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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-04
PRINTER AND BINDER FIGHT
COMES TO FRONT WHEN
HOUSE TAKES ACTION.
JOINT MEETING SOON
TO MAKE SELECTIONS
Get Busy and Call For
Caucus is Being cireulated-coneur-
rent Resolution Aims to Curb Boot
lsessrs-Row in Senate Over Fra.
tsrnal Lesslation-Deemer Gains.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, April 4.-The contest
over state binder and printer broke
out afresh this morning when the
house adopted the senate resolution for
a joint assembly Thursday evening for
the purpose of electing men to those
two offices. Immediately the question
of a republican caucus became most
important All the candidates for the
offices are on the ground and they are
nearly all IN favor Of a caucus provid-
ed there will be g. sufficient number
attending to secure an election. A call
ia being prepared to be signed by all
members. but no caucus call by the
caucus committees will be recognized.
The causes may be held this evening or
Thursday evening Just before the joint
assembly. Some Of the candidates for
the offices still believe that the sena-
torial deadlock stands in way Of eau
Gus, and that an effort will yet be made
to trade of Of the position for votes
for sena tor.
House Sitting Committee.
Speaker Stillman at noon announced
the following Sitting committee for the
mouse. JaCCOS, Ol SdAliouA, AAeA1 NAAo' ~
Woodbury.; Kpll. OF Howard; klay. OF
Sioux: O'Connor. OF Chickasaw; John :
son of Mitchell; and Crist, Of Clark
The committee will take charge at noon
tomorrow.
= Public Utiiities Up in House.
The house spent the entire forenoon
discussing and amending in minor
ways committee bill for a public
utilities commission as a substitute for
all pending bills. but based chiefly on
the Sammis bill for . commission OF
five persons at $4,000 q year each. The
bill was attacked in many features, but
Representative Crist. who championed
it. urged the passage Of the bin chiefly
in the Interest Of. the telephone com
pahtes Of the state. F'ss-.
Stacey withdraw.
It has been virtually agreed that the
republican caucus on binder and print
er shall be held Thursday afternoon
provided a majority Of the Iowa joint
assembly sign the call.
Roy A. Stacey withdrew today from
the race for state printer, leaving Rob-
ert Henderson, OF Council Bluffs. as the
only Ninth district candidate.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-04

PAGE EoN.
Tslssraphie News:
Congress In Extraordinary Session
Clark Elects House Speaker.
Promises Much From Democrats.
Elections In Many Cities.
Deemer Gains Two on Ballot.
Caucus to Decide Printer Contest
Camorrist Informer Seeking Re
venge.
PAGES TWO AND THREE.
Iowa News;
Judge Robinson to Be Retained.
Sanborn Must Pay For Breaking
Promise.
Judge Thompson. Iowa Pioneer.
Freight Traffic to West Heavy.
PAGE FOUR.
Editorials:
We Are Snobbish People.
What's the Difference to the Boy?
The First Millionaires.
Topics and Iowa Opinions.
Looker-On In Iowa.
PAGE FIVE.
Iowa News:
Farmers Tire of Growing Beets.
Iowa Evangelical Conference.
PAGE SEVEN.
Story:
When Man Ararries.
PAGES SIX, EIGHT AND NINE.
City News:
Dove Of Peace Hovers Over Old
Council.
Mayor Ingledue Waves Olive Branch.
New Council Starts In With Rush.
Does Two Hours Work in Ten
Minutes.
Herman Heads Public Safety.
BEN Hur" First Night to Capacity
House.
Another big Wednesday" April IL.
Baptist DedIcatory Concert.
Painters Strike Settled.
PAGE TEN.
Marakets and General:
Holiday on Grain Board.
Election Day Trade In Hogs and
Cattle.
No Intervention in Mexico.
Progress!ves Lose In Fight on Pen
rose.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-04
KELLY CASE PRoBED
Grand Jury at pes Moines Begins In
vestisation Of Double Murder b.
Council Bluffs Physieian-vvitnssss
Summoned From Homo City.

Des Moines. April 4.-Tho Polk
county grand jury today issued q sub
pocnea for Chief OF Police Fronm Ct
Council Bluffs, to appear tomorrow TO
tell what he knows Of Or. II. .. Kelly,
Of that city, who is held here following
tho double murder OF Deputy Sheriff
woolnan and Bartender I'D STERLING,
ten days ago. Chief Fromm Is asked
to bring along . witness who can
Identity the revolver Of Deputy Woll-
man. with which the crime was COM
mttfed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-04
LEpoERwooD RESIGNS.

Retirss as Vice President Of State Fair
Board After Stormy Session.
Des Moines, April 4.-Vice President
John Ledgerwood, Of the state fair
board. resigned today. following live
ly session in which President Cameron
opposed Ledgerwood,s candidacy for
secretary to succeed John Simpson, now
secretary Of the Minnesota state fair.
No secretary will be named at this
time, 1t Is thought.
He was q candidate for the position
Of secretary, and failing to secure sup
port for the same. he quit. A. r. Corey,
acting secretary. will continue in
charge.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-04

Major Mac Dowell made brief speech
In which he thanked the members OF
the past eight congresses for their uni
form kindness and courtesy toward
him. AS the roll call proceeded there
were demonstrations for all well known
figures OF the house, for Mr.. Cannon.
Mr.. Mann, Mr.. Underwood and others.
When Champ Clark's name was
reached the demonstration continued
until the clerk called for order.
The house adjourned at 3:12 p. m.
Senate In Session.
Notwithstanding that the initial
ceremonies OF the extra session in the
senate were quite secondary in interest
Of the house, there still was large at
tendance. senator's began to arrive
early and long before the beginning of
the session all the gallery seats had
been taken. Senators mingled and gen.
eral rounds OF introductions seemed to
give the scene on the floor as much of
q social as senatorial function. Henry
G. Davis, of West Virginia. was the
only ex-senator present.
The cereIn onies were brief and for
NAL. consisting in the main of brief
prayer by the senate chaplain, Rev. U.
s. Pierce. who petitioned that as a
people I'VE might be delivered from
strife within and warfare without
the reading OF the message calling the
special session and the swearing in Of
the thirty newly elected senator's.
Thirty New Senator's.
OF the senators thirteen were men
who never before mad occupied seats in
the senate. Twelve are democrats and
five are republicans. the new democrats
being Messrs. Bryan. Of Florida: Chill
ton, of West Virginia; Hitchcock, of
Nebraska; johnson, Of Maine; Kern, Of
Indiana; Lea. Of Tennessee; MARITIME,
Of New Jersey: Myers, Of Montana;
O'Gorman. Of New York, and Pome-
rene, of Ohio; Reed, Of Missouri, and
Williams, Of Mississippi.
The new republicans were Lippett, of
Rhode Island; Mclean. Of Connecticut:
Poindexter, OF Washington; Townsend.
Of Michigan; and Works. Of California
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-04
New Man Nses.sarx.

AUOuO0us S0IuTI0u 10 O0e0OC A&ALlt
New Man Necessary.
Gradually the republicans are max.
ing changes In the senatorial contes,
and today two more went over from
Kenyon to -Deemer, with the intention
Of remaining. Not day has passed
since the holding Of the conference OF
Kenyon men last week, but that al
least one has changed over to Deemer
and the suspicion is growing that this
gradual change is part Of a concerted
sity for bringing in a new candidate.
son to Deener, the Ninth district is
it is understood he will change sooa.
Trying to Get Together.
There is increasing talk in the cor
the republicans Of the legislature by
some sort Of mutual agreement all
give up their personal preferences ana
elect some good man to be senator
other than the two candidates now In
the field. In the view of practically all
the leaders of the legislature this ap-
pears to be now the only possible So
luton of the senatorial puzzle, and un-
Tess II 10 OOle l1lc1S CeI OS Alo Sel1dIoA
eelcted.
Senator James A. Smith who is vot-
ing for Kenyon expresses the hope that
he may yet be elected. He is fully con-
fldent that the election Of Kenyon
would be the very best thing Nor the
party and he has done valiant service
in trying to secure this result, but
fears that nothing will come of the
work done.
Ex-senator Maytag. who was here
yesterday, stated that he did not see
how an election can be had in the pros
ent state Of feeling among the men,
hers.
Senator Francis. who voted for
Deemer yesterday. stated In suhsta
that he had been voting for Kenyon,
not because of the dictum Of caucus
but because he desired the election of
a senator. But" he said, Il do not in
tend to be tied to any cart for the pur
pose of effecting deadlock no matter
who is interested"
Caucus . Mistake.
Senator Sullivan states that II was
q great mistake to seek at the eleventh
hour to have a caucus for the purpose
,,s picking candidate. If this had
been done early 1t would have been
effective, but to wait until a caucus
simply meant cinch was not gooo
politics.
There Is some increase Of talk about
Congressman Charles E. Pickett, and
for Henry Wallace and for Warren
Garst and for others. It Is stiu pos
sible that someone who Is a member
Of the state senate at this time will be
selected for the short term place. There
is hardly a member who desires to &c
home ard begin series Of explara-
tons as to why nobody was elected
senator when two good progressives
were presented for the place. AS the
end Of the session approaches the Stu
ational is becoming annoying to many.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-04
Socialist. Ao.iv. in M;,w.ukss. [

7 Milwaukee. April 4.-Thrce. circuit
Judges n county judge, a municipal.
Judge. two civil judges. n supremo
court Justice. seven members Of tho
school board and one alderman at
large are being balloted for In Mill
waukee today The socialists have
candidates In the field for one OF tho
circuit judgeshtps, one seat In the civil
court two places on the school board
and the aldermanic position.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-04
FIRE PROTECTION INADEQUATE.
Legislative Committee Finds Condi-
tions at state Capital Msnaeing.

tions at State Capital Msnaeing.
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. April 4.-The joint COM
mittee on fire protection for the state
house spent the forenoon investigating
the needs Of the state in this regard.
They found to their surprise that while
there are standpipes in the capitol run
ming up to the attic, yet II a hose Is at
tached to one Of the hydrants In the
yard and the water turned on the water
will not rise In the standpipes. They
also found that 1t would be impossible
for fremen to get into the room ovor
the senate In case OF a Gro. and that
the materials there are very inflam
mable. They viii recommend attach
ing steam pumps to the standpipss ana
adopting sprinkler system for part OF
the building
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-04
Socialists Win At Flint.

Flint. Mich, April 4.-The socialist
city ticket was elected yesterday with
the exception Of treasurer. John A.
Mention won in three cornered con-
test for mayor by q majority Of S4Ii
over f. w. Atwood, republican. Tho
socialists also elected three aldermen.
three supervisors and two members ofl
the board OF education. ono Of the late,
ter being the wife OF the mayor elect.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-04
HILLEs SUCCEEDS NORTON.

washington. April &c. D. HiIles. of
Dobbs Ferry. N. z, former assistant
secretary Of the treasury. today as
sumed the duties OF secretary Of the
president. Charles D. Norton retired
from that position. Mr.. Hilles was
sworn in Immediately after the cabinet
session.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-04
Bio Vote BEING PorIed in Peo.ia.

PEORIA April A. Rain which has
continued since yesterday afternoon
had no effect on the attendance at tho
polls this morning and n heavy vote
is being cast at the election Tor city
and county officials.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-04
Kansas CITY Gets Balloon Race.

New York. April 4.-Kansas City was
today selected by tho national council
Of the Aero Club Of America as the
city from which the international bal
loon race OF this year shall be started.
Omaha was a strong contestant for the
honor and the claims Of San Francisco
and st. Louis were also considered.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-04
Liquor Question Main Issue,

Denver. April !. Municipal elcc.,
tions are being held today in every city.
In Colorado. with the exception of Den-
yer. the liquor question being the main,
issue In twelve municipalities.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-04
Six c.ndid.te. For Mayor.

ST Louis. April 4.-Members OF the
city council and house of delegates ara
being elected here today. In East st.
Louis. ILL.,. six candidates are contestin8
for the office OF mayor.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-04
EXTRAORDINARY SESSION BRING
IMMENSE rHRoNo TO MA.
TJoNAL CAPITOL
NEW MEMDERs SWORN IN,
CANNON BACK TO FLOOR
Rspublieans Fersstait Dsmoerats and
introduce Canadian Reciprocity Res
slution- -Bryan Present on Floor OF
FHeuss-FamiIiss Of New Membsrs in
Evidence.
10000 10000 5000 99o99

8 :
q washington. April Tho po-
q litical complexion Of the sixty
q second congress convened in ex-
q traordinary session today is as fol-
q lows:
o senate-Republicans so, demo-
O Gratis A. vacancy, I.
O House-Democrats, 22S; repub-
q licans, 100: socialists. /; vacan-
q cles. 2. :
o In the sixty-hrst congress-
q which was adjourned March 4,
O the senate membership was re-
O publican 50, democrats. 81, va
q cancy 1. :
o The house membership was. re-
q publicans. 217: democrats, 174.
% The senate vacancy Is from Col
q sorado, the legislature there being 8
@ democratic. Iowa may not elect
Ofa successor to the late Senator {
O Dolliver. which seat is now being {
@ occupied temporarily by Lafayette
o Young.
g The house vacancies are from {
@ the Ninth Iowa and the Second
o Pennsylvania districts. {
O
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-04
Primary Election a. e.ltmore.

Baltimore. April A primary cleo.
ton for the nomination Of candidates
for city Offices is in progress here to. /
day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-04
WEALTHY NEGRO DEAD.

John TroWer, Reputed Worth MiIIioMl
and q Half, Passes Away.
Philadelphia, April AFTER a long
illness John Trower. reputed to have
been the wealthiest negro IN the United
States. died today at his home in Ger
mantown, a suburb. Trower's fortune
is said to have amounted to $1,500.0o0
He was 81 years oiu. 49,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-04
T.-R JLLETIN
NoIiceS .e News Of Today
The Weather.

The Weather.
Sun rises April 5 at o:sp: sets ut 6:29.
Iowa-Unsettled weather. with rain
or snow tonight or Wednesday; colder
in the west Wednesday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-04
KENYON CAN NOT WIN
Deemer's Followers Going Back to Him
and Question Of Bringing In An En-
tirsly New Candidate 10 Being Dis.
eusSod.

Special to rimes-Republtcan.
Des Moines. April 4-The joint bal
lot Of the Iowa legislature for United
States senator today resulted az fol-
lows:
Smyrna times., 1911-02-01
COUNCIL IN SESSION BUT
NO PETITION PRESENTED
MATTER HELD UP TO ALLOW
TIME TO GET STRONGER LIST
Council Will Be Asked to Borrow
$4,000 For Postoffice Site Pur-
poses, But Bonding is Opposed

All the members of Council were
present Friday evening when Presi-
dent Reynolds called the regular
session to order, but the petition for
Federal Building site did not ma
terialize. Council waited until long
after nine o'clock for the delegation
to arrive with the petition and even
Postmaster Jefferson was present to
answer any questions that might
come up in matters with which he
was acquainted. After allowing bills
to the amount of 'S700.41, Council
adjourned and may be called in spec
iaI session any time to receive and
act upon the petition. The reason
for the delay is that those who are
interested in circulating the said pc
tition are not quite ready to submit
it. There are number of property
owners whose signatures have not
been obtained and as it is the desired
to have as formidable list as pos
sible, it was deemed advisable to
hold off for few days longer to get
the matter in shape. In the mean
time the all-absorbing question of
taking age If the appropriation of
$25, $50 recently granted by Congress
for a ederal Building for Smyrna,
is being discussed earnestly and en-
= Enthusiastically. While many have
signed the petition praying Council
to seek the authority to borrow $4,000
by bonding the town and place what
ever part of this sum necessary
with the allowance made by the Gov
erment for a site, there are still a
considerable number who are opposed
to increasing the towns bonded in
debtedness and believe some suitable
site can be purchased within the
limit of the Governments stipulated
one-ffth allowance. What the out
come will be- is hard to tell at this
writing but at any event it is reas
ouably certain that the Federal Build
ing appropriation will be taken ad.
vantage of.
Smyrna times., 1911-02-01
GREAT NIGHT FOR CHESWOLD
Glass of SO Initiated at CheswoId P.
o. S. of A. on Thursday Even
ing Followed With Social Hour

Cheswold, an. 81. Thursday even
ing, January &c, with State Past
President Arthur Parsons. State
President Newton L. Grubb, State
Vice President H. R. Loose, State
M. of F. j. W. Tarburton, State
Secretary T. F. Dunn, State Treas
urer, C. H. Nentze, State Guard
Walter Ware and State Chaplain j.
E. Davidson, District Presidents W.
H. B. Maxwell, Robert Douglass and
c. H. Pearson and members from
Camps, A, 6. 13, Fl, and % of Will
mington; No. 8 of Dover; No. 10 of
Magnolia; No. II of Odessa No. IA,
of Wyoming, and No. II, of Leipsic,
present, the Model Degree Team of
Camp No a. initiated twenty nine
candidates for Camp No. 16 of Ches-
void, and nine that Camp No. II
brought TO Cheswold to cake the
initiation, making a class of thirty
eight. The degree team of Camp No.
was composed of men we'll suited
to their parts and did the work to
the satisfaction of all present. After
the degree work, those present were
treated to a fire set-out of ice cream,
cake and cigars. At a late hou- the
Camp gave way to spicy speeches anC
jokes until the time came for tht
visitors to take their train for home
This was the largest class ever init
lated into the order at one time il
this State and yet they have NOR,
applicants that have not beer initia
ted yet. The Camp now has on
State Senator, two State Represen
tatives, one Levy Court Commission
er, one Justice of Peace, Presiden
of Town Council, State Lecturer o
Patrons of Husbandry and State Vic
President of the P. o. S. of A. Th
oldest member of the camp obtaine
twenty of the applications. Thi
camp is expecting several more aI
, plications in the next week or two
There are now eighty members an
are working for one hundred by Marc
the first,
Smyrna times., 1911-02-01
OVER 1000 TEND SALE
Big Crowd Assembled at Farm of
Charles Mattiford Wednesday

One of the largest attended and
biggest sales which has taken place
in this vicinity this vendue season
was that of Charles H. Mattiford of
the Hoffecker Farm" last We'd
nesday The day being ideal, large
crowd of over 1000 were present,
many coming from a great distance.
The sale footed up over $4,000, and
high prices ruled the day. Twelve
hores averaged 1882 per head; 20
cattle e of them calves) $51.n per
head; 9S sheep, SO per head and 20
shoats, So. 90 per head. Four brood
sows brought from $18 to $45 apiece.
Most all of the sales around and
about Smyrna have been we'll atten-
ded, with prevailing high prices and
taking the average weather condi-
tions the finest vendue season in
many years.
Smyrna times., 1911-02-01
SMYRNA MEN FOR KENT JURY

Commissioners Draw Grand, Petit and
Special Jurors For Coming Court
Jury Commissioners Herman P.
Hazel and W. D. Burton, of Kent
County, Friday, drew the grand jury
for the courts for 1911 also, the petit
and special juries for the February
term of the Superior Court of General
Sessions and the Court of Oyer and
Terminer to begin February 20th. In
the list are included the following
from Smyrna: Grand Jury-First
district, Henry D. Boyer. John W.
Tucker, George w. Mattiford. Petit
Jury-First district, John T. Perk-
ins, Charles A. Bitter, Matthew v.
Ford. Special Jurors-First district,
William A. Broadway, Robert o. P.
Wilson, Walter G. Deakyne, Clar-
ence Ford.
Smyrna times., 1911-02-01
CLUB PRESIDENTS TO MEET

SMYRNA Will Entertain State Executive
and Presidents of fWomens Clubs
A conference of the State Execu-
tive with the Presidents of the Fed
Grated Clubs of Delaware has been
called to meet in Smyrna, February
3 to consider all lines of work for
which Woman's Clubs stand. The
first session is at 10 a. m. and is
open to Club members who are in
vited to be present and to bring a
box lunch and join the visitors at a
noon luncheon. The regular club
meeting of Smyrna Century Club is
called at p. M, when Mrs. Ru-
dolph Blankenburg, of Philadelphia,
Century Club, will make an address.
Cor. Sec.
Smyrna times., 1911-02-01
SMYRNA HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
Mid-Tear Examinations End-Re hears
Ing a Home T alent Drama to be
Given at the Opera House.

The mid-year examinations have
just ended very satisfactory results
The second term begins with the ad-
dition of several new subjects,
namely: botany for the seniors and
German for the juniors. Prof. Ear
hart with most of the teachers had
an enjoyable trip to Philadelphia
Friday evening for TIE purpose Of
seeing E H. Southern and Julia Mar
lowe in the play Macbeth. The
Ciceronian Literary Society will
elect new president next Friday
afternoon to succeed Harry M
Grieves, his term having expired
1t is hoped that Mr.. Grieves' success
sor will be as attentive and as eff
cient in the discharging of his duties
as he has been. In the last term a
constitution was adopted and some
enjoyable programs were arranged
by Mr.. Grieves. The High School is
rehearsing for play entitled, "a
Case of Suspension, to be given in
the Opera House in the near future
Smyrna times., 1911-02-01
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NOTES

Pastor Franklin Gives Fine Sermon on
"Giving" Meetings For Coming Week
On Sunday last the pastor preached
to an unusually large congregation
on the subject of "Giving. "-Sys-
tie matte and Cheerful Giving. 1t
was pronounced fine sermon on CIV
ing. 1t was well received and no
doubt will do much good, not only to
all who heard it but to the church in
general. This evening the regular
prayer service will be held.-On
Thursday evening at 7.30 the Mite
Society will meet at the home of
Mrs. Amanda Spruance. A full at
tendance is desired to make further
arrangements for the supper which
is to be held in the Club House on
the 9th. h.---Services next Sabbath
at the usual hours.