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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-30
JAP cAs,nET RESIGNS.
Quite Because Of Scandal Growing Out
Of Election Bribery.

Toxic, July 3O.--The Japanese cabi-
net. headed BY Count Okuma. has ten
dered its resignation to Emperor
Yoshihito. This action followed the
resignation yesterday of Viscount
Kamepake Oura, minister of the in
terror. following an investigation by
the ministry Of justice into bribery
charges resulting from the parliament
tary election last March. Viscount
Oura's resignation was sanctioned by
the emperor after report on the situ-
alton had been made to him by Count
Okuma.
Premier Okuma, believing he should
hold himself responsible for the acts
Of the members OF his cabinet, was the
first to resign. The other members
Immediately decided to follow their
chiefs example.
After receiving Count Okuma, the
emperor summoned the elder statesmen
for conference. A cabinet change at
this time is unpopular with the public
because Of the war.
Two cases have been mentioned as
responsible for the crisis. The first
was the charge that 10000 yen ($4,000)
had been offered Viscount Oura by a
candidate for the house as the price
for keeping rival candidate out of the
field. The minister of the interior de-
MED having accepted this bribe, but X.
Hayashida, chief secretary of the low
cd house, arrested Wednesday, has
been quoted as saying he received the
money and distributed 1t for campaign
purposes.
The second case involves two repre-
sentatives charged. with accepting
bribes to desert the Seiyukai, or con-
servative. party and support the gov
ernment in It's campaign for an in
crease in the army.
The elder statesmen will meet to-
morrow, and 1t is considered probable
they will advise that Okuma be invited
to retain the office of premier and re-
construct the cabinet The name Of
Lieutenant General Count Terauchi.
governor general OF Korea, also has
been suggested for the post Of premier.
Several members and former mem
bers Of the imperial diet are involved
in the bribery Investigation. X. Hays
hada, who had been chief secretary Of
the lower house for twenty years was
arrested Wednesday in connection
with charge. against Vicount Oura.
who is alleged to have been offered a
gift of $4,000 from a candidate for
membership in the house.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-30
RAIL PYRAMID
TOPPLES OVER
Complicated Affairs of
Rock Island Road Again
Mixed,
RECEIVER NAMED FOR
HOLDING COMPANY
Line Owned and Managed by Three
Different Corporations With Close
AffiIiations-operatins Company, A.
ready in Hands of Receivers, Not to
BE Affected by Latest Move, Officers
Declare.

New York. July 3O.-The financial
pyramid OF three railroad companies
organized by Daniel G. Reid and w. H.
Moore and their associates in 1902, to
control the Chicago, Rock Island 4
Pacific, had virtually toppled over to-
day when it was announced that the
Rock Island had been placed in the
hands of receiver.
The Rock Island, Incorporated in
New Jersey with $150,000,OOo, capital
stock was holding company organ
lied 10 take over control of the Chica-
go, Rock Island & Pacific railway. the
operating company. This it aid thru
the organization of an intermediary
company, the Chicago, Rock Island a
Pacific Railroad Company. The oper-
ating company already was In the
hands of receiver and the interme-
diary company defaulted it's bonds last
year.
Chauncey G. o. Parker Of Newark,
N. j., was yesterday appointed receiv-
er of the Rock Island company upon
application Of John j. Quinlan. presl-
dent of the company. who alleged the
company had overdue obligations
amounting to s3s.34s. with no funds to
meet them.
The stock Of the Rock Island COM
pany. which once sold at $S1 share.
has been selling now at less than ~
per share.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-30
plSARMING hAiTlENa.
o5r,1r,iitstsse ?.hlin safsty Formed
and In Central


cv5T,r,i;tssss os ?.hlin Safety Formed
and In Control.
Washington. July 80. - Secretary
Lansing announced today that COM
mittee OF public safety had been orga-
nized in Port Au Prince. and had ta-
ken charge OF the capital and Is con-
Quoting defacto government. After
q conference with American naval Of
ficers and the American charge
d'affairs the committee decided upon
a disarmament Of the city. which be-
gan yesterday.
A brief report from Admiral Caper-
ton said he had about 400 men on
shore patroling the town, in command
Of Capt. E. L. Beach. who was having
no trouble to maintain order, Tho
gunboat Nashville was ordered from
san Domingo TO Cape Haitien today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-30
PAGE ONE.

PAGE ONE.
TeIegraphie News:
Becker Dies Protesting Innocence.
Electrocuted With Prayer on Lips.
Russians to Abandon Warsaw.
Allies Disturbed by German Sue
cesses.
Rock Island Railroad Pyramid
Topples.
Cosson to Investigate Atlantic South
ern Bond Issue.
Indictments Near in Eastland In
quiry.
PAGES TWO, THREE AND FIVE.
Iowa News:
Defect in Road Law.
Iowa People in Train Robbery.
Rabies Among Hogs.
Iowa Floods Serious.
Allen to Quit Senate.
Two Men Break Jail.
PAGE FOUR.
Editorial:
Did Becker Blame the Rest Of Us?
Needed--Ten Days.
The South Catching Up.
Topics of tho Times.
Iowa Opinion and Notes.
PAGES SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE.
City News:
More Efficiency For Utilities.
Superintendent of Transportation
Appointed.
Blanks For Child Labor Law Here.
Slattery Pitches Another Great Game
Police Seize Booze
Mother of Four to Insane Asylum.
General and Brief City News.
PAGE TEN.
M Markets and General:
Wheat Sells Higher.
Corn Also Advances.
Cattle Steady.
Hogs Shade Lower.
Becker Assails Governor Whitman.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-30
MURDER STILL MYSTERY.
Triple Crime at Temple, Tex, Not
Solved. Altho Motive Is Suggested.

S0IVed, NTtHU VVo1tVo 10 0"SSo"<'
Temple, Tex, July 3O.-A'tno OIL
cials have made several arrests the
murder of the three children in the
w. +. Grimes home near here. We'd
nesday right today was no nearer So
luton than before. A surgical opera
tion of Mrs. Grimes Is said to have es-
tablished the motive of the crime The
only evidence in possession OF the au-
thorities is a combination spike maui
and rail cutter, with which the chill
dren and their father and mother were
beaten, and which came apparently
from n Santa Fe railroad station house
about 900 yards from the Grimes home.
Neither Grimes nor his wife had re-
covered sufficiently to give an account
OF the AFFAIR. Grimes, in semi con-
scious state, said he had dim rec
oiieci;,1, cx o negro being In the room.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-30
WARRANTS OUT FOR TWO.
Suspicion Points to Persons in Mys
terjous Death Case at Winterset.

ferrous OedSu SdS0 81 Ss''sS'
Winterset, July 3o.-Warrants Tor
the arrest Of two persons suspected OF
having caused the death of Mrs. S. w.
Meyers. the 2O-year-old wife of Van
NJ Meter farmer were issued yesterday by
County Attorney Hugh Wilkinson. New
evidence uncovered Wednesday night
by detectives working In cooperation
with Sheriff Brock at DeSoto lead the
county authorities to believe that the
girl wife did not die at her own hands
as testified to by Mrs. Myers. the aged
mother in law. The inquest which was
adjourned will not be resumed for
couple Of days, until the new clues dis
covered by the detectives and sheriff
are investigated. The father OF the
dead woman is actively aiding the Of
ficials. Mrs Meyers, the mother-in-
law, still says that the girl wife killes
herself because of poisoned Ivy infec-
finn
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-30
prosast sant 10 zapata.

Washington. July s0.--IsepTosenta-
tions were sent by the state depart
ment to General Zapata at Mexico
City, regarding tho reported assault by
Zapata troops on Allen Mallory, an
American citizen. near Puebla. The
inquired as to respon-
sibillty for the attack and asked pro-
lection for the future.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-30
auocumbs 70 MIsfortune..

Decatur. ILL.,, July 30.-The Decatur
Thres-I league club today succumbed
(cluded tho wrecking Of its grandstand
by Z tornado recently and surrendered
the, franchise which will be taken by
Rock Island or Galesburg. Pitcher
KirmAyer and Catcher O'Brien were
sold to the st. Louis Americans,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-30
EGAN QUITS AS
HEAD OF "MUSKIES"
Manager Of Ball Team Resigns, Rein
hart 10 Ousted and Runser is Tempo
rarily in charge-Frietion Between
Players and Board Cause.

Special to Times-Republican.
Muscatine, July So.-Ned Egan re-
signed today as manager OF the Nus
catine baseball team. Jes Runser
was appointed temporary manager,
outAelder Charles Reinhart was re-
leased. Friction among the players,
manager and board OF directors !s the
cause OF the shakeup.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-30
INDICTMENTS DUE
IN EASTLAND CASE
State Grand Jury Ready to Return Bills
Against Thess Responsible For Ship
oisastsr -4 Federal; "White~ash"
"a July 30. = Indictments


agxinst persona directly or indirectly
connected with the eauss OF the East
land disastaf, A1spite QudAttQps Uf Aaris-
dice1on. may be returned sbafcre, ,LiiGht
by the Cook county grand jury, States
Attorney HUyne intimated today. Mean
while gossip about q possible govern
msnt ''whitewash" Of the federal in
spection service officials in the investi-
cation by Secretary of Commerce Red
field caused Coroner Hoffman TO re-
quest divers and experts to keep check
on the government divers reported
coming from Washington to investigate
for the secretary.
The federal grand jury empaneled by
Judge Landis today began the examina-
tion Of witnesses and under orders
from the judge United States mar
shal officially seized the vessel.
Adam ]. Weckler, city harbor master.
the first witness called by the grand
jury. 10 said to have repeated the story
he. told at the coroner's inquest when
he said the boat was overloaded.
Weckler saw the Eastland overturn
and a few minutes before had refused
to let the boat leave the dock until she
was evenly balanced. He shouted to
Inspector Reid told Of amending the
Eastland capacity certificate July 2,
1915, allowing her to carry $500 pas
based on the addition of four life rats
to her saving equipment. The wit
ness admitted that when he issued the
new permit he was only advised of the
new crafts by an affidavit from Cap
-xo{v hut no
later I saw the RATS myself on the
boat
The inquiry being made by Secretary
Redfields was resumed today with the
examination Of several witnesses dur
Ing the morning session. Mayor Thomp-
son. who Is closely watching the in
quiries into the disaster being conduct
ed by Secretary Redfeld, said today:
II do not want to criticize now but
is the results at the finish show that
the investigation has been a farce
will start something. They will have
good deal of trouble proving t6 me
that everything on this ship was o. X.
and that she just turned over on her
own account. You can not tell me that
she was not known to be dangerous
and that seagoing men and government
officials are learning for the first time
she was not stable and safe boat.
There Is not q yachtsman on the
lakes but knows that the Eastland was
Q dangerous, cranky boat built for
sped ae the sacrifice Of stability.
4 would like to ask one question.
ana that is, Why did this accident
happeny II all the investigations don't
answer that. I'll find out myself"
Tho reason for the seizure Of the
Eastland under q federal writ Of at
tachment, It was explained by govern
ment officials. was to prevent any one
tampering with the ballast tanks, the
valves or other mechanism on the sub
merged boat until authorized govern.
ment agents examined them.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-30
RUSS PREPARE
To EVACUATE
POLISH CITY
To Aba ! ON Warsaw and
Wit S.raw Armies to
SJther Points.
MA. HAVE TROUBLE
IN SAVING DEFENDERS

Situation In East Greatly oisturbjna 60
Allies and Great Britain Admits sit.
uation 10 critieal-Aeorsoation o.
Vast Russian Force in Poland Would
Cripple Entente Powsrs-Russ Strip
City Of Everything Of Military Value.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-30
Eood Ria n chlhuahue,

= "a Haso, Tex, July ao.--An incipient
food RIOT was quelled In Chihuahua city
Wednesday according 20 arrivals from
the south today. "A mob OF Mexicans
marched to the state palace and de-
mandsd reducsdt prices on food stufEs.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-30
Doubie E.se.recuticn in kentucky.

Double E.seerocuticn in Kentucky.
Eddyville, KY, July 30.-For tho
third time in the history Of the state
a double electrocution took place this
morning 1t $3.50 at the Eddyville pens-
tentiary. The first to be executed was
Turner Graham, Jr., "a years old. a
white man convicted of killing II. J.
McMurty, a sheriff OF Hardin county.
The second was viii Lane, 50 years
old. a negro. convicted Of killing his
wife.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-30
OF RosENrHAL CRIME.
Murder Of Gambler Reveals System Of
Police Protection Of Vice.

New York, July 30.-Herman Rosen-
thai. the gambler. for whose murder
Charles Becker was sentenced to die in
the electric chair, was shot to death
by hired gunmen in the early morning
Of July is, 1912, in front of the Hotel
Metropole on Forty-third street, few
steps from Broadway. The murder was
the swift elimination Of sensational
charges made few days before by
Rosenthalagainst Becker in which
Rosenthal asserted that Becker. then
head OF the strong arm squad Of de-
tectives, freely sold police protection
and had accumulated thousands Of
dollars of graft money.
Rosenthal went further than that.
He swore that Becker was his silent
partner in gambling enterprise that
failed and that Becker, angered by
losses whore he had expected large
profits, raided the Rosenthal establish
ment and drove Rosenthal out Of bus
mess by stationing uniformed police
men on his premises day and night
These charges were published and
District Attorney Whitman began an
investigation Of them. He summoned
Rosenthal to the criminal courts build
ing and listened to his story. An ap-
pointment was made with Rosenthal
for the next day. Before the time came
Rosenthal was murdered.
When the assassins had done their
work. they ran across the street.
jumped into grey automobile which
was waiting at the curb, and whirled
away uptown. A bystander caught the
license number Of the car.
nfafp3Nt AffnpnnHS Whitman SantlAoA
by telephone Of the murder. reached the
police station where Rosenthal's body
lay before dawn. He aroused his de-
tectives from their. sleep and spread q
dragnet over the city for the murder
car. It was found before night. Its
driver, Louis shapiro, and Louis Lib
bey, part owner, were arrssted and Mr.
Whitman asserted openly In an en-
phatic statement that the police had
abetted the murder.
s ounmsn Arrested.
New York City. already interested In
the charges Of police corruption. re-.
sponded to the news Of the murder ~
II to call to arms. Becker, who had
been the chief target Of Rosenthals ac-
cusations. was openly suspected. He
was relieved OF his command Of the
strong arm squad and Transferred to
the Bronx Jack Rose, his graft COLI
lector. walked into the criminal courts
building tho day after the murder and
surrendered to the district attorney,
declaring he had nothing to fear. Harry
vallon and BRIDGE Webbsr. gamblers
and friends Of Rose and Becker, were
arreetsd ~ withesses, Tho grand jury
began tts invs1tigAtion.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-30
GUN KILLS RAILROAD MAN.

Illinois Central Conductor Victim OF
Hunting Accident.
snec!a! 70 Times Republican.
DUBUQUE, July 30.-Charles w. Lid
dell. aged 30 years. an Illinois Central
conductor residing at Galena, was
found lying along the track near Scales
Mound yesterday evening late. with a
1un.hot wound q his head. He had
shotsun clutched in his hand. The gun
q believed to have been accidentally
discharged when the victim attempted
- climb over a wire fence. His run was
between Freeport and Waterloo.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-30

London, July 30.-Warsaw, the third
city Of Russia. and the goal for which
the German armies In the east have
been striving since October. Is at last
in the throes Of abandonment.
The Germans in overwhelming num-
bers are at the gates OF the Polish
capital. and dispatches both from the
city itself and from Petrograd say that
further resistance would be unwiss.
Discounted not only thru France and
Great Britain but In Russia itself. the
fall Of the city is expected hourly. and
the problem now Is to movc the Rus
stan armies intact. threatened AZ they
are from the south by the Austro- Ger
mans. and moro seriously from the
north. where the German forces arc
aiming at tho railway from Warsaw 10
Petrosrad. This latter menace tho
British press admits IL imminent, and
tho hope in tho allied countries now
Is not for tho safety Of warsaw but
for tho continued cohesion Of Tho Rus.
sian army. i
Stripped Of War Ma<srials, ,l
| Tho Warsaw postoffice already has
been shifted to some point to - est,
the populace has been warned 70 re-
main calm and presumably for days
Russian troops have been stripping tho
city OF everything OF military value.
German aviators are lowering over
the city and, according to German ad-
vices, plans have been madc for tho
triumphant entrance Of the German
emperor. accompanied by his consor..
With Warsaw captured, whether or
not 1t proves n conquest of lasting
strategic advantage, a great wave of
! enthusiasm will sweep over Germany
| and Austria Hungary, and It Is pre-
dicted here that the armies Of the CEN
| trail powers will then seek to force q
period of trench warfare ii tho east,
meanwhile throwing great weight OF
men and guns to the west, with tho
idea of resuming the batterlng towards
Calais, and perhaps towards Paris.
Quiet in West.
In tho west there has been little
worthy OF note to break the monotony
of the mining and bombing from the
North sea to the Swiss frontier.
The British public is so little Inn
pressed with the events In the east
that David Lloyd George minister OF
munitions. in speech yesterday ap-
| parently thought 1t necessary to drive
home the gravity Of the situation in
the minds OF those inclined to be over
optimistic, reminding them that tho re-
verses In Russia would mean In
creased pressure on the western al
lies. He summed up his opinion with
tho ndmonition that "the situation Is
serious, II not perilous."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-30
T.-R. BULLETIN
NEWS OF THE DAY
Tho Weather.

Tho Weather.
Sun rises July 81 ut 4:54; sets at
T:IS.
Iowa-Partly cloudy tonight and
probably local thunder showers tonight
and Saturday: not much change In
temperature,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-30
Gilmore and Federal Owner, Erio;r

Gilmore and Federal OWneF1 Enjoinod.
Kansas City. July 30.--Temporary
injunction against President james 4.
Gilmore. OF the Federal league and
owners OF the Federal league team re.
Istraiming them from tamperinx with
players under contract to the Kansas
City American associations teAmA wss
granted in the circuit court here today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-30
operatina Company Not Affected.

Chicago, July 30.-The receivership
proceedings for the Rock Island com
pany brought in New York VIII nave
no bearing on the affairs OF the chi
cago, Rock Island & Pacific railway
the operating company. accordlns 10
Information given at the offices OF the
receivers for the operating company
todayss. #
The Rock Island company ana tne
Chicago, Rock Island & Pac'hc ran
road Company, 1t was said. were en-
tirely distinotefrom the operating com
pany whose. e.management is now IN ene
control Of the receivers appointed IN
the United States district court mere
Jacob NJ. Dickinson and Fl. U. NUDGE
receivers for the operating company
are out Of. the city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-30
Funeraj MONDAY.

New York. July 3o.-Mrs. Becker, &C.
cording 70 her brother. John Lynch.
stra,n She underwent yesterday Ia
last night.
to Ossining 70 ret the body OF Boolsoe.
eolemn hieh requiem mas WIN - sai6
At the church Of Sc. Nicholas OF Pollen.
tine by the Rev. Nicholas ]. Nur1A1.
:Interment win b at Woodlawn csmS-
teey.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-30
Three Shocks Necessary to|
Kin New York Police
Officer.
SHOWS NERVOUSNESS
IN LAST MOMENTS
App,.rs Nervous % He Repeats Pray
o. Offered BY Spiritual Advisers
Leavss Note 70 Ds pressntsd to
Newspapers After His Death. Pro.
claiming His Innocence Of Any Com
nsesion With Conspiracy to Murder
nsetion With Rossnthal Conspiracy.

sing Sing Prison, Ossining, N. T.,
July s0.-Charles Becker was put to
death In the electric chair this morn
ing for the killing Of Herman Rosen-
thai, the New York gambler. The
former New York police lieutenant re-
tanned his composure and protested his
innocence to tho last He went to
gdeath with q photograph of his wife
pinned on his shirt over his heart.
Three shocks were given before the
prison physician pronounced him
dead at 5:55 o'clock.
Becker led the way to his own death.
The condemned man sat up all night
on the edge Of his cot, calmly talking
to Deputy Warden Charles II. john
son.
Il have got to face IT, said Becker,
"and am going to meet It quietly and
without trouble to any one" Father
w. q. cashin. the prison chaplain. and
Father Curry. Of New York. came to
administer the last rites. They found
Becker with his face resting on his
hands casing ct the prison floor. The
priests femained with him to the end.
when the witnesses were seated Dep
uty Warden johnson nodded to the
principal keeper, Fred Dorner, and the
Keepers left the room thru small
wooden door that lea to the death cells
i Sbsyond where Becker was praying with
his sDlE1tnal advisers. sas1~sgs-----