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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-16
Ready With the Hammer.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The noble army Of knockers Is fully
prepared to greet any new coins the mint
may put In circulation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-16
Government Securities.
Treasury Statement.

The condition OF the Treasury at the beginning
Of business today was as follows:
TRUST FUNDS
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Bar silver steady. % Sled per ounce.
Money. 3na4H per cent.
The rate Of discount In the open market for
short bills IL an per cent.
The rate OF discount I'm the open market for
three month bills Is AZ per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-16

andard silver dollars In general
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BALTIMORE GRAIN.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Nd. November 16.-WHEAT-
Easier: spot contract, 1.17A: spot No. red
western. 1.20A: November. LAY; December.
1.14Ia: January, LIS: February, 10; receipts.
1873 bushels; exports. 10000 bushels; south
ern grade. 1.111a1. 1Sh.
CoRN-Easier; spot, old g. new Go; Noysm-
February s3ss; steamer mixed. 63l5; receipts
50e7s bushels; exports. 12sS7 bushels; new
southern white corn. 6311a66; new southern yel-
low corn 63jAa66.
OATS-Firm: No. white. 45a45h: No. 8
white. 43a441a: No. 2 mixed, 421aa43: receipts.
2 $40 bushels.
RYE-Dun: No 2 western domestic. So1hss1 !;
receipts. 1,011 bushels.
HAY-Quiet. unchanged.
GRAIN FREIGHTS-Dull, unchanged.
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The Safest Investments
The Anomalies Of Taste.

From Puck.
A weak, delicate woman was wheeled, In
her invalid's chair. to the book depart
ment
THE latest big. burly novel. for men
with red blood In their veins. please
quoth she in q voice that was scarce
above a whisper.
Just then powerful. broad-chested
man with a red neck stamped in.
Il want a story in the lavender and
lace style, with a tender love thread
in short, something sweet" he roared.
But neither needed to have spoken-at
sight Of them the clerks knew what they
were after.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-16
Homemade Fire Extinguishers.
rom the National Magazine.

A simple fire extinguisher may be made
at home. and II kept always on hand
will sometimes prove Of great value.
Take twenty pounds of common salt and
ten pounds of salammoniac or nitrate
of ammoniac, which can be bought at
any drug store Dissolve these in seven
gallons of water. Put In thin glass bot
ties holding a quart each. cork tightly.
and seal to prevent evaporation. When
fire breaks out, throw one of these
bottles so that 1t will break in or near
the flames. or IL this Is not possible.
break off the neck Of the bottle and scat
ter the contents on the fire. This has
been tested. Sometimes ii is necessary to
use several bottles
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Movements of Money.
COTTON MARKET.

NEW YORK. November 1s-Cotton
futures opened barely steady. November
offered at 14.3O: December, 1445; jan
uary. H.6s; March. 1495: April. 1492-
1893; May. 1900: June offered. 1879;
July. 1896: October. 1858 bid.
The market also opened barely steady
at an advance Of 5a15 points. the gain
being only a partial response to con-
siderably better cables than due.
There was no sign OF bull support here
and as soon as buying orders encouraged
by the cables had been executed the
market became unsettled. with selling
of the near months by western houses
the chief feature. Prices during the mid
die Of the morning were about net un-
changed to 4 points lower.
The market was very quiet late in the
forenoon. with prices ruling about to
points net higher. Uncertainty as to
the action OF the revision committee of
the New York Cotton Exchange in fixing
differences between grades OF spot cot
ton at its meeting tomorrow night seemed
10 be the chief factor in restricting busi-
ness.
Spot-Quiet: middling uplands, 14.SO;
middling gulf. 1906.
Estimated receipts at the ports today.
6O.OOO bales. against 5000 last week and
9O.4l3 last year. For the week 300 OOO
bales, against 367. 100 last week and 4OS :
$50 last year. Today's receipts at New
Orleans. 6.159 bales. against IL, 266 last
year, and at Houston. 1905 bales.
against 39.173 last year.
Liverpool Cotton Prices.
LIVERPOOL. November 16.-CIosing:
Cotton-Spot In limited demand; prices
unchanged: American middling. fair SO7;
good middling, 7.S3: middling. III; low
middling. 7.61: good ordinary. 7.35: or
binary, ITO. The sales of the day were
600 bales. OF which 800 were for specu-
lation and export. and included $500
American. Receipts. $4,000 bales. includ-
ing s., 400 American.
Futures opened easier and closed quiet
November. 7.64: November and Deem
Der, 7.54: December and January. 755
January and February. 18TH; February
and March. 7.60; March and April, 7.63
April and May. 7.64z; May and June
7665k: June and July. 7.65: July and
August. 1854: August and September
3Oiz: September and October, 6S21s
October and November. 6.69; November
and December, 6.63.
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Will It Be q Disgracep
From the Los Angeles EXPRESS

From the Los Angeles Express.
The times are changing. The period can
not be far distant when stalwart moth
ers will instruct their daughters: THE
woman who lays her hand upon a man
except in the way of kindness 10 q dis
grace to all her SEX"
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The World of Finance and Trade.
Washington; New York; London.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Furnished by w. B. Hibbs & Co, bank
ers and brokers. Hibbs building, members
New York Stock Exchange. Washington
Stock Exchange and Chicago Board of
Trade
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-25
HARDING WINS CASE.
benson Attorney Freed Of Charges !,
Diaba rnnent PROCEEDINGS.


Disbarment Proceedings.
Special to- Times-Republican
Denisco, Aug. 25.-By the decision Of
Judge y, right, Of Fort Dodge, holding
a special session of court at Denison,
Attorney w. P. Harding, on trial for
disbarment, is freed of the charges
made against him. In connection with
the decision Judge Wright censured
Harding for some of his practices but
held that the showing was not SUI
ficient to warrant disbarment. There
is some talk of an appeal but this step
may not be taken.
ALL the. evidence was placed before
Judge Wright before adjournment of
court last night.
The son of Ben Salinger was on the
stand Tuesday forenoon, explaining the
circumstances under which he and
Harding obtained $500 between them
in the settlement of the johnson di-
vorce case at West Side. 1t was the
exacting of the fee from Johnson that
Judge Wright had demanded should
be explained, when granting the mo-
ton to dismiss certain other charges.
1t was brought out in the evidence
that after the filing Of the suit for dis
barment Harding sent word to one
wronged, saying that If he would write
Harding friendly letter to the effect
that his conduct as attorney had been
proper, he would dismiss a certain suit
pending against Sciford.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-25
DECLARE FARMERS OF SOUTH
WEST ARE iNHUMAN TO
THEIR AELR.
SURPLUS HELP GIVEN
AS CAUSE OF TREATMENT
Farmers Answer Complaint by Assert
ing That Many of the Men Arc Buns
Shortage of Help in Northwest
May Be ResuIt--other News of
Iowa.

Dubuque, Aug. 25.-Men are already
returning from the harvest fields to the
southwest and they complain that the
farmers are inhuman in the treatment
of their help this year.
The reason for this condition Of af-
fairs they ascribe to the large number
of men that are looking for work in the
harvest fields. The towns are full Of
men who are looking for work to keep
them from starving. they claim. With
men as plentiful as that the farmers
do not care how they treat their help;
they know they can get plenty of men
to replace those who quit on them. This
is the version given by the returning
travellers.
1T is very seldom that you find the
men sticking to their work for more
than few days at time" said one
laborer who has just returned from the
harvest fields of western Minnesota.
Most Of the men come and go every
few days. Once in a while you find a
farmer who treats his help we'll but
they are few and far between. When
mans crops are spelling on his hands
and large sums of money are involved
in getting the grain to the elevator he
seems to forget that the workers are
human beings"
Farmers Also Kick.
The farmers, on the other hand,
complain that the men who go west to
work in the fields are useless, some
of them being nothing more or less
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-25
CHICAGO q NORTHWESTERN

GOING WEST
No. Overland Limited ...12:5b a m
No. 3-Pacihc Express ...,.. $500 m
No. 7-Los Angeles Limited
(daily) ...... ............ 5:55 m
N. l3-Chieago 8 Des Moines
Express 5000. ........... 5:04 p m
No. 11-Colorado Special >. 1925 p. m.
No. 15-Fast Mail .......... 1858 m
No. 29-Omaha Passenger q. 1925 m
No. 43-Freight go. ...... .11:25 m
No. 2l-Dakota Passenger .. 1924 q m
No. Soregon and Wash
ington Limited .......... 900 m
GOING EAST
No. 2@Overland Limited 800. $50 m
No. 16-Chicago Limited. -. .11:35 m
No. Atlantic Express. 1855 p. m.
No. s-Los Angeles Limited
daily ...... ............ 1922 q m
No. 12-Chicago Special 80. 1885 p m
No. 10-Chicago & Omaha. 1885 q. m.
No. 14-Chicago Express 80. 9:23 m
No. s-Oregon and Wash
ington Limited .......... .11:55 m
No. s0-Cedar Rapids Pas
senYe6 S:lU p m
No. 42-Treight ............ 1850 p m
No. 22-China & Japan ....12:1o a. m.
Mes. ~. q. 13 and II daily exoe..
Sunday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-25
PREACHER N SCANDAL
FORMER DAVENPORT DIVINE is
ORDERED TO LEAVE GOSHEN,
MASS.
PEOPLE DOUBT STORY
OF FAMOUS oUApRuPLETs
Members of His Congregation AlIese
That tho Claim Of the chiIdren's Par
ents is Untrue-Rev. Mr.. seccombe
Said to Have a Shady Records
Well Known in Davenport.
,ecial to Times-Republican,

Special to Times Republican.
Davenport, Aug. Pa telegram re-
ceived here states that the town Of
Goshen, Mass, is in an uproar over
the Rev. Samuel II. Seccombe, the
former Davenport minister and a
delegation from the church there,
from which he was last month forced
to retire, have visited the minister
and informed him that he must leave
the town within two days or take
the consequences. The minister de-
clined to say whether he will obey the
command.
An investigation the church people
assert, shows that the minister's fam
Gus bankruptcies are spurious" They
say that Mr.. and Mrs. Seccombe were
married in Chicago, Nov. 9, 1908, and
say the story he told here of their pre-
mature birth in May is not true.
Preacher Asked TO Explain.
The minister was asked to explain
the assertion that he has a divorced
wife now living somewhere in the
west and that previous to going
to Goshen he lived for at time with an
unmarried Oklahoma woman and the
church people say he did not explain
to their satisfaction. People who are
acquainted with the Seccombe family
in Chicago and the neighbors living at
No. 2143 Fulton street, say no babies
were born in the Seccombe household,
but claim that a baby was adopted in
vHy3I ho rS
Seccombe's house was not entered by
a burglar, which was asserted to have
been the cause Of the alleged prema-
ture births. Now the principal interest
centers about the question as to what
the minister will do about the demand
that he leave town.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-25
Washington.

Washington.
The Lone Tree Telephone Company
Is extending it's lines down into Sunny
Side addition, so the residents of that
part of town will be on speaking terms
with the outside world.
Scranton.
Mr.. ID. j. Dunning, who has been in
the employ of Mr.. Perry P. Pitcher
during the past ten years, has severed
his connection with the Farmers and
Merchants Bank and has accepted a
position as joint partner with Mr.. John
r. Dyson in the dry goods and grocery
business.
Malcolm.
George Middleman, the 12-year- old
son Of Mr.. and Mrs, Theodore Middle
man, had the misfortune to break his
arm in two places. He was in an apple
tree at his home, five miles north of
Malcolm, and in some way missed his
footing and fell to the ground, lighting
on his arm.
Iowa City.
Double grief came to Auctioneer
Dunlap last Saturday when the physi-
clans announced that his wife could
not i've Clfu the nlSHC, dIleF d SECOND
operations; and a telegram from Green
River, Wyo., announced that his BROTH
err Earnest, had been bitten by a dog,
that blood poisoning had ensued, and
he would probably die.
Buffalo.
Capt. Benjamin Clark, who located
near the village of Buffalo, in Scott
county, is thought to be the oldest res
ident of the state He located at that
point shortly after the opening of the
strip, forty miles in width and about
100 miles in length, known as the
"Blacl5hawk Purchase" This was in
the spring of 1888.
Seymour.
Scores of miners employed at the
Sunshine coal mine owned by A. G.
Widmer of Centerville had narrow
escape in fire that put the mine out
of commission. When discovered, the
tipple of the mine was on fire, but the
blaze spread so rapidly that in less
than an hour the frame work had all
fallen in. The night shift had gone
into the mine to work, but they es-
capped uninjured thru the air shaft
Besides the tipple, engine and boiler
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-25
Southern Io1ua Items

. rooms, with all the machinery, a good
part Of which was comparatively new
and in good order, there were some
500 or 600 tons Of coal burned ind
three freight cars. The property de-
stroyed was valued at something over
$4,000. Insurance was about half the
amount.
Brighton.
George Paul found his place overrun
with rats and began campaign
against them with cage trap. The
first day he caught twenty-five rats
and at last accounts was still catching
them at the rate of from six to a dozen
a day. John Wanerus says they have
captured $50 the same way at the
slaughter house this summer.
Knoxville.
| Knoxville is asked by the Cameron
Septic Tank Company to pay 800 for
the privilege of using what it claims to
be its patent process of sewage dis
posal Notice of suit has been served
on the CITY, Knoxville and fifteen 9th
er Iowa cities have gone together and
will resist the demands of the company.
The cases will probably come UP in the
federal court in February.
Des Moines.
What is probably the largest real es-
tate exchange that has been made in
Polk county during the year was con-
summated thru H. G. Nelson, whereby
H. c. Hanson traded $50 acres of farm
land in Appanoose county, valued at
$4,000, for the Kirksville, Mo-, light
and heat plant. The plant is capitalized
at $4,000. w. B. Kinnik and B. c..
Davidson. it's principal stockholders,
assume a mortgage of 100000 as the
balance of the exchange price
PieasantvilIe.
| The news Of the sudden death of Mrs.
! William Rooms came as a general
shock to the people of this community
Mrs. Rooms was at home engaged in
washing some clothing on the back
porch. Without any warning she fell
over, unconscious. Her two little chill
dren were with her and one of them
ran over to a neighbor, Mrs. Kingery,
and stated that her mother had tainted
When help came Mrs. Rooms was found
! to be past all human aid, death evil
IDENTIFY resulting from an attack of
heart failure.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-25
HEEDs MOTHERS PLEA.

Helen Beard, Enticed From Home,
Finally Consents to Return.
Special to Times Republican.
Mason City. Aug. 25.-After much
difficulty Mrs. George E. Beard, OF
Clear Lake, and Sheriff Holdren in
duced Mrs. Boards 16-year- daugh-
ter, Helen, to leave the Patterson car
nival at Albert Lea and return to her
home. The girl ran away with the
Merry Widow show Of the carnival
when it was here fortnight ago. She
did not wish to return home and her
mother and the sheriff had to use every
means at hand to persuade her to do
so. Her parents wish her to be sent
to the girls reformatory, but she wants
to get married.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-25

than BUNS" They claim that less than
half of the men shipped to the harves;
fields ever go to work.
The harvest in the northern part of
Minnesota and in North Dakota has
not yet started but It will be in full
blast within another week. As TO-
suit of the treatment the men are said
to be receiving In the harvest field IL
is possible that there will be some
trouble In getting help in the northern
grain belt. The farmers In the north
ern part of the grain country have al
ways had reputation for treating
their men better than those In the
southern section. This being the case
it Is hardly thought probable that the
men will refuse to go to the northern
harvest fields when they are needed
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-25
RAILROAD TINE TABLE
CHICAGO GREAT WESTERN
"Maple Leaf Route"
GOING SOUTH

No. 1-St. Joe and K. G. Linn
tied .....s ............... 1913 q m
No. *. G. Mail & Express 6:25 p m
No. tx. G. Express ....... 9:42 q m
sNo. 7-Des Moines Express. 10:30 m
sNo. 3eWay Freight ...... 1855 p m
GOING NORTH
No. 2-Chicago and ST. Paul
Limited ...... .11:05 p m
No. Chicago and st. Paul
Express ...... ...........12:15 m
No. s-Twin City and Chi
caso Special .-............ 4:17 a m
No. 8 ........... .. .......... 1870 p m
sNo. Sway Freight ..... 1880 m
Except Sunday. Effective Aug. S.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-25
IOWA CENTRAL
NORTH BOUND
Leave

Twin Cities Mail daily %. $3.50 a m
Mason City Mail Eek. Sum-. 5:s5 p m
Twin Cities Limited daily ~: so a m
Local Freight lex. SUM -. TOO q m
SOUTH BOUND
81. Louis and Kansas City
Mail daily .............. $50 p m
Peoria Express Eek. SUM- >. $500 q m
St. Louis and Peoria Limited
DAILY zee. .............. $50 q m
Local Freight Eek. Sum- ....12: so p m
STORY CITY BRANCH
Leave. Arrive.
1880 a. m. Stock Express
lex SUM- OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $3.50 q m
$40 p. m. Mixed Eek. Sum-. $40 p m
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-25
Picnics at Manly.

Special to Times Republican.
Manly. Aug. 25.-Monday evening the
citizens of the town held a meeting
and voted to have creamery and agri-
cultural picnic on Sept. 16.
On Tuesday the members OF the Sac
red Heart Catholic church held picnic
In the Maschmeyer grove, a mile and
half south of town. The crowd was
entertained with novelty races, a ball
game and music furnished by the NJ.
w. A. band of Manly and the juvenile
band of Kensett. In the evening an or
chestra from Mason furnished the
music for dancing Dinner and supper
were served by the members OF the
church.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-25
lew CHURCH CONTEMPLATED
Temporary Edifice to Be Erected b,
the Holv Family,

Special to Times Republican.
Mason City, Aug. PA contract for
the erection of a temporary home for
the church of the Holy Family has
been awarded to James Byrne. The
new structure Is to be frame but with
the walls covered with cement. 1t Is
to be finished by Dec. 1, and will be
replaced by permanent and magnift-
cent building as soon as the new
church is able TO build such a struc-
ture
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-25
TIMEsREPUB IOWA, AUGUST

over the ties for $50 feet. During rhe
trains thrilling rush 1t crossed a
high trestle and there were but a few
inches of space between the trucks and
the end Of the ties. Swerving off but
a trifie would have plunged the entire
train into the creek and brought death
or serious injury to most of the pas
Sengers
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-25
CEREAL mills OPEN.
Operations Resumed at Big Musoatine

Operations Resumed at Big Museatine
Industry.
Special to Times Republican.
Muscatine, Aug. 25.-After a pro-
longed shut down. operations were re-
sumed yesterday at the local plant of
the Great Western Cereal Company.
Every department is running. and a
large force is employed at the mill.
Previous to the re-opening the entire
plant was given complete overhauling
and a number of minor improvements
were made which 1t is believed will
facilitate the work and make the fac
tory more commodious.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-25
FIRE IN THEATER.
Moving Picture Show Suffers Ba
Blaze at ReImond.


Blaze at Relmond.
Special to Times Republican.
Belmond, Aug. 25.-A blaze, caused
by the igniting of gas in the Lyric
theater, late Monday night, destroyed
the moving picture machine and about
400 films. Fortunately no one was in
jured. Manager Stepleton was about
to close the building for the night
when the blaze suddenly burst forth
and before 1t could be extinguished
not only were the machine and films
burned, but the building was damaged
10 a considerable extent The FIRE &c
partment quickly responded to the
alarm and saved the building from de-
struction. Mr.. Stepleton's loss will be
total as he carried no insurance, but
Mr.. Clark, owner OF the building, wal
well protected.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-25
sPlRITuALIsTs ELECT

Mississippi Valley Association Brings
Annua! Camp Meeting to An End
camanche Woman Chosen Treasurer
and Residents Of Clinton Arc Trus-
tees.
Clinton, Aug. 25.-The annual busi-
ness meeting and election Of officers
OF the Mississippi Valley Spiritualists'
Association resulted as follows:
President-J. r. Ireland Of Tampa,
Fla.
Vice Presddent-Mrs. Augusta Arm
strong Of st. Louis.
Secretary-J. M. Kellogg of New
Boston.
Treasurer-Alice Berry Of Ca
manche.
Trustees. C. Blodgett Of Clinton
George Ramsey OF Davenport, j. w
Chambers of Clinton, William w
Ward Of Clinton and w. j. Ward OF
Clinton and A. M. Hunt.
The announcement was made tina:
the officers Of the association had at
tended to the important work of hav-
ing the association incorporated under
the laws Of the state Of Iowa. During
the many years of the organizations
life, this had never been done.
The reports Of the officers demon
strated that the association is in a
fiourisfing condition, and the members
are looking forward to another pleas
ant reunion in Clinton in 1910.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-25
TO REBUILD PLANT.
Burlington Basket Factory, Which Was
Burned, 70 Be Reconstructed.

Burlington, Aug. 26.-The basket fac
tory, which was destroyed by fire last
week, is to be rebuilt at once. Mr..
Florang finds that he has more friends
here than he ever imagined, and that
everybody wants him to stay here, and
that the council and the water conn
pany are willing and ready to give him
Gre protection and anything else that
he may need.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-25

cLARksviLLE's FIESTA.
Preparations Arc Completed for tn,
Annual Autumn Event.

Annual Autumn Event.
Special to Times Republican.
Clarksville, Aug. appropriations
have been completed for the annual
autumn fiesta, to be held here Sept. 10
and II. and splendid program has
been prepared. The morning program
each day will consist of band concerts.
vaudeville and athletic events OF var
ious kinds for which numerous purses,
have been hung up. These attractions
will be held upon the public streets
and will be free to ALL
Each afternoon horse races. auto
races and ball games will be provided
and free band concerts and vaudeville
numbers will make up the evening
program.