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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-18
PREFERS REFORM SCHOOL.
Sioux City Lad Asks Court to Send
Him TO EIdora

Sioux Ci,y,' May 1S.-Exhibiting a
letter written in boyish hand, and With
tears in his eyes as he told his story.
young lad who said his name was
Willie Lisk. aged 10. called at the court
house Yesterday in search Of Judge
Hutchinson. who presides over the jul
venile court Baillf j. NJ. Wheeler
found the boy waiting patiently alone
in the court room, and the kind
ae arted officer listened TO his story,
and said he would refer the matter to
the Judge when he returns.
Willie wanted TO be sent to the in
dustrial school al Eldora, where hfs pal,
Jimmie" who wrote the letter is now
making his home. Willie said Jimmie"
liked ii there, the letter stating that
the boys had good times and We're kind
ly treated
Willie said he did not want 10 stay
home any more. His mother. he said,
was away all day and could not give
HIM the proper care, and his father
came home drunk at night and whipped
him. Once Willie declared his fear of
his father was so great that he ran
away from home and slept in a box
car.
The lad appeared 10 be a bright and
energetic little chap. and it is prob
able thai an effort will be made to COM
nit him to the institution which Jim
mie' believes sis the best home he
ever had.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-18
Farmer Hangs Himself.

Oskaloosa, May 1s.--Isaac NJ. Clark.
we'll known citizen and farmer ended
his life Tuesday by hanging He was
heard to arise early-between 4 and
} o'clock-and leave the house. Moth
ing was thought of this however, by
other members of the household as
the man was known as an early riser.
It seems that he went direct from
the house to the buggy shed where
taking a new rope halter he fastened
one end over a rafter and the other
end securely about his neck while
standing on the seat of a market Wag-
on. from which he then stepped off. He
died of strangulation. there being no
dislocation Of the neck. One hand was
resting on the seat of the wagon when
found by ISenbe-s &c the family an
hour or so after leaving the house.
Mr.. Clark had been in i'll health for a
long time and had brooded much over
his condition and to this is attributed
his suicide.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-18
HULL ANSWERS PRouTy.
Says He Will Vote For Caucus Nom
inee For Speaker.


Des Moines. May 1s-Before the
night, Capt. j. A. T. Hull, candidate
that he will cast his vote for Joseph
Cannon or any other republican NOM
mated by the republican members of
congress in party caucus.
Captain Hull did not say how he
would vote in the party caucus, should
Cannon's name be proposed. He stated,
however. that he had no idea whether
Cannon would be up for reelection to
the speakership of the house.
Il have been asked a lot of ques-
tions by my good friend, the judge"
said Captain Hull, referring to his pro-
gressive opponent, Judge S. F. Prouty.
The gist of them is whether / will
vote for Cannon for speaker.
in answer to that l will assert that
if l am sent to the house again as the
representative Of this district, Will go
as republican. And if the republican
members of the house in party caucus
nominate Speaker Cannon or any other
man for the speakership, will go back
and cast my vote for him, for l am a
republican and believe il standing
by the party
This assertion of Congressman Hull
was greeted with applause.
Having made this as his answer to
Judge Prouty, Captain Hull took a
hand at asking questions himself He
wants to know how Judge Prouty will
vote on the speakership proposition and
whether he will vote for the man NOM
mated by the republican caucus.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-18
REACH MILLION MARK.
Building Permits Issued at Davenport
Since June 1, Break Record.

Davenport, May 49, One million
dollars worth of buildings contracted
for in Davenport since the first of the
present year Such is the enviable
record in the building line which has
lust been realized with the issuance in
the office of William Claussen, clerk of
the board Of public works Of a building
permit for the sum of 100000 for the
new j. II. c. Peterson structure on
Front street. This amount has been
realized in less than five months, es-
tabIishng a new record for the city in
its building and upgrowth. The larg-
est permit issued was for the new Put
nam eight-story building which is now
in course of construction a the corner
of Second and Main streets and which
will cost over $3.50, 900.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-18
BURGLARY CONFIRMS STORY.
Cambridge Robbery Indicates Gang il
Operating.


Special to imes-Republican.
Nevada, May 1S.-The burglary OF
the Ankeny Larson clothing store at
Cambridge is in direct confederation
of the story told by the woman, Anna
Kelly. now in Jail charged with obtain
ing property under false pretenses, re-
garding the band of st. Louis crooks
who have planned to work this part
of the state and to which it is thought
Richard Daniels and Jim Christy, the
two men captured in this county on
Wednesday Of last week. are connect
ed
Since being confined to the jail and
after comforting with her attorney, the
woman. who was free to talk at first,
has closed her face to all approach in
the way of information. Her people
from Jewell have not come to her res
cue or assistance in any way but an
uncle. who lives in this city, has held
conferences with her
Christy, the man held for burglary
of depot at Huxley, was arraigned
and his preliminary held. He was
bound over to the grand jury and will
remain in Jail in default of bonds.
Daniels, the man held for the hold
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-18

y Earth will reach edge of comets
tail about 2 p. m. today.
y Head of comet will begin to
, cross between the earth and sun
:, between and 9 p. M, but can
> only be seen in transit across the
sun in India, China, Japan, Haw-
y allan islands, Philippines, etc.
, Earth leaves comets tail Thurs
y day afternoon or evening, and
y comet and tail will be VISIBLE in
, western sky Friday evening after
, it has crossed the disk Of the sun.
> Hundreds of physicians were
> appealed to by their patients yes
y terday for specifics TO ward off
!. the dangerous gas which they
> suppose will enveIop the earth
y when it passes thru the comets
y tail.
> Priests and ministers were be-
seeched by their pensioners for
, words of comfort to help them
, thru the ordeal thru which they
believe they are about to pass.
j School children by the score
> have asked their teachers to let
} them stay at home today for fear
j of The comet. Leaves Of absence
J were not granted, but teachers in
} city districts populated by Hun
earian, Poles, Lithuanians, and
} Russians noted many absentees.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-18
NATURE SPARES.
The Stricken Rose From Grief.

\ What a fortunate provision of nature
it u.s. that deprives the rose of mental
suffering: for how poignant would be
tits grief to discover, in the height of its
blooming glory, that canker fed at
its heart and that its beauty and rag
rance We're doomed forever. Nature
always spares the suffering; she is
veritable store-house of pleasing re-
wards, for those who seek her aid. In
the years gone by falling hair and
grayness have cast a gloom over the
lives of thousands of young women,
but thanks to the investigations Of
scientists the true cause Of hair de-
struction is now known to be germ
or parasite that burrows into the hair
follicles. Newbro's HeIpicide abso-
lutely destroys this germ as nature in
tended Sold by leading druggists. Send
10 cents in stamps for sample to The
Herpicide Co. Detroit. Mich
One dollar bottles guaranteed, 3. y
Morgan, special agent.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-18

Ing up Of local store, after which he
stood off q posse of hundred or more
for a couple Of hours. during which
time he succeeded in shooting Sheriff
Warrick once and Lee L. Alderman a
couple Of times. will have his prelimi-
nary tomorrow. He stoutly denies
any connection with the st. y Louis
gang, told of by the woman. and an-
sists that he was merely passing thru
the country, victim Of hard luck and
pulled off his first robbery when he en-
tered the store here.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-18
Alleged A..auIter Arrested.

Dubuque, May 18.-Peter Loetscher,
aged As, employed at the Farley
Loetscher factory, and a nephew of one
of the proprietors, was arrested today
and identified as the man who at
tempted to assault young woman on
Cornell street Saturday night. The as
sa::.a.t after a struggle, was beaten
off, The arrest has caused sensa-
ton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-18
Old Practitioner oustsd.

Dubuque, May 18.-While members
of the Dubuque County Medical Soci-
ETY. decline to discuss the matter, it is
learned positively that DR.. Hamilton,
an old practitioner, was voted out OF
membership at the meeting Monday
night Irregularities in practice are
assigned as the reasons.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-18

A touch Of rheumatism, or q twinge
of neuralgia, whatever the trouble is.
Chamberlain's Liniment drives away
the pain at once and cures the COM
plant quickly. First application gives
relief. Sold by all dealers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-18
TRIBE HELD IN TERROR
soothsayer Of Romany Band Assembled
at Fort Dodge Holds Such Sway
That Camp is in CONSERVATION =
Members Augmented by Arrivals of
Other Bands-None But Members
Permitted to Approach.

Special to Times Republican.
Fort Dodge, May 1s.-By her pre-
diction of the end of the world with
the advent Of Halley's comet on May
Is, the soothsayer and fortune teller
of the band of gipsies which have been
camped in this vicinity for the past
several days. as noted in the Times
Republican of Tuesday, has thrown
the whole camp into CONSERVATION and
two other tribes which have been tour
summoned here to assist in the in
carnations which are being held in the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-18
Danssrous Surgery

Dangerous Surgery
in the abdominal region Is prevented
by the use OF Dr.. Kings New Life
Pills, the painless purifiers. CSC. Nc
Bride & VIII Drug Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-18
AFRAID IHA1 SABSURD
OLD EARTH TO NAVIGATE CON-
ET'S TAIL WITHOUT
HARM.
GENERAL PUBLIC WILL NOT
KNOW WHAT is HAPPENING
Many People Apprehensive But
Scientists Calmly Prepare to Gather
Facts For Future Generations to
study-Gaseous Tail is Harmless -
Other Details.
THE COM EFT.

10000 oo9oogvoo 0o00e
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-18
There's nothing to it.

5000 Soo9ooo,0o
Middletown transcript., 1910-10-22
Pennsylvania Railroad
OPENING OF THE GREAT PENN
SYLVANIA STATION IN
NEW YORK

On Sunday, November q, full train service will be
naugurated by the Pennsylvania Railroad to and from its
station Seventh Avenue and Thirty second Street.
New York City.
The location of the Pennsyvana Station one block from
Broadway two blocks from Fifth Avenue is Manhattan
Within short radius located the majority Of the big
retail stores and restaurants The Seventh Avenue
face and the Eighth Avenue surface pass its
door the Thirty fourth Street surface crossown)
pass its Thirty Street entrance and stations Of the
Sixth Avenue Elevated and Hudson and Manhattan Tubes
are short block from its main entrance.
Time tables showing the service to and from the
PsnnsyivaSa stDt0n being arranged and may be
obtained at Ticket Offices before the opening Of the
Station.
Connections will be made at Manhattan Transfer
(near Newark with local trains to and from the down
toTH stations Of Jersey City 50 that downtown
New York passengers who desire may continue to the
Corlandt and Debrosse Street Stations and the Hudson
Termna Station Of the Hudson apd Manhattan Tubes.
Arizona republican., 1910-12-18

A decorative scheme suggested by the Christmas eve celebration of the Russians. called "The Festival of the Evening Star" requires several sheets of gilded or silvered paper. Cut a large star to lie fiat in the center of the table and about its edges make a border of holly or mistletoe. Tiny candles may follow the lines of the star. or a wooden manager be con structed in which are piled small gifts tied with ribbons that are carried to each place. The candle shades may be studded with little stars. and the place cards be cut in star shape.
 For the small dining room with per haps a dome swung from a single chain from the ceiling. ropes of cedar festooned from the holding to the cen ter of the ceiling give a gala effect. The chain of the light should be wound with the cedar, and the glass covered with thin paper upon which fir trees cut from dark green paper have been pasted Candles with shades fash toned in the same way add to the effect. For a center piece a great mound of snowballs. made from cotton sprinkled with diamond dust and con taining some small gift, would be fit ting.
 A toy aeroplane, painted red or green, with the venerable Santa at the
Arizona republican., 1910-12-18

A decoration more elaborate in ap- pearznce but simple In constructioni is the use of two hoops, one perhaps a foot and half in diameter. the other two feet. These should be wound closely with Christmas greens or smilax and hung by wires from the ceiling. the smaller one about a foot above the larger. In the center sus- pend a huge red Christmas bell, and from the hoops hang smaller bells which may be those already made from tissue paper. or may easily be cut from red cardboard. A scarlet poinsettia would be appropriate for the center of the table. or candles with shades made from white or green watercolor paper upon which have been pasted red bells. Place cards may be double bells cut from red paper with the name on the outer sheet and the nzau written on the inner one.
Arizona republican., 1910-12-18

or may simply be wrapped in green or red tissue paper.
 To make a foot" for the tree take two-by-four joists and make square cross with the two pieces about four feet long. From the center of each cut out a block the width of the board and an inch deep, so that the two pieces when put together will be per fectly flat on the floor. Lay the tree across saw-horses or a couple of chairs and fasten it in the exact cen ter with long nails. Then stand the tree up and nail braces from the ends of the cross to the trunk of the tree at distance of about two feet from the floor. Appropriate trees. in the order of their popularity, are the fir, spruce, hemlock and pine. The end of the tree should be painted over to keep the sap from running.
 Besides the tinseled decorations for the tree that may be bought in the shops, one may add to its attractive ness by many little homemade triles. Walnuts may be gilded and hung from the tree by bright ribbons.' Cranber- ries strung on thread may be fes- toned from the branches, and figures cut from crepe paper may be pasted to tiny clothespins and placed on the tree. One woman who was obliged to make her decorations from the materi-
Arizona republican., 1910-12-18

wheel. and the planes covered with drifted cotton snow which has formed irregular icicles depending from the edges. may seer violation of the reindeer tradition. but it has the ad- vantage of being quite new.
 A Few Suggestions for the children's
 Table.
 Cover the table to within about a foot of the edge with white cotton sprinkled with mica dust, and outline the cotton with holly Form q chim- ney in the center of bricks which are red candy boxes. Arrange the cotton about the top of the chimney like snow with bits of 1t hanging down. and place a figure of Santa Claus tO look as though he were just emerging from the chimney. The children, at the conclusion of the dinner, may be given the candy boxes and the small gifts that Santa's pack contains.
 Gifts may also be secreted in a huge snOwball made or paSteDOaFd ana cOV- cred with cotton. or each little article may be rolled in it's own cotton snow ball and the balls with white ribbons attached that lead to each place may be piled up about the figure of St. Nick in the center.
 In place of 'Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen" harness the be- loved Teddy bears with scarlet ribbons to the sleigh that Santa drives over a mountainous snowheap in the center of the table. Or erect the North Pole "a mica sprinkled stick of rock candy at the top of the glittering snowheap and place Teddy in proud attitude Of victory upon it
Arizona republican., 1910-12-18

als at hand, gilded egg shells and, by means of bit of ceiling wax and mar row ribbon. suspended them from the tree. She also dyed long strings of popcorn both green and red and hung them in festoons. From the butterfly crepe paper she cut the butterflies of various sizes and poised them on the branches with wire.
 The Christmas Dinner Table.
 The miniature Christmas tree for the center of the table is probably the most popular decoration because q, lends itself so well to attractive light ing and the distribution of small gifts or favors. If one does not care for the artificial trees sold in the shops, any nurseryman, usually to be found out Of town a ways, should be able to furnish at very small cost little Nor way spruce about foot and half high. This may be tackled to thin board and trimmed as elaborately as one wishes, and the base covered with a mound of holly A small log-sym- bolizing the old Yule logs-which has been hollowed out and filled with holly or mistletoe is also attractive and in- expensive. A gilded holly tree when lighted with many tiny candies is most effective.
 The wreath Idea in table decorating may be carried out in detail. About
Arizona republican., 1910-12-18

a tall candle in the center of the table place large holly, or other Christmas wreath Encircle this with smaller candles, not too close together, and about the candles have a larger wreath. Each plate may be encircled by a wreath and each dish that is served may be garnished in a way to carry out. the same idea,-parsley about the bluepoints, and smilax twined about the sherbet glass, for in ~tance.
Arizona republican., 1910-12-18

green of the leaf or the scar let of the berry Sometimes, when 1t is but a bit of faded ribbon or a tiny sprig of holly the tender hearted old fellow must be greatly touched.
 In the household where there are big eyes to peer into the mysterious darkness and small ears to listen for the old saints coming, the Christmas tree, Of course. IS the universal deco ration. The home carpenter may have some difficulty in making a device to support the tree properly. One way Is to use 6 stout packing box. and turning 1t on its side, nail cleats to hold the tree in place. On the oppo- site side Of the box directly over the cleat inclosu-es q hole is then cut which is large enough to admit the butt of the tree'S The box may be cov- cred with cotton. sprinkled with mica.
Arizona republican., 1910-12-18

T is doubtful if St. Nick in all
 his travels ever beholds a
 dwelling in which no effort has been made to make fest i've the Yule-tide with the
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08
Early American Attempts

VALIANT legal attempts 20 combat
prices of commodities Were made .- .a.
country during the American Rev e-
The Continental Congress asked the thirteen
States TO pass laws that might aw--. ---
high cost of living. Massachusetts, IN l1.l --..
bravelv TO do her share by passing ..
that limited the price OF farm labor q. ---..
ShillingS day in summer and fixed the --.-
wheat at seven shIlling> SiNpcncc "a hu~.-. rye
AT FIVE ShillingS "a bu>heI. not 10 Ugc--. ID ---
prices of salt. rum. sugar. shoes. r0ol4~-e~
ton. beef flannel. wool leather cloth .r
flour. No citizen was allowed r1 have
food or other commodity m his house thar
needed and was compelled 20 sell the ~--r-.-
a fixed price This law was repealed EN-,
year that 1t was enacted
New York State IN HIS fixed the wages
laborerS and mechanics. the price ot most & .'-.-
mOditic>. and regulated the profits 0f t~.--s--
men and merchants. The law WAS repealed CIV.
same year. In I1S6 ii came 10 the attention .-
New York legislators that authors might --
partly responsible for the high cost of 'tv'nE aF
reason of their excessive charges for thc,- t'sr-
arv wares and after profound consideration @
law WAS passed restraining the greedy ~t1a'T
from asking too much money for H'~ MANI"
script
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08
Rv John r. Mcmahon

mo the high cost of living. legal Iii
ctenc are taken against those held reSponSIDie
for soaring prices. and strike against -
enlisted thousands OF heroic souls all oyer tIle
country, II Is interesting to see what Uo'eili-
rnentc did over two thousand years ago III
Atbens afterward in the Roman EMPIRE IN
England in the Middle Ages, and later HI 'iie
Hob cost OF living has been plant ralSed at
freonent intervals in the history OF the human
family Numerous and stringent laws nav
been passed to remedy the condltlon- II Iii N
doubtful whether the present agiIatiO,h III
lead to anv measures so severe as tne -1IiieIii'
penalty of death for cornerlng wheat OF
thorough going as the edict of Dioclet1an, which
fixed the prices for hundreds OF articles ol
sity and luxury -. 40
At Athens in the time OF Per1cieS' ABOUT t1'
G citizens and alien residents were forDld-
den to exDOrt grain and whoever bought more
than seventv-five bushels at time was con
dernned to drink henlOck, the capital puniSh-
ment of the time There was a bureau oi
WEIGHTS and measures which fixed the size ana
we;Sht Of Ioaves of bread The publicists OF the
period compared the prices OF Solon 5 time III
the previous century with the Preva1ilnS hl9n
prices and pointed out that an OK on the moon
that used to sell for FIVE drachm3 81 was no"
valued at $50 The pr1ce OF ShetP ma! ,!,' ISL
from 20 cents apiece to 81 to 81 4 medl1rhuS'
or bushel and a half. of wheat, had reached the
extortionate figure of 90 cents Bread was
high at 8 cents loaf. " inc had advanced from
40 cents a gallon to 50 1t was complained that
sandals at 40 cents and clOaks at 50 were De
vond the means of common people
During the Peloponnesian War, on account
of the increased cost of living. rowers IN the
Athenian fleet got the high wages OF ~ cents
a dav which. a century earlier, used to be
the regular salary of Athenian Congressman
(BouLcHfT). 1t was considered that the Greek
soldiers under CYRUS were highly pa1d at the
rate of So a month for food, clothing, and com
pensaton Captains SO month, Generals SD
and pensioned cripples cents