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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-11
MAYOR AND POLICE OFFICIALS
OF MuscArlNE THREAT.
ENEo WITH REMOVAL.
EXCELSIOR HOSE
HOUSE IS ENJoiNED
Testimony TO Effect That Officials
Were Threatened With Removal II
They Failed to Drive Liquor From
Hose Houses, 10 Prsssntsd-Mayer
Kern Escapes Witness Stand.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Muscatine. June 1.-THE mayor and
police officials Of Muscatine were
threatened with removal from Office II
they failed to drive liquor from the
hose houses Of the volunteer Depart
ment in this city, according to testi-
mony presented In the district court
this week during the progress OF the
suit which resulted in an Injunction
being slapped against the Excelsior
Cosson held the big stick which was
most feared in official circles was re-
vealed thru letters which passed be-
tween Mayor Kern and the state pros
ecutor.
Testimony presented showed that for
months the law enforcement league
| thru its officers has sought to force
the police and Mayor Kern to act.
failure on the part of the municipal
figures to bring about the cleanup re-
suited In the sheriff's office conduct
ling raid which revealed the presence
of some 200 gallons of beer at one
fire station alone.
Mayor Kern Pleads illness.
Efforts were made by the state to
bring Mayor Kern into court and the
presentation of a physician's certificate
showing him to be i'll resulted in that
practitioner being severely cross eX-
amined as to the mayors ailment
which was made light of by the pros
ecution.
The action Of the court In granting
the injunction places the mayor and
other city officials in danger of being
brought into court in the future
charged with contempt should liquor
again be dispensed in the fire stations.
The city as we'll as the hose company
was enjoined from handling liquor
after it was shown by the evidence in
troduced that liquor was dispensed to
the volunteer firemen by the score al
most nightly at the station. The ac-
ton against the Excelsior company is
viewed as but the opening gun OF the
war on booze in the hose houses. That
a court order is to be sought against
all is a wide spread belief as 1t Is
claimed that the practice INDUCED IN
at the Excelsior station is carried on
at the other hose houses as we'll.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-11
COUNTY PAID WRONG MAN.
Furnishing Company Sues For 5000
Claimed Hers on Furniture.

Claimed Hers on Furniture.
Special to Times-Republican.
Fort Dodge. June 1.-THE suit of the
Newton Hoyt Furniture Company. Of
Chicago against Calhoun county for
$500 for furnishings for the Calhoun
county court house, is on in federal
court and promises to consume several
days. Joseph Newton. president Of the
company, testified that his company
did not receive any part of the pay
ment. Calhoun county men testified
they paid warrant for the bill to a
representative of the company, who Is
alleged to- have absconded with the
money. The plaintiff company claims
H. W.. Sherman, the company repre-
sentative who got the money. was only
laborer and should not lave been
given the warrant.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-11
Iowa Falls News Briefs.

Special to Times-Republican.
Iowa Falls, June 11.-Ottmar Larkin.
Of this city. graduates this week from
st. Johns Military Academy at Della
field, Wis. This young man is a grad
uate Of the local high school and has
been taking special studies at the
above academy the past year. He will
now seek examination for admission to
the United States naval academy at
Annapolis.
The adjustment on the laundry loss
was made Thursday and in a manner
perfectly satisfactory to the assured.
Work has commenced on cleaning up
the ruins and saving whatever SAL
wage there may be. The equipment on
the second floor was very little dam
aged aside from slight injury from
smoke and water.
& Mr.. Glen Smith has been elected by
the board of education as physical di-
rector and instructor in the public
schools. Mr.. Smith is graduate OF
Ellsworth College and one Of the pop
ular young men of the city. He is
equipped in every way to fulfill the du-
ties that will devolve on him in his
new position and it goes without saying
will make good.
Prof w. w. Patty. who has been
principal Of the high school here the
past year and proven successful in
every way. has asked to be relieved
from his contract with the local board
for next year In order to accept the
superihtendency Of the schools at
Adair Miss Gilger, a popular teacher
in the schools here for several years.
has been elected as principal Of tho
high school to succeed Mr. Patty.
Mrs. A. ]. Foster Is visiting at the
home Of o. NJ. Olson in Fort Dodge.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-11
Tho Aida lob.

"Who IL the. man who follows tho
general about?" His aid" But why
does he need an aid hanging around
all the time?" We'll; you sec, the
general has more medals than he can
conveniently wear himself. "-kansss
City Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-11
FORMER NEVADA WOMAN DIES.
Mrs. William Taylor Stricken Will
Heart Disease.

Nevada, June 11.-with scarcely a
moments warning and while apparent
ly enjoying her usual good health.
Mrs. William Taylor, for many years
a resident of near this city, dropped
dead, victim OF heart failure, at her
home near New Richland, Mimi. on
June s. Mrs. Taylor was native Of
this county and had lived here until
the family moved to Minnesota about
Ave years ago. Her maiden name was
Mary Eleanor Wise and she was mar
'ried to Mr.. Taylor on Sept. 3, 1885. She
was born May Is, 1856. She. was the
mother of four children.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-11
Greatly Benefited by Chamberlain:

Il have used Chamberlain's Liniment
for sprains. bruises and rheumatic
pains, and the great benefit have re-
ceived justifies my recommending it in
the highest terms" writes Mrs. Flor
ence Slife. Wabash. Ind. II you are
troubled with rheumatic pains you will
certainly be pleased with the prompt
relief which Chamberlain's Liniment
affords. Obtainable everywhere.-Ad-
yertisement
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-03
Daddy sBedti|
@. A Legend
OOTV- OF the Find
Spider

LONG, long ago." daddy when people believed
and goddesses and gnomes and dasoos there uN
country called Lydia beautiful maiden named AEachne
Besides being beautiful Arachne was clever She could
abroad through the country Oh
would from far Oh to the cloth and
But vain from having much admiration and
SKILL Why kddes she said che could weave
goddess
terrible thing say, and Athena, the god
supposed preside weaving and similar cafs ven
from Mount Ompus where s
young maiden something
that she might Judge Of her skill
hidden She choose the finest threads
exquisite and And do know kd
being proud when Athena
goddess could be done better
immorta the gods and goddesses called
But Athena angy-vey angyto think earth maiden
So what does that naughty goddess do but snatch
from the loom and tear 1t into tiny biA
very badly the wrath Of goddess
got a and hanged herself
she had done She did not want
much the craft Of weaving would
the world should brought the
to life.
But she punish her in way. There great
held Mount Olympus All the gods and gdses there
they decided Arachne into q spider
And this Athena commanded done This beautiful SUNNI
blue eyed SPIDER and she
spider
"Oh daddy a naughty goddessr cried children.
And daddy only smiled and told them 1t bedtime
"Good night daddy" said the children.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-03
ACTING THE STORY
BY GEORGE mUNsoN.

Looking for local color, you say.
miss? guess you can find it here all
right. We've had lots Of authors from
New York in these parts. studying our
peculiar ways and writing about the
simple habits of us unsophisticated
Eustics. But we didn't know it until
Mr.. Peter Polhemus woke US up to
that fact.
~That was the Mr.. Peter Polhemus
who made such q stir with his book
on New England folks last year. Sold
. hundred thousand copies. they say.
and must have made three or four hun
dred dollars out Of 1t, I reckon. Jane
Topaz, who come here to milk the
cows when I had rheumatics In my
hands was the heroine. Mr.. Polhemus
himself was the hero-you could tell
that the minute you set eyes ON the
book; and Jim Bowers. who's now edit
ing and printing the Pottsfield Gazette,
was the rustic villain.
HE was q nice man we thought
then-Mr. POlhemus, / mean, always
fussing and Tuning around to learn
our unsophisticated ways. He'd stop
me in the middle Of the street to ask
the meaning of some common express
sion he'd heard, which everybody uses.
although them city folks don't know
them, in their ignorance. And after
he'd spent three weeks at Cy Browns.
taking up Jane Topaz's time-she's his
niece-and aggravating Jim Bowers
until he talked Of fighting him, Mr..
Polhemus took his departure.
Next thing we heard about him,
he'd written 'Jane's Honeymooners.
Everybody was saying 1t was as good
Is Shakespeare. Cy Brown amt much
of a hand at reading, but he said II
was as plain as pikestaff, the things
he'd written, and how in thunder did
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-03

g under the dmbers, Just beneath
where Mr.. Polhemus was pacing to
and fro. just - he'd done in the book.
Presently Jane comes up to him.
"Ha! So you've come. says Mr..
Polhemus.
eyes answers Jane in hollow
voice. For once / give the slip to
them that hates me and I've come to
tell you the story Of my life. l have
been the tool Of mans sinister de-
signs. but luckily I've shook him OF
the track, and now
"'And now you're going to be mine.'
says Mr.. Polhemus. and puts his arms
round her; and before she knew what
he was doing Mr.. Polhemus had kissed
her.
"Jane started to raise . rumpus,
with Jim under the timbers. as you
can suppose, but Jim was paralysed.
You see. Jane had assured him that
nothing like that had happened. and
there 1t had happened under his nose.
He stays paralyzed q moment. and
then he springs up and tries to land
one on Mr.. Polhemus' nose. Mr..
Polhemus ducks and down goes Jim
into the millrace.
HE let out q yell that would have
raised the dead. and just as he's COM
ing up for the third time Mr.. Polhe-
mus strips OF his coat and plunges
in after him. He grabbed Jim by the
hair, and Jim, with more water in his
system than he'd ever put there Of his
own will, was hauled out on the bank.
"Pretty soon he come to. I saw
saw you kiss her. he cried. pointing
to Jane Topaz, who was standing by
like a woman in a dream.
eyes. What Of it?' asks Mr.. Polhe-
mus, none too dry. Weren't we re-
hearsing the novel?'
GIVE was, but you weren't in on it.
answered Jim. Anyway, l saw it, so
it's all over, Jane. You may as well
understand that
Tut says Mr.. Polhemus. 1t
was all joke, wasn't 1t, and believe
in having a variety of endings. You
see, I'm married man and so it don't
do no harm. And my wife's on her
way up to Pottsfield, and between you
and me I'd like to forget about that
more than you would. Miss Topaz Is
SO irresistible, you see,' he adds, that's
why put her into the book, not mean
ing any harm. Come along, Mr.. Bow
ers, and If you don't drink can in
troduce you to good brand of cigars
at Mr.. Browns
That's how 1t ended, Miss, and
| James married to Jim now, but II
would be best not to look for toe
much local color. In Pottsfield, because
people is tired Of 1t. And II there's
any words you want to know, ask me.
Copyright. 1915. by w. G. Chapman)
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-03
HARD TO Define BEAUTY
Subject on Which Races and Nations
Have Never Been Able
TO Agree.

That which is beautiful ID always
pretty In the broad sense Of the term.
but much that the world in general
counts % pretty IL anything but beau
tiful to the esthetic eye.
Prettiness 10 Of the face and obvi.
Gus. but beauty 10 of the soul and,
therefore. more subtle. Some very
crudely colored calendars will appeal
to many as being beautiful. though to
the cultured eye they are far from
suggestive Of grace In either tone or
form.
There have been many attempts to
define beauty, yet 1t cannot be said
that any definition has thrown much
light upon the subject. It manifests
itself in such an infinite variety Of
forms. though there is a general agree
ment that It's highest expression Is In
the female form divine. Even here the
diversity Is SO extensive that the peo-
pies Of no two races, let alone nations.
have ever agreed upon the same type.
The Madonna Of the worlds artists
are striking instances of the different
conceptions Of the utmost spiritual
grace.
This much is certain; mere pretti-
ness, whether In woman. painting,
sculpture, music, poetry or literature,
Is either primal or artificial harmony
In nowise pleasing to those who have
come to know the best. And much of
that best is not 80 very difilcult to ap.
preciate. It 10 largely matter Of
education and of habit. Some people
perceive harmony with readiness In
certain forms and are yet oblivious to
It in others. There are color-blind mu.
sicians and stone-deaf sculptors.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-03
Dogs and Boys.


One wonders what must have been
the boyhood Of the man who raves
about the necessity Of excluding dogs
from human association" A dog-it
matters not its kinds . necessary
complement to . real boy. and there II
something more than prisgishness the
matter with the lad In knickerbockers
who does not rejoice In the comrade.
ship Of Towser.. The man who has
had that treasure of affection and NO
longer regardt 1t has lost more than
..is youth.
To guard the 5000. 900 books in the
New York library against the raw.
ages Of bookworms and other insects,
which feed upon the paper, the glue
On the backs. and the cloth and leath.
er bindings. constant care II OF.
ercised, and . keen watch kept for
any evidence Of their activities. One
woman 10 assigned exclusively to this
work When treating the books, she
wears huge apron which completely
covers her gown. A cheesecloth veil
protects her face against the germs
which Turk in the musty documents,
and even the air she breathes ID
screened against contagion. Close
touch 10 kept with the health depart
ment. and books which have been re
turned from infected areas are fumi
gated before being restored to circu
lation.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-03

under another name He was an au-
thor seeking local color. and in the END
he married Jane. in spite Of Jim Bow
ers, who was the villain, only he'd
given him a mustache. Az for me and
Cy Brown, we was just ignorant old
country people who used strange
words. and I'd told him the meaning Of
'em all myself.
"Jim was SO mad when he heard
about it that he got copy. and when
he'd read 1t he wouldn't speak to
Jane. 1t seems that the hero had
used to kiss Jane behind the barn,
and m thought Mr.. Polhemus had
done it. It took Jane the best part Of
q week to persuade Jim that she
hadn't kissed Mr.. Polhemus, and a.
soon as she had convinced him that
she hadn't Jane started In and wanted
to know why he'd robbed bank in his
youth and had to give her up to Mr..
Polhemus 20 As he shouldn't tell on
him, and why he'd won her simple rus
tic heart when he'd ought to have been
In the penitentiary.
1T got 80 bad that Hank Stevens.
the policeman, called on Jim and want
ed to know where he had worked be-
fore he came to Pottsfield, and II 1t
was true that there was q reward Of
five thousand dollars on his head.
after that, when spring come,
along come the busybodies and wanted
to know which was the barn where the
hero kissed Jane. and II the old ruined
mill was the place where the villain
went to his death amid the plunging
cataracks.
"And when summer came, who
should arrive but Mr.. Polhemus again.
You'd think he wouldn't have had the
nerve to have looked US in the face,
but he thought US simple rustic people
hadn't read James Honeymooners,'
and didn't know anything about 1t.
Well, miss, nobody let on he knew,
and meanwhile Jim and Cy Brown
fixed up their plans. They was both
feeling pretty sore about it, and they
arranged that Jane was somehow to
get Mr.. Polhemus into the ruined mill
and Jim was to come along and give
him what was coming to him.
1T was strange, the way we lived up
to our regulations. Often I'd find my.
self in the middle of a speech to think
up some word l hadn't used, and Jane
took to carrying her pals on a yoke,
same as she'd done in the story book.
Then come the day when Jane said to
, Mr.. Polhemus:
any roses Is a-fading.'
whats that? asked Mr. Polhemus,
sort Of puzzled
"'My roses is fading in my cheeks
answered Jane Topaz, rather obsti
nate, like the girl In the book, Jane
Merriwether. And can't you guess
what's took them away and what 1t ID
that makes my heart 60 pit-a-pat when
We meet?"
"No. answered Mr.. Polhemus
scratching his head. Jane noticed that
he looked kind Of thoughtful.
"'Then meet me in the ruined mill
ct eight o'clock. where l shall be safs
from them that's prosecuting me. and
I'll tell you the secret Of my life.' sayi
Jane.
"'All right answered Mr.. Polhemus
perking up . bit.
AT the appointed hour Jane dressed
up and set out for the mill. 1t was {
dark night, and she'd have been . BIZ
scared, only Jim was holding he
round the waist until they got near tn,
mill, and then he let her 70. and >crep
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-03
Her Worst Fears Were Realized.

"eT "o'ss VeS's "S'S VSa"3So'
spare. nd IL need you, Picnic.
I'm awful lonesome"
Phemie's face had been settling in
to an expression Of stern renunciation,
but now 1t softened and dimpled into
a wistful smile.
Are you sure you need me-that l
can be Of real service to your"
Eyes, l settled on you because I've
know you 90 long and you've got
such an even disposition. l wonder
some good man didn't show his ap-
probation long ago; but I guess
there's no beaux around now to bother
Pickwick and me, eh. Phemie?"
A slight embarrassed flush warmed
Phemie's pale cheeks. but she shook
her head carelessly. Miss Bennett
never guessed what dreams had
bloomed and faded within that quiet
breast.
"Now," said the elder woman, brisk.
ly. 'T'll drive over for you and your
belongings Saturday. I've been wish.
ing Oliver'd come back, but l don't
suppose he ever will. He's . rover.
Just like his great-uncle Jason. Good
boy. though: writes me and sends
things from al the places he goes TO-
You didn't live here in divers time,
did you! Must be neariy Of an age.
Well. he's all I've got and I suppose
he'll marry and settle down In some
heathenish. faraway country. Now
remember. Phemie-Saturday, In
time for tea"
! Saturday afternoon found Miss Eu
pAemia Havens In . state of unusual
agitation. It seemed to her that she
was taking . very important step, and
she had dire missivings; but partly d
conceal her dubious concern and part
ly In honor Of the occasion-for It had
been some time since she had ever
been invited out to tea-Phemie hat
put on her best gown Of blue batists
and decorated her gray turban with ,
new pink rose. A white collar at hel
throat crossed with little lace talbot
Miss Bennett had never seen her look
ing more animated and attractive.
! As the two women descended from
the carriage and walked up the gray
! eled path to the cottage, Pickwicl
came slowly to meet them; then, som,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-03
The Night 81 Gasoline.

Ask me to 90 to the thsatsr any
night In the week except gasoline
night and I'll Co." said the man.
what night 10 that!" The woman
asked.
Saturday. Women get their gloves
home from the cleaners On Saturday
or else clean them themselves the
last Of the week. and the gasoline
fumes haven't had time to svaporate.
Halt the women you meet In Q crowd
on Saturday night carry . gasoline
odor about on their gloves. In q hot,
stu6y place. that 10 pretty bad. On
Monday night gasoline still perfumes
the cir. but It IL getting faint and l
can stand IT. but not on Saturday"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-03
ADOPTION OF PHEMlE
Good Resolution Of Miss Celia
Bennett.
Nv ELLA RANDALL PEARcE.

Miss Celia Bennett looked Thought
fully after the receding form OF her
late caller; then a faint smile crept
over her face and she nodded her
head slowly.
"P'raps you're right. Phebe Tag
eart." she reflected. "P'raps l am q
selfish old woman. living here alone
in this big, comfortable cottage. Just
a-hoarding my money when ! might
be doing good for some one. P'raps
its my duty to adopt somebody
don't know"
She sat down in little low rocker
and meditatively eyed the big gray
cat that approached her In dignined
fashion.
what d'you say, Pickwick? Are
we selfish-living alone together. you
and I? You know 1t amt just what
Phebe Taggart says; but I've an ink.
ling myself that this life 10 kinder
aimless-and lonesome. There!"
Miss Bennett unused q while In
silence.
Its too big q responsibility. bring
ing up children when you don't know
how. Now. grown-up boys and girls
they'd Just be running away and
getting married and leaving me in q
little while; and old folks'd be getting
sick and leaving me, too, p'raps.
l wish Oliver'd come back! Well, II
I'm to adopt somebody, there's-or
there's Phemie-Phemie Havens!"
A soft flush mounted to her cheeks
and her mild blue eyes sparkled.
"Ill adopt Phemie-she's past the
marrying age, and she's right com
panionable, Picnic Is. I'll 60 right
over and see her while the spells
on"
: Picnic Havens looked up in star
tied surprise when her visitor made
known her errand.
: adopt mel" she faltered. why
Miss Bennett, I've no claim on you Al
all. Why should you think of such 6
thing?"
Because I want to do something
for somebody; and you're good girl
Picnic. You haven't any near of kin
and you're working your eyes out ant
your back crooked over those LITTLE
embroidered things that barely keel
your soul and body together. You'll
have good home with me and II
give you an allowance. or course, m!
property goes to Oliver-you under
stand that-but I've got enough and t,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-03
Did Service TO Humanity.

Captain Hutchinson. the dockmaster
at Liverpool, is credited with having
originated the rejecting lighthouse in
1853. and another great improvement
In the invention of light for light
houses was made by Lieutenant Drum
mond. who was the first to suggest
the using of oxyhydrogen light. To.
day there is no danger rock or point
along any of the navigable coasts but
has Its modern lighthouse.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-03
Had He Susplclons.

A subscriber Of an Atchison news
paper sent the following to the editor:
I don't know that Ben Hurley took
It but l know ! have been missing
wood and loaded several sticks with
powder last Sunday night: and l know
that Ben Hurley lives near me, and
that early Monday morning be drove
hurriedly to town and bought q new
stove"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-03

Uassu 70 ehcouf100 E
Can you direct me to the nearest
hotel?" asked the stranger.
Yes" replied the old inhabitant II
can, but hate to do It"
why so?'
ITS one Of those new-fangled places
where you've got to take bath along
with your room, even II you only ex.
poet to stay three or four days"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-03
A To Palmisfn.

II the lines Of the hand really hls-
Gated how long . person win live h
surance people would have adoptsl
palmistry long ssa.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-03
History Of Linen Manufacture.

The Scots in Ulster first established
linen manufacture during the reign Of
James the First, and from this begin.
Aing has the business of the present
day developed.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-03
Varied Menu.

Varied Menu.
The chorus girl dimes one day q Q
erust and the next ON q crustaoeaa-
New yogk Dvsaiag Mail.