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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-12
PROFESSOR CHESS CHAMPION
College Man Defeats Al Conner. Ii
Tournament at Grinnsll.

tournaments Ut SclU0oUUe
Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell. Jan. 12.-Professor Buck Of
Gr1nneN college. won eight chess games
at the same time. A chess tournament
among the students has caused a great
increase OF interest in the game, and
this tournament led Professor Buck to
issue his challenge to not only the stu
dents but to any of the faculty or
town people who wished to play him.
Mr.. Buck agreed to play as many as
thirty men at a time, but only eight
accepted his challenge
The games were played in the read
ing rooms Of the college Y. M. c. A.,
where the chess tables were arranged
around the room in circle Professor
Buck made his move at the first table
and leaving his opponent to think out
his next play made the round OF the
other tables, and In this manner played
eight games at once. It took Mr.. Buck
q little over two hours to dispose of his
eight opponents.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-12
The Roof in Liter atur.

Northern literature has never taken
the roof seriously. There have been
many books written from the view
point Of windows. The study window
Is usual. Theme there Is college VIM
dow and the Thrums window. Also.
there is a window viewpoint as yet
scarcely expressed-that Of the boy of
Stevenson's poems with his nose fiat
tened against the glass. convalescence
looking for sailormen with one leg.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-12
PROSPEROUS YEAR FOR HOME.
Interesting Figures Shown by Report
From Odd Fellows Institution.

Special to Times-Republican.
Mason City, Jan n, The past year
has been a very prosperous year LOT
the State Odd Fellows Orphans and
Old Peoples Home. There are now
sixty-six children being cared for ana
given all the advantages Of home train
ing, and both secular and religious ed
ucation. There are now ten little chill
dren in the nursery and they are the
pride Of every visitor. Thirty-eight
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-12
SAVES FRIEND FROM DROWNING.
University Student Saves SELF From
Water and Rsseuss Companion.

Water and Rsseuss Com panien.
Special TO Times Republican.
Iowa City. Jan. 1e.-E. Guy Cutstmli.
of Hazelton and Severe Quinn. OF
Sioux City. students. were nearly
drowned in the Iowa river. when they
broke thru the Ice while skating near
the city park. Quinn plunged into tho
stream, over his head. and his drown
ing seemed imminent. when Cutshall.
after reaching firm ice by a desperate
struggle, came to the young mans res
cue. Cutshar was hampered by a
heavy >overcoat but made a brave fight
for Quinn's life after saving himself.
and the rescue was spectacular. Quinn
is an Iowa City academy student, and
Cutshall is attending S. u. I.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-12

certain sa1eguardD Guppoe4 - 10
thrown shout III pegDon0 ana WAeusves
any one 10 70 be visited with IL penal-
Ties Of the law he SHAH have - right
to Q hearing oe some sort. Thsee 10 no
judicial review ol <he action oe the
authorities In this casa
The parole board has issued, orders
for surgical operations Ia about nifty
cases ct the four insane hospitals.
Some Of theso arc insane, ether epilep.
tics and others Of dangerous charac-
ter. Tho Arst practical application Of
the law waN soon b made.
90
Tho case In the supreme court in.
volving Attorney Ketchuan. Of Algona,
win b stricken from the supreme
court docaget ana 30 dropped. He will
not pursue tho appeal from the order
Of the district court directing that he
be sent to an insane hospital. He has
left Iowa, going to friends In Illinois.
and Il 10 understood the case II to be
dropped.
The city Of Clinton IL preparing for
the commission form Of government, or
at least the campaign 10 on to have It
adopted. and tho municipal accounting
department Of the state will furnish
reliable statistics AZ to the result of the
adoption Of the commission form in
other cities Of the state. Generally the
commission cities have neither in.
creased nor lowered their tax levies.
but they. arc running alcng the same
as before.
1t Is probable that the plans which
have been making for months to effect
consolidation Of two Of the national
banks OF Den Moines will not event.
uate. but there will remain four ma
tional banks in the city. Two Of the
largest have been on the point OF a
merger q long time and this would in
volve going to Chicago to enter bank
Ing one Of tho big bankers Of the
city. The latest information, however.
IL that the deal has been declared of
for the present and there is now moth
Ing doing.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-12
MAN WHO STOLE Jack FROM
MAIL TRAIN At BELLE PLANE
ARREsrEp.
SOUGHT 70 PASS ONE
OF MANY CHECKS TAKEN
Papsrs Valued at $4,000 Taken FROM
Northwestern Train After Being Put
Aboard car-Thisf Alleged to Have
Made Full confsssien-Not Known
in Belle Piaina

Chicago. Jan. IA man who says
no is Harry L. Watson. of Belle
PLANE. Iowa, walked into the jewell
~ store Of L. Bash & Co., at 21s South
State street Saturday, made some pur-
chases, and rendered a $500 check. A
clerk engaged him in conversation and
another telephoned the police.
A patrolman came and Watson was
examined. The police were unable to
find anything wrong and were just
about to release Watson when Gen.
James e. Stuart, chief postoffice in
spsctor, learned Of the arrest and or
dered him held little longer.
General Stuart hurried over to the
station. carrying another check.
Have you any other checks out of
that mail pouch?" queried the in
.spector. Here's another one. see.'
Then. according to the police. Wat
son confessed to the theft OF mail
pouch at Belle PLANE last Wednesday.
The pouch contained about $4,000 In
checks and money orders and the postal
service was put on the trail of the
robbery. General Stuart suspected the
thief would come to Chicago and at
tempt to dispose Of the valuables.
Makes Full Confession.
According to General Stuart, Watson
made full confession of the rob-
berry.
1--WE knew of the theft the morning
Of Jan. 9. and were on the lookout for
the man who took the letters" said
the Inspector. I'VE knew all the de-
tails Of the theft and. when I con-
fronted Watson. who was held by the
police under the alias of Howard Kit
tie. and called him by his real name
he broke down and made complete
confession"
Watson was arrested by the police
when he attempted to purchase jew
elry and rendered a check for $500 in
payment of his purchase. The check
was made payable to Mrs. Elizabeth
Kittle of Belle Plaine and was drawn
on the First National bank Of that city.
Employees of the store became sus-
picious and called. IN the police, who
took Watson into custody.
The police were about, to release
him for lack of evidence when Cen
eral Stuart confronted the prisoner
and obtained his confession.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-12
Not Known f. esIIe PIaine.

Belle PLANE. Jan. 12.-Harry L. Wat
son. the man arrested in Chicago for
robbing the mails here, is not known IN
Belle Plaine. and so far as anyone
knows, he was mot seen. The BELIEF
here il that the sacleiwas not stolen
from the platform. but that the rob-
Der secreted himself in the mail car
and stole the sack on the train. 1t is
said the sack was put on Northwestern
train No. 6. and could not have been
taken from the platform.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-12

man made no defense. and after hear
Ing the girls story the Jury retired to
deliberate. Ten minutes later they fisd
back into the court room and asked the
privilege OF questioning tho plaintiff.
The judge granted the request.
when that young man kissed you.
miss" queried the foreman. impress
sively. were you wearing that saucy
little hat cooked down over your left
eyer"
Yes SIR was the prompt reply OF
the wondering plaintiff.
ITO put 1t all in a bunch. miss" con-
tinued the foreman. were you dressed
like you are now and looking Just the
same"
"Why. yes. sir" answered the girl.
with increasing perplexity. II believe
that was"
Then. your honor" said the fore.
man. turning to the judge. we acquit
the defendant on the ground OF esno-
tional nity."-Philadeiphia Teie-
graph.
l.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-12

The same species OF flower never
shows moro than two Of the three
colors. red. yellow and blue. Roses,
for instance. are found red and yell
low. but never blue: verbenas are red
and blue. but not yellow
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-12
HANDY DIRECTORY
OF the
MASONIC TEMPLE
SECOND FLOOR
MARINELLO SHOP

Let the Marinello Girls do your
shampooing. manicuring and facial
treatments. First quality hair goods.
and guarantee to match hair.
Phone 1871 Green.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-06-18
WOMAN'S COLUMN

sized basket filled with marble fruit
upon the buffet reflects its charms in
gilded mirror hung behind the buff
fet on the otherwise empty wall, it's
carved frame repeating the same bas-
ket decoration in rich colorings.
In the kitchen is where the modern
ist. really shines, however, with each
pepper pot and dish towel decorated
with an appropriate motif that is car
ried throughout the sacred precincts
of culinary art.
1t certainly is going some when even
the gayly colored quill en- on your
desk or the cord on your desk tele-
phone may throw your whole living
room furnishings out Of harmony. No
wonder the bride wears worried look
till her furnishing is finished. The
wonderfully charming effect of the
completed product, however, fills her
, heart with joy and is worth all her
pains. Something tells us however
that friend husband as he absentmind-
edly tries to bite a chunk out of a
marble apple on the new art buffet
| isn't going to be quite crazy about
it.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-06-18

turally most interesting at this season
of the year. One wishes to be well
dressed, but with style comfort is es-
sential The ideal summer wardrobe
should contain number of dresses
made up of lowered, figured and
striped cotton crepes, for there is moth
ing more attractive. They are also
cool and are always pleasing to wear.
BlIe and white color schemes are
shown in great abundance, yet with
such variety that they are not COM
monplace. Sometimes with the blue
old rose or canary is combined, and
it is oftentimes the introduction of
an unexpected color that gives the real
cachet to the smart stripes and fig
ures.
An unusually pretty design in Jap
anese silk and cotton crepe has blue
and white color scheme, The waist
has :. vest in front and yoke in back
of white crepe. The front is fastened
by five covered buttons. A standing
collar, trimming the waist in the back,
is made by hand.
The striking feature of the dress,
however, is the skirt. 1t is made with
a long apron tunic, draped in hustle
effect in the back, where it is lifted
to show ruffled underskirt. The belt
is of pan velvet, which joins the waist
and skirt and is finished by a picot
edge.
Sh.rtwaists are so popular this sea-
son chat one has to have several sepa-
rate skirts to wear with them. If
there is a bit of material left after
the skirt is made, it is well to devise
some sort of bodice. even though
it be half Of contrasting material,
SO that an entire costume may be on
hand if occasion requires.
Of separate skirts, however, there
are many different varieties, all OF
them artistic, most of them graceful
and few of them very decidedly
what graceful is not. White cloth
serge and gabardine separate tailored
skirts show the Premet or hustle baci'
and draping, and a few have the cas-.
cade. Smartest Of all these garments
though, is one of gabardine, trimmed
from the base of hips to half way
between the knee and ankles with
Imperial Valley press., 1914-06-18
MIDSUMMER MODES
Charming Are the Dancing FrOcks-
Abbreviated Skirts-Useful and
IOvelv RlOuSeS

AONCIy DIOuScS.
New York, June 9.-The principal
social diversion during the summer
months is to be dancing, therefore
frocks for the dance are receiving
a large share of consideration.
These are informal days. Low necks
are the rule for omrning as well as
for afternoon and evening, and the
girl who has filmy linen or lawn,
with few frills and furbelows finds
herself prepared for almost any oc-
casion where dancing is enjoyed. And
where, indeed, will one go to escape
the tango, the maxixe, the hesitation
and the various other steps that hold
so firm a grip upon the pleasure-lOv-
ing public? We dance at afternoon
teas, at card parties, after the theater
and at any other time that we have
music and partner.
Getting back to the subject of
clothes, however, dancing has stimu-
lated a passion for ethereal effects
The newest frocks for garden parties
and summer festivities are developed
in tulle, linen, chiffon and mousse
line. Tulle seems to be a particular
favorite. Not only is it used for war;
ious forms of skirt draperies, but it
is in great demand for the flouncings
and narrow ruffles that have taken
possession of so many charming
gowns. Always it is finely plated. In
the wider widths for fiouncings, it eff
fectively outlines the new apron-shap-
ed tunics; in the narrow ruffles it is
placed on the revived petticoats which
serve as foundation for the bouffant
silken draperies mounted above. And,
by the way, these new-old petticoats
are among the quaintest styles to be
worn this summer. They are always
made on closely fitting lines, and oft
entime are succession of narrow
frills Of plated tulle, chiffon or ruff
files Of narrow lace.
Many of the summer skirts are al
most alarmingly abbreviated; some
models intended especially for dane
ing clear the floor from six to seven
inches. The split skirt, in measure
prepared us for this innovation, as
it very frankly revealed the ankle and
sometimes a little more. 1t is claimed
by some women that the shorter
length of skirt is far more modest
Perhaps it is true.
Frocks for informal wear are ma
Imperial Valley press., 1914-06-18

a headless founce laid in broad box
plaits set widely apart.
The position Of this fiounce may be
lowered or lifted, to best become the in
dividual wearer of the skirt, but IL
serves, as must all the superimposea
trimmings of the hour, to cut the sill
houette into sections. It's position. az
the hips is important because, placea
too high, i. makes those recently re.
suscitated portions of the feminine
anatomy appear wider than Nature
intended them to look and also short
Imperial Valley press., 1914-06-18
(BY MARGARET MASON)

written for the United Press)
This is the house that Jack built,
But Jill has furnished it all,
The shade of her hair
And the clothes she'll wear
All blend with each tinted wall.
The furniture enamelled
With garlands of brilliant hue.
And what do you think,
Fen the kitchen sink
She has designs on too.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-06-18

ems the waistline. On the other hand,
a founce set low on the hips of a
short fitting smoothly at its top makes
the lips appear narrower and the
waist1ine more slender.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-06-18

New York, June 19.-The June bride
has DOTTED her veil and orange BIOS
SONS and donned determined decora
tive expression. She has started out
to decorate and furnish their very
first really and truly own little home
Time was when the newlyweds started
housekeeping by buying their pictures
by the yard and their furniture in a
job let using the model flat in the
best department store as working
basis. Nowadays the selection of a
single wastepaper basket or even the
shade of border on the dishtowels
causes the bride many sleepless nights
and two deep wrinkles between her
lambent prbs.
Surely this is as it should be for
our homes should be dressed up with
as much care and discrimination as
our bodies if not more so. Artistic
and appropriate surroundings make
for happiness, and nothing expresses
woman's individuality and person.
ality as much-not even the clothes
she wears-as does her home.
The trend toward the modernist
ideas in house furnishings is gaining
more and more. While the craze for
the antique mahogany chest and wing
chair is still with us the newest OF
modernist furniture is all enamelled
either in old grey, ivory or some neu-
trail tint blends in well with any color
scheme.
Much of it is gayly festooned in
garlands of brilliant flowers and fruits,
and this is especially true of dining
room furniture and bedroom sets. Of
course this flowered-decorated enam-
elled furniture belongs by rights in
the class of antiques but where the
modernists step in and make it pc
culiarly their own is in the shape and
the fantastic forms assumed by most
Of the chairs, tables and cabinets till
they look like an Aubrey Beardsley
dream.
Black is the favorite groundwork for
most of the new draperies, carpets
and even wall coverings. Carpets and
rugs of huge checkerboard squares of
black and white are wonderfully effec-
tive in conjunction with grey furniture
the monotone of the whole being re-
leved by vivid color splotches of brio
a-brac here and there.
With rugs of this sort think how
perfectly attuned the man who leads
a checkered life with his better half
must feel, especially as they no doubt
go to the mat very often.
The greatest joys of the new fur
llishings is that everything is built to
be component part of perfect
whole and color schemes and designs
for the different rooms are carried
out in the minutest details. For in
stance the tiny baskets of colored
fruit emblazoned on the ivory back
ground of a modernist dining room
set is repeated again as the motif of
the yellow toned wall paper.
Even the ivory tinted china is dec
Grated with the same fruity effect
and the long strips Of ecru linen across
buffet, serving table, and the square
dining table have the tempting baskets
pmbroidered on their edges. A life
Imperial Valley press., 1914-06-18
Wanted: Hay or Grain

in exchange for FL CentrO vacant
lots. J. 3. Whitaker at the Feed and
Fuel Yard.-Adv. II
Imperial Valley press., 1914-06-18

Modern two-room housekeeping
apartment 626 Commercial.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-06-18

Clara Barton House Dresses; open all
the way down front with double pam
els; made of pretty striped Ct IN
wash goods, at $1.S9 and Ql.V1
Imperial Valley press., 1914-06-18

The most exquisite colorings in plaid
and stripe Tissue Ginghams you ever
saw are now on sale here at the below
value price of, IN.
yard IyC
The Glenwood post., 1914-03-28

interest and the relative size of the
Garfield County High school in the
ranks of this army of l,e5O,OOO boys
and girls made us feel proud to think
that We constitute a part.
During the entertainment given by
the University Glee club to the High
school Wednesday it is alleged that
one of our visitors pulled the bell rope
and was astounded to see the astonish-
ing results of his handiwork. For IA
flash flying lines of grade children
were pouring from every exit of tho
building. Moral: "Dont monkey with
the band wagon till you learn to toot
the horn" What if the tinkle of the
bell had been heard in the High school
and the entire audience had taken ua-
ceremonious leave of their entertain
efs! How then would you have evee
squared yourself with the fellows!
The Glenwood post., 1914-03-28
SYSTEM OF Accouyrs
Few 0eeekAsa aaA 1anchnsn Kssp
CAaek On Profits

If there is one thing the stockman
and ranchman needs to help him make
his business . success it is q system Of
accounts, says the Record StOckman.
While the need Of bookkeeping sys-
TEN cannot be questioned, how few
farmers and ranehmen do keep an IN
telligent check ON their work. The
business man who tried to run his busi-
ness without 4 systematic accounting
would not only be considered very lax
in his methods but would very soon
find that he had no business. The bus
iness of farming and stock raising
needs system just as much as any other
in fact, more than most, for there
are few businesses SO intricate or that
have 50 many diversified branches.
Much of the present day failure could
be eliminated by systematic bookkeep-
ing. With tho proper bookkeeping
system the farmer is able to show just
what crops pay him best and to elm
mate those which he finds are not pro
ducing the proper returns. He is en-
abled to know what sections Of the
farm are best adapted to certain crops
and he may therefore 60 about his
work in an intelligent manner plant
ing those crops in certain fields which
do the best there and reserving for
other sections of the farm the crops
which are best suited there. The same
with the stockman. He is able to de-
termine what breeds give him the best
returns for the money he paid for
them. Whether he should feed hay
alone or cotton seed products with hay
during the winter to get the best re.
sults-in short, he is enabled by a sys,
tematic accounting to run his business
along business lines. This does not
mean q great big expense. Many busi-
ness men find it profitable to expend
large sums Of money monthly for their
bookkeeping system alone, but the
farmer and stockman usually has 4 son
or daughter who could do the work
with very little effort on rainy days
or in the evenings. 1t takes little time
after properly started and affords the
best of practice and experience for tn
young people. By all means keep =
set Of books for your business and after
you have kept them faithfully for =
wear you will refuse to do business
without them.
The Glenwood post., 1914-03-28
RuasaNsrD LOCAL sfocx1m

J. b. Killian arrived home Wednss-
day evening from the national capital.
where he had been before the publ. {.
lands committee of congress in behalf
of = measure which contemplated the
control and restrietio. Of grazing on
the unappropristed public domain. Mr..
kiliian went rs . representative Of Osf
local stoeksrowers, aad also represent
ing the grazing committee Of ths
American National Live Stock asso-
citation. He reports that q great many
live stock producers Of the west ap-
pesred before the congressional cea-
Rittee to give evidence On the dire
need Of the enactnent of . Law prsvi1-
ing for the said control and restrictions
Of grazing ON the public domain.
1t seems to be the general eoneen-
sus of opinion of the many stoeksrow-
ers who went to Washington, that sueh
a measure should in all of its provis-
ions be subject to our present and fu-
ture public land entry laws; that IA
its provisions it should protect all Of
our national resources in the public do
main from the hand of exploitation,
and at the same time place our i'm
mense grazing resource under legiti-
mate, economic restriction and manage
ment. The idea the stoekmen seemed
more particularly anxious to impress
upon the congressional committee, be-
cause, as they contended, it would give
stability to the consequent increase of
our production of live stock, which
would mean a greater amount of meat
food products to the people of the
United States.
Mr.. Killian seems to think that the
question is receiving the more cOnsid-
GRAFTON in congress than ever before,
since first agitated some four years
ago, and he believes from the way in
which it was handled by the committee
that they will either report out some
constructive measure along this line BE-
fore adjournment of this congress or at
the beginning Of the next session, fol-
lowing . message from the president
on the subject of censervstion.-Delta
Independent.