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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-15
corteIyou to Give Aid.

Washington, March 15.-Secretary
Cortelyou issued instructions late yes
terday afternoon which treasury Off
cials believe will alleviate the present
money stringency. He directed that
s1S,000,00O circulation taken out by the
national banks last fall, which was to
be retired between March 1 and Aug
ust 81, may be retained indefinitely;
that collectors of customs at places
where it is found desirable shall de-
post their receipts under the author
ity of the Aldrich act with national
banks instead of turning the money
into the subtreasuries, and announced
that the government will Immediately
purchase any part of s25,000.000 worth
of registered and coupon bonds of the
per cent funded loan of 1907 with
interest paid in advance to July 1.
These bonds mature on that date. and
if permitted to run would be entitled
to two more quarterly interest pay
ments of 1 per cent each. Under the
offer of the secretary owners Of these
bonds will have no object, so far as
interest is concerned, in holding them
until next July.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-15
GRIMES AND Z|hM[R
Sent UP FOR LIE
Men Who Murdered John Gavin
a Few Weeks Ago Receive
Sentence
GRIMES sToLlD, zlMMER IN TEARS
Judge Withrow Declared He Believed
Negro, Grimes, Instisator Of tho
Crime, and Deserved Death Penalty
Relatives of the Prisoners and Of
Murdered Man Hear Sentence. M
pecial to Times.Republican.

Special to .Times-Republican
Burlington. March 15.--Arnold zim-
mer, white, and Tim Grimes, coiOreds
who murdered John Gavin, of New
London, on the night of January 22s
were today sentenced to life imprison1
ment in the penitentiary at Fort Madi-
son by Judge Withrow Of the district
court at Mt. Pleasant.
Grimes took his sentence without
moving muscle. thinner broke down
and cried. The widow and children Of
Gavin occupied front seats in hescourt
| room. Grimes white wife and Zim-
mer's sister were also present.
Judge Withrow said he felt sure
Grimes planned the crime, but the evil
dence was not sufficient to prove it.
Had such been the case, he would have
| imposed the death penalty on the ne-f
gro
| Gavin was a successful farmer lfy
| ing near New London. On the night OF
the murder after he had been drinking
with Grimes and thinner all day, he
started for home with both men in his
buggy. His dead body was found in q
lane some hours later. The suspects.
made statement duplicating each
| other.
Grimes and thinner entered plea
Of guilty in the district court to the
murder Of John w. Gavin Of Canaan
township. The plea of guilty was a
complete surprise to everyone, includ-
ling the court and the states attorneys.
Judge Withrow stated that plea Of
this kind in case of this nature inn
posed upon the court the duty of taking
the testimony to ascertain the degree OF
the guilt in order to determine the na9
ture of the penalty, and the hearing
therefore followed. the court holding
both guilty OF first degree murder.
| thinner did not seem to fully realize
the desperate situation he is in and
bore up well today, but Grimes has
been sick, and it is thought he Is be-
ginning to have a better understand
ing of the trouble he is In than he did
lprevious to the hearing in court
| Their stories on the witness stand
did not agree as to who did the actual
killing altho in the eyes Of the law
both are guilty. Many are inclined TO-
the belief that John Gavin was dead
before thinner reached him and struck
him with the fence rail clubs.
thinner is said to be very much in-
censed over the story of Grimes in
trying to shift the responsibility for
the killing on him, and If the two men
were allowed to be together there
would undoubtedly be trouble, and Of
a serious nature.
thinner is now twenty three years
Of age, and it appears that he might
live at least thirty-five years or more
in prison. Grimes is now fifty-one
years of age, and the chances are that
he would not survive prison life for
more than fifteen years
If there is any special sympathy for
| the two men it is not apparent to a
casual observer here.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-15
SOUVENIR OF IMMENSE SHARK.
Iowans at Santa Barbara Tell Of Fish
erman's Long Struggle.
Snooia1 to Times Rop11h1ica,,

Iowans at Santa Barbara Tell Of Fish
erman's Long Struggle.
Special to Times es-Republican.
Maxwell, March 15.-Word to friends
in this city, states that Mr.. and Mrs.
7. o. Scott, of Santa Barbara, Cal,
have a piece of the gills of a shark.
whose mouth measured four feet
across; under fin fifteen feet; body
thirty-one feet around. and weight es-
timated at six tons. The shark was
of a species exceedingly rare in wat
ers about Santa Barbara, and was
captured by a party of fishermen;
there was a tremendous disturbance
in their nets and their twelve-.on
fishing power launch began to drag
her anchors and was being towed out
to sea by some unknown force. The
shark became entangled in the mesfes,
the latter catching it's gills. Contin-
ued f1oundering of the shark must have
been the means of enwrapping it in
the rope lines of the nets and held it a
prisoner. The fishermen finally toWed
the shark to Santa Barbara after a
fight of over ten hours The shark
measures fully forty-five feet. The
snout is very short, broad and fiat. with
the mouth at it's extremity the eills
are very wide and the eyes small. The
teeth are extremely small of con!cal
shape, and very numerous.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-15
CADETS PLAN NOVEL OUTING.
State University Companies Will Start
May % on Thirty Mile March.

State University Companies Will Start
May % on Thirty Mile March.
Special to Times-Republican
Iowa City. March 15.-More than 200
members of the cadet companies of the
state university will leave this city
on the morning of May %, and will
march north of town along the Du-
buque road, as far as Turkey creek,
where dinner will be served The af-
ternoon march will take them to the
bridge over the Iowa, the Mehaffy
bridge, where a regular camp will be
pitched for the night. The next days
march, Friday, will take the boys to a
point a little south of North Liberty,
where another camp will be pitched,
guards and sentries posted as in times
of actual warfare and guard mount
will be held every night. Saturday the
two guards, the rear OF the retreating
army and the advance of the pursu-
ing army, will reach the city park to-
wards the early part of the Afternoon.
The rear guard will then halt and pre-
pare for battle with the pursuing army.
A terrific sham battle will take place
and the hospital corps will be brought
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-15
Citizens Have United to Fight
Industrial Workers of the
World
EVERY MINE AND STORE CLOSED
Present Shutdown Will Be Indefinite
Citizens Have Determined to CO.
operate With American Federation Of
Labor in Effort to Organize Local
rrades-special Officers Patrol City.

Goldheld, New, March 15-Last night
the citizens of Goldfeld organized to
fight the Industrial Workers of the
World Every mine and store will be
closed indefinitely after noon today ana
it is agreed that no person in Goldfield
shall employ any worker who is
member of the Industrial Workers of
the World. 1t has also been determined
to back up the American Federation of
Labor in its efforts to organize local
trades. The citizens have appointed a
hundred special officers to patrol the
city and to preserve order.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-15
CREST OF' FLOOD
PASSES P|nSBURG
Damage at That Point Great,
But Not So Much as Was
Expected
RIVERS HAVE BEGUN TO FALL
Sad Tragedy Reported<From Parkers-
burg, w. Va, Where Family of Four
Lose Their Lives While Trying to
Escape From Home, Which Was
Partially Submerged, To Safety.

Pittsburg, March 15.-The crest Of
the flood passed Pittsburg at O'Clock
this morning, and by s o'clock the
rivers had begun to fall The crest
of the flood moved out slowly, and did
not do the damage expected.
Enormous Damage to Industries.
However, enormous damage to in
dustries has been caused over 100000
persons are temporarily thrown out of
employment: every transportation
company in the city is crippled, and
skiffs carrying hundreds of people to
their places of business, and utliza-
tion of wagons and horses as convey
ances has been discontinued.
Twenty fatalities have occurred in
Allegheny county, directly due to the
high water Frightened feminine
guests at the Lincoln Colonial annex
and Anderson hotels, located in the
midst of the flood zone, are nlarooned,
and watching the high water from the
windows. Most of the fire engines in
the downtown district are pumping
water from the buildings along Fifth
avenue.
Thousands Forced From Homes.
The situation outside of Pittsburg is
serious and damage running Into mill
ions of dollars has been done. Many
towns are entirely cut off from the
city, and upwards of thousands of fam
lilies have been forced from their
homes. These conditions, it is ex-
pected, will prevail for several days.
AT noon. three fourths of the city
was still flooded, and the water has
reached the electric light and gas
plants. The city will be in darkness
tonight
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-15
LEAVES SECRETARY A FORTUNE
Thomas j. Moffett, Capitalist, Rewards
Girl for Kindness,

ST. Louis, March 15.-For kind serv-
ices in sickness and in health" ren-
dered to her late capitalist employer,
Thomas J. Nfoffett, of this city, Miss
Mary Gardner, his private secretary. is
left a great portion of his estate, in
cluding one-fourth of the profits of his
big patent medicine business, a planta-
ton and residence in Alabama, and ST.
900 in cash. Miss Gardner was made
e,secutrix Molfett is buried beside his
wife at Columbus, Ga.
Because of the alleged idleness of her
husband, Mrs Dora +. Epping, niece,
is cut off with S1Oo. Should she, how
ever, separate from her husband, and
not reunite with him, she is to receive
500 yearly.
Two sisters of the deceased, Ella s..
Wells and Mrs. Emma M. Tying, are
bequeathed $1,000 each.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-15
EARTHQUAKE FELT IN ALASKA.
Eruption on Akutan Isle and Seismic
Trouble at Unalaska.

Seattle, Wash. March 15.--Word has
been received from Valdez. Alaska. that
the volcano on the Island Akutan, OF
the peninsula of Alaka and not far
from unalaska. was in active eruption
when the steamer Dora passed the is-
land at 2 a. m. February -.
All the passengers were aroused TO
witness the sight, which is said to have
been magnificent.
At the same hour u severe earthquake
occurred at Unalaska. altho it did no
serious damage. The natives OF the
4Aleutian archipelago We're becoming
affrighted, believing part of the is
lands will sink.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-15
PROVES CHECK ON LOBBYISTS.
Not So Prominent at Lincoln Since
Governor SheIdon's Message.

Lincoln, Neb., March 15.-Governor
ssheldon's special message to the sem
ate on the activity of the lobbyists
had the effect yesterday of partly
clearing both houses of their presence.
Many railroad representatives, who are
opposing the terminal taxation bill.
and druggists, who are fighting the
senate pure food bill, remain, but were
not so much in evidence at the capitol
building The senate, however, gave
serious heed to the governors request
that the house anti-lobby bill be re-
vived. The latter body amended its
rules and permitted the bills recall.
1t was then referred and will be sent
back to the senate with favorable
report.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-15
Senate Passes Stillman's Anti
Combine Bill Which Pre-
vents Fixing Prices
DIVORCE BILL ALSO ADOPTED
Holmes Indeterminate Sentence Bill
Recommended for Passage by House
committee-several Railroad Meas
ures Get Committees o. k.-Day's
Proceedings in House and Senate.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special TO Times Republican.
Des Moines, March 15.-The senate
passed the Stillman bill to forbid COM
binations in the grain trade and to
punish trusts in restraint of trade. es-
pecialy as affected by the line eleva-
tors 1t is aimed directly at the sys-
tenn which is in vogue by the grain
dealers association of having all
prices fixed by committee in Des
Moines.
The senate sent the joint rate bill to
the judiciary committee to be revised.
The senate passed the bill to permit
savings banks to borrow money for any
purpose the bill to make insurance
void where the insured goods have been
moved, the bill to change the law as
to employers liability where written
notice of danger is given, the bill tc
prohibit remarriage of divorced per-
sons unless the court gives permission
in the decree. the bill to require cer-'
tificates of residence for persons adj.
mitted to the soldiers home, and an
appropriation for rebuilding the cap
itol steps, and another for case for
the flags of the Spanish American war.
The emergency bill to provide for re-.
vision of jury lists to remedy the de-
fects which have left many counties;
without legal juries was passed.
The senate passed the bill fixing Il
fo IN tho 91SN
the bill to require assessors to report
Deaths
The house judiciary committee at the
morning session voted to Recommend
for passage Holmes indeterminate
sentence law as introduced.
The railroads committee voted tc
recommend for passage the joint rate
bill. the bill enlarging the powers OF
the railroad commission so as to per-
nit them to prosecute cases before the
interstate commerce commission if they
find Iowa Disseminated against, the
bill prohibiting bucket shops. the bill
compelling roads to kills weeds along
the right of way, and the Conn bill giv-
ing the commission authority over e,s-
press companies.
On correcting the Journal 1t was dis
covered that Brandes had voted for the
bill increasing the compensation of the
mine inspectors. This gives the bill a
majority and it was declared today to
have passed.
The house passed the bill permitting
savings banks to borrow money to pay
depositors and for other business pur-
poses, a bill recommended by the State
Bankers Associa ton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-15
Wheeling, w. ", Situation Bad.

At Wheeling, W. Va, great damage
has been done, the train and telegraph
services are out of commission, and
residents are panic stricken. The crest
of the flood has not reached that
point, and the flood situation still
grows serious. To add to the con-
fusion in Pittsburg. two early morn
ing fires broke out. The tiremen ex-
perienced difficulty in fighting the
flames. owing to the shortage of water
in the mains caused by the volume
of water which demoralized every
thing.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-15

ilege to bar Hummels testimony. for
the privilege was tnvoluntarily waived
when young Mrs. Thaw herself took
the stand and told of the occurrences
in Hummels office.
Jerome then summoned Hummel to
the stand.
"When Evelyn Nesbit called upon
You at your Office asked jerome, did
she not tell you Thaw had begged her
time and again to sign and swear to
documents he had prepared charging
White with her betrayal and that when
she had told Thaw it was not so, he
beat her?''
Yes said Hummel
Hummel said he dictated the state
ment. which was not reduced to writ
ing in Miss Nesbit's presence. He could
not recall which stenographer took the
statement,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-15
NEW SWITCHBOARD INSTALLED.

Story City Telephone Company In
creases It's Already Efficient Service.
Special to Times Republican.
Story City, March 15.-A new 300
line switchboard, purchased Of the
Monarch Telephone Manufacturing
Company of Chicago, has been installed
by the Story City Telephone Company.
The switchboard is one of the most
complete and efficient on the market,
being a beauty in design and fitted with
all the latest improvements. The
company now has one of the best
equipped offices in this part of the
state. With the popular ten cent toll
rate to a large number of towns they
are now able to give most excellent
service to their patrons.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-15
FIRE IN S s DOL LIBRARY.
Considerable T. ,age Done at Wart-
burg College, Dubuque.

Considerable l., ,ase Done at Wart-
burg College. Dubuque.
Special to Times Republican.
Dubuque, March 15.-F'ire which
broke out at Wartburg Seminary yes
lerday did much damage. and promised
TO result disastrously. had not several
of the Dubuque fire companies re-
sponded with all possible speed to the
alarm.
The blaze originated in library on
the first floor and we'll toward the CEN
ter of the building. The entire student
body was aroused from slunber, and
all fought heroically toward reclaiming
the structure from the flames which
threatened its devastation.
4 large number of valuable books
We're destroyed in the library, where
the principal ruin was effecred, while
there were also several large holes
burned thru the floor, and other dam
age effected in that part of the build
ing
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-15
NICARAGUAN DECREE
Recognition Made of Provisional Gov
ernment Of Honduras, Members Of
Which Arc Declared to be Allies of
Ni,araeua-May End tho War.

Managua, March 15.-The Nicarag-
uan government today issued decree
recognizing the provision government
of Honduras and, declaring It's mem-
bers to be allies of Nicaragua. The
last battle fought between the Nicarag-
uans and Hondurans was so decisively
in favor of the former, that it is be-
lieved it will result in bringing the war
to an end. General Merino and other
Honduran officers were killed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-15
cADY FILES PETITION.

More Than 1000 Names Filed at Du-
buque Favoring Mulct enforcement.
Special to Times Republican.
Dubuque. March 15.-Rev. Cady, pas
tor of the First Congregational church.
has furnished Mayor Schurlk with
list of approximately $50 names of
non-voters. women and girls, who have
signed the petition cards for the en-
forcement of the mulct law provisions.
The list of voters furnished the
mayor some days ago consisted of
about $50 names. Both lists may
possibly be made public by the news
papers later tho Mayor Schunk has
refused to allow them to be given out
q e vet
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-15

Six Hundred Homeless at GAINESVILLE.
GAINESVILLE, O., March 15.-The crisis in
the local flood situation has reached
the stage of thirty-two feet. Six hun
dred families are homeless. The
churches school houses and fire. sta
tions are filled with refugees.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-15
FIRE RACES, NO WATER.
Loss by Flames at Pittsburg Is Est.
mated at S2OO,OOO.

Pi.tsburg, March 15-Twenty-five
business houses and residences burned
TO the ground today in the Mount
Washington district, across the Monon-
gahela river. No water was available.
and the flames were fought with
chemicals and the bucket brigade. Dy-
Mantle was also used to stop the prog
ress of the flames, but it was unsuc-
cessful. and the fire practically burned
itself out. The loss is estimated at
100000 The plant of the American
Sheet and Tin Plate company was also
destroyed by fire. The loss is $25,00o.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-15
PAGE ONE.
Tolouraphic News.

PAGE ONE.
TsIegraphic News.
Thaw Sane When He Killed White,
Say Alienists.
Waters Receding at Pittsburg.
Alienists on Stand in Thaw Trial
Stock Market Still Unsettled.
Iowa Grain Trust Hit.
Labor War at Goldf1eld, New.
Grimes and thinner Sentenced for
Life.
PAGES TWO AND THREE.
Iowa News.
Railway Bills Not Hostile.
Pretty Fight in Iowa Senate.
Held for Crime Never Committed.
Former Iowan in the Penitentiary.
Iowa Mutual Quits Business.
PAGE FOUR
EDITORIAL.
Another Twelve Page Paper.
That Devilish Thing-the Chautau-
qua.
Cut the Apron Strings.
Beware an Inflated Pork Barrel.
The Divorce Bill.
Railroad Presidents and Panics.
Topics of the Times.
Iowa Opinions and Notes.
A Symposium of Railroad Presidents.
PAGE FIVE.
County and City News:
Scarlet Fever at Albion.
Schools Closed for Fortnight.
To Bond Laurel for Fire Protection.
Farmers Get Good Prices for Stock.
Marshalltown Party in California.
May Winslow to Reform School.
Naxyc of the County Towns.
PAGES SIX AND SEVEN.
City News:
Too Much Talk Veterans Undoing.
Discharge From Home Result.
Arguments Made Saturday.
Wulke- -Sanderman Testimony In. u
Socialists Fill Ticket.
Registration Is Light.
Smallpox at Clemons.
The City Field.
PAGE EIGHT.
Markets and General:
Weak Tone in Wheat.
Corn Prices Easy.
Cattle About Steady.
Hog Prices Lower.
Dowie Wrote Funeral Address.
PAGE NINE.
Iowa News:
vagrant Robbed of $1,000 in Jail.
Many Juvenile Court Cases.
Cry Goes UP for Farm Help.
Court Bars Lawyer From Practice.
PAGE TEN.
General News:
Review of the Sports.
Sage Gift to Cover Wide Field.
PAGE TWELVE.
Story:
The Masquerader.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-15
HokE SMITH FOR IA TOILETTE.
Says He Would Like to See Wisconsin
Senator in the White House.

Cincinnati, March 15.-Governor-
elect Hoke G. Smith of Georgia admires
Senator La Toilette of Wisconsin to
the extent of seeing in him in a pres
fdential possibility. After an address
before the Receivers and Shippers As
sociation here last night, Governor
Smith was asked who his presidential
candidate is and he replied: ut would
be pretty hard for me to vote against
Ia Toilette, no matter who nominated
him..
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-15
T.-R. BULLETIN.
NOTICEABLE NEWS OF TODAY
The Weather,

The Weather.
Sun rises March ~, 6:1o; sets, sos.
Iowa-Fair tonight and Saturday
warmer tonight and in the east Satur-
day; cooler in the northwest Satur-
Gay.
Illinois and Missouri Fair and
warmer tonight and Saturday.
South Dakota-Fair tonight and
Saturday; warmer tonight; cooler Sat
lrday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-15

into requisltion SAT- c.y evening will
see the boys all in : city after an
srduous march of a s. thirt. miles.
Local jobbers are : bidding on the
iations which VII sc carried along
with the battalion q the mess wagons
Several wagons a 9 teams Will accom-
pany the soldiers =
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-15
CREIGHTON WILL CONTEST ENDS
Disseminated Relatives Get $20, 600
Each. and Lawyers $4,000.

Zach, and Lawyers |oV,UOU.
Omaha, March 15.-The threatened
contest in the will of John A. Creigl-
ton was settled yesterday afternoon by
the contestfng relatives of Count
Creighton being given $240, 600 by those
to whom bequests were mace. OF
this amount the five lawyers who were
engaged to make the contest will re-
eeive 100000. The contest was placed
in the hands of these lawyers last
Monday and they will receive the ;60.-
900 for three days work. The con-
testing heirs, nieces and nephews Of
Count Creighton will receive $4,000
each. The remainder Of the $4,000 loco
estate goes to other, relatives and TO
charitable institutions.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-15
Many Destitute in Ohio.

Columbus. o. March 15.-An appeal
was made today to Governor Harris,
for state aid to relieve the destitute in
Hooking Valley, occasioned by the re-
cent floods Two thousand miners are
out of employment, and many are in
need, having lost their household goods.
On account of washouts on the rail-
roads. it will be impossible to furnish
the stricken people relief today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-15

Constitutional Convention Adjourns.
Guthrie, Okla. March 15.-The cons
stitutional convention adjourned sine
die today. The constitution as pre-
pared will be submitted to the people
of Oklahoma and Indian Territory for
ratification or rejection at a special
election August 6.