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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-10
CALL ROCHESTER PASTOR.
Rev. Charles n. Berry Accepts Baptist
Pastorate at Iowa City.
Special to Times-Republican.

Iowa City, July 1O.-Rev. Charles n.
Berry. of Rochester. N. Y. has accepted
the call to the Iowa City Baptist church
and will take charge of his new pastor
ate in September. In the meantime he
will be heard here as a supply" He
will. preach &inshis pulpit o-be tomor-
row. He succeeds Rev. H. P. Chaffee
who was called to Marion, Ind.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-10
Have a Care.

A New Jersey man who has been
saying that his head is block Of wood
has been sent to an asylum. so be care
full what you say, even If your cold
does make your head feel like hub
bard suuash.-BOston Globe.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-10
ENGAGE WOMAN OFFICER.
EsthsrviIle Purity League to Furnish
Lady Cop to Enforce Laws.

Special to Times-Republican.
Estherville. July 10.-The Woman's
Purity League of Estherville has ar
ranged to put on lady cop to do night
duty on the streets of Estherville dur
ing the next three months. The new
officer is to watch particularly after
the enforcement of the curfew ordi-
nance and her duties will practically
confine her operations to the lovers
lanes and shady hooks where young
lovers are won't to congregate on the
moonlight evenings, much to the dis.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-10
FOXES PROVE NUISANCE.
Cause Of Too Much Depreciation on
Northern lows Farms.

Special to Times Republican.
Mason City, July 10.-Foxes have
become quite nuisance in Owen
township, SO much so that sports or
ganized to have cleaning of the ami
mails whose pelts demand such fancy
prices. But pelts or no pe1ts the foxes
must 60 They are causing too much
depreciation on the farms Of F. E.
Wagner and Fred Squires. It Is almost
impossible to raise chickens or any
kind Of poultry. They seem to have
sprung into existen6e all at once as
fox in northern Iowa, up to three
years ago, was a rarity.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-10
". c. :. U. CONVENTION.
Annual Meeting Of Story County
Union u Held st Nevada.

Nevada, July 10.-The Story county
convention Of the W. C. T. U. met at
the Methodist church In this city yes
terday in an all day session. The
morning session was In charge of the
county and district officers and con-
sisted of the appointment OF commit
tees. quiz Of the year book and de-
partment year book Dinner was
served by the ladies OF the local union.
The afternoon session was opened by
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-10
Brief New. Of EIdora.

Special to Times Republican.
Eldora. July 1O.-The body of G. H.
Clark was brought here from Cedar
Falls for burial in the Eldora ceme-
.ery Mr.. Clark was born at Paulask..
Mich. Dec. s, 1S43. When he reached
the age Of 81 he came to Eldcra, where
in 1869 he married Miss Clara B. Nc
Clure. To this union seven children
were born, five Of whom and the wife
survive. The surviving children are:
Mrs. Robert Schwartz of Eldora, Her
bert Of Livingston Mont. Mrs. Abigail
Bachman Of Waterloo, Mrs. Mayme
Young of Worden, Mont, and Helen,
at home. While Mr.. Clar;l lived In
Eldora he was engaged in the mercan-
tile and stock business. He was the
first man to introduce the Herford
breed of cattle into Hardin county.
Mrs Myrtle Swan and Beecher Nor
ris, Of this city, were married at the
home Of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. David Goodpasture. Rev. w. E.
Stanley officiating. They will make
their future home here. where Mr.. Nor
ris has a position with the Eldora Mo-
tor Company.
A number of the Pythian Sisters en-
joyed q delightful picnic at Riverside
park, east of Eldora, Wednesday after
noon. A number of the Pythian breth-
rem were welcome intruders at the
supper hour.
Mr.. Joseph Bridgens, Of Milton. Pa.
is visiting. relatives and friends. For
q great many years Mr.. Bridgens was
one Of the substantial farmers in Ell
dora township, but fifteen years ago
he sold his holdings and returned to
the home Of his youth. where he has
since lived.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-10
MAYOR OF BEAMAN WEEDS.
Frank Meyers Takes Teacher in sea
man Schools as Bride.

Special to Times Republican.
Tama, July 10.-The good people OF
Beaman were much pleased Friday to
learn that Mayor Frank Meyers had
committed matrimony. At Warren
ILL.,, the deed was done and the inspiring
cause was Miss May Randall, for the
past year teacher in the Beaman
schools. To Mayor Meyers, Beaman
owes, more than to any one else. the
success of the canvass for consolidated
schools, as it was thru his immense
energy and persistence that this fight
was carried thru to successful issue.
Besides his duties as mayor, Mr.. Meyers
is one of the recently elected board to
supervise the new consolidated district
The Washington herald., 1915-09-28
PATRIOTIC INSTRUCTORS
ASSEMBLE HERE TODAY
National Association Opens Annual
Meeting at Church of Our Father.
Organized in 1912. y

The annual meeting OF the National AS
sociation of Patriotic Instructors will be
held today at the Church of Our Father.
Thirteenth and l. streets northwest. The
morning session will convene at $50
O'Clock and after luncheon the session
will be resumed at O'Clock.
The association was organized at Los
Angeles September 10, 19l3 during the ma
tional encampment of the G. a. r. in that
city.
Its founder and present president. John
Il. Lewis. of Boston. was then the ma
tiOnal patriotic instructor OF the G. a.
r.. and by his invitation about sixty pa
triOtic instructors of the allied orSaniZa-
tions met for conference upon patriotic
subjects and the outcome was the launch
ing of the association with thirty three
charter members.
At the present time there are chapters
in forty-one States and the District of
Columbia. Headquarters of the organi-
cation has been established at Room e63.
Hotel Raleigh.
reception was rendered the visiting
members and their friends by the Off
GERS of the association last night at the
Raleigh.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-28
VETERANS WILL SEE FORT.
sons of Veterans Arrange Special
Program for G. A. r..

An unusual opportunity to compare
civil war type Notifications with those
Of today will be given veterans and
others who visit Fort Washington to-
dav on the steamer St. Johns. Capt. c.
II. st. Johns. general manager of the
company operating the st. Johns, was
yesterday notified that when the steamer
stops at the fort this afternoon the off,
GERS of the garrison will be on the wharf
to receive the visitors and escort them
over the post
Not only will the visitors be shown
what is usually seen, but they will be
taken into mine chambers and other
places usually guarded from the sight
seer. The old stone fort will be inspected
also. so that a good comparison of old
and modern methods of defense can be
made.
Veterans and other visitors to the city
who are desirous of seeing the Potomac
River will have an opportunity to do so
either by daylight or searchlight on the
steamer ST. Johns. the largest sidewheel
steamer on the Potomac. The St Johns
Is scheduled to leave here tonight 'and
each night this week up to and includ-
ing Friday. at p. m. returning home at
about 1890 p. m.
On these trips the searchlieht of the
steamer will be used to bring out the his
toric points. This afternoon at l o'clock
and Thursday and Friday at 10 a. m. and
30 p. m. daylight trips will he made, the
steamer being about four hours on each
trip. On these sightseeing trips alI-his-
toric points on the river to about Indian
Head will be passed. including Mount
Vernon. the old civil war forts and the
modern defenses of Washington. On the
trip today stops will be made at the
naval proving ground wharf at Indian
Head, as well as at Fort Washington
The Washington herald., 1915-09-28
STRANDED ABOARD WARSHIPS
Hundreds Left on Them by Launches
Finally Get Away.

Several hundred people who patronized
private launches yesterday to be carried
to the fleet of United States war vessels
in the basin, off Potomac Park, were
left stranded aboard the ships when the
launches failed to return to convey them
TO shore.
Capt. A. H. Gregory. in charge of the
transportation of visitors to and from
the boats. under the direction of the
Citizens G. A. r. committee. went out
and brought the stranded ones back to
land.
The rate charged by Capt. Gregory's
boats. which leave the float at the foot
of Seventeenth street every minute dur
ing the day, is but five cents each way.
Visitors are warned not TO pay more than
this rate to private launches.
The torpedo boat destroyers Perkins.
Terry, Wake, Sterrett and Monaghan.
which did not arrive yesterday, will be
anchored in the river today. wireless
message having been received at the
Navy Department that the boats will
reach Washington by ten o'clock this
morning.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-28
PROBLEMS OF JEWISH
EDUCATION DISCUSSED
Rabbi Grossman Urges Mothers to
Give Daughters Religious
Training.

Problems of Jewish education and their
solution were discussed at the first Of a
series Of meetings held Sunday night at
the Adas Isreal Synagogue. Sixth and
streets northwest
Among the speakers were Rabbi Ben
jamin L. Grossman. of Adas Israel Syna-
gogue; Rabbi George Silverstone, of Tai
mud Torah Synagogue; Rev. A. Sheffer-
man. cantor of Adas Israel Synagogue:
Simon Pekofsky. chairman of the Adas
Israel school board. and Joseph L. Tep-
per.
Rabbi Grossman pointed out that the
Hebrew education Of the last few CEN
turtles has tended toward unity and has
kept the family intact and pure. He urged
that mothers of Jewish girls give more
attention to their education as to religious
matters. so that when they grow up they
will be able to impart the same knowl-
edge to their children and so keep alive
the beautiful ceremonies of the Hebrew
faith.
He advocated a central educational in-
stitution in Washington for Hebrew chill
drew. rich and poor alike. with the best
Hebrew teachers obtainable and modern
equipment in every way.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-28
VETERANS IN REUNION
At HAGENBECk CIRCUS
Aged Fighters Greatly Enjoy Big
Show at Fifteenth and H
Streets Northeast.

A reunion Of Grand Army veterans not
| included in the official program OF the
encampment took place at Fifteenth and
H streets northeast yesterday after
noon and evening. 1t carried the old
! soldiers back past the civil war to the
days when they marched miles to wit
ness a circus.
The big tent Of the Observation-Disclosures
Circus was dotted with the ''old boys
at both performances yesterday. As the
army of fifty clowns cut capers in half
dozen rings the grim faces OF the
veterans lit up like the young folk about
them. They talked not Of the battle
of Gettysburg. but of the days when
they were boys.
! .Charne Chaplin" won the hearts of
the movie fans present as he hoobied
around the tent on his overgrown feet
The kiddies roared when the vet
erinarian" performed a delicate opera
ton on a horse with the foot-and-
mouth disease.
A group of seals brought cheers when
they tossed flaming torches into the air
and caught them in their mouths. This
feat was surpassed a moment later by
tiger which leaped back and forth
lion licked the hand Of his trainer to
the amazement of the children.
Herr Won Ritter added new feature
to the tight-rope walking act when he
descended an inclined wire on his head.
The six Flying Wards from Vienna
also won applause by their acrobatic
stunts in midair.
The Willard-Johnson prize fight was
progressing when the circus ."policeman"
decided it was against the police regula-
tions of tent city. Single-handed, he
cleared the ring. The army Of fun
makers includes Harvey Johnson, Eddie
De Voc, Lou Moore, and Arthur Bor-
rella.
Bareback and fancy riding by some
Of the best riders in the world brought
cheers. Oscar Lowande turned a double
somersault as he rode. Gil Elred made
single somersault. Fred Ledgett, Dal-
lie Julian. and Gladys Morgan also rode
The show started with grand review
of the animals, performers. and dozen
bands of music. While the four rings
were alive with acrobats. jugglers Aus
tralian whip crackers. and trapeze art
lists. the trained animals did everything
but talk in an enclosed ring in the
center. The clowns wound up their
frolicking by riding the bucking mule.
The show closed with series of
thrilling races. Miss O'Wesney, Miss
Roberts, Miss Smith, and Miss Simons
were entered in the Arab women's race
There was a four-horse Roman chariot
race, an Arab mems race, Roman stand
ing and liberty races
There will be performances at o'clock
this afternoon and s o'clock tonight
The Washington herald., 1915-09-28
LADIES OF GRAND ARMY
GATHER FOR SESSIONS
Mrs. johnson Official Hostess at VIII
lard-Advisory Council Will Meet
Today-Election Friday.

Members Of the national order of Ladies
of the Grand Army Of the Republic, ar
rived on every train yesterday for the
convention and flocked to the headquart-
ers of the society at the New Willard.
They were received by Mrs. Lottie E
Johnson. chairman of the ladies' COM
mittee of the G. A. R., and official
hostess. and Mrs. Sarah Deeds. vice
chairman, in charge Of registration.
Sessions Of the convention will be held
at the First Presbyterian Church, John
Marshall Place. between c and~D streets
northwest, beginning Thursday morning
at o'clock.
The advisory council will meet at 10
o'clock today and the credentials COM
mittee will be at headquarters from .
until o'clock this afternoon.
Mrs. Mary a. Jameson. of Michigan.
national president, expects that fully $50
delegates will reach this city by tomor-
row. The election of officers will take
place Friday.
Delegates attending the convention will
be the guests of the Citizens G. A. r.
committee at luncheon during the con-
vention.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-28
S. OF v. AUXILIARY
OPENS HEADQUARTERS
National President. Mrs. Bessie B
Bowser. and Other Officers Of
Society Arrive.

Headquarters OF the Sons OF Veterans
Auxiliary, a national organization, was
opened yesterday at the Shoreham fol-
lowing the arrival of Mrs Bessie B. Bow
ser. of Indianapolis. national president.
and other officers Of the society.
Accompanying Mrs. Bowser were Mrs.
NJ. Finck. Of Indianapolis. national sec
retary: Miss Addie Wallace. Of Indian
apolis, convention stenographer: Mrs.
Helen Aldrich. OF Lawrence. Kap.. ma
tional vice president, and Miss Mayms
Ewyer, Of New York City. national pa
trotic instructor.
A meeting of the national council OF
the organization was held yesterday aft
ernoon to audit the books Of the treas
urer and secretary. and friendship
meeting was held last night.
This morning at 10 O'Clock the encamp-
ment OF the auxiliary will be formally
opened.
Mrs. Bowser received a call from Charles
F. Sherman. national commander Of the
Sons Of Veterans. yesterday morning -
pay his respects.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-28
Pennsylvania War Veteran Has
Worked for Uncle Sam 50 Years
William W. Lesh Is Oldest Auditing Clerk in Age and Serv-
ice in Office Of Auditor for War Department.
Now 81 Years DID,

Fifty years in the employ of Uncle
Sam.
This Is the record Of william W. Lesh.
the oldest auditing clerk in age and
service In the office Of the auditor for
the War Department Mr.. Lesh was
appointed to the government service
September 20. 1866. by Hugh Mccullough,
then Secretary of the Treasury.
The veteran worker for the govern
ment is a native Of Pennsylvania, having
been born in Perry County.
When the war between the States
started he enlisted, going to the front
as private in Company !, Seventeenth
Pennsylvania Cavalry. He served In this
branch Of the service until his appoint
ment to the post in the civil section in
Washington. He went to work In the
office Of the Second Auditor Of the
Treasury and with the exception Of four
years has remained at work. in that Of
fee, which subsequently became known
as the office OF the Auditor for the War
/. Department.
In his eighty-second year. Mr.. Lesh ID
the senior clerk In the division from the
The Washington herald., 1915-09-28
WILL DISCUSS NAVY PROGRAM.
Representative PadEett VIII See the
President and Secretary Daniels.

Representative Padgett. of Tennessee,
chairman of the House Committee on
Naval Affairs. called on Secretary of the
Navy Daniels yesterday, but did not dis
cuss the building program. He took I'D
the case of young man who. he inform
ed the secretary. seemed to have been
unjustly dismissed from the Naval
Academy at Annapolis. last summer.
1t had been announced that Represen-
tative Padgett was coming to Washing
ton to discuss the building program
with Mr.. Daniels. and the conference
was expected to have considerable bear
Ing on the extent of the Secretary's rec
concentrations to Congress with regard
to battleship construction. Discussion
of these Questions has been deferred,
however, until the case of the dismissed
midshipsilan has been gone over
thoroughly.
Mr.. Padgett Is expected to discuss the
naval program with President Wilson
this week. As well a. with Secretary
Daniels.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-28
CORPSE" RETURNS TO
HALT OWN FUNERAL;
HAD BEEN FISHIN'

PouEhkeepsie, Sept. 25.-At.
tendants at a mass today for the
repose OF the soul of Andrew
O'Brien were thrown into con-
sternatiOn when O'Bricn. walked
into 81. Peters Cathedral. In
which the exercises were being
held.
A bsdy found floating In the
Hudson was Identified as that of
O'Brien by many Of his friends.
1t was buried In the family plot
next to the grave Of Mrs. O'Brien.
OBrien today explained that he
had been ON q fishing trip at Syl-
vaa Lake, near here.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-28

standpoint of age and in the point of
actual service. Despite his four score
and two years. he still is active and is
at MS desk daily.
M. Lesh is a descendant of Balthazer
and Susan Phillipina Loesch, palatines
from Germany who emigrated to
America in 17l0. The father died at sea
and the sons located in Schoharie
County, N. Y. Subsequently they moved
to Berke County. Pennsylvania. 1t was
there that Mr. Lesh's great-grandfather.
grandfather and father were born.
Batter Loesch. great-srandfather Of the
sub. ect OF this sketch, and his sons,
Peter and Jacob, served as soldiers in
the Revolutionary war.
Previous to entering the war, Mr.. Lesh
was a millwright and school teacher in
the public schools Of Perry County Pa.
He also spent much time collecting data
relative to his ancestors and he has COM
piled and published with historical notes
more than 900 names Of the descendants
of Balthazer and Susan Phillipins
Loesch.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-28
WOMAN KICKED TO DEATH.

Police Hold Husband and Another
Woman After Brawl.
Daisy Higdon. colored. 81. Of 80 First
street southwest. was beaten to death
yesterday in a fight at sos First street
southwest. Police are holding John Hig.
colored. 30. In whose home the brawl oc-
CURED.
The fight started about 80 o'clock In
the afternoon. Police were called and
found the Higdon woman dying. She had
Hospital physicians were summoned but
the woman was dead. An autopsy was
perormed and an inquest win b held
this mornin&
The Washington herald., 1915-09-28
WILL TELL CIVIL WAR STORY.
Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas to Speak mt
Fort stevens.

Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas, president of
.he Elizabeth Thomas Citizens Associa-
ton. at Fort Stevens. will tell her own
story of the civil war from the porch of
her home. in Fort Stevens. after the reg
ular exercises are concluded today at Il
o'clock.
Mrs. Thcmas gave up her home to
save the Nations Capital when Pres-
dent Lincoln in person ordered it to be
removed to establish Fort Stev ems follow
Ing Gen. Early's attack i'll Ju.y. 1864
Her present home is erected within the
fort. the greater part of which she has
held by her thrift and industry until the
present day.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-28
COURT TO RULE ON TIPS.

Comptroller Of the Currency Warwick
yesterday passed the buck" to the
courts to determine whether witness
should be reimbursed for tips given while
travelling in response to subpoena
This Is the first tinle this phase OF the
tipping problem has been presented 10 the
comptroller.
Judge Clemons Of the Federal Court at
Honolulu asked for the ruling. and the
comptroller replied that It was q matter
Tor the court. himself, to decide.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-28
WARSHIPS IN WASTE BASKET.
wisconsin. Ohio and Missouri to BE
Put in Reserves.

Philadelphia. Sept. 27.-Three more ot
the navy's great sea dogs. the Wisconsin.
the Ohio and the Missouri. are to be
taken from the first line battleships next
Monday and sent to thc reserve fleet. be-
cause there are not enough trained men
TO man them. All are in the back chan
mel at League Island and announcement
of this decision was made there today.
While these mighty vessels will not be
rendered useless. the reserve fleet is known
as the waste basket of the navy
The pressing, need of more men on the
rewer Dresdnoughts has necessitated the
withdrawal of n large number from the
older ships.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-28
Wanted-Veteran Whose
Pistol Was Captured

A pistol, captured by l.. Nor
gan Davis, OF Alexandria. Va,
from . Federal soldier at the arst
battle Of Manassas, July Fl, 1851.
bearing the inscription, ''Hubbard
Smith. from friends" In held by
Mr.. Davis awaiting . claimant.
Mr.. Davis gladly will turn over
the weapon to it's owner. He be-
lfeves II may he the property Of
one of the veterans attending the
Grand Army encawpment.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-28

Mrs. Harriet Caldwell. who moved re-
Gently from North Stamford, Conn. to
Springdale. and who Is %. saw trolley
car for the first time on her moving day.
She has not been ten miles away from
home In twenty-nve yearA
The Washington herald., 1915-09-28

A German scientist has succeeded in
curing cancer in lower animals by inject
ing into their blood solutions of the salts
of teliurium of selenium.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-28

1t has been found that the ash Of the
seaweed found on the shores of Manila
Day yields Is per cent of potash.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-02-26
BILIOUS, HEADACHY,
SICK ''CASCARETS'
Gently cleanse your liver and
sluggish bowels while
you sleep.
Get n 10-cent box.

Sick headache. biliousness. dizzi-
ness, coated tongue, foul taste and foul
breath-always trace them to torpid
liver; delayed. fermenting food In the
bowels or sour, gassy stomach.
Poisonous matter clogged in the In
testines. instead OF being cast out
OF the system is re-absorbed into the
blood When this poison reaches the
delicate brain tissue 1t causes con.
gestion and that dull. throbbing. sick
ening headache.
Cascarets Immediately cleanse the
stomach. remove the sour. undigested
food and foul gases, take the excess
bile from the liver and carry out all
the constipated waste matter and
poisons In the bowels.
A Cascaret tonight will surely
straighten you out by morning. They
work while you sleep-a l0-cent box
from your druggist means your head
clear. stomach sweet and your liver
and bowels regular for months. Adv.