Roosevelt Will Call Special Session
of Congress in October.


Washington, Feb. 16. = Representa-
tive Townsend, of Michigan, one of the
authors of the h-Townsend freight
rate bill, had a talk with the president
today regarding the prospects for en-
actment of the measure into law.
who has canvassed the sit
uation pretty thoroughly, expressed the
opinion there was a chance for passage
of the bill by the senate at the present
session. After his talk with the presl-
dent Townsend said that, in the event
no legislation on the rate question is
enacted at this session, an eXtraordin-
airy session of congress would be called
by the president, perhaps in October.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-16

ster City, $4,000; Mason City, $4,000;
Des Moines, S500,0O0: Clarinda, $45.000.
Michigun-Ann Arbor. $4,000; Man
istee. $40, 900: Niles, $4,000: Grand
Rapids, S500,0O0
Wisconsin Green Bay. $4,000:
Chippewa Falls. $4,000; Marinette,
$4,000 Mnnitowoc $4,000.
Observation-Disclosures $4,000; New
Ulm. 100000; ST. Paul. $4,000.
Missouri--St. Charles. $4,000; st.
Louis, S375,000; st. Joseph $4,000.
Nebraska Plattsmo,th, $4,000;
York, $4,000; Grand Island. 100000.
South Dakota Mitchell. $4,000;
Watertown. $4,000.
Items in the bill for public buildings
already contracted for include Dead
wood S. D., $4,000: Decatur, Ill.,, $225.-
900; Evanston Ill.,. 100000; Hastings
Neb., $4,000; indianapolis. $615.O00:
Lincoln, Neb., $150.00O Pekin. H.. S2I,-
500: Pierre S. D.. S60,OOo Superior,
Wis, $4,000; Waterloo, Iowa, $4,000;
Yankton. $4,000.
Money for Commission.
Among the new items in the sundry
civil service bill was $4,000 for the i'm
terstate commerce commission making
a total appropriation of $4,000 to en-
able the commission to observe COM
pliance of law to promote safety of
employees and travellers on railways.
Appropriations for river and harbol
work under contract include
Mississippi river from the head of
the passes to the mouth of the Ohio
$2OOO,OO0
Mouth of the Ohio to the Missouri
river, S650.000.
Missouri river to st. Paul. 100000.
Detroit river, Mich. 100000.
Middle and west Neebish channels
st. Mary's river. Mich. $1,200,0o0.
Southwest pass of the Mississippi
$2500O0.
Increase Over Last Year.
The total amount carried by the sum
dry civil bill is $65,55S,sS0, an increase
of $7,71S,669 over appropriations for
the current year. and sS,99246 less
than estimates of various departments
The increase is accounted for under
three heads:
Excess required to meet contract OBJ
legations for the construction of public
buildings, $3.224339; contract obi-
cations for river and harbor works,
$2,511,932. for the construction of a
building for the national museum and
to meet contract obligations therefore,
as required by law, $1,500,000.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-16
DARING ROBBERY
Three '4ighwaymen Hold Up Mime
apolis Doctor and His coachman
and Secure Considerable Booty After
Fatally Wounding the coachman.

Minneapolis, Feb. 16.-Three masked
highwaymen, lying in wait upon the
front veranda of the residence of DR..
Philip Mueller, leveled revolvers at the
returning physician and coachman,
Emil Roggabe, fatally shot the latter
thru the abdomen and robbed the doc
tor and coachman of $50. The robbers
curing booty jumped into the doctors
cutter and drove away.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-16
Short TeIeqrams.

Two men met death from falling
rock in the Lake Superior copper
mines.
Walter w. Modlin, of Richmond. Ind
shot his wife and slashed her throat
with a razor.
Adolphus j. Hines. former police
man of Fort Wayne, Ind, hanged him
self with a halter strap in his barn.
Fred Stearly, II years old. of Brazil,
Ind. accidentally shot himself in the
stomach. inflicting fatal wound.
Mrs Casper Stuessy of Brodhead,
Wis. was shot and instantly killed by
the accidental discharge of a rifle ia
the hands of a cousin.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-16
lnRahey sneneer Dead.

Madison, Wis, Feb. 1S.-Lloyd, bets
ter known as Babe" Spencer, for
years the mascot of the University Of
Wisconsin foot ball team is dead OF
paralysis Not four feet tall, but
weighing nearly 300 pounds. Spencer
was familiar at all the big games in
which Wisconsin took part
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-16
BookMAKER TIRED OF LIFE.
Morris RothschiId Kills Himself at
Los AnueIes,

Los Angeles, Cal, Feb. 16.-Morris
Rothschild, bookmaker, formerly of
Chicago, shot himself thru the head
yesterday morning in room at the
Lexington hotel and died instantly He
was respondent over. continuous ILL
ness. He had lost considerable money
recently at Ascot park. and brooded
over it. Before shooting himself. he
wrote note giving instructions as to
the disposition of his effects. He was
43 years old, had relatives in Racine,
Wis, and a family in Chicago. Let
ters found in his pockets We're address,
ed to Dear Papa" and signed Hell
en-"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-16
PAGE ONE.

PAGE ONE.
Telegraphic News.
President on Monroe Doctrine.
Domingo Protocol is Submitted.
Oil Investigation Ordired.
VIII Cover Wide Scope.
Japs Bring Up Siege Guns.
More Trouble With Venezuela.
Special Session May be Called.
ketchum Advises the Farmers.
PAGES TWO AND THREE.
Iowa News in Brief:
Bible Not Science Textbook.
Kephart President Western.
End of Notable Career.
The Schofield Murder Case.
Craft Alleged at Oskaloosa.
From All Over the State
PAGE FOUR.
Editorial:
The Degeneration of American
Women.
Japan's Capacity for War.
The Toronto Plan on City Contracts
Topics of the Times.
Iowa Opinions and Notes.
Brdseye.
PAGE FIVE.
General Teleoraphic News:
Rush for New Lands.
Death Of Gen. Lew Wallace.
miscellaneous News.
PAGES SIX AND SEVEN.
City News:
Anything to Beat, Ingledue.
Such is Sentiment at Mass Meeting
Rousing Meeting is Held.
County Auditors Elect Officers.
Des Moines Gets Next Meeting.
Protectionists File Ticket.
Coal Situation Improving
Trains Finally Get Thru.
Women's Club Meeting.
The City Field.
PAGE EIGHT.
Iowa and Commercial:
Wheat Ruled Higher.
Board of Trade Quotations.
The Livestock Market.
Suffering on the Ranges.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-16
Royal Betrothat.

announced of the Duke of Sake CO.
burg and Gotha to Princess Victoria,
eldest daughter of Duke Frederick OF
Schleswig, Holstein Sonderburg
Glucksburg. The princess is a niece
of the German empress and the bride
groom elect a nephew of the king of
England.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-16
Carries Baby in a sa.eheI

Springfield. H. Feb. l6. = Afte1
walking twenty miles. carrying her 5
weeks old baby in satchel, Mary A.
Walton. aged 16 years. yesterday ap-
piled to the Juvenile court for assist
ance. The mother and child were sent
to the Home for the Friendless.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-16
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING.

Luxury of Going to Law ExempIified
in Case at Grinne!I.
Special to Times-Republican.
Grinnell, Feb. 16.-Two lawyers for
day and and. half, one justice OF
the peace for the same time, four witt
nesses, the time of a physician and of
a business man. and the time and eX-
pense of six jurors for a two days
trial-all for the sum Of $1,000 involv-
edin the original difference of opin-
ion' exemplifies just now, here the
luxury of going to law.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-16
so,Es BETTER TODAY.

Former Iowa Governors Condition is
Greatly Improved.
Hos Springs, Ark, Feb. 16.-F'ormer
Governor Horace Boies seems to be
much improved today. His son, H. B.
Boies, will leave for home tonight. The
governor will remain here. His illness
is extreme nervousness.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-16
MEMBERSHIP is INCREASED.
GrnneII Commercial Club Begins an
Active Campaign.

5peCIdI % TIC Pt1'7F 1oFrf1'
Gfinnell Feb. 16.-The Grinnell
Commercial Club is in state of ac-
tivity that promises good to the city
and it's immediate surroundings. b.
the action of the membership commits
tee appointed at the regular meeting
last Friday night consisting of II. w.
Spaulding j. Fl. McMurray. Jr-. and
Il. j.. Kicker. sixtyfour names have
been added to the list of members.
More are expected and the report at
the meeting at the city hall on next
Friday evening is looked for with keen
interest.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-16
Battle With Pistols.

East ST. Louis, ILL.,, Feb. 16.-Johh
Sorotch. known as the King of Little
Lithuania" today died from wounds
inflicted during pistol battle, in which
his wife was seriously wounded. his
cousin and two negroes shot in sever
al places.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-16
STEAMER AGROUND
The orizaba Meets With an Accident
Off the Coast of AustraIia-Pas-
senaers and Mails Have Been Land.
ed Safely.

Perth, West Australia, Feb. 16.-The
Orient line steamer orizaba with pas
sengers and mails for Sidney, New
South Wales. is ashore off Garden Is
land. Her position is not considered
dangerous.
Later it was announced the Orizaba
was firmly aground and passengers
and mails landed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-16
Graft In San Francisco.

San Francisco, Feb. 16.-As a result
of recent scandals in the police de-
partment in connection with gambling
in the Chinese quarter Chief of Po-
lice Whitman was last night suspend
ed from duty on charges OF incompe-
tency and neglect of duty.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-16
SUBMARINE BOAT EXPLOSION.

Quantity Of GasoIene Explodes and
Fifteen Men Are Injured.
Queenstown, Feb. 16.-An explosion
of gasolene occurred on board the new
submarine boat today The crew was
hurled in all directions. Nine We're in
jured and two are missing.
number of the crew Of the gun
boat Hazard went to the rescue of the
submarine boats crew when second
explosion took place and all the res
cuers We're more or less injured. Lieut..
Skinner of the submarine boat died OF
his injuries. The number injured is fif-
teen. Some of them are dreadfully
mutilated.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-16
T-.R. BULLETIN.
NOTICEABLE NEWS OF TODAY
Weather.

Weather.
Sun rises Feb. II, 6:52: sets, 5:37.
Iowa Generally fair tonight and
Fridayl colder Friday.
Missouri-Possibly light snow fur
ries tonight, with warmer in the east;
Friday, fair with colder in the after
noon.
1llinois-Partly cloudy tonight and
Friday, with possibly light snow fur
ries in the south; warmer tonight.
South Dakota-Fair tonight and Fri
day; colder tonight and in the east
Friday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-16
FIRE AT GRINNELL.
Residence of II. o. Shaw Badly Dam
aged by the Flames.

Grinnell, Feb. 16.-About 8 o'clock
on Tuesday afternoon the fire depart
ment was called upon to make long
run to the dwelling of II. o. Shaw. on
north Summer street. The wind was
very strong from the northwest and
the snow was so drifted as to make
progress, even with the best teams
that could be had, very slow. The
fire which had started on the lower
floor. damaged the inside of the house
considerably and the water and ice
formed from it, still more. Most of the
household goods were removed to a
place of safety. The loss will not prob
ably exceed $500 on both house and
contents, fully insured.