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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-26
AMERICANS FIRST
IO REACH CHICAGO
Thomas Flyer and United States
Military Car Come in Close
Together
DRIVERS GIVEN AN OVATION
Military Car Passes Thomas While He
Is Enjoying Banquet in Indiana =
Thirteen Days of Fighting With
snowdrifts and Billiards Ended -
Car Leaves Chicago Tomorrow.

Chicago. Feb. 26-American ingenul-
ty and American pluck triumphed yes
terday over the German, French and
Italian They carried the Stars ana
Stripes first into Chicago in the great
international automobile race from
New York to Paris.
The first 1,2O0-mile lap in the e.
OOO-mile endurance race ended in a
victory for the only American car In
the hazardous contest. the Thomas
FLYER, which reached the Chicago Au-
tomobile Club at 4:3o o'clock in the
afternoon
With bands playing patriotic airs
and flags flying, hundreds of members
Of the Chicago Automobile Club anu
Chicago Motor Club met the leader IN
the race at the South Shore Country
Club, a few minutes before 4 o'clock
Piloted by two Chicago cars the Flyer
had made the run from Hobart, Ind.
thru huge drifts and binding bllZ-
Zard. Montague Roberts. the driver OF
the car, who had fought valiantly for
thirteen days thru snowdrifts, mud and
violent storms, was at the wheel.
He received an ovation and was es-
corted in triumphal procession thru
the South Parks and Michigan avenue
Fifty automobiles, dtaped with the
American flag and club insignia, fol-
lowed the winner thru the streets. All
along Michigan avenue the walks were
lined with cheering throngs, despite
the storm.
Five minutes before the arrival of the
leader in the New York-Paris contest
the Studebaker car, carrying mes
sage from General Grant in New York
to Fort Leavenworth, Kas., reached the
Chicago Automobile Club, altho its SO
early arrival was unheralded and un-
sung. The Studebaker. which lefl
New York six days after the globe
grdlers, overlook the Thomas car al
Hobart, Ind, yesterday at noon. while
Roberts, C. A. Coey, local manager OF
the Thomas Manufacturing Company
and other aids in the race were eating
their dinner and taking rest
The Studebaker had been driven
night and day with relays of operators
while the five cars in the international
race retained the drivers who left New
York with them Feb. II.
After a day or two of rest Roberts
and his assistants will push on at once
to Omaha, and from there to San Fran
cisco. At San Francisco they will take
boat for Valdez. The American car
will not wait for the other cars in the
contest, as Roberts IS determined to
keep his lead. The start probably will
be made Thursday morning.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-26
DIES WITH IDENTITY UNKNOWN
Man Gives Name at Des Moines Hos
pital, But Nothing Further.

Des Moines, Feb. 26-Another mys-
terry has been added to the city's list
of the unsolved in the death of a man
about As years at the Methodist hos
pital When asked if he had any rela-
tives or friends who should be COM
municated with in the case Of death, he
choked as tho to shut out unpleasant
memories and answered.: "None." The
man is thought to be one of those
hopeless derelicts who wander ainless-
ly over the country. He was found
suffering about week ago in the Cen
trail State hotel on Court avenue with
pneumonia The remains are now ly-
ing at Harry Gray's undertaking par
lors on Locust street. The body Will
be kept for three days and should it
not be claimed at the expiration OF
that time it will be sent to some medl-
cal institute The body bears marks
which seem to indicate that the man
was at one time sailor On the left
arm is a tattooed picture of boy
holding an American flag and under
meath are the initials "M. r." The man
gave his name at the hospital as
Frank Bennett The right arm is gone
at the shoulder and the face adorned
by .tubby greyish mustache. shows
unmistakable signs Of exposure.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-26
WAS HARRIS MURDERED?
Coroner Investigating Mysteriou
Death Near Ankeny.

Death Near Ankeny.
Des Moines, Feb. 26.-That George
Harris, colored, who was killed Sun
day night on the Northwestern tracks
near Ankeny, came to his death other
than accidentally Coroner NeWlen
seems we'll satisfied.
Just who is responsible for the
death of this man the coroner cannot
say. but he is trying to discover what
James Sanderson knows about it.
Sanderson is the man who came walk
ing into Ankeny on the night of the
accident and reported to Constable
Landy that he saw parts Of a mans
clothing lying near the tracks. He
claimed he did not see the body,
altho walking right by where the
gruesome body lay. nod did he see the
accident.
1t has been learned for almost a
certainty that the two men started
from Des Moines together and were
together all day Sunday in this city.
Just why either of the men were
walking toward Ankeny when they
live at Enterprise, which is at an
opposite direction. no one can say,
nor has Sanderson yet given an ex-
planation.
1t is also rumored that these two
men were the rival claimants for the
hand of young negro girl in Enter
prise, and this may have more or
less to do with the case. The author
tiles are working on this clue and ex-
nect to learn something definite before
night.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-26

HUGHES DEFEATED AGAIN.
Senate Fails to Concur in Renewed
Recommendatio Regarding Kelsey.

Albany, n. Y, Feb. 26-Without
word, comment or debate on the mer-
It's of the question, the senate today
by vote of ayes 10, and noes 80, for the
second time refused to concur in the
renewed recommendation Of Governor
Hughes that Otto Kelsey be removed
on the ground of incompetency. from
the office of state superintendent OF
insurance
In the message which he sent to
the senate recently asking vote
sanctioning the removal of Kelsey,
Governor Hughes stated that the sup
erintendent had neglected to bring the
insurance department out of a condi-
ton of inefficiency which the legisla-
tive committee investigation in 1906
had shown prevailed there. The sub
ordinates who had failed under the
previous superintendents to perform
their duties in the public interest. as
the governor claimed, had been per-
qntted to retain their places and there
had been no reorganization of the
department such as, in the governor
Judgment, was demanded to place it
upon a basis of efficiency necessary
to restore confidence in the insurance
companies doing business in the state.
In short, the governor held Kelsey
did not measure up TO the standard
required of a head Of SO important
department of the state government.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-26
WARRANT FOR ROY
American Actress Alleges French Hus-
band Killed Her Brother - French
Law Does Not Permit Of Extra
d;%;on

Paris, Feb. 2e.-The police Of this
city have received from New York
warrant for the arrest of Paul Roy, on
a charge of murder. This charge was
made by Roy's wife, an American act
ress known also as Glacia Gala, who
declares that he murdered her brother,
George A. Carkins, early in January
in New Hampshire. The warrant has
not vet beer served. The French law
does not permit the extradition OF
French citizens, but provides for their
trial and punishment in France for
crimes committed abroad. Roy's
brothers point out that his marriage
to Miss Carkins is illegal in France,
as he had not previously obtained the
consent of his parents. They say that
he will apply for a divorce in America
on the ground that his wife misrepre-
sented her age at the time Of her mar
riage, swearing that she was 27, when
she was really "a years old.
This afternoon Paul Roy gave out
a. statement from his fathers home at
Neuilly. Roy says he was married to
Miss Carkns in Boston. October 4,
last, and after the marriage, at which
there were no witnesses, the couple
went to Newington, N. H., and lived
in the country house Of his wife. After
visiting relatives on January 2, Roy
and his wife returned home and had
dinner in company with Mrs. Roys
brother, George A. Carkins.
"After dinner we planned to go over
to Greenland to attend concert" Roy
said my wife left the room to dress
herself, returning shortly in a beaut1-
full costume, wearing large hat.
told her her hat was too large to r1de
comfortably in an automobile, but at
this comment she answered rudely,
saying she intended to please her
brother and not me.
I said to her: Then I won't go with
YOU Thinking my wife would repent
/ waited for a quarter of an hour
then walked thru the house to the
kitchen, where I found my wife and
Carkins ir an excited conversation.
Suddenly, Carkins launched gross
epithet at me. in English and replied
in French. Repeat that in English If
YOU dare" cried my wife. II repeated
my statement In English, whereupon
Carkins opened fire on me- drew out
NV revolver in self defense. We both
emptied our weapons. Unfortunately
hit him at the first shot. Car
kins staggered forward to the
door. murmuring IT am dying"
81 rushed out to secure help and re-
turned with relatives. Carkins was
dead. We all agreed to say it was a
case of suicide" Later. Roy, accom-
panied by his wife, went to New York.
He left New York for France. when
he learned his mother was i'll. and. in
conclusion. Roy says in, a statements:
"Jt was clearly case of shooting in
self-defense. and my wife knows this
ac ,.au as do
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-26
Tells of Relief ps-.nne ent

Washington, Feb. 21.-Arguments for
and against the employers liability bill
were heard today by the house COM
mittee on Judiciary. Second Vice
President Bond, of the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad company, detailed the
workings of the relief departments Of
the different railway systems, which he
said represent an attempt to establish
a compensation system. He said that
all his company asked of the commit
tee was that they SO frame legislation
as not to destroy this system. All
agree, he said, that the scope of any
employers liability bill that can now
be passed by congress, is very much
narrowed, and all also agree upon the
Importance of having the bill drawn
on such sound and constitutional
grounds that the whole matter will not
be tied up in litigation for two or
three years.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-26
PRESIDENT IN NEW ROLE.
Wants Square Deal for Hartman in
Claim for Work Done.


New York, Feb. 26.-Inf1uenced
largely by statement from President
Roosevelt that he has no differences
with E. H. Hartman over the PROPOSE
ton that the government shall reim-
burse the Southern Pacific company
for moneys spent in saving the I'M
perial valley, in southern California,
from inundation by the Colorado river,
the house committee on claims is pre-
pairing to take up the bill, which ap-
propriates something over $1,600,000 to
paw the Hartman company back it's
expenditures, says Washington dis
patch.
The committee will hold a meeting
this week to consider a bill, at which
H. T. Corey, chief engineer of the Cali
fornia Development company, and Max
Eyert. attorney for that concern, will
be heard. The Southern Pacific is sup
posed to be the owner of 81 per cent
of the stock of the California Develop
ment company, which did the work Of
closing up the gap in the Colorado
river. thru which the water poured into
the Imperial valley late in 1906.
President 3oosevelt's statement was
made verbally to Senator Flint and
Representative Smith, of California,
both of whom introduced bills to reim-
burse the Southern Pacific, and to
Chairman Miller of the house commit
tee on claims. whom he summoned to
the White House last week for the
express purpose Of impressing upon
him his belief that Hartman ought to
be paid.
There was no surrendering on the
part of the president of any adverse
opinion he may have had concerning g
the desirability Of Hartman as cit
ten or as a trust manipulation. He
desired it strictly understood that he
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-26
A SECOND GLADSTONE
Or. GunsauIus Likens Roosevelt to the
Great British Statesman-Poster
Will Honor Him.

Kansas City, Feb. 26,-"Gladstonc
was strong man whose human side
showed in all his policies. and Ronse-
welt is his counterpart. The two will
go down in history side by side; will
have place which is all their own"
Thus declared Rev. Frank ". Gun
saulus, president Of the Armour LASH
tute of Technology, of Chicago, in the
course of an address here las night.
Continuing Rev. DR.. Gunsaulus said in
part:
while times of great trouble like
the civil war demand Lincoln. times
like the present need man vino has
some of the qualities of Gladstone, and
Roosevelt mas them in plenty. Pecpc
fifty years from now will be forced
t. admit that Roosevelt was a great
man, whatever faults they may discov-
er in him"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-26

it is not believed there will be gen.
eral opposition.
Hon. Leslie M. Shaw did not come
to Des Moines yesterday and politi-
clans breathe easier now. Mr.. Shaw
sent word to the Chamberlain to hold
his mail. From this it was q red
that he was to be in Des Mo yes
terday. When yesterday a he
telegraphed from Chicago t s ward
his mail to his address on = dWay,
New York.
There are politicians g always
like to have Shaw come tc = Mones
for the reason that thew - him as
a joke and are ever res q o laugh.
There are other politi :. in this
particular campaign VIII clare that
Shaw is nothing and can get nothing
from Iowa. but every time Shaw turns
around and looks this way or gives
out an interview or makes a speech.
they look on with bated breath for q
time and then with sigh Of relief de-
clare that Shaw amounts to nothing
in Iowa.
Il am convinced that Mr.. Shaw has
become convinced that he can't get
the Iowa delegation for president or
vice president and stands no show for
United States senator and so proposes
to play the roll OF disturber," said
a progressive today. "Shaw proposes
to cause all the trouble he can in the
state, and then II nothing comes OF It
he has had his fun and If something
does come of it. we'll and good for
him"
SHAW killed himself off when he
began fighting Roosevelt said a
standpatter of prominence. Roosevelt
took Shaw up when he was politically
dead and gave him new political life.
IT looks to me like the basest ingrat-
itude for him to fight Roosevelt now
and yet I am convinced that is Just
what he is doing. He has said just
enough in his interviews to convince
most people that at least he Is not in
sympathy with the president"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-26
Grafton Delivered Over Dead
Denver Priest Criticism of
Social Conditions
SCORES LIBERAL TEACHINGS
Many Notable Citizens, Including Gov-
ernor BuchteI, Attend the Services
Thousands at Church and Adjoining
streets-Body to Be Taken to Pater-
son, N. J.

| Denver, Feb. 26.-With the solemnfty
and spotless character, the body of
Rev Father Leo Heinrichs was taken
| from ST. Elizabeth church today to
| the union station, where it was placed
| aboard the Burlington train to be for
Warded to Paterson. n. j.. where the
franciscan fathers have their Amer-
ican headquarters. The funeral pro-
cession was a notable one and was
witnessed by thousands who stood
bareheaded as the hearse passed.
| When the service was begun i'll the
church, every available seat was filed
and crowd of 5000 persons waited
patiently outside until the ceremony
was over. Inside the church were many
prominent citizens of Denver, includ-
ing Governor Buchtel and Mayor
Speer. Solemn high mass was recited
and the service was impressive. Rev.
| Father William ORyan delivered the
funeral sermon, in which he highly
eulogized the martyred priest.
| Rev. Father Organ said in part:
THAT any sermon is attempted on
this solemn occasion is not because OF
Father Leo, a simple Franciscan friar,
who is dead, nor even because of the
high offense against the Almighty Fa-
ther of us all, who lives, but because Of
| the society in which we live and it's
| outraged and loosened bond of law.
| Crimes such as that of last Sunday are
assaults on no mere Individual; they
are against you and me-all of us.
They strike and wound law and JUS
tice in her holy sanctuary, whence
breathes the very life of civilized
state.
Great God brethren, what are we
doing? OF what are we thinking? A
great president of our country is slain
by a degenerate who was nerved to the
deed by socialist and anarchist vapor-
| ings We read that anarchy has its
seat in New Jersey, that she sits in
council in New Orleans or Chicago.
They have a propaganda, red press.
an Appeal to Reason forsooth; we are
made aware that some of them come
here from southern and eastern Eu-
rope in every shipload. With supine
Indifference we look on. Have we
found pearl beyond price that we
may roll it into the dust like child's
plaything? Have we grown so cold
in our love toward the fair vestal OF
liberty that we feel no Indignation
when ruffian and stranger treat her
as if she were a harlot of a public
placer"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-26
AIio Charged With Murder.

Information charging Giuseppe Alio
with the murder of Father Heinrichs
was filed today in the district court.
The action is taken to indicate that the
authorities have secured from the
prisoner all the information concerns
ing his crime and connections which
they deem necessary or expect him to
divulge He was brought secretly
back to Denver from Colorado Springs
to .ghich city he was removed last
Sunday for safekeeping, and will be
placed on trial at an early date.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-26
wREcKERs FAIL
Another Unsuccessful Attempt 70
Wreck Passenger Train in Missouri
Engine Damaged and Crew Slight
Iy Hurt.

Higginsville. No. Feb. 26.-An at
tempt to wreck the east bound Chicago
& Alton passenger train running from
Kansas City to st. Louis was made at
the west edge Of Higgnsville late last
night. A freight train that preceded
the passenger knocked the obstruction
from the tracks.
A similar attempt to wreck the west
bound Missouri Pacific passenger train
at Otterville was made last Friday
night. AT a point at the foot Of Main
street q dozen heavy logs had been
placed across the tracks and securely
braced. The freight train that struck
the obstruction fortunately was run
ming at low rate of speed. The engine
was damaged and the crew slightly
hurt. The only thing that saved the
passenger train was the fact that it
was few minutes late. There is no
clue to the Wreckers. Railway men be-
lieve their purpose was robbery.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-26
JOLT FOR woMEN's CARD CLUBS
Mayor Proposes to Take Gambling
Feature Before Grand Jury.

Hartford City, Ind, Feb. 26.-Mem-
bers of women's clubs that indulge in
card parties and play for prizes have
been betrayed by one of their number
and there is CONSERVATION in club cir
cles Mayor Lucas issued an edict
some time ago declaring that playing
cards for prizes is gambling and that
women or men guilty Of it would be
prosecuted. Since then the clubs have
met regularly but the names of prize
winners were kept secres, 1t develops
today that the mayor has list of the
prize winners. the prizes won, and
where the games We're played He says
he does not propose to institute pro-
ceedings against the women himself,
but he holds the lists subject to call
by the grand jury, which will convene
in a few daVS.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-26
WINNIPEG GRAIN TRADE KILLED
Hostile Legislation Puts Once Busy
Market Out of Existence,

Winnipeg, Man.. Feb. 26.-For all
practical purposes the Winnipeg Grain
and Produce Exchange has ceased to
exist. All that remains Of the once
active market is a large room in which
men walk around and do curb trading.
BY the end Of the week American mar
ket quotations, which represent a
monthly outlay of over $500, will cease.
Grain men have been offered a char
ter at Fort William, at the head of
Lake Superior and the council of the
grain exchange is considering moving
there, as adverse legislation recently
passed by the Manitoba government
greatly hampers the grain business.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-26
DEFENSE MAKES MOVE,
Contractor Sanderson and Others Will
Not Be Called as Witnesses.

Harrisburg, Pa, Feb. 26.-Taking
the position that the commonwealth
has not made out a case against Con-
tractor j. H. Sanderson and he former
Shumaker, on trial charged with con-
spiracy to cheat the state in furnishing
the new capitol, the lawyers for the
defense have decided to call none Of
their clients as witnesses. The states
lawyers insist that they made out a
case against all the defendants, and to
further strengthen their case they will
call large number Of witnesses in re-
huttal
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-26
culberson oppo,es AIdrich Bill.

Washington, Feb. 26-In a speech on
the Aldrich currency bill in the senate
today, Culberson stated it was his in
tention to make an effort to have the
bill so amended as to require national
banks to keep their reserves in their
own vaults and prohibit them from
using government funds deposited with
them in any way that might promote
speculation in stocks and bonds. He
denounced the Aldrich bill as calcu-
lated to give additional power to the
author of financial disturbances.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-26
pALzELL DEFENDS PARTY.
Declares Republican Party Is Ready
to Stand on Its Record.

=
Washington, Feb. 26.-In long
speech in the house today in defense
Of republican policies, Representative
Dalzell, of Pennsylvania, made reply
to the recent speech referring to Cock
rams assertion that there never had
been policy permanently incorpora-
ted into the political system of the
country that was not Of democratic or
igin sDalzell declared that there never
had been such a policy that was of
democratic origin except the establish
ment of the independent treasury sys-
tenn and the extension Of territory in
the interest of slavery. He declared
the republican party invites the issue
in the coming campaign on every
ground, not only upon it's professions,
but upon its achievements, it's loyalty
to principles and pledges.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-26
JOHN ALLISON pARDoNED.
Was Recaptured at Rock Island in 1906
After Two Years Freedom.

Lansing, Mich, Feb. 26.-John Alli-
son, member of "a notorious lake
shore gang and one Of the Richland
band of robbers, who made sensa-
tional escape from the state prison in
1904, and was recaptured after two
years freedom at Rock Island, ILL.,,
where he had married and had led a
decent life, today was conditionally
pardoned by the state board of par
dons. He will be released from the
Jackson prison March 1. 1t is under
stood he will go back to Rock Island
with his family and resume work in
the plow works. where he was en-
ployed when an officer recognized him
vict.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-26
ANOTHER BLACK HAND THREAT
st. Louis Physician Under Police
Guard for Protection.

st. Louis, Feb. 26.-Since yesterday.
afternoon a police guard has been sta
toned at the home of DR.. Julius F.
Menestrina, prominent Italian phy-
sician. who is the recipient of an un-
signed BLACK Hand communication,
written in Italian, demanding $500
and threatening the physician with de$
capitation if he fails to comply.