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The Washington times., 1909-11-01
Republican Committeeman
Backs His Judgment In
Mayoralty Race.
.BENNET CONFIDENT
OF SCORING VICTORY
Says Murphy's Estimates Are AS
Far Of AS His Bryan
Prediction.
By ]. C. wELLIvER.

NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-Willlam
| L. Ward, of WestcheSter county,
member Of the National Republican
committee for New York, received
the newspaper men one day last fall
about two weeks before election and
said to them:
"OuT canvaSSeS of the Greater
| city indicate that Taft will carry the
town. We couldn't believe it at first,
and had the representatives check
back by the people who made them.
Now we believe it, and you can say
Taft viii carry the city"
Whereat the scrites in their Wis
dom smiled broadly, and most of
them went out and poked fun at
Bill. But on election day Taft car
ried the town by $1,000.
WARDS PREDICTION.
Maybe Bill Ward made a lucky
pick oe a long shot; anyhow he is
doing some more guessing this year.
and Congressman Bennett, the Ban
uard manager. tells me today that
Ward has bet $4,000 on Bannard,s
election. and that Tim Woodruff,
Republican State chairman, has
$1,000 on 1t at prevailing odds.
Ia said to Mr. Bennet:
= Gaynor has cettainIy been los
ing ground fast in the last few
days. If you people could over
come the Tammany tradition in
this town, and get the votes that
Gaynor is losing, you ought to
have a fine chance to win"
He replied:
Don't let the Tammany tradition
fool you any longer. There's moth
ing to it. Four years ago Tammany
was in a minority of 100000; in
1903 1t had a majority of 10000;
in 1907 1t was In a minority $1,000.
and last year Bryan lost The town
by $1,000.
Murphy's Guests.
You recoHect how positive Charley
Murphy was in his prediction state
ments last year, about something from
5000 upward. for Bryan? Wei, I think
he believed what he said He was some
tEing like 10000 or his guess and he's
about that now"
Mr.. Bennett places the total vote OF the
three mayoraIty candidates about thus:
Barnard. 245.000.
Gaynor. $4,000.
Hearst. 10000
And after Bannard's election" he
added, ''Tammany will not carry may
orally election for twenty years, and
this city yiH enter on an era OF busi-
ness administration from which politics
viii be largely and Increasingly elimin-
ated."
Bennet's Fallacy.
The trouble with Mr.. Bennet's optimis-
tic assurance is that the Tammany ira
dition is working right along. No end
Of people tell you that they are going TO
vote for Barnard or for Hearst; but
they all add that they expect Gaynor TO
win That's the trouble. Hearst is COM
ing down the stretch at a fine pace; so
is Barnard They are both gaint1S. and
Gaynor is undoubtedly losing in the last
hours.
I'VE are getting most Of the votes
Gaynor Is losing" says Mr.. Bernet
Hearst viii get the big end Of these
gains from Gaynor, and the conviction
that ne will get them is causing a lot
Of Barnard people to go over u Hearst,
too" says william NJ WINS, the Hearst
manager.
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The Washington times., 1909-11-01

HARPERS FERRY. w. Va. Nov. l.
Potomac cloudy and Shenandoah clear
this morning.
The Washington times., 1909-11-01

FORECAST FOR THE DISTRICT.
Increasing cloudiness and warmer to-
night rain and cooler Tuesday; increas-
ing southeriy winds.
The Washington times., 1909-11-01
High tide, 1873 a. m. an

D. m Low tide. 4.4J a. m. and ASS
j. N.
TOmorroW-High tide, 1i.3l g. m and
11:59 .. IN. Low tide. 5,37 a. IN. and
b5l y. m.
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Picture Rod Molding, &c a Foot.
r-AdYt.
The Washington times., 1909-11-01

The winds along the New England
and middle Atlantic coasts viii be
southerly. increasing in force Tuesday.
on the south Atlantic coast moderate
southerly; on the east Gulf coast mOder-
ate sOutherly. shifting TO westerly
During the next thirty-six hours the
rain area VIII extend 10 the Atlantic
coast, and rain will be followed bv
cooler weather in the central valleys
and the western lake region tonight
The Washington times., 1909-11-01
FARM HOUSE FIRE
WIPES OUT FAMILY
Four Are Burned to Death Near
Harper, West Vir-
gria

NfABSCOTT. ". Va. Nov -Four
persons were burned TO death in a
fire which destroyed a farm house
near Harper, according to reports re-
ceiVed here today.
The entire Hood family. father, son,
daughter. and granddaughter. are re-
ported dead.
The Washington times., 1909-11-01

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The Washington times., 1909-11-01
WEATHER REPORT.

Continued on Fifth Page.)
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Northern Io1ua Items

was soon put out. An oil can was
found and whoever set the fire evident
ly crawled thru a cellar window. There
is talk of Investigating the matter.
harrisburg.
Claus and P. j. Brandup have just
sold their fine 240 acre farm, four and
q half miles northeast of harrisburg, to
Chris Nelson, at 800 per acre. This is
one of the good improved farms of the
county and is worth all Mr.. Nelson
paid for it. Possession will be given
March / Mr.. Nelson is an Illinois
farmer and recently sold his farm in
that state at $3.50 per acre. He also
purchased the James O'Neill farm adj
joining the Brandup place. For this
$50 acres he paid 500 an acre.
Wesley.
In the celebrated Wesley dog case of
Maggie Huls VS.. Melvin Powelson.
wherein the plaintiff was suing for
damages on account of being bitten by
a dog owned by Powelson. the attor-
neys for Miss Pulls have agreed to ac-
cept the judgment against Powelson
for $500, lately awarded by the SUI
preme court, but will apply for re-
taxation of costs The Kossuth coun-
ty court gave Miss Pulls verdict for
81 900 and the judge afterwards cut it
to $685.. The supreme court cut this
down to $500.
Rock Rapids.
Godfrey, the son of DR.. Gotham, of
Rock Rapids went to bed the other
night with an attack of fever of some
sort. His father gave him some medi-
cine and he went to sleep. In the
middle of the night the boys mother
heard some noise and looking out OF
the window saw the boy riding away
on his pony. In order to do some
thing fire alarm was sent in. The
fire noise woke the boy up and he
went into farm house about a mile
| In the country and 'phoned in that he
was all right.
Dubuque.
Houligan Brothers, of Bernard. were
made defendants In petition of in
voluntary bankruptcy filed with the
clerk Of the federal courts Tuesday
morning. The petitioning creditors are
the Thomas Manufacturing Company,
the Vermont Manufacturing Company
and the Excelsior Stove Company. The
three firms claim that the Bernard
firm owe them approximately the sum
Of 1923 and that the condition OF their
business is such that they are unable
to pay the same from their assets and
therefore they ask that the firm be de-
clared bankrupt and that all the cred
itors divide the assets Of the firm pro
rata.
Mason City.
A fall Of twelve feet thru a grating
at the Kirk apartments failed to seri-
ously injure the 3-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. I. j. Children. Mr.. Children
is engineer at the Kirk. The boy was
playing above the grating when 1t
dropped and carried him with 1t. He
suffered several bad cuts. A fall OF
fourteen feet upon a cement floor,
caused severe injuries about the head
to Will Halliday. an electrical inspector
at the cement plant. He was working
fourteen feet above the floor, inspect
Ing motors. when he lost his balance
and plunged downward head first He
had one eyebrow torn almost completes
Ily of and suffered also = sprained
nnk1A
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Cause FIRE
GLOBE BOX FACTORY At WATER.
LOO ENTIRELY De.
sTRoYEp.
LOSS WILL TOTAL $4,000;
RAILROAD COMPANY LOSES
Seven Great Western Cars on Siding
Adjoining Consumed = Tramps in
One Of Cars Start BIaze-second
Time Factory Has Burned in Recent
Years.
special to rimes.Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Waterloo, June 19.-About 12:4o this
morning the Globe Box factory, To-
Gated on the Great Western tracks in
the northwest part of the city, burned
to the ground, nothing being left ex-
cept a small lumber shed, the engine
room and few small piles of lumber
scattered around the plant. Seven
empty box cars standing on a side
track beside the box factory We're also
consumed, nothing remaining except
the trucks and iron work.
Famed by a northeasterly breeze,
the flames soon ate into the dry lum-
Der, almost as dry and easily burned
as finder, until the firemen were prac-
tically unable to accomplish anything
until the flames had spent themselves.
Big Factory Loss.
The loss to the factory is estimated
ing to F. A. Graft, manager of the
company. who was the first one to no.
tice the fire. He was sitting up with
his mother in-law giving medicine and
on hearing cracking noise looked
out of the window to see a big light in
the direction of the plant. He lives
on the hin to the west of the factory
about two or three hundred yards.
The box factory. which manufac-
lures shipping boxes, laths, saws
lumber and manufactures excelsior,
was total loss, with only $500 in
surance. The reason there was no
more insurance was because of the
fact that the underwriters consider
box factories and numbering manufac-
turers unsafe risks unless they are
provided with night watchmen. The
seven box cars were also total losses
being entirely consumed because the
firemen We're handicapped by being
shut off by the burning factory. The
total loss to both box cars and the
plant was estimated at about $4,000
Attempts were made to secure a
switch engine but none was procurable
and the cars remained on the siding
to burn.
Two Hoboes tho Cause.
Mr.. Graft said that when he came
rushing down to the factory he saw
two hoboes jump out of box car
Doubtless they had been cooking OF
smoking 1t was the opinion of Mr.
Graft that the fire originated by the
hoboes.
This is the second time within the
last four years that the box factory
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SOLDIERS IN REUNION.
Nearly Fifty From Other Places Enjoy
Affair at New Hartford.

Nearly Fifty From Other Places Enjoy
Affair at New Hartford.
Special to Times-Republican.
New Hartford, June 19.-Everybody
seemed to have good time at the
soldiers reunion, held here Thursday.
There were forty-seven soldiers enter
tanned from out of town, making fifty
eight in ALL The Jonesville band drove
over in big automobile from waverly,
and furnished good music. The baseball
game played between the Waterloo
Cubs and New Hartford, proved a tie.
A band concert was given in the even
ing, and the campfire at the Baptist
church. A dance was given In the
Houlihan hall, in the evening.
Mrs. Fred Cordell came from Water
loo, to visit her 2-year-old child that
had been kept the past six months by
Mrs. F. Lyons. her mother in Jaw,
Claiming that the child was misused,
she called Mrs. L. C.. Burkitt, the hui
name officer from Waterloo, and had
the child taken from her and put into
a home at Waterloo. The mother is
not able to care for It..
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The Montezuma News.

Special to Times Republican.
Montezuma, June 1S.-Nrs. Tom
Craver, of lone, n. NJ, is here, to visit
relatives and friends.
Mayo Harris shipped a carload of
wheat from here a few days ago. This
is probably the first carload sent from
this point within the last twenty years
This grain was purchased in various
amounts and at different times.
Hon. Byron w. Preston came to
town Tuesday morning, and held one
Gay session of court This was con-
:inuatlon of the twentieth day of the
March, 1909, term. Several matters in
probate We're brought up and received
attention. Hannah Ford vs.. William
Gardner, ct al, report of referee. was
approved, discharged and the sureties
on the bond released.
Theresa cambridge. ct al. VS.. Lewis
Shrayer ct al. report of sale of real
estate and deed of conveyance, APP
proved. The referee was authorized to
pay S. continuance fee. and his COM
pensation is fixed at $500
In the case of II. w. Anger VS.. b. NJ.
Eastman. the costs were paid.
G. F. Dickson, deputy clerk of the
district court was married June II, at
Bethany. Mo-, to Miss Laura Moling.
w. r. Lewis. has worked out a new
| idea along the line of road drags. He
had The machine manufactured at e. r
Stilson's shop, and was trying it or
the roads Tuesday. 1t is adjustable
and can be manipulated by the driver
by levers, that are easy to operate
Mr. and Mrs. ]. II. Kelly. MIR. and
Mrs. A. C McGili, Mr.. and Mrs r. j
Smith, ard Miss Ollie Forcum leave
this week for Seattle, Wash. to at
tend the Alaska Yukon exposition
The court room is being improved
Painters and carpenters are busily at
work. and before long, the room will
present a handsome appearance. The
old seats will be removed, and opera
chairs installed. The judges bench
will be fixed up, and the clerks place
ner. The large room back of the court
room has been divided into two. and
one will DE private office for the
county attorney.
| G. Z. Hunt returned home last week
| from a trip to Louisville. KY, where
he had been attending national con-
clave of the Mystic Shriners. Mr. Hun,
is member Of the Davenport temple
the members CT which had secured a
special train fer the journey.
c. w. I'erner has so far improved
from his recent illness, as to be able
to walk up town.
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CAR PICKS IOWA MAN.
Professor Michael Will Teach Russia,
Aaw, ~ GHoaa, Norn

Professor Michael Will Teach Russiars
How to Grow Corn.
Ames. June 19.-After a search
among experts of America for the man
best equipped to teach Russian peas
ants how to rease corn, the car has
picked Louis G. Michael, professor of
agricultural chemistry at the Iowa
State College of agriculture and engin-
eering at Ames.
Professor Michael receives an offer of
$4,000 a year and expenses to take
charge of the government experiment
station in southern Russia. He is re-
CURED to find out what varieties of
corn are best suited to the Russian soil
and climate in that locality and in
struct the peasants in corn culture. He
has not yet accepted the offer, but is
expected to Secretary Wilson rec
commended Professor Michael. He may
leave for Russia January I.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-19
ROAD CHANGE S[PI. |
PROBABLE NEW COMPANY WILL
TAKE OVER GREAT WESTERN
At THAT TIME.
STOCK BEING DEPOSITED,
RECEIVERS TO BE DISCHARGED
Question Of Headquarters Of New
Company Still ProblematicaI-chi
cage Probably Will Be chosen-Burt
Regarded as Certain to Be the Now
President.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
st. Paul, June 19.-It Is expected that
unless some unforeseen circumstances
should arise the Chicago Great West
ern will be in operation with the new
company in charge by Sept. 1. The
first authoritative statement in this re-
gard was given out by Receiver c.. H.
F. Smith.
Il have every reason to hope" said
Mr.. Smith, that Sept. 1, If not before,
the newly organized company will take
hold"
J. P. Morgan & Co., of New York,
the reorganization managers, are now
receiving stock from those who APP
prove the plan Of reorganization.
Shareholders with stock in protective
companies were given thirty days after
the announcement Of the plan to make
deposits, but Morgan & Co. so far have
not announced the limit for desopit for
other stockholders.
Payments must be made at the Of
flee of Morgan ! Co. in three INSTALL
ments. to be at least thirty days apart,
and as called for by advertisement, in
each instance at least twice a week
for two weeks in two Of the daily
newspapers of general circulation in
the city of New York.
May Move to Chicago.
The fact that the new company will
be in charge by Sept. is further
~, ..Io -
reorganization issued by Morgan & Co.,
that first mortgage fifty-year 4 per
cent gold bonds will bear interest from
that date.
Persistent reports have been current
that the new company will establish its
headquarters at Chicago, but they have
neither been emphatically denied nor
confirmed.
"As receivers, we know nothing of
what the new company may do" said
Mr.. Smith, "but it does not necessarily
follow that the headquarters will be
moved"
But for traffic purposes 1t is stated
that the headquarters would be more
advantageously situated in Chicago
than here" it was suggested.
"A traffic department could be kept
there as now" was the reply.
Burt May Be President.
When Horace G.. Burt, formerly
president Of the Union Pacific, was
named as receiver to succeed Presiden,
"A. B. Stickney it was reported that he
would be the president of the new
company. So far there has been no of.
fetal announcement made in that re.
spect, but it is still supposed that Mr.
Burt will obtain the Office. He has
been out of the city several days and
is expected back today.
It is conceded on all sides that the
president will be man who will be
suitable to ]. P. Morgan & Co. fol
during the next five years that COM
pany will guide the. destinies of the
road.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-19
arundx Confer News.

Speclat 10 times RcpuDNcan.
Grundy Center, June 19.--After be-
ing defeated II to 0. at Eldora last
week. our baseball nine met Eldora's
$500 a month salaried team here this
week, and surprised them by defeating
them to l, in a well-played game.
West, of Iowa City. pitched for the
home team, and his work and that of
l.. L. Myers, were the features of the
game. One error by Eldora and 2 by
Grundy, show the kind of game that
was played. Only two balls were batted
out of the diamond on each side.
Mrs. Ralph Lynn left this week for
California, to visit her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. George Elliott She Will spend
most of the summer there.
Mrs. Gertrude Crary was very pain
fully injured yesterday morning. while
attempting to carry a burning gaso-
line stove out OF doors. The burner
was bothering. and the tank caught
fire. Mrs. Crazy attempted to carry
the burning tank out OF doors but when
the wind stuck the flame, 1t blew 1t
into her face, burning her face and
hands severely 1t can not be told yet
whether she will be disfigured or not.
Ray Williamson has gone to Colora-
do to work for a railroad construction
company during his summer vacation.
Joe Albright is home from Iowa City,
where he has Just graduated from the
dental department of the state uni
versity. He is talking of opening up an
office at this place.
Misses Ora Ham and Mabel Black
are home from Cedar Falls. where they
graduated this spring from the State
Normal School.
Father Hogan left Sunday night for
Ireland, where he will spend the sum-
mer with his aged parents. He sailed
on the Mauritania.
The r. L. C.'s entertained their hus-
bands at a picnic in the park yesterday
afternoon.
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Everly.
John Jelden lately marketed wool
to the amount of s2,3O4.S0, receiving
% cents per pound for it.
Spirit Lake.
Rev. NJ. Crichett, of Clear Lake,
S. D., has accepted a call to the pas
torate of the Baptist church at Spirit
Lake.
SchIeswig.
Schleswig is making great prepara-
tions for the meeting Of the Maple
Valley Firemen's Association which
will be held here next Wednesday.
Belmond.
The William Heacox farm of 100
acres in Grant township was sold last
week to Mendel Shaffer, who will be
given possession next March. The con-
sideration was not far from $50 per
acre.
Wesley. $
A barn ON the Meredith Lloyd farm
east Of Wesley was struck by light
ming recently and the timbers thru
which the bolt passed were splintered
into kindling wood. Not an animal
in the building was hurt altho there
boys were milking at the time.
Fort Dodge.
F. M. Shortridge, manager Of the
Shortridge Company. against whom a
suit of damages in the sum of $1,000
was filed by attorneys for Miss Lille
Freiie, who suffered a sprained ankle
in the collapse of the seats one evening
last week, effected a settlement of the
case by the payment of damages In
the sum of 500.
Manchester.
One day the past week, as Miss
Fay Griswold was riding the trusty
family horse, Dobbin became as frs
ky as a young filly, and of the sub
sequent proceedings, Miss Fay does
not have the clearest recollection
However. she knows she was thrown
of. severely kicked and trampled upon
and received injuries from which she
is not likely soon to recover, and which
are causing her great pain.
Clarion.
Last week Myron,, Harley and Lee
Fill, sons of Mr.. and Mrs. g. J. Hill, OF
Grant township, closed a deal for the
purchase Of the Rankin farm OF l1i
acres. The farm is located near their
nome in Grant township. Considera-
ton, $50 per acre. Owing to the ex-
IRENE wet season the two Russian
families, who were to care for the
sugar beets on the s. A. Middleton
farm, have been transferred to Clear
Lake. Mr.. Middleton is planting about
fourteen acres Of sugar beets and q,
soon as ready for cultivation the nee.
essary help will be secured.
Rowan.
Saturday might about . o'clock Are
was discovered IN the Rietz- Cundal
store. The fire originated in the cellar
Some one had saturated lot OF rag,
with Kerosene and pushed them in neal
the partition between the room oc.
cupied by Rietz and the one In the
same block used as a drug store BY
r. II. Kopp. The Bingham hall ii
above the drug store and several va.
cant rooms over the Rietz store. The
building is owned by Nv. H. Bingham
Tho fire had gained some Roadway
but by tearing up part OF the door Il
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-19
IOWA DRUGGISTS, coNcLAvE.

Thirtieth Annual Convention State
Pharmaceutical Association in July.
ottumwa, June 1s.-1t is expected
400 Iowa druggists will gather in this
city July 6. Z, and s for the thirtieth
annual convention Of the Iowa Phar-
maceutical Association. The Ottunwa
druggists are arranging reception
for their guests that bids fair to eclipse
any entertainment offered the phar-
macists at previous conventions. The
program for the meeting is especially
strong and one that will attract the
large and small druggist. The social
features will include excursions on the
Des Moines river, picnics on the OF
tumwa Country Club grounds, the
privileges of the Wapello and Elks
clubs. automobile and street car rides
and grand ball at the Armory.
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post. Mrs Armstrong; playmates were
papooses and Indian children. She has
lived IN Story county for over thirty
years. She will be one of the inter-
csting characters at the semi-centen-
ial, July 8. Altho only four years
Of age at the time she remembers dis
tinctly many Of the events connected
with the constitutional convention of
1874
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-19

has burned down. New stock had Just
been placed in the plant. Several
stacks Of lumber around the plant
were consumed by the eager flames.
The engine room was saved and left
unscathsd. outside Of this the entire
plant Is a total loss. Considerable
new machinery had been installed re-
Gently. which was warped and curled
by the seething mass.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-19
LIVED LONG IN IOWA.
Story County Woman Born in Hawl
eye State Sixty-Eioht- Years AGO.

Story County Woman Born in Hawk.
eye State sixty-Eiaht Ysars Ago.
Ames, June 19.-At the coming semi
centennial Mrs. A. Armstrong, Of Ames,
will claim the distinction Of being the
oldest Iowa born woman present on
that occasion. She is 6S years Of
age and is pround Of the fact and is
willing to compare ages with any
of the ladies present who, were born
in Iowa. She was born. November
13, 1871, in Clinton county at Rock
Creek near the town known now as
Wheatland. Her father, Ralph r.
Benedict, was an expert mechanic.
He with Lyman EHans represented
Clinton county IN the hrst constitu-
tional convention held at Iowa City,
then the state capital, Oct. to Nov.
4. 1874. . y S..
Mr. Benedict came TO Iowa when
Davenport was an INDIAN trading