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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-09
AMUsEM ENTs.
"High Jinks," Catchy Musical JoIlity,
Pleases Good. Sized Audience at Odeon

"Hish Jinks," Catchy Musical JoIlity,
Pleases Good Sized Audience at Odeon
Anything that is guaranteed to pro-
duce good nature and drive dull care
away is always exceedingly popular
with the public. and so "Eigh links,
the musical jollity," as presented at the
Odeon Monday night, met with APP
prevail and enabled the good-sized
audience to pass very enjoyable even
ing. From the moment when the or
chestra first began to play the haunt
ing melody of Something Seems
Tingle- Ingle-Ing," to the last line of
the production, good nature had the
upper hand.
The plot is of the musical comedy
type, many complications, and all
funny, but the idea of the magic per-
fume which makes every one get the
High Jinks" and kicks up his heels, Is
new and novel. While in this elevated
state of spirits produced by the entic-
ing odors of the perfume. DR.. Robert
Thorne is induced to secure a charming
young lady to pose as his wife for a
few days. An obliging friend secures
another young thing for the same role,
and from then on the mixups are fast
and furious.
Maisie Gay, as Adelaide Fontaine, the
make believe mother of Sylvia Dale,
and the real wife Of j. j. Jeffreys, with
an "ey," furnished most Of the comedy,
and was the best actress on the stage.
Her song, Jim" did not possess the
catchiness of the others, but her rendi-
ton was very clever, even tho she
could not sing. Miss Gays style Of
comedy is likened very much to that of
TriXie Friganza She could have i'm
proved her characterization only by her
elimination of her appearance in alb
breviated attire, which. for one of her
avoirdupois, was coarse, to say the
least,
Madeline Nash and Russell Lennon
sang Loves own Kiss" in the most
approved manner. and brought out all
the good points Of the song very WE'LL
Miss Nash displayed very good voice,
which made up for her rather stilted
acting. James Hester. as j. j. Jeffreys,
mo relation of the ex- Champion" was
a stout and easygoing patient Of DR..
Thorne, and Paul Irving capered about
skittishly as Fritz Denkmahl. Helen
Veola presented some very good aero
batic dancing, while the other charac-
tiers, including the chorus, which sang
we'll, worked hard and deserved the APP
plause they received.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-09
FAVOR Two-REEL SEASON.
Musky Management Advocating Split
Schedule With Post Season Series.

Schedule With Post Season Series.
The old plea for two-reel baseball
season, with two champions, mid
season intermission, and post season
series to determine the real Dennant
winner, has reappeared at Muscatine.
1t is likely that the Musky manage
ment will carry their scenerio and
scene plot for this rather complicated
setting to President Justice in the hope
that it will be adopted by the schedule
maker OF the Central Association for
the season of 1915.
The argument advanced in favor OF
the double bumped race is that many
city, demoralized at the opening OF the
season, slow in settling down to lonG
season of play, finishes the latter part
of the year with a good record but is
held down in the race by reason of its
unfortunate beginning. With the double
season the cities which are unfortunate
at the start have an opportunity in the
second lap to show their real class.
1t is claimed the plan increases the
quence would increase the attendance
over the circuit Each city would have
two opening days and two closing days.
all ranking as the real money making
days of the season. At the close of the
second season interest would be height
ened by championship series between
the winner of the two seasons, in case
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-09
Rain In California
Small Boys Delight

me for Pasadena" exclaimed the
small boy tourist from Marshalltown
when he heard the whistle blow at the
electric light works in that city one
rainy morning and was notified that
there would be no school that day.
When 1t rains in California it rains
and the schools in city twice as large
as Marshalltown are suspended. 1t is
part of the superintendent business
to be weather prophet for he must
decide at 1880 q. m. whether 1t will be
raining at a. m. and he orders the
town whistle blown accordingly.
The Pasadena newspapers explain
that this custom is necessary because
the rains out there are so heavy that
virtually every street in the city is
turned into a river and on their way to
school the children have to wade from
one to dozen such streets, getting wet
half way to their knees
This is only part of the explanation,
however, for the facts are that the
state gives aid or bonus to schools
based upon their record for good at
tendance and IL school were held on
very rainy morning the attendance
would be SO small that the school
would be cut down on its state aid, SO
in Pasadena it is better for the whole
school to be absent from the attend
ance record than tardy and every very
rainy day is ordered holiday for the
small boy. He arises early hoping for
rain and If there is cloud in the sky
he listens anXiousy for the big whistle.
If he fails to hear it mamma has to
telephone the superintnedent's office or
else the calamity of going 20 school on
holiday might befall the youngster.
Every very rainy day is a holiday for
the small boy in California, but who
wants to be the superintendent?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-09
Star Grocery
Cash or Credit?
You Decide Which

While we are glad to extend
credit to desirable customers and
solicit this class Of trade. we are
always pleased to give special
concessions to spot cash custom
ers. We can in all fairness to
ourselves and our credit custom
ers, do this, for the very good
reason that with the cash re-
ceived on sale we are enabled to
turn our money several times
more per year than is possible
where even short credit Is given.
Our credit prices are as low as
Is possible, consistent with fair
profits, but our cash prices are
still lower and it will pay you,
when you have a bill of goods for
which you wish to pay cash, to
let us figure it for you.
There are too many articles in
grocery store TO name prices on
all, but just make up your bill Of
groceries and we will gladly
quote you.
We maintain the high quality
of our goods for which we are
noted, whether you are cash or
credit customer.
The store that has the good
butter and fresh eggs.
KENDALL ( Hines
~ Phone 1855
- EAST STATE STREET
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-09

Col. Charles A. Alexander, banker,
steel magnate, and grocer of Provi-
dence, r. l., who has been in the lime
light of late because Of Mann act pros
ecution growing out of his relations
with Miss Jessie E. Cope, former
Marshalltown girl, surrendered himself
in Judge Carpenters court at Chicago
Saturday, on the indictment charging
him with violation of the Mann act.
His bond of $4,000, was signed by w.
A. Bond, a real estate dealer, and Lu-
Gus G.. Fisher, both Of Chicago. The
colonel was in high spirits, and APP
peared at the federal bulldingWith his
two bondsmen, his counsel, William
HAYES. of Providence, and Alfred S.
Austrian.
II have nothing to say at present.
except that I am not guilty of this
charge" said the colonel to neWspa-
per reporters. AT the proper time I
may have statement to make" Col
onel Alexander is accused of transport
ing Miss Jessie E. Cope. of Los Ange-
les. formerly of this city, from Los An
geles to Chicago and New Orleans for
immoral purposes.
Bursts Into Song.
During their travels. according to the
government. Colonel Alexander wrote
much poetry, and addressed it to Miss
Cope as "tlle great big girl of the gold
en- west" Miss Cope is also under fed
eral indictment charged with attempt
ing to bribe government officials by Of
fering to split $4,000 with them if they
succeeded in getting that much out Of
the colonel Some Of the verse into
which Miss Cope caused the colonel to
hurst forth follows. This poem. ac-
cording to the government, was sent
to Miss Cope by the colonel on New
Years day, 1913:
I'm warmth. and cheer, and freight
glow.
Come sit with me in my bungalow,
A welcome waits you all. my friends,
And while the blazing fireplace sends
Its sparks to poin the stars on high
Well feast, and sing, and jollify,
And drive away all cares and ills,
At my bungalow in the Berkshire hills
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-09
How to Cure Rheumatism

4 (to be mixed at home) used allover the
u. s. for many years and said to be the
surest known remedy. neutralizes acid
In the blood and gives results after first
dose. "One ounce Of Toris compound
and one ounce syrup of Sarsaparilla.
Put these two ingredients in half pint
Of whiskey. Use a tablespoonful before
meals and at bed time" Get ingredients
at any drug store. Genuine Toris comes
in one ounce sealed yellow packages
put up by Globe Pharm. Co., Dayton, o.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-09
Council Passes Bond Resolution.

The city council completed it's formal
proceedings to legalize the issue Of
$11,500 worth of per cent bonds to
furnish money to pay damages of the
Third avenue viaduct at called meet
ing Monday afternoon. 1t passed to it's
final adoption the resolution authoriz-
ing the bonds. This resolution was
passed for the first time last week.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-09

made to promote q chautauqua asscsh-
bly, next summer. Enough guarantors
for the success of the undertaking
have already been signed.
The next number on tho winter en-
tertainment course Will be given Fri
day night by Eugene Laurant On Sat-
urday night an extra number on the
course Will be provided, when the Kill
larney Girls willappear
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-09

Soon otter this the government
AYERS, he yearned for Miss Cope with
classic fervor, and poured out the fol-
lowing, which he sent to Jessie:
Alexander of the olden days
Was said to sadly weep
Because there were no other worlds
To conquer and to keep,
But in these later, better days
OF trusts and politics,
Another Alexander came
Who knew the modern tricks"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-09

miles south OF the city. Floyd Watson.
a high school pupil OF this city, and
son OF George Watson. who lives on .
farm adjoining Radloff. shot hne
specimen OF red fox. Watson only
wounded the animal. which was later
dispatched by Watsons dog.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-09

one team did not lead thruout the year.
President Sam Block, OF Muscatine.
Is said to be greatly in favor Of the
plan and will endeavor to have Presi-
dent Justice take favorable action be-
fore the schedule is completed.
1t is not believed, however, that the
split season will be greatly favored
over the circuit, as the plan was sus :
gested at the Waterloo meeting in Jan
uary and received little attention.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-09
We Want You

TO KNOW that we can fit
! any size man whether he is
short, tall, stout or slim. Every
suit we send you away with has
a discriminating quality, made for
the man who is fitted for it, and
will harmonic perfectly with his
particular individuality. Every
suit or coat carries our absolute
guarantee. Don't by all means
fail to visit our store this week and
see what wonderful values we are
offering. Keep your eye on this
store every minute for specials
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-09
ReadAbOut Them
OUR CLOTHES are made

OUR CLOTHES are made
~ in an atmosphere of sunshine
under most sanitary conditions by
the foremost opponents of the
tallof's art in the world, still we
sell our clothes in an ordinary
way at a smaller profit than most
stores. Now during this big $40
sale we are giving you unheard
Of prices, in order to close out
this entire lot in SIX days. You
owe it to yourself to take advan-
tage Of this chance.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-09
GILMAN TO HAVE cHAuTAuouA.

Arrangements Made 70 Conduct As
scmbly Next Summer.
Thru tho women's clubs OF Gilman
and committee of business men OF
the town. arrangements have been
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-09

Licensed to We'd.
Otto G. Schmidt. hardware merchant,
aged 81. and Bertha +. Bay. aged rs.
both OF this city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-09

Boy Kills Fox.
While hunting last Saturday on the
Emil Radloff farm, four and one half
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-09
COLONEL ALEXANDER
FURNISHES BOND
MAGNATE PUTS UP
SECURITY FOR $4,000 TO AP.
PEAR IN "sLAvE" CASE.
CHARGED WITH TRANSPORTING
MISS COPE, FORMERLY OF HERE

Colonel Alexander Appears in Chicago
With Attorney and Files Bond in
Federal court-Rsfusss to Discuss
Case With Rsporters-Government
Says He Broke Into Song.
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LOCAL CITIZENS
MOURN LOSS
OF SHOOTING
IRONS

Local citizens who last May in
response to a disarmament p!oclama-
tion issued by President Woodrow
Wilson, cheerfully, II not tearfully,
surrendered up their faithful old
shooting irons are now kickin' agin
the government.
Those who ransacked the domiciles
to bring forth the household heir
looms. the old relics carefully pre-
served from grandfathcr's time. are
now mourning the loss of the pet
weapons.
Uncle Samuel. who stepped in
months ago to put down rebellion
in Colorado, has gathered up the as
;sortment of death-dcaling hardware
and shipped them away to Fort l.o-
gan where they will remain in the
cold storage of the war department
until that distant day when there
will be no standing armies and no
further use for dirigibles. Krupp
guns and war correspondents.
How well do some OF us remember
when Fastening to comply with that
aforesaid proclamation OF MIR. Will
son, attested by Mr.. Garrison, Col.
Lockctt, and others, we shouldered
1.-THE family blunderbuss. the diminu-
tive 90 or rabbit slaushtering shot
gun and marched down town to
where Major Cabell, Capt Mckinley,
and divers and sundry Officers were
seated with stern demeanor and lay
ing them down on a table. remarked: :
Here. rather than have any words
with the Democratic administration.
we surrender"
OF course all OF us who did this
thing received II slip OF paper known
as Il receipt to be kept and preserved
until that day when the same Officers
were to sit some where and return
our personal property. But alas,
that day was not to come. After Il
special meeting of the cabinet one
day last week wireless message was
received at military Headquarters
here that owing to the state of up.
preparedness for war clearly estab-
lished by Congressman Gardner. it
was deemed advisable to utilize the
guns of the citizens of Las Animas
county for purposes of defense when
Japan decided it is time to invade
the shores of this republic.
1t is figured out that one of those
nicked-up relics of the Civil war
turned over from the Fourth ward
tCrntInued ON page ~
The chronicle=news., 1915-01-07
HAITIAN
REVOLT CAUSES
ALARM

Washington. Jan. 7---Anothcr rev.
olution headed by leaders of the gov
ernment recently overturned by
President Theodore has broken out In
Haiti. Cape Haitien is being at
tackled and dispatches to the stat.
department today say it may fall
within "a hours.
The United States ship Wheeling &
is standing by to protect American
interests.
No word has been received here of
the reported action of the German
cruiser Karlsruhe in making a base
of supply at Mole. St. Nichols. on the
extreme western end of the island.
The place is cut off from telegraphic
or cable communication.
Some time ago Bailly Blachard,
the American minister, was instruct
ed by the state department to insist
that the use of the Mole should not
under any circumstances be permit
ted MS naval base by any European
power
The chronicle=news., 1915-01-07
ENGLAND REPLY
TO AMERICAN NOTE
IS CANCELLATION

London. Jan. THE reply of
Great Britain to the American note
regarding interference with the
American shipping is wholly concil-
iatory and shows n disposition on
the part of the English to help our
freight as far as possible.
England wishes to do everything
in its power consistent with the
proper safeguarding of the interest
of the allies to facilitate world trade
and stimulate commerce. paralyZcd
as it is by war conditions. Conse-
quently. it is declared. there is no
disposition on the part Of England
to protest against the purchase of
German vessels by Americans when
the sale is genuine and the ship is
not used SO as to avoid what might
reasonably be called the conse-
quenccs of belligerency.
The use of transferred German
ships in the cotton trade with Ger
mans probably would call forth OBJ
jections from the allies. although
cotton is not contraband, because the
allies. it is said. would regard such
use as a roundabout means of escap-
ing the effects of the war.
The chronicle=news., 1915-01-07
'ILIITERATE CHILDREN
ARE Is TO 1000

Washington, Jan. Not more
than IL out of every 900 children
from 10 to IA years of age in the
United States are unable to read and
write, according to statistics an
nounced today by the federal bureau
of education.
Az, aa;,,9sis 90 the figures shows
thau 1900 there were AZ out OF
evers 900 children between the
ages OF 10 and IA who were illiterate.
This number had been reduced to 2:
in 1910 and to / in 1914.
Prom the point of proportional
reduction of illiteracy," the bureau
says, Oklahoma leads all states. In
1909 this state had 124 illiterate
chilren of the ages named. In 1910
it had but H.
New Mexico reduced from iS2
TO 67
The chronicle=news., 1915-01-07
wheat SCARS TO
'':,: s::;:s.,'': s,':':;'.., 4 BUSHEL
Scarcity of Macaru,.. Material Forces
Prices on Durum Wheat to a Level
Few Believed Would Ever Be
Reached.

Chicago. Jan. Two dollars n
bnshel for wheat, the dream that no
one but enthusiasts ever expected to
come true. was within half a cent of
being n reality today on one grade of
wheat If the cost OF delivery to Eu-
rope might be counted as part of the
price A carload of Durum wheat
was sold to Italy on basis that fig
ured delivery al destinations at
Sl.99a a bushel.
Such price breaks all records for
Durum wheat. The supply of that
variety in the United States is said to
be virtually exhausted for this seas
on.
Rapid upturns were witnessed in
the speculative market News that
France and Italy had purchased L.
100000 bushels or more today at the
seaboard made the price of options
here leap higher than at any time
since the beginning of the European
war. and reach levels that before had
not been elualled since the celebrat-
ed attempt at worldwide squeeze
by Joseph Letter.
May wheat. the chief speculative
delivery. went to $l.3SS as against
$1.36 at the finish last night
Among the purchasers of the May
option was the Rockefeller Founda-
charity for Belgium. and had been
unable to get satisfactory terms on
wheat for spot cash.
The chronicle=news., 1915-01-07
HyWELL DAVIES
OFF TO SETTLE
ANOTHER STRIKE

Cleveland, Jan. T.-FywelI Davies.
one of the representatives of the
United States department of labor
appointed bv Secretary Of Labor VIII
son to make an investigation OF the
eastern Ohio coal strike. with Il view
to bringing abotu a settlement. ar
rived in Cleveland today to confer
with walter K. Woodford, president
of the Ohio Coal Operators associa-
tion.
Daniel j. Neefe, the other ap-
pointee of Secretary Wilson. was to
confer with international officer OF
the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea in indianapolis today.
The chronicle=news., 1915-01-07

The French war office asserts that
the eastern end of the German line is
being pushed backward at various
places. In todays official statement
mention is made of an important ad-
vance in the Woevre district, result
ing in the capture of portion of the
German first line. An advance in
this district, if continued, might
threaten the German wedge in the
French line. which reaches south
ward to St. Mihiel.
In upper Alsace. also. the forward
movement of the French is said to
have continued.
The German office, however. as
serts that French attacks in Alsace
were repulsed.
Beyond the German statement that
the advanced n Poland is being con-
London. Jan. Neither Turkey
nor Germany has conceded the defeat
of Turkish armies in the Caucasus. as
claimed officially in Petroerad. AS
further details of this fighting are
received in London it would appear
that this reported Turkish disaster
has been as complete as that suffered
by any forces since the outbreak OF
the war In spite of this, however,
the latest official communication
from Turkey altogether ignores the
fighting from the Caucasus and
dwells upon the struggle which has
spreaG over the Persian frontier to
Urmiah, an important town where,
the Turks say, that aided by Persians.
they have defeated the Russians.
In Poland the Germans apparently
are no nearer Warsaw, and there Is
little alteration in the battle front
extending from the Baltic to the Car
pathians. The Russians seem TO be
still concentrating their main effort
in the Carpathian passes. At the
same time they are continuing Wig
orous Intensive in Bukowina.
In the western arena CT military
activities the allies have varied their
flank attacks, which recently brought
them success in the sand dunes OF
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GERMANS HELD
GUILTY ACTS
UNC|v|L|zEO
WARFARE

Paris. Jan. Tine commission ap-
pointed on September % to inquire
into accusations that German otfic-
crs had acted savagely and in
humanely against French civilians
and soldiers, says in its report made
public today by the French cabinet:
we must conclude that there new
er has been war between civilized
nations of so british and savage a
character as that waged on our soil
by our adversary. Pillage, ravishing'
burning, murder, are ordinary pict-
ures of the situations and facts col
lccted in manycaces. prove that the
J German claims that killing of civil
ians was due to firing of the popula-
tion, are unfounded.
We found PROOF or the existence
in the German army not only of Il
systematic plan for burning villages
but the possession of elaborate ma
terial for this purpose. including
torches. grenades. fuses, oil sprayers,
sticks of inflammable matter and
sacks of tablets composed of very
inflamable compressed powder.
The commission affirms that it has
DISTINGUISHED carefully between fires
caused by bombardments and those
said to have been set by hand when
no rfighting was In progress. 1t is
stated that the object was to intimi-
date the populace, thus spreading
terror and panic ahead of the invad-
crs.
"Ravishings of women and girls
were so frequent that the number OF
cases established was only small
mart of those which might have been
investigated" the commission says
1.-THE victims of these odious acts
generally refused to testify because ii
would compromise their future.
The cabinet has been withholdine
the report of the commission be
cause it is said it did not desire
further to excite public feeling. II
was only upon the demand of George:
Clemencau. the former premier, ant
others that the cabinet decided tt
make public the report.
y The conclusions of the commission
form about twenty newspaper col
umns. They review in detail in
stances which, the commission says
\. were established under oath from
x,t+ncsrcs ov-r,'r"I .'"'n- the usua
form of judicial procedure. EsaS
The chronicle=news., 1915-01-07
VILLA - SCOTT
CONFAB MAY
GLOSS OVER
TROUBLE ON
BORDER

FL Paso, Texas, Jan. 7.-General
Villa is expected late today at the
border here where General Scott
chief Of staff of the United States
army, has been waiting three days to
begin negotiations with the Mexican
chief regarding the adjustment of
border difficulties. villa delayed his
trip north to visit his home at Chi
huahua City.
The first troop train of those bear
ing reported 5000 Villa troops. ar
rived today at JuareZ. The trains AS
rapidly as they reach .Juafcz. will
proceed from Juarez to Casas Gran
des, whence the troops will march
overland into the western border
state.