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The Republican journal., 1910-10-27
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-08
POLITICIANS ARE THERE
Good Roads and Threshermen's Moot
ines at Des Mones Bring Out Large
Attendance - Prohibitory Meeting
s-
Fails TO Attract Many.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. March S.-The largest
aggregation of state politicians and Of
ficials that has been gathered here in
two years met today in connection with
the convention of the threshermen.
prohibitionists and the good roads
meet. a dozen or more members of
the legislature are on hand as are
many of the candidates for the nomi-
nation for state officials.
Governor Carroll In opening the
roads convention urged a. definite pro-
gram to the end that recommendations
could he made of the legislature for
changes, in the laws. and advised that
not much time be taken up In the dis
cussion of the width of roads.
Senator Proudfoot gave the opening
address at the prohibitory amendment
convention today and urged strong
campaign for having the amendment
considered by the next legislature. Hc
expressed confidence that the next leg
islature would pass an amendment and
submit il to the people. There Is only
a small attendance at the convention
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-08
CONVICTED NEW YORK BANKER
MIGHT IMPLIcATE MEN
HIGH IN FINANCE.
HOLDS MANY SECRETS
REGARDING PANIC OF 1907
Friend conversant With Facts Says
Morse is Not squealer and His As
sociates in Crookedness Know It.
Young Daughter Thinks Morse is on
Lengthy Pleasure Trip.

Atlanta. Ca, March S.-"If Charles
w. Morse would tell what he knows OF
the connection of financiers in New
York with the panic of 1907, about a
dozen men who stand high in the bus
mess world would be buying tickets to
Europe and other places for trips OF
indefinite length" said W. p. Reid, of
Boston, before leaving for the east af-
ter u conference with the former ice
king"
Reid, lifelong friend of Morse. has
much of his business in charge and has
been frequent visitor at the federal
prison here since the latter began serv-
ing a ffteen-year sentence for viola
tion of the national banking laws.
''Morse is not the squealing kind ana
those men know 1t. But if they thought
he was going to talk. they would not be
SO backward in giving him their aid,
added Reid.
According to him, the 15-year- old
daughter of Morse does not know of his
Imprisonment. She thinks her father Is
merely on a lengthy pleasure trip ana
is ignorant even OF his arrest.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-08
sWoPE PoIsoNER RELEASED
FROM JAIL WITH CONSENT
OF PROSECUTOR.
DATE OF TRIAL FOR MURDER
SET FOR 11TH OF APRIL
Hyde's Atsornsys Agree to Havs Ao-
cussd Man in Court at That Time
Prosecutor Gives Reasons For Con.
sentins to Release Prisoner on Baii
--circumstantial Evidence Permits.

Kansas City. March s.--Dr. Hyde.
charged with murder and attempted
murder In the Swope case was released
from Jail after furnishing a bond OF
100000.
Hyde's attorney agreed to have the
physician In court April IL, tho date
SGT yesterday for trial upon the charges
contained In the indictments.
First degree murder Is baiiable in
Missouri in a case in which the charge
Is based upon circumstantial evidence.
IL the county prosecutor ana the court
before whom the prisoner Is arraigned
agree that the circumstances warrant
the release OF defendant Judge Lat
shaw said the laws OF Missouri per-
mitted defendant In this case to be re-
leased on bond. Prosecutor Conhling
said he had been influenced in sane
tioning the release of Hyde because de-
Tense had agreed to an early trial and
defendants attorneys had voluntarily
produced the prisoner In court to an
swer the Indictments against him
THthefos( par. ..6A ingcoin hi,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-08

fifty cases." said Burton Hanson, Sec
retary of the mining company and gen.
eral solicitor for the Chicago, Milwau-
kee and st. Paul railway. 1--WE have
agreed to pay from $500 to $1,000 in
the cases already settled.
In the cases that came up at the
conference last Friday $1,S00 was the
figure agreed upon tentatively by the
attorneys, and l believe settlement on
that basis will be agreed upon, for
there is disposition on the part of the
widows to settle"
States Attorney Len Eckert, repre-
senting the state in connection with the
mine disaster and at the inquest over
the victims, has been referred to as
having. taken considerable interest in
compromising the cases, and, as a
consequence, considerable bitterness
against him was aroused by the oppo-
nentS Of settlements at such low
figure as $500.
In the mine disaster 264 men were
killed. OF this number 157 left widows
with 423 children, while 1O7 of the VIC
Tins We're single men.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-08
PEARY wlTHHoLDs PROOFS.

Refuses to Submit Records to House
Committee.
Washington, March 8.-Commande1
Peary has declined to submit to con-
gress the proofs of his discovery of the
north pole He sent to the subcom-
mittee of the house on naval affairs
the following statement:
Commander Peary and his friends
say that contracts signed months ago
with his publishers render it imposs-
BILE to make his records and scientific
data public now. 1t would not only
subject Peary to heavy damages, loss
which he cannot meet, having just ex-
tricated himself from debt incurred in
connection with his various expedi-
tions. but it would be breaking faith
with his publishers, which he lis un-
willing to do under any circumstances
After hearing statements by Repre-
sentatives Hobson of Alabama. and
Moore of Pennsylvania, urging the
granting of a congressional reward to
Peary, irrespective OF the question oi
his proofs, the committee adjourned
until Wednesday Without taking any
action.
OF the committee of seven MEM
bers, it is known that three are op-
posed to granting recognition to Com
mander Peary unless the proofs of his
discovery of the pole are submitted
to congress and made public.
These are Representatives Roberts
Butler and Macon. Representatives
Bates, Dawson and Gregg have not
committed themselves, and Represen-
tative Englebright favors granting an
award.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-08
KNOX AND BRIDE GO TO DAD.
School Head Calls Police as Pair Star
to Washington.

Providence, r. L., March s.-Miss
May Boiler, who ran away with -Philan-
der C. Knox, Jr., son of the secretary
of state, last Friday. was married to
Mr.. Knox Sunday night in Burlington,
VT, she said, but beyond this an
nouncement would say nothing about
the wedding.
Young Knox and his bride left for
Washington on the Federal express at
9:O7 o'clock last night, bringing to a
whirlwind climax strenuous romance.
Up to the time the train left it was
supposed Knox was out of town. When
the Federal express came into the sta
ton Principal French of the Morris
Heights school was there with grip
He told newspaper men he was going
to Washington to tell the secretary of
state all about the boys escapade.
"He has been asked to withdraw
from our school," said Professor
French, land he never again will get
into the rooms We could not discharge
him, from, professional etiquitte."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-08
CITY COMFORTS INCREASING.
Statistics Relative to Bathing Beaches
Zoos, and Play Grounds


Zoos, and Play Grounds.
Washington. March Sit IS shown
in the United States census bureaus s.
special report for 1907. now in press,
relative to the statistics OF the 15s larg-
est cities each having over 10000 popu-
iation in 1907. that from 1905 to 1907,
the number of bathing beaches re-
ported increased from a. to 63: SWIM
ming pools. from sc to 61: ana all the
year baths. from Is to 7S. The total
bathing attendance increased from 49,
15s.562 In 1905 to 2S.e04.s3S In 1907, ar
increase of ga per cent. More thar
half OF this attendance was reported
from New York City, these ranking
next In order being phMadelphia, Bos.
ton. Chicago. and Milwaukee.
New York has the largest acreage
(27S.5) devoted to geological parks, fol
lowed in order by Washington (166.5j
and Atlanta U40). in the number o.
mammals and birds that such park.
contain. New York ranks first, am
Cincinnati second: while Washingto,
ranks third In number OF mammals art
Philadelphia third in number of birds
Fairgrounds are maintained In II
of the 15S cities included In the report
and the city appropriations for play
grounds Increased from s516.2TS Ir
1906 to s741.912 In 1907. More than one
third of the amount was appropriated
by New York, the cities next In ordel
being Milwaukee,. Washington. and
Pittsburg. Private acreage devoted 80
Fairgrounds was greatest in Indianap-
oils. followed by New York. Boston and
Baltimore. In New York most OF the
area devoted TO Fairgrounds was COR
nected with public schools. while In the
other cities named, most OF the play
ground area was in city parks.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-08
MOB ATTACKS LEGATION
United States Has Sufficient Cause to
Give Columbia spankins-Ameri-
can Street Car Manager Causes Riot
ing in Streets Of Bogota.

Bogota, Columbia, March S.-A quar-
rel between the manager of an Amer
ican-owned street railway line and a
police officer late yesterday was fol-
lowed by riot, during which a mob
attempted to wreck the street cars. The
manager was arrested and the rioting
continued some time and reached the
block in which the American legation
is located. The police gathered in
force in the vicinity. but the mob, after
wreaking. it's vengeance on the rolling
United States legation, stoning the
building. Members of legation were
protected and safe.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-08
CHERRY WIDOWS PAID.
Fifty Claims Settled by Company on
Low Basis,

Low Basis.
Chicago, March S.-With fifty claims
of widows and other relatives of Cherry
mine victims settled by payments rang
ing from $500 to $1,000 per death, the
st. Paul Mining Company has entered
into negotiations with counsel in some
thing like 100 more cases to settle with
the victims widows at the rate of
$1,000 in each case.
This rate OF settlement was agreed
upon at a conference between attor-
neys representing the widows and
counsel for the mining company. 1t is
now up to the widows-the clients Of
the attorneys who conferred with the
mining company's representatives last
F'riday-to decide whether $500 is a
satisfactory price for the loss of a hus-
band In a mine disaster. Yesterday
it was said agitation was being started
among the widows ITO prevent furtler
settlements at figures less than in the
thousands.
The conference at which the offer of
81, 800 per death was agreed upon was
held in the offices OF the Northern
Trust Company. administrator for
many OF the mine victims estates.
Guido Sabetta, Italian consul to Chi
cago, as administrators of the Italian
victims Is also said to have been rep
resented.
YES, We already have settled about
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-08
NEGRO JUROR OBJECTS
Summoned to Sit on Case of Man of
Same Color, He Asks to Be Excused
But Request is Refused.

Kansas City March S.-After an in
effectual attempt to secure jury here
today to try William Jackson. a negro
janitor who last month confessed to
having enticed six young white girls
to his room, the case was postponed
until tomorrow.
Among the panel called from which
an endeavor was made to select q jury
We're A. II. Burke. ex-governor OF
North Dakota, and now resident of
Kansas CITY, and James a. DoZier, a
negro. Dozier begged to be excused but
Judge Latshaw refused to grant his
request. Heavily armed deputies close
ly guarded Jackson on his way to and
from the criminal court room.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-08
COMMITTEE BEGINS iNvEsTIeA.
TIoN OF HIGHER COST OF
NEcEssARlEs.
MEMBER OF MARKET CONCERN
TELLS OF MANIPULATION
Shows How Price Of Butter Dropped z
Gents simultaneously After Senate
Probe Was ordered-Witnesses Dis
agree as to Amount Of Increase in
Beef, Pork and Poultry.

Washington, March S.-The senate
committee today began the investiga-
ton into the causes of the higher cost
Of the necessaries of life. Two Wash
ington merchants testified this morn
ing, one stating there had been no in
crease in the price of meat products
during the past five years, and the
other declaring the price of beef had
advanced Is per cent and poultry and
pork so to 100 per cent during the past
ten years.
J. G. Walker, member of a market
company, questioned as to the whole-
sale price of butter and eggs, said Elgin
butter is now selling at 80 cents. He
said the day after it was announced
that the senate was to make an investi-
cation the price of Elgin butter to
dealers thruout the country dropped
cents per pound
What in your personal opinion does
that indicate to you?" asked Chairman
Lodge.
'1t looks to me like combination
fixes prices," replied Walker.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-08
IOWA SUPREME COURT.
Number of Decisions Handed Down
Following Recess.

Number of Decisions Handed Down
Following Recess.
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, March S.-The Iowa SUI
preme court rendered the following de-
cisions today:
Thinning against Mum appellant
Grundy district. Affirmed
Murphy against Murphy. appellant
Adair district. Affirmed.
Dickson against Sioux City Terminal
Company Woodbury. district. AZ
firmed.
Hay, appellant against Hamilton
county Hamilton district. Affirmed
Henninger. appellant. against Nc
Cuire. Polk district Affirmed
Wright. appellant, against Leith
Muscatine district. Affirmed
State against Butler. appellant. Ham
ilton district. Reversed.
state against Brooks. appellant
Hamilton district. Affirmed.
state against Morgan, appellant. Polk
district Affirmed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-08
THUG VICTIM MAY DIE
Ole Peterson, of Boone, Flashes Roll of
Money in Fort Dodge. Gets Head
Cracked and Loses s1,5oo-May Die.

Special to Times Republican.
Fort Dodge, March Sole Peterson
of Beone, following the round of sa-
looms in this city Monday afternoon
and evening during which he exhibited
a roll of bills, said to contain $1.500,
as a sequel was attacked by four
men in the rear of the Duncombe
House and his skull was crushed. He
now lies In precarious condition at
st. Joseph's hospital. M. r. and j. S,
Van Horn, brothers, We're arrested and
positively Identified as two men who
were in the company of Peterson DUR
ing the evening. Their hearing was
postponed to await the outcome OF
petersons injuries. The police are
searching for the other two men, both
citizens and we'll known. Slight hopes
are entertained for Peterson's recovery,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-08
.LTowN, IOWA, TUESDAY MARCH 8, 1910

and 1909, witch was guaranteed to
contain less shall g. per cent Of alcohol.
Barr, at the instance Of the Iowa Anti
Saloon League. procured samples of
the stuff and had it analyzed by the
state chemist and others This test
showed it cort9.ned 1.S7 per cen1 of
alcohol by weight. but 2.35 per cent Dy
volume Neeps defense was that he had
quit handling the liquor AMI was ig-
norant of it's contents. and that
there was no need for an injunction.
No decision has yet been given.
The cases Of .Offill against West
brook & Co., q drug firm here. and the
Stouder Drug Company, nave been
submitted but not yet decided. Five
other cases are pending.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-08
EXPLOSIONS INJURIES 2,.
Starch Dust lenites, Damaging Msiz.
Products Plant

Chicago. March S.-Twenty-one met
were injured and $4,000 worth of prop
erty damage was done last evening hS.
an explosion In the 81 100000 plant OF
the American Maize Products Company
Mt Roby, Ind. The explosion is beiievso
to have been caused by spontaneous
com bustion.
Two of the thirty men employed N
the part of the factory affected by ths
explosion could not be found and II K
feared they burned to death in the
flames which Immediately envelopec
two buildings. Only four men checked
out after the accident and the names
of the missing men are not known
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-08
"oIL" FILES REPLY.

Trust Submits Brief in Answer to
Governments Allegations.
Washington, March S.-The Standard
Oil Company today filed in the SUI
preme court Of the United States a
brief in opposition to the attempt of
the government to dissolve it as vio-
lating the Sherman anti-trust law. The
keynote of the defense is the so-called
preservation of the rights of indi-
vidual citizens of the United States"
The brief denies the allegation of con-
spiracy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-08
WIZARD SCHAEFER DEAD
Noted Billiard Champion Passes Away
in Denver, Coi-Was Victim of White
PIague-Greatest Player in History.

Denver, Colo. March Stake"
Schaefer, the noted billiard player,
died here this afternoon of tuberculosis
Schaefer, perhaps was the greatest
billiard player in the history of the
'gentlen,an's game" He repeatedly
held the worlds championship at 1S1
and 1872 balk line billiards. Among
the records held by Schaefer was n
run of 5000 at straight rail billiards
on Az by 8 table and a run of 566 at
14-inch balk line. anchor in.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-08
GERMAN SHIP AFIRE

aNSw SdstISSubP IOSSu1 Sh0 VI OT00o
naushts, Damaged When Ready for
Trial Trip-steeI Walls Bent by
Heat.
Kiel, Prussia, March S.-The recently
completed battleship Posen, one Of the
four dreadnaughts about to be added
to the German navy, was damaged by
fire yesterday and her first trial trip,
which had been set for Saturday, viii
be delayed for several weeks while re-
pairs are being made.
The fire originated among the wood
work stored in the otherwise empty
magazine and burned SO fiercely, 1t
heated the steel walls red hot, causing
them to bend and permitting the flames
to spread to the woodwork Of adjoin-
ing compartments. The hold was filled
with smoke, making the work of fire.
men difficult. The Kiel fire department
flooded the vessel and extinguished the
fire after three hours of hard work.
A lamp which had been left in the
magazine was responsible for the ac-
cident.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-08
LIQUOR INJUNCTION SUITS.
Several Cases Heard in District Cour,
at Newton.

Special to Times-R Republican.
Newton, March S.-Several liquo- IN
junction suits are being heard in the
district court here before Jhd,se W. g.
Clements. Various suits have been
brought in the name of Miss Josephine
Ofill, a sister of Ex-Representative
John Offill and against druggists over
the county, for alleged illegal sales
Among the cases is one brought by
Harry Barr against s. Frank Neel. who
is engaged in the restaurant business
Neel. it seems, sold a so-called tenn
perance drink curing the years 1905
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-08
pLAT1's BODY TO owEeo
Funeral Services TO Be Held at Former
Senator's Old Home on Wednesday,
Family Accom- panies Body.

New York, March S.-Massed with
banks of flowers the coffin containing
the body of former Senator Platt was
taken today to Owego, where interment
will take place tomorrow Members
of the family accompanied the body of
the late senator to his old home in this
state. Brief prayers were said over
the body today at the home of the eN-
senator's son, Frank III. Platt, and dur
ing the morning many friends called
to pay their respects.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-08
STRIKERS DYNAMITE CAR.

Non Union Men Prevented From Going
to Scene Of Paper Strike.
Corinth, N. Y, March -S.-A car car
rying nom union men to take the place
OF strikers in the mill Of the Interna-
tional Paper Company here, was dyna-
mited last night and the men were
forced to Saratoga. Pistol shots were
exchanged and Conductor Bartholo-
NEW was mobbed and injured. The
railroad bridge was burned.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-08
DEMURRAGE RULES w.
Some Shippers and Railroads Ask for
Postponenent

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, March S.-Some opposi-
tion to the Immediate adoption of the
proposed demurrage rules made Its APP
pearance before the state railway board
today. when the rules were aiken UP
for adoption. Some of the large ship
pers and some of the railroads were
found to be in favor of postponement
on the theory that the rules were not
well enough understood and though;
they should not pe adopted until oer-
tain cases are disposed of as directed
in the courts.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-08
Butler Gets New Trial.

Special to imes-RepubHcan.
Des Moines, March S.-The supreme
court revised and gave new trial in
the case OF the state against one But
Ter, who was convicted Of assault uron
a police officer OF Webster City. The
instructions of the court did not per-
nit giving all the evidence that should
have gone to the jury,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-08
eudoet Rejection Comes Hiuh.

London. March S,-The rejection N,
the budget by the lords in the last par
lament cost the country in loss OF re.
venues s14e. soc. 900 in the current hnan
cial year. according TO a statemcn
made by David Lloyd George in tn
commons today. The chancellor OF tn
exchequer added that It was impoest
BILE to say what proportion Of this Loo
could be ultimately recovered
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-08
FEDERAL TROOPS NOT SENT.

Held in Readiness, However, to Hurry
To Philadelphia.
New York, March S.-Altho condi-
tions at Philadelphia are such as to
indicate dt will be unnecessary for the
government to send soldiers there to
protect government property, the war
department Is talSing no chances and
is ready for any emergency. 1t was
announced at Governors Island today
that one company Of regulars is Under
orders to be ready at moments no
tice to take train for Philadelphia. The
company selected is K, of the veteran
Twenty ninth infantry, only recently
from the philippines and with record
as sharpshooters. All leaves of alb
sence have been cancelled
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-08
PAGE ONE.

PA66 ONEs
Teiegraphic News:
Butter Trust Shown Up.
Price Probe Under Way.
Hyde Gives 100000 Ball.
Morse Holds Criminal Secrets.
Gould Start European Stampede.
"Open Shop" For Philadelphia.
Thugs Victim May Die.
Platt's Body Taken TO Owego.
German Battleship Dana ged.
American Legation at Bogota At
tackled.
PAGES TWO AND THREE.
Iowa News:
False Tales Borne to Taft.
Mail order Fish XIII Child.
Mabray Gang May Plead Guilty.
Butler County Lands Changing
Hands.
PAGES FOUR AND FIVE.
Iowa and General News;
Farmers Not Headed Cityward.
Many Pleaders For Good Roads.
Coal Interests Back Rallinger.
Story. The Man in Lower Ten.
PAGE SIX.
EDITORIAL:
"A Contrast In Wealth.
Whittier the Homeseeker.
Topics and Iowa Opinion.
Important Court Rulings.
PAGES SEVEN, EIGHT, ELEVEN
City News:
-Four Poisoned by Eating Oysters.
One Case Still Serious.
Mrs. Lucas Will Filed.
Bulk of Estate to Relatives.
preachers Don't Want Sunday Fun
erals.
Talking Seasons Paving
Local Vocalists to Give Cantata.
General News of the City.
PAGE TWELVE.
Markets and General:
Wheat Receivers From slump.
Corn Also in Sharp Advance.
Hogs Gain Another scents.
Cattle Steady.
Old Guard Under Fire.