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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-11
FIVE DEAD IN FIRE.
international Harvester Plant At Wins
ripeu Destroyed.

Winnipeg. Man. March 1.-Two
deaths and s750,00o fire loss are the re-
suit of a blaze which started shortly
before II o'clock Saturday night IN tho
warehouse OF the International Har-
vcster Company. Twenty minutes later
n portion OF the wall on the east emo
of the warehouse blew out. burying IN
the ruins three firemen and two on.
lockers.
Only one body has been recovereds
that Of Archie Mcpherson. fireman.
Near the harvester warehouse II the
Stewart Electrical machinery office ana
warehouse. Five floors Of this building
were filed with costly electrical goods.
and ms the Are struck southwark te
soon had possession of this stock.
At midnight the west wall OF tho
Harvester Company fell outward. ana
dozens of persons were hit by fallino
bricks.
The falling wall severed the trolley
wires and street lighting cables with
the result that tsis city for mile
square was in total darkness.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-11
Customer Shoots Broker Hill.

Boston. March 11.-spencer r. Hill
a well-known stock broker. was shot
and seriously wounded by a customer
in his office today. Mr.. Hill Is a MEM
Der OF tho brokerage firm OF Richard
son. Hill & CO., and Is vice president
OF the Keweenaw Central Railroad
Company and the Keweenaw Copper
Company.
5 The customer. II. Lewinski. was
overpowered by clerks in the office and
handed over to the police. The police
decided that stock market losses had
unbalanced Lewinski's mind. The bull
let struck Mr.. Hill in the right breast
and ranged upward toward the shoul-
der. Mr.. Hill was able to walk to the
ambulance which came from the relief
hospital. gscT
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-11
Question. Mckinley. Position.

Washington, March 11.-A copy Of
Colonel Roosevelt's letter favoring
presidential primaries was forwarded
today by Senator Wilson. his manager.
to William B. Mckinley, director of the
Taft campaign bureau. In note SEN
ator Dixon asked whether Mr.. Mckin-
ley's position is endorsed by President
Taft as Senator Dixors had been by
Mr.. Roosevelt.
The Dixon letter follows:
'"In view Of this unqualified en-
dlorsement OF my challenge OF March
4 for general primary test OF the
sentiment Of republican voters as to
presidential candidates in the ap-
preaching campaign shall be glad to
know whether Mr.. Taft. whose person.
al representative you say you are. SIM
ilarity endorses you In refusing that
test"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-11
GERMAN STRIKE IS ON.
Fjfty. Per Cent Of Minors in Wsstpha'-
ian District obey Call to Quit.

F;f.y. Per Cent of, Minors in Wsstpha'-
ian District Obey Call to Quit.
Berlin, March 1.-The coal strike
went into effect in the Westphalian
mines today, when about so per cent
OF the $4,000 miners employed there
obeyed the call Of their leaders to cease
work. In some districts the cessation
Of work was practically complete. while
In others only from Is to 80 per cent Of
the men struck.
Larxe forces Of police are on duty
.eyerywhere thruout the region. Strik-
ers, however, generally are peaceable
and only two isolated attacks on nom
union miners have been reported.
The conflict is quite as much .
struggle between the leaders OF the
rival socialist and non-socialist unions
az between the mine owners and their
employees The leaders Of the non-so-
c,aiists. Christian union, are 80 far
holding .thsr. followers wen In hand.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-11
History Of the Cas-.

Special to Times Republican.
Cedar Rapids. March 1.-The ora1A
nance reducing the ratio for gas 70 ~
cents per thousand feet was pasUoA on
| tho 2lst Of December. 1905. Il Wa
adopted after careful invastaea4iou
by present Congressman James w.
Good. then city attorney. into tl,e cosos
OF production Of gas in various cities.
Three days after the passage OF tho
ordinance. the gas comp0ny'S ats
torneys secured nm injunction reOtrainA.
ing the enforcement. Tho conpanV,o
contention was that IL was in viosaxiOu
| OF the constitutions Of tho state and
OF the United States. that Il impoiro6
the obligation OF a contract beeweon
the city and the company. and that 20
was unremunerativc and therefore
conhscatory. taking the company'o
property without duo process OF AWs
Fight in Lower Courts.
The hearing on the permanent Inc
junction was begun In Cedar Rapids
on Nov. IA. 1907. before Judge Eliis0nt
of the district court. It was concluded
on Dec. 81. 1t was hard fought 49,
sisting City Attorney Good Was Az
torney J. w. Jamison, who has been
employed by the city thruout the entire.
litigation. The chief attorney for thos
company was FORMER Statn Senator.
James II. Trewin. Many expert aaa
men and accountants testified at tn
trial. Judge Ellison tonk tha sAse aun.,
der advisement, and on Jan. 30 follows
Ing, he sustained the city In ewefy
| point. and ordered tho injunction dioS
| solved.
lows Court 0ustains. I
The company thereupon appealed "a
| the state supreme court, but that body,
on May 4. 1909. affirmed the decision
! OF the lower court. Tho supreme cour1
held that the value OF the plant was
somewhere between 100000 and $780,
900. The court, computing the amount
OF gas sold. declared that the total cost
| OF production. depreciation. distribu-
| tion. etc, was not over 6si cents per
thousand cubic feet. and declared that
at the rate OF 90 cents there would be
ample profits for the company.
! The company again appealed. this
time to tho United States supreme
court IT asked FOR n writ Of error. on
tho ground that certain OF Its rights
under the constitution had been vios
lated. The writ was argued In the Sill
| preme court at Washington on Feb. 29s
1912.
Consumers Get Rebate.
| The amount OF money due the con-
sumers on the cent basis Is believed
to be around s125.0o0 When the first
| Injunction was granted. the court
ordered the company TO stamp each re-.
ceipted bill with promise TO refund
the consumer the difference between -
| cents and Sl.15 the old rate. When tho
case reached the state court that tri.
bunal ordered that thereafter all the
extra money &c i,npounded. pending
the ultimate settlement.
| In August. 1910. the company changed
hands and the new owners, after .
vain attempt to secure compromise,
voluntarily reduced the net price to II
| per thousand
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-11
PAGE ONE.

TsIsgraphie News:
World Wide Coal Strike Feared.
Conditions in England Alarming.
Many Thousand German Miners Quit
Chinese National Assembly Power
full
Atter Sought to Fix" Fight.
Cedar Rapids Wins Gas Case.
Ninety-C Cent Rate Upheld.
PAGES TWO AND THREE.
Iowa News:
= Up to Progressives to Hold Power.
Iowa Cities Voting.
Valuable Papers stolen.
Engineer Billy Boyce Killed.
PAGE FOUR.
Editorial:
The Case OF Theo.
Ottumwa In the Second Stage.
Business Last Week.
Topics Of the Times,
Iowa Opinions and Notes.
Important Legal Decisions.
PAGE FIVE.
Iowa News:
Milwaukee Railroads improvements
Express Rate Reform Certain.
PAGE SEVEN.
Story:
The ProdigaI Judge.
PAGES SIX, EIGHT AND NINE.
vity News:
Council to Regulate Dance Halls.
Plans to Put All Public Dances I'm
5Sr po!!ca Supervision.
Archbishop keane In the City.
Delivers Scholarly Lecture at ST
Mary's.
Keen Interest in School Election.
w. A. Nichols Candidate For Super
visor
General and Brief city News.
PAGE TEN.
Markets and General:
Wheat Reaches New High Mark.
Unsettled Weather Unsettles Corn.
Liberal Steer Run Forces Price!
Down.
Hogs Firm After Weak Opening.
Limited Parcels Post.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-11
ROOSEVELT DAREs TAFT
Colonel Writes Letter Challenging
President to Primary Test = Offsets
to MekinIey's Reference to Politics
A. "oams."

Washington, March il.-co!. T:ieo
dore Roosevelt has issued what Is In
effect a challenge to President Taft to
confide their candidates. for the repub-
lican presidential nomination to the
determination Of the republican voters
of the country.
Senator Joseph N. Dixon, the Roose-
welt campaign manager. made public
Sunday letter he has received from
the colonel, in which the latter strongly
endorses the demand for popular ex-
preston as between himself and Pres
idenf Taft. IL
The letter Is an appeal for fair play.
for the abolition OF the old convention
system. and for the elimination Of pro-
fessional politicians ana federal Of
flceholders from q coftest which IN
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-11

The success Of the strike will depend
upon how far the feeling Of solidarity
with their striking comrades of the So
ciaiist miners union is carried.
Loss Of Public Sympathy.
Public opinion in the Westphalian
district. which was with the miners
during the last great strike, is now re-
ported to be largely against the str!k-
ers.
The stock exchange today took ia
vorable view Of the situation, coal
stocks being firm.
The effect of the strike is not yet
noticeable on industry generally nor on
the prices of the necessaries Of life.
In the grand duchy Of Luxemburg
and in Loraint Industries are reported
to have supplies of coal sufficient to
enable them to carry on work for three
weeks.
Western WestphaIia Minors at Work
Essen, Germany, March 11.-Official
figures relating to part Of the mines
in this district show that of the 170.-
86s miners employed there, 12o.109. OF
IS per cent. have continued at work.
The strike Is fairly general In east
ern Westphalia but in western West
phalia a majority Of the men continue
at work The non-strikers are not be-
ing molested.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-11
SCHOOL MORALS N BAD
Ministers Of Des Moinss Investigate
Conditions in High School and Are
AIarmed-Furthsr Disclosures Prom
ised.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, March 11.-At the Des
Moines Ministerial Association meet
ing today Rev. George McGili. chair
man OF the public morals committee
Of the association. replied that pre-
liminary investigation into tho social
conditions OF the Des Moines high
school has shown some sensational
conditions. Further inquiry viii be
made. and the promise is that the dis
closures will show n very bad condi-
ton. 1t Is declared that pupils In the
higher grades are guilty OF much mis-
conduct
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-11
A++.,I Lo.es Bloody FIGHT.

Daily City. Cal, March l1-Ape Az
tell erstwhile featherweis-ht champion.
lost the decision to lightweight har-
lem Tommy Murphy in the twentieth
round Saturday at the DAILY City open
air arena. It was bloody fight thru
out and Atten presented sorry figure
as he tottered to his dressing room az
ter the contest. Murphy had clear
lead in the majority Of the rounds ms
best blow being a right cross, Win
which he time and again sent Atteiis
head back Referee Welsh's decision
was cheered by the spectators Murphy
outweighed Attell by at least eleven
pounds.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-11
WOMEN Join IN RIOT
Aid in Attack on Police at Lawrence
Officers Compelled to Use Clubs to
RspsI Mob, Which Sought to Rescue
Woman Arrested For FIourishins
Revolver,

Lawrence, Mass, March 11-A dem
onstration early today in front of the
police station by several hundred strik-
ers and sympathizers, including many
women, threatened for a time to de-
velop into a serious disturbance. The
crowd assembled after the arrest Of a
woman striker and became so menac-
Ing that the police had to use their
clubs.
The police claim that the woman
displayed a revolver while engaged in
picketing. On the way to the station
house with their captives the officers
were followed by crowd. just before
the station was reached the crowd
surged In on the police and 1t seemed
for time that an attempt to rescue
the prisoner was to be made The po-
lince succeeded In driving back the
crowd. Six Of the leaders in the DEM
onstration were arrested and four Of
them were women.
The strikers today made the biggest
demonstration of picketing since the
strike began. It is estimated that more
than 5000 persons paraded.
The conference committee Of tho
strikers expected to 90 to Boston today
for q conference with officials Of the
American Woolen Company and the
legislative committee on conciliation.
Settlement with the American woolen
Company was looked on as likely.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-11
AUDITORIUM FOR oskALoosA
Penn College and Chautauqua Assoeia
tions Join in Movement

Special 10 Times RepubIicah.
Oskaloosa, March 11.-Contracts
were signed by representatives of the
Fem College board and the manage
ment of the Oskaloosa Chautauqua AS
soceiation for the immediate erection
OF n steel auditorium building on the
Penn college campus. to cost $4,000
md n seating capacity ordinary of g.
500. with auxuiliary mmodations OF
5000.
The building will he I35 feet diane
ter. Construction is to be started as
soon es the steel arrives from the fac
tory, and Is to lie completed for the
Penn college commencement In June II
will be dedicated July by a joint coll
lego and chautauqua program.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-11
FRANCE is DISAPPOINTED.
Looks on Senate Action as Tantamount
20 Rejection Traties.

Paris. March 1.-THE action or the
United States senate on tho question
of arbitration treaties Is regarded IN
semi official circles here as tantamount
to their rejection. There Is some hope
however that new negotiations may be
begun and that at later period the
United States senate may restore the
general arbitration treaties with Great
Britain and France to a form which
will be worth while.
The French foreign office says that
there is no truth in the report which
has been published that Juan Jules
Jusserand, the French ambassador at
Washington, Is about to be trans
ferred.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-11
EARTHQUAKE SOMEWHERE.

Shocks Continuing Twsnty five Min.
utes Recorded BY ssismosraph.
Washington, March 11-Heavy earth
shocks were recorded early today by
the seismograph at Georgetown Uni
versity. The vibrations began at 5:35
o'clock and lasted twenty-five minutes.
being most violent at $40. The dis
turbance, which is believed to have
been of extraordinary violence. oc-
CURED somewhere within 1000 miles OF
Washington.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-11

New York, March IA Worldwide
strike of coal miners is regarded by
the coal trade as more than likeli-
hood If the present negotiations now
in progress between the anthracite and
bituminous workers and their employ
ers in this country Go not result in
settlement Of working conditions.
With moro than million coal min
ers ON strike In Great Britain and $780,
900 miners in Germany voting to quit
work to force higher wages. severe
coal shortage In Europe is faced.
Tho anthracite coal operators are
drafting their reply to the hard coal
workers here for presentation to the
miners Wednesday, while next week at
Cleveland the bituminous operators and
their employees will confer for the pur-
pose of trying to bring about an ao-
tustment Of conditions in the south coal
fields.
Meanwhile coal Is being loaded on
the Atlantic seaboard for South Amer
ican and European seaports usually
supplied by English concerns.
The reply which the committee OF
anthracite coal operators proposes to
draft today refusing the demands tor
a 20 per cent increase in wages, recog-
milton Of the union, and certain conol-
tions Of labor. Is expected to give IN
detail the reasons for the refusal OF
the operators to meet the demands.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-11
volver ths Fundamental, rights OF the

VOiVe1 tUO AuhudlneNtuA TiSntS W tne
people.
The colonel describes the element
which. ID represented by Mr.. Mckinley.
Mr.. 1Nkt.s campaign manager, AS re-.
actionary." He condemns tho Mckinley
view that q game" is being conducted,
and demands that states like Illinois.
Michigan, New York and Massachusetts
be given the chance to express their
preference for president
Fighting Against Privilege.
we are fightins." he says. against
intrcnched privilege. both political
privilege and financial privilege"
He asserts that offlceholders are
working as rarely they have worked In
American political life. and emphati-'
cally objects to the issue being decided.
not by the people. but by "the spoils
politicians and patronage mongers. who
are engaged" as he says, in defraud-
ing the American people Of their first
ant. most elemental rlght-the right to
self-government.'
Colonel Roosevelt's letter places the
president and his campaign manager
in an awkward position They do not
want any change In the present
method Of electing delegates. because
under 1t they believe they have bet
ter chance 10 control the nomination.
Nor do they view with satisfaction the
injection OF such momentous issue
into the campaign at this time.
Believes Taft Will Refuse.
1t is assumed by Mr. Taft's friends
here that In refusing to accept Sem
ator Dixon's challenge Mr.. Mckinley
acted in full accord with the views OF
the candidate in whose interest he is
working.
Since the original Dixon letter the
Taft bureau has been issuing state
ments approving the New York pri-
mary law, witch Colonel Roosevelt
vigorously coSdems and opposing pri-
maries in states other than those
which now have such laws.
It is generally recognized In Wash
ington that the president must pursue
the policy enunc!ated by his campaign
manager, since failure to do so would
constitute a reputation which would
have a serious effect upon Mr.. McKin-
Icy: Director: 4: :hc future.
Following are excerpts from Roose-
velt's letter demanding presidential
primary:
we regard LHe present CotteSt HoI
as a contest between individuals but
as a contest between these two radi-
cally different views OF the functions
Of politics in great democracy"
"There nevere was straighter fight
waged for the principle Of popular
rule than the one we are now wasing"
"we believe that given a fair chance
the people will declare against both
political and financial privilege"
"Thc regular republican, feeling Is
that the people should simply sit on
the bleachers As spectators and that no
appeal Hes &c the neople from these
men who for their own profit are play
ing the game"
"The issue Is: Should election laws
be framed with a view to the interests
Of politicians, or with. a view to carry
ing out the popular VIII"
I'VE are fighting against entrenched
privilege, with political privilege and
financial privileges.
1--WE hold that q pubic tontest be-
tween parties or within perties Is not
game it should be carried on for
the purpose Of putting into effect the
will of the people,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-11
p,eu;n.n. Iowa Mason Dead

Cedar Rapids. March 11.--Phil J.
Sargent. a retired railroad man. and a
prominent Mason. died last night. Sar-
gent was noted as n cabinet maker. He
recently gave to the Masonic library IN
this city a table made Of $4,000 differ
ent pieces OF wood gathered from every
corner OF the globe.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-11
WORK sropPEo IN ENGLAND.
-F.etories Compelled 70 Close IN Al
! 49, ~ paefS a. Country.

+Factories Compelled 20 Close IN Al
80 parts of csuntry.
Iondon. March i11.-For the rapidly
awindlinx stocks Of coal on hand IN
North Wales, an advance in price OF
from Is to 100 per cent has been de-
n,anded today, ard this act has neces-
Stated the closing Of practically eV-
ery factory and quarry IN that part OF
the country. In other portions OF the
limited Kingdom conditions are almost
as bad.
The shipment. Of coal from the ports
of South Wales last week amounted
only to 10000 tons, compared with the
usual total Of 100000 tons per week.
Many Employees Discharges.
Two Of the largest paper mills IN the
Midland counties ceased work TO-DAY
and all their employees were discharged.
From every other point thruout the
country reports are reaching LONDON
that work is being stopped. The pres
sure Of traffic on the street cars ana
omnibuses in London as a result OF the
restriction Of suburban train service
has become so great that the autnori-
ties have given permission TO peopie ~
stand up in the vehicles, the RUE
AGAINST which is in nominal times rig
idly en1OrCSU, luAIeSSAOA VI ~ -o
verely punished.
.,e.nent here.
besides the miners another m1ilion
,vorkers. men and women employed IN
factories and mills In all parts OF
Great Britain, have been thrown out OF
en,nloyment because Of the impossi-
blltty to obtain coal to run the ma
chinery.
Prices Of Food Rising.
Prices OF provisions, and the necessi-
ties Of life have gone up to such an
extent that distress exists among cne
poorer classes.
railroads have had to restrict train
service. river steamers have had to
cease running. the gas and electric
aupply works have been compelled to
restrict delivery Of illuminants, the
mail services have been retarded ana
many ocean steamers have had to be
laid up IN harbor.
The government has been trying TO
bring the miners and coal owners to-
!lxether. but has not yet succeeded ana
It IL thought probable that as q nnal
measure,Sa4 minimum wages bill fof
miners will have to be introduced IN
the house OF commons. Many OF the
nine owners have expressed their SYM
pathy With the principle Of fixed
minimum wage, but others have de-
clined to even consider the idea.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-11
Disappointment Expressed at TOXIC.

Toxic, March 1.-THE fate of the
general treaties in the United States
senate has caused great disappoint-
ment here. Deep regret Is expressed
by many influential personages here
that Japan gave her friendly consent
to the modification OF the Anglo Jap
anese alliance by the Introduction or
article 4. which says: should either
high contracting party conclude
treaty OF general arbitration with a
third power it is agreed that nothing
in this agreement shall entail on such
contracting party an obligation to go
to war with the power with whom
such treaty OF arbitration is In force
This friendly action by Japan. 1t Is
pointed out. proves fruitless.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-11
FISHING sMAcKs MISSING.

Six Vessels and crsws Driven From
San Diego Harbor Il, Storm.
San Diego, Cal, March 11.-Six ves-
sells Of San Diego's fishing fleet, with
their crews. Lumbaring nineteen men,
are missing today. No word Of them
has been received since they put out
to sea early Saturday morning. The
forty mile an hour gale which swept
the coast Saturday ID believed to have
scattered the feet.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-11
SALVADOR WELCOMES KNOX.

Seeretary's Visit Expects to Strengthen
Friendship Between Republics.
San Salvador, Republic of Salvador.
March lit was the pleasure today
OF the Salvadoreans to extend a well
come to Philander c. Knox, United
States secretary Of state. and they did
1t royalty. There is no diplomatic ques-
ton pending between the United States
and Salvador but the state secretary
hopes by mis- visit to strengthen friend
ly relations between the two republics
and to help remove the suspicion
which has recently been prevalent OF
8. policy Of imperialism on the part of
the United States.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-11

Washington March 11-Ths Aao
Of tho supreme court Of Iowa upholdss
Ing the 80 cent gas ordinance o6 CodA3
Rapids as valid for tho present. waaS
today affirmed by tho supreme court
Of the United StateH