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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-16
DOLCE At CEDAR RAPIDS GIVE
PROMINENT LADY RIDE
IN PATROL.
WAS PLANNING TO HELP
PEOPLE IN HOME FOR AGED
Officials 0seIare she Had No Right TO
Solicit Funds and Say They Are
Only Enforcing ordinanee-Much In
dionation Among Friends Of Woman
Over Action Of Police.

Cedar Rapids, Dec 16.-Bundled into
station and compelled to undergo ques-
tioning and to account for funds she
had in her possession is the unpleasant
experience that has befallen a promi-
nent woman of this city.
Considerable excitement and much
indignation was caused by the police
bringing to the station Il kenwood
park lady who was soliciting funds for
the purpose of giving number of old
people in the county home something
extra in the way of n Christmas din
ner The woman was brought i'll fol-
lowing two complaints telephoned IN
by we'll ACKNOWLEDGEMENT on the east side,
and when the two officers arrived she
was soliciting funds at the home OF
Mrs. G.. F. Van Nechten. president OF
the Home for the F'riendless.
Police Side of the Case.
The police state that if the woman
was soliciting for the poor she should
have had Some proof as to her ident-
ity, and also should have received per-
mission from the mayor or some 9TH
er person. w no ilftu siutlloIit! " SA"''N
her the privilege. There is an ordinance
i'm this and practically every other city
against begging, and arrests are maze
frequently on the charge. The police
state that two well known women tel
ephoned to the station that woman
a stranger to Them was sollcltlne
funds and asked that the matter he
investigated. The police say they have
learned from experience that the only
place to do any Investigating is at the
station, and that the woman was not
placed under arrest. but was Simply
! asked to go with them to the station
| and If she was really soliciting funds
! for the poor she would no doubt pe
! able to show proof to that effect.
| About two weeks ago two women
who claimed to be soliciting funds 10Y
Sunshine Mission collected something
like 5000, claiming that they had au-
thority from j. II. Fenton. one of ti't
officers Of the mission. These wolnei
were frauds and since that time the po'
lice state they have been keeping
sharp lookout for solicitors.
The Other Side.
The woman and her friends claim thu
police exceeded their authority II
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-16
L..rd.r Clark colI.s. Notes.

Special to Times Republican.
Toledo Dec l6.--This last week OF
the fall term has been full of work. ex-
aminatIons coming Thursday and to-
day The winter term opens Jan. ).
new branch OF forensic work has
been created--the Intercollegiate pro-
hibition oratorical contest--to occur
next spring This is a national move
ment composed OF $50 leading universe
ties and colleges. Mr. James V. Love
lace, travelling secretary OF the league,
presented the matter az chapel last
Friday. Before night number OF stu
dents had decided 10 enter the contest.
and "A friend had made the generous of
fer of Il $50 prize TO the winners OF the
local contest. The local is followed by
state interstate. and national contests
Professor Shatto will at once place III
the economic department OF the library
a selected set of a dozen books on the
liquor problem.
The y. w. c. \. gave special
Christmas program Monday night AZ
the Y. NJ G. a. meeting G. T.. fount
and Jesse Tomlinson gave report OF
the Grinnel gospel team meeting.
and plans were made to send out SUCH
:. team during the HOLIDAYS
day evening by the Twin city Choral
| Club. assisted by Miss Multingcr. of
| Charles city. contralto. and Mr.. Fuller
| ton OF Cedar Falls. tenor Mrs. Slack
| was soprano soloist: Professor Slack
| baritone soloist and director. and Prof
Yeamans accompanist The chorus was
| composed OF nifty voices The great
success OF this first appearance OF the
| club will give added interest 10 thciI
| programs in the future.
Professor kenoycr will spend the
holiday season at his home III Kansas
Professor Cronise goes TO her Colorado
ranch: Prof and Mrs. Very go to chi
cago and thence to his home ut Arm
ington. Ill.
Chiefly because OF tho interest ant
effort OF an old student. Mrs. s j
slaves, OF Des Moines. beautiful
bronze memorial tablet had been placed
upon tho chapel wall bearing thu
names OF former students Of the college
! who were soldiers In the civil war Thu
lis- contains the names, with compan,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-16
NO WORD FROM LARSON.
No Trace Of Missing Mason City Man
Found BY Offic ials.

Mason City. Dec. 16.-As the days go
by and no one seems to find the body
OF Ragner Larson, the more the theory
that ne committed suicide is peins
dropped. AS told "Wednesday there Is
no evidence that he contemplated such
a thing, only that his razor seems TO De
missing and he was not feeling wen
on the Friday forenoon prior to his dis-
appearance 1t will be one week today
since he was last seen. AS nearly as
can be learned he did not have one
cent on his person when he left the
James residence and If he had attempt
ed to ge; out of town by riding III
either a passenger coach or caboose
it would certainly have been discovered
by this time The theory advanced
Wednesday that he might have entered
an empty freight car and committed
the act seems plausible but 1t would
appear that If he did by this time there
would be some evidence. He had no
trouble and those who have worked by
him in the Northwestern machine
shops say that they have never noticed
that he was off in any way. The fact alsc
remains that he left money in his
trunk. $31 and has some money in the
bank. and If he was going to clear on;
on account of any trouble, he woulC
have taken this money with him. His
disappearance is becoming more anC
more, Of q mystery
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-16

bringing her to the station. and are
very indignant over the AFFAIR. They
state that the woman came to Cedar
Rapids yesterday afternoon to ask aid
from some OF her friends here. She
needed little more than she secured
from these. however. and began calling
on others whom she did not know In an
effort to raise the necessary amount
They state that shc gave the two oni-
GERS her name, told them where her
husband worked and that they could
telephone the postmaster ut Kenwood
who was assisting her in the work. The
officers would listen to no explanations
however, and insisted on her going "a
the station with them. The lady
friends, who are numerous. Tor inc
woman Is one OF the most highly re-
spected citizens OF kenwood. declare
the police were over Jealous
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-16
PECULIAR WILL CASE.
Heirs Of Peter Warburton Have Com
pick Problem For Courts to Settle.

Special to Times Republican.
Charles City. Dec. l6.-At the next
term of the district court. to be held
here, a rather peculiar case Will come
up for hearing.
In 1905 Peter Warburton died. His
will was probated five months after
his death. He owned quite a little
farm land in this section OF the state
and 1t seems that he willed all his
property to his wife. From his first
wife he had seven children. After hel
death he married Mrs. Josephine Hef-
ner, who was the mother Of Rosella
Fingalson. the unfortunate girl who
was married to Robert McClelland. the
bigamist, now serving time in the pen
Mrs. Hefner has three times been mar
ried.
1t appears that since the probatint
Of tho will several pieces OF land willet
to her have been sold. The heirs-at
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-16
Lake City Miscellany.
special to Times-Republicans.

Special to Times Republicans
Lake City, Dec. &c. II. Zybeil ana
Orville Wright put 4,50o bushels OF
shelled corn on the local market this
week at 40 cents per bushel. Arthur
Brown and A. j. Powell delivered theirs
at Sherwood at "A cents. All these
sales were made on contracts drawn up
last September.
Miss Bertha Phillips and Fred
Schmidt were united in marriage We'd
nesday night at the Woodlawn Chris
tian church. The ceremony was per-
formed in the presence Of friends by
Rev. I. T. Underwood. Both are Well
known in this vicinity
Miss Edythe Cook. formerly of Lake
City, but now employed in millinery
store at Seattle. will leave for Homo
lulu, Dec. 80, where she will pass at
two months.
Owing to delay in transit of the new
pipe organ to be installed In the WOOD
lawn church, the recital will be post
nOned for some time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-16
HAMPTON BUSINESS CHANCE.
M. Aoiub Sells Clothing Store TO J. n
Reeve, Pionssr Rssidsnt.

Special to Times Republican.
Hampton. Dec. l6,-After more that
a dozen years spent I'm active business
in the clothing line here. Mr.. Holup
proprietor OF the Rule Block cloth
ing store. has disposed Of his stock OF
goods. and the store Is closed for In
voicing. The new owner OF the bust
ness Is j. X. Reeve. a well known pion-
Ger or this county 1t Is declared that
Mr. Reeve expects to continue th'
business and this Is probably true
Mr. Reeve has also recently purchased
the Hartman residence on East Fifth
street. ono OF the finest houses In the
city. which he now occupies with his
family.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-16
REHsoN ron sENAroR's SUDDEN
CONVERSION TO. PRIMARY
ELECTION IDEA.
SPECIAL ELECTION PROPOSED
WOULD De WIDE OPEN
Democrats Would Hasten to Butt In
and dive Their Votes to Young a.
Against q. Progressive Government
Marine. Hospital Service to Send
Fever Expert to oss Moinss.
Special to rimes-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines. Dec. ia reason for
the miraculous conversion of Senator
Young to the cause of the primary
selection of senators, even to the ex-
tent of a special mid-winter primary
pending q pre-arranged deadlock. was
given by George Huffman. former
chairman of the democratic state COM
mittee.
I'm case a primary is held, similar
to the one of two years ago, under the
Huffman, II believe that Senator
Young would get ten democratic votes.
in case he was a candidate as he would
be. to every one democratic vote for
Byers, who would be candidate. The
reason is found in the feeling of in
tense hostility to the Iowa progresslves
among the democrats"
The primary suggested by Young at
this time and now for the first time
advocated by his friends. would leave
It open so that thousands Of democrats
could vote for republican candidate.
The United States marine hospital
service has taken note of the serious
typhoid fever epidemic in Des Moines.
and has notified the authorities that
q government expert will be sent mere
to aid in heading off the epidemic. The
man to come is L. L. Lumsden. passed
assistant surgeon, U. S. public health
and marine hospital service. who Is
the author of pamphlet which the
government sends out entitled what
the mayor and city council can do IN
the prevention of typhoid fever. the
situation in Des Moines is perhaps bet
ter than it was but is far from satis-
factory and several new cases have de-
yeloped. as was to be expected. The
number of deaths has not been large
but the sheer inability of the local au-
thorities to locate the trouble has been
an embarrassment.
The decision Of the Iowa supreme
court holding to be legally convicted
the two Assyrian pedlers who killed.
their cousin in Crawford county two
years ago will probably be followed
by some trouble i'll the old country
The Hassan brothers who were ac-
cused received sentences Of twenty
five years. Their father came mere
from Turkey to furnish money fol
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-16

In the city several days furtherine the
movement for tax reform and especial
ly for ending the tax ferret system and
changing the method Of taxation OF
mortgages and moneys and credits
While this has been going on the ASSOC
citation OF tax ferrets Is preparing also
to ask something OF the legislature to
make their work easier. For instance,
they will insist that the bank balances
OF the depostors in all Iowa banks be
placed at their disposal for the first
OF the year. The bankers. however.
fear that this might result in some
pretty heavy Withdrawals OF bank de-
posts about the first of each year and
they will fight such plan Of the tax
ferretS.
Information published in the ST.
Louis papers to the effect that the
mother Of Hon. Fred Lehman. the new
solicitor general. Is still living in Gin
cinnat, came as a surprise to many
persons in Des Moines who had known
Mr.. Lehman many years while he re-
sided here The story is that the
mother lives modestly in Cincinnati,
and she says that Fred ran away from
home when he was 10 years old be-
cause he did not like the German
| language talked in his home.
| A very comfortable position will be
open in the state house the first OF
the year, that of state accountant. The
position is now filled most acceptably
| by Charles c. Heer, who on the first
! OF the year becomes deputy clerk OF
| the supreme court Mr. Heer is from
Emmett county and was at one time
editor of paper at Armstrong. He
has been state accountant for seVera
years and as such is engaged the year
| round in going over the books and ac-
counts and checking up every office al
rectly or indirectly connected with the
! state. The place is filled by election
of the state executive council.
| 1t is expected that Sir Horace PUNK
EFT. the great Irish student of agricul-
I'ture. will stop off in Des .Moines soon
He has irrigation interests In WNomms
and elsewhere in the west and is on his
way there to look after them. He
will visit with Henry Wallace on his
return. He stands very close to'rheo-
dore Roosevelt, Walter n. Page, Clifford
Pinchot and others engaged in the
conservation movement in this country
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-16
Local. From Radcliffe.

Spccial 10 Times Republican,.
Radcliffe. Dee. 16. - Miss Mnude
Berry Thursday morning FOR Mtnne-
apolis. where she will continue her
work as stenographer for the Drake =
Ballard Investment Company.
a pound girl arrived AZ the nom"
of Mr.. and Mrs. II. II. Iexvold. Dec. 10.
Mrs j. g. Meeks Is quite Ill with
pneumonia.
Earl Himmel is home from Ellsworth
College. suffering from blood poison IN
HIS hand.
Harry ConkIin has gone to Chicago
TO enter an automobile training school.
C. r. Myers has again assumed
charge of the Signal office.
H. Hanson IL In the sunny south
on land matters.
Harvey Reisc,ler Is quito Ill with
lung foyer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-16

their deefnse. They stoutly denied the
crime of killing Fred Nawful. but the
circumstantial evidence was strong. 1t
was explained by the aged father that
with the conviction Of the Hassans 1t
would mean the humiliation of the
family back home, that the system Of
feuds ana scounter.feuds meant that
when the family Of Nawful became
convinced that the family Of Hassan
had committed murder retaliation
would be natural and the slaughter
would begin.
Chief Justice Deemer took rap at
some expert testimony" in an insur-
ance case from Ottumwa. In supreme
court involving a question as to
whether q lawyer named Scott killed
himself or was killed by another. The
court sustained the verdict against the
insurance companies. which meant
that the homicide theory was good.
There was expert testimony to show
the effect Of firing a revolver close to
the head. Judge Deemer dissented
from the court opinion.
"In this case" he wrote. the exper-
iments were conducted with a piece
Of hog meat and a cabbage head. save
in a figurative sense I have heard OF
human heads being called cabbage
heads. but 1 do not believe that piece
of hog meat otherwise undescribed)
should be treated the equivalent OF
the skin and flesh of a human head"
II ia said that in this case the
victim held a piece of paper between
tho revolver and his head when he
fired the fatal shot, thus avoiding the
powder marking Of the skin which Is
usually regarded as proof of suicide.
last evening and the officers announced
that it had been a financial success.
All agreed that it was a most excellent
show. that the exhibit of corn and
grains and farm products was eXcep-
tionally fine and that it was conducted
on a high plane. The time of holding
II was better than in the past for 1t
was made to fit in with other meet
ines which drew many to the city, and
this helped materially. The prices re-
allied from sale of the prize winning
corn were not as good as expected. The
hest ear sold to Ed Meredith for $1OO
and the best ten ears were bought by
the man who raised theme. r. Bish-
CD. Altoona-for 800.
Thirty thousand separate petitions
for reopening of the prohibitory
amendment question by submission &c
the voters have been sent out to the
people OF the state and it is planned
that the miles and miles OF petitions OF
the last session will be duplicated. II
is recalled that controversy arose las'
summer over what had become or the
petitions filed with the legislature, anc
after much effort they were LOCATED
right in the depths of the capacious
pigeon holes where they were placed o!
officers Of the state senate. Now ne"
petition will be prepared. Manager
Sawyer is confident from his poll OF tn
members of the legislature that i
will be an easy matter to have the leg
islature pass the amendment resolution
The house will be Overwhelmingly To-
the amendment as it was two year:
ago. A convention is to be held some
| time in January to boost the move
ment.
l Senator Titus of Muscatine. has bee
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-16
BAD FIRE At BRITT.
Gsnsrsl Store Of Combs Z Elmo oeras
ously Osmss Preventing Die Sass.

Special to Observation-Disclosures.
Britt. Dec. lS.-The Combs 4 Elmo
general store was badly damaged ~
fire OF unknown origin Thursday morn-
ing Most OF the goods were carried
across the street and saved. No denn-
tte estimate of the loss has yet been
made and the store Is closed pending
adjustment OF the insurance.
Much damage WAX caused py smoke
and water The fire seemed to be con-
fined between the walls OF the building
and was thus difficult to locate.
Carlos Combs. one of tho propftetors.
living at Britt. IL here helping inspect
the damaged stock and building.
The proprictors were all ready 10
open a big special sale for the holiday
season when the fire changed their
plans
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-16

and regiment. Of III men. provine thee
tho tide OF patriotism ran high Il sho
time Of the nations peril 0snsfo0o
thanks are due Mrs. 0eaves and Al Wb0
co operated with her
The last news from President BROOKE
was good news" and faculty ana STU.
dents unite In sending him . hearty
Christmas greeting.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-16

law are now asking to have tho win set
aside II the contention OF the heirs
should prevail tho question n. what
kind OF AN accounting could tho Judge
demand OF the property already soldf
The case will DO hard fought and In
tercstlny.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-16

Senator Titus. Of Muscatin'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-16

That Grape-Nuts contains that element more than
one-half of all its mineral salts
healthy brain is important. if would do things in
this world.
man who sneers at Mind the best and least
understood part of himself. That part which some folks
believe links US the Infinite.
Mind asks for healthy upon which to act and Ma
ture has defined way make healthy brain and
day by day as it up from work of the Previous
day
Natures way rebuild by the Of food which sup
plies things required.
"There's a Reason"
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd,
Battle Creek, Mich.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-08-20
Human Hearts,"

Human Hearts," the melodramatic
success announced at Mason's Opera
House next Tuesday night, appeals to
every class of playgoers. II deals with
story that teens with interest from
beginning to end. TON Logan" an
honest young blacksmith in the Arkansas
Hills, falls in love with and marries a
reformed confidence woman. The dull
country life soon pals on her. She ac-
cidently meets her former lover and pal.
Without any just cause they conspire
together to ruin Tom and kill him if
necessary. The woman calls him while
her accomplish conceals himself. The
father of Tom responds and is mistaken
for the Young Blacksmith. He is
fatally stabbed by the ambushed man.
Tom, coming out to see where his father
is, is accused by the adventures and
her pal" of the murder. He is finally
sentenced on that charge. But his
friends ultimately establish his innocence
and he is released. Retribution over
takes his villianous and murderous ac-
cusers. No play of its kind possesses a
stronger plot or more sensational in
cidents. The serious element is mingled
with comedy, forming a combination
that never fails to touch responsive
chord in the heart of playgoers.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-08-20
FROM BERLIN AND NEARBY

Miss Bessie Haaley gave delightful
picnic last week at Carey's Landing.
Mr.. Harwood Purnell is spending his
vacation at home.
Misses Ella Purnell and Kitty Whaley
are spending week at Ocean City.
Miss Louise Denton visited Mr.. J. S.
Purnell's family this week.
Miss Purnell Wilson. now of Missis-
sippi, is visiting her great-aunt, Mrs.
John X. Purnell. She spent her child
hood here under Mrs. Purnell's care,
and is atfectionately remembered and
welcomed back by many friends.
A band is being organized here among
the colored people, which we trust will
be successful.
The recent burglaries at Ocean City
are causing much uneasiness, and the
officers have not been able TO run the
criminals to earth yet.
Mrs. Nancy Shovel and Mrs. p. l..
Goldsborough and family are at the At
lantic, Ocean City.
Mrs. Robley Jones and daughter have
returned TO Snow Hill.
Miss Fannie Scott is substituting in
the Ocean City Postofiice for Mr.. Will
liams, who was taken TO the hospital on
account of Illness.
Miss Louise Scott is in the Berlin
Postofiice during the postmaster's two
weeks vacation.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-08-20
Death Of Mrs. Emil Metz.

Mr.. Carrie Metz, wife of Mr.. Emil
Metz, assistant agent at the railroad
office in Snow Hill, died at her home in
Snow Hill, Monday night of tetany,
following a short illness. On last Mon
day night, three weeks ago, she return
ed from visit to her parents in Colds
boro. Caroline County. While on her
visit she was greatly frightened by a
fire, which broke out in Goldsboro. and
she returned to Snow Hill in weak and
nervous condition and suffering from an
old complaint, with which she had been
afflicted for years. Complications set
in, and the skill of her physicians were
unavailing to save her life. The deceas-
cd was twenty years old. and had been
married exactly eight months at the
time of her death. With Mrs. Metz in
her last hours, and ministering TO her
last wants, were her father and mother,
Mr.. and Mrs. Porter, of Goldsboro, a
sister. Of Cumberland, Virginia, and the
mother and brother of her husband, of
East New Market, Dorchester County.
These relatives, with Mr.. Metz, accom-
panied the remains TO Goldsboro, where
funeral services where held, and inter-
ment made.
During the short time the deceased
had lived here. she had made many
friends, and sincere regret is expressed
at her sad and untimely death.