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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-06
THEY ADVISED SHAW
Two Sets Of New York Bankers op.
posed As to Policy Of tho Treasury
One Of the Causes Which Brought
Out sehiff's Panic Speech.


New York. Jan. 8.-The Tribune to-
day says: AS a sequel to Jacob H.
Schiff's panic speech at the chamber
of commerce Thursday, in which he
said he had tried in vain to induce
Secretary Shaw to come to the aid
of the financial situation here, it de-
veloped yesterday that the secretary
was advised in opposite directions by
two powerful sets of fnanciers here.
One group, headed by the National
City bank, of which James Stillman is
president, and which has close financial
relations with the Rockefellers, Kuhn
Loeb & Co., and E. H. Hartman tried
every means to have the secretary de-
posit governm emit funds here. The
other, including the First National, Of
which George F. Baker is president,
and which has James J. Hill in it's
directorate, the Chase National, Lii
berty National and Rock Island group
of capitalists, came out squarely for
horne rule. The First National group
had the backing of bankers in other
large cities, who said the commercial
interests were not suffering and the
government should not feel called upon
to help out q lot of Wall street specu-
latcrs. Secretary Shaw took this
course and in view Of easier rates
yesterday, representatives of the First
National party, said they thought they
had been entirely vindicated.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-06
PAGE ONE.

PAGE ONE.
TeIegraphic News.
White Girls Sold in Slavery.
New York Banks in Fight.
A Sequel to Schiff's Speech.
The Situation in Russia.
Hull's Sister Tells Her Story
H. II. Rogers Defies the Court.
Refuses to Answer Questions.
The Trial Of Mrs Pratt.
PAGES TWO AND THREE.
Iowa News.
Plan to Defeat Primary Law
Standpatters and Democrats in Col
lusion.
Church Conventions at Clinton.
Judge Wade's Announcement.
State Supervisors Meet.
Missing Husband Heard From.
PAGE FOUR.
Editorial.
What Bad Reputation Does.
Mr.. Schiff's Shortsightedness.
Papers, Patrons and Postmasters.
Topics of the Times.
Iowa Opinions and Notes.
Looker-On in Iowa.
PAGE FIVE.
The Review of Sports.
Miscellaneous News.
'The Holiday Case"
PAGES SIX AND SEVEN.
Local News.
Will Urge Important Legislation.
Representative Cummings Bills.
Christian Missionary Rally.
Drifts Cause Second Blockade.
Horse Runs Away on Railroad Track
Local Comment.
The City Field.
PAGE EIGHT
Wheat Market Weaker.
The Live Stock Market
Board Of Trade Quotations.
Conditions of Trade.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-06
ROGERS WOULD NOT
ANSWER QUESTIONS
Head of the Standard Oil Com
pany Refused to Reply to
Questions at Hearing
CITED TO SUPREME COURT
Question of Whether He May be Com
PEELED to Reply to Interroeatores Re-
sardins Stockholders of the Trust
Must be settled-other Witnesses
Heard at Today's Session.

New York, Jan 6-,Mrs. Ida NJ.
Butts, of Marietta, Ohio, was the first
witness before Commissioner Sanborn
today in the hearing to secure evil
ley, of Missouri, is seeking to exclude
the Standard Oil Company Of Indiana,
Waters-Pierce Oil Company, and the
Republic Oil Company from doing bus
mess in Missouri or operating under
a pooling agreement, alleged to have
been made between the companies
named to crush competition. The in
stallation of a typewriting machien and
operator today by order of Had
ley indicates an effort on his part to
save the commissioner from the neces-
sity of writing down in long hand the
words of the questioer and witnesses,
which was insisted upon yesterday by
counsel for the Standard Oil Company.
When the examination of Mrs Butts
was begun the typewriter began his
work, but Frank Hagerman. for the
Standard Oil Company demanded that
the operator repeat each question and
the answers after he had written it.
Hadley agreed to this. Mrs. Butts said
she was the step daughter the late
George Rice, of Marietta, and had been
employed in his office. Rice was Gn
Independent oil operator and was en-
gagged in litigation with the Standard
Oil Company, almost constantly for
more than twenty years UP to the
time of his death about year ago.
Mrs Butts testimony related to this
litigation.
Henry Fl. Rogers, vice president
and director of the Standard Oil Com
pany, refused to answer a question as
to whether he is a stockholder in the
Standard Oil Company. OF Indiana.
Rogers had previously said he is a
director of that company. Counsel for
the Standard Oil interests advised
Rogers not to answer and said the
question of the right of Attorney Cen
eral Hadley to have list of stock
holders of this company is pending in
the courts, and he wanted the court
to decide it. Il beg to be excused" I"
said Rogers. Hadley then asked that
the question and refusal to answer be
certified to the supreme court.
When Rogers took the witness stand
Hadley asked him his name, address,
residence and occupation. whereupon
Rogers demanded the right to see the
paper on which the question was writ
ten. He said it wasn't a proper ques-
tion for Hadley to ask. Commissioner
Sanborn refused to allow him to see
the paper and instructed Rogers to
answer. He said: II believe my name
is Henry H. Rogers. live in New
York and am in the oil business"
Rogers refused to say what companies
he was connected with, and IN fact
wouldn't answer most Of the other
questions put by Hadley
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-06
whispered at IS sals during the time
Nac lyinr o, be6

Whispered at = sals during the time
/ was lying 0, bed.
AT one tim = ring my brothers ILL
ness / saw n ;g, at meal time, take
some onion from the table and
drop them down inside the front of
Mrs. Pratt's dress She had on a
wrapper. with the top button not fas-
tened and the upper part turned under.
Persing took the onion tops and put his
hand down initthe opening Of her dress
in front until his hand was concealed
by the dress. She did't say anything
but took the onion tops out and put
them on her plate.
Pearley Pratt's testimony was not
shaken on cross examination.
Persing's Amorous Actions.
Mrs. George Smith. "a neighbor OF
the Pratt family testified that she was
at the house the evening of Saturday
June "a. Pratt having died between
and 2 o'clock of the morning of that
day. She was helping Mrs. Pratt at
supper time and saw Persing. while
they were at the table put his arm
around Mrs Pratt's waist. Mrs. Pratt
slept in the west bed room that night
She saw her go into the bed room
about II o'clock p. m. Saw Persine
go into the same bed room a short time
after. Did not see either of them come
out of that room until the next morn
ing.
On cross examination she said her
husband called them the next morning
A. H. Heath, a farmer living over
the line in Sac county. one-half mile
north OF Pratt's, testified that he was
doing carpenter work at the Pratt resi-
dence. joining on the south wing, the
first of March, this year. Persing and
Mrs Pratt were working at a door In
the east wing and both came out to
where witness was, to get screw
driver and some screws. When they
got them they went back to the other
wing of the house, and as they walked
away side by side he put his arm
across her shoulders, his hand about
on her shoulder blade. / saw them walk
that way for eight or ten feet and then
they went out of my sight.
"Quieting" Powder Given.
was at the Pratt home the night he
died Was in the house part of the
time only. Was there when Pratt
died. Did not watch Persing and Mrs.
Pratt. Pratt was delirious and very
restless up to within few minutes of
the time he died, when he seemed to
collapse During this delirious per-
iod Persing suggested giving him
.ouieting powder Someone in the
room said IL they had any duieting
powder better give him one. Persing
then went and called Mrs Pratt and
they went together into the kitchen.
l saw Mrs. Pratt coming back with
medicine in a spoon. Persing came
with her carrying glass of water
He said something about her being
nervous, and took the spoon, giving
her the glass Of water as they APP
preached the bed. could see the
medicine in the spoon. 1t was a light
colored powder, almost white. Pratt
took the medicine in his mouth. but
spit it out without taking 1t down.
Witness also testified To- being at
Pratt's home June II, 1905, when he
had fainting spell, finding him lying
(Continued on Eighth Page.)
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-06
NAKED AND INSANE.
Woman. Driven to lneendiarism b,
Mysterious Man.

Woman Driven to lneendiarism by
Mysterious Man.
III New York, Jan. 6.-Naked and in
sane, woman, directed by man
warmly clad and wearing an overcoat,
was detected applying torch to the
Railway of a five story tenement house
In Eldredge street at daybreak today.
The strange pair fed when discovered,
but the woman was captured. She
said her name was Helen Brauer, that
she Ss housekeeper of the building she
was trying to set fire to. but no one
there. knew her.
One OF the tenants Of the building
was awakened by the noise the pair
made and discovered them in the hall.
The woman wore nothing but stock
ing. The man stood over her and she
shrank from him as though afraid. In
the woman's hand was a torch made of
rags and inflammable stuff saturated
with kerosene. The woman stuck the
torch into gas blaze and as it caught
fire she fell to her knees and began
feeling her way about the hall, rub
bing the blazing torch against the wall
and waisncoting. which were satur-
ated with oil, and all the time the
woman mumbled like crazy person.
She was directed by mysterious man.
Seeing there was danger of burning
the building the watching tenant called
for help and when the other tenants
came rushing from the apartments the
man and woman started to run for the
roof The man got away, but one Of
the tenants tripped the woman. The
woman is 33 years old, was covered
with filth, her hair tangled and cheeks
sunken. She was taken to Bellevue
hosnifal
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-06
HULL 5 SISTER
Tells HER STORY
Wants Charges Preferred
Against Her Husband by
Hull Investigated
DR.. NORRIS ALSO TALKS
Declares the Treatment Of His Wife At
the White House is Burning Shame
and Disgrace = Will Address Letter
to President Asking for vindication
Of Charges Made.

Washington, Jan. 6.-"This White
House outrage is a burning shame and
national disgrace" said Dr. Minor
Morris, husband Of Mrs. Morris, who
was forcibly removed from the execu-
tive offices Thursday and taken to the
house of detention. Morris arrived
here today, and found his wife still
confined to her bed suffering from the
nervous shock, but much improved. He
was indignant, but was guarded in his
statements as to what he proposed
to do.
Mrs. Morris condition was such that
she was permitted to receive news
paper man in her room, where she and
DR.. Morris discussed the story of her
estrangement between Mrs. Morris and
her brother, Representative Hull, and
which has led to such personal bitter
ness, elimination and recrimination.
According to Morris, he was removed
from the surgeon generals office, on
charges filed by Hull, at a time when
Mrs. Morris was about to proceed to
Pueblo, Col, to get at certain facts per-
tanning to the will, which she alleged
been made to appear IN the case. 1t
was these charges, Morris said, that
Mrs. Morris desired the president to
have investigated, inasmuch as both
she and her husband had exhausted
their efforts to have the then Secretary
of War Root and other officials Of the
war department take action. In view
of their refusal to act, Morris said, the
president was the only person left to
whom such an appeal could be made.
What he desired, he added, was vim
dication of the charges fled by his
brother n-law, rather than reinstate-
ment Acting on the advice Of friends,
1t is probable Morris will address a
letter to the president urging him to
investigate, not only the charges
against him. but also certain officers Of
the war department who are alleged to-
have permitted themselves to be inn
properly influenced in his case. II do
not desire reinstatement to my posi-
tion," he said, "but do want those
charges looked into. They are unjust
and false"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-06
IS FROZEN TO DEATH
e. X. RowIey, Of Woodward, la, Makes
Futile Attempt to Reach Wife and
Children From Gold Fields Of Alaska
Streams Were Swollen, Provisions
Gone, and Feet Frozen-companion
Also Perished.

Special to Times-Republican
Woodward, Jan. 6.-News has been
received here Of the terrible death of
e. X. Rowley, of this place, while at
tempting to return to his wife and
children from the gold fields of Alaska.
Rowley, with guide named Hughes,
and two other men, left Yakataga for
Kayak, four days trip. to catch a
steamer at the latter place. They took
four days provisions with them but
found the streams SO swollen that
Hughes led them miles out of the way
to find fording places.
At one time they walked ten miles
in the water of marsh to find a ford.
Their food began to run out and Row.
lev was the first to give up. He had
had nothing to eat for forty eight hours
and had been sompelled to cut his
frozen socks from his feet. He tried to
walk on, but soon froze his feet and
gave up.
Rowley told the others to go on,
saving he would live till they return
ed with relief. Hughes soon dropped
and the other two went on to the coast.
When relief party returned with food
no trace could be found of either man.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-06
KILLED BY BOARDER

Chicago Police are Searching for z. J.
Constantine, Whon They 3 .'ieve
Guilty of the Murder Of Mrs. A. w.
Gentry-No Reason for Act ls
Known.
Chicago, Jan. 6.-Mrs. A. w. Gentry.
aged 25, the wife of the president OF
the Universal Trading and Supply
Company, was murdered today for
some unknown reason, by a man whom
the police declare is F. J. Constantine.
a boarder in the Gentry home. The
woman had died before she could make
a statement. Constantine fled from the
building without hat or coat and -
now being sought by the police.
try and Constantine were alone IN the
apartments at 532 LaSalle avenue,
where the Gentry family lived. Mrs.
Gentry was about to leave, preparatory
to going down town, when Constan-
tine attacked her with a razor, and
after cutting her throat from ear to ear,
pushed her out into the hallway and
threw her down fight of stairs. The
woman fell against the door of apart
ments occupied by DR.. David J. Do
herty The physician at once TOOK
Mrs. Gentry into his office, and en-
deayored to save her life. but she had
lost so much blood that she died with
in few minutes. Doherty at once
telephoned the police, who arrived
within a few minutes, but Constantine
had fled before they arrived. Mr.
Gentry arrived home short time az
ter his wife had been killed, but was
unable to throw any light upon the
cause of the tragedy. Doherty declared
that from the nature OF the wound, he
had formed an opinion that Mrs. Cen
rty had been attacked from behind
with a razor, which he declared, nad
severed the wind pipe and every large
artery and vein in the neck, also that
no medical aid could have saved the
woman after she had been attacked.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-06
DEATH FROM GUN ACCIDENT.
Walter Stevens, Of osceoIa County, the
Victim.

snecia1 to mes-Republlcan.

sibley, jan Ga fatal accident hap
pened to Walter Stevens, son of c. A.
Stevens. of Ocheyedan Wednesday
forenoon, at the Gee home, southeast
of Sibley. In company with Milo Nash,
the young man was hunting rabbits,
and they were tearing up boards in the
granary floor. Nash being on nsthe out
side and Stevens on the inside, the lat
ter having stood his gun up against
the wall. In some manner the gun
fell and was discharged the full load
striking the unfortunate young man in
the abdomen. They got him into the
buggy and drove hurriedly to the Nash
home. about two miles distant, and
Young Stevens walked into the house.
His parents were Immediately sum-
moned, and arrived before his death,
which occurred about five hours after
the accident The deceased was a
wang man who was quite we'll known
in Osceola county and had many
friends.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-06
DISCUSS sMoor,s CASE.
Question Before the Senate committe
Today = In the House.

Question Before the Senate Committee
Today - In the House.
Washington, Jan. 6.-Senator
Shoots case was called by the senate
committee on privileges and elections
today Chairman Burrows called the
committee together for the purpose Of
discussing the status of the case and
the question of whether further test
imony should be taken, or additional
arguments heard.
Information regarding the immigra-
tion from Austro- Hungary, contained
in reports By Marcus Braun, was asked
for from the secretary of commerce
and labor, by the house on converting
today An Illustrated speech on the
tobacco feature of the Philippine tariff
bill. was by Hill. of Connecticut.
It was the unanimous opinion Of the
committee. that additional testimony
should be taken upon the leading fea-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-06
FOUR MEET DEATH
Four Thousand Pounds of Dynamite
Explode Today at Stone Crushing
Plant Fifteen Miles From Chicago
Three Fatally Hurt and Twelve are
Manned.

Chicago. Jan. e.-Four men were
killed, three other fatally hurt, apd
twelve maamed by an explosion of 900
pounds Of dynamite today at the stone
crushing plant of Dolese & Shepard,
at Gary. H.. fifteen miles from this
city. According to advices received
two employees were warming the dyna-
mite, preparatory to blasting, when it
exploded, together with an additional
quantity lying close at hand.
SENTENCE is DISMISSAL.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-06
LAD TRIES TRAIN WREcKING.
Obstruction Placed Before Queen
Crescert's Florida Special.

Cincinnati Jan. 6-samuel Sweeney,
aged IA, residing near Junction City,
KY. is under arrest on the charge Of
attempting to wreck the Queen &
Crescent's Florida special which pass
es his home daily. A knuckle from a
patent freight car had been saddled
across the track by the youngster.
rhe heavy train was saved by a
track walker. who discovered it just
In time. Detectives were notified and
lay in walt at the spot supposing the
perpetraror would return. The boy
made his appearance the next day with
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-06
UNDER MARTIAL LAW
Seventeen Districts Along the Siberian
Railroad, Arc Strongly Dominated by
Anarchy-Industrial Enterprises at
Capital Close Today for the HoIi-
days,

days.
st. Petersburg, jan 6.--All factories.
mills and other industrial enterprises
closed today for the holidays. The
employers, at general meeting, decid-
ed not to open their establishments, in
view of threats Of disorder, until after
January %, the anniversary Of Red
Sunday" On account of the serious
condition of affairs on the Siberian
railroad, many stations Of which are
in a condition of anarchy, seventeen
districts thru which the line passes
from the Ural mountains to Lake
Bsikal, a distance of 1,S00 miles, have
been placed under martial law.
The steamer Nicholas, which arrived
at Odessa today, reports that Novor
ossiysk, Caucasia, is completely in the
hands Of the revolutionists. The gov
ernor and other Russian authorities
have fed The train service on all
lines running out of Moscow, has been
re- established.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-06

separated The cause-nobody knew.
1t was known that he made attempts
to see his, child which were frustrated
by either the wife or her mother.
About year ago Mrs. Neasham left
with her parents for California where
they are at present living, at Santa
Ana
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-06
BURNS PROVE FATAL
Miss Myra Bradbury, Who Was Terri
bIy Burned at Montezuma December
1s, succumbs to Her Injuries.

Special to es-Republican
Montezuma, Jan. 6.-Miss Myra
Bradbury, who was severely burned on
December 1S, as noted, died last night
from the effects of her injury. Her
clothing was burned from her waist
down, burning her body so severely
that pieces Of flesh have fallen off. She
has suffered the most intense pain.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-06
PRIMARY ELECTION BILL.
Senator crossIey, of Winterset, Will
Introduce It In the Senate.

SptCIdI 10 IIlIIeS-lSePuUIlcdI'
Des Moines, Jan 6.-Senator ]. j..
Crossley, of Winterset, arrived today
with the draft of the primary election
BILL which he will introduce in the
senate. He submitted the draft to
Governor Cummins this morning, and
it is understood the bill will be one of
the first introduced, possibly the first.
The bill embodies the provisions Of
state wide primaries, vote on United
States senator's plurality selection,
and registering of party preference at
the general election preceding.
1t has been decided to have. the mes
sage read Monday afternoon at 1880
O'clock
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-06

another of the knuckles and was
nabbed by the officers. The lad is
perfectly sane and comes of good par
entage. AT the place where the wreck
was attempted is one of the steepest
embankments along the road.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-06
NOT GUILTY OF HAZING
Midshipman Decatur, Tried on the
Charge of Hazins at the Annapolis
Academy, Is Found Not Guilty by
the Court Martial.

Annapolis, Md. Jan. s.-It is Off
cialIy announced today that Midship
man Stephen Decatur, Jr., of Ports
mouth, N H., has been found not gull
ty on the charge of hazing. He has
been released from arrest and restored
to duty
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-06
BUILDINGS FOR IOWA
Now Practically Certain That Public
Building Measure Will Be Passed by
Congress - Muscatine, Mason City,
and Webster City to Benefit.

Special to Times Republican.
Washington, jan. e.-1 am able to
say on extremely high authority that
Speaker Cannon will not oppose a
moderate public building bill this ses-
sion. In fact he expects one. If any
bill is passed Congressman Gamer
says Muscatine, Webster City, and
Mason City are practically certain to
get new buildings, sites having already
been purchased.
FRANK T. SINH IxLMAN.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-06
LAWYER SUES CLIENTS.
Former Claims Fort Dodge Auctio,
Men Will Not Pay Their Debts.

Men Will Not Pay Their Debts.
Special to Tmes-Republican.
Fort Dodge, Jan. Civilian Chant
land, q lawyer who has offices in this
city and in Nevada, commenced suit
yesterday against Marks and Gross,
the two auction men who have located
here for some time. He sues for
$157, as he claims that the firm owed
him $3.50, of which s93 has been paid.
Chantland defended this firm when
the merchants of the city had the
members arrested and prosecuted for
not paying itinerants' license.
Chantland now claims that the firm is
intending to leave the city without
paying the debt.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-06
alILIly IyIHS CIUSe dl IIdIIU.
SENTENCE is DISMISSAL.
Case is That of Midst,ipman Tremor
Coffin, Jr,. Charoed With Hazino,

Washington, Jan. 6-The record of
the court martial in the case of Mid
shipman Tremor Coffin, Jr.. charged
with hazing, has been received at the
navy department 1t is understood the
sentence OF the court martial-ts dis