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The chronicle=news., 1914-07-18

The International challenge cup
canoe races being sailed today In
Gravcsend Bay, New York. while OF
much interest -to-canoeists, have
been rather oyershadowed this year
The chronicle=news., 1914-07-18

The best young player uncovered
on the st. Louis American League
club this year Is Clarence Walker,
who failed to stand the swift pace
of the American league while with
Washington few years ago. Walk
er has been giving Tyrus Raymond
Cobb close race for the batting
honors of the American league and
leads his team In driving in runs.
Clyde Wares has proven valuable
intielder for hickey and Jack Lcary
has made good as a first baseman.
In fact, considering the needs OF the
browns, 1t is likely Manager Hickey
would vote Leary his real find Of
the year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-20
HOLDERS OF NEW HAVEN STOCK
SEEK DISSOLUTION OF MER-
GER WITHOUT SUIT.
MEET TO CONFER WITH
ATTORNEY GEN. MREYNoLDs
Have Not Changed Position in Regard
to Disposition Of Boston & Maine
Stock, Which Has Proved Stumbling
Block to Settiement-Await Action Of
State Legislature.

Washington, July 20. President
Hustis. of the New Haven railroad;
Moorfield Storey, general counsel for
the system: President Hadley, of Yale
University; and 7. Dewitt Cuyler, all
directors of the road. conferred today
with Attorney General McReynolds
and Assistant Attorney General Greg
ory in the hope of reaching some
agreement>for the dissolution of the
New Haven merger with out an anti
trust suit.
After an hours conference the New
Haven directors left the department to
confer among themselves. while the at
torney general took under advisement
their proposal.
Stock Disposal Question Settled.
1t was understood the directors had
not changed their position in regard
to the disposition ol the Boston &
Maine stock owned by the New Haven.
which has proved stumbling block to
settlement. They We're said to have
adjusted the question of the Boston to
Maine disposition. to be held in abey-
arce with the idea that the legislature
of Massachusetts. which has~lmposed
u condition on the sale OF the stock
may remove the condition at some fu-
ture session.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-20
CAN'T SAVE WRECKED SHIPS.
Steamers Which Go Ashore on Seotart
Island Not Badly Damaged.

Halifax, n. g. July 20.-None or the
three vessels which went ashore In tho
vicinity of Scatari Island, off the east
ern coast of Cape Breton during the
storm of Saturday and Sunday, can be
saved. according to advices received
today Altho the crews had some DIFF
ficulty in reaching shore. 40 lives were
lost. The hold OF the Norwegian
steamer Ragna. which ran on the reefs
at Balene, near Louisburg, was full OF
water today. The Ragna, which regis
tered 1850 tons, was bound from Ches-
ter Pa, for st. Anne's. G. b., in ballast.
The decks of the Cuban steamer
Cienfuegos has on board cargo Of
hard pine from gulf port for Montreal.
The American schooner Harold c.
Beecher was breaking up on the reefs
off Scatari Island. The Beecher was
loaded with sand.
At the other extremity of Novo
Scotia the American four-masted
schooner Clarence Fl. Benner, which
was bound from New York for Halifax
with coal, has gone to pieces on the
ledges off Cape Sable Island.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-20
BRITISH AnniRlsH POLITICIANS
CALLED ,,sucss HOME
aaoslzm.
CALL SIT OF scRAvE-
POLITICAL SlrUArIoN
Leads.. Of Opposing Faction IN Drltlsh
Government Accept Of Command
James Lowther, Speaker Of House 81
Commons, 10 Delegated TO Pesids as
Conference.

London. July 20.-Premier Asquith.
at the opening of the house of COM
mons today. announced that King
George. "in view of the grave political
situation" has considered it right to
summon a conference of the repre-
British and Irish. to discuss the out
standing points OF the problem Of
Irish government.
The premier added that the Right
Honorable James Lowther. speaker Of
the house of commons would. at his
majesty's request, preside over the
conferences.
In view of this development Premier
Asquith said he would not ask the
house to discuss today the bill to
amend the Irish home rule bin.
The invitations to the conferences
have been accepted by two representa-
tives of each of the regular opposition.
the Ulster unionists of the Irish Ma
tionalists. and of the government.
Party Leaders Accept Command.
Premier Asquith said he hoped tho
meetings OF the conference would begin
tomorrow. Andrew Bonair Law,
leader of the opposition. on Its behalf.
said 1t had Loyalty accepted the COM
mand of his majesty. John Redmond, q
leader of the Irish Nationalists. ap-
peared to regard the proposed con-
ference as attractive. He said my
colleagues and myself take no RESPONSE
bility for the policy Of calling this con-
vention, and do not think I am called
on to express an opinion as to whether
the result will prove useful or to the
contrary. The invitation came to John
Dillon and myself in the form OF q
command from the king, and as such
we at once obeyed It."
Lawrence Ginnell. . Nationalist
member injected q warning nota into
/ the otherwise peaceful interlude hy
asking ii there was any precedence tor
the premier advising the king TO place
! himself at the head of a conspiracy 70
/ defeat the wishes Of the house r.
The question was ignored, and the
house then proceeded with other busi-
ness.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-20
HOPE FOR WAGE AGREEMENT.
Settlement Of Dispute Between En-
Qinemen and Railroads In Prospect

ginemen and Railroads in Prospect.
Chicago. July 20.-Hopes for more
satisfactory adjustment of the wage
dispute between the engincmen of the
western railroads and their employers
took definite shape today With the as
sembly of the federal board of media
ton. whose good offices have been ac-
cepted by both sides. William l.. Cham
bers, chairman of the mediation board:
Martin A. Knapp, federal judge. and
G. w. w. Hanger, assistant commits
sioner of labor. arrived here yesterday
to represent the government in the
conference. in which the locomotive en-
gineers will be represented by their
grand chief, Warren Store. and the
firemen and hostlers by w. s. Carter.
president OF their brotherhood. The
managers committee OF the ninety
eight roads involved is headed by A.
w Trenholm. of the Chicago, st. Paul,
Minneapolis & Omaha railroad.
The mediators heard the first side
of the railroads. which was presented
by Mr.. Trenholm and later were to
take up the employees case. The pro-
gram calls for an alternate meeting of
the medators with the representatives
of the roads and of the men.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-20
FIND WINTERS GIRL 2
Detectives Believe Body Exhumed a.
Urbana, Ill.,, to BE That of Missing
Child = Father Of Girl Has Little
Faits, in Discovery.

Chicago. July 20.-D a.ectives today
believe that they had found the body
of Catherine Winters in the potters'
fields at Urbana, ILL.,, but DR.. William
A. Winters, of Newcastle Ind, father
of the child, who disappeared in
March, 1913. declared that the child
exhumed probably was not his daugh-
ter.
II don't think she's my little girl
asserted Dr. Winters ovs3 the tele-
phone.
MY little girl had brown hair while
the little girl whose body they ex-
humed had very light olorde hair.
don't think it's She"
I've been treated so badly by the
tin-star detectives that take very lit
tie faith in their discoveries any more
There's no use of my going to Cham
paign but I sent an officer over there
Just to make sure" DR.. Winters added.
Il do not know whether the body
il that OF the Winters girl or not"
asserted E. w. Davis, sheriff Of Cham
paign county. over the long distance
telephone. The detectives who came
here. howessr.4 think they have found
her"
s's'1ts another plot tD@rutas sciarAc=
ter" DR.. Winters said. "Why these
detectives even went around town this
morning trying to get the. eighbors to
swear that my little girl had blonde
hair. Everybody knows she has had
brown hair who knew her"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-20
Three Killed in Poker Game.

St Louis, July 20.-A dispute as 70
whether or not a poker game in =
negro lid" club was conducted honest
ly resulted in the death OF three me-
groes here yesterday. One OF the dead
negroes, "Bammo' Harris. accused an-
other. Waddell Wilson. OF having won
his money unfairly. pointed gun in
the latters face and demanded a return
of the money, Wilson refused and Har-
ris started shooting. Wilson returned
the fire. and when the shooting ended
Lewis Perryman, visitor. together
with Wilson and Harris. we4o dead
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-20
PENSACOLA FEARS PLAGUE.
Proposed Excursion From New orIean
IN Caneallad

New Orleans. July pa proposed
excursion from New, Orleans to Pen
sacola Aug. 3. was cancelled by the
Louisville & Nashville railroad today
because Pensacola health authorities
have feared bubonic plague might be
introduced from New Orleans. DR.. W.
G. Rucker. a federal assistant surgeon
general. In charge of the plague eradi-
cation board here. assured the Pensa-
cola authorities there was no danger,
but without avail.
Helen S. Soell. the 10-year-old child,
who developed the plague Saturday. is
dangerously i'll. She responded favor
ably to treatment Yesterday. but her
case took turn for the worse today.
The educational campaign was fea-
tured today by meeting at the Cotton
Exchange. to take place after the mar
ket closes this afternoon.
A total Of $4,000 pieces of rat poison
were being placed today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-20
PROMINENT ATTORNEY DEAD.
w. L. Read, of Des Moines, Passe,
AWAY at 1 AXE Nk;hnii

w. L. Read, Of Des Moines, Passes
Away at Lake Okiboji.
Des Moines, July William Lewis
Read of Des Moines. one of the mos,
prominent lawyers in the state, died at
his cottage at Lake Okiboji Saturday
night. He was 63 years old He had
not been well for the past year and had
not taken u very active part in the Law,
practice which he conducted with his
brother John NJ. Read since iaast fail.
Mr.. Read went to his cottage at
Lake Okiboji in May. Mrs. Read and
their daughter, Mrs. Helen Cox, the
wife of Clifford Cox, were with him at
the time of his death. Besides his
widow and daughter, he is survived by
son. Ralph L. Read. who Is also a
member Of the law firm OF Read &
Read
Mr. Read was born In Harrison coun-
ty, Ohio, May Is, 1851. He came to
Iowa with his family when he was 10
years old and attended the country
schools of Scott and Polk counties and
later East Des Moines high school and
the state university. He obtained his
legal education in the law department
OF the university from which he grad
uated with the degree of LII B. in 1878.
He began the practice of law in Des
Moines In April. 1876. Ten years later
he was Joined by his brother, John NJ.
Read. under the firm name of Read &
Read. Since 1907 his son, Ralph l..
Read has also been a member of the
firm.
He did not specialize in any partic-
ular branch of the law to the exclusion
of other branches but continued in ger
eral practice and was very successful.
He was connected with many import
ant cases and figured much In the lit
isation o. the Des Moines Gas Com
pany and the street railway company.
as their counsel.
Mr.. Read was also prominent in A.
nancial circles. He was director in
the Capital City State Bank, and was
for many years director of the Des
Moines Fire Insurance Company, the
Capital Insurance COMPANY and the
Merchants and Bankers Insurance
Company.
On Sept. %. 1882. Mr.. Read married
Miss Juliet L. McMurray
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-20
LOST LECTURER FOUND
Rev. Louis r. Patmont, Alleged to
Have eeen Kidnapped, Recognized by
Old Friend at Rib Lake, Wis.,
Nerves Shattered and Mind I'm
paired.

Nerves Shattered and Mind I'm
paired.
Milwaukee. July 20.-Rev. Louis r.
Patmont, the dry" lecturer. who. it is
alleged, was kidnapped at Nestviue, ILL.,,
in March last, and later mysteriously
disappeared from Detroit. has been
found at Rib Lake, Wis Patmont's
identify was established by Rev. c. L.
Milton, Of Milwaukee.
Gordon Klapp, Of Milwaukee, who
accompanied Rev. Mr.. Milton to Rib
Lake, said Patmont told a rambling
story of his dropping from sight in Do
troit and his wandering aince Juno Is.
He said q strange man warned him
II he did not leave Detroit he surely
would be killed. After travelling about
the country, visiting Kansas City.
Minneapolis and other. cities, and suf-
fering inteflse mental agony, he finally
reached ~ lumber region Of north-
ern Wisconsin.
Klapp said Patmont's nerves seemed
shattered. He is in constant fear some
one is following him and threatening
his life and at times appears to be in q
state OF mental coma. In lucid mo-
ment be recognized Mr.. Milton and in
Quired al to the welfare Of his wife
and children at Detroit.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-20
Jay VERDICT SET As'sE
Judge Honore Declares Judgement For
$4,000 Against Homer Rodeheaver
Is Exeessive-case May Be Retired
if Settlement Is Not Reached.

Chicago. July 20.-Judge Lockwood
Honore, of Chicago, before whom re
Gently was tried the sensational breach
of promise suit of Miss Georgia Jay.
formerly a Sioux City stenographer,
against Homer Rodeheaver, singing
evangelist, has set aside the $4,000
verdict awarded Miss Jay, as excessive.
The case may have to be retired un-
less a settlement can be reached. Miss
Jay asked $5O,00Ja But she was glad
to get the 100000.
Two reasons are said to have actu-
ated the court in setting the verdict
aside. It was excessive, and Rode
HEAVIER was unable to pay.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-20
BIRD POPULATION TAKEN.
One Hundred Million Robins in East
ern United States.

SpeClal TO IlmeS-RepuDllCan.
Washington, July 20. - Partial re-
turns from the census Of birds which.
for the first time in It's history the
United States government is now un-
dertaking, indicate that there are wide
variations in the bird population in
different parts Of the country. 1t Is too
early yet for any exact averages to be
given and complete results will not be
published for many months
A call for volunteers was published
some time ago for observers to help in
the bird census and replies have come
from all parts OF the United States.
Each volunteer observer was asked to
select a certain definite area Of from
forty to eighty acres and enumerate
the different kinds Of birds occurring
there and the number of pairs of each
kind actually nesting within each ter
ritory.
The most numerous bird life 80 far
reported is in Chevy Chase, Md. An
average was found there Of about
seven pairs per acre. Only few places
report as high q populatlcr as four
pairs per acre. while 1t seems prob
able from the data so far received that
the average for the whole United
States east Of the plains will be not far
from thousand pairs to the square
mile after omitting the land in corn
and potatoes where there would be
small chances for any birds to nest
and after omitting also the land COW
cred entirely with forests. Timber land
supports much smaller bird popula-
ton than an equal area OF Harm land
The most extensive census Of forest
50 far received comes from Montana,
where the careful counting of the birds
on nearly a thousand acres showed
an average of one pair to each three
acres.
AS would be expected the arid lands
Of the southwest show the smallest
bird population, and large stretches in
Arizona and New Mexico do not con-
tain more than one pair of birds to
seven acres. 49,
Apparently the most abundant bird
in the United states eas. Of the Mis-
sissippi river is the robin. with an av-
erage Of about fifty pairs to the square
mile. or a hundred million robins in
the eastern United States.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-20
FEAR BASEBALL STRIKE
American and National League Players
Threaten WaIkout-President John
son Prepared to Order American
League Parks Closed.

New York. July 20.--A drastic action.
possibly a strike or walkout, of baseball
players in the American and National
leagues is contemplated by the baseball
players fraternity. according to a
statement by President Fultz in case
the national commission refuses to ac-
cede to the terms of an ultimatum sent
1t by the fraternity in the case of Player
Kraft .,of the Newark Internationals.
Ban Johnson. president Of the Amer
lean league. has called meeting here
tomorrow of all American league club
owners. Mr.. Johnson said this after
noon that ii a strike order is obeyed by
the players every American league ball
park will close it's gates. all players
salaries will be stopped. and the strik-
ing players will be punished for their
action.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-20

PAGE ONE.
TeIesraphic News:
New Mexican Policy Outhneo py
President Wilson.
Parisians Flock to Trial of Madame
GaillauX.
King George Calls Conference OF
Party Leaders.
New Haven Stockholders Seek to
Escape Prosecution.
PAGES TWO AND THREE.
Iowa News:
win Furnish 1000 Teachers a Year.
Tries to Kill Wife; Ends Life with
Acid.
Council Bluffs to Entertain Demo-
cratic Convention.
Assessors Increase Personal Property
Values.
PAGE FOUR.
Editorials:
And She Comes Into Her Own.
The Primary.
Business Outlook Improves.
Topics of the Times.
Story: The Maid of the Forest.
PAGE FIVE.
Iowa News:
Big Crop Causes Car Shortage Pre-
cautions.
Many Auto Mishaps Cause Injury to
Motorists.
PAGES SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE.
City News:
Baptists TO Have New Pastor.
Rev. K. e. Davidson, Rockford. H.,
Accepts Local Call.
New Albion Presbyterian Church
Dedicated.
Building Is Free From Debt
To Start Viaduct Appraisements at
Once.
Harter Pitches No-Hit Game.
General and Brief City News.
PAGE TEN.
Markets and General:
New Wheat Floods Market: Prices
Drop.
Dry Weather Scare Strengthens Corn.
Hog Trade Is Slow at Higher Prices.
Good Grades of Cattle Strong; 9th
erS Weak.
Good Highways in Dollars and Cents.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-20
WILL ATTACK COURT. NEXT.
British suffrasette Threatens to Use
Bomb in Court Of Law


London, July 20.-"The next bomb
explode will be in police court. and
hope it will be this one"
This was the parting shot from An
ME Bell, militant suffragette, to the
magistrate at Westminster. as he COM
mitteed her for trial today on the
double charge of attempting to destroy.
on May 10, the Metropolitan taber-
nacle in South London. and on July IL.
the old church Of st. John, Evangelist.
Miss Belle enlivened the sitting OF
the court by singing the "Marseillaise.
and struggling with the court attend
ants. She chaffed the magistrate on the
futility Of sending her to prison, say
ing: IT l have been there ten times.
I have never, yet served my sem
tence."
She added: The blowing up OF a
church does not count--not even If it
is blown out of creation"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-20
w;l.on Supports Dam Bill.

Washington, July 20-President Will
son today came out in support of the
dam bills agreed on at q series Of
White House conferences. and now
pending in congress. In answer to in
quiries he said he believed them to be
in accord with the best conservation
ideas. and In no sense: party measures.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-20
NECK BROKEN BY FALL.
Waterloo Man Pitches HeadIons From
Roller Coaster.

Waterloo July 20.-Ray Mansfield
aged 30, plumber, fell fourteen feet
from roller coaster at Electric Park
last night and is at the Presbyterian
hospital with a broken neck. He stood
UP in the car. lost his balance and
dropped to the ground. Little hope is
entertained for his recovery.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-20
iowa Eaas Good.

Sioux City, July 2o,-lowa eggs.
shipped into Sioux City are better than
those shipped In from Nebraska. South
Dakota and other states. according to
local produce men, Tests of eggs have
proven that only "a per cent of the
eggs produced in Iowa are rotten, as
against 1876 per cent In Missouri, and
80 per cent In Nebraska.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-20
FAIL TO RESCUE sTErANssoN.
Ice Breaking Steamer Returns to Alas
ka Port, Unable to Penetrate Floes.

Nome, Alaska, July 20.-The Ice
breaking steamer Kit arrived here yes
terday from cruise in the arctic. The
captain reported that he tiled for four
teen days to break thru the ice field to
reach Wrangell island and to take Oft
the men of the Stefansson exploring
expedition who have been maroone0
there since the old whaler Karluk was
crushed in the ice last winter. The
ice field was so heavy that the Kit
was unable to approach nearer than
10 miles to Wrange1 island and final
ly abandoned the attempt.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-20
THREE DIE IN FENCE WAR.
West Virginia Farmers Slain After
Long Contested Fight.

Weston, ". Va, July ga long,
contested fight over a line fence cul-
minated Sunday in shooting ARRAY at
Allingdale Nicholas county, in which
three men were killed and another was
wounded seriously. The dead are John
Mammon Joseph Fletcher and Ernest
Bailey all well known farmers OF
Nicholas county. Maston Mammon is
in a hospital. Patrick Dodrill. a broth
er -in-law of Fletcher. Is in Jail charged
with being participant in the shoot
ing
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-20

can be felt, buk no attempt to remove
it will be made for several days.
Anderson was shot by man who
entered his Office and insisted on see
ing the president. The police are look
ing for a recently discharged employe
Of the company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-20
coNFEssEs TO OLD MURDER.
Conscience Stricken Man Tells Daven.
port Police of Crime

Davenport, July 2O-Conscience
stricken. Robert Anderson, upon his
own initiative confessed to the Daven-
port police Sunday that he was a mur-
derer. Three years ago, according to
the confession, during Il quarrel Ander-
son killed Harry Elinser in Peoria H.,
with a club. He has since roamed
the country The confession has been
substantiated by the Peoria police. Of
ficers are now on their way to this city
to take the prisoner back.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-20
GREATER SHORTAGE DISCLOSED.
More That $1,000, ,oo0 More Found te
Have Been Taken From Roads Funds.

San Francisco, July 2O.-In addition
to 81, ,096.000, diverted from the fund Of
the United Railroads to the Solamo Ir-
rigated Farm Company by Patrick Cal
hnnn, a former president of the United
Railroads of San Francisco, it devei-
oped today before the state railroad
commission that between 1871 and 1913
more than $1,000.000 was withdrawn
from the company's treasury, and it
was the belief of Thornwall Mullaly.
assistant to Calhoun. that 1t went to
Calhoun's personal account.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-20
PEER DIES AN UNKNOWN.
Earl Of Caithness Expires After Living
Three Years hidinu identity

Los Angeles. July 26.-The Earl Of
Caithuess, a peer of Scotland, who
owned castle and was worth millions,
died here Yesterday an unknown. In n
hotel where he had lived quietly for
three years. The mystery of his ex-
FABRICATION is unexplained.
Sir John Sutherland Sinclair. who
became the seventeenth Earl of Cath
ness in 1891. was born Sept. II, 1857.
He was educated in Aberdeen Univer-
CIT
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-20
PROCEEDINGS AGAINST BRANDT.
Action Begun For Possession Of Build
ing Occupied by Newspaper.

ing OCCUPIED by NeWspaper.
Iowa City. July 20Forcible detainer
and early proceedings against the Iowa
City Republican. a daily newspaper,
were begun here for possession of the
building by S. T. Morrison and F. l..
Stearns
The two claim that they have legal
title to the building. secured thru the
foreclosure of a mortgage. They also
claim that David Brant publisher OF
the paper, is illegally holding them
from possession of the building