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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-15
MUSICIANS SELECT FRISCO.
Certain to Be Awarded National Meet
ing-Contest For Presidency.


ing-Contest For Presidency.
DeS Moines. May 15.-With San
Francisco considered as certain to be
awarded the 1915 convention. the con-
test over the presidency principally in
tcrested delegates to the American n
Federation of Mus icians here today.
Owen Miller and Otto Ostendorf. or
St Louis, succeeded themselves az
secretary and treasurer. having been
renominated by the committee. George
W Bope. of Columbus o., remains as
vice president
With the final refusal Of President j.
~ Weber, OF New York. to accept an
other term. William J. kernwood. OF
New York: Frank Carothers, of Kan
sas City; Joseph +. Kinkler, Of Chicago.
and c. A. Weaver. OF Des Mcines. were
placed in nomination for the presi-
dency.
Three delega e.s to the American Fed
GRAFTON OF Labor were to be named
this afternoon. The convention will
a d. journ tomorrow altho efforts are be
ing made to finish UP business in order
that delegates may start for their
homes tonight
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-15
YOUTH ARRESTED IN CHICAGO
coNFessEs CRIME COM.
MiTTED IN OHIO.
KILLED ENTIRE FAMILY
FOR WHOM HE WORKED
Says Employers Treated Him Badly
and Killed One During Quarrel
Kills Two Women When One Came
to Brothers Resoue-Woman Of 30
Years One Of Victims.

Chicago. May l5-Harley Reard is
years old. arrested here this afternoon.
confessed to the murder of three per-
sons on farm near Ironton, o..
Thursday afternoon.
Beard told detectives he fir1s, beat
his victims on the head with stick
of wood and completed the work with
a razor
Those he killed were Robert Mass e.
40 years old: his sister Mary. 46 years:
and their mother Mrs. Nancy Massie.
so years old.
Beard was arrested at the home OF
his sister Mrs. p. Il. Day, NJ 1881 West
Madison street
Employed by Massies.
II went to work for the Mussies last
September. recited the prisoner. Il
worked for them all winter and we
got along all right. altho on the whole
they treated me pretty rough, par
ticulary Bob. Last Monday morning
Mary and l got up and hitched up the
rig for Bob. He said he was going
to Ironton or to Arlington to buy some
furniture Mary lOllo"eJ me to my
room and when / ordered her out We
quarreled.
Then her mother came and scolded
me. Bob got home about II o'clock
and when Mary's story was told him
he didn't say much to me Tuesday but
Wednesday afternoon while he was
mailing board on fence he tried to
hit me with the hatchet which he was
using. ] warded this blow off but the
next one landed and he said he would
cut off my head"
Cuts Victims Throats.
The confession recites that after this
Bob started for the house. Beard fol-
lowing. The fight was renewed and
Beard picked up a stake and hit Bon
over the head. Mary came running vi,
and was felled with another blow, and
the same fate was dealt cut to the
aged mother
Il had a razor In my room" CON
tinued Beard. and as didn't think the
Masses were dead I cut their throats
with the razor"
This ended the confession except
that the relator added that he was not
sure whether he cut Bobs throat
The arrest was made on informa ton
telephOned from the sheriff Of Ironfbn
county.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-15
PREPARE FOR LAST STAND.
National. in Mexico City Retire to Di

Nationals in Mexico City Retire to Dis
triet Chosen For Defensive Action.
Vera Cruz, Mexico, May l5.-Credit-
able private advices from Mexico City
report that the federals at Topilejo
eighteen miles south Of the capital. were
attacked yesterday by Zapatistas No
details Of the fighting were received
but the incident is regarded as an inn
portant development by authorities
here.
Topilejo has been the scene Of nu-
merous clashes during the last few
months and the engagements are US
ually indecisive, since the federaFs
never attempted to follow the retreat
ing Zapataistas. 1t is not considered
that the new activity there indicates
any intention of Zapata attack on the
capital, as the reported agreement be-
tween Zapata and Villa to move joint
ly against Mexico City is credited here.
The reported departure Of the fed
eral gunboats from their anchorage
with the American ships of Tampico Is
believed to be the result of a desire by
the commanders to communicate with
Mexico City from Puerto. Mexico, by
the only telegraph wire open to them.
1t is understood that the two Ameri-
can destroyers are conveying the gun
boats to see that the coastwise lights
and other aids to navigation are not
molested
Crisis at Capital Near.
Word has reached here foreshadow-
ing the approach OF a critical moment
in the capital. British subjects from
the interior. it is stated have been
gathered in the concentration districts
in the foreign residential sections OF
Mexico City, where they will protect
themselves. More British nationals are
reported arriving on every train while
others are Fastening toward the coast.
The Britishers are amply supplied
with arms and ammunition despite
earlier rumors that weapons had been
taken from the legation and from resi-
dents by orders of General Huerta.
The German and Austrian defense
organization is also ready to stand a
siege and those nationals. according to
report, are being gathered.
Apparently the feeling is general
among all foreigners that the next few
days will see q tumult of revolt in the
capital since movement in the district
was planned to occur only when the
situation became critical.
General Velasco who was defeated
at Torreon with heavy loss, and was
himself wounded. has been ordered out
Of the capital to assume the military
governorship of San Luis Potosi.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-15
VA[L0NS STORY
STANDS UNSHAKEN
FELLOW CONSPiRATOR IN ROS-
ENThAL MURDER TEsTiFlES
AGAINST BECKER.
DEFENSE FAILS TO BREAK
IMPORTANT TESTIMONY
ValIon Corroborates Main Points Of
Confession Of Jack Rose-State to
Prosecution to Conclude Evidence
Next Monday or Tuesday.

New York May 15.--Harry Nallon.
fellow conspirator with BALD Jack"
Rose and others In the plot which re-
suited in the murder of Herman Ros-
enthal. for which Charles Becker is be-
ing tried for the second time. under
went the ordeal Of cross examination
today. He admitted he had lied on
many occasions in respect to the mur-
der. but swore his story of the events
leading up to the crime was correct in
it's essential details.
Counsel for the defense fired ques-
tion after question a the witness in an
endeavor to show his testimony con-
meeting Becker with the conspiracy was
false. In no important points. how :
ever. was the witness's story broken
down.
New Witnesses For State.
New witnesses for the state were
waiting today to be called to testify
at the second trial Of Charles Becker.
former police lieutenant on charges of
having instigated the murder Of Her
man Rosenthal.
" itI the conclusion OF tne testimony
of Harry WALTON today it was expect
ed that District Attorney Whitman
would call several witnesses who did
not testify at the first Becker trial.
Nallon is the first of the three princi-
pal witnesses and the prosecution prob
ably will complete its case on Monday
or Tuesday Of next week. when the de-
fense will open.
Corrob crates Roses Story
In direct examination today Vallor
| corroborated the main points in Jack
Roses story and was then turned over
to the defense. He admitted under
!, cross examination he had known Ros-
enthal for fifteen years and they had &
disagreement SIX months before Ros
enthal was murdered. The witness de
MED, however, he nad quarreled will
the murdered man. II is contention
! of the defense that Rosenthal was {
victim of Il gamblers war.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-15
BANDITS HOLD UP TRAIN
Two Masked Men loot Combination
Mail and sassase Car 81 Oriental
Limited, on Great Northern, But Get
Little Booty = Blow or Car Doors
With Dynamite.

Spokane, Wash, May 15.-Great
Northern passenger train, No. I, the
Oriental Limited, was held up by two
masked men early today near Rexford
Mont The combination mail and bag
gage car was detached from the train
and run four miles west to Rond, where
the car was rif1ed.
Little valuable loot was obtained by
the bandits as the registered mail
pouches had been brought west ten
hours earlier by the fast mail.
AS soon as the train was stopped the
mail clerk and baggage man locked the
doors and jumped from the train and
hid in the bushes alongside the track
When the bandits could not open the
car doors they dynamited the car and
put many bullets into 1t.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-15
PROBING STRIKER TIkAS' DEATH.
Mlitianen Charged With Deliberately
SHOOTING Greok.

Denver. May l5.-Test!mony con-
cerning the death OF Luts Tixas, leader
Of the Greek coal mine strikers in the
Ludlow tent colony was give today
when Capt. T. C. Ltnderfelt resumed
his testimony at tine court martial
which is trying Mai. Patrick j. Ham
rock on charges OF arson. murder,
ma anslaUEhter and larceny.
Tikaa was killed on April 20. after
he had been taken prisoner by the
militia According to report Of =
military commission T!kas. with two
other strikers, was killed by gunshot
wounds while running toward the tent
colony. Testimony was conflicting a.
to whether they were made TO run or
tried t. escape The commission re.
port stated that the only bullets founc
in Tikas' body was OF a kind not used
by the soldiers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-15
GRAHAM WINS GOLF TITLE.
Seotehman Captures Grand ChalIenq,
Cup at Sand Wieh.

Seotehman Captures Grand CHALLENGE
Cup at Sandwich.
Sandwich. England. May 15-John
Graham. Jr.. Scottish member of the
Royal Liverpool Golf Club today won
the st. Georges championship grand
challenge cup with an aggregate score
for the thirty six holes Of 146 strokes.
Two English golfers led in the morn :
ing. They were Robert Harris, of Har-
wood Downs and E. Martin Smith, of
the Royal st. Georges Club. whose to-
tai for the two rounds was 153 strokes.
D. Ransom, Of Crowborough, Eng
land, who was the leader of yesterdays
play, with a score Of - strokes for the
first round. made the second in So
strokes thus bringing his aggregate
score up to 154.
Among the American competitors
Hale. of Chicago. did the second round
in 81 strokes, which made his total
1856.
Harold Weber. of Toledo, also took
"a for today's round, making his ag-
gregate score 1e7.
c. W. Inslee. Of the Oneida Com
munity Club. New York. did today's s
round in 81, for total Of 1s9.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-15
sUFFRAGETTEs SENTENCED.
"General" Drummond and Companion
Sent Up For One Month,

London, May 1o.-Sentences to a
month imprisonment each were pro-
nounced today on General Flora
Drummond and Mrs. Darce- Fox, two
militant suffragette leaders. They were
charged with disturbing the peace by
camping on the doorsteps OF the resi-
dences Of Sir Edward Carson and Lord
Lansdowne yesterday.
The accused women refused to give
bonds to keep the peace for six months
They turned the court proceedings into
a farce by interrupting the evidence
and by jeerirg the magistrate while he
was pronouncing sentence.
When ordered to the cells the women
became so violent that it was necessary
to call in eight policemen to remove
them. They were dragged out Of the
court screaming and shrieking
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-15
DEMOCRATS MAY REVOLT.
House Members DispIeased at Wilson
Attitude on Farm Credits.

House Members DispIeased at Wilson
Attitude on Farm Credits.
Washington, May 15.-Democratlc
Insurgensy, incipient but threatening
with respect to its ultimate possibil1-
ties--has broken out in the house.
Many see In it a repetition of the
)nsurgent movement which started
against the rules Of the house under
the Cannon regime and grew to pro-
portions which split the republican
party asunder. Again the rules form
the apparent basis for discomfort, altho
the underlying feeling is really against
President Wilson.
Radical democrats are aroused be-
cause the legislative program as
adopted by the house caucus at Presi-
lent Wilson's command has eliminated
consideration of the rural CT edits bifl
at this session. For two days a fill
buster has been carried on with the
purpose Of delaying all legislation un-
less there Is 9 revision Of the program
70 as to take In that question.
Representatives Wingo. Of Arkansas.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-15
TWO BRITISH AiRMEN KILLED.
Members Of Military Flying Corps Fall
to Death.

North Allerton. England. May 10
Two more British army aviators were
killed today near here during a COM
hined high, by a squadron Of military
earon,anes from Scotland 20 Salisbury
Plain.
The victims we're Lieut.. J. Empson.
,f tbe Royal Fusileers. and Sergeant
Dudmore. acting as lnechanic.
Tho accident occurred while the avi-
ators were trying to land IN dense
fog. The machine struck the ground
sharply and overturned: The occu-
pants were killed by the the motor
falling on them.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-15
FINAL TRlEUTE TO POST.
Business Is Suspended at Battle Greek,
Mich Durinu EuneraI

MIch., During Funeral.
Battle Creek Mich. May 15--t'inul
tribute 10 the late Charles ". Post.
manufacturer. Of this city. was paid
here Yesterday afternoon. when his
funeral was held. Stores. factories.
banks and theaters closed. street cars
stopped running and business in gen
eral was suspended. The Independent
Congregational church. where the fun
eral was held. was packed. Thousands
thronged the streets leading to tire
church and along the route to the ccm-
etery
The cortege. was headed by, 500 young
women, who marched four abreast. One
thousand employees of Mr.. Post also
had a place in the line of march. This
small army also served as an "aisle of
honor thru which the eunera. party
was escorted by zoo business men and
manufacturers to the church door.
Rev. Boswell o. Post of Jacksonville.
Ill.,. a cousin of the late manufacturer
participated in the ceremony at the
church.
Floral offerings from all parts of the
country covered the coffin.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-15
MEXICAN FEDERAL COMMANDER
INSTRUCTED NOT TO RESIST
LANDING OF AMERICANS.
DIRECTED By HUERTA
TO RETREAT TO HILLS
Crisis Believed Near in Mexico City,
as Nationals in Capital Move to Dis
trct Chosen for Defensive Action
Next Few Days to Witness Attack on
canitaI. and Decisive Move Of Rebels.

San Francisco, CAL, May 15.-That
Provisional President Huerta had is
sued specific orders to Gen. Gustave
Mas commanding the Mexican forces
at Vera Cruz to offer no opposition to
the landing of the Americans there and
that those orders were disobeyed by
General Mas on his own responsibility,
is a statement vouched for today by r.
DeMorelos, Mexican architect. on his
arrival here from Vera Cruz via New
Orleans.
81 had confidential information" said
DeMorelos, that President Huerta and
General Banquet. minister OF war; had
ordered General Maas not to resist the
American occupation but to retreat
with his men to the hills.
II talked with Mas on the evening
Of April 20. He told me he had received
such orders and that they had not been
countermanded. But he said. I'm
going to resist Notwithstanding pom
receiving news of the landing of Ad-
miral tletchers marines. Mas pre-
cipltately fed at o'clock on the morn
ing of April 81. leaving his sword. flag.
decorations and personal effects in his
residence at the commandments"
Daughter Sought Mas Sword.
DeMorelos is accompanied by his
wife. formerly Mile. Laure Prevet, of
Paris, portrait painter. They re-
mained In Vera Cruz during the fight
ing, leaving there May on the Nor
wegian steamer Haakon for New
Orleans. arriving here last night.
After Mas flight his daughter.
Sonora Rodriguez. wife of Spanish
resident of Vera Cruz. went. Morelos
said, to the French consul and begged
him to recover her fathers sword, flag
and decorations. This the consul did.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-15
HARDIN COUNTY ATHLETES.
Seven Schools to Contest for Honors
On Saturday.

Special to Times Republican.
Eldora. May 15-Seven schools Of
Hardin county viii be represented Sat
urdav in athletic contests for thirty
eight prizes. The first prize is a $50
loving cup which will go to the school
winning the most points. \ $40 cup
will be awarded to the individual win
ming the most points. and twelve each
Of gold. silver and bronze medals VIII
be distributed among other individual
winners.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-15
Victims Prominent.

Ironton. O.. May l5.-Mrs. Dennis
Massie her son Robert and daughter
Mary were murdered last night at their
country home at Greasy Ridge, this
county. twenty-five miles from Iron
ton, their bodies being found today.
The mother. rs years old. the son and
daughter past 45. were prominently
connected in this city. smother son be-
ing tax commissioner. w. E. Massie.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-15
WOULD NsAo OFF srRIkEa
Iowa Manufacturer Appeal to Mine
Owners and Workers,

Mason City May 15.--Mine owners
and mine workers in ;he Iowa coal
fields were asked to consider the con-
venience and pocketbooks OF con-
sumers in settling their dispute over
their new working contract in resolu
lions adopted by the Iowa State Manu-
facrurers' Association here today. Rep
resentatives of the association will
meet the miners and operators at their
next conference.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-15
oo.psI Missions Union El.ets.

Cedar Rapids, May l5.-Mrs. E. NJ.
whittemore, OF New York City, was
elected president OF the international
Union of Gospel Missions at the bus
mess session OF the first convention
here today. Mrs. John II. Wyburn. Of
New York City, was elected secretary.
and her husband treasurer Eight vice.
presidents and thirty directors also
were chosen. Norfolk. Va. gets the
next convention.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-15
IRON AND STEEL RATES HIGHER
! Interstate Commerce Commission Rules
Increase in Iowa Ie Justified.

Special 70 T'meS- -ReNubIlcan.
WashinEtun. May l5.--ln decision
of the interstate commerce commissio ion.
proposed higher rates on iron and steel
articles from the Mississippi river and
Chicago to eastern Iowa and on scrap
iron from Sioux city. Omaha. and
Sioux Falls TO St Paul are found justi-
fed. Orders to suspend their opera
ton are vacated The increases to
ca stern IoNa'as far west as Des Moines
and Fort Dodge range from | to IL
cents per mile per hundred pounds.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-15
NO RECEPTION FOR TEDDY.
Roosevelt Family Asks No Demonstra
ton Be Made on Return.

New York, May 15.-Owing to the
state Of Col. Theodore Roosevelt
health members Of his family have re-
quested that no public reception SINH
lar to the greeting extended to him on
his return from his African trip be ar
ranged on his arrival in New York
from Brazil next week.
1t is likely that yacht will meet the
steamer Aidan down the bay and take
the colonel directly to Oyster Bay. Any
reception for the former president Will
be arranged after his arrival, it was
intimated today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-15
Refugees Return to Tampico.

manager at Vera Cruz cabled today:
Reports from Tampico state that the
British families and other British
refugees who had sought shelter on
board ships have now returned to their
homes on shore The town is quiet. 1t
is reported that The federal troops are
retreating to San Luis Potosi.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-15
PARAsIDE SHARES FORTUNE.
Duryea Estate to 6e Divided Evenly
Amono Children

New York. May 15-The million dol
lar estate of Gen. Hiram Durea, who
was killed on May 5. by his son, Ches-
ter Duryea. will lbe divided among his
three children. the paraside sharing
equally with his brother. Harry H
Duryea, and his sister, Mrs. Henry O.
Anderson, according to friends of the
family, to- whom the general is said to
have made known his plans for the
disposal Of his property.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-15

was one Of the committee which saw
President Wilson on Wednesday. de-
clared today that 1t was his opinion
that full protection to petroleum oil in
terests would now be attained
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-15
Mexican Gunboats to Puerto Mexico

Washington, May 15.--Admiral Bad
ger reported that the Mexican federal
gunboats and Bravo and the tug Tam
pico, which left Tampico yesterday fol-
lowed by an American gunboat and two
destroyers, were expected to reach
Puerto. Mexico, tomorrow. He reported
the gunboat Vera C4uz abandoned.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-15
rhr.. Autei.t. Killed by Train.

ST. Louis. May l5.-Three persona
were killed at Kaufman, Ill. eleven
miles east OF Edwards"ille. H.. today.
when an automobile In which they
were riding was struck by train.
Members Of the train crew said the
automobile ran into the train.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-15
PARKS DEATH INJURIES MAAs.
General Relieved Of Command After
Brazilian Qiplomat Protests.

General Relieved OF Command AFTER
Brazilian Diplomat Protests.
Vera Cruz, May 15.-Jose Manuel
Cardoso de Oliveira Brazilian minister
to Mexico, has protested to General
Huerta's government against the exc
cution by his troops of Samuel Parks,
the American infantryman who disap-
peared from the lines at Vera Cruz. ac-
cording to passengers who arrived
, here yesterday from the capital. Among
the Mexican military men AT Cordoba
Wednesday night there was gossip that
/ the shooting of Parks had much to do
with the substitution for Gen. Gustavo
Mas of Gen. Rubio Navarrete, In
charge Of field. operations.
The brazilian diplomat 81 oke with
Gen. .Aureliana Banquet minister OF
far, over the telephone. The reply OF
General Banquet was non committal,
but ar order for the withdrawal Of
General Mas from Cordoba was is
sued Immediately.
Free Railroad Men.
The federal government also dis
played readiness in giving pass
ports tr the seven railroad men and
their fa miles from Orizaba, who had
been subjected to imprisonment and
insults for more than Il week. They
arrived here on refugee train yes
terday morning.
The train from Mexico City brought
! a dozen other Americans. mostly from
! FL Orc mining camp and Cordoba.
! Consul Canada is DISTURBED over the
detention Of a Cuban messenger who
was sent out to General Mas lines
! four days ago with letter urging the
| release of Admiral Fletchers Filipino
servant. who wandered into Mexican
! territory and has been held by the fedi
erals for more than a week
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-15
AGED MAN HIT By TRAIN.
o. S. Blackburn. Of EIdora, Severely
In jured.

Special to Times Republican.
Eldora. May 15-D. S. Blackburn. Sc
va,rs of age. was struck by Il south
hound freight train on the NJ & st. l..
Yesterday afternoon. His left elbow
n,,s dislocated and two ribs were hrok-
on Because OF his age there is some
doub, as to the outcome Of his injuries.