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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-26

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-26

Wantod-Immediately cement pack
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Company, Mason City. Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-26
TO RENT.

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Third avenue Call at Weber's Millin-
cry store.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-26

Wanted-I want to rent seven or
eight room modern house, east side
preferred. Phone 1853 white.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-26

Wallace. taking up his role once
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-26

For Saie-S0 acres. one mile north OF
Ferguson. 10 room house, large barn.
well improved. John Lorenzen, r. No.
g Gilman.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-05-02
STILL BELIEVES IN Her son
MUTINEER coNVlcT'S MOTHER
REACHES LINCOLN.
Travelled Alone From Missouri Farm
TO be With Her Boy During His
Trial for Murder.

Lincoln, Neb., April 27.-Mrs. Alice
Ramsey of Knoxville. Mo-, is here to
Sat beside her son, Charles Marley,
who. within the next few days must
face the charge of having killed
warden Delahunty March IA. Mar
ley is the sole survivor OF the three
convicts who dynamited and shot
their way out of the Nebraska peni-
Tertiary, leaving the warden, his dep
uty and the usher dead behind them.
Mrs. Ramsey is a little gray-haired
woman, who says she came from q
sick bed to redeem her promise to
be with her boy when his trial came.
She lives on a farm near Knoxville.
Mrs. Ramsey said that her son left
home when he was 20 years old be
cause there was no work In the neigh.
borhood for him to do. He had tried
work in the mines. but 1t was too
hard. He was easily influenced, she
said, and had got into bad company
Two years ago he was home and ne
took treatment for the drug habit.
81 left my home against the advice
of every member Of my family and
over the protests Of the DOCTOR" she
continued
Mrs. Ramsey is go years old, frail
and said she had to ride for a dozen
miles in q farm wagon to reach
railroad station and when she got t.
Kansas. City was so weary that shs
had to rest for a day. She Is nov
trying to gam strength and courage
to 60 out TO the prison and meet heI
son
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-05-02
METHODIST CONFERENCE IS ON
Bishops and Delegates From Many
Countries Gather at MInneap'
oils for 30-Day Session.

Minneapolis, Mimi, May l.-Start'
ing last night with a reception by the
city to the delegates, the General
Conference of the Methodist Episco'
nal church got down to business to-
day. 1t was a remarkable gathering
which attended the first business SEES
sion in the Auditorium, for In add
ton to the delegates from this coun'
try. there were bishops and others
from many parts of the earth. Fra
ternal delegates from numerous other
churches also are here and will be
received at various times.
For nearly four weeks the confer
ence will be in session, and every day
there will be noon meetings down
town and evangelistic meetings in the
afternoon at the Auditorium, in add
ton to the business meetings and the
more formal events scheduled for the
evenings. Among the latter are lee
lures by DR.. Cadman of Brooklyn
Bishop Quayle, DR.. Matt s. hughes
and William J. Bryan.
Last night the delegates were wei
coined by Governor Eberhart. Rev
Andrew Gillies and Bishop Robert Nc
Intyre. Bishop H. w. Warren and
Hanford Crawford. chairman of the
General Conference Commission, Of
st. Louis, responded.
Bishop Warren, In his address, gave
) tentative outline Of the program fol
the meeting. Beside the election Of
several new bishops and the heads Of
missionary and benevolent boards, the
conference will deal with several i'm
portant ecclesiastical problems.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-05-02
ice WRECKED FREIGHT VESSEL
NORWEGIAN SHIP DISABLED TRY
ING TO HELP.
Romsdel, Held Three Days In Ice 's
Now In Dry Dock for
Repairs.

New York, April 26.-Oficers OF the
Norwegian steamship Romsdel, which
is now in dry dock here after trip
made perilous by field ice, believe that
they witnessed the sinking OF a
freight ship of about 5000 tons, In
latitude ASS longitude $40, 400
miles north of the Titanics grave.
The identity of the sunken ship Is
not known.
The Romsdel's attention was at
tracted to the distressed ship soon
after nigntfall when the vessel be
gan sending up rockets showing that
help was wanted. Captain He'll or
dered that the Romsdel be headed for
the scene and his ship was run into
the ice field with as much speed as
possible. She had not gone far, how
ever, before she had elk or seven
holes in her hull, which allowed much
water to enter the hold. All hands
were ordered to the pumps and the
!. men of the crew were able to keep
the water from gaining until tempo
rary repairs were made.
Meanwhile the rockets continued
10 ascend from the ship in distress
but the Romsdel was helpless, FOL
she. too, was fast in the ice. About
midnight the rockets from the Other
vessel stopped and soon afterwards
her lights were seen to disappear be
meath the waves. When daylight
broke, those on board the Romsde
were unable to find any trace OF the
sunken vessel.
For three days the Romsdel was
prisoner in the ice. She finally worked
her way out with six holes in her hui
and her propeller blades broken,
Temporary repairs were made. bu'
it was necessary to keep the crew
at the pumps constantly. On her ar
rival here she was dry docked and II
now undergoing extensive repairs.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-05-02
sWs LFAytNWoRTA IS CLEAN
Mayor Files Answer to contempt
Proceedings N Tcpeka--blannea
other Towns for Trouble.

Topeka, April 2O.-Mayor Albert
Doege and b. F. Endres, city attorney
Of Leavenworth, were in Topeka and
Aled the answers in the contempt pro-
ceedings brought against the mayor
II police officers and several disorder
" characters for violating the order
Of the supreme court in paying into
the city forfeited bonds in lieu Of
license fees. In the answer 1t 10
shown that Mayor Doege had dis
charged the chief Of police and seven
Datrolmen against whom the attorney
general had evidence Of Incompetence.
These were the police officers the At
torney general found were not help
ing in keeping the joints closed.
The mayor, in his answer, asserted
that Leavenworth was in good shape
as far as law enforcement Is con-
cerned. but he shows that on the pay
day Of the soldiers at the fort and
on pension day at the Soldiers home.
the bootIeggers and disreputable char
acters from Kansas City and St.
joseph flock to Leavenworth.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-05-02
PLAN THIRD HAGUE CONFERENCE
American Society Of international
Law DeVctes Entire Session to
Consideration Of Program.

Washington, April 26.-The sixth
annual meeting Of the American SO
ciety OF International Law opened last
evening in the Hall of the Americas
Of the n-American Union. The so
ciety was organized at Lake Mohonk,
New York, Jan. 10, 1906, and its 90
iect is ITO foster the study or inter
national law and promote the estab'
lishment of international relations on
the basis of law and justice" This
yeAr the society decided to devote
it's entire session to the consideration
OF the program, organization and pro.
cedure for the third Hague conference.
\ The Hague conference OF 1907
recommended to the powers the hold.
ing of a third peace conference which
might take place within a period SINH
lar to that which elapsed between the
first and second conference-eight
years-and attention was drawn to
the necessity OF preparing the labors
Of the third conference sufficiently IN
advance to have Its deliberations FOL
low their course with the requisite
authority and speed" The American
Society OF international Law is the
first organization to take up tnia
work.
The session was opened by an ad
dress by Senator Root, president Of
the society. Hon. Pasquale Fiore
senator Of italy and professor Of In
ternational law in the University Of
Naples, delivered an address on
"some Considerations on the Past
Present and Future Of Internationa
Law" and Oscar s. Strauss, formerly
secretary OF commerce and labor and
American ambassador to Turkey
smoke on "The American Diplomacy
OF Humanity"
Today the sessions viii be resumed
BY the reading Of general papers OF
the program Of the third Hague con
ference by Alexandra Alvarez. juris
consult Of the ministry Of foreign at
fairs Of chile; Joaquin D. Casasus
formerly Mexican ambassador to ths
limited states; Luis Anderson. for
merly minister Of foreign sffairs O
Costa Rica. and James Brown Scott
technical delegate Of the United
states 10 the second peace conference
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-05-02
TOBACCORULIDG
CAUSES R|OTING
Workmen Clash With Followers Of
lOIiva at Zion City.
TWO HUNDRED FANATICS HURT
Attempt Ct Religious zealsts to Pre-
vent Use Of Weed Results In
Troubls-Falthful Ordered to
be at Plant In Morning.

Chicago, April 30--A week OF trou-
BILE between the employees OF the Cook
Electric company who persist IN
smoking, and the followers OF Wilbur
Glenn voliva In Z!op City eliminated
late in the afternoon in riot In
which 200 religious zealots were
wounded and many arrested. Fear
ing that Marshal John Hoover and his
10 deputies would be unable 20 pre-
vent further riotlng. Acting Mayer
Miller appealed to Sheriff Elmer
Green OF Waukegan for assistance.
Green, accompanied by deputies, took
charge.
Meanwhile Voliva, successor TO
Alexander Dowie, ordered the large
alarm bell rnng for an hour and l,OOO
OF his followers gathered In the audi
forum to discuss plans for Kidding
Zion forever Of the tobacco smoking
ours" At a late hour they were still
in session. The laborers paraded IN
gangs and Marshal Hoover sat In the
police station oiling repeating rifles;
Fifty Women Trarnpled.
Scores of the religious zealots were
rendered unconscious and one was In
iured so severely he may die. More
than a third OF the $50 women at the
meeting were beaten, bruised or tram
pied. :.
The trouble started at 5 O'CLOCK
when ire workmen. exasperated py
the singing ard praying of the Dowie
ties outside the plant, rushed ou'
with their tools and charged the meet
inr across the street. The wires Of
the fence erected by Voliva were
snapped and the platform on whict
the elders stood was overturned ane
| wrecked. THE zeelots stood thei'
ground and Marshal Hoover and 9i'
IDENTITIES ran into the crowd, clubbing
right and left.
Jerked From Platform.
Elder F. M. Royal was just leadinI
his followers in singing "Conquerini
Now and still to Conquer" The WORK
ers charged the platform and strucl
him a blow over the head, renderinl
him unconscious. The women at TN
prayer meeting screamed and tough
4 back. Elder Robinson was 1erke
from the platform and trampled VI
der foot. John Bryson, 10 years Ole
a Coliyaite, was knocked down an
rendered insensible Joseph Bishop
another zeaIot, suffered a fractures
skull.
The CRUSADERS" retreated Gluten
ing their Bibles and uttering threat
Against the smokers.
| VoIiva, who succeeded Dowie' OF
dered the use Of tobacco stopped y
Zion last week. Voliva has issued O.
order to his followers to be at Tn
Cook plant at 6 o'clock In the morn
ing. Warrants were issued for i
of Voliva's elders.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-05-02
HOUSE HELPS
GOOD ROADS
Highway Subsidy Amendment Passes
With Little Opposition
WILL MEAN VAST IMPROVEMENT
Senate Expected to Accept Measure
as Part Of Postoffiee eili-No
Kansans and But Two Mis-
sourians Oppose Bill.

Washington, May THE house
aided the national good roads move
ment by passing provision In the
postofiice appropriation bill which
would grant a subsidy to all high
ways used in the rural free delivery
mail service. These roads would be
divided into three classes with sub
sirles Of SIS, 20 and SIS mile,
The amendment, offered by Repre-
sentative Shackleford of Missouri
was a compromise Of 29 good roads
bills introduced during the present
session of congress.
Enemies of the measure estimated
the cost the first year would be SIG.
OOO, 900 to $1S,OOO,OO0. Shackleford
believes the tolls will not amount to
more than $6,OOO.OOO or 100000
year, at least for time.
The measure provides that the fed
eral government shall aid the gooo
roads movement by paying a gradu
ated toll for the use OF state ano
county roads over which the rura
mails are carried
Kansans Favor Measure.
rhe members of the house from
the Middle West with few exceptions
supported the good roads" PROPOSE
ton. None of the Kansans voted
against 1t and the names Of only two
Missourians, Bartholdt and Catlin
both of St. Louis were registered II
opposition.
The senate will probably accept th'
provision as a part Of the postofiic'
bill although 1t was said that ther'
might be minor changes made in II
One of the speeches in favor OF thu
provision was made by Representa-
tive Rubey of Missouri, who declared
that there was nothing that the ma
tional go ternment could do that woul'
stimulate the movement for bette
70 Ids more than the aid which thi
provision offers. He said that evel
in 1914 a country wide improvement
in roads would be noticeable II favor
able action was taken by congress.
Rubey Answers critlcIsm.
Ne answered the criticism OF ReT
resentative Fitzgerald of New York
who said that the measure was pu
before congress without due congo
e-s;Ton, ny saying unS. no bill In IN
history Of congress had ever bee
given closer study than this one
Forty members, he said, had give
close study to the proposition 10
many months and the bill which wa
attached to the postofice approprii
lion bill, as an amendment. was tn
composite result of this consideration
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-05-02
TORNADO CAVES ARE POPULAR
Storms Of Past Two Weeks Revive
Old Custom, Almost Entirely
Discontinued, In Kansas.

Topeka, May Ia revival OF the
building OF storm caves or cellars has
come in Kansas. There have been
four tornadoes in Kansas in the last
two weeks and travelling men who
were in Topeka said more holes
were being dug in back yards through
Kansas at the present time than In
any OF the last Ave or six years
There have been tornadoes this year
At Bison, In Rush county, near lnde'
pendence; at Preston, In Brown
county. and at Gueda Springs.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-05-02
VERY CLOSE IN
MASSACHUSETTS
Struggle Between Taft and Roosevelt
About Evenly divided.
DEMOCRATIC CONTEST is TAME
cIoseness Of Republican Fight Over
shadows Everything Else-clark
Has Good Lead Over
Wilson.

Boston, May Returns in the
presidential primaries from I'll out
OF 1000 election precincts give:
Republican preferences-La Fol-
lette, 1880; Roosevelt, 1895; Taft
1929.
Delegates-at-large-Baxter (heading
raft group, 10000.
Democratic preferences-Clark' 49,
706; Wilson, 8,597.
Observation-Disclosures (pleGs-
ed to Foss), 1S,4l9.
Williams (for primary preference
6,426. I'M,
The struggle for the control OF tie
Massachusetts delegation to The Ke'
publican convention in Chicago be-
,tween President Taft and Col. Rocse'
welt was SO close that at midnign !,
with half the state tabulated. tie two
asrirants for nomination were running
neck and neck for presidential prefer
ence, while incomplete returns show
ed that they had also an equal diVi-
sion of the district delegates.
Contest 10 Close.
On the preferential vote, returns
from half the state gave President
Taft a small lead. On the other
hand. Baxter, who headed the Roose'
welt group of candidates, had SO,SS4
to 26,349 for Senator Crane, who led
the Taft ticket.
Returns from the districts showed
Taft to be ahead in the first, second
third, eighth, tenth, eleventh and
thirteenth. while the Roosevelt dele
gates led in the fourth, fifth, sixth
seventh. ninth, twelfth and fourteenth
districts.
Dims Democratic Fight.
The closeness of the fight In the
Republican ranks overshadowed the
contest in the Democratic. Returns
from half the state gave Speaker
Clark 1906, Gov. Wilson 1897.
OF the delegates at large, Coughlin
who was pledged to Gov. Foss, potled
1S419. while George Fred Williams
received 6,426 votes in the same pre-
cincts.
The La Toilette vote had failed tt
reach four figures at midnight.
The Taft leaders seemed sure o.
CARRYING the frst district, and actual
" won the eleventh, consisting OF
number of the wards in the Back BAY
section.
President Taft carried Boston BY
about 600 votes but the eastern
towns, including many in The Cape
Cod and Plymouth districts, lined VI
strong for Roosevelt, while the cen
trail portion was, even split.
The total vote for the two capcs
dates was about so per cent Of tina
polled by the Republican candidate
for governor last November.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-05-02
N MEMORY or FRONTIER LIFE
MONUMENT FOR PAWNEE ROCK
IS SHIPPED.
Shaft Erected by Women Of kanga'
viii be In Position and
Dedicated. May 80.

Topeka, April 25.-The granite
monument to stand on the top OF
Pawnee Rock has been shipped from
the Quarries at Barre, w., and vii
arrive In Topeka next week and vii
be placed in position and unveiled
about May 90 The club women OF
the state who raised the money te
Duy the monument and made the or
rangements for obtaining the historic
spot will have charge ofSthe = kptciaei
when the monument is unveiled.
The shaft is made of Vermont
granite and was designed BY Silvestrc
Caro-, Topeka sculptor II stands
little more than 80 feet high.
The inscription on the southern
face OF the monument reads:
Erected by the Women's Kansas
Day club, Women's Relief corps
state Federation OF Women's clubs
Woman's Christian Temperance
union"
The east side bears the inscription:
"Tn honor Of the brave men and
women VINO, passing VNCi eAO e-1
Santa Fe trail, endured the hardships
OF frontier life. and blazed the path
Of civilization for posterity."
On the west face are the words;
"Pawnee Rock; given to the State
of Kansas by Benjamin Unruh, In the
year 1908"
The entire expense has been $4,000
and the citizens Of Pawnee have
raised $1,000 Of this amount. In or
der to raise a deficit of several hun
dred dollars the state board of man
ayers has planned to sell postcards
of the rock and the monument
Pawnee Rock covers about -four
acres and rises abruptly from the sur
! rounding valley. 1t is about 30 OF
go feet in height, and from Its sum
NIT view can be obtained for many
miles In all directions. The state
will maintain the grounds as a state
park.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-05-02
STRIKE AMONG BLIND WORKERS
inmates Of English Asylum Demand
Minimum Wage scale-some
Only Earn $1.75 a Week.

london, May 1.-The blind workers
in the Bristol asylum for the blind
have struck for a minimum wage ana
the case has been taken up by the
National League for the Blind. A
number of blind men and women are
employed in the workshops OF the
asylum under piece work conditions.
The manifesto asserts that the blind
workers in Bristol are the worst paid
Of their class in Great Britain. The
women earn only $1.75 to 81 a week
and the men $3.50 to 1915 for the
same period. They say they cannot
live decently on this amount.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-05-02
TORNADO AGAIN
|. SWEPT OKLAHOMA
Storm Starting in Texas, Leaves Path
Of Death and Destruction.
FIFIy-FouR DEAD IN TWO STATES
Many Towns In Ruins, Trains Blown.
From Tracks and Wires Down
Everywnere-PropeFty DAM
ACE VIII be Enormous. IL

oklahoma city, Ok. April 29.-Tho
death list of the tornado that swept
part OF Oklahoma and Texas 10 OK
pected to reach so. Fifty-four deaths
have been reported. The injured HIST
will run into the hundreds. Wire
facilities are demoralized and 1t 10
impossible to communicate Win sev-
eral of the stricken towns.
AZ detailed reports come In news
from many places now inaccessible on
account of high water and destruction
of telephone lines probably will ada
10 the losses already tabulated. IL
Is now known that 20 towns wera
struck by the storm. Two OF tnems
Butler and Foss, were destroyed.
The greatest loss of life reported
ia at Lugort, where Is persons were
killed. A special train sent from
Altus with physicians and nurses
when 1t was reported a passenger
train had been blown from the rails.
picked up ten injured persons ana
started back for Altus.
Two OF these, Mrs. Lee Stanalano
and MISS Eva Standard, died on tIe
| train.
seven Killed In Texas.
The tornado started just across the
Texas border and first killed seven
persons at kirkland, Tex, demolisn-
ing 30 buildings and blew Rock 10
land work train of the track.
Tearing on northward, the storm
struck Eldorado, killing four; Caiu-
net, killing three. and Lugert; Rocky
where half the town is In ruins:
Yukon. Warren, Martha, Blair ana
Lone Wolf. At each Of these places
many persons we're injured. Several
az these towns are cut of from COM
inunlcation. What Is believed TO %
the tail OF the storm DESTROYED sew
eral buildings at Mulhall, so miles
north Of Oklahoma CITY,
The storm entered the southwest
ern norton OF the state and travelled
in a northeasterly direction almost
across the state, rising and dipping
again at intervals until 1t finally spent
its force in Kay county.
Three DEAD ~ GAlEueN.
Al Ell Reno, two persons, MT ana
Mrs. p, B. Thompson, were killed, and
William Moore, and an infant named
Grifith, injured by the storm. At Caiu-
net ten miles west Of there. Sew
eral buildings were blown down.
Ri Reno also reports that word was
received there, before storms inter
rupted wire service, that the little
town of Aledo, in Dewey county. was
blown away.
In Texas the storm played greatest
havoc near kirkland, where seven
persons were killed. Thirty farm
buildings were wrecked and q ROCK
Island work train OF nine cars was
tlown from the track. The wind was
accompanied by a "cloudburst," KIRK
land reporting fall Of four inches
within IS minutes.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-05-02
ANYWAY, PRICES ARE SOARING
ResponsIblIlty for Cost Of Meat
bodced BY all, From Farmers
20 Packers.

Chicago, May 1.-PrceB OF fresh
meat on the hoof and In retail mar
kets have reached the highest aver
age known here in two years. Pack
era say they are paying the highest
prices for cattle In more than ~
years. considering the quality offered.
Responsibility for the high meat
prices seems to be in doubt- The
butcher says the Wholesale price is
higher. The wholesalers say they
are compelled to pay more to the
packers. The packers declare the
farmers are demanding more money
ana the farmers say that corn IL too
expensive to feed.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-05-02

Ottawa, Kan, April 26.-For more
than an hour. while the family Of
John A. Dennis searched for their 1s-
months-oId girl. the child lay dead in
q wash boiler Of water outside the
kitchen door. The family live near
Oakland church, seven miles north
west Of Ottawa. There are ten chill
dren and the baby girl had not been
named.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-05-02

Wichita, Kan, May 1.--Whlle driv-
ing along the bank of the Little AT
kansas river in Riverside park the
horse Of George o. Morgan became
frightened and plunged, over the
bank. Morgan was carried into the
water and was drowned. The horse
was rescued. Mr.. Morgan had lived
here % years and was a wealthy
horse and mule dealer.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-05-02
saIoonIsts Are Sad.

Chicago, May 1.-Chicagoans are
climbing on the water wagon" In
such large numbers that saloon keep
crs have begun to notice their daily
receipts dropping CT. More than 5OV
saloon keepers, 1t is said will not re-
new their licenses.