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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-21

spending Dome time In Lo. Angeles.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-21

William Breeder left Saturday tc
spend this week at Ocean View with
a party OF friends.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-21

Robert E. Brown. Or, and Thomas
Launder. Jr have returned to Rich,
mond after n trip that included Ocean
View. Washington. Baltimore, Phila-
delphia and Atlantic City
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-21

Maurice Powers. .. ,his city. is.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-21

william A. Green. who has been
spending some time in Philad elphia,
Stone Harbor. Avalon and Atlantic
City. returns to Richmond to-day.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-21

Miss Conoe Bridges is spending som.
time with Mrs. John Davenport a.
her homo at Westhampton.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-21

Mrs. H. T. Jones and family are
visiting her father and mother, Johr
r. Cole, Thtrtythird and Lyons Avenue
Woodland Heights.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-21

Mrs. G. T. Garnett and Miss Ellie
Douglas Garnett Will arrive In Ginte
Park this week after spending til
summer in Mathews.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-21

Misses Nell and Mamie Donovan and
Mary and Marguerite Foley have re-
turned home after a delightful stay
of two weeks with friends in Caro-
line county.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-21

Rev. and Mrs. st. George Tucker, OF
Tokyo. Japan. have gone to Maine
where they will spend several weeks
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-29
JURY FINDS VERDICT:
COURT Is MISSING
AGREEMENT IN PATTERSON MUIR
DER TRIAL At DENVER BUT
RESULT IS UNKNOWN.
JURY WAITED LONG FOR
JUDGE TO RETURN
Verdict Agreed to Before n But
couret Could Not Be c. : led Be-
6eause Of Absence Of Ju5 Funeral!
Of Friend-Mrs. Pat Spends
Restless Night. =

Denver. Nov. 29.-The jury in the
case of Gertrude Gibson Patterson.
charged with the murder Of her hus-
band. which went out last night, had
not returned at o'clock today.
Mrs. Patterson spent a restless night.
Her brother and sister remained with
her until midnight, when they left her
and she retired. To the matron who
saw her safely under the bed covers
she said that she was glad the actual
trial was over.
From time to time during the re-
mainder OF the night the matron peep
ed into the cell. The prisoner was
either awake or tossing fitfully, some
times moaning in her sleep. 1t was
nearly o'clock this morning when
Mrs. Patterson arose and began her
usual scrupulous toilet. The pallor
noticeable in court yesterday was still
apparent.
AT 1880 o'clock a court attache
stated that the jury had reached YER
dict. Judge Allen, however. had not
returned to court.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-29
CHAMPION LIGHT. WEIGHT
FIGHTER BECOMES SUDDENLY
AND SERIOUSLY ILL.
OPERATION PERFORMED
IN EFFORT TO SAVE LIFE
Scheduled Battle With Welsh at Los
Angeles Thursday Necessarily Dc.
eIared OF and $4,000 in Gate Re-
ceipts Will Be Returned to Ticket

Los Angeles, Nov 29.-Ad Wolgast,
the champion lightweight fighter. who
was scheduled to defend his title
against the British boxer, Freddie
Welsh. at Vernon arena tomorrow, was
stricken with appendicitis at o'clock
this morning in his training quarters.
He was removed to a hospital an hour
later and preparations were made at 8
o'clock to perform an operation to save
his life.
The twenty round Thanksgiving day
battle at Vernon, of course, is Off The
house had been sold out early in the
week and the gross receipts, estimated
at $4,000, will have to be returned to
seat purchasers. Wolgast was to have
received $13,5O0 as his share and Welsh
$4,000. Wolgast was placed on the OPP
Grating table at $3.50 o'clock.
Speedy Recovery Expected.
The operation on Wolgast was COM
pleted at 1850 o'clock. Manager Tom
Jones descended from the operating
room to escort Mrs. Wolgast upstairs
to see her husband.
lad is still unconscious" said Jones,
"but the doctors say he is doing fine.
He will be out of the hospital in ten
days or two weeks"
Freddie Welsh was up before dawn
to receive the news of Wolgast's i'll
ness by phone.
This is a blow" he said. II am
awfully sorry Wolgast is SO bad OF
and disappointed because the fight will
have to be called Off"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-29
SERIES OF TRACE
DIES IN IOWA CITY HOME
WITHIN FEW YEARS.
NINE DEATHS FOLLOW IN
WAKE OF DoG.WoLF
Nearly All Members of Peculiarly
Stricken Family Lost Their Lives by
Violence - List Includes Father,
Mother, Two Brothers and Five Sis
ter.-soo Survivor Rescued by Dog.
pecial to Times Republican.

Special 10 Times Republican.
Iowa City, Nov. 2?.-Death has
stricken one Iowa home again and
again, until nine have passed to the
great beyond, in four years and a
half
This series of tragedies-for many
of the fatal happenings, near Iowa city
and elsewhere, were sudden and shock
ing--involveS a mysterious dog wolf.
The animal came into the house of
Miss Myra Edwards, q trained nurse.
in Chicago, now four years and six
months ago. She brought 1t with her
when she returned from Scotland.
where she secured it--a fine collie. and
Collie" she called ii.
Beginning Of Disasters.
In a week dire disaster and death in
many guises began to stalk In her
home. Nine members OF her family
died or were killed. In the past two
wears or more, the family lost seven
members of the nine--and the sole sur
vivor Is now Miss Edwards herself. and
The dog has disappeared-but not until
he found her. half dead and uncon-
scious. stricken down with typhoid
fever, after she returned from her
mothers grave. where the faithful dog
had watched with her for hours. He
dragged i,S- to place Of safety. and
made possible the coming of rescuers
She was In the hospital, near death,
but has recovered.
How Family Perished.
The list includes father. mother. two
brothers and five sisters. Lizzie ani
May Edwards, her sisters, were
drowned in the English river. when
they broke thru the ice while skating
at Riverside. Iowa on Feb. %, 1908. In
August, 1908. her brother Leo. fell from
n scafrold. in Denver and was instant
ly killed. Two months later, her father
Eugene Edwards. died of pneumonia
The next month, her sister. Rose. died
of diphtheria. Then came February
1909. and pleurisy took her other Sis
ter. Edith Her mother in the follow
ing October, was hurt In a runaway
and the injuries proved fatal.
Earlier than this fatal list began,
week after the dog wolf entered her
home. the first of her sisters to die.
Myrtle. was killed by an automobile in
Iowa. Six months later, her oldest
brother, Frank. was caught in cave
in during the Illinois tunnel company
strike, and was killed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-29
DEATH FOR FOUR BOYS
Youthful Chicago Bandits Who MUIR
dered Truck Farmer, Quickly Con-
vietsd and s.ntsnced-Two Sent Up

Chicago, Nov. 29.-Four boys We're
degree and sentenced to death and
two others were given sentences OF
life Imprisonment by a jury in cir
cult court here last night for the muir
der of a truck farmer on the outskirts
of this city a month ago.
The four sentenced to death are
Ewald and Frank Shiblawski Philip
Sommerling and Thomas Schultz.
The two sentenced to life imprison-
ment are Frank Kita and Leo Such
onlski, both 16 years old.
Ewald Shiblawski is "a years old;
his brother 81, sommerling. brother
in-law of Frank shiblawski. is "a
years old and Schultz 10 years old
The jury was out only two hours,
and only one ballot was taken in con-
sidering each case. The youth Of the
two 16-year-old boys was all that
saved them from hanging, said the
jurors
The verdict calls down death upon
more persons than any other one ver-
dict in Cook county save that fol-
lowing the Haymarket riot years ago
when four anarchists convicted Of
throwing bombs In the police ranks
were hanged from a single scaffold.
In 1904 three menwPeter Neider-
meyer, Harvey Van DAyne and Gustav
Marks--known a. the ncar.barn BAN
Ate vrepA hanged aae after the
other In punishment for their murder
of eight persons. Like the car barn
bandits the victims Of the laws ven
geancc in this case also are young.
A heavy guard stands tonight about
the county Jail. about the home Of
the prosecutor, rnat OF Judge Feiii. in
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-29

Kansas City. Nov. eo.-Cross sam>
ination Of Stuart Fleming, nephew Of
the late Col. Thomas II. Swope. for
whose alleged murder DR.. b. Clark
Hyde Is now on trial. was resumed by
Attorney Walsh for the defense today.
The big feature OF F1eming's testis
mony that DIR. Hyde's attorney would
break down is the story that tho ac>
asked to be made an administrators oe
the Swope estate. 1t had been previl
ously testified In this trial by Miss
Pearl kellar. Colonel Swope's nursos
that DR.. Hyde also sought her aid In
the same matter She gave stmilaH
testimony at the first trial. and DR..
Hyde on the witness stand denied ems
phatically the nurses statement F1oms
ing was not witness in the former
hearing and the states main purpose
in introducing him this time was to
corroborate Miss Kellar's statement.
Shooting StartIes Court.
Efforts Of the defense to break down.
the testimony OF Fleming were futile.
After an hour on the stand he was
excused and Mrs. ]. X. Baumann.
formerly Miss Anna Houlihan. who
nursed Chrisman Swope. was called.
Tho defense Immediately objected to
the testimony as not being connected
with the death of Colonel Swope. Tho
jury was dismissed while arguments
upon the point were made.
Attorney Walsh had just begun to
speak when two shots rang out fTo::s
the court house yard just below tho
window of the court room. II devel-
oped that negro laborer had been
shot and fatally wounded by police-
man after he had resisted arrest ana
thrown pepper in the officers eyes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-29
United S!stsos Offers !-c>S.

Washington, Nov. 29.--The Unitel
States today formally offered to China
the services of $500 American troops
now stationed in the Philippine Islands
to aid in keeping open the railway
from Peking to the sea and for the
protection OF foreigners iii China, If the
Chinese council OF ministers desires to
accept their services.
American Minister Calhoun was In
structed by the state department to
explain to his colleagues in the diplo-
matte corps at Peking that the United
States government. in recognition Of
It's obligation under rights secured by
the treaties following the Boxer trouble
is holding in readiness at Manila an
expeditionary force of from 500 to
$500 men, This is in no way to be
considered q force of intervention but
merely the United States part in car
rying out with other powers the pro-
visions of the 1901 protocol for main
tanning railway communications from
Picking to the sea.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-29
oWA, WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 20 1911
whose court the verdict was returned.
and policeman ~ detailed to guard
the home OF each Of the Jurors.

and a policeman ~ detailed to guard
the home OF each Of the Jurors.
Just before the men were taken into
the court room to hear the verdict
they told the jailor that should the
death penalty be voted to them. a
band Of their comrades was prepared
to invade the court or follow to their
homes those responsible for the SEN
tence and revenge the verdicts.
When the verdicts were read one
by one, the men rs they were named
in the messages Of death. collapsed
and had to be assisted to their cells.
The life imprisonment sentences
were the last read. and the reaction
which followed the unexpected order
that life should not be the price OF
their crime threw Kita into convul-
sions and his companion became hys-
terical
The widow Of the murdered man
sat in court holding her two-months-
old baby in her lap and heard the
-four men sentenced to give up their
lives to the state in return for the
one they had taken from her. she
NODDED her head approvingly. then
broke down and wept. crying that the
verdict would not restore her husband
The boys were convicted of the
murder Of Fred W. Gruelzow. truck
farmer several weeks ago. Assistant
States Attorney Edward S. Day con-
fined his final plea for the state to
series Of extracts from confessions
made by the defendants. He showed
that Gruelzow was beaten and stabbed
to death while he prayed to be spared
for the sake Of his wife and little
one and offered to give up his possess
sions il the boys would not kill him.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-29
TO TAKE PAsTEUa TREATMENT.
Relatives Of Hydrophoba Victim and
Others Hasten to Iowa City.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City. Nov. 29-Elijah Berry's
widow-following his death from
hydrophobia--ha come TO Iowa City
with her three children. her sister and
brother law. other relatives. a
clergyman and his wife. Mrs. A. De
Lay and two children, and Rev. and
Mrs. w. D. Shike, all Of Arispe. Iowa,
who are here to take the Pasteur treat
ment Since the awtu! death Of tn.
Union county farmer. surgeons have
decided that 1t is wise Tor the people
who nursed the now dead man and 9th.
erwise came Ia contact with him. TO
take the treatment. to destroy any
germs with which they may have he
come injected, and to make assurance
doubly sure" in averting a possible at
tack OF the dread disease. The lad
who was bitten at the same time as his
father IS one of the party OF nine.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-29
PAGE ONE.

PAGE ONE.
Telegraphie News:
Appendicitis Knocks Out WolGast.
Fight With Welsh Declared on.
Taft Discusses War Situation.
Fatal Shooting Interrupts Hyde Trial
Rebels Defeated at Marking.
Verdict in Patterson Case.
Fated Iowa Family.
PAGES TWO AND THREE.
Iowa News:
Des Moincs Controversy Grows ~
Interest.
Hotel Fire at Wiota.
Corps in Three States.
Muscatine Aroused by Disorders.
PAGE FOUR.
Editorial:
Mr.. Carnegie's List.
Thankfulness.
Between Two Stools.
Topics and Iowa Opinion.
Outside Point of View.
PAGE FIVE.
Iowa News:
Grand Army Opposes Monument.
Shaw Out OF Politics.
PAGES SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE.
City News:
Many Object to Paving Assessments.
East Main Street Owners Predomi-
nate.
School Children Donate to Poor.
Miss Collins Visiting Nurse.
Thanksgiving Services.
General and Brief City News.
PAGE TEN.
Markets and General:
Heavy Shortage Boosts Wheat.
Strength in Corn.
Steers Higher OH Light Receipts.
Hogs Also Advance.
Reciprocity Leaves Troublesome
Legacy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-29
KISS PopE's FOOT


Plus X Permits Rare Privilege Of
American Prelates in Rome-csrs-
mony Preliminary to confsrrins Of
Red Hats.
Rome. Nov. 20 This afternoon all
Of the new cardinals, including the
American prelates. Mons. Falconio.
Farley and O'Connell, went to the vat
ican and were presented to the pope.
Plus x permitted each Of the cardinals
to kiss his hand and his foot after
wards imposing on each the red bir-
eta as first tangible proof of their
supreme dignity.
The ceremony Of today will be fol-
lowed on Thursday by the great public
consistory, during which the red hats
will be conferred on them.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-29
REBELS ARE REPuLsED
Imperia,ists at Marking Drive Back
ecsicsers-RevoIution Forced to
Retire With Heavy Losses.

Nanking. Nov 80. 6 p. ma con-
certed attack on the gates Of the city
by the revolutionaries failed and they
were driven out with heavy losses and
forced to retire. The imperial troops
are in possession of the city.
General Ii Yucn Hang at Wu Chang
has requested reinforcements and the
revolntionares are preparing to send
ships and men.
The revolutionary flags which have
been flying in Shanghai and other
nearby towns are disappearing. Fur
ther activities are expected at Nanking
tonight.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-29
STERLING KILLING REHEARsED.
Various Witnesses Testify Regarding
Defendant kelly's Freakish Actions.

Special to Times Republican,
Des Moines, Nov. 29.-The defense
started in on the Des Moines end of
the Kelly murder trial today. Thomas
Brooks. his guard at the Jail, told OF
Kelly's actions while he was on guard.
which convinced him that for two
weeks he was insane Others at the
Jail also told how Kelly acted.
The movements of Kelly before the
killing of Sterling were given. he
walked across Third street In a zig
gag way three or four times before
going to the Chicsa saloon. On the
way he met Pat Monahan and asked
him for money to buy drink. He
shifted the revolver from one pocket to
another several times The saloon
keeper across the street from where
the killing of Sterling took place saw
most of the tragedy, saw Kelly ana
STERLING struggling and heard the
shots. also saw another man take
gun from a drawer and hold 1t toward
Kelly as If to threaten him. Later
Kelly tried to enter witness saloon but
he slammed the door in his face. Kelly
walked north to an alley. thru the
alley east then south and around on
Court avenue again and on up to the
restaurant. where he was arrested. All
the witnesses declared Kelly acted like
q man who was not right.
The jury in the Kelly murder trial
will be shown a bit of evidence some
what unusual. that may have great
gearing on the case This is a kodak
photograph of DR.. Kelly taken in Jail
the day after the homicide in Des
~,
men. for newspaper use 1t is n fine
picture but it shows him to be greatly
broken in health and having all the ap-
pearance of an insane person. Some
recent photographs have also been talk
en- of the doctor and these VIII prob
ably go to the jury for comparison.
They will enable the jurymen to judge
Of the change possible in his appear
ance
DIR. kelly's office partner. dentist.
DR.. Brandt. gave some testimony along
the line Of much that has been given
in the past, showing how Kelly had
broken down prior to his coming TO
Des Moines DR.. Brandt told how Kelly
nnylected his practice, and how the pa
tients came to his office and waited a
long time and that Kelly was seldom
there and tried to awaken Kelly by
the phone but cou'd not do so. Then
he went out on the roof and thru
window into DIR. .>e'ly's private office
and found him living asleep on the
operating table with a bottle in his
am labeled "chloroform." He told him
his patients were waiting for him h It
he did not get up until 1880 o'clock.
He did this tn separate times.
A bin collector who had trouble get
ting his money and finally took n
worthless check. became satisfied that
Kelly was insane because of his actions
while he was in the office. He talked
incoherently and wouldn't permit the
bill collector to get away for long
time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-29
DYNAMITE CASE PROBE.
Alleged Attempt at Jury Bribins Ma
terialIy widens Scope Of Los Anssles
Investigation - Juror White Dis'
missed-Grand Jury to Be Called.

Los Angeles, Nov. 29.--Dlstrict At
torney Fredericks announced that y
grand jury would be called In Il few
DAYS to investigate the alleged at.
tempted bribery in the Mcnamara mur-
der case for which Bert II. FrankliI
is now under arrest.
This wdeneI the scope OF the in-
vestigatoil, hs possibilities being about
as extensive Us those of the investiga-
ton of the Los Angeles Times expo.
sion
t'ranklIns arraignment this after.
noon was mostly matter OF form, the
only question being the date to be set
for his trial
Judge Mccormick. in department. IL
Of the supreme court. today dismissed
as a juror c. T.. White, one OF the meu
arrested yesterday with Franklin.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-29
PLAYER BE1RAYs TEAM
Football Captain Rescued From Mob
BY Policemen After confessins That
He Revealed sionsIs to Rival Play

Sheridan, Wyo.. Nov. 2e.--Police in
tervention alone saved Maurice Mayer.
captain of the Independent football
eleven of Sheridan. from violence at
the hands of mob of high school stu
dents, when he confessed to having
given information regarding trick plays
Of the home high school to the Laramie
high school players, in an effort to
throw the championship to the visitors
last Saturday.
1t was claimed that Mayer betrayed
most OF the signals of the Sheridan
team and that the captain of the Lar
annie team showed perfect familiarity
with the plays as soon as the signals
were given:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-29
ALASKAN INCIDENT CLOSED.
No Further Action to Be Taken Re.
uarding Controller Bay.

No Further Action to Be Taken Re.
garding Controller Bay.
Washington, Nov. 29.-On the ground
that the administration has substan-
tally changed it's announced Alaskan
policy. attorney LnniS D. Brandeis.
counsel fexs sk;rs house cofa;nittee. on
Interior department expenditures. has
advised Chairman Graham that no fur,
ther action by that committee in in
vestigating Controller Bay affairs Is
necessary.
Chairman Graham said the commit
tee very materially aided in effecting
this change OF policy. and added THE
committee may go further than Sec
retary Of the Interior Fisher and rec
ommend retaining to the government
the title offa1l the mineral, gas and oil
lands in Alaska"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-29
cHlEF EXECUTIVE piecussEs
UNITED STATES ATTITUDE
TOWARD wARRlNo NATIONS.
WILL NOT INTERVENE ~
TMPoLl UNLEss POWERS URGE
Amer;ea viii Insist That There Be No
Division and Parcslins Of china-
Central American Nations Must
cease Revolutionary Habits Owing
@ Intsrssts in Panama.

paris. Nov. 2S.-The Matin publishes
today what purports to be an inter-
view with President Taft written by
francois De Tessan. The writer quotes
the nresident on such questions as In
teryention in the Turko-1talian war
On Americas attitude in regard TO
china. ON the situation In Mexico ana
IN the keneral subject Of arbitration.
when asked about the possibility OIL
American mediation In the Turko-lta
ian war. the interviewer says tna'
pre.ident Taft declared that the Unit
"a states was certainly disposed In ia
yor Of the re-establishment OF peace
Nevartheless he felt that it would oe
unwise to depart from the path OF Wis
dom. ,u
"Our relations with the two belliger-
ant. are equally friendly. we 40 no.
wish to offend the national dignity ol
either Moreover. the Truko-ltahah
war concerns primarily the european
concert. There is therefore the ques.
tion of tact for the United states not
to put herself forward to bring an eno
to a conflict. which, however, from the
bottom of her heart, she desires 10 see
ended.
1"It ID evident that If the European
powers were in accord to ask LOT our
mediation we should be happy 10 worn
in favor Of peace"
AZ to China.
Speaking on the subject OF Chlha'
President Taft Is quoted as naVins
.s!d that the United States "ouio
naturally defend its interests, remain
ing at the same time faitniul 10 tne
double principle Of the maintenance u
the integrity Of the ceiestial e"plFe
and Of the open door.
.The United States can not con-
ceive ON the other side of the Pacific
. r.tion dismembered,, and a prey to
fofefrn cupidity In which our enter
rrisas are no longer in a state OF
- bility. The point Of view Of the
4 Ifnited states, has not varied since the
! stiyna Of John Hay. We wish to see
CHINA restored to use ond modernized.
When asked If any disquietude eX-
Sisted in regard to Mexico. President
TAFT replied that everything would be
dome to re-establish peace there. add
ing that the United States would not
hermit agitators to prepare civil war
On United States territory.
Revolutions Must Cease.
Continuing, President Taft said. "On
the eve of the opening of the Panama
canal It is Of importance to see the
people south Of our frontiers enjoy the
heaIthful tranquility necessary for the
triumph Of the great work about to be
finished and to see the countries IN
the vicinity Of the isthmus In perfect
security rather than to have the spec
tacle Of unceasing revolution ana
counter revolution"