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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-06
TO INTERCEPT LING


kilograms Sent to Mediterranean Port.
to Overhaul German Vessel on Which
sissI Murderer .. Believed to Have
Shipped.
New York. July s.-1n the hope of
capturing Leon Ling. accused slayer>of
Elsie sigel. the police have just cabled
to several cities on the Mediterranean
coast, and to points thru the Suez ca
nal and Indian ocean. to hold up the
German steamship Helene Rickmers
and search it for the fugitive. Inform
alton is almost. conclusive, the pelice
say, that Ling shipped from Philadel-
phia between June 10 and 12, on the
above named vessel.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-06
COUPLE COMMITS SUICIDE.
n. Lindeman and Wife, Of Chicago,
Row Over Dam,

Row. Over Dam.
South Bend, Ind. July s.-The man
and woman who yesterday took their
lives by rowing their boat over tho
dam In ST Joseph river here. were H.
Lindeman and wife of Chicago. They
were on their bridal trip.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-06
EDUCATORS AT DENVER.
Second Day Devoted 70 Departmental
MEETINGS.

Denver. July e.--Thc second days
session of the National Educational
Association convention today opened
with ten departmental meetings. To-
night the second general session will
be held at the Auditorium.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-06
New York Grain.

New York, July s.
Wheat--July, f.22%.
Corn-July 77N.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-06
JUDGE coheER FATALLY HURT.
Famous As Loader of Soldiers Who
Captured Lincoln's SLAYER.

OHPtuTuu CTHCUTH oTdyeT.
Dillon, Mont, July 6.--Judge Ever
ton ]. Conger. famous as the leader Of
the detail of soldiers who captured J.
Wilkes Booth. after the assassination
Of Lincoln was probably fatally injured
yesterday by being run over by an
automobile. driven by Sheriff Gosman.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-06
vvAsHouTs ON NORTHWESTERN

Track Out ef Service at West Side and
vail-Rivsrs Rising.
Special to- Times s-Republicai
Boone, July S,-The Northwestern
railway Is nearly tied up At West Side
and van. the result Of washouts. No.
I 10. the fast mall. Is being held at Vail
near the depot. because the ballast
rave waysund4r the engine, letting the
mogul intos The mud. All trains were
held for the time being, then detoured
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-06

TAFT Nsar An Accident.
arrived here ak 8 this moaning on u
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-06
ecial to mes-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Dubuque, July 6.-A number Of nin-
or Fourth Of July accidents are re-
ported in Dubuque. Henry Schultz,
George Magasin, and Orie Risley, of
East Dubuque, are all suffering from
blank cartridge accidents to hands that
are severe.
Des Moines, July 6.-Louis Calkins.
aged IS years, was seriously injured
when, after lighting a giant cracker
with his cigar, he placed the cracker
in his mouth instead Of the weed. Sew
eral teeth were blown out and his face
badly lacerated.
Among the frst to join the vast army
Of bandaged hands and plastered faces
wat Councilman John Macvicar.
,Sneakins UP to the side Of, the house
with . lighted cannon cracker In his
hand, he was about to throw II at his
IONS window to disturb the peaceful
Aunbsrs 81 th1s belatsd rlser. whom the
snAnhtnre bomb exp1pf4d and struck
Nh, n the faea 1Iis left cheek was
baby lacerated by the powder, and af-
ter VISITING the doctor he looked like
the Nail end Of q rnisspent life.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-02-22
MON Annlanse.

II was one of Brownsville's many
enterprising real estate men who took
advantage of an opportunity in a
novel way the other evening. 1t
was at gathering in this city, that a
friend introduced him as the possess
scr of a very good voice, whereupon
the retailer of realty was naturally
invited to sing. He readily responded,
but surprised the company by singing
very expressively that old familiar
song, Home, Sweet Home" He did
it well, however. and was warmly
applauded. Then he surprised his
hearers still further, by stepping to
the center CT the room and address
ing them in these words:
4 am more than happy if you en-
joyed my song. AS for me, feel
that there is nothing on earth like
Home, Sweet Home Everybody
should have home, and l wish to
state that / can sell you a home on
easy terms anywhere in the vicinity
of Brownsville or in almost any other
part of the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
AIRY sized tract from town lot to a
25,000-acre ranch, according to the
size of the home wanted can be OBJ
tanned by calling at my Office in this
city. Don't forget Home, Sweet
Home
Then he got some more applause.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-02-22
MONDAY FEBRUARY ~, 1909.

Galveston villa be authorized by
the amendment to its charter, which
has passed the house at Austin, to
Issue $4,000 in bonds to pay for
raising the grade of the city This
is only one instance of many in which
Texas cities are seeking authority to.
issue bonds for municipal improve
ments. Texas towns are fast catching
the spirit of improvement. and with
in the next few years there will be
few towns of any size in the state
which will not be provided with all
modern improvements. Brownsville
should, by rights, lead the procession
in South Texas. No other town in the
state has better opportunity, few
as good, to become one of the largest
and most important cities. But. to
achieve this Brownsville must build
those public improvements which are
absolutely essential to civic advance
ment Sewers, drainage and paving,
are the greatest need of the town at
present. It is up to the city govern
ment to see that they are provided.
II the city council will do its duty
these improvements may easily be OBJ
tanned. What Brownsville needs now
is 10 assume an active and aggressive
attitude in the matter of securing
these absolutely necessary improve
ments. With fair and impartial val
uation of ALL city property fer tax
ing purposes. the necessary means
will be available at once. This, the
city council must accomplish, if it
would be true to the trust imposed
In it, when the various members were
elected. To lag behind now would
be fatal to Brownsville's hopes of
future greatness.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-02-22

An evidence of the growth and
Importance of Brownsville from an
industrial point of view, says the Tex
as Trade Review and Industrial Rec
ord, is the fact that at this time three
separate companies are clamoring for
a franchise for an electric street car
system for the city, and each of them
propose if, granted the franchise ask
ed for. to cross the river to Mata-
moros as soon as the international
bridge shall have been completed.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-02-22
TERMs OF sUBsCRIPTTON.

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except Sunday, daily by mail postpaid
to any point is the United States,
Mexico or Cuba, or delivered BY
carrier to any part of Brownsville,
Texas, or MatamorOs, Mexico.
One copy one year =. $500
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Weekly Saturday. by
mSiI POSTPAID to any point in the
H4Ited States, or Mexico.
enc copy six months =. rs
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Make all checks payable to
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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-02-22

With commendable enterprise, the
progressive people of Mercedes have
applied for permission to hold an
election for the purpose of applying
for charter of Incorporation Mer-
cedes already has many modern inn
proyements, and only needs to ac-
quire the full dignity of municipal
government to insure her becoming
in every respect an up-to-date little
city.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-02-22
JAMESB. WELLS
Attorney
at Law.

Successor to Powers & Maxan,
Powers & Wells, Wells & Rentfro
Wells, Rentfro & Hicks Wells &
Hicks, Wells, Stayton & Kleberg.
/ buy and sell real estate and
investigate " id titles. A COM
plete ABSTRACT Of all titles of rec
ord in Cameron county, Texas.
Practice in all state and federal
courts, when especially employed.
Land litigation and corporation
practice
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-20
new CAMP AICN
BY iowa DRYSI
PRoHIRITIoNIsrs WILL coNTIp.,
uE FIGHT AND ARE BUSY
MAKING PLANS.

Des Moines, April II. The .tdrya..t
nave announced the Immediate come
mencement of campaign for the pro-
h1b1tion amendment. They propose to
unite all temperance organizations In
the state under one executive head to
make contest to secure the passage
by the general assembly which con-
venes two years from now, of an
amendment to the state constitution
prohibiting absolutely the manufac.
ture or sale of intoxicating liquors in
Iowa. A. G. Rankin of Chicago Ia to
head the new movement.
During the last session Mr.. Rankin
believed the new state marshal law
would provide for the absolute en-
forcement of present liquor laws SO
that friends of temperance would be
satisfied and not insist upon the prohl-
bition amendment.
The legislature, however, passed
what are known as the Cosson en-
forcement measures, which are UNDER
stood to have emanated from the ct
torney generals office. The Rankin bill
being defeated and the prohibition
amendment being put to sleep in the
senate committee, Mr.. Rankin at once
determined upon this new crusade.
Movement is Nonpartsan.
The move Is said by Mr.. Rankin to
be absolutely nonpartisan. The pres
ent plan is to hold big state meeting
in Des Moines in January, when pub
lie sentiment is sufficiently crystallized
to form state organization. The fight
will be carried into every legislative
district where there Is a possible
chance to elect a member favorable TOT
resubmission, and Mr.. Rankin also
says the "drys" will have q candidatel
for governor who is an avowed cup,
porter of constitutional prohibition.
Mr.. Rankin says several names have
been discussed for this position.
among them Senator Whipple Of Ben-I
ton and former Senator Durham OF
Delaware.
The "drys" propose to open state
headquarters in Des Moines soon and
an official organ called the Emanoi-l
pator will be published in the interest
of the movement The members elect-l
ed thus far are: General manager, Al.
c. Rankin of Chicago; secretary, D.
Everett Smith, Indianola;; treasurer.
A. u. Coates, Des Moines.
The board of managers selected In.
cludes Mrs. Ella B. Hurford, Indian
ola, president Of the w. G. r. u: c.
l.. Thompson, Boone, of the Iowa
grand lodge Of Good Templars; A. G.
Rankin Of Chicago, head of state mar
shall clubs; A. U. Coates of Des
Moines, secretary Of the prohibition
party; D. Everett Smith, Indianola, ma
tional reform bureau.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-20
RoosEvELTsIN AFRICA.

Rev. Joseph G. Hartzell, missionary
bishop Of Africa of the Methodist Epis
copal church takes issue with PROBES
sor Starr of the Chicago university
who has declared that Roosevelt will
not return alive from his African trip
Bishop Hartzell says his duties have
taken him into more unhealthy regions
of equatorial Africa than Mr.. Roose
welt will in all probability visit, and he
has given his opinions, as he expresses
1t, simply to help allay what regard
as mistaken inference on the part OF
Professor Starr concerning the proba
bility of serious outcome to Mr.
Roosevelt's scientific expedition
Professor Starts fear based on the
fact that Mr.. Roosevelt Is SO years of
age, will also be controverted," de
clared the bishop, "by my experience.
was at the time Of my first visit to
Africa 81 years of age and am now
nearly TO-"
Another thing that should be con.
B1dered by Professor. Starr is that
Theodore Roosevelt at SO is younger
man than great many at half that
age. Roosevelt has kept himself
young and it will take more than mere
climatic conditions to down him.
Mr.. Roosevelt's past career and the
experience of several noted parti IS
who have attempted to shape this
career, also go to prove that he is an
extremely hard man to down.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-20

ing way of treating you; there is moth
ing of that about Bryan; he seems to
have you sized up as one of nature s
noblemen from the start, and he fiat
ters you by asking your opinion of
one thing or another, and by listening
attentively while you deliver it, as
though he didn't know your opinion
isn't worth three whoops in Hannibal
Mo. He is the most subtle and artis
tic fatterer in the world. Thus he
warmed up the Fat One by recalling
a lot of things the latter wrote, eigh.
teen or twenty years ago, and repeat.
ing them from memory; and after
that the Fat One went around to Louis
Bangs and had bis hat stretched
three notches, finding that it had sud.
denly become too small.
Mr.. Bryan is never idle; he is al.
ways doing something, and doing 1t
with vim indicating that it is the
most important thing in the world
When the Gazette representative ar.
rived at his room, he was writing a
letter; the chairs were loaded with
his grips and overcoats and pallad
iums of liberty, and such things, and
| he spilled them on the floor with one
/, motion, and invited the visitor to sit
down and behave until the letter was
finished Having sealed the missive
he opened his grip, talking all the
time, and produced a safety razor.
having adjusted this, he began to
daub his face with lather, with mas
terly enthusiasm that seemed to ex-
press his conviction that lathering
l0nn'c to- ~ AL 20
operations. Then he scraped away
with the razor, shooting questions by
the dozen at the fat guest, who pei
spired freely, and managed to answer
one conundrum in three. His ques-
tons touched upon every possible
thing, from the guaranty law to the
Normal baseball team, and he seem
ed interested in everything. The
truth Is that he is interested in every
thing, and he is always out for in
formation, which he stores away In
his marvellous memory, and uses it
to the best advantage when occasion
calls It. The capacity Of that memory
is illustrated by his accurate recollec-
ton Of newspaper rhymes and stories
Of twenty years ago. The strongest
impression he leaves upon you is Of
his sincerity. Every tone Of his voice,
every glance Of his eyes, every ges-
ture, somehow indicates that admir-
able quality. Unlike most men dis
tinguished as politicians, he recognizes
the existence of other interesting
things than politics, he can talk
about books or sealing wax, or horses,
or hens, and he doesn't talk about
himself unless you get him In a cor.
ner and threaten him with hand
grenade; and this Is, perhaps, another
reason for his abiding and Astounding
popularity"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-20
A Rival OF Uncle Sans
washington Bureau of
The Ottumwa Courie
washington. D, c.. April l.

| washington, D. c., April II.
How vigorous competitor of Uncle
SANS Panama canal the Tehuantepec
railroad is going to be, is suggested
| by the bureau Of statistics in report
which it issued today, on the COM
merce between the, eastern and west
ern coasts Of the United States, via
the Panama railroad and the Tehuan-
tepec railroad. 1t appears that in 1908
the Tehuantepec route increased it's
business to $3S.0OO,00O worth of mer-
chandise. The previous year it had be-
tween $2s,OO0,OOO and $3O,OOO,OOO
worth
| The remarkable thing about this
route is that practically all its freight
is between the eastern and western
coasts of the United States. The Pan
anna railroad handles about one
fourth as much freight as the Tehuan-
tepec, and large part Of it is either
from or to some foreign country. The
Tehuantepec road, however, gets al
most every ton Of its business in the
United States, and delivers it to some
point in the United States. 1t is a di-
rect competitor of the American trans
| continental railroads for it's entire
business; and that business Is grow
ing at remarkable rate.
The Panama route is not doing SO
much commercial business as it ought,
because it's chief energies are devoted
to the canal building 1t is curious
fact that the Panama road handles
most of its freight from east to west,
while the Tehuantepec does more
business from west to east than from
east to west. The explanation Is that
the Tehuantepec route handled almost
| $16,000000 worth of sugar from Hawaii
last year, destined to New York. The
Panama railroad crosses the continent
with length of 40 miles, while the
Tehuantepec route is 100 miles long.
From New York to San Francisco via
Panama the distance is 5,305 miles,
and via Tehuantepec 4,415 miles. The
shortest rail line is 3,191 miles, while
the Magellan route is 1929 miles. Yet
1t Is an interesting fact that good
deal of tonnage still moves by Magel-
Ian. The transfer from boats to rail,
and rail to boats, on the Tehuantepec
road, is carried on by ingenious cleo
trical machinery and is said to be the
most perfect, speedy and cheap meth
cd of trans-shipment in the world. The
Tehuantepec road was completed in
1894, but was in such bad shape that
it had to be practically rebuilt
throughout. 1t was started even before
any transcontinental railroad was I'M
dertaken in the United States, and if
built at once would have been the
worlds first trans-continental rail
line.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-20
A HIGH CLASS KICKER.

Sir Charles Wyndham (speal1ing at
a C'nner) told of a young man he once
heard of who was paying attention to
a lady to the great disgust of her
father, who demonstrated very kindly
with him. The father said: IF 1 see
you in this house again l shall kick
you out" The young man came back
the very next day. 81 told you what
would happen said the father, and it
did happen. The young man did not
appear for about five weeks, and then
one day the father saw him coming
toward the house, and Immediately
went and opened the front door.
Haven't you had enough?" said the
old man. Have you come again to
see my daughter" mo, no." replied
the other. ~ have come on behalf of
the president of our football club
London Telegraph.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-20
HIS WiFE's NAME WAS NOT
GABRIELLE.

From the New York Press.-Clyde
Fitch was describing his large scrap.
book collection of typographical errors.
Suddenly he smiled.
Such errors" he said, "are con-
tinually cropping up. called for a
magazine editor the other day to take
him to luncheon. AS he was getting
into his coat man entered.
80 Do you read your magazine?" the
man asked.
"I do replied the editor.
Have you read the new number,
the one that came out yesterday"
"'I have
Have you read my poem, "to Ga
brielle,' on page HIP"
Moo
"'No Well, in that poem 1 wrote
the line, 81 love you better than I love
my life."
"A neat line. Neat and we'll turn.
ed said the editor, soothingly.
And one of the professional hui
morists of your composing room set
it up toread, 81 love you better than 1
love my wife,"
'How-er-'
Than my wife-precisely that.
And my wife knows nothing Of COM
posing room comedy, and she thinks
the line was printed exactly as wrote
1T ."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-20
THE FAT BOY ON BRYAN.

Walt Mason gives this close-view
sketch of William Jennings Bryan, in
the Emporia Gazette:
William J. Bryan, well known
and prosperous farmer of Lincoln,
Neb., was in Emporia the other day
and made a pleasant talk at the
Methodist church. The Fat One used
to write flapdoodle for a Lincoln pa
per many years ago, when Mr.. Bryan
was newcomer in the town, having
just opened little law office and
hung out o sign announcing that he
was authorized to do a stunt as no.
tary public. In those days--it seems
hundred years ago-Bryan was the
handsomest young man in ten states
and people would turn out and twist
their necks into corkscrew shape 70
get good look at him.
HE is still handsome, but, like
poets and insurance agents. who
might be named, he has considerable
paunch, and he finds hipless pants
uncomfortable, and most of his hair
has been worn off by vulcanized hotel
pillows, and there are creases and
crowsfeet and such things under his
eyes, just to remind him that he isn't
as young as he once was. But he is
just as active and full of vim as he
ever was, and if he takes care of him
self, and has his teeth foated every
now and then, he ought to be good for
fifty years more. The Fat One went
down to the Harvey house to pass
the time o'day with him and to talk
of old times, the tariff on goosebones
and such other things as might seem
profitable.
1T has fallen to the lot of the Fat
One to write dope for Republican pa
per for many years, and thus it has
been part of the days work to point
the finger of scorn at the Lincoln man
and his theories, but the Lincoln man
is all right just the same, whatever
you may think of his theories, and
there is something so fascinating
about him that when you are with him
you cease to wonder that he has been
a popular idol SO long, rising triumph
ant from defeat, time after time. He
has farm that Is worth more than
any farm in Kansas, and he has the
rare knack of appearing interested in
you. So many big men--or men VINO
think they are big-have a patroniz-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-20
Bull Elm
(Copyrighted 1909 by w. T,
Foster,)

Washington, D. c.. April II. Last
to cross continent 16 to 20, warm
wave Ii to 10, cool wave Is to %. This
was expected to be cold period with
frosts further south than usual and
severe storms on many parts Of the
continent. The heaviest rains Of the
month were expected with this storm
wave.
Next disturbance will reach Pacific
coast about 20, cross Pacific slope by
close of 81, great central valleys %
to "a, eastern states %. Warm wave
will cross Pacific slope about 20,
great central valleys %, eastern states
"a. Cool wave will cross Pacific slope
about %, great central valleys 25,
eastern states 81.
This disturbance will bring re-
covery from the unusually cool period,
but temperatures will continue too
low for good crop weather. The storms
will continue to be severe, but rain
fall will decrease.
Last disturbance of April will reach
Pacific coast about 25, cross Pacific
slope by close of 26, great central val
legs ~ to 20, eastern states 80. Warm
wave will cross Pacific slope about %,
great central valleys 81 eastern states
90. Cool wave will cross Pacific slope
about 2S, great central valleys 80.
eastern states May 2.
This disturbance will bring temper
atures up to normal, good crop wealth
er will be restored, rains will not be
excessive and the storms will become
less severe. At the close of April the
crops will be generally a little late.
but not in first class condition, but the
normal weather of last part of April
and first part of May will soon put
crops in fair condition.
I am expecting drouth in some sec
lions to be detrimental to all crops.
particularly to oats and corn and lit
tie too dry for winter wheat. This
would have tendency to advance the
prices, but grain is already too high.
The great spectators are manipulate
ing the markets and therefore crop
weather effects do not show up in the
markets.
Next bulletin will give general lore
casts Of May crop weather.