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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-20
PRouTY PREDICTS 2-cENT FARES
Commissioner Says Railways Have Ad.
mitted Rates Are Too Hjoh.

mitted Rates Are Too High.
Kansas City, Dec. 20.-C. A. Prouty.
Of Vermont, member Of the interstate
commerce commission, who arrived
here today from st. Louis to continue
the car shortage hearing, said today
in an interview, in speaking Of the 500
called rate law:
81 have nc doubt that eventually pas
senger rates in all states east of tho
Mississippi and north of the Ohio will
be on a two-cent basis, and by even.-
ually I mean of course within a rea-
s,onable time for such legislation to ba
enacted-if legislation shall be defied,
which / doubt. All these changes ara.
or will be, due to agitation for the
passage of the rate law No man can
tell what the final effect Of the state
law may be until it has been worked
out in the courts. The most importa It
effect of the law has been the reducing
Of passenger rates east of Pfttsburg
and north of the Ohio river and in 9TH
er communities. The commission has
made no orders, and expressed no op-
inions, to account for this change, but
the carriers have tacitly admitted their
raise were too high"
Prouty said it was too early now to
estimate the real value of the rate law.
Up to this time the railroads. he said.
has generally evinced disposition not
only to obey the law, but to accept any
construction the commission put upon
it. The commission has had no occa-,,
sion to issue any constraining ords
nor orders that would cost the r
roads much to obey Until 1t doe
Prouty said, it would be impossY
say what they will DO. -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-20
Attorney General Begins Su-
preme Court Action Against
New York Octopus
PROOF OF PRACTICAL MONOPOLY
This is the Principal Feature Of the
Sensational complaint-said to Have
Reduced Usual Harvest of Maine Ice
Field From 100000 Tons to Third Of
That Amount.

Albany, Dec. 20-Attorney General
Mayor today began action against the
American Ice Company in the supreme
court for dissolution of the so-called
ice trust. The summons and COM
plant was issued here last night, and
forwarded to New York City repre-
sentatives of the attorney general, for
service today upon the proper officials
of the company. The complaint alleges
as the principal feature, a scheme and
arrangement" by which the company
secured the practical monopoly of the
natural and artificial fee output, and its
distribution, especially in Greater New
York, and communities in that vicinity;
that it secured control of the Maine ice
field, and caused a reduction there last
year of the usual harvest from a mill
ion and half tons to third of that
amount. Other sources of supply are
alleged to be similarly controlled.
Key to Situation.
The key to the ice situation in New
York City, is pointed out as lying in
this company's control of landing de-
pots by which 1t is alleged the COM
pany is enabled to fix the price of ice,
resulting last summer in an increase
from $1.20 ton to IS and Sc a ton to
independent dealers, who are alleged to
be controlled by the company, and who
cI1nn1v ratoi1 trade ic said th a
by the time the ice reached the poorer
customers, it cost rate from $40 to
$14 ton. The correspondence of the
company, with its agents and others,
is quoted to show that at the very
time when the company was urging it's
customers to be careful in the purchase
and consumption of ice, owing to the
shortage Of the supply, it was inform
ing its agents that the ice situation
from the company's standpoint was
satisfactory, that offers were being
received from various sources, espec-
tally from the Maine Independent pro-
ducers, of ample supplies. The COM
pany was at that time refusing to ac-
cept these offers on any terms and 1T
is contended the efforts of the company
were designated to create the popular
impression that an ice famine was
impending. in order to forestall the
public clamor against the contemplated
enormous increase in the price to con-
sumers, which increase did in fact take
place.
1t is declared by the attorney gen.
eral that on the Hudson river, the
American Ice Company owns all
seventeen of the 141 ice houses, and
that it contracted with the Mountain
Ice Company. operating in New Jersey
and Pennsylvania, to restrict it's sales
in Brooklyn. whereby the free pursuit
of the ice business in that borough was
prevented; that it had like agreements
with various independent eenoetns
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-20
PATRICK NOT TO DIE
Death Sentence for Murder of Texas
Millionaire, COMMITTED by Governor
Higgins, of New York, to Life I'm
prisonment.

Albany. n. Y. Dec. 2O-Governor
Higgins today commuted the sentence
Of Albert T. Patrick, convicted Of the
murder of William Marsh Rice, the
Texas millionaire to life Imprisonment
The governor gave no reason for the
commutat ton of the sentence, except
that three of the seven judges of the
court of appeals had strongly express
ed the opinion that errors We're COM
mitted at the trial, prejudicial to the
rights of Patrick and that the COVER
nor felt that under all the circumstance
es. the death penalty should not be in
f1icted
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-20
Land Allotment Conference.

Washington, Dec. 20.-Secretary
Hitchcock was today in consultation
with the president in regard to ordering
withdrawal from allotment of nearly
4. 600, 900 acres Of land belonging to the
five civilized tribes Of Indians, for the
purpose of establishing forest reserve,
about which Secretary Hitchcock and
Secretary Wilson were questioned by
the senate committee yesterday. Com
missioner Leupp, of the Indian office,
and Clifford Pinchot, chief of the forest
department of agriculture, were also
present Nothing could be learned as
to the result of the conference.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-20

along the Hudson river and elsewhere,
to prevent their entering the field Of
competition In the production and dis
tribution OF either natural or manufact-
ured ice. The methods alleged to have
been pursued by the company, include
the purchase, lease Of trafic agree
ments, control Of capital stock and otal
er devices to restrict the output Of
both kinds OF Ice. and the tkmitaHQn Fl
-Aists5bution Au4 sale -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-20
Hearing Resumed in Chicago.

Chicago, Dec 2O.-CommissionerS
Harlan and Lane, of the interstates
commerce commission, today continued
the investigation into the shortage Of
cars on the railroads, which was be-
gun in Minneapolis two weeks ago. w.
B. Biddle, vice president Of the Rock
Island railroad, declared the conditions
in the south at the present time are
worse than those in the north This
was caused, he said. by inadequate
terminal facilities in the south.
Il believe" said Biddle, 'the rail-
roads are doing everything in their
power to relieve the existing conditions
The fault lies mainly with the Shippers
who, having inadequate storage facili-
ties at their places of business, use the
cars for that purpose. In some cases
cars stand for weeks at q, time at the
terminals because af the failure o4
shippers to handle them quickly
He said his company has about 35,.
600 freight cars and that from 40 to ~
per cent of them are always in posses.
sion OF other companies. Other cars
had been ordered, but it is impossible
he said. for the makers Of cars to keen
up with the demand for freight equip.
ment.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-20
Life Savers Dismissed.

Washington, Dec. 20. = Secretary
Shaw today announced the dismissal
of Keeper Chauncey d. Pool, and Surf
man Jacob o. Johnson, from the life
saving service, after reviewing the re-
port of Inspector Ballinger of the
twelfth district, of his investigation of
the drowning of four men in the harbof
at Holland, Mich, November 81. The
secretary suspended action with refer
ence to the rest of the life saving srew
whose efforts to save the drowning
men were unsuccessful. The conclusion
is reached that while it appears quite
probable the men could not have been
saved. the failure of the crew to make
repeated attempts to rescue the drown
ing men is regarded as "unpardonable.' =
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-20
OFFERS SELF AS SUBSTITUTE.
Appeal of Brother Leads to Pardon o
Nebraska Convict.

Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 20.-G. F. King,
a prominent business man of Rochester,
N. Y, has appealed to Governor Mick
ey to permit him to take the place of
his younger brother, who is a convict
in the Nebraska penitentiary, while the
brother goes home to see his sick
mother. The governor was so moved at
the request that he Immediately par
doned young King and the latter left
for Rochester last night
The ex-convict has developed tuber-
culosis since his incarceration. Harry
King, the convict, left home five years
ago and was sent to prison for robbery.
He kept his whereabouts secret from
his family until he became bedridden
from consumption. Then he wrote his
brother and learned that his mother
was on her deathbed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-20
CHINESE SITUATION CRITICAL.
Agitation by Opium Dealers and Own
ers of GAMBLING Houses.

Berlin Dec 20.-A dispatch from
Tien Tsin, published today, describes
the situation as critical, owing to the
agitation of southern Chinese opium
dealers and owners of gambling houses,
who discontinued as the result of sup
preston of the opium traffic. The Jap
anese have considerably strengthened
the guard of their legation at Pekin.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-20
Government Commissions at
Work Elaborating Plans For
Meeting Future Conditions
HAVE GREAT EFFECT IN WAR
Battles Between FlotiIIas of Airships,
One Of Predictions Made-captain
Ferber, Of French Army, Asserts
That Human Mastery Over the Air is
Virtually Achieved at Present.

Paris. Dec. 2O--So confident is the
French government that the day is only
a short distance off when aerial loco
motion will be practical that several
commissions are actually at work elab-
Grating plans for meeting in the various
branches of public service. the solu-
ton of many new problems which q
revolution will entail. Captain Fer
ber, OF the French army, who is de-
voting all his time to areostatlstics, and
who conducted negotiations on behalf
of his government with the Wright
Brothers, agrees with Santos Dumont,
that flying machines In few years
will be as common as automobiles are
today. In the next war, he is convinc-
ed, there would be battles between
fotillas of airships.
Human mastery over the air" he
said to the Associated Press, "is vir-
tually achieved. None of the startling
achievements of the past, neither steam,
electricity nor telephone, can compare
with what the future now holds in store
for us. Not only will the life of indi-
viduals be revolutionized, but govern
ments will be compelled to devise in
almost every department, new methods
to meet the changed conditions. This
change will come with amazing sud-
denness, and France is taking precau-
tons to meet it in the customs service.
The present methods of watching the
frontiers will be obsolete. Aerial pa
trolls will be necessary to prevent
smuggling contraband across the bor-
der. The police Of all cities will have
to be provided with flying machines to
protect the people from new opportun-
tiles in crime which aerial locomotion
will place in the power of criminals.
1t would seem that flying machines
would enable anarchists to achieve any
end by threats against not only rulers,
but whole cities but with the police sail
ing about in the air, 1t will be no more
difficult to frustrate their plots than
it is now on solid ground. In war, the
service will be entirely con-
signed to the aerostatic division, and
armed warships will guard the bivou-
.acs of armies"
Ferber believes the whole solution
of the problem of aerial navigation lies
In the question of equilibrium as the
principle of flight, that is AREA Of
aeroplane surface and speed are now
demonstrated Practical maintenance
of equilibrium is yet in an experiment.
al stage, and will only be achieved
when the present crude and temporary
employed by Dumont are
replaced by a co-ordinating central
which will permit the op-
orator with an instructive touch of the
helm to right his machine when it
dips from one side to the other, as the
bicyclist today maintains his equilib-
rum by instructive inclinations of his
body. Ferbed has just completed an
series of experiments to
prove that birds are powerless to fly
until they have been taught
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-20
RECEPTION FOR PASTOR WrTuM
Parishioners at Grinnell Present Him
With Purse.

Special il. Times e"puh1ican.
Grinnell. Dec. 20.-Crowded rooms
were at the farewell reception of Rev.
E. NJ. Vittum, and Miss Vittum last
evening. Professor Parker, in his usu-
al happy manner, voiced the church
and community as to Mr.. vittum's
work during his fifteen years pastor
ate. At the close he presented the
pastor with a free-will offering of
something over $3.50.
Mr.. Vittum occupies the pulpit until
the first of the year, when he leaves for
his new duties as president of Fargo
College, N. D.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-20
MILLIONS FOR CARS
Pennsylvania Railroad Asks Bids for
Furnishing 5000 Cars at Cost Of
About $4,000, ,ooo-To Be Completed
in T,uo Wears

Philadelphia, Dec. 2o-The purchas-
ing agent of the Pennsylvania railroad
has invited bids for the construction
of 5000 box cars. Their estimated
cost is se,ooo,ooo. 1t is not expected
that the cars will be delivered before
the latter part of next year. With the
placing of this order, the company will
have ordered within the last two years
nearly $4,000 additional freight cars Of
various types.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-20
Electricians, Strike Settled.

Schenectady. Il. Y, Dec. 20.-The
strike at the General Electric Works
has been settled. The men return to
work tomorrow The men waived the
issue which caused the strike, namely
the reinstatement of three discharged
craftsmen.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-20
MERGE WOODEN MILLS
Leading Mills Of the South, Which Are
In Combine Known as American Tex
tile WooIens Company, Represent
Capitalization of s1,25o,ooo.

Nashville, Tenn, Dec. 2O.-A merger
of the leading woolen mills of the south,
involving capitalization of s1,250,ooo,
has been effected The combine will be
known as the American Textile Wool
ems Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-20
Hearing at Kansas City

Kansas City, Dec. 2O.-The interstate
commerce commission car shortage
hearing. begun in ST. Louis, was taken
up here this morning by Commissioners
Prouty j. r. Crow, president of the,
J. r. Crow Coal and Mining Company,
of Kansas City, testified that S. T. Eel.
ton. assistant to President Winchell,
Of the Rock Island railroad, holds 10,-
600 stock in the Grow company. He
admitted FELTON, had received stock
without payment for it but said he oh.
tanned the stock before he was employ
ed by the Rock Island
Murdo Mac Kenzie, president of the
American Live Stock Association, tes-
tilted he had received many complaints
from the southwest of financial loss
resulting from shortage of stock cars,
the reason for which he said was the
railroads used the cattle cars for other
commodities
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-20
PAGE ONE.


Teieqraphie News.
Canal Commissions Report.
Sanitary and Labor Problems.
France to War With Airships.
Foraker Attacks Presidents Act.
No Action on Resolution.
Fuel to BE Rushed to Dakota.
Evidence in Car Shortage Hearings.
Patrick's Sentence COMMITTED.
Ice Trust in Court.
Two Insurance Reports.
Millions for New Cars.
PAGES TWO AND r:dRE9
lows News.
Dow Talks of Busse Case.
Two Unusual Accidents.
Beef Prices Higher.
Rich Mans Son Works as Flunky.
Captain Koehler's Court Martial.
Jury Packing to Be Investigated.
PAGE FOUR
editorial.
Shortage.
Robbery of Platform.
Mr. Murphy Incorrectly Reported.
Topics of the Times.
Iowa Opinions and Notes.
Merritt Greene on the Cattle Market.
PAGES FIVE AND SIX.
Local News.
High School Pupils in Cantata.
Garments Settlement in Sight.
Central Has Car Shortage.
Green Mountain Farmers Sore
L. M. Hull Bradshaws Reporter.
Hollenhors Again Arrested.
DR.. w. w. Newell WEEDS.
Miss Heinz Marries in Butte.
Young Man Violates Trust.
Standard Transfers Archer.
The Women's Club CPage 81
PAGE EIGHT.
M Markets and FinanciaI:
A Slump in Wheat.
Corn Market Firm.
Cattle Slow. Hogs Lower.
Cattle Rustling Revived.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-20
70 RUSH FUEL IO
FREEZING NORTH.
Great Northern Making Up
Train Of Eighty Cars For
Immediate Shipment
TO BE PUSHED TO GRAND FORKS
Hearing Before Commissioners Rs-
sumed in Chicago and Kansas City,
Commissioners Prouty Predicts Two-
Cent Fare on All Eastern Lines
Says Railways Admit Rates High.

Superior, Wis, Dec. 2o.-The Great
Northern Is making up train Of
eighty cars loaded with coal. to be
rushed thru to Grand Forks, N. q.
on passenger train schedule, to help
render relief for the immediate wants
in that territory.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-20
WIN, IOWA THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20 1905

of their embassies to the action Of
the local authorities. In several places
In the interior troops were compelled
to use force In order to open the doors
of seminaries.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-20

Mrs. Flora Louise Clement of Wash
ington and Captain Sidney A. Cloman,
military attache of the American en-
Nassy at London, were married in
Lakewood. N. ].
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-20
DEDICATE MASONIC TEMPLE.

Elaborate Services to Be Held at Du-
buque Tonight.
Special 20 I'imes-Repnblican.
Dubuque, Dec. 20.-The Masonic or
der dedicates a temple with elaborate
services here tonight. The grand lodge
officers are present.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-20
JETT's NEW CONFESSION.
Say. That He Killed Town Marshal at
Jackson, Ky, Unaided.

Cynthiana. KY. Dec. 20-Curt Jett
today surprised the commonwealth by
confessing that he alone committed the
murder of Town Marshal Cockrill, in
Jackson, four years ago, for which he
is now on trial Jett had made a pre-
vious confession, duplicating Judge
Hargis and Sheriff Ed. Callahan.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-20

Editor Pietro Cuneo. former com
to Turin, Italy, was stricken with 81
oplexy at Upper Sandusky, o. His cdS
dition Is critical
Rev. ]. G. Evans. pastor OF Trinis
NJ E. church. Kankakee ILL.,. celebrate
his seventy third birthday. DR.. Ewat
has been in the ministry nfty-thre
years.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-20
PASSENGERS PANIC STRICKEN.
Electricity Accident in pes Moine.
Frightens People,. T. Campbell

Oyih9s
Special to Times-R s-Republican
Des Moines. Dec. 20--The end of a
live trolley caught in the fender of a
Sixth avenue car and sent thrills OF
electricity thru the passengers in the
car and flashes of fire on the outside,
causing the passengers to be panic
stricken. No one was hurt
Word was received here that Frank
T. Campbell, former lieutenant gov
ernor and former railroad commissions
er, Is dying at Lima, Ohio.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-20
MEET CHINESE REBELS.

European Trained Chinese Soldiers
From Marking, Proceed to Front.
Nanking, Dec 20.-About 1000 Chi
nese soldiers from Nanking. armed with
modern weapons and trained by Eur
opean officers. accompanied by batter
les of field artillery have proceeded .tt
the front to meet the rebels in Ping
Kiang district.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-20
ENToMBEp MINER CHEERFUL.
Rescuers Expect to Reach Him Late
This Afternoon.

This Afternoon.
Bakersfield, Call Dec. 90 the
entu,nbei m,ner. is still imprisoned.
-,tr lest uer> are row wors,.ls On Il
new iss,n. Il, : pect to reach him by
: .lok thi. afternoon. " KS is in
saoI eoni ron and cheelf u.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-20

House Adjourns to January 8.
Washington, Dec. 20.-The house ad-
ourned today until January 3.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-20
T.-R. BULLETIN.
NOTICEABLE NEWS OF TODAY
The Weather.

The Weather.
Sun rises Dec. 81 at 7:15; sets at
4:42.
Iowa-Rain or snow tonight; Fri
bly, fair; colder.
South Dakota-snow tonight or FRI
day; colder.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-20
DEATH OF MRS. LAueHLlN.

Prominent Dubuque Woman Found
Dead This Morning.
Special to Times s-Repupiican.
Dubuque, Dec 20.-Mrs. ]. j. Laugh
lin, prominent woman here. was
found dead this morning at her. home.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-20

i. ROOSEVELT READS THE T.-R.
Or il he does not read it he aotp
like tho man who does read it. The
T.-R. educates the Roosevelt kind
Of citizens.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-11
COMPANY FILES
MORE DEEDS
Cairo & Thebes Railroad Acquires
Additional Rightot-Way-Other
Transfers of Real Estate,

James II. Roberts ct al to caro-
& Thebes railroad company " d, part
of northwesf quarter OF northwest
quarter and part Of no'thea t quarter
of northwest quarter OF section 20
township IL, range >, S255.5o'
James II. Roberts as trustee TO
Cairo a. Thebes railroad company q
c d. northwest quarter Of northeast
quar- or of lection %, township l6,
range =, ST..
VIM G.. Cathcart ct al to Cairo q
Thebes railroad company W d, south
west quarter of southwest quarter OF
sectiCn rs, township 16, range z,
$3l5.
win am G. Cathcart ct NIX to Cairo
a. Thebes railroad company W d, part
of north half Of southwest quar,er OF
section %, township 1G, range z, ana
parP OF northwest quarter of south
east quarter OF section q, township
lG. range >, $3.50.
Willard f. Hargi: ct uX to William
E. Riggs S W d, northwest qualter Of
section ), township l5 range 2, Slf5.
Willard F Hargis to James Tinsley
d, southwest quarter of southeast
quarter of sect on 8, township Is,
range ., SIPS
W. f. Grinstead to Aaron Brown,
d, city of Cairo, first addition, lot
50. block S. SIG.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-11
EnrtnlnhtIx Musical club.

The Fortnighfly Musical club will
meet this afternoon with Mrs. w. F.
Smith on Eleventh street. The pro
gram will be presented by Misses
Fife and Emma Lansden and Maude
Sutherland and consists OF the follow
ing attractive numbers:
Duet. The Angel-Rubenstein-
Miss Effie and Miss Emma Lansden.
Songs, (a) Traum durch die Dam.
merung-Richard Strauss; tb) Nor
gen-Richard Strauss-Mlss Emma
Lansden.
Violin. taD Borschon; tbl
Spanish Schmidt Mss Mande
Sutherland.
Songs. (al Polands Dirge-Chopin
Oh Who knows-MaX Heinrich
Miss Ehie A. Lans1en
Violin. Legende-Nieniawski-Miss
Maude Sutherland.
Duet. Song Of the Birds-Ruben
stein-Miss Effie and Miss Emma
I-ansd5n.