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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-17
'CURTA|N DENIES
THAT He IS DEAD
Rather Objects, Too, to OFT
Printed Report That lie Was
Mistaken for Hobo.
is ALIVE IN BAL T M 0 R
Generally Believed That Victim
+, Was Some Unfortunate Who
Drifted In for Fail -

| Joseph Curtain, about whom so inucn
has been written lately, insists 'hh'
he is alive, in good health and Win
strong appetite He is rather amused
that the body of the unknown man
who committed suicide on seventeenth
Street last Monday night was idenu-
fled as his, and in denial said very
explicitly that his health was never
better
Curtain was interviewed in his home
at 1910 Maryland Avenue, Baltimore
by Times Dispatch errespondent
last night, and he said that he wanted
his friends to know that he is sun
alive. and hasn't the slightest inten-
ton of committing suicide.
TT was quite an amusing expert
ence to read of my body being identi-
fed" he said, "but l assure you that
the Identification was wrong, for you
see that 1 am alive. 1t is simply
case Of mistaken identity. That's all.
Body Still Unclaimed.
The body was identified as that of
Mr.. Curtain by George Briggenan. of
504 North Seventh street, with whom
Curtain formerly lived while in en-
ployment here He said that ne lett
Richmond about month ago, and is
at present living in Baltimore.
No one has yet been able to identify
the body. Fl. c. Hudson. his wife
and a friend visited the Woody Morgue
251S East Broad Street, yesterday to
reaffirm Mr.. Hudson's statement that
the body was not that of Curtain. The
message from Curtain himself had not
then beep repaiyad
Mr.. Woody also had a telephone mes
sage from man in Greensboro. n. c..
who had brother missing, but the
descriptions did not tally. The police
feel more assured that the unknown
man was of the hobo type, and that
ne came to Richmond probably during
Fair Week. Failure to secure employ
nent and because Of the disease which
S said to have afflicted him is thought
% be the probable cause which drove
1im to drink carbolic acid and so end
his life.
The body will be kept a short time
onger and then, if still unidentified,
t will be Inferred
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-17
Critics Say They Are Good, and
Roebuck Says Critics
Are Correct.

Here's some more news about George
Roebuck, the seventeen year-old play
wright who recently wrote, staged and
produced Beatrice of the Cumberlands"
al the Academy of Music.
Since that wonderful stunt he has sat
steadily at his typewriter and has
turned out couple more, 1.-THE Man
Who Owned the Town" Ind Polly" or
words to that effect. Several dramatic
critics went TO the Masonic Home yes
terday and read his stuff: they said it
was even better than "Beatrlce"; that
ne had taken out the kinks, lust as he
mas begun to take n broader View of
!lte and things. Nobody has seen the
boy on the streets since he became ia
nous in night. He has been plod-
ding along with his work and his stud
les and hammering his typewriter while
ms associates have been slamm!ng
b&seballs around the diamond. Roe
buck has not decided when his next pro
auction will be thrown before the pub
lie.
DO you know" he said yesterday TO
ms visitors, the people like TO hear
ABOUT love, Tragedy won't do. You
nave got to give them romance and
human interest, You have got TO make
them laugh, When | wrote Beatrice
~ didn't come TO my hand exactly as
wanted; II was uphill work. NV
| typewriter was ON the bum, and every
uine higtried to hit the letter IT I missed
"fe ana slammed down on the Y. That
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-17
TOOK HER FALSE TEETH
Hannah Minor Makes Serious Com
plnint Against Her Consort

Hannah Minor Makes Serious Com
plant Against Her Consort.
Complaining bitterly about the abuse
she had been receiving for the last
score of years from the man who had
vowed always to honor and keep her
through sickness and in health. Han
nah Minor, colored. appeared before
Magistrate j. A. Purdie last night and
requested that warrant be issued
against her spouse, Moses for trying
to take her false teeth from her.
'What?" said the magistrate.
"Yassir. my false teeth" she re-
piled. blushiag He. tried to choke
me and take EN- outer my mouth, and
he nearly lone It, Yassir.''
The magistrate got connected story
from the woman~ahout the alleged i'll
treatment from her husband and issued
tho warrant. She explained that he
tried to take her false teeth from her
because he knew she wouldn't go out
without them.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-17
Walker, This Time, Is Beating 1t
to Tampa, Like Liverpool
Packet on Legs.

Wearing his shaggy hair way below
his shoulders, Dakota Bob. the Dead =
wood dandy, tramped In from wash
Ington on Saturday and concealed him
self from view until yesterday. Then
he buttoned on his medals and Went
out to greet his friends, First ne
strolled into the Elks Club. whers
Colonel B. 0, James. exalted ruler and
Secretary of the Commonwealth, signed
his passports to Tampa He Went
among the Eagles and got Similar
recognition and to-day he Will call
upon Governor Mann and Mayor Rich
ardson, though he'll not bother with
anybody who conducts Turkish bath,
Walkers come and go almost every
week: Bob goes on forever. but one
would find 1t difficult to associate the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-17
HENRlco COURT
Many Important Criminal Cases Set
for TrlnI.

Many Important Criminal Cases Set
for Trial.
All criminal cases yet TO come be-
fore the Henr'co County Circuit Court
during this term. have been scheduled
for October a. at the request of the
Commemorative Attorney. They arc
as follows:
James Alley white. charged with
housebreaking.
Mike Johnson, white. charged with
breaking into a cupboard at the Loco
motive Works.
James Allen. colored. charged with
assaultng Ryland Hicks, colored.
William Turner, colored, charged
with housebreakng.
This will clean UP the criminal cases
and give the court ample time to
dispose OF quite a number of civil
cases now on the docket before the
time for adjournment
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-17
Annual Meeting at Monumentul.

TIE annual meeting Of the congre-
cation OF Monumental Church will be
held in the lecture room tonight at
s15 o'clock. Reports will be made
by the different departments and So
cietles, and a movement will be started
Tor centennial celebration In 1914
which will be the hundredth annlver-
sary Of the completion OF the church.
After the business the meeting will be
turned into "sociable" and refresh /.
ments Will be served, All persons In
terested in Monumental Church are In
vited to be present,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-17
MARTIN JACKSON TO
STAND TRIAL TODAY

The trial of Martin Jackson, alias
Jacobsky charged with stealing bag
gage from the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway, Will be held in Charlottes.
vile to-day. George w. Thomas. who
will have to answer to similar
charge will be carried to Charlottes-
vile this morning to testify.
Both Jackson and Thomas were ar
rested in New York. Jackson was car
ried to Charlottesville for trial. while
Thomas, who. 1t is said, was his part.
ner in the robbery. was held in the
Henrico county Jail for safe Keeping
1t was largely on information given
by Ihomas that Jackson was arrested
and ii is expected that his testimony
VIII bring conviction
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-17
VALUATION INCOMPLETE
Assessment on Certain Cor.
pOrnfIons Is Deferred.


pOrntions Is Deferred.
The new assessment on electric rail-
ways in this State viii not he com
pleted by the State Corporation Com
mission for some time. 1t was not an
nounced in the recent assessment for
taxation, for the reason that under the.
new law that portion OF the taxabIs
property which is used for furnishing
light and heat to the public must be
kept separate.
Under the Byrd law of the las,
Legislature, light. heat and power
companies and gas and water compa-
MES are placed for the first time .tnder
the control of the State Corporation
Commission as public service compa-
MES. and are required to pay fran
chise tax based on their gross re.
ceipts
That feature of the tax law rcauir.
ing the assessment to be in the hands
OF the Auditor of Public Accounts by
October 10 applies only to steam rail-
roads
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-17
Evnngellst Hum,s Reyiynl.

Evangelist NJ. II. Ham yesterday
spoke in the Venable Street Baptist
Church to a crowd of men that filled
the church. The subject Of his ad-
dress was Heroes and Cowards"
There We're twenty-one converts and a
number asking for prayers. The meet
Ing, which has proved, as some have
said, TO DO as successful In this church
as the Chapman revival will be CON
tinued through this week. The meet
lngs are being presided over by the
pastor, Rev. ]. r. Johnson.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-17
CARRYING PISTOL CONCEALED

Emmett Dinkins, colored. will be tried
before Magistrate T. j. Puryear to
morrow on the charge of carrying a
pistol Clarence Young, also colored,
Will come before the magistrate at
the same time. charged with disorder
at the same time.
The charges are made by Policeman
r. ID. Heller, who went out to arrest
Dlnk1ns near Strawberry Hill Saturday
night. When the arrest was made. he
sald' clarence Young created a dis
.uroance and threatened the ofIlcer'e
life' The two men were brought in
together
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-17
CALLS FIFTH DOUBTFUL
But New York Forecast Gives Ninth
District to Slemp.

But New York Forecast Gives Ninth
District to Slemp.
In It's congressional forecast. printed
yesterday. the New York Herald. whose
outspoken animosity toward Colonel
Roosevelt is marked. puts the Ninth
Virginia District In the Republican
column while 1t leaves the Fifth vir
sinia In the doubtful column. Accord
ing to Democratic leaders. the Ninth Ia
safe for Stuart. although they admit
mat the hardest fight Is in the fifth
Inc Herald seems to go on the basis
that possession is nine points in law
IN dealing with the Slemp- Stuart con-
test Moreover. 1t says that the next
National House of Representatives will
nave l61 Democrats and 140 Cepubli.
cans as members, with ninety districts
sun in the doubtful column. AS COM
pared with It's forecast, printed week
ago. the table shows gain Of twenty
Democratic members as against a gain
OF eight Republicans.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-17
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
Negroes Were Playing with Revolver
When 1t Exploded.

While the two men were PLAYING
with a revolver last night, Thomas
Epps, coloEeh. of 421 Cabell Street.
was accidentally shot by Emmett Jack.
son, Of 5o7 Calhoun Street. in front
OF whose home the shooting occurred.
l ne pan passed through Epps's loin, and
re was dangerously hurt though i,
is thought he viii recover. The civ
ambulance was called. and DR., Tune
VINO responded, treated the man and
then carried him home.
Jackson was placed Under arrest
charged with disorderly conduct and
hring a pistol in the street
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-17
Erlglltencd az unr.lu

J. Cutler, OF 7171-2 West Marsbsl,
street, reported to the police yester-
cay that some one made an arten1nt
10 enter his mouse through a rear win.
dow al O'Clock in the morning the
would D" burglar, was frightened ofe
i ,y nsighhors and there is no clue 10
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-17

These are very popular. We are show
ing many different styles-plain, en-
graved and set with diamonds.
We are always pleased to show our
goods.
SCHWARZSCHILD BROS,
Broad and Second Streets.
Evening journal., 1910-09-08

You Join the ClubYou them Club Member, become entl
vantages and privileges
One of these privileges years trial of the piano. In ohe
member has full years time to fully satisfy himself to the
piano he getting AT the end Of the year the club member
and make another selection He select piano of equal
whatever money he has paid whether is $40 $50 500 500
amount will be credited to the price of his piano. and wi
Club piano back without the loss of single cent TO him.
Evening journal., 1910-09-08
Table showing rebate feature Of
the Robelen Club contract.

This table will show just how much less than S2s7sO
Club Member get his piano by paying faster than the
OF Sl2s week. For every weeks time that Club Mem
Der lessons his contract he entitled to reduction of Is cents
from the club price.
Evening journal., 1910-09-08
The Whole Story

Ct The regular selling price and actual value
of these pianos is $3.50 each. The Robelen
Club price is $757.5o each. The club price
includes everything There are no extras Of
any kind. No interest TO be added. Moth
ing to be added for drayage, freight, stool
absolutely no extras. Two hundred and
fifty-seven dollars and fifty cents is the price,
and the price includes 202 weeks time in
which TO pay it,
q The club price-S257. 5o-is payable S.
when you join the club then weekly pay
ments of SI.25. If you will figure little
you will see that this gives you exactly 2o2
weeks in which to pay for the piano. Your
payments are less than if you would rent
piano The piano is delivered Immediately.
You do not have to wait until the club is
filled. You get your piano when you Join.
q We said above, that $3.50 includes
everything So ii does. But Club Mem
Der can reduce this price by paying faster
Evening journal., 1910-09-08

atond ACoupo
HundHd an 20 p pp Or
n before reduction of IS
eveywek and his % hde We o
therefore cpr$ ISL e
e6reH due Thab in the upper
ina eouMg
d
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-03

ternoon at $3.50 o'clock, with Rev. L. B.
Xix in charge of the services. Ut was
largely attended, and among the floral
remembrances were pieces from the
Court OF Honor, Baptist Hill Bible
Glass, and the neighbors. The pail
bearers were Messrs. Charles Worley,
Ed Lynch. Francis !Tuffree and Roy
Tuffree, all nephews of the late Mrs.
Smith, at whose funeral they acted in
a similar capacity. Two quartet num-
bers were given by Miss Jessie Hall,
Messrs. Ross Salisbury, Chester Durelle
and Ralph M. I1ix, who with Miss May
Smith. comprise the choir and organist
of the Congreg ational church. Inter
ment was in Riverside.
Relatives present at the funeral from
out of town were DIR. G. F. Smith. Of
Princeton, Ill. brother; Mrs. Gather
inc Beatty and Mrs. Caroline Dickin-
son, of Lamoille. ILL.,, Mrs. Myra Herber,
of Rochester MIMI, and Mrs. Olive
Angler, of Sloan Springs, Ark, all
sisters of Mr. Smith; Mr. j. Herbert
Smith, of Chicago, a son, and Mr. and
Mrs. c. j. Stems, of Steamboat Rock,
the latter a daughter.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-03
WHOLESALERS ENTERTAIN RE-
TAIL eRocERs AT "HoME
PACKED" LUNCHEON.
PRACTICALLY EVERYTHING
SERVED is PUT UP HERE
With Exception of Ham Everything
Used in tho Meal is On the Market
Under Hosts LabeI-Most Of the
Delicacies Are Packed in MARSHALL
town-Grocers Enjoy Treat.

The Letts-F1etcher Company We'd
impressing upon the retail grocers of
Marshalltown the extent of the grocers
sundries packing industry, as carried
on at the Western Grocer Companys
Company was host to thirty-five retail
grocers of the city at the Letts-Fletch-
err offices, which was cleared of show
cases and arranged as dining room,
and where delicious luncheon was
served at Z O'clock
The luncheon was in every way a
'home packed menu comprising for the
most part delicacies that are packed at
the Western Grocer Company mills. In
instances where the packing was not
done here the articles comprising the
menu are handled under the Let's
fletcher Company's own labels, with one
exception. the ham 1t, however, was
made in Marsha lltown SO that the en-
tire menu was strictly Marshalltown-
made, packed, or distributed. Even the
dishes used on the table We're articles
of chinaware that are given away by
the Letts-Fletcher Company with
premium coffees.
The menu served was q follows:
Tomato Soup Pickles
Relishes Olives Salmon
Waters
Boiled Anchor Ham Sandwiches
Brick Cheese Sandwiches
German Mustard French Mustard
Baked Beans Kidney Beans
Catsup
Peas String Beans
Tomato Salad
Vinegar Olive Oil
Peaches
Pumpkin Pie Mince Pie
Tea Coffee
Sailed PEANUTS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-03

part. Their selection was one of a
group of duets, Opus 4o," by F. Ma
zas.
Ushers for the afternoon were Mrs.
James McNally, Mrs. D. J. Collins,
Miss Rachel Cannon and Miss Edna
Fularton Jonquils formed the platform
decorations, and were presented to Mrs.
Meeker, Miss Lewis. Mrs. Richards and
Mrs. c. F. Coyle, the latter of Hum
boldt, a daughter law Of the speak
err
Other out town guests We're Mrs.
L. E. Sprague, OF Breckenridge, Mimi;
Mrs. Parker Davis, of Eldora; Mrs.
James Norman. of Minneapolis; and
Miss Lillian Smith of Pittsburg.
Judge Coyle and Mrs. c. F. Coyle
were entertained at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. George Lyon during their stay
here. They returned home Wednesday
night The Coyles and Lyons were for
mer friends at Humboldt.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-03
In Leading Role in "The House of .
Thousand Candles"

Dwight A. Meade. clever young
actor who is appearing in the leading
role of Bates. the butler. in the drama
tization of Meredith Nicholson's story.
THE House of asThousand Candles"
will be seen at the odeoa tomorrow
night.
Mr. Meade is a handsome chap, six
feet tall, and is said to assume the in
teresting character very artistically.
THE House of a Thousand Candles"
was one of the best-selling novels ever
put on the market, and was read with
interest in serial form in the Times
Republican few years ago. Bates, 1t
will be remembered, is the mysterious
butler who has big secret to conceal,
and the way he keeps it forms the
basis of the story.
The character of Bates was originally
played by E. NJ Holland when the
drama was first staged at the Hackett
Theater for a years run.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-03
NEW CHURCH AT LIscoMR.
Work Now in Progress on Preliminar-
les For New Building.

Work is now progressing at Liscomb
on the preliminary construction of the
new Grace Reformed church. Workmen
are engaged in making the cornices
arch blocks, window and door sills. The
more active work of construction viii
begin as soon as the weather permits.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-03
Typographical Accuracy.

Blue books have a reputation for
biographies, accuracy almost equal
TO that Of the famous Clarendon
Press, which is said to offer a guinea
reward for the detection Of a single
printers error in the editions of the
Holy Scriptures. A cancel" note just
received from the kings printers
shows the remarkable anxiety to in
sure correctness. 1t informs us that
In chart attached to the Army Med
ical Report for 1908" there is a mis-
Dlaced a dot. Can this example ofmin-
ute corrigenda be Decentralization
Chronicle.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-03
LOOKING UP PACKING INDUSTRY.
Committee Of Council Bluffs CONNER
ciaI Club Visits City,

A committee of the Council Bluffs
Commercial Club spent the day in the
city for the purpose of investigating
the practicability OF establishing an in
dependent, cooperative packing plant
in Council Bluffs. The committee visit
ed the plant of Britain & Co. where
Vice President Bell and Secretary
Click extended the visitors the free
dom of the plant. that they might make
a thorough investigation into the work
ings of the packing business. The COM
mittee will go from here to Cedar
Rapids to visit the Sinclair plant.
The committee delegated to look into
the packing business and report to the
club is composed of ]. w. Smith.
clothing merchant; George ". Adams,
president of the Iowa and Omaha Short
Line Railway Company: and H. P. Bar
rett. a member of the editorial staff of
the Council Bluffs Nonpareil.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-03
CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARIES.
Royal Neishbors Join in Triple Ami.
versarv Event at liscomb

vSTSdTN 6NSHS at eISCOH1ps
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Miller. of Lis
comb. We're pleasantly surprised by a
company of relatives and members of
the Royal Neighbors Of Lisconnb. the
occasion being the twenty-ffth ami
versary of their marriage. The affair
in reality, however, was a triple an
niversary, as Mr.. and Mrs. Carey Arney
celebrated their thirty-third annivers
airy on the day following. and Mr.. and
Mrs. Lloyd Springer their first.
About sixty guests were present and
the baskets of good things that were
brought for the dinner went to make
up a typical "Arney" dinner. and those
who have been so fortunate as to par
take of the hospitality of the people of
"Arney bend will thoroughly appreci-
ate that this expression is about the
highest praise that~tould be given any
dinner
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller were presented
with many pretty pieces of silverware
in remembrance Of the day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-03
MOVE TO MARsHALLTowN.
Beaman Family Adds Five More to
Ci+v'c Formulation

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Freese and
three children. of Beaman, are becom-
ing settled in a home on East Boone
street, near the Lennox Machine Com
pany's plant, where Mr.. Freese is to
be employed. The family will occupy
the Johnson properly.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-03
FIREMAN BADLY HURT
Sherman, Milwaukee Fireman,
Fireman, Crushed Between Engine
Cab and Apron of Coal Chute at Fer
suson-Taken to Cedar Rapids Hos
pi&aI

Word received by the Times Repub-
lican today from Ferguson tells of an
accident on the Milwaukee railroad
whereby ]. Sherman, a fireman, was
badly injured by being crushed be-
tween the cab of his engine and the
apron of the coal chute.
Sherman was firing the engine haul
ing first No. 6S. in charge of Conductor
Clark and Engineer Kempon, of Perry.
AS the engine was taking on coal it
was backed little too far catching
Sherman.
DR.. G. w. Harris was called and took
the injured man to a hospital at Ce-
dar Rapids.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-03

Smith Funeral Largely Attended.
The funeral of the late Julian H.
Smith was held from the residence
401 South Fifth street, Wednesday af-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-03
ANNouNcEM ENTs.
Representative.

wish to present my name to the
republican voters of Marshall county
as a candidate for representative be-
fore the June primaries.
G. F. STANSBERRY.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-03
Mince Pie
Coffee
Sailed Peanuts

Cigars ToothPicks
Following the luncheon the guests
enjoyed their cigars and spent the
hours visiting and talking over trade
questions. Brief addresses were made
by Messrs. D. s. Good, George a. Oh
son. and r. w. McCreery. The grocers
enjoyed the affair immensely.
Aside from the retailers present
Manager w. T. Smith had as his
guests Manager r. W. Mccreery, a. D.
Steven, E. G. Mossman, and E. P. Gale,
of the Western Grocer Company mills.