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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-03
cHuRcHMEN IN CONFERENCE.
EvanasIicaI Association in. Annual Ses
sion in Cedar Falls.

Special to Times Republican.
Cedar Falls. April 3.-The Iowa con-
ference of the Evangelical association
convened Yesterday in this city for
series of meetings which will continue
thru the week. Nearly one hundred
clergymen and delegates are here and
this morning the board Of examiners
met a class Of twelve young men who
had presented themselves for the
ministry. Bishop Horn. Of Cleveland
O., has taken the place of Bishop Bow
man, who was detained by sickness
from being here. The union OF the Des
Moines conference with the Iowa con
ference Is the elimination OF many
months of discussion. The conference
proper Will open Thursday morning and
will continue thru the week. closing
with the Sunday evening service.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-03


east and central pOrtionl
PAGE ONE
TsIspraphio Nsws,
Mississippi
Property Damage Or ( Thousands
Homeless.
Coal Strike Halts OF : Industries.
Citizens Bank at ST CITY Closed.
Cashier Swan Mlssj
Socialists Repudiat in Milwaukee
Tama Man shoe self on wfe''
PAGES TWO % THREE.
Iowa News:
Western Miners Aid Anthracite Men
Ellsworth College Wins Tax Case.
Three Men Drowned at Cedar Rap.
Ids.
Preacher Calls School Man a Liar.
PAGE FOUR.
Editorial:
Make q Noise.
Why Not Notify the Burglars.
Secret Vote on Saloon Question.
Topics and Iowa Opinion.
Outside Point Of View.
PAGE FIVE.
Iowa NoWs:
McCaskill OIL Trial.
Dangerous For Trainmen to Fi!rt.
PAGE SEVEN.
Story:
The ProdiGal Judge.
PAGES SIX, EIGHT AND NINE.
City News:
committeeman Fix Primary Hours.
Republican Primaries April ..
Flood Situation Improving.
Kepford to Lecture Here.
Cummings to Build Another Build
ing.
Carpenter Hurt by Fall.
General and Brief City News.
PAGE TEN.
Nj Markets and General:
Free Selling Lowers Wheat.
Floods Retard Livestock Movement
Hogs Steady, Choice Steers Higher
Federal Aid For Good Roads.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-03
REBELS HOLD AMERICAN
Powell Roberts Arrested by Mexican
Insurgents at Juarez, and State De-.
partment Orders Immediate Invssti-
CATION.

Austin, Tex. April s.-Powell Rob
erts, the American arrested In JuareZ,
Sunday. was held by Mexicans appar-
emily as a decoy to entice certain Ell
Paso policemen into Mexico. where
.hees policemen might be arrested. ac-
cordipg to an official report to Gov
ernor Colquitt today. The governor
wired Secretary Of state Knox to try
to obtain Roberts release.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-03
porena Refugees at Hickman.

residents of Dorena, Mo-. have been
brought to Hickman. The townspeopie
are caring for them with the 1000 or
more made homeless here by the flood
ing Monday night of the local factory
district.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-03
panoer P..t AZ Sioux CITY,

Sioux City, April 3-The danger of
serious floods on the upper Missouri
now seems passed. Reports this af-
ternoon indicate the river is now open
from Pierce, S. D., to Omaha.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-03
Wanted on Burglary charge.

Boston, April s.-Police Officials oe
Boston and Portsmouth, n. H. we're
more confident today that Seth NicAol9
declaration that he murdered Dr.. Hea1A
Knabe In Indianapolis for $1,6Oo 70 IN
untruth. 1t has developed that S::eto:e
has resided IN this city. that hin hsado
OF six months died here few weekn
ago, and that ne IL wanted by the loea1
police on . charge OF burglary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-03
mlssoua, COUNTY INUNDATED.

SxreeSs Of New Madrid Covered BY
WatsrTrsin Service Ahandeasd:
Maiden, Mo-. April 3-The Hood SIT
uation in New Madrid county es2e-
ciaiiy. in the towns OF New Madrid and
portageville, is causing grave concern
today. The Cotton Belt railroad has
abandoned train service into New
1GaASSl % every street 10 covered with
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-03
NEWTON PARvlN A BENEDICT.

Secretary Of Iowa Masons Wsds Miss
Daisy Click Of Cedar Rapids.
Cedar Rapids, April 3.--Newton r.
Parvin, grand secretary OF Iowa Mas.
ons, and Miss Daisy Click. assistant
librarian at tho Masonic library here.
were married here today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-03
MEMPHIS UNDER WATER.
Iaras Arsa Of City Submerged and
Damage 10 oroat.

large Ares Of City Subnsrsed and
- /, Damage 10 oreat.
Memphis, Tenn. April S.-With water
pouring over the lowlands thru half
q dozen gaps in private levees south
Of Cairo and washing the main en-
bankments at several points. the food
situation along the Mississippi river
this morning Is grave. Officially 1t is
predicted that the stage at Memphis
will reach forty five feet. Yesterday
forty-four was forecasted as the prob
able maximum, but today the predic-
ton was revised. At o'clock this
morning the guage showed .42.6 feet, a
rise OF 3 since o'clock last night.
Main Levess Intact.
Government officials are still opti-
mistic that they will hold the river
within bounds. So far all the main
levees are intact altho several points
are regarded as dangerous. The gov
ernment embankment Immediately
west Of Hickman. Ky, which protects
the Reelfoot lake basin and several
west Kentucky counties the White riv-
ar front at Modoc. Ark. and the levee
near Linda, Mo-, are giving the greatest
concern.
Cairo Relieved.
Breaks in private levees at Birds
Point and near Commerce. Mo-. and at
hickman. KY, have relieved the stu
alton at Cairo and the flooding of that
city. which was threatened yesterday,
probably will be averted. At Hickman
the factory district. where the levee
broke Monday night. Is inundated to
deptf, of from fifteen to twenty feet
this morning and the business district
q almost covered with water
oas Supply Cut Oh.
Z The gas plant and the sewerage
humping station at North Memphis
went out Of commission last night.
Early today the supply of gas was cut
of. Until the water recedes Memphis
will he without that commodity. The
Hood area Is rapidly increasing. 1t IS
estimated 500 or more families nave
been driven from their homes ana
practically every industrial plant IN
that district has suspended operations.
Hundreds Driven From Homes.
From fourteen to twenty blocks ID
the area covered by the flood IN the
northern section Of Memphis. From 700
IN 1900 persons have been driven from
fheir homes. The water continues to
rise in the Bayou Gayose, a small leVee
protecting which gave way Monday. "A
heroic ARht of two days and nights
was made by laborers to save the
Memphis gas plant but the force OF the
nood was too great and the gas plant
protecting levee gave way last night.
Today Memphis is without gas.
In the vicinity Of vicksburg. MISE.
the water is rising. Farmers in that
di.trict are leaving lowland homes
taLine their goods and livestock after
~. example set by thousands Of per-
.nns @ In Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee
and Arkansas. "a.
The war department will send 800
..,v tents to New Madrid for persons
nade homeless by the flood. according
- orders issued by President Taft 1t
washington today.
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Flood STAG. Passed a. k.okuk.

Keokuk, April 3-The MISSISSIPPI
river passed the flood stage here today
by feet 2 inches, the guage reading
Is feet 2 inches. The top of the power
Golfer dam is only three feet above the
water. Service on the Burlington road
to the south has been discontinued
again.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-03
VOTERS LEAGUE VICTORY.
Citizens Organization Elects Thirty
1wo ALDERMEN in CHICAGO.

Two Aldermen in Chicago.
Chicago, April 3.-Thirty-tw out OF
thirty-six aldermen elected yesterday
in Chicago were candidates who car
ried the APPROVAL Of the Municipal Vot
ers' League. Only two of\he old gray
wolves-the "Bathhouse" in the First
ward and Charles Martin in the Fifth
slipped back into the council.
One candidate Of whom the league
disapproved-James b. Bowler, Of the
Nineteenth-was elected without oppo-
sition. John H. Bauler in the Twenty
second was not endorsed by the league.
but Was elected.
/ On e purely political. basis the re-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-03
M.;ne peIsoats. For ReosevsIt.

M0InO 00Io0otoO t0t1 U0060VoN.
Portland, Maine, April S.-First dis
trict delegates to the republican con-
vention are: Frank NJ. Lowe, of Port
land, and Gilman N. Deefing, Of Saco.
Prior to the convention both pledged
themselves to vote for Mr.. Roosevelt.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-03
Annouoo., End Of British Strike.

London. April 3-Albert Stanley.
secretary OF the Midland Miners Fed
GRAFTON and member of the house Of
commons. practically announced tho
end OF the nation wide coal strike In
the United Kingdom this afternoon.
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o Places most seriously affected g
o by Mississippi river hood; hiek- e
o man, Ky.t Memphis, Tsnn.; New ::
9 Madrid, No, and Columbus, Ky. g
O Total lives lost-Four. g
o Total damage 70 dats-Estimat- e
o. Cd, - 10000. =
o Number driven from homss- G
o 5000 70 5000. e
o Volume Of water Six 70 ten G
o fest above danger line bst~esn G
o Cairo, H., and Arkansas City, 9
@ Ark. =
o Crest % flood possibly will bs g
O rsaehsd in district affected be-
O tween April & and April 8.
observation-disclosures YOSISSOOS1EJSfSIS0
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-03

The Koombana was a steamer Of e.
1872 tons net. She was built at Glasgow
in 1900.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-03
Bolton Quite lows Un;vsr,ity.

Iowa City. April 3.-Prof. H. E. Boi-I
ton. head Of Me department of educa3
ton Of the university sof Iowa, today
accepted . similar position With the
University Of Washington at Seattle
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-03
cumm.Ns CARRIES w,nnEs4,Ek

ProserentiaI Primary Close Between
Senator and Roossvsit.
Decorah, April 3.-Incomplete B. re-
turns OF the republican presidential
primary indicate that friends of Sena-
tor A. B. cummins will control the
Winneshiek convention on April Is.
Four wards in DEBORAH were carried
by Cummine and in the Third ward the
vote IL. tied between Cummins and
Taft. In the country precincts the
vote ID close hotWeen Cummins and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-03
Linn standpat 40 Usual.

Cedar Rapids, April 3.-Linn county
republican convention was controlled
bv the Taft forces who selected dele
cation of thirty-six to the state con-
yention and instructed them for Taft.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-03

turns show twenty-five democrats ana
eleven republicans were elected. The
now council on . partisan political d.
vision will stand forty-five democrats
and twenty four republicans. after Al
derman Nance. elected yesterday In the
new Sixth, shall have resigned his
holdovef seat from the old Seventh
ward.
The old council. on q partisan splItup
stood forty-one democrats to twenty
nine republicans. democratic major
ity Of twelve. The democratic lead, oy
yesterdays election. goes to twenty
one. Mayor ,Harrison's friends claim
tho fesui. 70 ~ q victory for the ad-
ministration.
This claim from the city hall II IN
the face Of the defeat OF Aldermen
Peter Reinbers in the Twenty-sixth
ward. Mayor Harrison's closest north
side political ally and chairman OK the
local transportation committee. Al
derman ReinberR went to defeat after
feroc:o.s battle. by plurality or
1,043 for George Prtezel, his republican
opponent.
The defeat Of Reinberg Is the more
disastrous to the Harrison Hearst COM
bination by the fact that the Lake View
alderman is the north side member OF
the nonpertisan committee which Will
organize the new council under the
pledges made to tho Municipal Voters
League. His place in that committee
now goes to Alderman Krumholz. an
avowed ally Of the Sullivan faction OF
tho Chicago democracy. and leaves AL
German Cermack the only Harrison
man on the organization committee.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-03
T..R. BULLETIN
Noticeable News Of Today
The Weather.

The Weather.
Sun rises April 4 at o:a2: nets at e:ss.
Iowa and Illinois-Fair tonight and
Thursday. with slowly rising tempera-
ture.
South Dakota--Generally fair tonight
and Thursday: higher temperature In
east and central portione.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-03
GREATEST FLOOD KNOWN
ALONG MISSISSIPPI
Water Reaches Heights Never Before Recorded
and Many Cities Are Damaged.
MEMPHIS, TENN, PARTLY SUBMERGED

HICKMAN, Ky, COLUMBUS KY AND NEW
MADRID Mo-wArER FEET ABOVE DANGER
LINE BETWEEN ARKANSAS clTY-ToTAL DAMAGE
TO DATE Esr,MATEp At 100000
1900 PEOPLE DRIVEN FROM HOMES.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-03
Change. TO "w.t" or "Dry."

Chicago, April 3.-Many Illinois cit
les and townships yesterday voted up
on the local option issue. for and
against saloon territory. In number
the contests were bitterly fought.
While the results In many cases arc
still In doubt both sides claim gains.
Altho returns received to a late hour
last night indicated that the advant-
age was slightly on the wet" side. the
"drys' are 1ubilant over a victory they
won in Rockford, transforming 1t for
the second time from wet" to
dry" city, by the substantial major
ity OF 3O7.
On hundred and ffty-four cities and
towns of the state voted under the pro-
visions Of the local option law. The
struggle while generally not as bitter
as in former years, was lively.
TOWNS WHICH VOTED DRY"
The following towns and cities. which
were wet" went dry:
Rockford. Ripley. Shannan. Essex,
GRANVILLE, shelbyville. Mount Carroll
Getty and township. Winslow. East
Momence. Concord township. Buda'
Ronf,eld preston. Paris township. Bath
Sheffield.
TOWNS WHICH VOTED WET"
The following towns and cities, whicn
were "dry," went wet:
Geneseo Getty and township. Peca-
tonica, wyoming. Malta. Marengo
stockton. Andalusia. Somers townenip
Gridley. Atlanta, Galesburg. Palmer
Monmouth, Manhattan, Taylorvlile
! Ti.kilwa. Benton. Christopher, Wes'
City, st. Anne. Milan. South Litcnne!d
! North Litchfield, Pesotum. ~
other cities and towns voted TO COZ
tinue present conditoins. whether we
or dry.
The searchlight., 1912-12-20
UNKNOWN CHRISIMASFS
OF WELL KNOWN Men
By A. B. WILLIAMS

- AM grown man. yet the 25th Of
December is always associated
with my small boyhood. white
frosty Christmases and Uncle
foby's notebook.
Please do not imagine that notebook
As a red leathersd affair embossed In
holly sprays. for 1t was merely a nook
In my nncle's mind where he kept.
fresh indeed as a holly sprig. his pet
memories aud records "Oh. yes. my
boy. 1 knew Grantr' he informed my
wee manhood one Christmas morning
as We were passing the then newly
erected tomb and when Hudson and
sunshine were giving even to that edi.
fce a holiday aspect
II received a Christmas present from
him long ago
Smoked nost's much's you do. didn't
he, uncleT' I queried In cautious tones.
yep" with wistful glance into that
past: he was smoking then-then.
when he. with three others Of US, was
parched with thirst down In warm.
dry Mexico. Two others and myself
The searchlight., 1912-12-20
ONE CHRISTMAS CARD.
tssw u Gave One Man $4,000 and An
other 5000.

sssw u Gave One Man $4,000 and An
other 5000.
When boys and girls send Christmas
cards they don't expect to get any
thing In return. except other Christmas
cards, but here Is q true story Of one
man that got $4,000 and another man
that received 5000 by sending one
Christmas card.
The way the thing came about WAS
very odd, as is often the case with
true stories. The card was received ut
Christmas time by an aged and miserly
merchant Mt Melbourne. In Australia.
He was bachelor and apparently
quite unaccustomed to the luxury OF
having any one remember him at
Christmas time and when he received
. Garland a very cheap one-with
"From your old friend John Henry.
who hopes you are iourishing." lie was
evidently considerably pleased with IL
The card was in an envelope bearing
the London postmark, and on the card
itself was an address. the number of
4 house In Russell square.
The old gentleman died before the
next Christmas, and II was found by
his will thai he had left $4,000 to
my old friend. John Henry Miles Of
No. -. Russell square. London. in ap-
probation Of his remembering me last
/ Christmas" But the person named by
him in the will had never lodged ut the
! address. while the sender of the card
| John Henry Smlth-had 1t turned out.
never known the old Melbourne gentle
man. but had confounded him with Il
friend of a similar name! Under these
circumstances, the question arose us to
which John Henry was really entitled
To the legacy. The case was compro
missed: the John Henry actually named
In the will took $4,000 and the sender
of the card received 5000.
The searchlight., 1912-12-20

0pssed country. At dusk, nsar . grove
e trees. his large height accsntusted
b. the heads uplift Abraham lincoln
walked reverently.
'what-what asS ysu f0alowingr
- friend asked softly.
..Ths Christmas STAR answered LIN
GolA. with . strong. sweet gravity.
..And-snd what % you - ia the
0eAsr
..Ana. Ann. her eyes all shining, h
sending me Christmas cheer and ask
hg me to meet with courage what
ever the new year sends'"
"Uncis Toby" ] asked. Impressed BY
Q tale % simply told that even . child
could understand. are you telling NE
u TRUTH 4 boys eyes. unlsss be In
b have . future. are usually honest
Ny uncle hesitatsd. persisted.
WAS there-thsrs lincoln was there
0rant-the othersY
THANK God and Uneis eaD!' was
IL fssveot reply. ~rAsss were and
always shall - 0saaG H.eeh aDd
- osAosAs
The searchlight., 1912-12-20
THE CHRISTMAS STOCKING
Now the Boys and Girls Came 10 Hang
Il up.

Now the Boys and Girls Came 10 Hang
u Up.
Most children hang up their stock
ings at Christmas, but few know the
origin Of the custom Long ago In
Italy lived good St Nicholas. who
used to 60 about throwing knitted
purses flled with coin into the win
dows Of the poor. Thsse purses were
long and looked not unlike . footiess
stocking. In time the peopls hung
these purses out to receive colns be
fore Christmas. When coins were
scarce toys were lsft In them for the
children
The custom went b ths countries
farther north. where sod g. Nicholas
bscams santa Claus. WhsD the long
knitted purses passed out of use stock
ings themselves were employed. Be
cause Of the cold the stockinSs wers
not hung outside. bot beaids the great
chimneys. through which tt was sup
posed the saint cams. Ii tAis form
the legend and the custom came
across the sea to America.
Now. how many children en- remem
bes this when they hang ~ tAeiI
seockinss this CArbemas Svoi
The searchlight., 1912-12-20

had been foraging for just q swallow
Of water. Neither food nor wine could
longer refresh either the general or
ourselves. How dusty and warm those
half withered red peoples looked grow
ing An front OF General Grants tent.
Well. returning unsuccessful, our lead
er greeted us with a nask containing
water.
Here, boys: l saved . third OF
share for each of you. I've Just drunk
q cupful. Tommy got II at great risk
Surprised by the greed Of our hero
sullenly we each measured from the
f,ask a third of the precious liquid. My
brain must have been partially clear
ed by the sip of water. for i suddenly
accused General Grant Of having had
none.
- didn't ie,' he answered. . little
liparticuiately, between puffs from his
weed L did drink . cupful OF water
but not this month. ! drank II from
our own Potomac. Let's sse-when
were we In that land that God made.
called American"
A year passed As q white, nuny
storm was raging without ! was perch
ed upon Uncle Toby's knee before al
old fashioned burning Yule log. What
IN the something gone from modern
Christmas fires? l was staring boy
fashion at Uncle Toby's whimsical
crooked grin as he In turn stared at u
tiger cat. tolerating. sleepy eyed. the
friskiness Of her kitten
makes ME think Of Martha Wash
ington's cat" unused my uncle. intro
ducing his annual story like . vaude
VILE cue And just here perhaps you
win notice that those tales Of Uncle
Toby's were not given In chronological
order and were limited 70 Christmas
day.
Did Martha washington"-
Ny unfinished sentence meant Die
the consort Of our great George, Twins
at stately Mount Vernon. bend stin
brocsde and powdered. tswsasd bad Il
pst q mere cat?
Indeed she did" answered the stor!
teller and comfortably stretching ,
knee. What appeared to BE- . minia
ture tiger was one day presented Il
her. q Wild little creature that scam
pered over colonial chairs BY day, bu
that patted with soft littls paw tn
great DANES cheek toward evening
As the kitten grew older h shOwet
marked intelligence. Lady washing
ton asserted that n knew when sh'
was Ill or depressed lts animal mas
nseism could draw . pain from he
shoulder while its insttnctive symps
thy could coax q pain from her hsart-
General Washingt0n's enforced ah
sence from home. for example.
Several months later found Aarth
Warrington inconeolable. The geners
was gone campaigning, and Lady Tigs'
the cat. was gone-whefof
"Christmas morning dawnsd upon tn
Potomac and stole In among the bars
shuddering trees Of ths Mount Verno
estate. As entered Lady washing
tos's oak panelsd room sAe felt . sof
touch upon the cheek Drow1ly sh
opsoed her eyes to 80 Lady rige
With its Christmas gtft In In mouth
Gently . cunning littls kittso wa
1soppsd upon Aartha's nsek. A fev
hsllsvs that the Lady Tiger p1ned:
sT 0ssrge Waskinstoo , - b tn