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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-26
Train Plunges Into Washout
and Heavy Tank Car Crushes
the Caboose
RELIEF TRAINS HELD BACK
Bridge Over the PIatt Goes Out With
tho Freshet and Traffic is Blocked
Physicians Drive to Scene Of tho
Wreck in Binding storm-Most of.
the Victims Are Workmen.

Casper, Wyo., March 2s,-An accom-.
mediation train on the Chicago g.
Northwestern railways new branch
ran into washout on the prairie
twenty-six miles west Of here this
Nine persons were killed and
thirteen injured. Most of the killed
were In the caboose which was at the
rear OF the train. Back Of the caboose
was a ponderous steel water tank car.
The caboose sank deep into the mud
and the tank car plunged into the ca
boose and crushed it like an eggshell.
catching the people in the trap. At
about the same time the accident oc-
CURED the middle span Of the big rail-
road bridge across the Platte river,
near the city, went out, the result OF
floods, and it became impossible to
send trains to the scene. Superinten-
dent Cortillion and three physicians
crossed the river by wagon bridge, Sc
cured hand car and started to the
scene. A severe snowstorm came up
after going six miles and the hand car
was blocked. The physicians then
drove to the wreck.
Most of the persons killed and in
iured were workmen on their way to
grading camps.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-26
WHISPERS LIFE AT STAKE.
Details Of the Ogden Murder Tragedy,
erouqht Out at Bloomfield.

Special to Times Republican.
Bloomfield, March 26.-Details or the
tragedy that occurred at the home OF
Claud Whistler on the night OF April !,
1905, are being gradually obtained
from the witnesses in the murder case
now on trial here, to decide Whdslerss
guilt or innocence of taking the life OF
his neighbor, Frank Ogden. The state
has introduced witnesses to show when
and how the body was found and III
what condition it was at the time OF It's
discovery by the searching party, W7hfc1
was organized by the relatives OF Claui
Whistler.
The cross examination of William
j. Shuck, the states first witness, was
as severe as was ever heard at the
Davis county bar Mr.. Shuck is farm
err who lives about mile from uhe
Whistler home He told of being called
to the scene of the tragedy ana OF the
search of the yard by himself and 9TH
er neighbors, resulting in the flnd1ns tT
Ogden's knife and tobacco near Tile
Whistler barn. Attorney G. i. Sow
ers, when he took Shuck in hand fs'r
the cross examination, tried to essaN-
Hsh his inability to remember the httle
events in sequence for so long pera<so
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-26

ally known the department ordered an
which was made by
Chief Postoffice Inspector Vickery and
Assistant Attorney General Goodwin.
The department as a result gains facts
which will do much to mitigate the
evil
This action OF New York and Brook
lyn is line with the efforts previous
ly made by Postmaster General Cor
telyou in Boston and Philadelphia to
enforce the law against this class Of
criminal concerns. In Boston last
March thirty Of these concerns were
barred from the mails and the govern
ment's crusade in Philadelphia last
resulted in closing thirteen
establishments charged with being IL
legal medical offices" thus practically
closing all such concerns there.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-26
Earl and Cecil Larson, Living
Near New Hartford, Thrown
Into Swollen Stream
HORSES BECAME FRIeHTENEn
Buggy Is Upset and Both Young Men
Thrown Into Swift Channel Of crssIs
Which Had Been Swollen BY Rain
and Melting snows-1odies Are Re.
covered.
Special to Times-Republican.

Speclal to T1meS-Republ1can.
New Hartford, March ga terri-
BILE accident occurred near here last
might, resulting in the deaths Of two
young men, brothers, named Earl and
Cecil Larson. Both were drowned In
Beaver creek while driving to this plac9s
from their home which is near the
little town Of Stout. The bodies were
recovered this morning after the stream
had been dragged all night by the
searchers.
It appears the young men left home
late in the afternoon with the inten-
ton Of going to New Hartford. When
Beaver creek was reached the horses
became frightened and began to plunge.
The road runs close to the stream.
which had been swollen by rain and
melting snow. The buggy was oyer-
turned and the two young men thrown
into the stream. The water was high
and swift and the young men were un-
able to save themselves. People In the
neighborhood of the accident found
the horses and buggy and gave the
alarm and search was started. The
parents Of the boys were notified and
as it seemed certain that they had
fallen into the water the work OF drag
|ging the stream was commenced, but
not until early this morning was II re-
warded with the. finding Of the bodies. - Z
father, Peter Larson, mother and Sis
tier are left.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-26
PAGE ONE.
Telesraphic News

Cumniins Gives the Lie to Elk:ns.
Singing Reply to Eastern Senator.
Nine Killed in Wyoming Wreck.
Pulatanes Proved Treacherous Foe.
Governor Curry Is Rescued.
Two Iowa Boys Drowned.
Washout Causes Great Western
Wreck.
The Standard Oil Hearing.
Coal Conference In Deadlock.
PAGES TWO AND THREE.
Iowa News.
The Indeterminate Sentence Law.
May Reach Vote Tuesday.
lightning Kills Minister in Pulpit.
Iowa Mans Life Threatened.
Destructive Fire at Usage.
Big Damsge Cases in Federal Court
PAGE FOUR.
Editorial.
In Bed With Blythe.
English and American Taxes.
Business Features.
Topics of the Times.
Iowa Opinions and Notes.
d. w. Norris on the Elkius Letter.
PAGE FIVE.
Miscellaneous News.
".The Adventures" by Watson.
PAGES SIX AND SEVEN.
Local News.
Linn Creek Does Damage.
Waters Invade Car Shops, Which
Close.
Iowa. River Also High.
Central Fears Coal Strike,
Effect Would Be Marked.
Developments Expected 'in Gray
Case
Come Here to Live.
Rev. Meloy to Leave.
The City Field.
PAGE EIGHT.
Wheat Ruled Firmer.
Board Of Trade Quotations.
The Live Stock Market.
The Coal Roads and the Strike.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-26
ENGINEER EIGHTY YEARS : ID.
L. /. Rightmire, Of Clinton, for Forty
Years Worked for c. B. & q. and c.

Years Worked for C. B. 4 q. and C..
G. w.
Special to Times Republican.
Clinton, March 26-One Of the oldest
engineers in the middle west both in
years and in point of service is Louis
l.. Rightmire, who makes his home IN
this city, and who celebrated the
eightieth anniversary of his birth yes
terday. For forty years Engineer
Rightmire handled the throttle for the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy and the
Chicago & Northwestern railroads. He
retired fifteen years ago. Mr.. Right
mire was born in New York state. He
came west before the war and ran an
engine out of Aurora, ILL.,, for several
years. In 1854 he came out to Clin-
ton, to run on the Northwestern be-
tween this city and Boone, and for %
years he was employed by that COM
pany When the Midland line between
this city and Anamosa was built En-
gi1eer Rightmire was given run on
the new line, and he held 1t until his
retirement in 1892. During his long
railroad career he was never in SER
ious wreck, and never received more
than slight injuries on the railroad.
His faculties are now considerably inn
paired, because Of his advanced age.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-26
GREATWESTERNWRECK
Bridge eoe. Out Near Mason City Just
as Train Got Past-Ensine and
Tender Go Into Embankment, But
Coaches Stay on Track-Bis Damage
by Floods.

Special to Times Republican.
Mason City, March 26.-There was a
marrow escape for Great Western
train at / o'clock this morning from
plunging into Lime creek, three miles
north of the city. AS the train left the
bridge 1t went out. The engine and
tender left the track on high en-
bankment. The passenger coaches re-
nlained on the track though the pass
engers We're badly bruised and shaken
up.
A bridge on the Central four miles
north Of the city is out and both roads
use the Milwaukee track to Austin.
South Mason City is flooded and many
families rendered homeless.
G. w. Bell was seriously injured in
lescuing his family.
The rising of the streams 10 the
Heaviest in years,
There is. also a bridge out on the
Clear Lake line.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-26
JAPANESE COUPLE WE'D.
Ceremony is Performed American
Style, in Council Bluffs Court House.

Ceremony is Performed American
Style, in Council Bluffs Court House.
Special to Times-RepuDiicah.
Council Bluffs, March 26.-S. She
gami and Etsu Yamada, both of Omaha,
only Japanese wedding ever solemn
ized in Council Bluffs. They were
united in marriage at the court house
by Rev. Henry DeLong, formerly a
Methodist curcuit rider, with good,
old fashioned ceremony.
From a Japanese standpoint, the
wedding was rather unconventional, as
the couple have known each other only
a few months and their parents were
not aware Of their plans. Miss Yam
ada came to America a year and half
have since returned to Japan. She
is going to school and earning her way
by household work in an American
family. Shegami is employed as waiter
in an oriental restaurant. Each will
continue at work for the present, as
thew are not ready to begin housekeep-
ing.
It was the unanimous opinion OF
court house attaches that the Japan
ese groom and bride had the average
American couple thrown in the shade.
They made fine appearance and their
demeanor would have graced draw
ing room. It took all the English they
could both muster to answer the ques-
tions asked by the marriage license
clerk
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-26
WRECK AT STUART.
Serious Collision in the Rock Island
Yards,

Stuart, March 26.-An open switch
caused a serious collision in the yards
here Sunday between an extra freight,
drawn by engine No. 1893, and engine
No. 1912. The extra freight had been
switching in the yards and had taken
the siding to allow 1912 to pass. No
1912 went throught the, open switch,
and although the brakes reversed, the
slippery rails sent her crashing into
the extra with scarcely diminished
speed.
Engineer Walter Goodenough Of 1912
jumped and escaped with slight
bruises. Fireman Martin Cahill caught
his heel in the apron of the tender as
he was about to jump and 1t was badly
crushed.
Engineer McDermott and Fireman j.
E. Londry of the extra freight, escap-
ed by jumping. The freight was In
charge of Conductor M. Breen.
The engines and number Of cars
were badly damaged, although the
main line was not blocked.
A wrecking crew came out from VAL
ley Junction and was busy all the art
ernoon in clearing away the debrisf
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-26
WAR ON MEDICAL OFFICES.
New York and Brooklyn Concerns
Denied Use Of Mails.


washineton. March 26-war on ille-
gal medical offices" in New York and
Rrooklyn is being waged by the post
office department. Postmaster Generai
Cortelyou has ordered the postmasters
at New York and Brooklyn to refuse
to admit to the mails the advertise
ments of fifty-two of these concerns
and also to refuse to deliver mail ad-
dressed to the names under which the
parties hide their identity. One OF the
parties proceeded against was involved
in the Susan Geary suit case murder,
according to the authorities.
Appalling Condition Shown.
"The condition of affairs which has
developed under the departments in
yestigations in all of these cities has
been appalling" says the postmaster
general "It was found that in large
number of instances those engaged In
conducting these offices have crinlin-
al records and are dope fiends In
Boston one of the concerns excluded
by the department from the mails was
s,,pposed to have been the office at
which was performed the fatal oper-
alton upon the young woman Susan
Geary, the suit case murder. One Of
tho doctors whom the department
found identified with several of these
offices in Boston was also connected
with the Susan Geary case. The num-
her of deaths that have been caused
in these offices can never be known.
"The volume of business done by
these concerns was large. It was said
that as high as twenty criminal oper-
ations a day were performed in some
of these offices, and that the income
sometimes ranged as high as $4,000 a
week
investigation 10 Ordered.
When. the. conditions became senss-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-26
DEADLOCK UNBROKEN
No Indications Of an Agreement Be-
tween the Mine Operators and Min
ers at Today's Session Of the Confer.
ence at indianapolis.

Indianapolis, March 26.-Representa-
tives Of the bituminous coal operators
and miners of the central competitive
and southwest districts resumed the
executive sessions in joint committees
today. The deadlock is apparently as
firm as ever.
The joint committee Of the central
district adjourned until afternoon. The
morning session was productive of
nothing.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-26
18TH BIRTHDAY FATAL HooDoo.
Girl Dies After Inviting Friends to Gel :
ebrate Anniversary.

Plttsburg, March 26.-Wtthin an hour
after she had mailed invitations to her
thirteenth birthday party, little Edith
Ridge, OF McKeesport, died of heart
disease, brought on, the physicians say,
by the excitement of the occasion. She
had been looking forward to this event
for months. She was a delicate child,
and this was to have been. her first
party. Yesterday she completed the
list of boy and girl friends she wanted
to help her celebrate. After addressing
the invitations she ran to the postof-
flee and mailed them. Upon her return
home she became i'll.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-26
Special to Times Republican.

Baskerville, March ga wreck oc-
Cured on the Rock Island in the yards
here Sunday morning, passenger train
e1al Cedar Rapids to Sioux Falls, rum
ming into an open switch.
There were five coaches on the train
with Pullman in the rear.
The engine and every car left the
track and the trucks were twisted from
under the engine and -four Of the
coaches.
The middle car was turned half
around. The train was running at a
high rate of speed and it is remarha-
BILE that no one was seriously injured.
Many OF the passengers were badly
shaken up.
Engineer Sullivan, in rounding the
curve coming into the city, did not
see the open switch until his engine
left the track Another train was
made ,lp here and sent on to Sioux
Falls,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-26
BURNING VESSEL STRIKES ROCK
British Ship, Fighting Fire and Gale,
Has Hole Torn in Hull.

Has Hole Torn in Hull.
b ST. Johns N. F., March 26.-After
being in peril from fire at sea and man
aging by desperate efforts to reach this
port in the midst of gale and binding
snowstorm, the British freight steamer
Titan struck submerged rock in en-
tering the harbor late Saturday night,
had a hole torn in her hull and yes
,terday was fast on the beach, where
she was put to prevent sinking. The
fire in the midship hold is still burning
fercely, while in the vessels forehold
the water admitted by a Jagged cut in
the hull has reached a depth Of nine
feet despite the continuous working
of the steam pumps
The Titan is in no serious danger
on the beach, but 1t is probable that
before the fire amidships can be ex-
tineuished the midship hold will have
to be flooded It is believed the great
er rortion of the cargo has either been
burned or ruined by water.
TIE Titan sailed from New York
March 1s for Manchester. Early Sat
urday she was reported afire off Sable
Island and was endeavoring to make
this port
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-26
MANY LIVES IN PERIL,
Six. story Factory Building in New
York catche. Fire From Explosion,
and collap.es - Two Tenement
Houses Were Also Partly Crushed.

New York, March ss.-Many lives
were In peril today when the six-story
factory building at Downing and Bed
ford streets caught fire from an explo-
sion and soon collapsed. Several girls
Jumped out Of second STORY window
into wire nets. Many others were res
cued by ladders. Two three-story ten
ement houses were partly crushed
when the factory walls fell, but it is
believed the occupants escaped. The
fire spread to seven other buildings in
the same block It is reported that
Captain Walsh and one of his firemen
were buried under the falling walls.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-26
JOHN D. IS WILLING
Vice President Of the Standard Oil
/, Says Rockefeller Has No Desire 70
Evade HadIeys Questions-Tslis
What He Knows About the Standard
Oil Organization.

Oil Organization.
New York, March 26.--John Darch-
bold, vice president Of the STANDARD
OIL Company, testifying at the hearing
in the custer proceedings brought
against the Standard Oil Company by
the state of Missouri today said John
D. Rockefeller has no desire to evade
any questions He said Rocket sller
knows nothing about matters coaeern-
ed in this suit "He dislikes very much
the notoriety and the cartooning," said
Archbold.
"If Hadley wants to go to Lakewood
and question him, ] am sure he VIII
find him willing to answer any Ques-
tions." There is only one way to PIX
anime witnesses here the attorney
general interrupted, only one way. 4
Archbold said that he was the vice
president Of the Standard Oil C'dT.
pany of New Jersey, and owns st1sk IN
both that company and the StAr,ddr !
OH Company of Indiana. Jol'n ID.
Rockefeller is president of the StaI.i-
ard Oil Company but has taken no ac-
tive interest in it's business affairs iii
some years, owing to i'll health.
"Who is the active head of the Stan.
dard Oil Company? !? asked Hadley.
There is no master mind in STAN
dard OIL t's made up of an aggrega tion
Of individuals, the business being con-
trolled by men, experts in their re-
spective departments, and the term
committee, as applied to the various
boards, is misnomer. H. M. Tolford,
Archbold thought, is the principal indi-
vidual in the domestic trades board,
and has been connected with the Stan
dard Oil Company since 1875.
Asked concerning the stock Of the
Waters-Pierce Company, now in the
name of lMr. Van Buren,, Archbold said
it was 2,750 shares, formerly held in
the name of Standard Oil trustees.
The daily production Of crude oil in
the United States is about $50, 900 gall
Ions The Standard Oil produces about
one seventh The Standard probably
sells at markets about 20 per cent OF
the refined product.
Wherever there is a STANDARD re-
f1nery in the United States, there is a
competition of refinery in that sec
tion.
Witness told of the Standard inter-
ests in the new fields Of Kansas and
said the STANDARD did not control the
oil situation there.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-26
SEEKS CELL FOR BIG ROBBERY.
Conductor Voluntarily Says He Held
un Train. Taking $4,000.

Lima, Ohio, March 26.-Yard Con-
ductor II. A. Sloane of the Pennsylvan-
ia Railroad walked into the police sta
ton here yesterday and asked to oe
locked up. He stated that in Novem-
Der, 1897, he and two other men held
up and robbed an express train of $780,
900 at Galena, H., on the Chicago and
Northwestern Railway. Sloane was
held and inquiry has been made con-
cerning his story. He Is believed TO
be mentally unbaianced.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-26
WILL UPSET NEwToN's LAW.
Remarkable Discovery Of Electricity
Atom Claimed by Iowa Man.

Des Moines, March 26.-By a new
discovery in natural science G. S. Page,
president of the Chemical Fire Engines
Manufacturing Company Of this city,
claims he will be able to generate cleo
tricity direct from caloric without the
use Of batteries or dynamos. He claims
to have discovered a flaw in Newton's
law which will upset the entire theory
of gravitation.
He declares there is a SEVENTEEN
atom which repels it's like and has
varying degrees Of affinity for all 9TH
ers. This atom, he contends, is the
hitherto undescribed electricity and by
heat he holds he can control it on
metallic wire, for which substance it
has the highest degree Of attraction.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-26
Situation at AIseciras.

Algeciras, March 26.-The Moroccan
conference held an hours session to-
day seeking definitely to adjust the
police question. Austria proposed an
amendment increasing the inspector
generals control of the police. The
question was referred to the committee
which will meet tonight. The confer
ence adjourned until tomorrow. The
delegates continue to hope for a COM
plete agreement.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-26
TO DEVELOP IOWA oUARRiEs.
Eastern Man Secures Option on Litho-
araph Stone Deposits in lows.

Eastern Man Secures Option on litho-
graph Stone Deposits in lows.
Charles City, Ia, March 26.-E 3.
Andrus Of Canton, o., was In the city
this week investigating the 1ithosraph-
ing stone quarries near this city. After
a careful examination Of the premises
he gives 1T as his unqualified opinion
that there is millions in it for tho.
owners Of the quarries. The lithcgraph
is the finest in the world and other
marble thereabouts ds suitable tor
Portland cement There are sixty five.
acres OF the stone in this one quarry.
Mr.. Andrus will take an option ON the.
property and will have couple OF cars
auarried and taken to Chicago. He
hopes to organize company with =
million dollars capital to develop the
stone quarry inside Of six months.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-26

he was prison chaplain. Gapon ex-
plains that, refusing to follow the rule
Of the orthodox church, prohibiting re-
marriage OF priests, which he declares
drives the clergy to secret immortality,
he took to his bosom as his wife, the
girl whom he loved, and that she is
still living with him.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-26
wAsHouTs STOP TRAINS.

st. Paul Railway Freight Wrecked q
New Albion, Iowa, Blocking Line.
La Crosse, Wis, March 26.-Wasli-
outs have followed the rain which has
been falling here for the past twenty
four hours. All trains were abandoned
TODAY on the Southern Minnesota nd
Dubuque line of the st. Paul railway
for the present. A freight train from
Dubuque ran into a washout at New
Albin. Iowa, completely blocking tina
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-26
TAKES OFF REVENUE TAX.

House Sub Committee Agrees to Re-
port tho Free Alcohol Bill.
Washington. March 26.-The free al
cohol subcommittee of the house COM
mittee on ways and means, TO-DAY
agreed to report the free alcohol pill
to the full committee Wednesday next.
The feature of the bill is that 1t taxes
the international revenue tax OIL tne
denatured domestic alcohol for tech
nical uses, including lighting, heating
and motor uses.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-26
CONVICT KILLS GUARD

j. w. Woods is Stabbed by Negro, at
the Penitentiary, Located at Jeffer-
son City, Mo-, Dying lnstantIy-Fer-
oeious Convict Killed by Another
Guard.
Jefferson City, March 2s.-This NOR
ming when the convicts at the peniten-
tiary were called for breakfast, Guard
J. w. Wood, of Macon Mo-, was pounc-
ed upon by a colored convict, and
stabbed three times. Woods died in
stantly. Another guard Immediately
killed the convict.