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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-20
MISSING FOR YEARS
Relatives Of Robert n. Wickham,
Former lowan Wh> Has Had Varied
Career, Decide to Appeal to the
Authorities.

Ames, Jan 20.-Seventeen years ago
today, relatives of Robert II. Wickham
here received letter from Wickham
from Duluth, Mimi, in which he stated
that he would return home within two
weeks. Today John @. W,ckham. city
engineer and a brother, announced that
the two weeks had heightened into so
many years that he had decided to APP
peal to the authorities. 1t is more than
twenty years since the man disap-
reared, and he would be about 81 years
old if alive now.
Mr.. Wickham said his brother began
life on a farm, but he left and found
employment at Marshailtown Tor
time, but later. having studied survey
ing. entered the service % the govern
ment. In charge of Il surveying party
he made three trips to South America
and two to Alaska. Some time after
that he was with a government party
on trip around the world sounding
harbors and doing other government
work.
@wickham was said to have been cap.
tIred by rebels in Chile and severely
wounded. In New York h was injured
in an elevated railroad wreck where
an arm. both legs and several ribs We're
broken. ~
He recovered and having resigned his
government position. he went TO Can
ada and married and became a woods
man. Since the letter from Duluth,
nothing has been heard from him.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-20
BINGHAM DISCUSSES BILL.
Tells Why Adjacent Farm Owners
Should Bear Weed Destruction Cost.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Jan. 2O.-With respect
to his bill to change the law as to cost
of destruction OF weeds on public roads.
so as to place the burden on the ad-
jacent property. Representative Lewis
Bingham. Of Emmett county. has this
to say:
weeds and slough grass have no
place on Iowa roads. Township
trustees all over the state have been
completely at sea as to the seeming
impossibility OF complying with the,
present statute relative to the moving
of the roads Many OF these recently.
elected are refusing to qualify because
they do. not care to subject themselves
to the possibility of heavy fines for.
failure to carry out law whose intent
is excellent but which has proven Inn
practicable From $50 to 600 acres OF
road to he properly moved at such timo
or times as may be necessary each
season. creates too heavy demand on
the township treasury unless taxes
should be considerably increased.
"Of course the ideal way Is to have
the public pay for the care OF the
roads but the ideal is very often not
practical and the long experience OF
towns and cities has proven that tho
only feasible way is to require the lot
owner to keep his own part OF the
walks cleaned. We are discovering
that the same principle holds true with
regard to the roads, The large num-
bers of land owners who appreciate
neat surroundings NOW their own roads
anyway. and as the law now stands.
they also are required TO contribute
their part OF the taxes used In moving
In front OF the premises OF their less
public spirited neighbors. This is tin-
just
'The bill as introduced corrccts this
injustice by making the land owner pri-
marily responsible for the moving. In
case he does not do so within the time
limit however. II becomes the duty OF
the township trustees or other re-
sponsihle road ovcrsecr to hire, tho
necessary men and teams. Mt not 10 ex-
cedc 81 per day for the man. team ans
moving machine. or SO per day for man
and scythc. the money so paid out to
be assessed to the ahutting land ana
collected with other taxes. The per-
missnble pay ~ fixed at these rates for
the dobule purpose of making 1t an OBJ
iect from the standpoint of economy
for the land owner to do II himself and
also to enable the trustees to offer
whatever reasonable pay may be neces-
sary to get the work done.
"As proper preliminary to requir.
ing the moving OF the roads by the land
owner the bill provides that the trus-
tees shall. wherever practical. put all
old barrow pits. careless graders road.
side gouges and other surface !rregn.
larities in proper shape for moving"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-20
PARK IN THE ROCKIES
Chief Geosrapher of United States
Geological Survey Recommends Es-
tabIishing New National Park in
Colorado = Would Include Estes
Park.

Washington. Jan. 20.-A national
park in the Rocky mountains in Colo
RADIO, in the vicinity of Longs peak,
including the valley known as Estes
park, the continental divide and the
mountain ranges nearby, is recon-
mended to Secretary of the Interior
Fisher, by r. B. Marshall chief geo.
grapher of the United States geoloSi-
cal survey. who has just concluded Il
detailed examination of the region. Mr..
Marshall suggests that it be named
the Rocky mountain national park.
'"This region is rs beautiful as any
to be found in the United States" said
Mr.. Marshall, "as there is spread be-
fore the eye the gorgeous assemblage
Of wonderous mountain ranges, sur
rounded by fantastic and ever chang
ing clouds. The elevation ranges from
$500 to $4,000 feet. and the area is
we'll watered and affords abundant op-
portunity for the camper 1t would be
nearer to the large centers of popu-
lation than any of the present parks,
and would be available for many peo-
pie who can not afford TO so to the
parks farther away"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-20
HIGH LevEE ONLY HOPE
shawneetown, III, Already Fifteen
Feet Below Water Level - Break
There IN 1893 Cost Thirty Five Lives
River Not Expected to Receds For
a Week.

Evansville. Ind. Jan. 20.-With the
Ohio river today standing at 46.7 feet.
the same as last night, Evansville and
the lower valley settled down to an
endurance test with the water. 1t Is
believed that the river will not begin
to recede before the end OF the week.
TIL greatest danger from tn flood Is
at Shawneetown, H., seventy five miles
below here. That city is protected by
n high levee and now lies fifteen feet
below the water level. Boy scouts pa
troll the levee in the day time. reIiev-
ing their fathers, who guard the big
dixie mt night.
The levee broke in 1898 causing a
loss Of thirty-five lives.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-20
WYOMING ASSEMBLY THROWN
INTO WILD DISORDER WHEN
LEADERS CLASH.
SPEAKER PRO TEN
ATTACKED BY SPEAKER
Thrown From Platform by Presiding
Offiesr-Spsaksr Calls Friend to
Chair That He May Act a. Commit
tee Enthusiastically Questioned
BY Opposition Member.

Cheyenne, Wyo.. Jan. 20.-Scenes of
violence. which lasted fully three
quarters Of an hour and which included
two separate encounters between
Speaker Martin l.. Pratt and Speaker
Pro TEN w. j. Wood. threw the lower
house of the Wyoming legislature into
hopeless confusion just before noon to-
day. Absolutely no parliamentary or
der was obtained and the scene was
only ended by an agreement among the
members on the floor when cool headed
leaders of either faction announced an
agreement to let matters stand just as
they were until o'clock this after
noon. Both Pratt and Wood claimed
authority over the house and with
Pratt welding the gavel the show of
authority seemed about equal either
way.
Questions Authority Of Substitute.
The immediate occasion of the trou-
BILE was the attempt Of Speaker Pratt
to call to the chair f. c. Hunter, re-
publican, of Carbon county. An appeal
had been taken from the speakers rul-
ing upon the offer of substitute COM
mittees by the democrats for those he
had substituted and in which. he him
self, held the balance Of power upon
the two important committees-rules
and elections. Mr.. Hunter took the
chair and Pratt went to Hunters seat
on the floor. Judge Metz, democrat.
arose and declared that the speaker
could not designate any other than the
speaker pro tenn to take the chair and
called upon Representative w. J.
Wood, of Crook county, speaker pro
TEN, and democrat, to preside. This
Wood proceeded to do and Hunter
yielded the chair to him.
lUnseats Speaker Pro Tenn.
h Ehereupon Pratt started to resume
the chair himself. Wood sat in his place
until Pratt grasping him by the shout
ders, threw him violently off the plat
form. Wood struck on both hands and
his face but promptly arose and rushed
back to the chair again. The men
grasped each other until Chaplain
Davidson and others on the platform
held them momentarily.
House in Wild Disorder.
WELDING his gavel. which he had Sc
cured in the melee, Pratt declared the
house adjourned. Having the prestige
of the speakers chair and using a pa
per weight as gave,, Speaker Pro
Tenn Wood shouted to the sergeant at
arms to close the doors. He called for
roll call on the appeal motion. Stand
ing over the chief clerk Pratt forbade
the calling of the roll. Both sides lined
up and pandemomium reigned in the
house, Another climax followed in ten
minutes after the first violence be-
tween the men when with several
hackers on either side they clashed
and Pratt attempted to get his own
chair in place of the clerks chair he
had appropriated for the time being
Attempting to interfere. Representative
Sproul, who had heretofore been closer
to Pratt in counsel than any other
democrat was kicked In the stomach
by the speaker. Further violence was
averted by fully score of the house
members who We're standing close
around the speakers desk
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-20

sess 1t in accordance with an arbitrary
schedule decided upon by a conference
Of assessors. or to- resign and give it
up in disgust.
1t is found that in practically every
county Of the state the assessors and
county officers have entered into
agreement to wholly ignore the law as
to assessments at full value. and that
unless the state officials take some af-
firmative action. there will be no legal
assessment Of property in the state.
When this fact is presented to
the legislature, as It win be. 1t will be
an important factor in favor of tax
reform.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-20
DEMOCRATS OF HOUSE DECLARE
MATERIAL REDUCTIONS WILL
De MADE.
MANY ARTICLES SLATED
FOR PRUNING PROCESS
Former chairman Payne Sssks to
Show That Dill Which Bears His
Name Made Sufficient Reductions
Presents Figures 70 Back His Arsu.
msnts-Payns Still Serving.

Washington. Jan. 2o-The agricul-
tural schedule Of the tariff came up to-
day before the house ways and means
committee.
Representative Payne, who was
chairman Of the committee when the
present tariff was started on its path
thru congress, and who Is now ranking
republican members Of the committee.
estimated that the consumption value
Of articles on which the rates Of duty
were increased or decreased in the
present laws was:
Articles on which duties were de-
creased, $4S3. 3.430,637.
Articles on which duties were in
creased, $4,3S0,4S3.
Democratic members Of the commit
tee stated today that there would be
material reductions from the present
law on many articles in the schedule.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-20
lash" MOVES DEAD
Former Prominent Resident Of Hardin
County Passes Away at Los Angeles
Assisted in Prosecution Of Rains
barsers.

Special to Times-Republican.
Eldora, Jan. 2o,word has reached
here Of the death at Los Angeles, CAL,
last Wednesday. Of Ash Noyes, a
former prominent Hardin county resi-
dent The cause OF Mr.. Noyes' death
was not stated in the brief message.
"Ash" Noyes was one Of the early
settlers of Hardin county, and for a
number Of years he was prominently
known as banker and stock raiser.
Mr.. Noyes settled here in the early
sos and resided at Steamboat Rock
until about twenty years ago when he
went to California; where he has since
made his home.
Mr.. Noyes took an active part in the
prosecution of the Rainsbarger boys.
thruout their battles in the courts.
The body was crfmated and Inferred
at Los Angeles, afordins to the mes
sage.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-20
Or. LoNGsHoRE TEsTlFlEs.
Defendant in Murder Case Denies Per.
forming Operation.

Waterloo. Jan. 20.--Dr. Anna Long
shore, now on trial here. charged with
murder. took the stand today In her
own defense. She denied having oper-
ated upon Rebecca Shade. who died as
the result of criminal operation. The
woman admitted that both the girl and
Fred Morris. who admitted RESPONSE
bility for the young woman's condi-
ton, had called upon her and request-
ed that the operation be performed but
that she had refused. On cross exam-
nation her testimony remained un-
shaken.
IThe detailed account of the progress
of the trial will be found on page 81
Ed.1
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-20
GIRLS CONTINUE STRIKE.

Ten Thousand Shirt Waist Makers Re.
main Out Despite Settlement.
New York. Jan. 20.-Ten thousand
girls of the $4,000 affected by the agree
ment Saturday between shirt waist and
dress manufacturers and their en-
ployes, rebelled today and remained
out on strike. The other $1,000 went
to work at increased wages.
There are still approximately 125.00O
workers on strike In all branches of
the garment trades. Several clashes
occurred today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-20
ELECT KENYON TWICE
House and Senate to Ballot Separately
For United States Senator, Then
Joint Session to Cast eaIot-ksnyon
to Speak Thursday.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Jan. 20.-William S.
Kenyon, having already been designat-
ed by Iowa voters as the man to be
elected to succeed himself in the SEN
ate Of the United States, will twice be
elected to a seat in congress this week.
Sometime tomorrow the house and
the senate in session separately will
vote on choice for the position of sena :
tor in the congress. In both the house
and the senate William S. Kenyon will
receive a majority Of the votes. A
record will be made of this fact and In
each house it will be declared that SO
far as that house can do so Senator
Kenyon has been reelected.
On the following day the two houses
will meet in joint convention and Pres
ident Harding will preside. The secre-
tary of the senate will read that part OF
the senate journal showing the election
of Mr. Kenyon The clerk of the house
will read that part OF the hon4e journa
Of the previous day showing the cleo
ton Of Mr.. Kenyon. ..Then. the join
convention will proceedr to. ballot TO,
senator and the Joint convention VII
again elect Mr.. Kenyon to be senator
AS to whether or not a Joint roll
call is necessary. in view Of the previ-
Gus election by both houses. there is
some difference of opinion, but at least
it does no harm. The double election
has been followed for number OF
years.
It is expected that Senator Kenyon
will appear before the joint convention
on Thursday and deliver an address
That is customary and expected, and II
will be complied with unless something
unforeseen occurs. The very brief address
of Senator Kenyon less than two years
ago is remembered by all the old mem
bers as one Of the finest speeches OF
the kind on record.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-20
MAY IMPEACH CABINET
Constitutional Party Of Japan Threat
ems to Start Impeachment Proceed
inss-comins Elections to Bring Out
Strength Of New Progressive
Party.

Toxic, Japan, Jan. 20.-Plans to inn
peach the Japanese cabinet at the re-
assembling Of the diet tomorrow have
been made by the Soi-Yukas or con-
stitutional party. which has major
ity in the lower house. but it is thought
probable that an adjournment will be
taken until Feb. 5, when 1t is expected
the budget will be introduced.
Should the opposition insist on its
impeachment plans the diet will be
dissolved at once.
The cabinet. however, will remain in
power until the elections. which will
demonstrate the strength Of the new
progressive" party, which Prince Kat
surt. the premier, intends to form
Katsura declared today that the new
group would be drawn from all the old
parties and factions. The platforms
and policies Of the new combination
will. he said. beS made public shortly.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-20
CARSON. RING" UNDER FIRE.
Sausage Skins Filled With Gasoline
Used 20 Start One Fire.

Chicago, Jan. 20.-Operations Of the
alleged larson ring" and the ingenuity
employed by its members in arranging
incendiary fires. were disclosed to
States Attorney Hoyne when he re-
sumed the investigation today.
In one fire under investigation 1t is
said a score or more Of sausage skins
filled with gasoline were strung on
wires to start the blaze. These "gaso-
line sausages" exploded and spread the
flames.
Ten witnesses were examined by the
states attorney today. 1t is expected
that the case will be presented to the
grand jury the lost Of this week.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-20
ALMOST poveLE OF GROOM.

Preacher Chosen Bears Striking Re.
ssmbIancs to Helen Gould's Fianes.
Tarrytown, N. Y, Jan. 2O.-The Rev.
Daniel Russell of the Irvington Pres
byterian church, who will join Miss
Helen Gould and Finley J. Shepherd
in marriage here on Wednesday, Is al
most a double of the groom. Friends
say that the bride herself might have
difficulty in saying which was which
at a little distance.
The work Of decorating Lindhurst,
Miss Gould's mansion, began today.
Pink roses from the brides own con-
servatories will be largely used.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-20
wilson. Wishes Respected.

Trenton, n. J., Jan. 20.-When Pres
idcnt- Elect Wilson arrived at the sta. re
house today, he found the following
telegram sent last Friday by William
Corcoran Eustis. chairman Of the in
auguration committee:
"Your letter in reference to the
commission Of the inaugural ball has
not reached me, but hasten to as
sure you OF our desire to comply with
your wishes In every way"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-20
EXPECT 1000 DELEGATES.

Many Commercial Organizations to Be
represented at Washington Meeting.
washington, Jan. 20.-Altho the con-
yention does not begin until tomorrow
several hundred delegates to the first
annual meeting of the chamber Of
commerce Of the United States arrived
TODAY. The officers Of the organization
were among the first comers and it Is
expected that more than 1000 dele
rates from various commercial organ
izations and associations will be pres
ent when the convention is called TO
order.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-20
Thinks Turk Vessels Were sunk.

Athens, Greece, Jan. 2O.-A Greek
officer who participated in the naval
hattie between the Greek and Turkish
fleets off the Dardanelles on Satur-
day and who closely followed all the
incidents of the fight says that during
the pursuit of the Turkish vessels the
battleships kaehr -ed-Din Barbarossa
and Tcrgut Refs slackened speed and
showed a list to starboard. He be-
lieves that both vessels were in a sink
ing condition when they heached the
straits
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-20
DIDN'T conslpR EXEMPTIONS.
Mississippi "ReciprocaI Osmurrase
"Ruiss Are Annuilcd as Invalid.

Washington, Jan. 20.-The supreme
court today annulled an invalid. the
-reciprocial demurrage rules" of the
Mississippi railroad commission. which
imposed charges upon railroads for de-
lay in delivering interstate or intra-
states hipments. The decision was
based on the fact that the rules did
not provide for exemptions in the case
of unavoidable delay
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-20
MAY CREATE JOINT PORTS.
coneiiiatory Method Suggested e
Prevent Clash Of Rival Cities.

Washington, Jan. 20.-To conciliate
cities protesting against the loss OF
tho office Of the collector of customs
and its location with nearby rival.
the treasury department is considering
a compromise which would make both
ports in such localities the headquar-
ters of a customs district. the collec-
tor dividing his time between them.
The department has under considera-
.tion the application of such a PROPOSE
tion from st. Paul and Minneapolis and
Duluth and Superior.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-20
BALKAN ALLIES SERVE NOTICE
ON TURKS OF RENEWAL OF
HosTILITIEs.
CONTINGENT ON COMPLIANCE
BY OTTOMAN GOVERNMENT
Turkey Must coneede to Present De-
mands Of AlIies-FuIl Power to Re.
new Wary Sent to Bulgarian COM
mander in the Field-Grssks Dam
age Turk Ships in Naval Battle.

London, Jan. 20.-Bulgaria, Servia
and Montenegro today presented an
ultimatum to Turkey giving the Otto
man government fourteen days in
which to make a favorable reply to
their demands, according to word FROM
Constantinople.
Full power to declare the resumption
of hostilities against Turkey was tele-
graphed today to DR.. S. Daneff, leader
of the Bulgarian delegation, and his
colleagues, by the Bulgarian premier,
]. S. Guechoff, who told them to exer-
else it whenever in their opinion fur
ther peace negotiations became use
less.
The representatives of the Balkan
allies will therefore directly notify
General Savoff the Bulgarian COM
mander- in chief, that the armistice
has ended as soon as it become appar-
ent that there is no hope of the peace
plenipotentiaries reaching mutually
satisfactory arrangements. Hostilities
will commence fourteen days after
ward.
essiesins Army Deceived.
The Bulgarians have now discovered
that they have been completely misled
in regard to the conditions prevailing
in the beleagured Turkish fortress OF
Adrianople and have consequently de-
cided that a prompt change in their
policy is needed.
Two weeks ago they were informed
that the fall Of the fortress could be
expected hourly but recent council
of war held at Mustapha Pasha under
the presidency Of King Ferdinand came
to the conclusion that Shukri Pasha,
the Turkish commander in Adrianople.
had been able to economize the sup
plies in the fortress to such an extent
that the garrison would be able to re-
sist perhaps for several months more:
Shukri Pasha, it appears, deluded the
Bulgarians by means Of false reports
spread by supposed deserters' who
reached the Bulgarian lines drawn
around the city.
Hasten End Of War.
The commanders of the Bulgarian
forces now know the truth and Bull
garia has determined to force speedy
solution so as to put an end to the
heavy expenditures and permit the
men under arms, who comprise Writ
ually the whole of the able bodied
male population Of Bulgaria, to return
to work. Other wise it is thought the
next harvest will be lost.
The next meeting Of the ambassadors
Of the European powers at the British
foreign office has been postponed until
Wednesday owing to absence from
town of two of the ambassadors.
Servia to N ako Demands.
The Servians have decided to pre-
sent tomorrow to the powers a men,
orandum which they have drafted de-
failing their intentions in regard to
territorial changes arising out Of the
way Servia will ask to be permitted
to occupy permanently the eastern
part of the district Of Novitazar bor-
dering on the Servian frontier and also
the entire region eastward from the
river Drin to Lake Ochrida as we'll as
the fortress of Monastir which the
servian troops captured from the
Turks after a severe fight.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-20
CONFER WITH wIckERsHAm.

R.;lroad Officials 70 Consult on Sep
aration Of Union and Southern Roads
New York, Jan. 2o.-Robert 8. Low
ett. Chairman Of the executive COM
mittee Of the Union Pacific railroad.
viii 70 to Washington tonight with
Frank A. ,venderlit and Mortimer NJ.
Schiff, to confer with Attorney Cen
eral wickersham regarding the separ-
alton Of the Union Pacific and the
southern Pacific roads pursuant to the
recent decision Of the supreme court.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-20
Coal Supply Restricted.

Port Said Jan. 20.-The Turkish
cruiser Hamidieh, which arrived here
on Saturday morning, sailed today for
the Red sea after taking on board 100
tons of coal which was all the authori-
ties would allow her