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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-08

Use the best mixed paints. Henry
Sieg, l18 West Main.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-08
The City In Bret
Bowers studio for post cards.


Dr. Graham. ostsopatn. Masonic temple
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-08

have only one piece Of property left
for sale. that is my home place at 312
West Church street. Any one wanting
to invest in a beautiful home will do
well to look this over as it is one Of
the finest homes in the city. My only
reason for selling is that am going
to leave the city. Theodore Johnston,
Times Republican Office.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-09-05

sorne sort @ truuhle. ard tat ! =as
- pe~kxvsiie for tse purpose Ct keep
lnx ous Of sight The last words as
sad ww-e
~Donx worry. cd man. We're roar
frtena.- The bunch here 10 rsgsi
Twc days later the fake letter came
TO ne from the Chicago once. IL
Vas mailed - a plain envelope and
professed 20 come from ny brother.
IL read:
Dear Dare:
= have been talking with Mr.. Grin
mer. and you are mistaken In belaev-
ing that he oaiy wants 10 hrTt you:
all that he cares bout Ia getting his
money back I told him tha, be could
take his choice. either 90 on and siir
Cp O lot OF noise and eiscredit you
Or else get his money and keep quiet
He said: Give ne my money: that's
all I care about / then told him that
he was mistaken when he said the
amount you had got was $500
said that you had got less than S25..
GOO. and that In moving around the
country you had spent $4,000. SO al
you had was about So. 900. He didn' Z
believe IL. but he Ia so greedy fSr
money that he agreed to drop every
thing. and sign q paper clearing you
Il he gets back 81. 900.
Now. / think that was q pretty fine
piece OF business on my part, and that
1t Is the best thing you can do. Even
Il. you go into court and fight him and
show him up for what he 10, he is
going TO show you up, and you'll be
ruined IL he does. IL you return S22.-
600 you clean up $4,000: which will
help some. My advice is that you do
this. At all events let me know at
once what you are going to do
Don't forget to burn this.
Your brother,
FRED"
Donlin took me buggy riding TO look
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-09-05

,snx sfna OF tsr~a of tAis place Hy-
self. What Go yUa say7
I'll 70 yea Re said ccat
care where 70. DANA IL fellow
can get .uto 1ore t-oahie wAen skaags
aren't rfght n AcEns than Be knows
how 10 handle II sae wA& The kidd
O. woman you could tell things to
-Dorv talk to re ahc1t that. Harry.
I interrupted I'm 10 ore vsc knows
What that rneana To 30 frank tAs,'s
Why lsfs CkicAga esc2uss tnings
weren't right ~ hona-
Yea. but take my case hers. n
protested i
Il donr waat 20 hear your trouhles.
I said i've go< eli can DO 90 bold
down my own- Let's 60 Sevn 20 New
York on the next train and hAnx
around there today an1 &c up The
river On the Night boat
Come On 10 said
Had I given him Q chance 60 talk
10 might have spoutsd out his whole
story on the train going down TO the
city. That was all that vas troubling
him: he needed somebody 10 whom
he could tell the story Of his crime.
But | KEEP, interrupting and leading
the conversation away 10 other sab
jects. As soon as re reached New
York / made a pre;sIt Of calling up
TO find ct what time the boats left.
and called up the ofsce and told the
whole situation
Well" said the manager in cas-
ual sort OF way. I'VE ought 10 get him
tonight on the boat I'll reserve Q
stateroom for you on the c. w. Morse.
of the Hudson Line. You just hold
your man of until you get him In
there. and then get him 10 talk. That's
ali you need 10 trouble about Wen
do the rest You get your boat ut $50
at One Hundred and Twenty-ninth
street. and when you enter your state
room take of your hat and wipe your
forehead SO our men will have @ spot
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-09-05

On the third dap letter troz TIE
once directed me 10 cone - TO tie
New York once TIA; evening
Go In and see the chief saEd the
once manager when I reported The
chief was Ia his private once ~tth my
reports On hls desk before him
Well" be said. without troubling
abou, = greeting. you're showing con
siderable speed for q big fellow
guess you'd better begin to do the
crook stall right away. You're from
Chicago. You got into q little trouble
out there and you had 10 leave. You
are keeping out OF sight Of the Chi
cago authorities. and you picked out
PseksviIle a. q likely place 20 hide
in You understand. don't youf"
I'm to pose Al q crook
Certainly. This man Denim e. q
natural blabbsr. who'll talk IL you get
close to him. You have Got . good
start By pretending to Do looking for
q house. Now, tomorrow you stall
about being afraid Of going out so
much: keep under cover. Stay In your
house proposition. Let your man
know that you're o little afraid OF
him. Keep away from him. Make
him come to you. Then let him pump
It out of you that you're hiding. and
that you cleaned up big on a crooked
deal In Chicago. Wen have q letter
written to you from tho Chicago Of
fee. Lose this letter where your man
will find and read 1t, and your stall
as a crook will make good And II he
begins TO show any inclination 70 tell
you his own secrets, at first tell him
you don't want to hear them: that
you've got troubles enough 81 your
own. Understand And the next
time yeu come into the once cover
your tracks by going through some
building with two entrances before
coming here"
want hark IN PNA@Rvflla and the
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-09-05

at another house that afternoon. We
were chums by this time. When
left him I managed to slip the letter,
without the envelope. into the seat
where I had been sitting without be-
ing observed
I never saw or heard Of that letter
again. but Donlin found 1t and read It
and 1t did its work, as ! discovered
later One day Just three weeks after
I came to Peeksville. he came up to
my room slightly more under the in
huence Of liquor than usual, and told
me that he had Quarrelled with his
wife. And through that got" ny
man. I had won his confidence; he
trusted me even before his wife.
That's been nay whole trouble AL
the time" he said. my wife won't
let me alone. First it's one thing she's
nagging about, then another. I'd never
been In any trouble II Il hadn't been
for her. She's always hollering about
me not giving her enough money.
Well, here q short time ago had q
chance to put one over. and I did
$4,000 worth. And nnw she starts
asking me where got the money I'm
giving her and begins to bewl me
out. quit. just walked out, and
she'll whistle another tune before I
go back"
The truth was that his wife was
disguised over his drinking.
skip out for couple days and sst
her cool down." I suggested. 81 tell
You what let's do: let's take a night
boat up to Albany and hang around
there for a couple OF days. Tm get
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-09-05

on you and know that everything n
all right"
came out and told Don,in that ]
had reserved q stateroom for IN by
phone. / had no idea Of how all this
was going to work out, but I followed
directions implicitly. The New Yors
American Leaguers were playing De-
troit that Cay, and Donlin being q fan
we went TO the game. II was nv
purpose to keep him In q crowd 20 Ia
would have no temptation to begin
nus tale Of woe until We got on the
boat 1t seems strange to think of
q detective working himself into I.
sweat to keep his quarry from mai.
Tag q confession. but that 10 What ]
oid this afternoon After the xame
We hurried from the ball ground. Ia
the boat where, a We sntsred on,
room, I removed my hat and w,ned
nay forehead. e. Per directions Two
young fellows, apparently cIsrr.
nad staterooms On either sida ~ o,,-.
out 1t was not until later thar 80
Wa. part they were playing in our
programme. -
1 waited until the boat had c...
on before began the line OF t.rr :
nao decided upon. I began TO cur..
~ Iock. my supposed former employ.
e. my alleged brother. my Assumed
. NE and everybody that I could
Inink OF I played the part Of q vhim.
perer to q dnish.
~ .neyd only stuck by me In thu
@ pace 1 walled. II would never
nave Deem In any trouble. and nov
'has I'm In they're throwinr n.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-09-05

next day I stayed in my room. I had
my meals sent up and sent q boy out
for some magazines to read. went
out for walk at night keeping en-
tirely to the dark side streets. The
clerk eyed me rather strangely as I
returned, and I knew that soon Dom
lin would hear about my strange con-
duct.
The next day I did the same thing.
In the evening there was q knock at
my door.
who Is it," demanded, sharply.
"Doniin," came the answer. Whats
the matter. old man! Feeling sick?"
After delaying moment I opened
the door little, looked out, as IL to
assure myself that 1t was Donlin, and
let him In. He LOOKED 1t me- curl.
ously.
"You aren't sick, are you?" he said.
NO." said. Il Just stayed In my
room, that's all"
He kept looking at me steadily.
Anything gone wrongf" he said.
"Oh, no." said. mo. I just rot
tired Of showing mysslf-of running
around so much"
had never had any experience In
acting before, but let me say here
that such success as have had al a
detective has been due more to the
fact that l possess q certain natural
talent for playing parts In a way to
win the confidence OF the man I am
after, than anything else. Before DON
lin left me that evening he had fully
drawn the conclusion that I was In
The daily Gate City., 1912-02-09
ITCHING IRRITATION.
Worst Form Of Skin Trouble Quickly
Cured BY Inexpensive
/ ~ Treatment.

When You suffer with any skin trou-
Bile even though the itching seems un-
Ehearable, do not think that it is neces
sary to use some disgusting, greasy
ointment. Try Hokara, pure and
simple skin food that is guaranteed to
contain no grease or acids and which
iis SO cleanly 1T does not soil the linen.
It's power. to instantly relieve any
irritation Of the skin and make 1t soft.
white and beautiful is almost miracu-
lous.
Not only are minor skin troubles
like pimples, blackheads, acne, bar,
ber's Itch etc. quickly cured but the
worst ulcers or cases Of salt rheum or
eczema are sclearsed and healed by
this wonderful skin food.
In order that any one may try Iio-
kara at small expense. Wilkinson &
Co. are selling liberal sized Jar at
25c and In addition guarantee to re.
fund the money If the treatment does
not do all that is claimed for It. Larg
er size soc.
=
The daily Gate City., 1912-02-09

is to receive pardon will come up be-
fore the state board of pardons this
afternoon, and may be finally deter
mined. No vote has been taken, but
members of the board and the gov
ernor have freely expressed them
selves at previous hearings. A par
don for Morris is supported by three
of the four members of the board,
while one member and the governor
are opposed to releasing him. The
governor thus far has blocked an eff
fort to secure pardon, since the par
doning power rests in him alone.
The daily Gate City., 1912-02-09
CITY NEWS.

The Duncan-Schell Furniture Co.
is engaged III hisiiing alterations IN
the storeroom and in the window ar
rangements that will add to the at
and beauty of this busi-
ness house. Workmen are now engaged
en- the changes that will require sever
al weeks to complete. Tomorrow Jee
Carwalho of the toy department, and
Miss Mcintyre OF the queensware de
partment go to New York City to
purchase goods for this firm.
Special sale, to 10 lb. hams, 15c;
6 to 10 lb. shoulders, 10c lb. They are
fine ones. Butterine zoe lb. Chas
Marks, 1928 Main. Bell phone 1239-re,l
The Gate City this evening prints
a table furnished by, Mayor Elder re
specting expenditures. The Gate City
will have something to say about the
printing item in later issue.
Inspector John Welborn of the
pc stoffce department was in the city
last evening on his way to Farming
ton where today he opens posta
savings bank.
The daily Gate City., 1912-02-09
CoUGHED FIVE YEARS


Did you ever cough for five weeks
-or five months? Then just think
how distressing it must be to have a
cough hang on for five years.
Mrs. NJ Mann, of New York City
knows something about this. She says:
"a chronic cough that lasted for five
years seemed almost impossible for
me to get rid of. Various other rene
dies gave little If any relief, but be-
fore had taken half a bottle of vinol
Il rctiSed a great Improvement as I
mo longer coughed at night.
"Now my bronchial trouble has
quite disappeared and l feel sure that
The credit for this is due to VinoI.'
The reason cough syrups did Mrs.
Mann no good is that they do not and
cannot build up the body and enrich
II the blood. That is what you have TO
do to get rid of a stubborn bronchial
cough, and yinol will do it for you.
yinol contains the curative, healing
principles OF fresh cod livers (with-
out oiD and tonic iron. We guarantee
lit to be delicious in taste and to sat
Iisfy you viii its medicinal effects.
| McGrath Bros. Drug Co, Keolxul,
Iowa.
The daily Gate City., 1912-02-09
PERSONALS.

Miss Lena Hammes has gone to New
York on business.
Manager L. C. Worley of the Grand
opera house, will go to Peoria tomor-
row to visit relatives for few days.
George l. Renaud, an old Keokuk
boy, with hosts Of friends in the city,
now of Washington state, is visiting
here and receiving a warm welcome
Mrs. w. H. Grupe and children, of
Burlington, who have been visiting
with MIR. and Mrs. A. Il. Noelke today,
will be joined this evening by Mr.
Grupe and leave for Central America,
to be gone for about six weeks. The
family anticipates very enjoyable
and interesting rip which will include
a trip over the Panama canal works.
Mrs, Grupe at one time lived in Keo-
kuk.
The daily Gate City., 1912-02-09
]. NJ. Huiskarnp
& Son
.Asss .Assss',0l'' ''0ElIG Yl
Ferris.Arend NuptlaIs.

Miss Mary e. Ferris and Mr. August
RI. Arend were married at o'clock
yesterday evening at the home of the
brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Ferris, 722 South Fourteenth street,
by Rev. Harry B. Foster, pastor of the
United Presbyterian church. Only
members of the Immediate family
were present The couple will reside
at Sixteenth and Ridge streets.
The bride is the daughter OF
Captain John Ferris, the last OF
the old sailors, who was present
at the ceremony and took an active
part in the festivities afterwards. She
is young lady of many friends and
received the best wishes Of many
friends. Mr.. Arend is an employe OF
the street railway company.
The daily Gate City., 1912-02-09
WORK TALKS
ABOUT TREATIES
Takes a Fling at Uncle Sam for Ac-
quIrlng Additional Territory
Across the Sea.

[United Press Leased Wire Service ]
WASHINGTON, Feb 9.-The arbi-
tration treaties are a mere declara-
ton of peace, but wholly without mer-
it as a means OF settling disputes be-
tween nations, according to >the views
expressed in the senate by Works,
(republican, Calif9
ratification of the treaties" he said.
But if ratified they will be Intellectual
as a means of meeting this sentiment.
favor them, because they constitute
la declaration. BY a little more than a
sham battle, followed by course of
deceit and intrigue we acquired addi-
tional territory across the sea and be-
gan to talk about world power. Our
own nation is puffed UP with the
power of wealth and consumed with
1.-THE lust for more power and greater
wealth We have subjugated and held
in practical slavery a whole nation,
half civilized and speaking a foreign
tongue. We have taken over other
countries with no better reason or ex-
cuse.
"As consequence our army and
navy must be- increased and free re
public kept on a war footing. Peace is
not an institution of nations, but OF
men The whole mass must be leav
aned the people themselves regener
lated before peace between nations car
ha reached"
The daily Gate City., 1912-02-09
ADruggisE' Favorite Kidney
Remedy---Cured Himself

Fifteen years ago had an attack of
acute kidney trouble, ] consulted a
physician who gave me medicine which
only relieved me for a time. After dis
continuing his medicine my trouble re
turned as severe as before.
Having heard of Swamp-Root I gave
ii trial and can honestly state that
three dollar bottles cured me, never
having any sickness in fifteen years.
/ have sold DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root
as a druggist for many years and can
give it the very best OF recommends.
tons at all times.
You are at liberty to use this state
ment any time you visa.
Respectfully,
w. G. SUMMERS,
1919 Central Ave. Kansas City, Kans
With Grand View Drug Co.
State of Kansas, County Of Wyan-
dotte-ssI
On this 18th day of August, 1909
personally appeared before me, W c.
Summers, who subscribed to the with
in statement and made oath that the
same is true in substance aud In fact
CHARLES WILSON,
Notary Public,
The daily Gate City., 1912-02-09
TIE MEANING
OF LETTERS o. K
MCGOWAN Testifles That the Initials
StaHd for the Word
O'Clock.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.---"OK'
means O'clock according TO the tes-
timony of Chas. MCGOWAN before the
Lorimer committee. 1t developed that
on October 90, 1911, Immediately after
McGowan had settled with Wiehe for
$500, MCGOWAN boarded train for
Flora, Canada He left at the hotel
a message for Detective Bailey, which
read.
Am leaving at Ok for Flora"
Today he explained that the mes,
sage meant that he was leaving Chi
.cago on the three o'clock train
John MCGOWAN, father CT Charles,
testified that he was called up by
phone January IA. at his home at
Flora. He was told that the man
talking was VIM. j. Burns.
""The great detective? I asked
and he answered that's correct
telephoned my son John who was In
Toronto said MeGowan, ito see
Burns at the hotel. He could not fnd
Burns and so thought it no use for
me to go to Toronto, and go arount
looking for him"
| On the next day MCGOWAN, Sr., as
serted that Burns called him up again
MCGOWAN asked the detective what
was the matter.
Your son went to Washington and
lperiured himself was Burns answer
according to MCGOWAN. "'You are
liar, told him. The lie was ther
passed on both Sides
4 As a result of this colliquoy the!
did not meet
c. F. Wiehe was recalled and repeat
ed the story told by Chas. McGowal
regarding the settlement for $500 il
Chicago hotel
The daily Gate City., 1912-02-09
Good Shoes at Cost
Prices
AT
RED SHOE HOUSE

If you are looking for good,
stylish, up-to-date shoes at a
price, now is the time
to buy. This Cost Sale now on
at our store is a positive cost
sale of every pair of shoes in
our store. 1t is the biggest
offering that has come, OF will
come your way again in many
a day. You like good shoes,
and you don't object to saving
a little money The two go to-
gether at our store now.
The daily Gate City., 1912-02-09

were checked by the further liqulda
ton in mining shares, and at Paris
fears Of a failure held the market at
that center in check. Even the pub
LEGATION Of a strong statement by the
hank CT Germany, showing s4,0000Q0
gain in cash holdings, reduction of
s16,900, 900 contraction in note cireu-
lation, was not sufficient to make the
German bourse at all active
The markets everywhere appeared
to be merely marking time and so far
as the news developments here or
abroad were concerned there was moth
ing to influence the market either
way.
The daily Gate City., 1912-02-09
Euaua on the Stand.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
FORT WORTH, Feb. 9-W H.
F'uoua. millionaire banker Of Amarillo,
Texas. testified for the iefense today
in the snead trial here. Fuaua is a
business partner of Snead, charged
with the murder of A. G. Boyce and
gave testimony to show that snead
really believed his wife insane, both
before and after her elopement with
young Boyce. On cross-eyamination,
however, he reluctantly admitted Mrs.
snead was highly respected in her
home town and that he believed her to
be "smart woman"
The daily Gate City., 1912-02-09
His BRYAN Beard.

tJrnited Press Leased Wire Service. !
STAMFORD, Conn, Feb. 9.--In 1896
John n. Kidney swore that he would
never trim his whiskers or hair until
VIM. j Bryan was elected president.
He stuck to his oath until his hair ex-
tended down his hack to his waist and
be had to tie up his beard to keep 1t
~ the ground Some time ago he
ranented of his bargain and had the
hair and whiskers cut Off To-day he
died his family say, from a broken
heart because he failed to keep his
vow.
The daily Gate City., 1912-02-09
CANNOT GUST
MISSOURI PACIFIC
State Has Failed In Its Suit Against
the Railroad on Combine
Charne

United Press Leased Wiro Service. ]
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, Feb. g.
The state Of Missouri has failed in
its effort to forfeit the rights of the
Missouri Pacific and fifteen other rail
roads to do business in the state,
through the custer suit filed by Attor-
ney General Major.
The state supreme court today hand
ed down an opinion sustaining the de
murrer filed by the railroads, and hold,
ing that the custer petition did not
state sufficient facts to make case.
Justice Brown filed the opinion,
The suit brought by Attorney Gen.
eraI Major alleged that the railroads
had combined to fix passenger and
freight rates within the state.
The daily Gate City., 1912-02-09
pictaoraph Test.

Iunited Press Leased Wire Service.1
\ WASHINGTON. Feb. 8. Public
hearings of the Lorimer investigation
committee were interrupted today
while the committee went into execu-
tive session to make dictagraph test
of Detective James e. sheridan's abil-
ity TO record conversation at the re-
ceiying end of an instrument His
short hand characters will be compar-
ed with those produced as a record OF
the conversation in which McGowan
figured in Toronto
The daily Gate City., 1912-02-09
Trixle is in Love.

limited Press Leased Wire Service j
EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio, Feb. q
Trtxie Friganza, the Sweetest Girl in
Paris" before leaving here today said
that she was in love, and that Charles
Goeffler, manager of the company, and
she were engaged. sWe will have to
be married on or before next Monday,
or else wait until after lent" She said
while the members of the company
noted the fondness OF the pair for
each ether they never suspended an
engagement.
The daily Gate City., 1912-02-09
Madero Is Desperate.

TJynited Press Leased Wire Service,l
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.--President 9.
Madero and his cabinet are meeting
TO-DAY to consider calling an extra
ordinary session Of congress TO deal
with the insurrection, according TO
dispatches received at the state de-
pastment.
The thirteen Mexican soldiers ar
rested or the American side Of the
border will probably not be punished.
col Steever reported that they did not
intend to violate neutrality laws.
The daily Gate City., 1912-02-09

FOR SALE Splendid II section.
near McAuley, in thriving district,
with telephone, 800 acres cultivated,
120 acres summer fallowed, " sec
ton fenced; sure cropping locality;
good 7-room house, basement and fur
mace; large barn and granary; never
failing water supply; 2 schools; s25
per acre; $4,000 cash, terms easy.
Owner retiring to reside in England,
Immediate possession. H. Clipper
field McAuley Man.
The daily Gate City., 1912-02-09
Kansas cftv Live Stock.

KANSAS CITY, Feb. Cattle Re-
ceipts, 1000 market steady; steers,
SIS 60@8 so; cows and heifers, sS 90
@6. so: stockers and feeders, $4. ESQ
6.75: calves. $400@7 SO
Hogs Receipts, 5000; market,
strong; bulk, Sc oo@e 80; heavy. s6.25
@6 So; medium, Sc. 1o@6.s5; light,
$5.75@6 Is.
Sheep Receipts, 1000; market,
strong; lambs, IS 25@6 30; ewes,
s2.75@4 90; wethers. So .75Q5 so.
The daily Gate City., 1912-02-09
HAMILTON HEARD
MOTIONS ARGUED
8Mllls-Ellsworth and Waterworks Cases
Came up in the District Court
Today.

+, sadge w. s. Hamilton spent most of
tpe day hearing arguments in import
snl cases in the district court. A mo-
suoh TO strike the cross-bill in the
nM.lllis,Eilsworth y. Co. VS.. the Mississippi
nlFer : Power Company and the City of
neokuk was argued and also motion
Y aismiss insofar as the city is con-
sVefhed in the waterworks case.
q motion for more specific state
ments in the case of Fannie Wilson,