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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-15

East st. Louis, by way of Chappell,
Ill. The charge was that the oil COM
pany accepted at rate of 6 cents for
100 pounds when the legal rate was IL
cents.
Evidence was offered by the govern
ment showing that it was the dutyN OF
the company's officials to see that the
reduced rate was in the hands OF the
commerce commission.
Touching on this part of the evi-
dence, Judge Lands, in his charge to
the jury, said:
The Indictment alleges that the de-
fendant accepted concession know
ingly To sustain this averment the
proofs need rot establish that the de-
fendant had actual knowledge of the
lawful rate. 1t was the duty OF the
defendant diligently to inquire in good
faith of the Chicago & Alton the law
full rate by applying to one of the rail-
road company's offices. In making this
endeavor the defendant is presumed to
have known that the railway COM
pany would be guilty Of misdemean-
or If it gave the defendant rate on
interstate traffic which was not set
GOWN on paper ana a. copy OIL tHe
schedule filed with the interstate COM
merce commission.
In regard to the assertion made by
the defense that the Standard Oil COM
pany did not know of the existence of
the tariff on which the indictment was
based. Judge Lands said:
'The evidence submitted by the
government goes to show that there is
a department in the Standard Oil
which deals with oil lots less
than one carload, and that it would
have been absolutely necessary for the
head of this department to be familiar
with the tariff in question"
The jury was out less than three
hours. and reached the verdict on the
first ballot
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-15
STANDARD OIL GUILTY.
Jury convicts of Relating on 1,643
Counts,

Chicago, April 15.-The Standard Of
Company of Indiana, which has been
on trial for the last weeks before
Judge K. M. Lands in the United
States district court. on a charge of
having received rebates from the Chi
cago & Alton railroad on shipments of
oil from Whiting, Ind. to East st.
Louis, Ill, was found guilty Sunday
night on 1,643 counts out Of the original
1903 in the indictments.
The remaining 440 counts were
dropped from the indictment on ac-
count of errors. If the verdict is sus-
tained the oil company is liable to d
fine of S29,26O,00O. since the Elkins
law, which the indictments charged the
company with having violated, provides
a fine of $1,000 to $4,000 for each Of
fense.
Pending a motion for new trial,
which John S. Mailer. chief counsel for
the defense. announced would be made
no action will be taken by
the court towards collecting the fine.
The indictments, charge the shipments
of 1903 cars of oil over the Chicago
terminal transfer and the Chicago &
Alton railway from Whiting, Ind, to
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-15
NEBOGAToFF IN PRISON
Russian Commander at Battle Of the
Sea Of Japan Begins Ten Year Term
for surrendering His ships-Given
Special Privileges.

st. Petersburg, April 15.-Rear Ad-
miral Nebogatoff, whose surrender of
the Russian Pacific squadron at the
battle of the sea of Japan, led to his
trial by court martial and sentence to
death, but whose sentence was COM
muted to ten years Imprisonment in
the fortress, has begun to serve his
term in the fortress of st. Peter and
st. Paul He was allowed to choose
the time for the commencement of the
sentence. He was assigned to a. COM
Portable furnished room in the fortress
and will be allowed a special diet.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-15
PAGE ONE.
Teleuranhie News,

Tele9raphIe News
Severe Earthquake Hits Somewhere
Shock Lasts Two Hours.
Pope Appoints Iowa Bishop.
Race War in Louisiana.
Death of Welcome Mowry.
Iowa Chinese to Aid Countrymen.
Big Demand for Ames Short Course
PAGES TWO AND THREE.
Iowa News.
Minnesota as an Excuse.
Butter Coloring Kills Child.
Fire at Belle Plaine.
Case Tried by the Almanac.
Cannon May Escape Prosecution.
Travelling Mems Picnic Plans.
PAGE FOUR
Editorial.
Making the Most Of 1t.
Public Comfort Stations.
Business Features.
Topics of the Times.
Iowa Opinions and Notes.
PAGE FIVE.
General News:'
Party Issues the Same in 1903.
The Masquerader.
PAGES SIX AND SEVEN.
City News:
Puts Load of "BB" Shot Into Heart
George McLane's Tragic End.
Great Success of King Drags.
City Gets New Insurance Society.
Locals Win and Lose in Practice.
Sartorius in Quincy Home.
To Choose New President Palmer.
Coppock Maintains a Right.
The City Field.
PAGE EIGHT.
General News:
Advance in Wheat.
Corn in Sympathy.
Cattle Prices Break
Hogs Decline 10 Cents.
Lottery Fraud Barred.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-15
WELCOME MOWRY DEAD
Former Railroad Commissioner and
Prominent Resident of Tama County
Dies at Excelsior Springs - Con-
spicuous in Fifth District PoIi-

SPICuOuS III FUIu 0iSITlSs ToHe
tics.
Special to Times es-Republican.
Des Moines, April 15.-A message
was received here at noon today an
nouncing the death this. morning, at
Excelsior Springs, Mo-, of Hon, We'll
come Mowry, of Tama county.
Mr.. Mowry has been in failing health
for several months, and left his Tama
county farm for Missouri hoping that
the change would bring improvement.
Mr.. Mowry had been prominent in Fifth
district and state politics for many
years and had held many local offices
in Tama county. His last public serv-
ice was as member of the state rail-
road commission, to which he was
elected in 1898. He had been resident
of Iowa since 1867, coming here soon
after his muster out of the army at
the close of the war. In, that year he
located on the farm which has since
been his home.
In 1883 Mr.. Mowry was elected as
representative to the Twentieth gen.
eral assembly In 1896 he was one of
the presidential electors. AS farmer
and stock raiser he was successful.
The body will be brought to his home
for interment.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-15
NEGROES FIRE ON MOB
Succeed in Making Escape After Shoot
ing at Bunkie, La, and Take With
Them Negro Prisoner Who Was to
Have Been Lynched

New Orleans. April 15.- While
score or more of white. men were TAX
ing a negro charged with criminal as
sault on white woman from jail to
Bunkie, La, last night, with the inten-
ton of lynching him, they We're fired
on by crowd of negr,'es who had hid
den near the Jail. Three white men
were wounded, and one will probably
die. After the shooting. the negroes
got away, carrying the negro prisoner
with them.
Later dispatches from Bunkie are to
the effect that the story of the mob
of whites being fired On by the negroes
is secuted. Now the general belief is
that when the negro prisoners got away
from the would be lynchers, after being
taken from the Jail, l.aany shots were
fired and that the members of the
lynching party woun6.ed each other.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-15
Celestials From ALI Parts Of
Northern Iowa Meet at
Webster City
EACH TO DONATE WEEKLY SUM
F. Lee, Laundryman at Webster City.
l. at the Head of the Movements
Donation. Will Be Added to the Re-
lief Fund Sent Out From San Franz
cisco.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican
Fort Dodge, April 15.-The Chinese
from this city, as well as from all Sec
tions of northern Iowa, met Sunday
afternoon at the home of Sam Seu,l
at Webster City, for the purpose OF
raising a subscription to send to their
starving countrymen in China. For
some time past F. Lee, the local Chin
ese laundryman, has been sending -
small weekly contribution to the old
country, and he was at the head of the
movement to hold the meeting at Web
ster City, that point being chosen as
having better railroad connections, and
thus enabling more to attend the meet
ing without loss of time.
Between fifteen and twenty Of the
Celestials were present at the meeting,
all promising to, donate sum weekly
to be sent to friends in San Francisco
to be added to the relief fund sent out
from there. There are quite number
of Chinese in this section of the state
who were not present, owing to the fact
that a party was given at Webster
City a few years ago. and nearly all
Of the attendants were arrested on g
charge of gambling, and were heavily
fined. They still maintain that the
officer perjured himself in police court.
owing to his hatred to their race, and
it is probable that the party would not
have been held there this time, but
from the fact that a. new mayor has
been elected and he promised them
immunity from arrest.
Speaing about the conditions In the
famine districts Of China, F. Lee, who
has been resident Of this city for the
past twenty years, and who speaks
English fluently, denies emphaIicalIZ
the newspaper reports that his coun-
trymen were eating their own dead. He
has received a number OF reports from
friends near the famine district, ana
while there is great suffering he says
they are not compelled to resort to
cannibalism. However, the harvest
season is yet three months off, and as
sistance is badly needed by the Celes-
fio1o
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-15
Extension Work of Ames Col
lege Asked For in Many Coun-
ties of the State
TWO FIXED TEACHING CORPS
These Will Not Be Able to Do All the
Work Demanded-Experiment Work
at County Farms Also Growing
Factor in Spreading the Gospel of
Better Agriculture.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special 10
Des eMoines, April 15.-The legisla-
ture gave to the college authorities at
Ames $4,000 for use in agricultural
extension work A vastly larger sum
could we'll have been used in this work.
Professor Holden was in the city on
his way to the southern part of the
state to arrange for experimental work
on county farms. "There are two ways
in which this extension work is being
carried on" he said In the conduct
of short courses of study and in eXper-
;meAt work on county farms. Last
winter we had short courses at four
places-Mount Pleasant, Red Oak,
Lenox and Bedford-aside from Ames.
Now we have applications for these
short courses at twenty eight other
places in the state. We have agreed
to go to Marshalltown, Manchester.
Storm Lake, and some other places.
Cedar Rapids is insisting We have a
short course there. The demand is SO
great we will have to organize at least
two complete corps of instructors and
then will not be able to do half we
should do.
Just now we are interested In the
farm experiment work. We have done
a lot of talking about these things, but
the way to convince the people is to
demonstrate what we say. Last year
we conducted experimental work on the
county farms in Sioux, Kossuth, Chick
'asaw, Greene, Marshall. Story, Polk,
Taylor. Mills and Montgomery coun-
ties. This year we add Cedar and oth-
ers. What we do is this-go to the
county at seeding time, take from the
seed boxes on the planters of 100
farmers samples of the seed corn they
are actually planting, plant 1T on the
county farm, three rows of one mans
seeds, then three of another and so, all
plainly marked, repeating the three
rows three times, giving all the same
ordinary cultivation At corn gather
ing time have picnic where every
body can see what the results are. Do
we find a difference in the results?
Well, yes; the difference is often so
amazing that farmers say they would
never have believed it had they not
been able to see for themselves.
"Take Taylor county, as a sample,
for it is perhaps an average. The best
ten samples yielded 7S bushels per
acre; the lowest ten so per acre. There
was 100000 acres of corn in the coun-
ty. If 10 per cent of that corn aver
aged as low as 10 per cent of the sam
pies, and we could by seed selection
have made it as good as the best we
would have added 2S0,000 bushels to)
the crop of the county. These are re-
suits that tell.
'I only wish we could do this ex-
perimental work in every county, not
only with seed corn and other crops,
but with alfalfa and with milking ma
chimes and testing fence posts and in
a score of ways"
o. WILLIAMS.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-15
HEB, ; FOLLOWED CUSTOM.
Comm ner Introduces Testimony to
Ext : Destruction of Private Let

vS ington, April 15.-Testimony to
sh' 1t was the custom of retiring
CO.. issioners of the general land Of
flee to take with them the letter press
copybook containing their correspond
ence was introduced in the trial of Bin
ger Hermann today. who is charged
with destroying thirty-five of his let
ter press books while commissioner of
the general land office. Senator Car
ter. of Montana. General S. S. Bur-
dette and S. NJ. Stockslager, each at
one time commissioner of the general
office, were witnesses.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-15
INDIGNANT ArLEoPoLD's ACTION
Withdrawal of Labor Bill May Cause
Dissolution of Parliament,

Brussels, April liking Leopold's
unprecedented action in withdrawing
by royal decree the government bill
concerning the hours of labor in the
mines has aroused the greatest indig-
nation in all parties. The situation is
aggravated by the fact that the decree
was countersigned by ministers who
had Officially resigned and therefore
possessed no authority before parlia-
ment The government under the law
is entitled to withdraw a bill presented
in both houses until the senate adopts
it, but in not announcing the decree
until after it's resignation, and when
it has been demonstrated it had only
supporters, the government
is considered guilty of political sharp
practices. The situation is grave, and
dissolution of parliament appears to be
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-15
Unusually Violent Disturbance
Recorded By Seismographs at
Washington and Albany
PENDULUM WAS OFF CYLINDER
Records Indicated That Distant Shock
Was More Pronounced Than Frisco
Earthquake Last Year, and compar-
able in Intensity With Those at VAL
paraiso and Kingston.

Washington, April 15.-According to
a special bulletin issued by the weather
bureau today, distant earthquake OF
great intensity was recorded by the
weather bureau seisnograph. COM
mencing at 1:14:2o this morning. The
greatest movement of the earth at
Washington occurred in the east and
west direction and lasted from 1895 to
1:41, while the principal portion of the
north and south movement lasted only
until 1888. The total duration of the
earthquake was over two hours. These
records seem to indicate an unusually
violent earthquake at distance, COM
parable in intensity. with those which
recently occurred at Valparaiso and
Kingston.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-15
MuTILATIoN KILLS a BILL.
Records Of Missouri Legislature Dot

Records Of Missouri Legislatars Does
tored-Every County Affected.
Jefferson City, Mo, April IA sen s
sation was caused in legislative circles
today by the discovery, thru forgery
and mutilation Of records, that the
house bill relating to the location Of
county courts had not been sent to the
governor for his signature. The rec
ords were so doctored as to make II
appear the bill failed to pass, when az
a matter of fact it was carried by an
overwhelming majority. The bill at
fected practically every county in the
state.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-15
EVELYN THAw A WRECK.
Wife's Refusal to Leave New Work,
Tho She Needs Rest, Basis of Bail

Plea.
New York, April 15.-The real rea-
son for Harry K Thaw's desire to be
admitted to bail pending his retrial for
the killing of Stanford White, aside
from his natural craving for freedom,
it developed last night, is that he fears
his wife may utterly collapse unless he
can get her away from New York al
once.
Evelyn Thaw is wreck. One OF
the men who has been her constant at
tendant ever since T!law's arrest con-
whole Thaw family is for Evelyn's
health
"Since last July" said this guard,
"Mrs Thaw has wasted away fifty per
cent. She is only shadow of herself.
If she should catch cold and it settled
on her lungs, in her present physical
condition, it would mean almost Ger
tain death to her"
His wife's condition furnishes the
real motive for the demand Thaw will
make during the coming week for his
release under s250,0oO bail. Evelyn re-
fuses to leave New Work without her
husband.
Members Of his family have coaxed
her in vain to consent to any member
her in vain to consent to any number
of little trips planned for warmer
clinnes and rest resorts, where she
could recuperate, but the little wife in
sists her place is by her husband, and
it.Will be New Yorl; for her unless
Harry can accompany her.
Persons who do not look kindly upon
Thaws defense are inclined to find in
his anxiety regarding his wife, and
especial interest suddenly being
shown in her by his relatives, a selfish
motive. They point tut that the only
thing which gave Thaw the ghost of
a chance in his recent trial was Eve
lyn's appearance on the stand. If
she should die, or should fail so that
she would be unable Il, go on the stand
and repeat her awful story, opinions
generally agree that ii. would take far
less than forty seven hours for jury
to agree. and that it would probably be
the death chair for the slayer of Stan
ford White.
Thaw's anxiety to get out of prison
was demonstrated Saturday in ses-
sion he had in the Tolnbs with Dolphin
NJ. Delmas, the lawyel. who conducted
his defense. Thaw, it i:' said. practically
put it up to Delmas to get him out on
bail if he wished to remain in the case.
He openly charged that the Califor-
nian. so the story leaked out in the
Tonbs. had thrown away his chances
with the jury by his plea of 5ustif1ca-
tior.
"Now go and make good. Get me
out of here on bail. That's the thing
I want now"
This is the remark which Thaw is
to have thnndered down the
corridor after Delmas as he beat a
hasty retreat from the cell door.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-15
BAD WRECK ON 6. N.
Entire Train Burned and Several Pas
sengers Killed or Injured Near Dew.
IFS Lake, N. D.

st. Paul, April ia Great Northern
west-bound train leaving st. Paul Sun
day morning jumped the track near
Devils Lake, N. D., at o'clock this
morning. According to the statement
issued from the general offices in this
city, the mail clerk and NUMBER OF
passengers were badly injured. 1t is
not known whether any one was killed.
A special to the Dispatch from Lakota,
n. D., says several passengers were
killed or injured and that the wrecked
train was destroyed by fire.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-15
D. A. RS. IN SESSION
Subject Of Finances Threatens to Be-
come Subject of Much Controversy
During Sixteenth Centennial Con-
eress, at Washinston-Mrs! Mclean
Presides.

Washington, April 15.-The sixteenth
centennial congress of the Daughters
of the American Revolution assembled
I'm this city today in annual convention,
which will extend thruout the week.
Mrs. Donald Mclean, president general.
presided The subject of finances of
the organization, already a matter OF
debate. threatens to become subject
of much controversy during the con-
gress. The society will elect officers
the latter part of the week.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-15
WAR ON AelTAToRs.
Police Failing to Afford Protection
Laborers proceed to Kill.

Lodz, April 15.-During the last four
weeks over a hundred workmen have
been killed or wounded here as resui.
of the labor feuds. The government has
failed to protect those who are willing
to work and the latter have taken the
matter into their own hands and are
violently expelling the therroristic, an
archistic and socialistic agitators,
whom they hold responsible for the
ruin of the industries of LODI. AS the
Jews form over eighty per cent of the
socialists, there is some apprehension
that the incensed workmen may engage
in an anti-semitic outbreak
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-15
FLAMEs DESTROY q ToWN.

Forty Two Buildings at Westweso, La.,
Burn and 600 Are Homeless.
New Orleans, La, April 15.-Between
500 and 600 people were Sunday rem
dered homeless by fire which swept
the town Of Westwego, situated on the
Mississippi river opposite New Orleans.
In all forty-two buildings. including
a Presbyterian church, the town hall,
the postoffice and a number of stores
were destroyed. The loss is estimated
at $4,000. with only about $4,000 Of in-s
surance
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-15
BIG CROP OF WOOL.
Preparations for shearing Campaign in
State of Washington.

Spokane. Wash, April 15.-Three
hundred thousand sheep. which will
yield more than 100000 pounds of
wool. are ready for shearing in the
Yakima district Shearing camps
have been established in Yakima. Dou-
glas. Chelan and Kittitas counties, and
the work of removing the wool is un-
der way. Electricity is employed in
one of the kittitas canyon camps.
where 1000 sheep are handled daily.
One firm of ranchers owns $4,000 ami
mails, and they are being grazed on
$1,000 acres of decided land and $4,000
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-15
MILLIONS LOST IN FROST.
Full Extent Of Damage to Fruit Not
Yet Known.

Kansas City, No, April 15.-There
was killing frost again last night in
the fruit districts of Kansas and west
ern Missouri adding to the damage
already done. All reports agree that
heavy loss has been caused-millions
of dollars, according to Secretary L. A.
Goodman of the Missouri Valley Horti-
cultural association Several days
must elapse before the full extent of
the injury can be accurately esti-
mated. The weather tonight is cloudy
and warmer and further frost is not
expected
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-15
Missouri Fruit Crop Ruined.

st. Louis, Mo-, April 15.--Nursery
men and fruit raisers in the vicinity
of st. Louis express the opinion that
the apple crop in this section has been
ruined by the cold weather.
Dispatches from the fruit belt in the
southern part of Missouri say peaches,
early Strawberries and garden truck
have been destroyed by the freeze.
Dispatches from Macon, Mo-, the CEN
ter of the fruit raising industry of north
central Missouri state that the crops
of peaches, plums. cherries and apples
are practically destroyed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-15
T.-R. BULLETIN.
NOTICEABLE NEWS OF TODAY.
THE Weather.

The Weather.
Z Sun rises April Is at 5:2S; sets at
$685.
1owa-Threatening and colder to-
night, with rain or snow in the east and
central; Tuesday fair, with colder in
the east and central.
Illinois-Sliowers and warmer to-
night, probably turning to snow fiurries
and colder Tuesday
South Dakota-Generally fair tonight
and Tuesday: colder tonight.
Missouri-Showers tonight, with
warmer in the southeast, colder in the
west; Tuesday partly cloudy and cold
err
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-15
MARsHALLTowN. IOWA,

acres leased from the state. The herd
ers will start their fiocks westward in
a few days and if the favorable wealth
er continues they will be sent into the
summer ranges. going afterward to
the Wenatchee mountains. where they
will remai9'e late in October. re-
turning to :: winter range near Trim
load in D : der.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-15
HANSEN SENTENCED
Masonville Bank RobIaer Given Three
Years and Four Months Imprison-
meot-confessed and Revealed Hid
ina Place of Money.

Special to Times Republican.
Dubuque. April 15.--Barney Hansen,
the Masonville bank robber, who con-
fessed and told where the money was
hidden, was sentenced to three years
and four months in the penitentiary.
today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-15
GRANT SUCCEEDS WADE.

Latter Major General Retires After
Forty-six Years Army Service. >.
New York. April 15.-Major General
James F. Wade U. S. A, for several
years past in command of the division
of the Atlantic, with headquarters on
Governors Island, retired from active
service yesterday, after 46 years of
service. Major General Frederick D.
Grant succeeds him.