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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-22
WEALTHY FARMER ENDS LIFE.
Body Of Andrew o. oarnstt, Of Fairfax
Found in Cedar Rapids Hotel.

Body Of Andrew D. 0arnstt Of Fairfax
Found in Cedar Rapids Hotel.
Cedar Rapids. Jan. 22.-The body Of
Andrew d. Garnett Q wealthy and well
known farmer living near Fairfax. was
found In q room on the second floor OF
the German Hotel shortly after noon
yesterday with q bullet wound in the
right temple. A new revolver with one
empty chamber was near his out
stretched hand. and tho body lay on
the floor in front Of q large mirror, in
dicating beyond question that he had
stood in front Of the glass and fred a
bullet into his brain.
The body was first discovered by j.
G. HOLSTER, manager Of the hotel. who
became alarmed when Garrett made
no answer to repeated efforts to call
him shortly before noon. Mr. Hollister
finally secured q ladder. and placing II
against the door climbed to the tran
som and saw the body lying on the
floor. He telephoned the police. and
Officer John Kvapil and Mr.. Hollister
unlocked the door and entered the
room. Coroner King was notified, and
SO were relatives of Garrett living here
and at Fairfax.
The revolver was 90 caliber ham,
merless, and the cylinder contained
two loaded and one empty cartridge.
Tho weapon is apparently new, and q
box Of cartridges. with three missing.
was on the dresser. The body was
dressed only in underwear. but tho bed
had been occupied, showing that ne
had got up during the night and COM
mitted the deed. No note Of any kind
was found in the room or in his
clothing.
The only possible solution Of the
young mans suicide is that he had
become respondent because Of the
death Of his wife and child years ago.
His first child died only a year before,
and the second passed away only a few
days after the death Of its mother.
Since that time Mr.. Garnett had been
living at Fairfax during the greater
part Of the time. and had also stayed
at the home Of his sister here, Mrs. W.
]. Delaney.
Mr.. Garrett was 81 years Of age and
was the son Of Andrew Barnett, ST., of
near Fairfax. His wife was Miss Bes-
sic Cahill, daughted Of Thomas Cahill
Maurice Cahill Of this city. He owned
farm four miles southwest Of Fair
fax. and was preparing to move there
this spring. During the winter and
fall he had spent most of his time at
the farm making improvements, and he
expected to buy part Of his equip
ment at the Cahill sale yesterday. He
also owned the Peck farm, located four
miles west Of Cedar Rapids, until he
sold it a short time ago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-22
1EEMAN's OLD PEOPLE.
Town Has Unusual Number Of AGED
and Vigorous Residents,


Beaman, Jan. 22.-The children.
grandchildren, great grandchildren,
brothers, sisters. nephews and nieces to
the number Of fifty-three gathered at
the house of Mrs. S. A. Nickerson to
help her celebrate her SD birthday.
They came with well filed baskets and
bountiful dinner was served,
Another Of our citizens. Mr.. William,
Den. celebrated his 81st birthday. He
Is well and active for his years. For the
size OF our town we have q goodly
number OF old people. Mr.. Hugh
Brown Is our Oldest citizen, He ia in
his saith year and not many days pass
but what he takes q drive with his
horse. Mr.. Artz is now 80 years of age
and Mrs. Jane Crombie Is nearing her
s0th year. while a goodly number have
passed tho Is year mark and many
more nearing that age.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-22
SHIPPERS GAIN POINTS
Important ousseisns Relating - Al.
Iustsnent q clalms Fer Lessse %.
eidsd a Conference Held In Chicago.

Important ousseisns Relating - Al.
justmsns q claims Fer Lsssss o..
eidsd a Conference Held In Chicago.
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Jan. 22.-As result OF
the conference in Chicago last week IN
which shippers and carriers appeared
before an interstate commerce COM
mission examiner. some very important
matters relating to claims for losses on
shipments Of all freight viii be ad-
1usted.
The time limit for fling claims. as
provided in the bills Of lading. will be
extended from four months to six
months.
There will be provision that proof Of
actual value Of the losses may be pre-
sented later.
The time limit on export shipments
will be made the same as on domestic
business.
The outiawe6 claims now rejected by
the carriers will be opened for adjust
ment.
1t appears that for many years the
uniform bill of lading has contained q
provision that all claims must be hled
within four months, and thirty days al
to export business; but as matter OF
fact little attention has been paid to
this except to shut off fraudulent or
questionable claims. But recently by
reason of some decisions rendered the
carriers have found that they must ad-
here strictly to the rule as to time
limit. AS result a great many claims
have recently been rejected because
filed too late and hundreds Of claim
ants in Iowa have been clamoring for
some relief. The change in policy
caught them unawnres.
But at the Chicago conference it was
virtually agreed that the time limit
should be extended to six months. with
the proviso that evidence as to the
money loss might come later, within
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-22
STATEWIDE MOVEMENT INAUo.
uRArEp BY GRAND ARMY
POST At MUscArINE.
STATE TO BE ASKED FOR
$4,000 APPROPRIATION
Additional $4,000 to Be Raised by
Popular Subscription - Place in
Which to House War Relics and
Whsrs They May Es Inspected by
Public 10 Planned.
to Times-Republlcan.

Special to eS-Republlcan.
Muscatine. Jan. ga state wide
movement which looks forward to the
erection Of war museum to cost $780,
900 has been launched by the local post
Of the G. A. r. and the auxiliary bod
les. The plan contemplates a $4,000
appropriation from the state legislature
and an equal amount to be raised by
popular subscription. Des Moines is
named as the site Of the museum in
which 1t Is proposed to assemble the
war relics of the state and thru the
collection to preach sermon of pa
triotism to the coming generations.
The movement anticipates the dis
bandment Of the G. A. r. posts which
would likely take place within the next
fifteen to twenty years.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-22
oLo.rMaE colo
cURE-oRsssk rEAi
soosppD0DDopng0n0gl

Got . small paclcase Of Hamhusg
Breast Tea, or ~ the German 1olkD
call 1t, Hamburger Brust ThsA" at any
pharmacy. Take . Tablespoonful Of The
tea put cup Of boiling water upon
II. pour through . slsve and drink .
teaoup full at any time. II - the most
effective wey to break cold and cure
grip. a. It opens tho pores. relieving
congestion. Also loossns the bowels,
thus breaking cold ct once.
It u inexpensive and antirely vege.
table. therefore hArmleos.-Adv.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-22
sHEPARo MAkEs INQUIRY.

Assistant etsts Labor Commissioners
Investigates Conditions 1t Mason City
Special to Times Republican.
Mason City, Jan. 22.--Alfred Shepard.
assistant state labor commissioner. ar
rived in the city today ana win make
an extended Investigation 40 to the
condition Of foreign laborers in this
city. Today in company with the city
health officer DR.. Echternacht. and
Chief Of Police Schneider he made Il
visit into the different sections OF the
city where foreign labor is housed. Tho
sights were q revelation to him. He
will make reports to State Labor Com
missioner Urick and this gentleman
will give the situation here PERSONAL
attention
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-22
APPROVE GOVERNOR CLARKE.

Harding Says Northwest Iowa 70 En-.
thusiastio in Support.
Des Moines, Jan. %. - Lieutenant
Governor w. L Harding, CT Sioux City,
is in Des Moines to try a case before
the supreme court.
Voters in and around Sioux CITY
are enthusiastic over Governor
Clarke's candidacy since his speech on
capitol extension" said Lieutenant
Governor Harding. They pronounce
the speech great. They believe that
Governor Clarke Is right in his con-
tentions ana find there is little or
no opposition to the capitol extension
in that section Of the state"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-22
Conrad News Notes,

Special to Times-Republican.
Conrad, Jan. 22.-Mrs. Sam Bockes
is quite sick with heart trouble.
A. II. Barnes. who has been quite
sick, is able to be out again.
S. +. Price and family have moved
from the depot, Mr.. Price entering in
partnership with A. w. Randall Mr..
Smith, Of Marathon, has taken MI.
Prices place as station agent.
William Boyd met with some loss by
fire Sunday night in his harness shop
The origin of the fire is unknown.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-22
Print Shop For be. Moline, School.

S1sHs on0p e0e Oe9 MolnoD Schools.
Des Moines, Jan. ::c.-Chs-!c: yo.!-=
wood. well known printer, formerly EN- .
pioyed by Successful Farming. has
been elected by the high school board
as director Of printing at the vocational
school for boys to be established at the
Lincoln school building.
The board has authorized the pur.
chase of,a printing plant from a news
paper at Eagle Grove. The instruction
IN printing will be done in co-operation
with the local shops and the pupil, in
this class will save; tho expense Of
printing work for the school district BIZ
doing the printing at the school shop. I,
The printers, class will be a feature Of
the new vocational school work. The
carpentes4 union will cooperate in the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-22
Toledo psssaAs AasnNsvr.

Special TO Times -Ropubllcao.
Toledo. Jan 12.-The oooood team
Of the Toledo high school 0GCoAt0d tho
Montour basketball hve on tbs door
Of Leander CLARK college 0yuanasiuA
Tuesday evening. by . scoGO Of % % -.
throuout and IL WAS the donfong 0por3e
them materially in WINNING the cons
tost, sf
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-22
shsffisld Now. ltem,.

Special 10 Times Kepub1can.
Sheffield. Jan. 22.-Rev. Theodore
w Dons. Of Buffalo Center. is here as
sisting Rev. c. F. Dallmus in the Ger
man Baptist church with series Of
special meetings.
A recital was given in the NJ. r..
church Tuesday evening under the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-22
DICK DECLARED ELIGIBLE.
Western Conference Committee Hold.
That loWa's Captain May Play.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City, Jan. 22-Captain Leo
Dick, head Of the Iowa university
eleven. and stellar halfback, for 1914,
Will not be barred from service at Iowa,
because Of his ante-university play on
tho gr1d1ron at Leander Clark college.
Tho ruling Of the western conference
committee IS that no ex post facto
law shall apply to Dick, who had left
the team at Leander Clark two years
before the rule was adopted that placed
that institution on the list of athletic
colleges" His eligibility at Iowa is,
therefore, unquestioned,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-22
CONDITION ALARMS FRIENDS.

George D. Perkins, Editor OF SIOUX CITY
journal, Critically III.
Special to Times -Republican.
Des Moines. Jan. 22.-Word has been
received from confidential source that
the illness of George d. Perkins. long
owner of the Sioux City Journal. is far
more serious than has been publicly &C
knowledged. Access of his friends to
his room has been denied and the re-
suit is greatly feared.
The Washington times., 1914-01-08
A CONSTITUTIONAL" ANOMALY.

Attorney General McReynolds, in public state
ment calls attention to the fact that his department
has no power of criminal prosecution against the of.
fcers directors or other agents of railroad COM
pany for improvident or dishonest management OF
its financial affairs. That, of course, is obvious
enough; it is not very apparent why the Attorney
General should have found it necessary to explain
such thing.
Yet there are vast numbers of people so innocent
as to assume that the Federal Government, having
undertaken the regulation of railroads. even to the
detail of providing uniform and compulsory meth
DDS of accounting, ought to have kept in its hands
some power of effectively enforcing its purposes.
Such people are merely innocent of any under
standing of our wondrous dual system of govern
ment. The National Government is the only one
that possibly in the nature of things, control the
great instrumentalitieS of interstate business. 1t
has power to control them, to certain extent But il
does not incorporate the organizations which and
manage them; it cannot prosecute maefcence in
their management, save as to details which do
go to the bottom of their business concerns or of
the pubic'S real interest in them.
The Federal Government has been investigating,
for instance, the Frisco and the New Haven manpu-
latons 1t has found out good many things that a
good many people believe could very properly be
made the basis of prosecutions But for those things
the National Government has no power to prosecute.
The Washington times., 1914-01-08
Johnson AND CALIFORNIA.

Hiram Johnson announces himself candidate
.3r reelection as governor of California. Governor
ohnson is one of the biggest men that the field
IF State activities has produced in recent years, the
jeader in the great fight that redeemed his State
rom the old boss-ship, with vision enough to
see the great possibilities of developing the full use
tulness of the State government.
To men of this type there is fascination too
uften irresistible, about the national political field.
They want to step from the States executive chair
into the Senate and willing to sacrifice the full
ruiton of their State efforts in order to grasp the
psychological opportunity for the step upward
1t is good to see that Hiram Johnson has de-
Cided that his duty lies in the further prosecution
of the task of giving California a model State
government There is much to be done, and for
such man as Johnson the doing of it is likely to
prove quite as attractive the activities of the ma
tonal legislative field The man with the executive
temperament and genius not infrequeltly finds him
self rather lost in the very different atmosphere of
Washington Hiram Johnson has time enough for
the national career after he shall have carried further
his work in California II is hardly beevable that
the State will hesitate to return him to his present
POSITION Partsanship is decidedly secondary, in the
view of such advanced communities as the Golden
State, to the purpose of getting the best manage
Inent possible
The Washington times., 1914-01-08
THE RECLAMATION OF MEN.

An officer of the Salvation Army in Buffalo tells
the story of the Fifteen terrbleS of that city few
years ago; coterie of especially bad characters
whom nobody dreamed of reforming because they
we're too hopeleSsly bad. In the aggregate they had
spent ffty-two years in prison; one of them alone
had served ninety-nine sentences. To run them
out of town" was leading pastime of the police,
but they persistently ran back again, to make new
trouble and more of it. They were the despair of
the police and the municipal Judiciary. 1t was
computed that the communitys dealings with them
represented an aggregate of actual expenses of
S49,0 900. They were not merely public charges, but
the most expensive kind of public charges at all
times; whether il jail or out, they were demanding
the publc's money; if they didn't take it away from
the wayfarer at the point of gun, they took it from
the public treasury.
The Salvation Army decided to try its hand. In
stead of Furnishing, it would try reforming these
men, 1t got hold of the leader of the gang and
won him. Then through him it reached the rest.
Today one of them is police judge in Missouri
rown. The old leader recently died, head of fine
amily, man of means. They have all reformed
md stayed reformed"
1t cost the Salvation Army less than $500 to do
its work for them all. A single one of them paid
into the Armys treasury considerably than that,
As testimony of the appreciation of what had been
zone for him. Not one of the original group ever
TelapSed after the; were convinced that they ought
. become good citizens.
NYet the most hat was done for them was to con-
lnde their reason that they owed TO themselves and
ne cSmmunity to become decent sef-respecting cit
ems. Convinced of that and given a chance to start
anew, they did the rest
1t doesn't seem necessary TO point a moral.
The Washington times., 1914-01-08
THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL.

Senator Lane of Oregon has interested himself
the new Central High School proposition. He
toes not believe the city should invest million or
of money in single great establishment of this
Hind but instead would if we understand his atti-
,ude prefer some regional high schools, smaller and
more convenient to their local pubIics.
There has been some little effort devoted to the
propagation of this view of the high school problem
apparently its inspiration has been largely sectional
it does not seem probable that Congress will con-
sent to reopen the question now, and undo the thing
which, when it was done, apparently met the approval
of all the school patrons and organization.
None of the arguments advanced in opposition to
the Central High School, at Eleventh and Clifton
Streets has seemed seriously worthy of considera-
ton
For instance the schools location has been criti-
Csed on the ground that is too far west and north
TOO removed from the city's center of population.
True enough in way; but this is to be a school for
white pupils and should be located with relation to
the distribution of white pupils 1t the pur-
pose admirably for them both as to central location
and to transportation facilities. The site is high,
we'll removed from the distractions of adjacent buSi-
ness activities and generally attractive.
All this aside from the general question whether
is possible to do better educational work in num-
Der Of small institutions than in a single great and
highly organized one. On the same theory that in
the country regions consolidation of districts larger
schools, better organization and effective grading
row the accepted formula for producing better con-
dtons, it would seem that consolidation in a city
vas to be encouraged. Certainly that is the order
The Washington times., 1914-01-08
Some Little Causes of
Great Wars
Copyright 1914 Publishing Coz
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attacked the first British
To add
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instead OF "g out grievance oy aoonab
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quarrel a indirectly
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The Washington times., 1914-01-08
"Old Reliable" Appeals
n To All SOutherners
By JULIA MURDOCH.

Judge Dickson said, II had some idea
| Of calling IL by some name which
would indicate clearly that it was pre-
| emincntly a play about white people
with incidental comedy relief furnish
| cd by clearly 1rawE and sharply diff
ferential characters. But ii was only
little while before this idea was
j Knocked out of my head. and 1t was
Zack Foster ,Old Reliable) who did
il" Judge Dickson said he had so
stepped himself in the character of the
Obj darky and ''ZaCk was such a
persistent devil " that whenever 1
would bring him upon the scene he
would, in the parlance Of the theaterr
I hog the stage
Sweetnam's First Chance
To Play Role of Star.
Judge Dickson went to Mr.. Savage with
this difficulty and was told to go ahead
along the lines of least resistance. Mr.
Sweatnam had never been starred in
his life, though his name has always
been heavily featured in any prOduc-
tion in which he mas been seen. Con-
sequently it was decided to retain the
love interest, but to let Old RelibaIe
push himself to the front as much as
possible, and to name the play after
him. and to let Sweatnam be the star
Of the play.
1t seems as though no better Choice
could have been made. Nobody would
think of taking Sweatnam in any other
part but that of a good d-fOr-nOthinS. vet
thoroughly delightful "darky'' charac-
ter. We knew him as such in the
County Chairman" in Excuse Me"
and in several other plays, and why
make the change when his delineatiOn
of negro characters leaves nothing to
be desired?
In the company supporting Mr.. Sweat
nam are several SOutheruers, who have
been chosen for their particular fitness
for delneating Southern characters. w.
A. Jordan, who plays tie part Of Elder
| Tabb, is a recent recruit to the profess
SiOHal stage. but in choosing him for
this role Judge Dickson announced that
he did not feel that he could intrust the
part to some one with whose work he
was not entirely familiar. Mr.. Jordan
has long been known in the South as a
talented amateur. and has taken rart
in many theatrical entertainments
throughout the Southern States
Sidney Shields. the girl who plays the
part OF the heroine in ''Old Reliable"
Is a Mississippi girl. who was born on
Just such q plantation as the SpOttis-
wOOde plantation, which is the locale Of
the play. She has been on the stage for
several years.
The Washington times., 1914-01-08
Apt SinniIe.

~ ENATOR ROOT, at a luncheon in
Washington, said, apTopos of 4
~ new move against the trusts:
Il hope that We shan't go after
all our big successful business too has
tily. too iGnorantly. l hope that the bust
ness success won't be treated like the
old man in the story.
There's 4 story about ship. A
sailor fell overheard from this ship. and
the captain shouted to the green hand:
Throw a buoy overt"
But the sailor wasn't rescued. He
drowned. After all hope Of rescue was
gone, the captain reviewing the efforts
that had been made. said to the green
hand:
e Did YOU throw that buoy over when
I to you?'
No sir. said the green hand. I
couldn't find a boy, so 1 threw an Old
man over Minneapolis Journal.
The Washington times., 1914-01-08
Imitation Explosions.

The bureau Of Mines kept mind the
broad between theory practice, and has
rated series of practical in the mine Of
Consolidation Coal Company CheftOn eight miles south
Of Fairmont W. Va In this mine the conditions Of
plosion are initiated and rescue drill is practlced
In ALL twenty -four teams of five each will be
through their PAGES by the in charge of No
stationed at No r. the Chiefon mine of the
tenements has been formed into
being devoted to first aid
and pulmomtUTs The upstairs apartments used
change for the which Age
The Washington times., 1914-01-08
What's on the Program, in
Washington Today

Meetings, evening.
Masonic-New Jerusalem, No. .; George
{. Whiting, No. -. Royal Arch
Washington, No. .. grand visitation.
Eastern Star-Annual session, grand
chapter, Naval Lodge Hall; William
+. Hunt, No. Is.
installation.
Uniform Rank-J. r. Coldwen Company,
No. Z.
National UniOn-Washington Council.
Census Council, National Union
Guard Council
odd Fellows-Columbia, No. 10 degree
work; Excelsior, No. Il; Salem. No. ..
Observation-Disclosures. No. s; Georgetown,
No. 6: both installation.
Socialist party-LOcal Northwest branch