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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-11
HELP WANTEp-MALE.

Wanted-Night clerk for resort hotel.
One who uses neither liquor nor to-
bacco. Also porter who must be sober
and Industrious. Address Grand Hotel,
Colfax, Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-11

For Saie-Choice OF two desirable
residence lots on one of the best streets
in the west part Of the city. north OF
Main. Terms II desired. Inquire W. b.
Wildman. at Times Republican Office.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-11

For sale-1 have IS choice large
husky Duroc Jersey boars for sale.
mostly March farrow; all very active
Pedigree furnished. Address Lester
Walker. Rhodes, Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-11

Wanted-Work on the farm, at once,
by a young foreigner, place where
school can be attended preferred. Gail
for Sorensen at Mil!cr's Printing shop.
East Main
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-11

FOR SALE-ciTY PROPERTY.
For Sale One Of the best modern
residence properties in town. Located
on North Center street. Call or ad-
dress, w. NJ. Leise. 313 North Seventh
street
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-11

For Sale-Twenty-f1vesP Poland China
bears; big, strong and vigorous. I sell
to every man. Why? They see what
they want. There is reason. A. ].
Banks, Montour, Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-11

For Saie-Five good fresh cows. I'll
North Center street.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-11

). ana Mrs Charles WILCOX have
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-17
SCHOONER IS WRECKED
Severe Northwest Gale Sweeps Over
Nantucket Shoals.

Nantucket. Mass, Nov 1.-THE
northwest gale that swept Nantucket
shoals during the last two days totally
wrecked the three masted schooner
Charles H Wolston of Bath Ne, on
Great Point Rip today. just missed
the two m9sted schooner Ella Clifton.
five miles away and caused another
coaster of Chatham to call for help
from passing fishermen
The Clifton was towed to a safe an
chorage by he revenue cutter Acushna.
The Wolston bound from Port John
son for Booth Bay wis coal was torn
from her anchorage under Handkerchief
shoaI and struck on Great Point Rip
Captain McCaulley and his five men
took refuge in the rigging.
After fous hours struggling with the
breakers the crew OF the CoskaIa sta
ton took off the Wolston's men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-17
OUT OF FRESH EGGS
None in Chicago and Prices Are No
Longer Quoted.

Chicago. Nov 17.-Fresh eggs in Chi
cago today were like jewels, beyond
price. At least. so the Butter and Egg
board here would have the public be
lieve.
There are not enough fresh eggs
coming into Chicago to make price
quotations worth while" said Presi-
dert G. W. Bull, Of the Butter and Egg
board
we canrot place a value or fresh
eggs If there aren't any and this seems
to be the condition If we named a
quotation II would have 10 be an ideal
on@what would be the price in case
fresh eggs We're being brought in
Quotations on the two highest grades
Of newly gathered eggs extras ana
prime frsts.' have been suspended and
the Butter and Egg board viii take
action tom0l row on resolution 10 dis
continue quotations on -1irsts and or
binary drsts." If the vote is afirma-
tive it will mean that there will be no
prices from Chicago on eggs of any
sort. as cold storage and refrigerator
eggs are no quoted. The Chicago But
ter and Eggs board is just now defend
ant in the FEDERAL court proceedings in
which the government alleges conspir-
acy TO put up the price OF eggs fresh
and otherwise
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-17
THREE SEEK DIVORCES
Two Women and One Man Want Their
Freedom.

Three actions for divorce were filed late
Thursday evening in the Shawnee county
district court Two Of the cases were
brought by the wives. while in a third
action. suit was filed by a deserted hus-
band
Csoidie 4. Bassett wants q decree from
Roy J. Bassett She married Bassett
March 25 1905 and charges that since
that time her husband has abused and
beaten her. On several occasions ne
threatened his wife's life. Mrs Rassett
also asks the court to return her maiden
name. Goldie a Craven
Amanda Schroeder. wife OF JOHN Schrcd-
er. a wealthy German farmer. has filed
an action for divorce after 3 years ot
married life. She charges that Schroeder
has not treated her properly. that he de-
serted her went to Marshall county and
has not furnished her money on which TO
live When at home. Schroeder was
abusive and Mrs Schroeder says he
threatened her life. The wife wants q
decree and division Of their lfe's saw
ings-
James A. Hercules appeals to the courts
for relief because his wife deserted him
some months ago and has failed To live
with him He was married TO Grace
Hercules several years ago Recently
Mrs Hercules tired of married life ard
refused TO live with her husband.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-17

otker we'll organized and formidable
revolutionary movement ir Mexico has
caused the suspension of the return to
their home stations OF the American
troops sent into the border country
during the Madero revolution The at
titude of the United States is one of
apprehension of further trouble against
which every precaution IS to be taken
to insure the strictest neutrality
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-17
ELOPES WITH A BOY
Woman of Thirty Disappears With
Lad of Fourteen.

Chicago. Nov 1.-The police are
watching I'll outgoing trains and search
ing ell hotels today for Bernard Her
bert, 3 14-year-old school hoy and Miss
Bertha Atkinson. so years old. who was
employed as a housekeeper by the lads
father. Frank Herbert. Neither has
been seen since last Tuesday.
There is 10 thought Of the boy being
kidnapped according to the father as
everything indicated that he left home
deliberately. The father, who is rail-
road conductor. engaged Miss Atkinson
to care or his two sons when his wife
died last May. She was said to be
fond OF Bernard.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-17
Fined for CARRYING Weanon.

Tom Wade, negro. was arrested
twice last evening and fined $50 this
morning in the police court The first
offense was carrying DANGEROUS
weapon in the form of a razor for
which q fine of SIS was imposed. Then
the officers learned he was the man
they have been looking a month for
on a cha rye Of stealing a light wagon
from Ed Adds painter who lives at
Seventeenth and Clay streets. For
the petty larceny. which was all the
wagon would stand. Wade was fined
SIS. giving him total of so days
work in the rock she'd
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-17
He RIDES WILD STEER
Cowboy saves Life by Using Frontier
knowledge.

st. Joseph. Mo, Nov. 17.-William
Hamilton. a cowboy from the Texas
Panhandle, saved his life here with a
revolver when he fell into pen of
wild Arizona steers. and the fright
ened animals threatened to trample
him to death Hamilton scra m bIed
10 his feet and quickly drew a big re-
volver he had strapped to his belt He
fred full in the face OF the oncoming
steers and crippled one Then as the
others stopped short he seized one by
the horns and rode it until the animal
got close enough to the fence for him
10 scramble of and climb to safety.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-17
Troublesome Negro Is Arrested.

Howard 'Dutch'' G0ggin, negro
pick pocket who was picked up At the
Rock Island station for lifting a watch
from the pocket Of George Mason Of
Independence. was Fearrested on
warrant today to extend his time be-
fore trial The prosecuting witness
can not be induced 10 return TO To-
peka 10 push the case and the police
are at a loss for evidence They are
positive Goggins is the man who has
lately worked" the Rock Island depot
but can rot keep their witnesses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-17
WANT TO BUY CLUBS
southern League May Be Turned Into
Farm Circuit.

san Antonio. Nov 17--How to re-
duce what minor league owners con
slider the high cost of baseball con-
tinued today to be the most important
topic before the National Association
of Professional Baseball Leagues in
session here.
Second IN interest probably are re-
ported attempts of major league own
ers to purchase outright southern
clubs for use in training good material
up to major league FORM
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-17
CALLED TO TESTIFY
Officials of steel Trust Railways sum-
moned to Washington.

Washington, Nov. 17.=Omcials Of
the Duluth and Iron Mountain rail-
road and the Duluth. 8Iesaba < North
ern railroad, the lines in the Lake
Superior ore region owned by the steel
trust, have been summoned to appear
before the house committee on in
curry into the United States steel cor
poration which resumes hearings next
Monday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-17
TO NIP A REVOLUTION
Two Captains of Texas Rangers Are
sent to the Border.

Austin, Tex, Nov 17.-Two captains
Of Texas Ringers today we're ordered
to the border with instructions to pre-
vent any activity in Texas toward start
ing a revolution in Mexico. These
movements were made after a confer
eare between Governor Colquitt and
Ranger Captain Hughes, who claims to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-17

have evidence that part of the prepara-
tor for a Mexican revolution are IN
der way ii Texas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-08
Spanish War Pension Claims

not to mothers. but to widows. The only
way the pension office could get rid OF
the woman, therefore, was to fall back
upon its various circumstantial proofs Of
the existence of common law marriage.
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woman in Germany applied for a PEN
sion. as the dependent mother of sol
der who, while a young man, had come
to this country and entered our army. In
vestigaton showed that the young man
had enlisted for a livelihood more than
for anything else: that the woman's hus-
band, who had died only recently, had
been about forty-five years of age al the
time of the sons death, and, therefore.
was her natural support. and that she had
not felt called To fi.e this claim until after
her husbands death. Putting all facts to-
gether including the circumstances that
the surviving family had always lived
abroad and rendered no allegiance To this
government the pension office felt JUS
titled in refusing the claim
The amount of fraud that has been
tried upon the pension office. especially
in connection with the deaths of negroes
In the south-where. owing To their so
cial condition, little knowledge is pos
sesrsed by their neighbors of their domes-
tic affairs-has given blackmailers a fine
field for plying their trade. Not very
long ago an honest old colored widow.
whose proofs were as satisfactory
those OF any pensioner but who was ig
norant and easily frightened, was visited
by a man of her own race, who told her
that the pension office was on the look
out for evidence against her. and that he
would furnish such evidence as would
cause her name to be stricken from the
roll unless she would pay him 50. The
poor woman could raise only 50 in cash,
but at the same time one of the special
agents happened to come her way. She
had contracted to sell her cow. and was
looking for purchasers for her chickens
and geese-stripping herself of every pen
ny's worth of property she possessed in
order to ward off an injustice which she
dreaded,--but knew no other way of es--
Gaping. Fortunately, before the wreck OF
her fortune was complete she was set
right.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-08

simply moved it's offices elsewhere and
began the same business again under an
other name. The new method is to clap
the offenders into Jail and prosecute them
before the courts, and the penalty for
fraudulent use of the mails is q fine OF
not more than $1,000 or Imprisonment
not exceeding five years. or BOTH
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Before an individual or a concern
can be arrested on such a charge. evil
dence on which to base the accusa-
ton must be obtained. The securing
of this evidence is a stupendous and
intricate task. From the Office of the
Postmaster General the wires and lines
for the detection of the criminals branch
out all over the country like threads from
the center of a spiders web.
In all parts of the country the de-
partment has it's inspectors to the
number of 355, whose regular duty Is
to inspect all post Offices and rural
free delivery routes in the United
States Their special duty is to pro-
lottery schemes. In addition there are
the 200 special agents and detectives
Of the Department Of Justice, under the
supervision of Attorney General Wick
ersham.
Upon these inspectors the Post Office
Department relies principally for It's
evidence. They investigate all cases in
which it is alleged that the mails are
being used to defraud and report what
facts they find to Washington. II the
facts presented by the inspectors es-
tablish a prima facie case of fraud
the person or concern involved is noti-
fed of the pendancy and nature of the
charges and given opportunity 10 ap-
pear before the assistant attorney gen
eral, r. p Goodwin, and make answer te
the charge. If upon the conclusion OF
the hearing this official is of the opinion
that a fraud order should be issued. ne
reports the case to the Postmaster Gen
eral who takes prompt action in the
matter.
According to the law, the evidence sub
mitted need be satisfactory to the Post
master General only This does not NEAR
that he proceeds upon mere suspicion OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-08
JAMES RYouNq-
: POST OFF1cE 1uPERlNTENDAnr

language ard signed with the name OF
his enemy. knowing that it would be sen.
to Washington and the supposed author
of it Investigated.
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Another division Of the corps that ham
dies improper books and cards is the
foreign registry section. Mr. r. l..
Baines is chief Of this division. and in
it are men capable of translating matter
seized at the customs house and for
warded to them to determine its eligibility
for the mails. Mr.. r. l.. Maddox. assist
ant to the superintendent of foreign
mails, who has been in the government
service since he was twenty-one years
old, goes abroad every summer to keep
in touch with foreign methods.
Mrs. E. F.. Melville, who has for years
handled the post cards sent in from
abroad, declared that nothing mailed by
Americans compares in questionableness
with cards and maya zines sent i'm f.ou
France and Italy.
They resort to every sort Of subterfuge
to get them delivered in this country.
she explained. They even cut the leaves
of Bibles and insert their post cards be-
tween them. Invisible ink. backwa-u
writing. everything imaginable is resorted
to to get them through. But the in
spectors in New York are lynX-eyed and
rarely does anything escape them
When asked who decided what i.
art and what vulgarity I'm foreign pic
lures. Mrs. Melville admitted reluctantly
that very often reproductions of some
world-famous statues which art students
reproduce everywhere are confiscated and
sent into the dead letter office.
II hate to destroy Them" she said, but
it has to be done. Still, we have some
license allowed us. and as things now
stand we can more frequently restore
such works OF art to their intended own
ers than under the regime Of higf
official who might class everything nude
as Objectionable.
Numerous queries among the many
formation that most of the litelous, DE-
famatory and indecent postals mailed IL
this country come via the rural free de-
livery. 1t is not the city-bred chap who
thus defiles United States mail pouche-
but the country lad. Perhaps the town
youngster has a more wholesome dread
of the law.
And it is also to the rural fireside that
many magazines are going when removed
from the mails by the lottery division,
of which Mr.. Pleasant Graves has partial
charge. Under a recent ruling guessing
contests are considered lotteries.
Many magazines intended for country
subscribers are filled with such induce
ments. and they are being rapidly weed
ed out by the Post Office Department.
There is no objection to guessing con-
tests, but prizes may not be offered. Mr..
Graves intimates that even a circular
issued by a church and mailed for the
purpose of notifying its members that a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-08
PLEASANT GRAVES
Buck 7no7o Or TIE. LOTTERY Division

with the earmarks of "g,t-rich-quick''
methods the mine. the oil wells o. the
real estate sites are visited and subjected
to expert Investigations.
Upon evidence satisfactory to the Post
master General that an individual or
concern Is making fraudulent use of the
mails he instructS the poStmasterS at
any post Office at which registered let
return the letters to the postmaster at
the Office at which they were originally
mailed. with the word Fraudulent"
plainly written or stamped upon the
outside. These postmasters. In turn, re-
turn the letters to the writer's, under
the usual regulations prescribed. But
the postmaster has not the authority to
open a letter not addressed to himself.
Furthermore, the Postmaster General
may forbid the payment by any post
master to the suspected individual or
concern Of any postal money order,
drawn to his or to it's order, and may
provide by regulation for the return to
the RENTERS of the sums named in the
money orders.
just as the method OF dealing with
fraudulent mail matter is clarity itself,
so, to the other extreme, =; the debarrinG
Of obscene matter-especially novel-a
most subtle proceeding with much split
ting of hairs and needle-pOint decisions.
Especially is 1t difficult to determine just
who are the government employees who
decide what publications ara unfit to be
handled by Uncle Sam in the mails. A
standard must be set, but who sets 1t and
what is it? At the Post Office Depart
ment, naturally, but just which particu-
lar individual or individuals of the many
employed there?
reporter with an abnormally develop
ed bump of curiosity anent this SUBJ
ject recently visited the Post Office De-
partment and found employees almost as
ignorant of the identity of the press GEN.
sor as the curious on the outside From
various interviews it was finally learned
that frequently matter goes up to the
assistant attorney general. r. P. Good
win"
His eyes twinkled, and he held up his
hands in mock horror when taxed with
reading books and magazines thought too
salacious for conveyance through the
mails. He averred that If it were known
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-08
JvpaE RP GooDwlN
ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL,

rattle is to be held for charity is a
lottery. and the pastor may find himself
in an unpleasant situation.
He was asked to define the exact mean
ing of lottery, and replied:
Any contest in which there is a chance.
hut also an uncertainty. of winning
prize. Is a lottery. Any drawing for
which prizes are given, any sort of guess
ing contest. from How old is Ann tn
the possible population of the United
States, as well rattle where turkeys.
knit afghans or pianos are offered as
prizes, or even "A church 'euchre, ad-
vertised through the mails as giving the
players chance to win "A prize, come
under the heading of lotteries in the post
Office catalogue. and are treated as such"
Separate from this division Is the one
dealing with frauds. \ very wide con-
struction is also placed on the definition
of this term by the United States attor-
neys who interpret the laws for the
Post Office Department. Mr.. J. a. Nash.
who is assistant to the assistant attorney
general, Mr.. r. L. Goodwin. was asked
to explain the various reasons for exc
tracing letters. pamphlets and even books
from the mails on the grounds of fraud.
and declared that various mining schemes
discovered to be fraudulent, and any en-
terprise which upon investigation Is dis
covered to have no real business back
ing, but is merely run to coax in suck
ers.'' are classified as frauds, and dealt
with accordingly.
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postmaster who is suspicious nf-nu-
merous letters being mailed from. his
Office by some such concern notifies the
department. and an investigation is made.
But most often somebody who has been
done lodges a complaint there against
the dishonest concern. This goes to the
CHIEF inspector, and then on to the Office
of Mr.. Goodwin, or that of Mr.. Paul
Keyser senior assistant attorney general.
or Mr.. Neiss. junior assistant attorney
general.
More than once an apparently attrac-
tive little book. presumably love ~etoyy.
has turned out to be very clever effort
to introduce some imaginative mining
stock, or to interest readers i'm the fiction
SO that they will guess how the story ends
thereby winning a prize losing the
money they paid for the publication. &.
A scheme recently pounced upon by the
department dealt with a plan so perfectly
philanthropic that tie wonder is Uncle
Sam had the heart to do as he did with
it, \ certain jewelry firm announced
that it would enable every one to- pos
sess a twenty-dolar gold watch at small
cost. Each would-Le owner was to
subscribe one dollar a month. rfTrom
the number of members" number
would be drawn at random each month,
it's human tally to receive the watch.
pieces proved to be really worth $20,. But
Uncle Sam decided that. because some
one person had to get left at each draw
ing and to receive his watch only-aft
having paid the full price for IL, the con-
Germ was violating the fraud order.