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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-21
ecorrisH RITE MAsoNS OPEN
GRAND REUNION At CEDAR
RAPIDS.
DINNER AND INITIATION
At coNs,sToRY BUILDING
Addresses Of Welcome and instruction
Heard by Glass Numbering Nearly
Eishty-Work Of Reunion Proper in
Progress Today-othsr ksws Of the
State.

Cedar Rapids, Nov. 21.-With fitting
words Of welcome and roseate OF
the beauty and inspiration that marx
the degrees Of Scottish Rite Masonry,
a class of upwards Of eighty candl-
dates was welcomed in the Consistory
building last night. There was an un-
expectedly large attendance Of the
members of the rite from Cedar Rap
ids Valley and the exercises Of the
evening made a most inspiring and
suspicious beginning for reunion work.
Dinner at O'clock.
The weeks reunion which is to com
bine the Thanksgiving spirit, the home
coming sentiment and the mystic ties
that bind the members of the rite,
opened with 6 O'Clock dinner In the
spacious banquet hall Of the consistory
building. Nearly 800 were present. A
most enjoyable repast was served.
Commander in chief, Charles Her
bert Cogswell, 33rd, introduced Rev
Joseph Fort Newton the toastmas
ter of the evening, who officiated most
happily in that capacity. He intro
duced James E. J3vomwell, OF Marion
to welcome the consistory choir ana
Mr.. Bromwell made brief and hum
orous response, reserving the flower OF
is oratory for another occasion.
In the absence of Senator Sherman
W. DeWolf. Profes sor Hockox of Coe
College welcomed the officers. stats
and workers and his speech was re-
ceived with much enthusiasm. He told
a good story and told 1t we'll and he
paid fitting tribute TO the officers and
the staff.
Welcome to Class.
Grand Secretary Newton r. Parvin
Of the Iowa Grand lodge, welcomed the
guests. Several guests We're presen,
from other consistories and from dis
tant cities. In the most appropriate
sentiment Mr.. Parvin babe them well
come. His speech was a delightful
mingling Of humor, poetry and ths
best Of masonic sentiment. He assured
the guests they would be welcomed =
the homes and f1resides of their Cedar
Rapids brethren, as we'll as the cere-
monies and repasts at the temple.
The marshaltng OF the class followed
in the consistory temple and the ad-
dress 'In the Vestibule" was given by
Rev. Joseph Fort Newton. AT several
reunions Mr.. Newton has given this
noble address. but tho it's main thought
has been the same its details and its
language have been different each time
and each time it seems to be richer
and nobler than the last. So 1t was
last night and ii was heard with an at
tention that amounted almost to rev
erence by all those ressnt Mr.. New
ton briefly sketcne6 the history Of the
Scottish Rite. spoke OF life and the
great work of Albert Pike and fore
casted in Illuminating sentences the
beauty and the inspiration which await
the class which is to receive the de-
grees this week.
The work os the reunion proper be-
gan promptly at o'clock this morning
when the fourth degree was conferred
in full form.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-21
FIVE YEARS FOR CORNELIUS.
Section Foreman Sent Up for Robbins
Arlington Depot.

Special to es-Republican.
West Union. Nov. 21.-Frank B. Cor
ne1ius, 35 years Of age, with wife and
two children, is now at Fort Madison
serving a sentence Of five years for
stealing from the Chicago, Milwaukee
Railway Company. He was the section
foreman at Arlington. Several times
of late the depot at that place has
been robbed. A detective in the en-
ploy Of the road got next to the situa :
ton and finally secured a complete
confession, Cornelius having owned up
that he had stolen in all about $500.
He made the statement that he had no
money left blu, when he arrived at the
state penitentiary 1t was found that
he had $3.50 seWed away in his clothes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-21
PHONES WERE osLERKEo.
Nearly 1000 Out Of Date instrument
Contributed to Bonfire.

Contributed to Bonfire.
Special to Times Republican.
Hampton, Nov. 21.-The old muss
eventually give way to the new. This
was forcibly exemplihed here Monday
afternoon when large number OF the
old telephone instruments that were
in use here before the installation OF
the present system, were taken to a
vacant lot at Fifth street near tn,
stock yards, and burned.
The quantity OF condemned talking
boxes" sufficed to make several wagon
loads. and the number was close to
1000. good instruments in their day
but advancement has been so rapid IN
improvements and in the doing away
of useless and unnecessary parts that
these instruments have become almost
obsolete. and have been displaced here
by a much smaller appliance.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-21
Homo Making Club Formed.

Special to Times-Republ1caE.
Corning, Nov. 21.-Some OF the pro-
gressive (not politically ladies OF Corn
ing have organized a new club. 1t is
styled the Young Ladies' Social Circle.
Young ladies from IS to - years OF
age are eligible for membership. Two
,1atrons Of we'll known home maxim
proficiency, were chosen from the
membership Of each Of the five
churches to entertain and instruct the
circle on some particular branch OF
their art at each meeting OF the
1,,h
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-21

snomenal yields. ONE man northeast OF
town reports nine acres that yielded
5000 bushels which brought him 81
500 or $165 per acre.
A horse sale was held in town last
week and colts, 2 to 4 years old.
brought $50 to $3.50 per head. which
demonstrated people have not lost
faith in the horse altogether.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-21
Dix. News Notes.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Dixie. Nov. 21.-This week will prac-
tically finish corn husking In this part
Of the state and after all the fretting
and worry Of the past dry season we
are harvesting q good crop, ranging
from twenty-five to seventy-five BUSH
els per acre. averaging about forty
bushels of good sound corn which Is
not far below an average crop With
prices Of 4s to so cents the farmer has
little to complain Of.
Potatoes which we thought would be
a luxury. only that the rich could in
dulge in, are plentiful and few phe-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-21
INSANE MAN ARRESTED.
0enented Stranger in Custody at
Roone-May Be Escaped lunatic.

Boone, Nov. Platter being notified
by the people IN that neighborhood
Sheriff John Reid went to the McHose
brick yard and picked UP crazy man.
who is now resting in the county jail.
It is not known where the fellow came
from or where he was going but it Is
the opinion of Sheriff Reid and others
that he is q charge from some county
home who has wandered away. The
fellow when found wore a suit of over
alis and brown cap. Under the over
ais he wore g pair of corduroy pants.
He is about 80 years old and about five
feet eight inches tall. When exa mined
he gave the name of Frederick Larson
and said he had come over from Den
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-21
BIG PROJECT STARTED.
Work is Begun on Hydro Electric Plan
to Supply ST. Louis With Power.

Work IS Begun on Hydro EIectrie Plant
to Supply ST. Louis With Power.
Keokuk, Nov. 21.-Work has been
begun on a transmission line 1877 miles
long, which is to carry central station
electric power from Hamilton, ILL.,, to
St Louis. The electric plant which
supplies the current is to be run by
water power. The work Is under the
direction Of the Stone & Webster En-
cheering Company of Boston. It is said
that the new line when complete will
have cost $4,000, 900. The development
of the water power itself and its at
tendant electric generating equipment
are expected to cost nearly $4,000, 900.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-21
Suit for $4,000 Damages.
to Times-Repubiican.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City. Nov. 21.-A damage suit
against the Rock Island Railway Com
pany was begun in the district court
today, and $4,000 is demanded by
Cashier Paul A. Korab, Of the Iowa
City State bank, acting as administra-
tor of the estate Of Elmer A. Little,
young man OF rs, killed at Oxford.
The heirs allege that the company was
culnably negligent.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-21
OLDEST IOWA WOMAN DEAD.
Miss Katherine Howe, Aged 1o5, Passes
AWAY at County Home.

Special 70 Times Republican.
Iowa City. Nov. 21.-Miss katherine
Howe, possibly the eldest person In
Iowa, is dead in the county home near
Iowa City. aged 105. She had been
an inmate OF the institution, nearly
sixty years. Her sister, aged 20, Is
there now.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-21

mark four years ago, but later he said
he had lived at Rolfe about Ave or six
years ago. The man showed signs OF
long walk as his shoes were worn out
and his feet bleeding from the contact
with the froSen ground.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-21
TIMES RE1uB11OAr OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. NOVEMBER

Lutheran denomination in the state.
Rev. Bohme takes the place of Rev. G.
e. Jipp, who died suddenly short time
ago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-21

Mercnry's year " only ~ days. that
ct vepua rs days and os Mars tis7
The evening world., 1911-04-08
800 GIRLS SWARM DOWN
FIRE ESCAPE OF FACTORY.
only a Small Blaze, but Operatives
Remembered Washington
Place Disaster.

Having still viyldly in their memories
the horror Of two weeks ago. the 900
giris who work in the big paper factory
% Joseph Ldbmdnn & 60. at No. i05
Washington street fed with one accord
Cor windows aud stairvsys this after
noon wien a smell of smok. spread
through the place and somebody fool
ishly yelled Fire"
There was a FIRE, q - true. but 70
dAh't amount 90 much. The building
Is sight stories IN height and packed 20
the roof with rags. paper stock and
machinery. Just after the operatives.
nearly all OF them young women. had
returnea from lunoa spontaneous com
bustion started a blaze IN a phi. Of
waste on the second floor.
~ the first alarm me employees be-
gan climbing the wide fire escapes on
ne front. They swsrn.d down by hun
dreds. Some quick wi,ted man lowered
an iron ladder from the l0wermost 1ul.
cony "a the top or a shed and ths
sirls were masslng thick upon thls
roof when the hremen arrived. II
Ildn't take long 10 quiet the esC!tel
crowd n most OF them went bacl
% their machines. The automatic
sprinkler had doused out the blaze al
most az soon as IT started,
The evening world., 1911-04-08
BULLDOG BARKS
ALARM F0Rb BLAZE
COSTING 100000

NEW HAVEN. Conn, Apc.l S.--Eirs
early to-day swept away he hiliiau
Block, a ieJJ03 lost oulld;ay IN he
~downtJvn factC.y seS',Jn % ,hia cay.
The stocks % -four flrn. wh!ca were
tenants were destroyed ana thrse tele.
men houses al Looming were hurne'.
The fire stt:.ej on u lower i;o0r at
3 o'clock. The only Waterman in the
building was a bulldog who gsvs The
alarm By barking.
Before the hrcmen could get into ac-
ton there was a terrific explosion, APP
p~arently os gasoline or other oils, which
drove the Ere throughout the entire
building. When the sinolse OF The explo-
sion cleared, the flames were burning
brlg IN from half a hundred vantage
points on all hve foors.
Flremen and police we're compelled 10
turn their attention TO saving the ten
ants in adjoining tenement houses. The
building was located on Franklin street.
and the surrounding blocks are dotted
with fra me structures peopied by work.
ers In the factories. Neariy 800 persons
we're In evident danger IL the flames
could not be prevented from spreading.
anu tuo Pe'''N '' " lout "
OF these from their homes al once.
! There Was little panic. however.
The noise OF the explosion aad the
vivid illumination from the fast-ournias
FIRE brousht q crowd OF 10000 persons
| into the narrow streets and hampered
the work OF the fremep.
The fire was under control al hour
after Il started. with a loss which FIRE
officials estimated at about 500, 900.
Forty persons were LETT homeless by the
destruction OF the three tcnemen,
houses. but there was no loss OF life.
The KHAN Building was owned by
Lewis Hawthorne and occupied by tte
following firms: Hawthorne & Co.,
nanufa cturors OF carriage hardware;
Charles Grepier, ssaigbu..der, John I.
Cayi., onsnufartir~r OF yroeers' so.
c~ialt.os, and the C. II, Bird Butter
Company.
The blaze was a spectacular one, he.
ing plainly visible FOR nearly ten miles,
The glare lighted up the windows OF
the Yais dormitorie, and outshons the
SLOW Of the harbor lighthouses to vss-
sells FAR cut % Long Island Sound.
The evening world., 1911-04-08
Died Beside O

When ne got home he ives told that
Frederick hsd died. lie went la,o the
parlor where the undertaken was al
tending the body and sat down OF a
little couch. lie sat there for hours In
b~roodiny silence, and when his head
dropped forward the rest Of the family
Thought that he had dozed Of. They
were rather glad. because they thought
. short. refreshing sleep would give him
forti;ude to bear the double bereave.
ment.
THe hours went slowly by and bedtime
arrived. one OF the family went into
the parlor and laid her hand gently on
Oh, old mans shoulder. saying:
Water. ess lat srhon bctt-ze.t." bat
the old man made no response. lie had
passed away us he sat there. pondering
over the death OF both OF his beloved
sons-in.iaw and partners.
The iced and grain store Is closed for.
AXAr
The evening world., 1911-04-08

nncctat!oa. Beginning with the ''Batt'-
Bttti." from hozart's Don Giovanni"
she followed Win cNlw9.cs OF Hue.
Duparc, b~'IiardclOt. GioudlnL, purautc.
Haydn. Grlog and Brahms and the
Scotch folksung "Loch LomOnd' for n
FIRST part. the latter sung with evdui-
site taste, a. Mas the My Mother Bids
Me Hind My Hair" OF iIaydn's. She
was coy OF responding TO cn'orcs. hut
after "Lugh LUmpul' she gave MIA
v%ournoen' with fine charm. Her second
part was Just as eclectic. II Included
Richard S~trauss's "IuiegnunS" and
Sa'teg's "'ome 10 tine Garden. Love-"
both az which she Lad t. repeat, and
compositions by Narscnat. DehueSy,
Ts~chaiSowsSy. Gym SOFT and Ctnel-
Der. Nevin. Flower OF the Years" ~
William j. Guard. OF the Metropolitan
opera-liouso executive star, got "a first
hearing, and Del Iiego's Happy
Song fun o. the Joy OF spring, had
90 be SUM twice.
Miss Lands finai effort was her best.
She sang the scene and alaa from the
garden scene OF Councils Faust as
II - rarely sias. in beautiful voice. with
dramatic expression and with convincing
power. There the influence OF Jean de
Resale Nss uumistfka BILE and the bent
or Miss Lund's talents FOR the opera
stage was fully disclosed.
The evening world., 1911-04-08
CHARLOTTE LUND HEARD
EFFECTIVELY IN SONG RECITAL.

Crarlntte Lund, M American soprano,
pupil Of Jeaa Dc Res1ke, with a re,ord
Of two seasons IN opera IN Rome and
concerts 81 Pans, London and many
other European capitals. where the mu.
SIC critics treated her appearances with
marked respect, gave a recital at Mem
delssohn Han yesterday afternoon be-
fore pm audience OF considerable siyo
thai pad well deserved trlouts to Ger
ability. Miss L1ud disa'osed a voice OF
exquisite quality and the knowledge u'
now 10 use 81, properly, Al times. %
the urgc- rtglsy-r. s1e forced II I'M
necessarily, but that, qsrAlps. was due
TO u~eryousness
Miss Luud's programme was rather
oddly constructed, She sang IN French.
Italian. German and English inIiscrim-
inately. Her diction val good In each
language and her singing a without
The evening world., 1911-04-08
SC0T'S BACP|pE
bLAWS HIM IN JAIL
AND OUT AGAIN

A large night was mad IN the West
side Court prison and a bra " morning,
owing to the presence Of Jock Mac.
Gresor and his bagpipe. lock is q
skirler and he was clad In the tartan
OF his clan. with q wee bit kil-tle. his
legs being hare, as is the custom in the
po"n!e Hlelans of the MacGregors.
lie is a lanli scot. with a long, solemn
face, and his hagpipc is his only. friend
and neighbor. Mins'rclsy IS his avoca-
tIon and pastime. lie has one falling
a love OF strong waters. Last night his
legs went wOaAiy and he sat down on
q curb 10 rest. Ills Nind was unim-
paired, however. and ne woke the still
ness OF the a.ght vita the Wild Cafe
DOMAIN strains OF the Cock O. the
North"
Patrolman McGinnis. who has no ear
for Scotch music. conducted Jock Nc
Gresor To the West side Court Prison,
where he was accommodated with "A
cell. The doorman IN a MACPHERSON.
and there were five prisoners, named
MacDuff. Bruce. Wallace. MacFarlan nd
n Campbell. Jock McGregor lifted
for them tin lie was blu. In the face
and they applauded him brawly.
Jock sim had his instrument Rugged
TO his bosom when he was arraigned
before Magistrate Murphy.
What have you 10 say for your
self?" asked the Court.
Not a wee Bit" replied Jock, but
IN blaw YOU a music
Very well,' replied the Magistrate
bla us a chune.'
tNotc-"Chune' " not Scotch, bu,
the Magistrates name il Murphy.)
lock McGregcr blew with his hes
skin 20 the vast edlication oi the court,
room throng, three hancoVcrs In line
going a. sleep GA ti,v itst oa.s o
The Campbe,ls .\ro Coming.
lock offered Il second ''biiw" but Ii'
Honor shook his head and dismissed
him.
stick TO your pipes e~nJoined N,
Judge, but cut out the bottles
Minstrel MaeijreEor promised AnS
went blsslng N his way.
The evening world., 1911-04-08
pESTlNN AND HOMER
IN A STIRRING AIDA"

Aida had a fine Performance under
T~osean!nFs direction at the Metropoli-
tan Opera House last night before the
iuil subscription n a host OF standees.
Emmy Dcstinn repeated her pathetic
n eloquent impersonatlon OF the hero
Inc m Louise Homer her incompatible
Ainneris. Ricardo Martin sang Rads-
mes beautifully and was an imposing
figure Of the Egy pt!in general. Rossl
was the King, Didur was Ramhs, Amato
was Anlonlsro. Hudlalo was the Me-
sengor and RIA Fornia the Priestess.
all excellent. The Triumph scene was
a splendid spectacle and the singing
ensemble was most impressive.
The evening world., 1911-04-08
NORTON QUITS COMMISSION.
Assistant secretary Of y. =. Board
Going ~ chicago.

william j. Norton has resigned as as
sistant secretary to tie Public Service
tommissija to t3ke a place with the
Commonwealth Edison Company Of Chi
csgo. lie is an electrical engineer and 4
graduate % Cornell University. He Is q
member OF the Cornell University AMI
the Engineers CAB. tIe American In
siitutc 90 Electrical Engineers n TN,
society .. Naval Architects.
Nj. Norton touN active part in ~,
work o. organizing the Office stan OF tn,
commission. wh.cl hc joined in 1876
whel the commission came into exist.
Cngc.
The evening world., 1911-04-08

byterian Church. lie will be assisted
by the choir. with Margaret Harrison
ana Randall I~argreaVcs. the English
baritone, ss soloists. The concert will
Dc free 10 the public, No tickets are
required.
The Message from the Cross" q
Lsnten can;ata by VIII &. Macfarlare,
with the composer at the organ, viii
be sung at 81. Pauls Chapel next Tues.
day at noon. The choir VIII he assisted
by Mrs. a. II. Conover. Frederick Guns
ter n DR.. Carl Duft. under the direc-
don OF Edmund Jacques. the organist-
~choirinaster.
JOSEF Hofmann. the distinguished
pianist, gives his farewell recital AT
Carnegie Hall this afternoon. Bee
thoven, Schumann. CHOPIN, Grieg and
Bach-Liszt numbers are on mis- pro-
gramme.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic Dean will give
their twentieth annual recital on the
Lenten hymn. "Stabat Mater Dolorosa,'
next Thursday afternoon, at Z o'clock.
at the studio of Caroline T.. Lewis. No.
lis East Twcnty-ninth street.
Under the auspices OF the American
Guild Of Organists. Grace Leeds Oar
nell will give "A free organ recital at the
Baptist Church. F1emington. y. j., on
Wednesday at S.l5 +. NJ.
The Department OF Music Of Column
bla University an organ re-
cital with soiolsts at st Pauis Chapel
ON Tuesday afternoon AZ 40 O'Clock.
Seats are free.
Pro;. Samuel \. Baldwin will give his
usua! free organ r~ec!tais at the City
College tomorrow and Wednesday
afternoons al 4 o'clock.
Henrietta Nicholson, pianist. will
play at the eighth artists recital az the
institute OF Musical Art this afternoon.
The evening world., 1911-04-08
GEORGE P. BUTLER
DROPS DEAD IN
RUSH TO MOTHER
Financier fastening From
Egypt to Bedside in Yonkers
When Stricken.

George T Butler. one o. the hes,
known ngurrs !n wall strce,. was rae
ing with Death from the ports OF italy
10 Yonkers In order that 10 might see
his mother before she passed away
when Death came suddenly to him. A.
the reports came from London to-day
that the rnanclcr lad dropped dead last
night At the Gll-rcnor Hotel in London.
Mrs. William sIiau Butler. his aged
mother. was lying at the point OF death
In the noted old Round Oak" home
stead, vAinly awaiting the homecoming
of her son.
Mr.. Butler. with his wife and
daughter. Mrs Emily f.. Butler. left
. York lam. Is for q tour of Aigicrs
and Egpyt. lie was not then in good
health. At Naples he learned that his
mother was seriously III. lie was
anxious to see her before her possible
death. and at once transferred his pa.
ago from the Cleveland TO the faster
Lusitsnia. md went speeding over the
continent by rail in order TO catch the
big boat to-day.
Ho reached London last night on his
flying journey. Almost immedla;sly
upon his arrival at the G~rosvenor he
fell TO the floor dead. The strain OF the
last travelling, ond the suspense I've.
cardins the coalition OF his mother
had proved too much for his physical
condition.
News Withheld From Mother.
The news OF his death was cabied t.
his brother and partner in TIE firm %.
George =. Butler 4 Co. OF No. s. Wal
street, Arthur Butler. The brother took
every .~precsution to prevent the news
from getting 10 the sick room at the Old
Butter homestead, although directly
opposite. at No. 2SS Palisades, the meni-
bers OF the household OF the dead son
were in deepest grief. 1t IL feared that
tho shock ~ the news Will cause The
death OF the mother.
George Premise Butter Eas one o. NE
active figures IN Wall Street. lie was
known as an expert on securities.
rather from the investment tina from
me speculative angle. HIS knowledge
Of affairs and large ventures frequently
brought him into the financial fights o.
his time. lie was graduated from
Princeton W!tn tie Class of "a. Then
after a term as precepior of the Law
rencsville school, he came. In 1898, TO
New York, wn@rs he was engaged in
business with his brother. William Allan
Butler, jr. HIS frs: step was to take
up the formation OF the present arm
OF George p. Butler &c Brother. in wh!ca
his brother. Arthur, Joined him.
He got a lighting reputation when he
led the Albany Il Susquehanna stock
holders In their suit against the Della
ware & Hudson, lessees Of the first
named road. In the contest he passed
through t~wcnty-one court decisions to
a final conquest In the supreme Court
OF tae United States. where no got
for his fellow stockholders a thirty per
cent. cash dividend and other favors.
lie was president Of the Albany 4 sus.
Quehanna.
Mr.. Butler was a prominent social
factor. His clubs were the Century,
University, Lawyers and st. Andrews,
in all of which he was active. He also
was much Interested in the Fairview
school and the Women's School.