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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-06-26
GIVES BAND 500.
City Council Follows Custom Of AS
sistinq Bands in Concerts.

The city council Monday night, on
a motion by Devine, who presented a
petition signed by business men and
property owners voted to donate to the
Marshalltown band the sum of 500
which will be used by the band to as
sist in defraying the expense Of it's
seasons concerts. 1t has been the GUS
tom of the council for many years to
set aside this sum for the use of the
band
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-06-26
SPECIAL OFFICERS ON.
Chief Of Police and Sheriff Add Mem.
bers to Their Forces For the Day.

ChIef Of Police and Sheriff Add Mem :
bers to Their Forces For the Day.
In order to curb the element that
usually follows circus both Chief of
Police Nicholson and Sheriff Hutson
added members to their force today.
Sheriff Hutson placed on duty in the
Jail a special man whose duty ii will
be to guard the three safe blowers
and see that no confederate. commit
ting some petty offense with the idea
of conversing with the prisoners or
passing to them any tools that would
assist in their escape, gains access to
the prisoners. Several police officers,
some in plain clothes. were on duty in
the business district down town. at
the depots and at the show grounds.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-06-26
"WonderIand 1906"

The annual publication Of the pas
seuger department Of the Northern Pa
cific railway tells about Yellowstone
National Park, wonderland of the
World" the Columbia river region, the
great Puget Sound country and Alaska.
Filled with valuable information for
those who plan summer journeys. Sent
for six cents postage. Address A. M.
Cleland, general passenger agent.
Northern Pacific railway, st. Paul,
MINI.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-06-26
KENNEDY RELEASED.
Davenport Association Lets Former
Ottumwa MANAGER Go.

Snapper" Kennedy, who for two
years led Ottumwa's team to victory
in the Iowa State League, and who has
been managing the Davenport club of
the "Three-I" League, was released
today by the Davenport association
The cause of Kennedys release is said
to be friction among the players. The
release Of Kennedy furnishes an OPP
portunity for some Iowa League team
to get rafting good manager and a
good second baseman.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-06-26
GIVEN TWENTY DAYS.
Barber Asphalt Paving Company Has
Final Notice to Repair Pavinq.

The Barber Asphalt Paving Com
pany will be given twenty days notice
by the mayor and city solicitor, in
which time it must begin the repairs
on South Third avenue. If it fails,
suit on it's bond is promised. The
council so decided by action taken
Monday night. There were but two alb
sentees at Monday nights adjourned
session, McMains and Iseman. Unless
some emergency demands an extra,
there will be no meeting until the reg
ular one July 9.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-06-26
BROWNIES SWAMP
OTIUNNA \ IO Z
Last Years Champions Easy
Prey For Locals In Second
Game of Series
VISITORS PLAY IS RAGGED

Brownies Scored Four Runs in the
Opening Inning on Single Hit
Everett Takes Out Mclaughlin and
Puts in Arms, Who is Pounded in
the Eighth Inning.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-06-26
Today,s Games.

Ottumwa at Marshalltown.
Oskaloosa at Boone.
keokuk at Fort Dodge.
Burlington at Waterloo.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-06-26
Yesterdav's Results.

Marshalltown, IA: Ottumwa, :.
Boone, 4; Oskaloosa, s.
TT. Dodge, /; Keokuk, 3.
Waterloo, 8; Burlington. 6.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-06-26
A DELICIOUS DRINK.

Horsford's Acid Phosphate.
A teaspoonful added to glass OF cold
water Invigorates, Strengthens and
Refreshes
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-06-26
WILL NOT COST so MUCH.
City Engineer Baushman Makes Sup
Elementary Report on Twelfth Az

City Engineer Baughman filed before
the council Monday night, thru Mr.
Mcdonald, of the streets and alleys
committee, supplementary report on
the grading necessary to open Twelfth
avenue from Nevada to Main street.
The high water record of Linn creek
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-06-26
CONCESSIONS FOR SALE
On Whitaker's Monmouth Covered
Pleasure Pier and Park Grounds.

FIedSUre FTeT anu aTN 0T0"''s1S'
Concessions still for sale on cash or
commission basis Merry-go- rounds,
candy. peanuts and pop corn. Soft
drinks. cigar and tobacco for pier ana
hotel. Souvenirs, photograph gallery,
all kinds OF slot machines. Would IKE
to have responsible party take all the
concessions If possible. Address Isaac
Whitaker, Manager, Clear. Lake, Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-06-26
APPOINTMENTS RATIFIED.
Mayor lnsledue's Appointments Of
Members Of Library Board Approved.

The city council Monday night ratl-
fed Mayor Ingledues appointment of
DR.. Cora Williams. Mrs. T. j. Fletcher,
and T.. e. Northup as members of the
board of trustees of the public library.
Gilpin observer., 1906-12-20

work Is not in n more advanced condi-
ton, while the others complain that II has
been rushed with such haste that there
has been insufficient preparation for the
hygiene and comfort Of the employees
As n matter of fact neither criticism Is
just. IL would have been impossible to
go quicker than the commission has
gone. FOR such quickncss would have
meant insufficient preparation. on the
other hand. To refuse to do anything un-
I'll every possible future contingency had
been met would have caused wholly un-
warranted delay. The right course to
follow was exactly the course which has
been followed Every reasonable prepnra-
ton was made In advance. the hygienic
conditions In especial being made as
nearly perfect as possible. while on the
other hand there has been no timid re-
fusal TO push forward the work because
OF Inability to anticipate every possible
emergency, for. OF course, many defects
can only be shown by the working of the
system In actual practice.
In addition to attending to the health
of the employees. Il is OF course neces-
sary to provide for policing the zone
This Is done by IA police force which at
present numbers over 200 men. under
Capt. Stanton. About one-nfth OF the
men are white and the others black
In different places questioned some 20
or 80 Of these men. taking them at ran
dom. They were n fine set, physically
and In discipline, With one exception ali
the white men ! questioned had served
In the American army. usually in the
Gilpin observer., 1906-12-20

american workingman In the United
states has no concern whatever in the
question as to whether the rough work
on the isthmus. which ls performed by
aliens In any event. is done by aliens
from one country with n black skin
or by aliens from another country
with a yellow skin. Our business is
to dig the canal as efficiently and as
quickly as possible; provided always
that nothing Is done that is inhumn ne
to any laborers. and nothing that In
terfercs with the wages OF or lowers
the standard of living OF our own
workmen. Having In view this prin-
ciple. l have arranged to try several
thousand Chinese laborers. This Is de-
sirablc both because we must try to
find out what laborers are most Ell
cient. and, Furthermore. because we
should not leave ourselves at the
mercy OF any one type of foreign
labor. At present the great bulk OF
the unskilled labor on the isthmus is
done by West India negroes. chiefly
from jamaica. Barbados, and the other
English possessions. One of the gov
ernors OF the lands In question has
shown an unfriediy disposition to our
work and has thrown obstacles in the
way or our getting the labor needed:
ana " 10 highly updesira hia to give
any. outsiders the impression. however
u! founded. that they are indispensa-
bic ana can dictate terms to us.
The West India laborers are fairly.
but only fairly. satisfactory. Some OF
the men do very well indeed; the bet
Gilpin observer., 1906-12-20
Sends Special Message to Co gress Giving Re.
suits of His observations in Canal Zone--
Rep les to Critics and Makes
Recomm sndations.
mendatiOnS.

for the good and steady rfen of course
continue at the work. Yet astonish-
ing progress has been made in both
cities. In Panama 80 per cent of the
streets that are to be paved at all are
already paved with an excellent brick
pavement laid in heavy concrete. few
of the streets being still in process of
paving. The sewer and water services
in the city are of the most modern hy-
gienic type. some of the service hav-
ing just been completed.
In Colon the conditions are peculiar.
and 1t is as regards Colon that most of
the very bitter complaint has been
made. Colon Is built on low coral
island. covered at more or less shallow
depths with vegetable accumulations
or mold. which affords sustenance and
strength to many varieties of low
lying tropical plants. One-half of the
surface of the island is covered with
water at high tide. the average height
Gilpin observer., 1906-12-20
PRESIDENT ON PANAMA

This honest comniaint was tvpicaI of
what occurred when investigated most
of the other honest complaints made to
me. That is. where the complaints
We're not made wantonly or malicious
ly, they almost always proved due to
failure to appreciate the fact that
time was necessary in the creation
and completion of this titanic work in
troDic wilderness. 1t is impossible
to avoid some mistakes in building
giant canal through Undiscovered
mountains and swamps. while at the
same time sanitating tropc cities. and
providing for the feeding and general
care of from 10000 to 10000 workers
The complaints brought to me. either
of insufficient provision in caring for
some of the laborers. or of failure to
finish the pavements of Colon or of
failure to supply water or of failure
to build wooden sidewalks for the use
of the laborers in the rainy season.
on investigation proved almost with
ont execution. 10 he due merely to the
utter inability of the commission to do
q Il I'M 1t
Gilpin observer., 1906-12-20
Unjust Criticism.

Care and forethought have been exer-
cised by the commission, and nothing has
reflected more credit upon them than
their refusal either to go ahead too fast
or to be deferred by the fear of criticism
from not going ahead fast enough. 1t is
curious to note the fact that many of
the most severe critics of the commission
criticise them for precisely opposite rea-
sons, some complaining bitterly that the
Gilpin observer., 1906-12-20

The following is the text nt president
Roosevelts special message to congress
on the subject of the Panama canal:
TO the Senate and House of Representa-
tives:
In the month of November l visited the
1sthmus of Panama. going, over the,
also visited the cities of Panama and
Colon, which are not in the zone or
under the United States flag, but as to
which the United States government,
certain sanitary purposes. chose the
month of November for my visit partly
because 1t is the rainest month of the
year, the month in which the work goes
forward at the greatest disadvantage,
and one of the two months which the
medical department of the French Canal
company found most unhealthy
Following the introduction to the mes
sage the president gives a resume of his
programme during the days he was on
the isthmus, and then says:
At the outset l wish to pay tribute
to the amount of work done by the
French Canal company under very dill
cult circumstances. Many of the build.
ings they put up were excellent and
are stll in use. though, naturally, the
houses are now getting out OF repair ana
are being used dwellings only until
the work they did in the Culebra cut,
and some of the work they did in dig
sing has been of direct and real benent
This country has never made a better
investment than the $i0.0o00c0 which 1t
paid to the French company for work
and betterments. including especially the
Panama railroad.
An inspection on the ground at the
height of the rainy season served to con
vince me of the wisdom of congress in
refusing to adopt either a high-level or
a sea-level canal. There seems to be a
universal agreement among all people
competent to Judge that the Panama
route. the one actually chosen. is much
superior TO both the Nicaragua and
larien routes.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-31
v0RACITY OF BLACK BASS
1t will Take Any Kind of Bait and
Then Fight.

Then Fight.
The black bass is like a roaring
lion going about seeking whom he
may devour." have seen a good
sized specimen get into school of
minnows and eat and stuff until he
could not get any more into his capa.
cious insides, then 60 off by himself,
throw up what he had eaten and begin
over again, after which he would
keep killing the poor innocent min
nows apparently for the mere pleasure
OF killing. Very young bass will at
tack minute water life which -four
tshes on water plants and get away
with every one in sight. adopting the
same method as their elders. To
illustrate the extent of the cannibal-
ism Of the black bass here Is an ex-
perience of superintendent of one
of the fish hatcherles in Pennsylvania:
The superintendent made an actual
count of 10000 young bass about an
inch long and placed them in a fry
pond by themselves. He gave them
food six times day and, according to
his statement, each fish ate on an aver
age three times its own weight of the
prepared food every "a hours. They
were placed in pond on July and
on October I, when they were taken
out, there were only 1000 and the
record showed that less than 200
died from sickness. 1t is reasonable
to suppose, therefore. that in addition
to the food given them by the superin-
tendent there were only about 5000
bass devoured by their stronger and
more fortunate companions. Field
and Stream.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-31
HOUD/NA A WONDER
AT JAn-BREAK/NG

presented himself at the Office of War
den Harris of the federal prison.
Which is your strongest cell?" he
asked.
NO. 2" said the warden, laconi-
cally. ITS the one in which Charles
Guiteau, assassin Of President Gar
field. was confined and in 1t now is
one of the most desperate murderers
the District of Columbia has had to
deal with"
Put ME in that CELL" said Houdini.
The warden smiled significantly,
called up Major Sylvester, superin-
tendent of the district police. The
major said he's be over in half an hour,
as he was anxious to find out whether
there were any weak spots. Houdini
submitted to the prison searchers.
They examined him carefully, stripped
him. put six pairs of handouts on his
wrists, ball and chain about his ankles
and then thrust him into the cell with
the murderer. They triple locked 1t
and returned to the Office to chuckle.
They waited twenty minutes and were
about to go back to "give him the
laugh" when out walked Houdini
clothed for the street. They were
amazed to stupefaction. Going back
to the cell corridor a strange sight
confronted them. The prisoners had
all been shifted from one cell to an
other and in No. 2. the historic Guiteau
cell. where Houdini had been con-
fined, the negro murderer was quak-
ing in his boots.
Houdini Is an American. He was
born 33 years ago In Wisconsin and
although law-abiding citizen, has es-
capped from almost every important
penal institution in the land, and from
the celebrated jails of the old world.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-31
RUNAWAY PRINCESS
After Two Tears Negotiation
Bavarlan Countess is Allowed
to See Children.

Associated Pres. Cable to The Evening
Munich, Bavaria, Oct. 31.-The
Countess Montignoso. who was Crown
Princess Louise of Saxony, after years
of negotiations with the Saxon court,
was permitted to see her two eldest
boys at the Saxon legation here today.
The countess. who was animated and
youthful looking. came with her little
daughter Pia Monica. born since she
left Saxony. and her mother, the grand
duchess of Tuscany. and had two
hours talk with her boys. after which
the latter left Munich for the Riviera
to join their father. who accompanied
them on their way to Munich as far
as Nuremburg.
When the Countess Montignoso
came out of the legation the crowd
cheered. the men took off their hats,
and the women waved this handker-
chiefs. The grand duchess of Tus-
cany was SO affected by the demon
stration that she burst into tears.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-31

shelter for the homeless. and it was
not necessary to care for large num-
bers Of destitute people. No outside
aid was accepted. and while the legis-
lature appropriated s25O.OO0 nine
expended. The total amount disburs-
ed by the Citizens Relief committee,
appointed Immediately after the fire
by Mayor McLane. was $23,212.S3.
Notwithstanding the comparatively
small amount of loss in the Baltimore
fire the insurance companies did not
complete their settlements until six
months had elapsed. There was no
pretext upon which the companies
could bubble. yet they were as slow
in making their settlements as they
have been in San Francisco.
In Baltimore. although few streets
were rendered impossible. it was be-
tween ten days and two weeks before
they were reOpened to traffic. In San
Francisco the principal streets were
opened for traffic within three days.
There was no necessity for temper
airy structures in Baltimore, owing to
the small area affected by the fire.
Business on all sides Of the burned
district. and the work on permanent
buildings went on unhampered.
The extent of this rebuilding may
be understood when it is known, from
the records of Baltimore's inspector
OF buildings, that the pers,its issued
for the year 1904-the year Of the fire
were only little over $13,000,0O0.
When this is compared with the fact
that the California Promotion COM
mittee estimates the value of build
ings on which work is now progress
ing in San Francisco at about $780,
100000, some idea of the difference
in conditions may be obtained
In the Municipal Handbook of Bal
timore" the statement of permits for
the year 1905 shows that tn evalue of
the buildings erected that year
amounted to $14,277.S93, making the
total for the two years following the
fire less than $2S,O00,O00. Yet it has
been but little more than four
months since San Francisco was Wis
tied by fire 16 times the magnitude
of that of Baltimore, an dalready work
Is progressing on buildings aggregat-
ing more than 65 per cent in value
over the permits In Baltimore for two
years.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-31

When Jack Shepherd was practicing
the gentlemanly hold-up game on the
Kings Highway, the secret science Of
lock picking, through a knowledge of
which twentieth century young man
is earning more per annum than is
paid the president Of the United States
had not been developed. Else the
intrepid Jack would not have been
languishing in damp and dismal cell
in Newgate. That the shackels and
manacles which bound the intrepid
toll-gate jumper were mere playthings
In the hands of the enterprising young
American knight of the road" Harry
Houdini has been proved
During the spring Houdini, who has
the title of international jail breaker
and handcuff king, visited Newgate and
was taken to the old prison where
Shepherd was confined after one of his
most daring exploits. The very irons,
shackles and manacles which held him
were placed upon Houdini. The jail
warden and a small coterie were in
vited to see HOudini try his skill
against the system that had succeeded
in holding the great highwayman. Two
minutes after his Imprisonment Hou-
DIM, perfectly free, walked into the
warden's office and greeted the as
sembled spectators.
But Houdini had done more startling
things than that. He has found his
way out OF prison cells in all lands;
he has completely baffled the sleuths
OF Scotland Yard. of the Russian
secret service, of New York, Paris and
| Berlin, and amazed the fakirs of
India by his cleverness. Only the
] other day in Washington city Houdini
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-31
FAMOUS SHIPS REL EGATED
TO AN EASY SERVICE

Norfolk. Va, Oct. 31.-Lying side by
side In the waters of the Norfolk navy
yard were for many weeks the two
famous ships, Olympia and Texas,
waiting to be transformed into war
ships on the active register to the
training ship and receiving ship re-
spectively. They were dashed together
at the pierheais and looked in the
last days of their usefulness like two
old comrades-in-arms retired from the
turmoil of active life. The imminence
OF Intervention In Cuban affairs saved
the Texas for time from her fate,
but as soon as the island Is pacified
she will again be brought back to this
yard to be transformed into receiving
ship. She was among the first of the
vessels ordered to Cuba.
The decision to transform the Olym-
pia into training ship came as a
surprise to many people. who had sup
posed she had several years to remain
on the active list of the United States
navy. The ship is now few months
more than Is years old and she has
travelled all the seas Of the world, bear
ing aloft the stars and stripes with
honor always.
On her snow white decks kings and
potentates of all degrees were proud
to stand after the battle she fought
at Manila. Today her topmasts have
been taken down and all her guns ex-
cept the four eight-inch rifles, which
made such terrible havoc in the Span
ish fleet at Manila, removed. Her
stores and great deal of fixed weights
in her hull have also been removed
and the vessel rides high in the water
showing at least yard of her red
paint This and the fact that she has
not recently been painted gives the
famous vessel a forlorn air that strikes
many visitors at the yard with pang.
Many have echoed a wish that she
should be left as she was in the days
OF Manila. This condition of affairs
will not last long. however, and BY the
time the ship is fully equipped as a
training vessel she will look nearly
the same as she was when Admiral
Dewey, standing on her bridge, gave
the order which tore an oriental EN-
pire from Spain's grasp.
The Olympia is rated on the official
list of the United States navy as pro-