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The San Francisco call., 1908-03-25
BOARD OF HEALTH
ASkSFOR S49O,OOO
Part OF Fund Needed to Estab-
lish Supervision Of Diaries
Supplying City

The board of health estimates that it
will need in the neighborhood of half
million dollars during the next fiscal
year. The members met yesterday to
prepare budget to be presented to the
supervisors, and after making thor
ough canvass of the several depart
ments agreed to ask for $3.50, 900, which
is about 100000 in excess of the ap-
preparation allowed last year
This increase in the running ex-
penses Of the department is said to be
due to several causes. There are 1900
persons in the almshouse at present. as
against 500 last year, and the sanitation
force is much larger than at any pre-
vious period in the history of the de-
partment.
Among the proposed expenditures is
an item of $4,000 to maintain a milk
inspection system outside the city to
insure a better and purer supply. While
the members OF the health board admit
that they have no control over dairies
outside of this county, they believe that
the ranchers will submit to hAing the
milk tested, as it rests with the com
mission to permit 1t being brought in
here.
suggestion made by City Physician
watkins was received favorably and
will be submitted to the board of edu-
cation 1t is to secure adjustable desks
for the schools when new furniture is
ordered DR.. watkins says that if the
desks were adjustable there would not
be so many stoop shou]dered children
in the public schools. The desks in use
cannot be raised or lowered to suit the
pupils. and the result is the children
are compelled to get into awkward po-
sitions to use them.
.>~-S~~>>~~~~~~-~~~~s- observation-disclosures
Greene, John Page, Thomas Boyle,
Arthur Hearne. c. Spare, Henry Rog-
ers, Detective Harry Braigg and Henry
Englander. The case will be continued
this afternoon.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-25
ORDER METAL FILES
Supervisors to Safeguard Val
liable Documents and
Records

The building committee of the super
visors agreed yesterday to install
metal instead of wooden furniture In
the hall of records to lessen the dan
ger from fire. Records and documents
that could not be replaced If destroyed
are on file in the office, and the COM
mittee is determined to safeguard
them.
The title searching companies which
have clerks at work in the office will
be supplied with metal furniture of a
uniform design and for the use Of
which they must pay the city month
" rental
The board of education was directed
to procure estimates of the cost OF
placing the plumbing in the MouldeI
and Lowell schools in sanitary condi-
ton.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-25

where the officers and men of the
navy may store any of their personal
effects. The floats VIII be controlled
by the official committee and the pub
lie will be assured every courtesy.
If the department at Washington
grants the harbor commissioners per-
mission to maintain these floats after
the fleets departure. san Francisco
will be the first city in the United
States to have permanent government
landings
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-18
NO SLEEP FOR SIXTY DAYS.
odebolt Woman Victim of Strange
Malady-FinalIy Gets Rest.

Des Moines. May 1S.-,Miss Esther
Chinberg, of Odebolt, closed her eyes
in sleep for the first time in two
months She is at the home OF A. W.
Carlson, 1900 Capitol avenue.
Two months ago Miss Chinberg, a
daughter of prominent Odebolt
family, was seized with severe at
tack of insomnia. For several nights
she tossed ABOUT on her bed trying in
vain to get few minutes of sleep, but
she was unsuccessful All the family
remedies were tried, but they failed to
produce Sleep Physicians worked
with her, but never once were they
able to get the young woman to sleep.
Then they brought the young wonl-
an to Des Moines. She was taken to
the home of A. w. Carlson, 1900 Capt.
tol avenue. DR.. Granville Ryan, the
family physician, was summoned. For
three days and nights he attended the
young woman. Then she slept 1t was
but a short slep, but 1t saved her life.
The next night she slept again. And
the third night she enjoyed good
rest.
How many days longer Miss Chin
berg could have lived without sleep,
or how long her brain would have en-
dured the strain, is question. When
she was brought to Des Moines she
was in a precarious condition. The
loss of sleep was gradually affecting
her brain, and all agree that within a
few days more she would have lost her
reason.
The case is the most unique in the
annals of medical science. Never be-
fore has there been similar case IN
Des Moines. What method DR.. Ryan
used that was SO successful In produc-
ing sleep, after all others failed, he re-
fuses to state. This week the state
medical society has a meeting in Des
Moines. At that time DR.. Ryan Will
make complete report Of the case
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-18
JoHNsoN's STAR RISES.
Minnesota Executive Gained
Strength in Convention Of Governors.

+ & ~ IS &
Declared Minnesot Executive Gained
Strength in Convention Of Governors.
washington, May 1s.--Now that the
republican delegates have all been
elected, greater interest than before
will center in the democratic situation.
The interesting feature OF the moment
Is the rising star of Governor Johnson
since his appearance among the party
leaders hear during the week just
passed. The political prophets are pre-
dieting some interesting results from
state conventions and primaries to be
held this week. To many Bryan is
menaced more right now than at any
previous stage of the contest.
The fact that more southern states
than originally expected are going to
send uninstructed delegations to Dem
yer is causing revival Of the feeling
that the outcome OF the democratic ma
tional convention will not be known
positively in advance. Great interest
attaches to the primaries in Alabama
tomorrow. An uninstructed delegation
Is thought possible and In any event,
several districts are expected to go
against Bryan. With uninstructed del
egates from Alabama, Virginia, Louisi-
ana and other states. and with the
probability Of the same thing as to
Pennsylvania and Michigan, indicated,
together with the action already taken
in New York and portions Of New Eng
land, the anti -Bryanites and several
unprejudiced observers are figuring
that the opposition. will have good bit
more than one-third Of the delegates.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-18
Hank scott's Shirts.

remember Hank Scott we'll. He
lived out in my town and one day
he visited the city and bought halt
dozen flannel shirts at a bargain sale
On the way home there was wreck
and Hank was thrown thru q bridge
into the water. Fortunately he was
unharmed and reached home in an
hour iby walking vigorously. He CROPPED
his way up to bed and, lighting the
lamp, was surprised at his wife's excla-
mation:
..Well for heavens sake, Hank Scott,
what do you mean by coming home
withut any shirt and one of them new
tangled neckties around your neck?
The shirt had shrunk
Hank had seven children, and they
started those shirts down the line. The
Oldest boy sqeezed into them after the
first washing. The second lad fell heir
to them after the second washing, and
so on down to the baby. But they had
to stop that, because one night the kid
upset a bottle of milk on the shirt
and was purple in the face when Mrs.
Scott awakened and rescued it. Since
then Hank always buys his flannel
shirts from his home merchant.
at may cost a little more at the
start" says Hank, "but it's a burned
sight less verifying afterwards"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-18
THAw HAS SMALL HOPE.
Fears He Has Failed to convinosI
judge Of His Sanity.

Fears ne has aIIod to ConvlnooIs
Judge Of His Sanity.
New York, May 1S.-E1arry K. Thaw
seems to realize that his efforts to gain
freedom from confinement in the Matt
teawan insane asylum, which terrnin-
ated so suddenly in the closing of evi-a
dence before Justice Morschauser Sat
urday night, have already failed. The
witness stand were sufficient to undo
all the structure Of testimony his cOl1n.
sci had raised. "a
During the three days hearing before
Justice Morschauser the prisoners
bearing had been almost identical with 4
that Displayed by him while he was
on trial for his life. When District
Attorney Jerome called upon him to
take the stand he went to pieces and
foundered In manifest daze. Jer-
ONES first question drew only an In
coherent and muffled answer from him
and In his bewilderment Thaw turred
appealingly to the Justice When his
answer did become distingulshable
upon the reiteration OF the questions
by Jerome. Thaw's statements mani4
tested a strange inconsequence.
There are plenty Of ways left for
making the fight for Thaw's freedom
said Mr.. Peabody, but we are not
crossing bridges before we come to
Them
There remains but one line Of attack
for his counsel and that is the COM
tention which still remains to be sub
mitted on brief, that the law under
which Justice Bowling committed
Ttaw to Matteawan at the close OF the
second murder trial Is unconstitutional.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-18
STRIKING GAR MEN
Want arbitration
Proposition to Be Submitted to
Street Car Company to
Settle Dispute
RlorlNe STILL IN PROGRESS
Trolley Wires Cut, and Non-Union
Mon Assaulted by Strike sympa-
thixers - Company Increases Num-
Der Of Car. Operated - Policemen
Guard Each Car.

Cleveland, May 18.-Many acts Of
lawlessness were committed in con-
nection with the street car strike be-
tween midnight and dawn today. Troll
" wires were cut, crews driven from
the cars, and in some instances non
union men were attacked by strike
sympathizers.
The trolly wires in Lakewood,
western suburb. were cut in several
places, with the result that the Mu-
nicipal Traction Company announced
this morning that no further attempt
would be made to operate cars in that
section until the Lakewood authori-
ties guaranteed protection for its
men and cars.
After q conference that continued
almost thruout the night. between the
union officers, headed by President
Mahon, of the street car mons union,
and members Of the state arbitration
board, it was stated unofficially that
q formal proposition for arbitration
would probably be made to President
Dupont. OF the traction company, BY
an arbitration board on behalf OF the
men There was . marked Increase
in the number Of cars operated by the
company today. Each car carried po-
licemen In the motormen's vestibule
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-18
DoLLIvER DOESN'T eETIT.
Will Not Open Chicago Republican
Convention.

Convention.
Chicago, May 1S.-United States Sem
ator julius Caesar Burrows of Michl-
gan was selected Saturday night by the
subcommittee of the republican nation
al committee to be temporary chairman
of the national convention. Other Of
ficers follow:
Ger secretary. John r. Malloy,
ColU @ 8, o.: chief assistant secre-
tar. 5 life B. Gleason, New York, N.
Y; assistant secretaries, Charles
Br Smith. Parkersburg, w. Va;
e Walker Smith, Hartford, Conn.,;
7 s o NJ. Heofele, st. Louis, Mo-; M.
g obin, Vinton, Ia; Charles M. Har-
Abilene. Kas.; Allen Hollis, Con-
81 d. n. H.; reading clerks, Thomas
. Williamson, Edwardsville, ILL.,; Geo.
-. Wilson. Des Moines, Ia: parliamen-
-,arian. Asher c. Kinds Washington, D.
c., official reporter, NJ w. Blumen-
berg. Washington. d. c.: messenger to
chairman, e. Stone, Indianapolis, lnd.'
messenger to the secretary. John n.
jackson, Cincinnati, o.; sergeant, at
arms, William F. Stone, Baltimore,
Nd; first assistant sergeant at arms,
Edward P. Thayer, Greenfield. Ind;
chief of door keepers, Stephen r. Ma
son, Baltimore. Md.
After making the appointments the
committee adjourned. With the excep-
tion OF Chairman New and Sergeant
alarms Stone, who will stay here un-
til after the convention, the members
left for their homes last night.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-18
Threaten OFFICERS
N GUINNESS PROB
Anonymous Letters Received B.
LaPorte officials Warning
Them to Desist
THREATENED WITH DEATt
THREATENED WITH DEATt
Police Chief and County ProseeutoI
Receive Letters From Unknown Per-
sons in New York-Grand Jury Bs;
gins Investigation Of Fourtsss
Deaths-Another Missing Man.

LaPorte, Ind. May 1s.-The grand
jury convened this morning and Inn
mediately began work towards investiy
cation of the mystery surrounding the
death Of fourteen persons at the farm
of Mrs. Belle Guinness.
Prosecutor Smith today received .
letter from Brooklyn. N. Y, which
threatened him with death unless he /
resign his Office and drop the GunnesS
investigation. Chief Of Police Coch1
rane is in receipt Of letter from New
York saying his life will pay the forfeit
unless he ceases his activity.
Another probable victim Of Mrs.
Guinness came to light today when an
Investigation was started for Abraham
Phillips, Belington. W. Va. who left
there in February, 1907, and came toe
LaPorte to marry rich widow, namel
unknown. He left West Virginia with
a big sum Of money. He has not been
seen since.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-18
FIGHTS MANIAC IN Mlp-AlR.
Policeman subdues Fugitive After
Struggle on Top Of Building.

Policeman subdues Fugitive After 2
Struggle on Top Of Building.
ST. Louis, May 18.-To fight a raving
maniac, armed with a leg of an iron
cot, on platform three feet square.
eighty-five feet above the ground. was
the experience of Patrolman John HI.
Omohundro yesterday when he cap
tured George Gall, aged 40 years, a pa
tient in the city hospital
Gall escaped from his room and
made his way to the cupola. With his
improvised weapon he beat off all at
tendants who sought to capture him.
Policemen were called and Ono
hundro volunteered to mount small
iron ladder to the platform The news
of the patients escape had been noised
about the neighborhood, and a crowd Of
several hundred watched the struggle.
After several minutes of fighting the
patient was subdued and lowered to
the ground with a rope.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-18
Rev. S. A. Coffman, Evangelist,
Becomes Murderer After Sue
cessful Revival
ATTRIBUTES CRIME TO INSANITY
After. Discussing Series Of Meetings
With His Wife, cotfman Cuts Her
Throat-Later Surrendered Himself
to Police-Intended to slay the
Whole Family.

Fairmont, w. Va. May 1S.-Rev. S.
A. Coffman, aged so. prominent
Methodist Episcopal Clergyman, killed
his wife today by cutting her throat
He is believed to be insane.
Coffman had been conducting SER
les Of revival services, which We're
successfully concluded yesterday.
About midnight he and his wife were
discussing the services, when he sud-
denly seized poker and began strik-
ing her on the head. There was a
struggle, during which Mrs. Coffman
succeeded in escaping from the house
to the garden. She was followed close
ly by her husband. When he caught up
with her another battle for life took
place. Coffman had taken knife with
him and when he had her powerless
in his grasp, he cut her throat from ear
to ear.
According to astatement made by
t-offman, when he looked on the lifeless
body Of his wife, his sanity was I'M
mediately restored and he realized
what he had done. He came here and
surrendered himself to the police. Coff-
man says it had been his intention to
kill not only his wife, but also his fam
lily and himself.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-18
KILLS BOY in SUICIDE PACT.
Chicago Man Kills 12Year-oId Boy
Whom He Believed Was His Son.


Chicago May 1S.-After barring his
breast for the fatal stroke and closing
his eyes in sleep to await its coming,
&. 12-year -old boy met his death in Fl.
Sheridan Saturday afternoon at the
hand of paralytic whom he had been
persuaded to accept as his father.
This most pathetic of death compacts
was revealed when the man, weak from
his affliction and with two gashes over
his own heart staggered into the army
reservation early yesterday morning
seemingly in delirium and gave d.
rections for the finding of the boys
body.
His story was not believed but short
ly after daybreak searchers found the
lad dying at the foot of a tree, the
smile Of slumber on his lips a bunch
of violets on his cheek, and one sharp
cut directly over his heart.
For time. satisfied that the lad
whom he called his son had been cared
for, the injured man persisted in si-
le,nce that prevented any clear grasp OF
the circumstances which led up to the
tragedy. He would not tell his name,
his address, or that Of his relatives. His
only admission was that he and the
boy agreed to die together, that his one
useful hand held the knife that car
ried death on its blade, and that he
had tried to kill himself.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-18
OLDEST LAWYER DEAD
Judge j. Scott Richman, Of Muscatine,
States Oldest Practieing Attorney,
Passes Away-HeIped Make State
Constitution.

Special to oTimes-Republican
Muscatine. May 1s.-Judge j. Scott
Richman, the Oldest practicing lawyer
in years of service in the state OF
Iowa. died at his country home two
miles north of Muscatine Sunday aft
ernoon. Judge Richman was admitted
to the bar in 1889 and was a member
of the convention that formed the first
constitution of Iowa in 1876. Later he
served as a member OF the state leg
dslature and in 1863 was elected to the
district bench, remaining until 1872.
when he resigned to resume the prac-
tice of law. Judge Richman was also
one of the oldest Masons of the Hawk
eye state.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-18
Sense and Appetite.

That was fond and good mother
who said:
81 never coax my children to eat.
They have to eat what is set before
them and make no complaints" She
adds that she makes the food attrac-
tive and depends upon that feature to
meet all the needs Of the child's ap-
petite. There is sensible woman. Sne
takes her stand against the almost un-
iversal idea tina. person will not eat
enough unless he is urged. This is a
matter to be left to the individual
wholly. He knows best. There ought
to be a rule that after person is
helped bountifully he should not be
served again unless he asks for it.
Thus, one is not only able to supply
his wants but he is able to show his
appreciation Of the food. This is often
very pleasant feature Of meal
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-18
NEW JURIsT IN CASE
Son Of the Eccentric Colonel Tom
sneII Begins Second Effort to Break
Unjust Will, Giving Him Only $50

Bloomington. Ill.,. May 1s.-A sec
ond effort to break the will of the &C.
centric Colonel Tom Smell, the mill
lionaire, who cut off his only son with
$50 per year, began today In the De-
witt county circuit court, with a new
jurist. Judge solon Philbrick. on the
bench. The presence of the new
Judge is an important feature of the
case. Former Judge w. d. Cochran
was said by the prosecution to have
been unfair in ruling out the celebrat-
cd letters reputed to have been writ
ten by Mabel Smell. an alleged grand
niece, of Kansas City, who got such a
large slice of Colonel Smells money,
and who was his favorite relative.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-18
MISSING GIRLS BODY FOUND.
Assistant In Princeton, N. j., Library
Disappeared Last Week.

Assistant In Princeton, N. j., Library
Disappeared Last Week.
Princeton. N. j., May 1S.-The body
of Miss Bertha Vanderbilt, assistant
in the Princeton University library,
who mysteriously disappeared last
week, was found floating in Raritan
canal this morning. Mrs. William
Robinson has told the police that on the
night Miss Vanderbilt disappeared, she
saw her in an automobile with another
young woman, and man. The man
is said to have been Princeton grad
uate, who was a suitor of Miss Van
derbilt while in college. He came to
Princeton last Wednesday, to attend
base ball game.
Altho parts Of the girls clothing are
missing, there appeared to be no signs
of foul play. Miss Vanderbilt was last
seen Wednesday afternoon, and it is
supposed that she was drowned in an
attempt to ford the stream which flows
under the canal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-18
7. J. RAvLlN DEAD.
Had Been Resident Of Fearing for Four
Years-WeII Known in Marshall.

Had Been Resident Of Fearing for Four
Years-WeII Known in Marshall.
Special to Times Republican.
Gearing, May 1S.-The funeral of T..
&. Ravlin we'll known in Gearing and
vicinity, was held last Tuesday after
noon, interment in the Fearing ceme-
terry. Deceased had made his home for
the past four years with his daughter
Mrs. Addie Norton, and had been con-
fined to his bed for the past 10 weeks
with consumption. He was also very
we'll known in Marshall county, where
he had resided for many years before
going to Gearing. He leaves a wife,
two sons Lee and Norris and a
daughter, Mrs Addie Norton. A
brother, John. in Kaneville, ILL.,; sister,
Mrs. Hannah Bateman, Waterloo, and a
half brother, of LaPorte City, Ia.,. also
survive him. He and his wife were
married fifty years ago the twentieth
of this month.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-18

American League.
No games scheduled.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-18
Iriumph of Mind.

Victim of Delusion-"Doctor. I'm aw-
fully afraid I'm going to have brain
fever"
Doctor-"Pooh, pooh, my dear
friend! That is all an illusion of the
senses There is no such thing as few
er. You have no fever, you have no
br-h'm!-no material substance upon
which such wholly imaginary and
supposititious thing as fever could
find any base of operation"
victim-"O, doctor, what load you
have taken from my-from MY have
. mind, haven't I, doctory
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-18
WOODS SUIT ON TRIAL.
Senator Thomas c. Plat Still Denies
That He Married Plaintiff.

New York, May 1s.-Sutt for abso-
lutte divorce Of Mae c. Wood against
Senator Thomas c. Platt, was called
for trial before Justice o'Gorman, of
the supreme court today. Miss Wood.
in her complaint, declares that she was
married to Plat in this city on Nov.
9, 1901. She named as correspondent.
Mrs. Lillian Jane Way, who was mar
ried to the senator in 1903. In his an
swer to the complaint, the senator de-
olares that Miss Woods allegations
that he married her. are absolutely
false,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-18
TAFT is BACK FROM PANAMA.
Secretary Says Conditions on tn
lsthmus Are Much Improved.

secretary says SouoAtt0"s Vu e
lsthmus Are Much Improved.
Charleston. S. G., May 1S.-Secretary
OF War William III. Taft arrived here
from Panama at noon Sunday on board
the cruiser Prairie, and after spending
a few hours in the city, during which
time he was met and greeted by
number Of officials and friends, left for
Washington.
Secretary Taft was in fne health and
spirits. He said that his trip had been
delightful, and while he was kept busy
he had enjoyed every moment OF the
time. He was enthusiastic when tell
ing OF the excellent progress being
made on the Panama Canal and COM
pairing the situation to that which
greeted him on the occasion Of his first
visit to Panama In 1904.
seThe ithmus now presents he said,
"an appearance not unlike a factory or
mill village, or succession Of villages,
clear across, and the lights at night
and the noises, too, might keep one
awake IL not tired enough 70 sleep
well.'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-18
SUDDEN DEATH OF J. JANTz
Farmer Near Baxter Ex
pires Suddenly Sunday Morning.

Special to Times Republican.
Baxter, May 1s-Jacob Jantz, a we'll
to-do farmer residing five miles north
east of Baxter, died suddenly of heart
disease Sunday morning at o'clock.
MIR. Jantz had been in his usual
health, altho he complained of brief
illness the previous evening, which
soon passed He was 70 years Of age
and a pioneer resident of this part Of
the county He was widower and is
survived by seven sons and three
daughters The funeral will be held
in Baxter at 2 o'clock Tuesday.