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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-08
will push subscriptions.
LINCOLN ROUTE UNCHANGED.
Highway 60 Follow Northwestern Roae
Across lows ~ First Planned,


Across Iowa a. First Planned.
Special to Times
Denison. Oct. st. ]. Garrison and
w. G. Rollins. the delegates sent by
the Denison Commercial Club to De-
troit to attend the meeting Of the Lin
coin Highway Association. have re-
turned with the positive promise that
under no circumstances will the route
be changed from following closely the
Northwestern road in Iowa and the
Union Pacific In Nebraska. It is the
plan OF the association to prepare .
cement roadway from ocean to ocean.
The association asks that local capi-
tai prepare well drained roadbed.
place cement bridges. and when this is
done. the cement will be laid by out
side capital. The Denison delegates
expressed much satisfaction at the
character of the promoters of the Lin-
coin Highway and feel that what is
promised they will fulfill.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-08
MANN NOW ExoNERATE0.
sneneer Confession Removes Suspicion
Of Murder From towan.

Spencer Confession Removes ousP'S'o"
Of Murder From lowan.
Special to Times Republican.
Mason City, Oct. 3.-Genuine pleas
ure is expressed here in the exonera-
ton of Lemuel Mann, former Nora
Springs young man, nephew OF MIS-.
Ira Knapp, Of this city. by the con-
fession of Henry Spencer. held IN chi
cago for many murders, who said ne
killed Fannie Thompson. for the muir
der of whom Mann was tried for his
life.
Mann was born in Nora Springs,
lived there for number of years with
his family. later moved and resided
in this city for some time and then the
family moved 70 Chicago.
Spencer says he killed Miss Thomp-
son with a hammer and got 5000 IN
money besides $1,000 in diamonds.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-08
Morten.en Homo rod by Denmark.

Special to Times Republican.
Ames. Oct. S.-Prof. NJ. Mortensen.
head of the Iowa State College division
Of dairying. is the recipient Of signed
honor at the hands Of the Royal Agri-
cultural Society of Denmark, his native
land He has been given a certificate
of membership in the society. Only
one other American has the honor.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-08
BAD NEGROES MUST GO.
Waterloo People Declare the Criminals
in Race Will Be Oeportod.

"dSerIoo TeoP'0 OeS'd'e wv
in Race Will Be Oeported.
Waterloo, Oct S.-Police officers
have decreed that the bad negroes in
Waterloo must go.
In the past two years several hun
dref colored people have settled here.
and some OF them are of the criminal
type. Two murders, cutting ARRAYS.
gambling and bootlegging have oc-
Cured in the last six weeks. and raid
upon Smoky Row." resulted in severai
arrests and few indictments.
Numerous cases Of white men robbed
by colored women have come to light.
Because the men disliked publicity
many instances of this have not been
reported directly to the officers. Some
who have reported refused to prose-
cute.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-08

appear In the iowa classification.
There arc said 70 be great many
places in the state where lime can be
had in large quantities and with this
low rate It will be used much moro
than before TOR correcting the acidity
Of tho soil.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-08
Attorney strlo'esn in Court.

8pectal NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Ida Grove. Oct. S.-While trying .
case In the district court here. A. r.
Molyneux. Of Cherokee. was suddenly
taken with structure Of the bowels, and
was taken to the Conn hospital. His
condition after extreme methods were
taken to reduce his suffering. without
operating. II much improved, ana It IL
thought ct this TINA It will not be nee.
sssaEy to operate. Mr.. Molyneux IL
ore ,of the best known attorneys Of this
part Of the state.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-08

spanish Hen Holds Record.
The eggs Of the Spanish hen. weigh.
lns seven to the pound. are the largest
Produced.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-08
Church Pays Parsonage Debt.

Special to Times Republican.
Ames, Oct. S.-A rally conducted to
raise debt of $4,000 on the parsonage
Of the Ames Church OF Christ has
closed with pledges aggregating $4,100.
which is more than sufficient for the
purpose.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-08
Tan Shoes for Cadets.
c;o1 IN Times-Renublican.

Ames, Oct. S.-The Iowa State Col
lexe faculty has authorized the head
of the military department, Col. James
Rush Lincoln, to make q new "foot
rule" which isfnot one for mensuration,
however. Hereafter all members Of the
college military battalion will be gull
ty of military discipline If they do
not appear in parade wearing tan
Shoes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-08

The worlds most successful medi-
cine for bowel complaint il Chamber
lain's Collie. Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy.-Adv.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-08
At TOWNS ALONG TRANscoNTl.
MENTAL ROUTE TO RATlFY
SELECTION.
STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION
SENDS NOTICES OF MEETINGS
Iowa eoestsrs Urged 70 Guido Those
Of Other States on Nights Of Oct. 81
~. G. Beard, Of Commission,
Discusses Result. Of Detroit Meet
ing. a,;,.,as ,..1

Des eMoines, Oct. s.-A meeting will
be held in every town along the Trans
continental highway in Iowa on the
night Of Oct. 81 to ratify the selection
Of it as the lincoln highway across this
state. The state highway commission
has sent notices to the road boosters
in every community to arrange for the
meetings.
The national officers have requested
chat meetings be held in every town on
the highway from coast to coast.
The Iowa road boosters will make an
effort to Guido those of other states. H.
C. Beard, q member Of the commission,
said yesterday. A dozen speakers for
meetings are to be furnished by the
commission. To stimulate more inter-
est. afternoon rallies are being planned
in many places.
The interest in the Lincoln highway
in Iowa was given boost In Iowa last
week when at the road convention In
Detroit q meeting Of the national as
sociation was held. It was announced
that 10000, 900 is to be spent for sur
acing the road in places where the
local boosters have given the highway
The proper grade. A large amount OF
the money 10 to be spent In Iowa ana
Nebraska.
Mr.. Beard attended the Detroit meet
ing. He said the requirements OF the
axtional association for grading before
surfacing are the same as those OF the
iowa commission. The national eng1n-
ears already have made reports OF what
is necessary to make good road
To Begin Work Soon.
"The national association expects to
begin work by July l." Mr.. Beard sara.
Before one block of cement pavement
Is put in. S10.O0O,OO0 is to be placed IN
banks to the credit Of the association.
This money will be spent for surfaclns.
The local community must put the
road to grade and put In the base 1or
the concrete
The state highway commission prob
ably will designate the kind Of I'M
provementO that must be made along
the Lincoln highway this winter. 50
that work can be started early In the
spring. II possible Lincoln memorial
will be built near every town. The
plan is to get q prominent citizen OF
each county to contribute to the ex-
pense. Capt. Albert Head, Of Jefferson
in the frst to subscribe money for such
q purpose. la-As
will Push subscriptions.
An effort will be made to get ali the
subscriptions taken by the night on
which the ratification meetings are to
be held.
II think the Lincoln highway means
much for tho road movement in Iowa, ;"
Mr.. Beard said. II do not believe its
value Is fully appreciated by US. Tho
commission IL all for it. Marston and
Holden live on It. but they are not
ahead Of me In being for It."
The commission also is encouraging
every other state or national highway
association that is trying to make good
roads in the state.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-08
Naplsser Physician .ankrupt.

Aapleton, Oct. 7-Dr. Carhart, we'll
::xa;.v SssSs1r1SSs:S.ss en ManIetc. hes fsIAd
papsgs = bankruptcy. which shows
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-08
Return. "a Norway to Re.ide,

Returns 70 Norway toiReside.
Special to Times Republican.
Roland, Oct. 8.-Mr. Paul Hyland
left for Norway yesterday to make his
home. Many friends ana neighbors
were at depot to bid him farewell.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-06-21
PERSONAL.

+. L. Harrington of Barre is here
for over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Q. Woods of Con
cord, Mass, are spending a few days
with their daughter, Mrs. Frank Shaw
en- Highland street.
II. w. Spaulding went last night to
"foctotsville to visit several days with
his father, A. B. Spaulding, and his
stcr, Mrs G. f. Ordway
Miss Alice BGtterteld, who came to
he home of her parents here the first
Of he week from her school duties at
il sbure, Pa. sails today from Bos-
zen for ireland, where she will spend
he summer vacation, accompanied by
Miss Knott, principal Of Bradford acad
envy.
Mr.. and Mrs c. E. Curtiss of Sims
bury, Conn, were guests at the Brooks
House last night They are motoring
j through this. section. Another motor
i ing party at the hotel consisted Of
4 Mrs. S. d. futile. Mrs. w 4 Waite
and Marshall Waite of Manistee
Mich.
Miss Florence Allen of the higl
school faculty is ehaperoning party
of young women OF the sehooi VINO are
camping a week at Spofford lake.
Lawrence Putnam and Onslov
Thompson Of Norwich university ar
rived here this morning on the ow
train AIr. Putnam returned to The
| university with members of his faith
er S family BY automobile for gradu
alton.
James q Adams and his brother
Lincoln, returned last evening from
three days trip to Mount Monad
mock and that section Of New Hamr
shire. They rode so miles on bicycle
and tramped about 80 miles. Wednes
day night they camped on Monadnoc
and Thursday near Half Moon pom
r in Hancock. Here they paid yisi
to their sister Constance Adams, VIII
is in camp with Dr.. Sargent S SehoC
of Physical Education.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-06-21

Hester Holden is working for Evans
Brothers.
Mrs. Arthur Snow of Wilmington
spent a few days with Mrs. Frank
Lawrence.
Carl Woodard, who was severely eut
last week, has improved 50 that lie is
able to be at work.
Walter Ware Of Alstead n. H.. and
Mr.. Green were in town on business
yesterday afternoon.
Helen Lewis III WilliamsviIle Is tax
ing the place of Maud Roadway in Car
roll Robinson 5 store.
Mrs Charles Mills left this morning
to spend few days in South Rye
gate and 1t. Johusbury.
Miss Laura Ware went Friday to
Westminster TO spend the weekend
with her sister, Mrs. Fred Davis.
Mrs. Lucius Carpenter of Indiana
was at the Inn Thursday. Mrs. Car
penter was in town looking after the
( care OF the grave of her father-in-
\ law, Rev. Mark Carpenter.
Park Osgood has finished his second
4 year at the University of Vermont.
! He returned Thursday to the home Of
/ his parents to stay a few weeks.
II Several have received cards from
/ Mr. and Mrs. f. b. Batehelder, telling
\ of a pleasant journey and safe arrival
\ ut Granite Falls, Mimi, where they
have gone to spend the summer.
a regular meeting of the Grange was
held in the vestry of the Congregation
al church last evening when the
fourth degree was conferred ON five
members. This was followed by a
short literary program and supper.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-06-21
WHERE BROWNTAILS
EXIST IN COUNTY
Colonies Have Been Located in Brat
tleboro, Guilford, Halifax
and Putney.

A. W. Sweeton, county agent of the
Windham County Agricultural associa-
tion, when asked about the browntail
moth situation this morning, said:
Eus far colonies have been located
in Brattleboro, Guilford. Vernon. Hall
fax and Putney and there are undoubt-
edly more that have not been heard
OF. They We're also found last winter
IN Bellows Falls, where prompt meas
ures We're taken to exterminate them
by gathering and destroying the win
ter nests
In all cases where the moths were
discovered too late to gather the Win
ter nests, spraying with arsenate of
lead was resorted to. This is the only
means of fighting them in the summer
and although one cannot expect to kill
them all in this way, still it will get
good many and prevent Just so many
from laying their eggs for the next
brood
In Massachusetts this pest has
quite a hold and thousands Of dollars
are spent every year in fighting them
They are in Windham county now
but not Very plentiful at present They
viii be, however, unless people in gen
eral become acquainted with their ap.
pearance and habits and are on the
watch for them and destroy them be
fore they get scattered generally
=" Wherever they have been foun6
/ thus far the owners of the property
have co-operated with the county
/ agent and everything possible has beer
done. Just lately | have visited the
places where the spraying was don,
and the large number of dead catapil
t lars on the ground showed that tn,
work did "A lot of good
The county agent receives a goot
many specimens of insects by mail an,
this is to be encouraged because ",
want to know if there are any arount
f nos yct discovered
t'IEo agent also has Circulars de
seriAin@ their appearance and habit
which VII gladly lie sent to anyon
upon rCCuas..
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-06-21
NORTH ADAMS LADS
TAKEN INTO CUSTODY
Three Youngsters Boarded Freight on
Sightseeing Trip-Sent Home in
Charge of Conductor.

Three youngsters, two of them sons
of Henry Gardner and the other a
son of Fred Brooks, all of North Adj
ans, Mass, with a collective capital
of one cent were turned over by the
Central Vermont railroad authorities
yesterday afternoon to Police Chief
George Wilson. \ telephone message
to Mr.. Gardner resulted in n request
to send them back by passenger train
and he would remit by check today
and the boys We're accordingly sent
home last evening in charge Of the
conductor on the S.25 train.
They said that they had boarded a
freight at North Adams intending to
ride through the tunnel, but when they
brought up at Greenfield they thought
they would go a little farther and look
over this part Of the country.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-06-21
PRESIDENT WILSON GUEST.
viii Attend Wedding in Baltimore
This Afternoon

BALTIMORE, Ma, June 2I.-Pres-
idcnt Wilson will be a guest at the
wedding Of Ethel Preston Mccormack,
daughter of Mrs. Isaac Emerson, to
Francis II. MeAdoo, son of Secretary
of the Treasury McAdoo, which viii
take place at this afternoon at
Brookwood in Green Spring Valley.
The President is expected to come by
automobile, accompanied by his wife
and daughters. Acceptanees have also
been received from Vice President and
Mrs. Marshall Secretary of State and
Mrs. Bryan, Attorney General Mercy
nolds. Postmaster General and Mrs.
Burleson, Secretary OF the Interior
Lane and Mrs Lane and Secretary OF
Commerce Wilson and Mrs. Wilson. Tn
less rain prevents the wedding will be
celebrated out of door.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-06-21
TOWNSHEND.
VILLAGE SCHOOL EXERCISES.
Certificates and Diplomas Presented -
Satisfactory Work Done.


The village school closed very sue
cessful year with public exercises in
the town hall Friday afternoon, when
the following program was carried out,
after about 60 children marched into
the hall: Song, List to the Bluebird,
school; piano solo, Leah Seligar; reel
tation, The Return of the Witches
Merrill Sparks; two very interesting
folk dances by the children of the low
er grades; song, girls chorus; reel
tation, Mother S Fool, Catherine
Chase; song, The Ball Game, boys
/ chorus; recitation, Columbus, Homer
Jennison; the little people sang Two
Songs of Trade; the third grade sang
The Dandelfon and The Teakettle S
Song Old-Tme Visitors was the name
of little play given by the members
of the sixth grade. Silvia Kidder took
:! the leading part in this and it was
/ very amusing as well as interesting to
see and hear the other six childeu.
dressed in d-fashioned clothes, in the
parts of the deacon, who built the
one boss chaise, the parson, who
rode in the chaise, the sexton, who
drove the parson s horse to the race,
the old man with the crick in his
f back, grandmother. who saw the Bat
tie of Bunker Hill, and Aunt Saman-
tina, who behaved very properly in her
childhood.
Supt Drew made a short speech to
the school and presented certificates of
promotion to the children who had sue
ccssfully completed the work of the
year, in all the grades. Diplomas were
given to those who had graduated
from the eighth grade and who had
passed the state examination for free
tuition to any high school These were
presented to Catherine Chase. Merrill
Sparks, Homer Jennison and Merle
Randall. Supt Drew. stated that these
pupils passed the examinations witt
higher rank than any other pupils ia
his district, one pupil getting 80 IN
one study, all of them passing abov,
90 in one or more studies with a gen
eral average in seven studies each o.
81. This fact is very gratifying TO tn,
friends Of consolidation in schoo
work. and il reflects credit upon Supt
Drew and especially upon Miss Lott,
Jones, who has had charge of tn,
) eighth grade work the past year.
Very satisfactory work has beer
done by Miss Alice Dale in the prima
~ department and by Miss Nildre,
{ Burbank in the intermediate depart
= ment, and il would be a source O
) great pleasure to the parents if the.
/ were sure of the return OF al TN
: teachers to the school for unothe
. year.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-06-21
CORNELL IS
RULING FAVORITE
Big Boat Race of the Day at Pough-
keepsie viii Be Started at 6
O'Clock Today.

POUGHKEEPSIE, y. Y, June 2l.-
Uncertain weather conditions for the
annual intercollegiate boat races to be
held on the Hudson this afternoon
faced the oarsmen of IL crews, but
there were hopes of frightening skies
BY late afternoon Cornell, Pcnnsvl-
vania, Columbia Wisconsin, Washing
ton and Syracuse are to be represented
in the several races.
Cornell this morning was the ruling
favorite for the big race. The four
cared race viii be called at 4 d clock,
the freshmen contest at 4.55 and the
big race at 6.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-06-21
TRADE INCREASE Noted.
Business with Territories Indicates
Breaking of Records.


WASHINGTON. June 2l.-Accord-
ing to official figures of the bureau of
foreign and domestic commerce, de
partment Of commerce, the total value
of the shipments from the nUited
States to all its noucontiguous terri
tories Gncluding in this term Alaska,
Hawaii, Porto Rico, the Philippine Is
lands, Guam, and Tutuia) il, for the
10 months ended with April. 1913,
500. 1sG. O93, against SS5.970,947 in the
corresponding months of last year;
While the value Of the shipments to
the United States from the noncon-
siguous territories in the no months
ended with April, 1913. amounted to
Sl04. SO 500. against $ll2,062, $50 in the
same months Of last year.
From these figures il is estimated
that shipments from the United States
to its roncontiguous territories viii
show a larger total in 1913 than ewes
before. aggregating approximately
100000 00 against SlQ6.o00,00o in
1912. SS2.000000 in 1870 and S36,75o,-
COO in 1903: also that shipments from
the noncontiguius territories to the
United states will show a slightly low
er total in 1913 than in 1912, the high
record year, or Approximately Sl35,0o0t
coo, against S143,000,O00 IN 1912, Sos.
GOO, 600 ilt 1910, and 100000 il
1903.
Thus the shipments from the non
contiguous territories to the United
States have a little more than double5
| in the last 10 years, while shipments
! from the United States to the terri
tories in question trebled in the same
period
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-06-21
FEAR OF DEATH
BROUGHT CONFESSION
Ex-Policc Capt. Walsh, Whose Test
nony Convicted Inspectors,
Dead After Long Illness

NEW YORK, June 21.-Thomas w.
Walsh, ex-police captain, whose con
fessions led to the conviction for
grating of Inspectors Murtha, Thomp-
son, Hussey and Sweeney, who are now
serving time in the penitentiary, died
at his home in Harlem today He had
been in poor health many months and
the fear of death was what brought
about his confession He rallied and
was able to testify at the graft trials,
but was never himself again
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-06-21

Mr.. and Mrs. +. II. Crane went this
afternoon to Hanover TO attend the
Dartmouth college commencement and
the 18th anniversary reunion of the
class of 1895, in which Mr.. Crane
graduated. From Hanover they viii
90 early in the week to Sunapee lake
to Join Mrs. Crane 5 mother, Mrs. l..
y. Mastin, and the Crane children, for
a vacation of two weeks.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-06-21
HUNGER STRIKE SUCCESSFUL.
Militant Sufragette Released from
Prison in London.

LONDON. June 21.-The prison au-
thorities today released as a result of
Ill health arising from u munger strike
Labra Geraldine Lennox, who. on June
II, was sentnced to six months I'M
prisonment for conspiracy to commit
malicious damage to property She
and her companions, all of whom were
committed for long terms, refused to
cat from the moment they were sent
to jail.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-06-21
MUNICIPAL SALOON IN DAKOTA
City Of Sisscton VIII Share Profits
With County.

SISSETON. S. d., June 2l.-This
town will have the nearest approach
to municipal saloon Of any town in
south Dakota The licenses for two
saloons, to which the town is entitled,
were granted to w. L. Bolenbeek lay
popular vote. Bolenbeck will conduct
the business on novel lines. He viii
work on salary of $500 a year,
aud the profits of the business will be
divided, half to the county good roads
fund and half to the city treasury.
The daily receipts Of the saloon viii be
turned over to two leading citizens
under whose control the business viii
be conducted The name of the city
win not appear in any of the transac
tions OF the saloon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-06-21
INCREASED FREIGHT RATES
Interstate Commerce Commission Be
gan an Inquiry Today.

WASHINGTON, June 21-On its
own initiative the interstate commerce
commission today began an inquiry in
70 the application of - eastern rail
roads for increased freight rates The
commission denied the application of
he railroads to reopen the old advanc-
Cd rates case of two years ago.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-06-21

Miss Christine Wheeler Of Jackson
Vile is one of eight Young women who
will graduate next Friday frcm The
North Adams, Mass, hospital training
school
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-06-21
EARNS 1nfested wa ezagshoppers.

Farms Infested With Grasshoppers.
The grasshopper plague has reached
Townshend. Ii is impossible TO report
the extent Of the damage done So far
but on the farms Of Rockwell Davis
and Mr.. McColCck they are doing de
structive work, especially TO the tender
plants IN the gardens the farmers
here know OF no remedy for tile pest
rs poisoning the plants on the farms
mentioned has had no effect on the
grasshoppers.