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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-15
KICK ON NEBRASKA RATES.
Marshall Oil Company Complains to
State Railway Commission.

State Railway Commission.
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 15.-The 'inSesti-
cation of oil rates in Nebraska which
began yesterday before the state rail-
way commission developed the fact that
sll neighboring states have rates on oil
much lower than this state. That the
present rates are very favorable to the
STANDARD Oil company, which distrib-
utes its merchandise by wagon routes.
was asserted time and again yesterday.
The complainants against the existing
rates We're the Marshall Oil Company
of Lincoln, the National Refining
company of Omaha, and the National
Petroleum association of Cleveland, o.
The proprietors of the Marshall OIL
company live in Marshalltown, Iowa.
They. were present yesterday with de-
ttiled statements Of the cost of trans
p,ortation of oil in the states in which
their company operates. The rate In
Nebraska is about five times thsTs,n
Kansas and several tines of Iowa and
Missouri.
The independent oil men complain
ithat the rates on carload lots is all
right However. the short-haul rates
on less than carload lots are very high
and discriminate greatly in favor of the
Standard, which has distributing sta
tions in every county seat in the state.
sending out it's wagons for thirty miles
in every direction. Nearly every rail-
road in the state has been made de-
fendant in the suit.
In its answer to the complaint of the
independent oil men, the Missouri Pa
ci1c made the sensational claim that
the oil rates are entirely subject to
interstate control. The right Of the
state commission to interfere in the
slightest was denied explicitly. The
railroads all replied that for the Ne
braska commission to lower the rates
because the Standard distributes eco
nomica1ly by mule-team route would
be unjust in the extreme.
The hearing was continued until to-
dov
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-15
kEoKUK DEATH A MYSTERY 81
Eleven -Year-oId Daniel Fannin Was
Shot in Peculiar Way.

Keokuk, Aug. 15.-Daniel Fannins
aged II years, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel Fannin, ST., who live few.
miles south of Keokuk, near the Des
Moines river bridge, was fatally shot
yesterday near his home. The body
was found soon after the accident, ly-
ing at the foot of haystack, and a
single barrel shotgun stood propped up
against the stack on the other side.
The boy received the entire contents
Of the load in his breast
Two other boys. Harry Wallace and
Charles weiseman, were with him at
the time Of the accident it is said, but
took fright and ran away, so their yer!
sion Of the affair at this writing can
not be obtained. From the position OF
the body and gun it is difficult to de-
termine how the fatal shot was in-
ficted.
The gun may have been accidentally
discharged in the, boys hands as ghe
was ascending the haystack, 1T sliding
down in a perpendicular position on
one side while the boy fell dying on the
other side; or one of his companions
may have accidentally discharged the
gun, and in his fright placed the gun
against the stack and ran away.
The coroner Immediately summoned
a Jury. viewed the body and turned the
body over to an undertaken. The in-
quest will be resumed when his two
companions can be found to give tes-
timo ony.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-15

Commercial Photographers union. but in
the absence of President Samuel j.
Small of the telegraphers, nothing was
accomplished. 1t could not even be
said that start had been made in
peace negotiations.
Mr.. Small failed to arrive in the city
as was expected. He sent message
from his train as it passed thru Ne
braska that he would be here late this
afternoon or evening.
The only action of the day in the
city was furnished by the operators for
Armour & Co, forty in number, who
walked out when they We're denied an
advance of 20 per cent in wages and
a closed shop. 1t Is expected that
operators for other packing firms will
follow suit.
Neill Plays Waiting Game.
Commissioner Neil kept to his room
in the Great Northern hotel most of
the day. He did not give out much
information concerning his reported
plan to end the strike, but succeeded
In extracting information on variety
of matters from his callers. He was
waiting, he said. until his services
should be called for. He was not sure
he could do anything at any time he
had no settled plan. But the officials
Of the companies and the strikers knew
he was in town and that his offices
were at their disposal any time.
Mr.. Neill was asked IL he considered
the strike zone as likely to spread. hut
he did not care to venture an opinion.
1t really would be only am opinion, ne
said, for he was not closely informed
as to the local situation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-15
HlLL.MoReAN STILL CONTROL.
Denial Comes From New York offic
That Hartman ls MltO

Denial Comes From New York Office
That Hartman Is "It."
New York, Aug. 15.-Official denial
has been given to the report that James
]. Hill and his associates have lost
control of the Northern Pacific proper
ty and that it has passed to the Har-
rinan crowd.
The denial came from the Northern
Pacific headquarters here. Rumor has
been rampant since Saturday that the
Hartman interests had finally won out
and that the Hartman big combine of
western lines had been strengthened
another peg. The denial is SO author
itative that the rumor is considered
dead one here.
The Hill Morgan interests are cred
tied with having the largest holdings OF
Northern Pacific stock of any one fin
ancial faction, and are still in a posi-
tion to dominate the affairs of the COM
pany.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-15
AUTO HITS POLE; TWO DEAD
Grant B. schIey's Machine in 4 Wreck
in New Jersey.

Bernardsville, N. j., Aug. 1.-two
persons were instantly killed and four
injured, one dangerously, in an auto
mobile accident near here yesterday
afternoon. While travelling at rapid
speed the chauffeur lost control Of the
machine, which dashed into te,le-
graph pole and was wrecked. The
dead are:
Kuhlewind. Miss Margaret, Is years
old, of Bernardsville.
Clark, John. chauffeur, of Far. Hills.
The injured are:
Pepper, Miss Adelaide, Brooklyn;
arm broken.
Engelke, Miss Bertha. New York;
arm broken.
Hazleton. Ralph, Far Hills; injured
about the head; dangerously.
Kuhlewind. Miss Anna, sister OF the
girl killed; escaped with slight injar-
ieS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-15
Keane Chosen President.

Special to Tfmes-RepubI1caT
Dubuque, Aug. 15.-The election OF
Archbishop Keane to the Office Of
president Of the Catholic Total ABB
stinence Union Of America was made
at the close of the national conventions
held in Cleveland, o. This announces
ment Is hailed with delight by the tema
perance forces Of Iowa. and especially
in Dubuque, his home city. Archbishop
Keane has been leader in the tenn
perance cause all of his life, and the
convention was unanimous in its choice
of the Dubuque prelate for the high
office.
The next meeting place for the na@
tional convention was left to the se-.
lection of committee selected for
that purpose.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-15
Men Quit at Burlington.
Special to nes-Republican,

Burlington, Aug. 15-Three Of the
four operators employed at the local
Western Union office struck yesterday
afternoon. Operator Williamson, as
sistant to Manager E. j. Norton, of
the Postal branch, followed their ex-
ample shortly afterwards. The order
of the strike chiefs, instructing union
operators not to receive messages from
nonunion operators is responsible for
the local walkout. The walkout in Bur-
lington was enacted with the utmost
good nature, the Western Union oper-
ators shaking hands with Manager
George Heldorfer and wishing him
well. Williamson of the Postal post
poped his one man strike until his
chief, Mr.. Norton, returned from din
ner. Work at the Western Union has
been almost at standstill for the past
twenty-four hours.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-15
"skEETERs" MAY STOP MAILS.
Delaware Pests Attack Carriers Most
ViciousIy.

Wilmington, Del, Aug. 15.-lMosqui-
toes are playing havoc with the de-
livery of mails along the shores of the
Delaware bay in central Delaware. 1T
is learned that dozen rural carriers
who start from Dover have been at
tackled by the pests. The insects for
week have daily attacked these car
riers and their horses in great swarms.
In order to alleviate the sufferings OF
men and beasts. it has been necess-
sary for them to plunge into the Del
aware for salt water treatment There
seems to be no remedy and mean
while the delivery Of the mails is
hanpered
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-15
Operator at Mapleton Refuse
to Take Own Message From
Non-union Telegrapher
TOLD OF HIS MOTHERS Deaf
Message Is Later Sent by TeIephon
and Sad Facts Are ReveaIed-P{
culiar Incident Developed From tH
Telesraphers' strike-GeneraI New
Of the State.
Special to rimes-Republican.

Des Moines. Aug. William ReJ
nolds. employed in the telegraph ser,s
ice of the railway company at Maple
ton, but an ardent union man, yeste11
day refused to receive over the wire
message sent by non-union opera
tor at Cedar Rapids. Reynolds, did mol
at the time, know to whom the messag,
was addressed, but later was called i
the long distance telephone and wal
apprised Of the death Of his mothe|
at Cedar Rapids, and of the fact tha
the message he refused was addresses
to him.
Reynolds at once made preparation
to go to Cedar Rapids to attend tn
funeral.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-15
DIAMOND THIEF ARRESTED.
Joseph sonin, Accused Of $4,000 Thief,
Caught in Des Moines.


Caught in Des Moines.
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Aug. 15.-Joseph sonir
of Grand Island, Neb., accused Of the
theft Of $4,000 worth Of diamonds, was
arrested by local detectives In Des
Moines yesterday and lodged in the
city Jail, pending receipt Of informa-
ton from the west.
The arrest is the sequel to a touch !.
ing story of the affection and misplaced
confidence Of doting uncle rewarded
by the treachery ard fngratitudei Of q
young man who has proven himself to
be clever-so clever that he was ap-l
pretended only after a long series OF
thrilling adventures with the police
and detectives Of ha f dozen citiess!
But now the uncle's kts-t 10 Siiaaged.
and the lad is practically at the mercy
of man whose lifelong reputation for!
honesty is at stake and who has de-|
clared he would be avenged II he had
to follow his nephew to the ends OF the
earth"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-15
OPERATORS DENY REPORTS.
New York Strikers Say They Did Not
Ask for Jobs Back.


Ask for Jobs Back.
New York, Aug. 15.-The union tele-
graph operators here deny the report
that some of their numbers have been
going back and asking for jobs The
companies say that nearly all positions
are filed, and that they are getting
along in fairly good shape.
At the general offices OF the two
telegraph companies it was said today
that every hour is bringing them near
er the normal traffic conditions. Busi-
ness is moving to all points Of the
country over clear wires. and no diff
culties are experienced In handling
everything offered.
"The strike is over" declared Robert
e. Clowry, president and general man
sger Of the Western Union. I'VE are
having applications from strikers to-
day, but we are turning them down.
We are filled up and cannot place
them"
Clowry said there is no trouble over
the western railroad wires, and none is
anticipated. The Associated Press Is
moving its report UNDER steadily i'm
proving conditions, but Is still greatly
Handicapped in the middle west, where
the service Is greatly curtailed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-15
POSTAL lNsTALLs MACHINES
Will Use Typewriter Operators Instead
of Telegraph Operators.

Will Use Typewriter Operators Instead
of Telegraph Operators.
Chicago, Aug. 15.-The Postal Tele-
graph Company has received Rowland
printing telegraph instruments in Chi
cago. and are now installing them for
use on their trunk lines.
These instruments are worked octo-
plex, that is. four messages may be
transmitted from each end on single
wire at the same time. The messages
are transmitted by typewriter oper-
ators instead of telegraph operators.
The received messages are automat-
ically printed directly onto an ordinary
telegraph blank, and only have to be
gathered up by clerk and handed to
the delivery clerk to be sent to the
addresses.
The object in the adoption of this
system by the Postal company Is two
fold. First, to increase the capacity
of its plant, and second, to enable 1t to
handle its business between the larger
points with typewriter people instead
of telegraphers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-15
GrinneII Boy a strikebreaker,

Grinnell, Aug. 15.-W. R. Skeels, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Skeels, of this
city, and more recently of Des Mones,
is now leader of the strikebreakers in
the telegraph strike in Chicago A
recent issue Of the Chicago American
contains a picture of Mr.. Skeels, whom
it styles "the Boss Farley Of the Chi
cago telegraph strike"
Mr.. Skeels acquired his reputation
during the telegraph strike in San
Francisco, which he was active in
breaking up. !
Mr.. skeels was for several years in
charge Of the Postal office in Grnnell
HIS efficiency attracted attention, and
he was transferred to the Des Moines
office where he held the. position Of
night wire chief, until called into Chi
cago by the trouble there.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-15
Love Finds a Way.

"Of course, my dear girl" said the
indulgent parent, II know you are
fond of Cecil, and that he's good
fellow. and all that sort of thing; but
there's one little point you appear to
have overlooked How do you pro-
pose to live after you are married."
1--WE haven't overlooked the point
at all" said the daughter. We've
considered it we'll, and it's all ar
ranged"
ooh, is it?t 1 am very pleased to
hear it."
yes, papa. You see, this is what
we've arranged. You know Aunt Be
linda gave me a hen last year?"
''Wen?"
"well, rye been reading up pou1-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-15
IOWA MINES NEED MEN.
Coal Operators at centerviIle Swampsd
With Orders.

centerville, Aug. 15.-Centerville ceal
operators are crying for more men
to operate their mines and fill their
coal orders They are now swamps ed
with orders and If more men are not
secured they will be worse off than
ever within a few weeks Both ship
ping and local mines have raised the
price of coal, and even local consum-
ers are having trouble laying in their
winters supply of fuel, as it cannot
be mined fast enough to fill orders.
Five hundred more miners can be used
in Centerville mines at once.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-15
Bow Fall. in Lye Bath,

Atlantic, Aug. 15.-The 5-year-old
son of George Prall and wife, living in
Grove township, this county, was hor-
ribly burned a few days ago and Is
in a precarious condition. The little
fellow fell into tub of hot water and
lye prepared by his mother for her
washing and two-thirds of his body
was badly burned. The 12-year-old
son Of H. ]. Bierbaum and wife OF
Griswold was operated on at the hos
pital here for a mastoid abscess and Is
now doing nicely.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-15

Iowa and Minnesota-Showers to.
night; cooler Friday.
PAGE ONE
TeIesraphic News:
Small Says Rail Telegraphers Will
Join Strike.
To Be Called in Three Days.
Companies Say Strike is Won.
Dynamite Factory Explodes in Ber-
lin.
Scores of People Hurt.
Operator Refuses Message to Him
self.
Democratic Fight Against Hepburn
Lightning Kills Military Officer.
PAGES TWO AND THREE.
Iowa News:
Runaway Boy Returns Millionaire
Franks of Crazy Man.
Wall Lake Mystery Solved.
Bean Day at Geneva.
Train Kills Two.
Grading for Interurban.
Board Enjoined from Paying Bills.
PAGE FOUR.
EDITORIAL:
Abolish the Tax F'errets.
Taft and the Interviewers.
Topics and Iowa Opinions.
Iowa Newspapers.
Farm Notes.
PAGE FIVE.
County News:
News of the County.
Bob Hampton of Placer.
PAGES SIX AND SEVEN.
City News
Sensational Suit From vancleve.
Lawyers Sued for Commission.
Rain Curtails Picnic Crowd.
Webster Heirs Want Insurance.
Kennedy Signs New Players.
Wants $500 for Injuries.
Base Ball.
The City Field.
PAGE EIGHT.
Markets and Genera:
Grain Makes More Gains.
Close is Higher.
Heavy Cattle and Hog Receipts.
Pure Food Laws for the World.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-15

try, and they say that good hen will
raise twenty chicks season. Well,
next season therell be twenty -one
hens, won't there? And so, Of course,
the following year there will be 42O
chicks, and the next 8,400, and the
next 10000, and the next 3,360,000.
Just think, papa. If we only get two
shillings each for them, we shall clear
6 100000, and that will be plenty for
us to live on: and perhaps we will help
you little, you dear old thing"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-15
to change their sch slightly so as
to accommodate : )eople of the
southeast corner & .yette county in
getting to their c q seat.

to change their sch signify SO as
to accommodate )eople of the
southeast corner & .yette county ir
getting to their c q seat.
S
Des .Moines ( IS are looking, on
with interest 8 he city council and
the board of works deplet'e ev-
cry fund in tf = ! treasury and draws
on the future tu the extent of several
thousands of dollars. The law pro-
vides that the board Of public works
can do any street repairing costing less
than 5000 without a resolution frorn the
city council. The board of public works
can do $199q9 worth of work on grad
ing a street and then order another
$1,000 worth of grading later. DR. 1t
can grade part of block and then
provide for another $199.99 on another
part of the block.
Every year the board does just that
thing but this year 1t is being sus-
pected that they are going to do 1t
little more than formerly for com-
mission form of government comes in
next April and they don't propose to
leave any thing anywhere in sight for
the new commissioners. Some kind OF
+. NJ. Hubbell whereby Hubbell ad-
vances the money. Whatever the deal
is it is learned that both the city aud
itor and the city treasurer refused to
stand responsible or to have anything
to do with it. The city funds arc al
ready depleted and the city auditor re-
fuses to draw any more warrants on
the funds for fear his bondsmen might
have to pay the money.
Tho the city is being run into debt
by the present city management the
citizens SO far as they can find. have
no recourse at law to stop the thing.
amos Hauge, formerly cashier in the
state treasurer's office and now cash
Ter in an East Des Moines bank. and
his brother, Martin Hauge, a clerk in
the office of the state board of con-
troll. are both in hospital in this city
with typhoid fever. A brother died in
South Dakota earlier this year from
the same disease. The boys came to
Des Moines from Belmond in Wright
county.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-15
He Left the House.

While a lady was feeding a hungry
tramp the other day she discovered he
was pocketing her silver spoons
Opening the door, she exclaimed:
Drop those spoons, you scoundrel, and
leave the house"
But, nladam-
Leave the house. say" screamed
the infuriated woman. Leave the
house"
"I go. madam" said the tramp as he
reached the front gate, never to re-
turn; but before I go would like to
say that did not intend to take your
house.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-15
PRESIDENT WON'T INTERFERE.
Will Not Take Personal Part in Strike
Settlement

(
Settlement.
Chicago, Aug. 15.-President Roose-
welt will not, at the present at least,
concern himself personally in the teleg-
raphers' strike.
Appeals from commercial associa-
tions in various cities. led by the re-
quest of the Chicago board of trade,
reached Oyster Bay in large numbers
yesterday, and brought forth the pres
ident's declination to take hand in
the difficulties.
The appeals from the commercial ex-
changes were all referred by Mr..
Roosevelt to Labor Commissioner Neill,
who is now in Chicago seeking way
to bring peace out Of war.
No instructions or recommendations
have been forwarded by the president
to Mr.. Neill, who from the first has
been active In an endeavor to effect
q settlement of the trouble. He has
as yet made no report to the president,
nor has he received messages from Mr..
Roosevelt touching upon the matter in
hafA
Mr.. Neill's movements, however, have
been followed closely, and while the di-
rect statement Is not made the impress
sion given is that in Mr.. Neill's efforts
the administration considers that the
limit of its functions and authority in
the matter is being exercised.
Secretary Loeb, in Oyster Bay, said
there appeared to be concentrated
movement on the part of commercial
organizations thruout the country to
solicit the presidents aid in bringing
about cessation of the strike. These
appeals came in response to request
from the Chicago board of trade that
the action be made general.
At StandstiII Elsewhere.
! Outside of Chicago the day was char
acterized by lull in strike develop
ments. In the large cities of the east
the situation remained practically un-
changed.
A number Of small towns added
slightly to the total of men now on
strike. Galesburg, H., contributed two
men and a boy. ST. Joseph, Mo-, three
Western Union men, and Norfolk, Va,
twenty-five men from both companies.
including the operators at the James
town fair.
The strike is beginning to pail on the
messenger boys. At Pittsburg they re-
turned to work yesterday disgruntled
because the operators wouldn't support
their cause. At Washington they re-
turned to work because they needed the
money, and at Omaha the Western I'm
ion manager won them back with in
creased pay.
SmalI's Arrival is Delayed.
Little or no progress in the direction
of peace was made in Chicago Sam
uel Gompers, president of the Nation
al Federation of Labor, held q confer
AncN with tho national board of the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-15
REFORM TRluMPHs IN FRISCO.
Primary Election Shows Sentiment
Favoring Graft Prosecution.

Sam Francisco. Aug. 15.-The rri-
mary election in this city resulted III a
sweeping victory for the Republica an
League or Ryan ticket. which stood
for earnest SUPPORT Of the bribery graft
prosecution and the present mayor
and board Of supervisors. The oppos-
ing faction, led by Postmaster Fske,
made sorry showing, electing not
more than nineteen delegates to the
party convention, which will consist
of 149 members. The result was a not
able triumph for the reform element.
The regular democratic or McNabe
ticket was victorious and will control
the nominating convention by a large
majority. The element opposed to the
.bribary graft prosecution will control
the labor convention.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-15
One known to Be Dead, and
Eight Fatally Hurt in
Disaster Today
ARE REPORTED MISSING
Besides the Above, Sixty Persons Re-
ceved Slight Injuries as Result Of
the Explosion, tho Cause of Which
Is Not Learned-ceIebrated VioIinst
Dies Today.
Dies Tod ay.

Berlin, Aug. 15.-This city was the
scene of fearful disaster, this morn
ing, a large dynamite factory exploding,
with the result one person is known
10 have been killed, eight are fatally
hurt. twenty are reported missing, and
sixty others are slightly hurt. The cause
of the explosion has not been learned.