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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-24
DISTRICT SCHOOL TREASURER.

LIES .NOlHeS Register ana l/eaueFi.
The usually thoughtful and sensible
Keosau1ua Republican gives warm in
dorsement to the defeat of the bill to
treasurer and delegate the collection
the county treasurer. Then It adds this
unusual comment:
''The school headquarters at Des
Moines for the past six years have hat.
a head that seemed to be fIled with
the idea that tina common people should
be ousted from having any say AZ TO
tho operation and management Of the
common schools. Down with anything
that leads toward q school monarchy!
Keep the common schools close to the
people by encoura ging the common
people in directly controlling them.' :
The good old Republican has jumped
The track entirely In its discussion. The
elimination OF locSi school fveasurers
would not have the ast effect upon
the operation and ri,ssiaeerfent Of the
common schools. The local treasure
is merely clerk whdscoliects and dis
burses taxes: as treafurer he has m
voice whatever in the levy Of taxes, no.
in the election OF superintendents an
teachers. nor in any other matter per
tanning 10 the direction OF the schools
To abolish his office therefore. would
not in the least affect the peoples con
troll Of the public schools Moreover
me bill provided that the duties Of the
district treasurer should BE- perlorme'
by the county treasurer. and he is ar
elective officer, amenable to the will o.
the people.
Every citizen knows that the Office of
school treasurer has been merely a
piece Of political spoi!s. made attrac-
tive by the control Of the school funds
that goes with II and the CUSTOMARY
diversion of interest thereon from the
peoples pockets to the tressurerS
pockets. To say that to abolish this
office is an act to deprive the people 81
the control Of the schools Is utter non
sense.
There has been too much opposition
to wholesome reform Of the public
school system in Iowa on the senselese
ground that It would establish school
monarchy. There has been too much
opposition on the ground that there If
no school like the little old district
school Of the fathers. There are new
times. with new needs. Iowa ought to
wake up and modernize its schools 70
At these new times and to meet these
new needs.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-24

DR.. c. H. TlDD,
PHYSICIAN AND oUAoEoN.
Office over Marshalltown state Bank.
Office hours. 10 70 ~ Q. NJ: 1880 % 9
and $50 to .. So
Calls answered promptly IN city -
country. Phone GIL ~
New-York tribune., 1911-04-21
The Mobilization Of Troops.

The minister reviewed the history of the
mobilization of American troops along the
international boundary line and the send
ing OF warships TO Mexican ports, and re-
lated the purposes Of such measures "a
given by President Taft. Continuing, he
said:
New declarations, through the medium
Of the press have given us 10 understand
that. besides the motives expressed tor the
mobilization. there was another, Which re-
lated 10 the seditious movement which un-
fortunately had been begun in our country
consideration OF the Importance OF Ameri-
can interests, industrial and commercial en-
terprises of all sorts. and the increasing
number of citizens of that nationality re-
siding in our country. the mobilization or
der did not appear strange. In We" OF
that | held new interviews and made
further pertinent representations, with the
object of allaying the bad impression whlch
such mobilization and the dangers Which
IL entailed had produced. and necessarily
would produce
In the mean time the sedtious movement
in Mexico having extended 10 various
parts of the country, increased the teaIs
OF the American government with respect
10 the security OF life ana property. GU!
government, through me, declared that "
would use all necessary means 10 guar ,
antee the carrying out OF It's internauohdi
obligations, and made representations AT
the same time that the statutes or neu-
trality should be carried out calling az
tention TO the fact that they frequently
were not applied by some or the minor
officials of the American government ana
that In this way the practices OF interna-
tlonal law were violated.
Full credit is given In the report to Ell
New-York tribune., 1911-04-21
ATTEMPTS TO GET BABY
Father Seizes Child After Calling
the Nurse AWAY.

An attempt 10 kidnap his three year .old
daughter caused the arrest of Harold ?.
Keeier. of Fairhaven. y. j. and created
much excitement around Sixth avenue and
i3d street last night.
At the West 47th street station house
Keeler said he had been separated from
his wife a year. and that she was now a
member Of the Hippodrome chorus. Since
their separation she had had the custody
Of their daughter week ago he had
learned that they were al TIE Hotel Baroni
No. l0i West 43d street.
While his wife was absent last night
telephone call was sent TO Miss Ethel Whit
ing. who was caring for the child and she
started for Times Square IN answer 10 IT,
Keeler rushed upstairs and took his dsugh-
ter from her crib. He went to a taxicab.
which was waiting on Sixth avenue. and
halboy raised cry for the olice Miss
Within went TO the Night Court as com
plainant against Keeler. Magistrate Herr
nan discharged Keeler after he had cx-
plained there was no legal separation.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-21

money in the Northern Bank and mad
ended with suggestions as 10 reform
of the laws governing the desisnauon
of city repositories.
Much Of his testimony has been printed
in other forms before. but in this IN
stance IL has the merit Of having been
given in the first person. He said the
City Chamberlain came to him a year
ago and asked him about the Northern
Bank: that he told him II was In fair
shape. so far as he knew. and. that lit
tic later it was designated as a city de-
pcsifory.
Some SAG. 1S7 Of city money was In the
bank at the time continued the Con-
troller. left over from the Metz regime.
This was subject to check by the Con-
troller and absolutely in his control
Startling information reached me on
February 10, 1910, about the condition
of the Northern Bank. and l immedi-
ately closed this account in full.
IL took out every cent. and / haven
deposited a cent there since. Further
more. gave the Chamberlain warning OF
what had heard sufficiently for him to
demand guarantee for the city depos-
its. Thereafter all the city deposits IN
the Northern Bank were made by order
of the Chamberlain and could have been
withdrawn only by him"
In July. while Mr.. Hyde was in Europe
Mr.. Prendergast heard alarming rumors
OF the condition OF the Carnegie Trust
Company.
81 thereupon overstepped the bounds
of my department. ne is quoted as say
ing. land insisted that n guarantee be
given and that reduction of s50,000 in
their city money be made each week.
This was assented to and the withdraw
ais were made for four consecutive
weeks until went on my vacation, July
81. Then they were stopped. On my
return / forced another withdrawal Of
SOC, 900"
New-York tribune., 1911-04-21
GOOD MANI.
Woman's Confession Clears Phv,
sician Of Murder Charqe.
PROVES AN ALIBI FOR HIN
He Faced Death Rather Than
Tell He Was with Her on
Fatal Night.
fBv Telegraph to The Tribune

81. Louis, April 2o.-SacrIicing her own
good name that she might save from l,s
inopr,sonment a man found guilty OF mu,.
der. Mrs. James schmidt. Of this city, con.
fessed to-day that she was with DR.. Aa,,
dane CIeminson. OF Chicago, practically all
Of the night on which the physicians wifi.
was murdered and that he could no, h,v.
been guilty of the crime.
News OF the confession OF Mrs Scbmn,
who is an attractive young woman, wa,
telegraphed from her to Chicago 10 IN.
lawyers OF the convicted man and Will 70.
suit In an application for new trial
which will be heard In June.
Mrs. Schmidt says in her confession th,,
long before the trial OF DR.. Clemnson
opened she had written 10 him asking him
TO tell where he spent the night on which
his wife was slain and thus prove pers.c,
aIibi. but even then, when he knew h.
faced death. he refused TO make the STATE.
ment. declaring her honor and good nam~
were worth as much 10 her as his III,
was to him.
As a climax the husband Of Mrs Scamis,
a prominent tusiness man here. after
storming all day following the revelations
she made, declared tonight he sppreci.
ated the noble motives which prompted hin
u,ife 10 blast her own reputation and sor.
felt all right l., his love and respect ana
that he would forgive her for her indiscr..
tion
II was about two years ago that Chicaso
was startled BIZ the report OF the murder
of Mrs. Nora Jane cem!nson. She wa
found dead in bed In her apartments IN
Rogers Park. a fashionable suburb OF that
citv. Beside her, asleep. was her husband
Recovering consciousness and finding h.i
wife dead, the physician, IL now appesrs
weighed the situation Deciding that II h,
denied that he killed his wife he wous
have 10 prove ar alibi. and 10 do 50 b.
would have to sacrifice the good name Of
Mrs. Schmidt he told the police the hoi~
probably had been entered By burglars sni
that he and his wife had been chloroformN
The fact was that he had arrived at he
home at daylight in the morning and found
his wife slain.
speakng fully and frankly to-day abog
the affair. Mrs. Schmidt said:
II was willing long ago 70 face the ordo
and say the words that could IRE. hr
from the terrible charge. but he would nc
have IT,
II had known DR.. Cleminson five niortn
NY husband and | disagreed over trivia
matter and | had gone TO Chicago 10 I've
with a relative. II was there | met D.
Cleminson. Any man who thinks az nIes
as he does Of a woman's good name esnn1
he bad. did not know Mrs Cleminson
only know that they, like good m'r
married couples. were not consenial ant
that he sought the society OF others.
After DR.. Cleminson had repeatedly d.
clined TO consent for me TO testify. ever
after his conviction, determined 70 a.
On my own responsibility. vent ps
sonally 20 the Judge thar presided az hs
trial and told him all
New-York tribune., 1911-04-21
ENGLAND WON'T INTERFERE
Reported British American Ac-
ton in Mexico Denied.

London, April .o.-William James Thorne.
Labor member in the HOUSE Of Commons
for the South Division OF West Ham, ap-
pears to be the only man in Great Britain
who attaches the slightest credence TO the
special newspaper dispatches from Wash
ington suggesting that joint American
British action Is contemplated in Mexico.
In the House this afternoon Mr.. Thorne
asked the Foreign Office whether the re-
port was true and received blunt mo"
as an answer.
Under Secretary Wood also denied the
suggestion that representations had been
made TO the United States government that
Great Britain's recognition OF the Monroe
Doctrine was conditional upon the power Of
the United States government TO maintain
It's paramountcy on the American CONT
nent and TO protect established British in
terests.
Mr. Wood added that, except for few
isolated cases in which the British charges
daffaires had applied TO the Mexican gov
ernment for protection, the Foreign Once
had received no complaints that British IN.
terests were affected.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-21
MADERO'S ULT|MATUM
Continued from first page.

citizen for peace and prosperity in
Mexico.
The government might be prevailed
upon to let YOU have Juarez and settle
the details later" he suggested.
You must all agree that it is time for
Diaz to do some sacrificing on his own
account and step out" Madero then said
While the peace conference was in
progress Americans crowded along the
river. northwest Of FL Paso. and talked
with the insurgents. Many insurgents
especially Americans. crossed the line TO
FL Paso for baths and food.
Preparing to Attack Jusroz.
Although General Juan J. Navarro.
commanding Juarez, persists that he has
received no demand for the surrender or
the town, the town is closed tonight and
civilians are kept off the streets. Rura.cs
patrol the outskirts and soldiers are held
ready to respond 10 the slightest alarm.
Mader6's army almost surrounds
Juarez. The main command is in the
mountains toward Ranchero de Flores
almost Que west OF JudItL.
Garibaldis command Of two hundred
men is northwest of Juarez. There the
rebel artillery is mounted. and there Ma
dero and his lieutenants meet Bauche IS
occurred by troops, which arrived from
the south last night.
In case of an attack on Juarez, the
only danger to Ell Paso from bullets VIII
lie from the men at Bauche, II they at
tack from the southwest. The rebel cam
non would fire parallel with the RIO
Grande. past FL Paso, into Juarez.
Madero rode from his camp close to
the outskirts Of Juarez to-day ana ef-
amined the fortihcatons with neio
glasses lie has two field pieces "hlch
his men built in the railroad shops at
MADEIRA. and these have been placed IN
position 10 shell the town. The insur-
gents are said to have from 100 70 iso
rounds Of ammunition each. and all ap-
pear eager for battle.
L. B. Edwards, the American Consul
at Juarez this morning warned tor-
eigners and non combatants 20 seek
place OF safety dllu iCiIiUAh "'%'
the city until order has been restored.
Navarro Will Not Surrender
Unless he receives orders from Mexico
CITY 10 the contrary. General Navarro
has no intention of surrenderins Juarez
TO the insurgents
This was made plain tonight In his re-
ply TO the demand of Madero. The reply
was forwarded by 7. u. Edwards, the
American Consul. 70 Gonzales Cara.
secretary general Of tho insurgents in FL
Paso. Cara sent the note 70 Madero
tonight by special messenger. 1t fol-
lows:
Juarez. Mex, April 20. 1911.
Sefor Gonzales Cara. FL Paso, Tex.
In reply 10 your note dated YESTERDAY
in which YOU ask me in the name Of the
citizen, Francisco /. Madero. for the
evacuation of this city, / have the honor
10 inform you that IL is impossible for
me to grant your demands because nave
rot the authority TO do so.
! extend 10 YOU my consideration IN the
name Of liberty and the Constitution.
JUAN j NAVARRO,
Rrieadier General.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-21
forts made by American officials 70 .svs.
Hlibustering operations. The minister

,or,. mad. nv American oficisls TO preven'
Administering operations. The minister s1'
The representations made by .ne d,,a nro-
can Embassy In Mexico FOR tne s,unnr}cau
tect,on ~ lives and interests of A,is, A,l 90 ;
citizens in the republic have peer eu,y,ant uny
tended TO by the Mexican eaan,,ate
which has offered immed,ai,,ed ",y with ali Of
he demands which international rsn. ,he 49,,
posed In some Of the cases clte1 " ane
department in my charge thefe hefton mo- for the
peared to be insuiiiehht bd ,he Allegations made
Throughout however. the nesy sHg senti-
have been inspired by a spirit ana 0e"'''
rnent OF mutual consideration.
The minister reviewed the capture OF
Blatt and Converse at Juarez, tei'ihs 'le
Deputjes the character Of the dipiomau'
exchanges that have resulted from the I'M
prisonment of these Americans
Following this review OF what mas peen
done the minister made his remarks more
personal.
THE moment Is important Tor our ma
tional life" he said twithstanding tnat
the precise and friendly declarations OF .ne
President OF the United States may CAIN
the spirit in Mexico, there remains on our
frontier a great army supplied with aoun-
dant elements of war. We should no, n''e
from ourselves the gravity Of the situatioh'
for. Notwithstanding the spirit OF the TWO
Is friendly and cordial there
might arise a conflict from circumstances
now unthought Of.
He assured the Deputies that ali mus.
await the course Of events, and eulosized
the President for his frmness, prudehco
and patriotism. lie asserted that the
President had watched carefully the eVoiu-
ton of the Mexican people, and that III
peaceful methods he was willing ana ahH-
ious 10 foster their growth.
He closed his report with plea that AL
should subordinate their political diner
ences to the interests Of the country W
the upbulding of healthy democracy
which permits and guarantees the eHer-
else Of all rights
New-York tribune., 1911-04-21
BORDER CLOSELY GUARDED
No Shots Fired from American
Custom House at Douglas.

Douglas, AriZ, April D.-An Associa'e"
Press correspondent who was on the held
at the battle Of Aqua Prieta made the fol-
lowing statement to-day regarding the as
sertion said to have been made by Senor
de la Barra, Mexican Minister Of Foreign
Relations, that Lieutenant Troncoso, OF the
Mexican federal army, was wounded by
shot from the American custom house; that
shots came from this custom house con-
stantly. and that it was not plain whether
the shots came from revolutionists who
might have taken possession OF the GUS
tom house or from American sympathzers
with the revolution who were in the build
ing:
On the day of the battle the insurgents
did come very near the American custom
house, which was situated northwest OF
Aqua Prieta. but at no time did they TAKE
possession Of the building or cross into
American territory. The American cavalry
arrived Immediately after the battle opened
and took possession Of all ground on the
American side near the custom house
The American troopers ran patrol from
both sides Of the building, extending along
the American side. both east and west
Two rebels who were firing from the west
of the custom house backed on 70 the
American line AMI we're immediately ar;
rested by the American cavalry. disarmed
and not permitted to 20 back into the
fight.
/ stood on the porch of the American
custom house, which extends around three
sides of the building. east. south and north,
and which are the only sides that could be
struck by federal bullets from Aqua Prieta
except those passing through the building
The building is of frame construction ana
il was pierced by the Mauser bullets.
During this battle not a shot was hred
from the American custom house ana the
rebels never mad possession of II Some
ground still American territory. extends
about hfty feet south OF the American Gus
tom house and the American troopers care
fully guarded this strip so that the rebels
could not get 10 the westward or the
American custom house TO use II as
shelter.
The following day. on my way to the
Mexican line, I presented my pass, signed
bv CAPTAIN Ciaujot. TO the American troop
Mexican guard house on Mexican territory.
I saw an American rebel approach Captain
Gsuiot at the line. This American rebel
was handling gun He asked Captain
Gauiot, who was on American territory, u
he. the rebel. might send the firing pin OF
his gun across the line into Douglas 10
have IL repaired You certainly cannot,
was the captain reply.
went into Agua Prieta also having a
rebel passport signed by Colonel Medina,
iefe of Aqua Prieta. When returning 10
my automobile this same American rebel
came ND 10 me at the machine. but he was
Immediately ordered back by an American
TROOPER | do nor know what orders cap
tain Gauiot issued 10 either the rebels or
the federsls about trenching.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-21
MAYOR AND CONTROLLERS MUN
They Do Not Speak in a Meeting ..
the Board of Estimate. -

Mayor Gaynor and Controller PrerdH
CAST. who had exchanged bitter statement
one about the other in the preceding fou
eight hours, did not speak yesterday a
they sat side by side at the meeting OF ia
Board Of Estimate. Aside from this a.
sence of formal courtesy there was no Il.
dication OF the unpleasantnesa that exis.s
between the two members Of the board
The Mayor started the meeting ten mnu,s
before the Controller arrived. Tie latte
when he came pulled his chair to the desi
and busted himself with the calendar
Neither side had anything 70 add 70 q.
Yesterday.
The suggestion that the congestion T.
Greeley Square be relieved BY the acquf'
tion by the CRY OF strip Of the propev
between Esd and 5ith streets, on vhn,
the Greeley Square Hotel Company is aeoG
to build hotel, was referred 10 d comH4,,
tee of the Board Of Estimate consisting q
President Mitchell. of the Board OF Adg'
men. and President Miller. OF The Brort
New-York tribune., 1911-04-21
GOMEZ WARNS MADER0
Attempts to Keep Him from At
tacking Juarez.

Washington. April 20.--Dr. Nasquez
Gomez, head Of the confidential agency
of the revolutionists here. urged Madero,
the insurgent chief, in several messages
to-day TO be cautious, pointing out the
already grave situation which existed be-
tween the United States and Mexico and
the necessity for continuance of
friendly relations. DR.. Gomez, besides
his attempt TO thwart the attack on
Juarez Mexico, is believed to have sent
additional information TO his chief con-
cerning armistice proposals
New-York tribune., 1911-04-21
p,NocHLE DIVORCE SUIT FALLS.

Mrs. Gertrude Kemp Tandlich NEEDED
800 trumps yesterday against her husband,
Dr. Samuel Tsndich. for jury In the SUI
preme Court returned a verdict generating
her in the suit for divorce brought against
her by her husband.
DR.. Tandlich had named in the suit Abra-
ham Hirsch. his former attorney. and John
NJ Fitzgerald. a Broadway merchant. who
we're his fellow members In the Orinoco
Pinochle Club The correspondents and
Mrs. Tandlich vigorously denied the sllega-
lions OF the husband and the jury decided
In favor Of the wife
New-York tribune., 1911-04-21
TROUBLE IS IMPOSSIBLE
Continued from f,rst page.

of the Mexican Government to aVoio
any appearance Of seeking to inspire
friction, and wish to have the WASH
ington government understand tha'
Mexico had the utmost confidence III
the good disposition OF the uniteo
States. The Mexican government was
jealous to put itself absolutely In the
right and to base its position abso-
lutcly on truth and justice. and nave
all it's national acts prove this.
The minister's note ia Mr.. Wilson de-
clares that after dispatching his note ol
April 1S containing a paragraph TO the
effect that the Mexican governments at
tention had been called to the alleged
fact that Captain Gautot. Of the United
States army, had crossed the border into
Mexico at Aqua Prieta to call the Mexi-
can garrison to surrender, and as later
information seemed to cast reasonable
doubt on this. the Mexican government
desired the United States government TO
consider the statements In this partlcu-
lar paragraph not to have been made.
AS apparently this paragraph, which
was mildly and temperately phrased. has
been cancelled, and. according to the cor
respondents information, the remainder
OF the note cannot by any stretch OF
imagination be considered objectionable
in any light, every possible provocation
to controversy is eliminated.
Confident Of Victory at Juarez.
The press dispatches announcing
Madero's refusal to agree to an armi-
stice. and his determination to risk the
insurgents fortunes on the turn of d
possible hattie at Juarez, had rot been
confirmed up to midnight by the receipt
of messages from DR.. Gomez at Wash
tive in the North. Maderos stand pro-
duced an unfavorable effect in this city,
owing to his obvious disregard Of the
loss of life and bloodshed which an
armistice could have prevented. The
government. while regretting Madero's
decision. seems content to await the out
come OF the battle. believing IL will result
in a complete defeat for the rebels.
Juarez is well garrisoned ard has plenty
OF artificial defences. The federals there
are well provided with machine guns,
field pieces and ammunition.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-21
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Fanscore, a combined Baseball Cal
endar, Schedule OF Home Teams ana
Score Book.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-21
IArAN,s PREMIER a PRINCE.

Toxic. April I.-Marquis Katsura, the
Japanese Premier, has been created
prince Count kamura. Minister OF For
eign Affairs. has been created a marquis
and Lieutenant General Niscount rersucht
a count
New-York tribune., 1911-04-21

House, expressed the sentiment OF his
committee.
1--WE are agreed to act so as to prevent
inyas sion or intervention,' he sald.