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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-22
Run on the knickerbocker Trust
Company Compels Institution
to Cease Payment
ALMOST PANIC IN STOCKS
Street Frightened at the Opening Of
the Exchange and Slumps Follow
Temporary Rallies RidseIy Con-
fident of Future and Says Crisis is
Passed-Nationals All Right.

New York, Oct. 32.--Excitement
amounting almost to alarm marked
the opening of business today in Wall
street. The stock market opened de-
moralized under heavy selling by brok-
ers in all departments of exchange,
and at the same moment run OF con-
siderable proportions was being mad
on the various offices Of the knickcr
booker Trust Company, at the main
office, at Fifth avenue and Thirty
fourth street, more than $50 persons
We're in line at 10:S0. There was a
short run on the Bronz branch of the
knickerbocker when it opened. 1t was
promptly stopped by the arrival of
two wagons from which were unloaded
in view of the waiting depositors big
bundles of specie and currency.
The state bank examiner today
started an examination of the ac-
counts of the knickerbocker Trust
Company.
Bank Stops Payment.
The Knickerbocker Trust Compan.
stopped paying money to depostors at
1880, the statement being made that
cy rapidly enough.
The clearing house committee an
M tf,of Ni,,cr hul nf
the banks today:
Mercantile National bank, $454,000:
National Bank of America, S543,000;
National Bank of New Amsterdam.
$340,000; Mechanics and Traders Ma
tional bank, $335,00O National Bank Of
Commerce, $7,000000.
1t was officially announced that the
clearing house committee had rem
dered assistance today to the Mercan-
tile National bank, the National Bank
of North America and the National
Bank of New Amsterdam. 1t is stated
the large debt balance of the National
Bank of Commerce represented clear
ances Of the Knickerbocker Trust
Company.
The cashier of the National Bank Of
North America declared the bank had
received no assistance from the clear
ing house today, but had met all it's
bills without assistance. Acting State
Superintendent of Banks Skinner said
that Bank Examiner Hutchins early
today made hurried examination of
the Knickerbocker books from Sep
tember IL until today. "The result
shows" said Skinner, "that unless the
Knickerbocker Trust Company is un-
duly embarrassed, it will be able to
survive the present crisis"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-22
AT JACKsoN's TOMB
President Delivers Address at the
Hermitage Welcomed by Whites
and Blacks of the South.

Nashville, Tenn. Oct. %. The
weather is cool, bright and bracing
The special train bearing President
Roosevelt and party reached here at
9 o'clock this morning amid the BOOM
ing of cannon, ringing of bells. blow
ing of whistles. and cheering of thou
sands. From the depot the PRESIDENT s
carriage headed a long procession,
which proceeded thru the gaily decor
ated streets to the Ryan auditorium,
where after being introduced by Gov
cred a speech to a vast multitude of
people.
The president was given a most
hearty and cordial welcome by the
people, not only at the auditorium, but
while he was being driven along the
line of march of the parade. At $50
the president left the auditorium in
an automobile for the Hermitage, the
home of President Andrew jackson,
twelve miles from the city, followed
by long line of carriages, and auto
mobiles containing citizens.
On arrival of the party at the
Hermitage, they proceeded to the
tomb of Jackson, where the president
again spoke. At the conclusion of the
presidents address the presidential
party proceeded to the train at the
Hermitage station and left for Chatta-
nooga.
The presidents special made stop
of three minutes late last night at the
town of Mound Bayou, Miss, a place
where the inhabitants are all negroes
Practically the entire population con-
gregated at the station and the presi-
dent spoke to them few minutes on
good citizenship.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-22

paign he will be dependent cam
didate for comm er, that is to say,
will not be alig e ith either the bus
mess mems t. g or the city hall poll
iticians tick, > tanly he will not be
aligned VII later In his fights
in the ps acvicar has been de-
feated e united attack of the
corpora but in the coming CAM
paign 1t be almost Impossible for
the corporations to make any effective
fight upon him. The primaries under
the Des Mones plan put different
phase on the matter. II MacVlcar
should be a candidate for mayor they
might do 1t but for commissioner
where eight are to be first nominated
and then four elected Mac Vicar
stands a good show for he will get
about so many votes and no one can
didate can be centered upon against
him.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-22
~, Reading 5ss. st. Paul Az, and

Az, Reading SIS. ST. Paul 4h4, and
Northern Pacific 8.
AT 12:S5 the stock market was IN
another violent slump, Union Pacifit
selling at loss of IA, Reading
and st. Paul 6A. Call money Was
SO per cent.
There was another crumbling away
of prices at 2 o'clock, the active mar
ket leaders selling down to the lowest
Of the day and of years.
A loan Of 100000 was made on the
stock exchange this afternoon at ~
per cent Several bankers formed a
pool of s4.O00.0OO which was loaned at
between 40 and so.
The stock market had good rally
at the close, the failure of Mayer q
Company being without effect. Call
money loaned at s.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-22
CONSPIRACY SHOWN
Sensational Evidence introduced To-
day in tho Mackown Case - Others
May be Implicated in Burning Of
Il to Times Republican.

| Special to Ttmes-Republican.
Webster City, Oct. 22.-N. L. Maxon
night watchman at the Northwestern
Felt Shoe factory is still on the stand
in the trial Of George Mackown, begur
yesterday, in which Mackown !.
charged with the burning of this big
plant.
On cross examination this morning
Maxon added new sensation to the
many brought forth in this famous
case, when he stated that on the
night the plant burned and while the
fire was at it's very zenith Harry Cop
pernall and Frank Tyo, both under
foremen and close friends Of Mac
kown, came to him and advised him
to keep his mouth shut if he knew
anything. Coppernall is still a resident
Of the city, being foreman Of the new
felt shoe company's plant, and stands
high. Tyo Is in the east, having left
soon after the fire. Maxon's theory
is that these men were accomplices of
Mackown.
Maxon will probably be on the stand
the rest of the day. Mackown him
self will not take the stand for sew
eral days.
Everyone was surprised when the
MackoWn jury was impaneled yester-
day afternoon. Court did not convene
until 1880 o'clock and everyone looked
for at least two sessions to be con-
sumed in this work
Louis Birns of the firm of Musliner
Bros, of New York, the star witness
for the state, is in the city and his
presence is evidence that County At
torney Porter and A. N. Boeye will
bend every effort to convict Mackown
of both crimes charged against him.
Birns is the one man by whom the last
connecting link in the alleged embez-
Element charge can be proven, and his
arrival here is notice that the state
will practically try both the arson and
embezzlement cases in the present
trial.
Outside the statements quoted
Watchman Maxon's testimony dis
closed no evidence damaging to Mac
kown. His story Of the fire in no way
connects the prisoner with it and only
by inference do the statements quoted
accuse him. On cross examination At
torney Chase confused the witness
considerably but did not get far
enough along to controvert the state
ments quoted. He did, however, bring
out some things favoring the prisoner.
1t is understood that Mackown him.
self will take the stand in his de-
fense. The jury empanelled is COM
posed Of the following men: Andrew
Owenson of Ellsworth, Clay Hill Of
Jewell, A. S. Crosby of Webster City,
John Hubner of Stratford, Lars Stang
land of Jewell, F. B. Talman of Jewell,
Bardemas Holt of Ellsworth, George
Knutson of Ellsworth, B. e. Russell of
Jewell, o. Thornhill Of Blairsburg.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-22

did you know man named Snlth
at Eldora at that time?'
What were his initials?"
II don't know. Did you know Apple
gate at WATERLOO"
II did not"
Don't you remember scolding your
sister for taking a ride with a book
agent that summer"
II do not"
"You have considerable feeling III
this case, haven't you?''
II thing l ought to have"
'Well. do you?"
Certainly"
Frank Fl. Blydenburgh, another
brother, next took the stand. He told
of coming home one noon and finding
his sister i'll. Dickinson was there, ne
said. The brother insisted that doc
tor be called, but Irene and Dickinson
objected, according to his testimony.
Dickinson wanted her to wait until
morning Blydenburgh testified that he
received letter from his sister on the
Thursday or Friday before she died.
He said he was at Hampton when he
learned of her death and took the first
train to Des Moines. He testified that
his sister kept company with nobody
but Dickinson during the summer OF
1906, and that they were together once
each week or oftener. He said they
frequently took buggy rides.
On cross ss-examination Blydenburgh
testified that his sister said In her let
ter that she was going to Mercy hos
pital to have an operation performed.
She said she was suffering from stom-
ach and bowel trouble, but expected to
be home in few days.
"Do you remember if she said she
was going by the name of Irene Ed
wards?' asked Mr.. McIIenry.
81 do not
do you remember that she told you
you could call her up at u certain
number on Sixth avenue?"
mo. SIR
"You remember all of this letter but
the important parts don't you?" de-
manded Mr.. McHenry.
Mr. Brennan objected to the ques-
tion and the objection was sustained.
((Sontinue5 IN Second payel
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-22
Defendant in Murder Trial Will
Go on Stand as First Wit
ness For Defense
CLAIMS FRIENDSHIP PLAToNlc
Will Admit Close But Moral Relations
With Irene BIydenbursh, Nothing
More - Buggy Rides and Beer Bot
tie. Shown Numerous - State Will
Conclude Wednesday.
snecial to r1me.-nepunlican.

Special to Tfmes-RepuDllcan.
Des Moines, Oct. 22.-Frank Near
liveryman at Eldora, was the hfs'
witness in the Dickinson trial TO-DAY.
He testified that he had hired rigs
to Dickinson several times in the
summer of 1906, giving the dates OF
May 10, May IL. May is and June ..
He testified that he saw Dickinson
and irene Blydenburgh together buggy
riding on those dates, and June 70 ana
August IL. On June 6 Miss Blyden-
burgh's brother got the rig and Dick
inson returned it.
On cross examination he testified
that he had seen Miss Blydenburgh
also with q man named Carpenter,
and later that he had seen her with
other men at entertainments and other
places.
Hersham Drury testified that he
was employed by Mr.. Near that he
knew Dickinson and remembered Dick
inson returning rig at about mid
night In the summer of 1906. The
rig had been taken out by one OF the
Blydenburgh boys. In the rig when
returned he found four beer bottles,
and Dickinson told him he had been
to Union.
The Eldora doctor who performed
the post mortem on Miss Blydenburgh
testified today that she died of septic
peritonitis, from an abortion which
may have been either a. criminal or a
natural abortion.
The state will probably close It's di-
rect testimony tomorrow and Dickin-
son will be the first witness for the
defense. He will testify that he was a
friend of Irene Blydenburgh, but that
their relations were moral, and that
the friendship was platonic.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-22
CHICAGO Banks All Right.

Chicago, Oct. 22-Officials of the
banks of this city are u unit in de-
claring that never in the history or
the city have its financial institutions
been on as sound a basis as they are
at present. Prominent financiers as
serted that the financial troubles in
New York did not involve Chicago In
the slightest degree.
Dispatches to the Associated Press
from leading cities OF the east. west.
north and south Indicate that the furry
in New York finances has no apparent
effect on the local situation. While
bankers. financiers and business men
are watching the developments In New
York closely, there is apparently little
anxiety felt that the local banking in
terests will be disturbed or affected
Opinion is general that in New York
the situation will soon be settled when
the elimination of the speculative in
terests from the banking field has been
accomplished
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-22
Balloon. Passing Over Indians.

Indianapolis, Oct. 22.-At least
three balloons are passing over Indi-
ana today The first one, red In colA
or, appeared near Charlottesville at Z
o'clock, and was followed by two oth-.
ers in few minutes, all moving east
ward, and southeast. Three balloons
passed over Tennsselaer in about half
an hour One balloon was seen near
Shelbyville at 9:45, and another passed
within ten miles Of Indianapolis, go-.
ing northeast at 10. It was 1,200 feet
high, and white in color. A yellow
balloon passed Marion, going east and
was very high, at 1920. Another
passed about five miles south Of Rich-t
mond at 10, sailing a little south ana
to the east.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-22
TooAYs COURT DECISIONS.
Opinions Handed Down by Iowa.
Hjuhest Tribunal

JNlQU0Bt JTIouudJ.
Special 70 Times Republican.
Des Moines. Oct. 22.-The following
decisions were handed down by the SUI
premc court today:
State of Iowa VS.. Rutledge, appel
liant, Appanoose county. Reversed.
Mclaughlin vs.. Hubinger Bros. Com
pany. appellant. Lee county. Dis
missed.
Citizens Bank OF Pleasantville VS..
First National Bank, appellant, Mar
ION Affirmed.
Newer Harwiid Creamery Company,
VS.. Hill. appellant, Taylor. Affirmed.
Berger. appellant. vs. Tracy, Jackson
county. Affirmed.
Ramsey Realty Company VS.. Ram
sey. appellant, Monroe county Af-
firmed.
Merrman VS.. Chicago Great Western
Railway Company, appellant, Taylor
county. Affirmed
Swartley, appellant, VS.. Oak Leaf
Creamery Company, Allamakee county.
Reversed.
City of Fairfield, appellant. VS.. Shall
len5erger. Jefferson county. Reversed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-22
Stocks Hit Toboqqan.

New York, Oct. 22.-The stock mar
kets opening showed severely the ef-
feet of the renewed shock to confid-
dences caused by the spread of tinan-
cial distrust by the published details
of the affairs of the Knickerbocker
Trust Company. Prices broke widely
on the opening transactions under this
outpouring of stocks, but almost I'm
mediately rallied. The rebound IS ap-
proSimated at from one-fourth to one
half of the first break.
AT about 1880 the firm tone in the
market disappeared under renewed
heavy selling. Union Pacific broke
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-22

| Chicago, Oct. 22.-Three balloons
passed over Gray's Lake Lake county,
I Illinois, about eleven miles northwest
of Chicago, at $3.50 a. m. 1t was inn
possible to identify them. One Of the
American balloons was seen passing
| over Zion City, six miles north Of here
at $50, but was soon lost to view over
Lake Michigan.
Reports to the Associated Press
shows balloons sighted today as fol-
lows:
Heracher, ILL.,, at GAO a. M, headed
| northeastward.
Stanne, ILL.,, s: 90 a. M, eastward.
Beaverville. ILL.,, 6:20 a. m, southeast.
| ward.
Danville. ILL.,. 1920 a m. (two) south-
eastward.
Bismarck, ILL.,, $50 a. M. southeast-
ward.
New Augusta. Ind. $3.50 a. m, MOI lie
eastward.
Prescott, Ind, 7:4S a. m.
Fairland Ind, 8:14 a. m.
Plainwell, Mich, 9:45 a. M, south-
eastward.
Augusta, Mich, 1915 a. M, north-
eastward.
South Haven, Mich. 900 a. m...
northeastward.
Union City, Tenn, s:45 a. M, south-
eastward
At Macomb, Ill, the balloon est.
Louis" was spoken Of shortly after
midnight.
Cover, Mo-, s:45 a. M, (threel
! northwestward.
olivet. Mich. 1900 a. M. (two)
| northwestward.
| Galesburg, ILL.,, 1:40, northward.
Dayton, O., 1925, northeastward.
Easton Rapids, Mich, 11:15, eastward.
Fulton, O., 1850, eastward
Springfield, o., noon (P. Ommurr)
northward.
Stockbridge, Mich, 11:45, southeast-
ward
Detroit, p. M, northeastward.
Columbus, o., 1:15, eastward.
Celina, o., 12:40. southeastward.
st. Marys, o., northwestward.
Celina, o., 1880, southeastward.
The following message was recei ed
by the Associated Press this after-
noon:
Marion, Ind-This message Is
dropped from the balloon American at
10:45 a. M, the 22d.
Since early morning three balloons
are in sight, one directly ahead Of us
several miles and apparently higher,
travelling faster, and two others south
and behind us. We are moving slow
ly east by south.
'MCOY AND CHANDLER"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-22
SUSPEND FIRE CHIEF
Fireman julius ANNA, of Boone, Re-
signs, Following Trouble With L. s.
Lille = City Council to Continue
Hearing.

tISdtIuSs
Special to Times-Republican.
Boone, Oct. 22.-Fire Chief L. E.
Lille, last night at a meeting of the
city council. was suspended fifteen
days, and julius ANNA. fireman, re-
signed as the result of a difference at
the fire station Saturday evening. Lille
and ANNA fought, and the council
held meeting to take up the situation.
ANNA testified that the fire chief had
been drinking, etc. Lille testified to
troubles with ANNA The council
then accepted Amma's resignation. and
suspended Lille. William West is in
charge of the station. The trouble
caused sensation here. Lille was
arrested here on information by ANNA,
who charged assault and battery. The
hearing will be continued tonight.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-22
RLDGELY is NOT ALARMED.
Comptroller Of Currency Says Banks
Are All Solvent.


Washington, Oct. 22.-Comptrol!> ar r {
the Currency Ridgely, in speaking of
the financial situation in New York
today, said:
"My advices from New York this
morning are reassuring. The situation
there should now improve. The storm
has broken and the damage is known,
without any failures of national banks
which have lately been criticized. The
clearing house confirms my reports
that these banks are all solvent and is
standing by them. Their debit ball
ances at the clearing house this morn
ing are less than expected. I UNDER
stand one bank paid it's balance with
out help The national banks Of the
country generally are in strong shape
and there is not the slightest occasion
for any alarm in regard to them. This
is the time for GOODNESS and prudence,
not for ALARM
When Secretary Cortelyou was ques-
toned today as to his intentions with
respect to the financial situation in
New York, he said he was not prepared
to make any statement. 1t is known,
however, that the secretary stands
ready to meet any situation that nay
develop and is in a position to lr tl..s.
Cortelyou to the Rescue.
1t is understood that Cortelyou has
ordered s6.0C0.000 distributed among
the. leading national banks of New
York
Acting upon advices from New York
regarding the financial situation there,
Secretary Cortelyou will leave for
New York at o'clock this afternoon
The officers of the Knickerbocker
company said the company had paid
out between s7.oOo,0O0 and sS,0OO,OO0 to
depoSitors today
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-22
london Market Affected.

London. Oct. 22.-American stecks,
which opened strong today, followed
Wall street quotations of yesterday,
fell heavily on wild reports in con-
nection with the financial situation in
New York. and liquidation by Ameri-
can houses In London caused further
decline.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-22
MONDAY AFTERNOON EVIDENCE
Relations Between Dickinson and
Young Woman Shown.


Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Oct. 22.-Efforts by the
state to prove criminal relations be-
tween H. B. Dickinson and Irene Bly,
denburgh occupied almost the entire
afternoon session of the Dickinson
murder trial yesterday. 1t was estab-
lished that the two were freuently in
each others company during the sum-
mer of 1906, but it was not established
satisfactorily that they had ever spent
night together, as claimed by the
prosecution. This mornings session
was devoted to taking evidence along
the same lines and County Attorney
De Graft declares that it will be con-
clusively shown that Dickinson and
Miss Blydenburgh registered together
and occupied the same rooms at the
Hotel Monroe in Grinnell and the Pill
grim hotel in Marshalltown.
r. ]. Gardner, former night clerk at
the Hotel Monroe, testified that he saw
a young woman in Dickinson's room
on the night Of July 4, and he identi-
fed a photograph of Irene Blyden-
burgh as the girl he saw at that time
But the witness weakened under a
merciless fire of cross questions by At
torney Walter McHenry, and his de-
scription of the girl did not fit Miss
Blydenburgh. At one point in the
cross-examination the county attorney
protested against it's severity.
"Why don't you handle the witness
~ decent manner2" he said to Mr..
McHenry.
Il will handle him in the way want
to. You are not running this end Of
it, hotly replied McHenry.
Tilts between the attorneys enliv-
ened the proceedings during the entire
day. The fact that Judge Brennan
yesterday overruled the motion of the
defense to strike from the record all
testimony in regard to DR.. Gadd's con-
nection with the case after Irene Bly,
denburgh came reeling into the Cook
home on the Thursday before she died
did not prevent Mr.. McHenry from
continuing his objections.
Il object to this testimony, and we
want our objections In the record"
he would say each time DR.. Gadd's
name was mentioned.
Girls Brothers On the Stand.
Arthur Blydenburgh the dead girls
younger DTOluoT, Was Tie lliSL Wllu6SS
called to the stand in the afternoon. He
said he accompanied his sister to the
depot in Eldora when she departed for
Des Moines on what proved to be her
last trip. He said that his sister told
him that Dickinson was to meet her at
the station in Des Moines. She was
looking we'll when she left. he testified.
He had last seen Dickinson and Irene
together during the latter part OF Au-
gust.
Attorney McHenry made an endeavor
on cross examination to prove that
Miss Blydenburgh had been on fa-
miliar terms with other men besides
Dickinson during that summer. This
the witness denied.
'.Do you mean to tell this jury that
your sister never associated with any
other mem" demanded the attorney.
Yes, I mean that"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-22
RACE FEELING HIGH
Negro in Police Court at Waterloo
Fears Lynchins = Assault on Girl
Causes Whites to Make Threats.

Special to Republican
Waterloo, Oct. 22.-when George
Jackson, colored. was arraign d in po-
lice court today on a charge of threat
ening the life of an officer, crowd of
200 in the court room and around the
city hall led the prisoner to think he
would be lynched. He trembled SO he
could hardly speak and wept, pleading
his innocence. He was released and
will probably leave town.
The debauching recently of 12-
year-old girl by a colored man has
aroused public feeling against the coll
ored race.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-22
ORPHAN GIRLS BENEFIT.
Millionaire Carson, Philadelphia, Left
$5,00O,Q00 Reuuest for institution,

Philadelphia, Oct. 22.-It was an
nounced today that the will of Robert
N. Carson, the millionaire of this city,
who died suddenly in theater las.
week, provides for a $5,00O,00O institu-
tion for orphan girls, patterned after
Girard college in this city, which is
exclusively for boys. The bequest be-
comes effective after the death of his
widow, Mrs. Francis Carson.