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Evening journal., 1915-02-09
COMPLETE Good
ROAD TO CAPITAL
Washington and New York
Now Linked Together By
Finished Highway
DELAWARE ON
THE NEW ROUTE

The national capital and New York
city are at last linked together by a
good highway. The completion Of
the short stretch of road between
Principle Furnace and North East,
Maryland, makes it possible, for the
first time, for motorists to travel by
way of Delaware between the two
cities over a nearly perfect roadway.
This part of the route would have
been completed last year but for a
relocation which was not contem-
plated when the contract was first
let Another relocation was made
near Kingsville which materially inn
proves this route by the elimination
Of two hills.
Transcontinentalists who plan TO
use a Southern route one way will
find that a great deal of work has
been done in 1914 and much better
conditions prevail than is geenrally
supposed. The Westinghouse Richmond
Atlanta route is completed except for
two miles of road between PohicB
and Lawton and about eight miles in
Prince William county. While nc
State, county or Federal funds are
available TO complete this road, the
automobile clubs of Virginia are rails.
ing money by private subscription
and the road will be in good condi
ton before summer. The United
States Office of Public Roads has un.
dertaken the maintenance of thi:
highway and has appointed three of Its
engineers to advise as to the bes
means for keeping this road in gooC
condition.
Until such time as the two link.
in Virginia are completed, motorists
probably will use the Shenandoah
Valley. The Valley Pike between
Winchester and Staunton has beer
much improved in 1914 and is nov
ii better condition than ever before
Connecting with this pike, the ston,
road through Berryville, HalltowI
and HagerstOwn is in splendid shape
and there is hardly a foot OF the roa,
from Baltimore via Frederick
Hagerstown, Berryville to Staunton
Ia poor condition.
West of the Mississippi, much none,
has already been spent to make
Southern route practicable. The Stat
OF Arkansas has let contracts for tel
miles of road to connect with III
Evening journal., 1915-02-09
Some SideIighfs on The Sporting Game

Garden tonight. The stipulated weight
is 1856 at p. m.
The Ward interests which control
the Brooklyn Federal League club,
are the real promoters in taking
the franchise away from Kansas City
and bringing it to Newark. it was
reported today. The Wards, it was
said, extended much financial assist
ance to the Kawfeds last year and
saw no chance to get their money
back so long as the franchise remain
ed in Kansas City.
One Of the most spirited sessions
in the history of National League
pow-wOws was expected here today
when the powers that be in the old
league got together at the Waldorf
A mix-up is anticipated over the
player limit rule. The National
League as body now stands on the
21-limit, but because American
League magnates at their meeting
here last week refused to adopt the
ruling, several magnates are in
favor Of returning to the old num-
Der, twenty-five.
President Barrow, Of the Interna-
tional League, will present his appli'
cation for permission to install an
AA club in The Bronx. This, from
early indications, stands an excel
lent chance of going through. Jersey
City will lose its franchise If the
measure passes.
! Another plan which promises sucl
action is the proposition to abolish
( the National Commission.
Evening journal., 1915-02-09
CUNMEN TO BANQUET
after SATURDAY SHOOT

On next Saturday. the DUPONT Trap
shooting Club will stage its third an
nual reunion and banquet shoot. A
large attendance Is expected and all
arrangements have been made TO run
the shoot off in a most expeditions
manner. The program calls for %
targets per man; to be shot over any
trap. In previous years It has been
the custom TO chose the teams before
the day Of the event, but the manage
ment of the club has decided to in
augurate a new method for their third
reunion shoot and, as a result, the
teams will be selected on the grounds
next Saturday from the list of entries
received by the cashier at the office
Formerly the losing team paid for the
winning teams dinner but this plan
also has been abolished. The victor
ious team next Saturday will be
awarded fifteen sterling silver tea
spoons. These spoons are not the
same as those contested for three
times a month at the local club. but
are of a most appropriate pattern.
The handle Is engraved with a trap
shooting design and the trophy Is one
well worth competing for and win
ming These spoons will be contested
for by the winning team in the Lewis
] Class System. There will be five
classes, and three spoons will be
awarded to each class. These attrac-
tive trophies will be on exhibition
for the rest of the week in Darling
ton & Toadvine's window. The ban
] quet will be held the same night at
the Hotel DUPONT and It is expected
that II will be well attended. Ex-
cellent entertainment has been pro.
vided for the evening. and every
thing points to the most successful
affair Of this nature ever conducted
by the local trapshooting organiza
tion
Evening journal., 1915-02-09
GOLDEY ALUMNI EVENTS.

The February meeting of the Goldey
College Alumni Association will be held
in the college rooms on Friday, Febru-
airy 10. H. G. Jackson, chairman of the
program committee, promises some sur
prises in the way of program and games.
A number Of pleasing social events
are in preparation Tor the members of
the association and their friends. These
will be held at various times during tho
spring. Announcement is made at this
time Of "Goldey Alumni Night" at the
Gauick in April Definite advice of the
date win be given dater.
Evening journal., 1915-02-09

bridge Just north of Memphis. and
eleven miles to connect with the ferry
from Trotters Landing to Helena.
This is particularly pleasing, as that
part of the Southern National High
way has always been in very bad
condition. New Mexico highway Of
ficials are cooperating with the road
associations, and have constructed a
good highway between Las Cruces
and Deming. This considerably short
ems the route to Phoenix, Ariz.. and
eliminates the poor stretch into El
PasO.
Evening journal., 1915-02-09
ROY SCOUTS TO HIKE.

Arrangements have been completed
by the Boy Scouts of the various
troops in Wilmington for a point hike
on next Saturday. The boys will as
semble on Eleventh street, west Of
Market street about 2 O'Clock. The
hike viii be towards New Castle. They
will go half way, where they will meet
the scouts from New Castle. who will
also take a hike on that day.
Evening journal., 1915-02-09
COMPANY G WINs EXHInITI0N.

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, Feb. 9.-Compnay G
defeated Selbyville in an exhibition
game on the latter's floor on Saturday.
by the score of 25 to 10. The first
half ended Is to Z and was featured
by the fast passing and clean shoot
ing of the soldiers.
In the second half they played a de-
fensive game and this accounts for
the closeness Of the score. The larg-
est crowd of the season was present.
Iinp-un.
Evening journal., 1915-02-09
By HAL SHERIDAN.
ritten for The United Press.


NEW YORK, Feb. 9.-Some of the old
tricks of the ring stin are in use despite
the frigid looks Of the boxing public and
the new generation OF fighters. OF course
the days when a boxer could work his
man around to the wings so some second
could slam him with board and put
him to sleep, are past But there are
several leading boxers who owe a great
deal of their "cleverness" to the little
aids, perfectly harmless, probably, but
still aids.
One of the most common Of all is the
use of grease. A fighter who greases his
body can slip in and out of clinches
about ten times as easy as he could were
mis- skin not so slippery. From the view
point of the average fan he appears clev-
erer and quicker on his feet.
In Willie Beecher's recent ten-round
iiasco with Champion Freddie Welsh at
! the Garden, the East Side boy was as
slipperv as an eel He appeared much
faster than he really is and he got away
with il in good shape. The referee could
have disqualified him had he been so
minded, but so long as Welsh or his
SECONDS didn't offer objections Willie
stayed creased.
Another aged wheeze still in practice
is that of plastering their hair down
camphor ice. There are two objects in
this. One, that it keeps the hair from
dropping down over their eyes, and, two
ramphor ice when in close proximity tC
the eyes has tendency 10 make then
blink and water a little. 1t isn't harm
full but it certainly is annoying. In q
clinch when their heads are close to
gether the fumes are sure to have some
effect.
Many boxers still make use of Stan
lev Ketcheps old trick The man-killei
used to rub oil into his pores before
going into the ring. The stuff WASH
noticeable at first, but when he begai
to perspire he became the proverbia
"chain of creased lightning" sliding II
and out of clinches with amazing speed
Down to weight and confident
was the message floating out today
from the camps of Champion Freddie
Welsh and Joe Shugrue. They viii
Evening journal., 1915-02-09
Hirhland
lnrinn

The Highland Third would Ike TO ar
range games with any third-class teams
Send challenges to Ward johnson, No
1917 Hamilton street, or phone 43l6A.
Evening journal., 1915-02-09
REACOM Trims CLAYMONT.

The Beacon College team put up
a sterling game of basketball Satur-
day night at Claymont. when it de-
feated ST. Johns by the score Of Is
to 13. At the end of the first half
Beacon was on the short end Of -
to 1. In the second half the col
lege boys covered everything in signt.
allowing st. Johns but one point
BEACON st. Johns
Evening journal., 1915-02-09

Goals from field-Middleton 2, An
drews 1. Tubbs 8. Hudson /, Hard
castle 3. Weyant ?, McDonough 2
Rigney 1, Rice 4. Goals from fouls
Tubbs l. McDonough J. Time Of
halves-20 minutes.
Evening journal., 1915-02-09
HIGHLANn THIRnS WIN.

Highland Third basketball team de-
feated Clarion Saturday night by the
score of 80 to 2s. johnson was the star.
Lineup:
uswb1ou4 Dlorton
Evening journal., 1915-02-09
lineup

Field goals-Weyant, Hardcastle,
3; Bice, A: McDonough. 2; Rigney,
Middleton, 2: Andrews, /; Tubbs. 5 :;
Hudson. Foul goals-McDonough,
Tubbs. Referee-Long.
Evening journal., 1915-02-09
Beacon

Field goals, Stester, 2; Nickel l.;
Burke, 2; Croghan, 1; Durstein, Il;
Hannum, 1; Ruth, 1. Fouls, Stester.
8; Coffin, /; Burke, 4.
Evening journal., 1915-02-09
C0. G TRIMs sELBYYmLE.

Company G on Saturday night
won from selbyville quintet 25-1s
Lineup:
Evening journal., 1915-02-09

Down to weight and confident
was the message floating out today
from the camps of Champion Freddie
Welsh and Joe Shugrue. They will
box ten rounds at Madison Square
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-19
Murder Gao Rexersed.

Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines, March 19.-While the
supreme court yesterday gave a de-
cision which grants second trial to
Polk county man convicted of muir
der in the first degree, it neither
touched upon what is called "the un-
written law nor made q reversal on
technicality.
The Thomas case was sent back to
the district court for a second trial
because the court should have admitted
testimony as to the alleged improper
relations Of the deceased and the wife
of the defendant as having a bearing
on the state of~mind Of the two prin-
cipal parties prior to the quarrel which
resulted in the homicide. 1t seems
that the lower court shut out ques-
tions touching by far the most vital
part of the entire case.
The plain inference of the court de-
cision is that if the claims of defend
ant were good the verdict could have
been little else than one of man
slaughter. The victim had spirited
away the wife and children Of defend
Mt
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-19

in-law, Arthur H. Gleason, author and
war correspondent and his mother.
Mrs. Gleason. Mrs. Gleason and her
son now are In London.
So far as known this Is tho first
American woman to be SO signally
honored and the people Of Cedar Rap
ids are proud Of the honor that has
come to young woman born and
reared in their midst. the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Hayes. well known
residents of the city.
In what place the ceremony In which
the king of the Belgians bestowed
Chevalier Of the Order of Leopold on
Mrs Gleason il not known.
Mondays local paper announced the
contemplated knighting OF Mrs. Glea-
son for valor displayed the last five
months on the battlefields, where she
dressed the wounds Of the brave Bel
gian fighters and closed the eyes Of the
dying along the roadsides as found by
the ambulance corps of which she Is
a member. Since the publication of
this story the telephone at the Hayes
home has been ringing frequently,
friends extending congratulations to
Mr.. and Mrs. Hayes because Of the
distinctive honor which has come to
their daughter.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-19
TRAIN KILLS FORMER lowAN.
Brothers In Montana Run Down b.
Train While Riding in Auto.

Brothers in Montana Run Down BY
Train While Riding in Auto.
Waterloo, March ia message, tell
ing Of the accidental death Of VIII and
r. F. Kelly was received last night by
ros.n.ste- n. II kelly from his cous-
in, ]. E. Kelly, of Boulder. Mont. The
message states that While the victims
were driving across railroad tracks
near Whitehall. Mont. late yesterday
afternoon, their automobile was struck
by a train, resulting in the death of
both men.
r. F. Kelly had recently shipped a
carload Of cattle from his ranch near
Seneca, Mont, to his brothers ranch
near Whitehall. Notice of his death
has been forwarded to his Wife and
three children at Seneca. Will Kelly
was the youngest of the two brothers.
and was not married. 1t has not been
decided whether the bodies will be
brought here for burial. The parents
Of the young men, Mr.. and Mrs. P. d.
Kelly, reside in Lincoln township.
T. F. Kelly left this county about
eight years ago, while Will has been
gone about four years. They were
brothers of D. NJ. Kelly, attorney gen.
eral of Montana, and j. E. Kelly. coun :
ty attorney at Boulder, Mont. sis
ter, Mary, is a teacher in the schools
OF Boulder. Other relatives reside IN
this vicinity.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-19
IOWA CITY YOUTH JUMPS IN
FRONT OF FAsr.,MovlNo
TRAIN.
COMPANIONS ALMOST
MEET SAME FATE
Boys Amusing ThsmssIves Jumping
On and or Work Train Get in Path
Of oncomins Engine and One 10 In.
stantIy kiIisd-visw Of Engineer
obseursd by Smoke and Steam.
oecial to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
iowa City, March &c Wesley Nc
Cune was instantly killed. and Ber-
nard Woods and Dan o'Donnell. all Of
Iowa City, narrowly escaped similar
fate. when the three leaped in the
pathway of an onrushirg passenger
train Thursday afternoon.
McCune's companions just avoided
the locomotive, but McCune could not
clear the track, and the train struck
him, mangled him from head to foot,
and rolled him over and over, until
he alighted about fifteen feet from the
track.
The Inflated youth and the others
were jumping on and off work train
and other cars thruout the day. The
Rock Island wrecking crew had its
equipment here, owing to a slight
wreck, and the boys were riding on
that train again and again, altho driv-
en- away repeatedly.
From Work Train to Death.
The final leap from the work train
landed all three in the path of the APP
preaching passenger, when it was
about forty feet away. going at about
twenty five miles an hour. The smoke
and steam from the outgoing train
shut off the incoming engineers view
but he could not have stopped the train
in time probably, had he seen the boys
the second they jumped. AS it was, he
says he could not see the boys until a
second before the collision with Nc
Cune.
The victim was II. and was the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry McCunc, Sal
walton Army workers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-19
Northern, Io,ua Items

is suffering from internal injuries and
his skull is fractured at the base. His
right leg was broken above the knee
and above the ankle.
onawa.
Red bandannas were used as masks
by three men in holding up L. S. Ben
| nett. One of the trio pushed gun
against Mr.. Benefits face and de-
manded his money and other valuables.
He handed over $32 in cash and ring
valued at $40. The holdup men ordered
Bennett TO run, with threats that they
would shoot if he turned around in
doing so or endeavored to have them
| arrested. When he was able to get to
a telephone he reported the holdup to
| the police, who investigated the case,
but were unable to find the men.
Cherokee.
Mrs Mary Lewis, widow of the late
Robert A. Lewis, died at her home in
this city Tuesday, aged "A years Mrs.
Lewis was one of the pioneers Of the
city, she and her husband, a brother of
the late Judge c. H. Lewis, coming
here from Quasqueton, at an early
date. They built the third house erected
in Cherokee. Mrs. Lewis was a char
ter member of the. Congregational
church Of this city, and for more than
q quarter of century was its choir
leader. She leaves two daughters, Mrs.
w. p. Goldie and Mrs. Kendall Nelson,
both of this city. Funeral services
were held Thursday afternoon from the
residence, Rev.. Mr.. Moore of the Con-
gregational church, officiating.
Cherokee.
INH Z. - .ask,
fcers was spirited as to the office Of
mayor, four candidates being in the
field For the other offices but one set
of candidates was up and they were
nominated by reclamation. The result
was: For mayor, William Griffin 8
votes, Charles T. Knapp los votes, J.
bent, 1873 votes. and D. w. McNeal, the
dark horse, 294 votes. For. the other
offices the nominations were as fol-
lows: City treasurer. George Brum-
mer; city assessor, Lon Lawrey, Jr.:
| aldermen at large. William Unger and
Leonard H. Morrill,; alderman First
ward, Charles Graves; alderman Sec
ond ward, r. H. Kuhrts, to succeed
himself; alderman Third ward, John
Scott.
/ Sioux City.
For the second time the $40, 900 dam
age suit of Mrs. Louise Winn. executor
Of the estate of Lester r. VIM, against
the town of Anthem Is being tried
before jury iii the district court.
Vim, who was employed as engineer
Of the town pump, was killed when his
clothing was caught in the machinery
on Jan. q, 1913. His brains were
beaten out as he was whirled around
the giant wheel. The town was charged
with negligence in failing to provide
! a safe guard around the machinery
/ Mrs. VIM was given a verdict for the
full $4,000 by the jury which first
heard the case. Judge Mould cut the
amount to $4,000, but the supreme
court reversed the findings and re-
manded the case for new trial Mrs
1 VIM has since been married and is
now known as Mrs. Louise Spurgeon
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-19

| eSbWdVOs {.
Fred Stunteheck has been arrested
] at LeMars on charge of burSlarizing
schoolhouses and robbing rural mail
-boxes.
Alton.
Rev. Father F. ]. Bruno, for twenty
| one years pastor of st. Mary's church
| here, has been seriously i'll for the past
two weeks with inflammatory rheu-
| matism. Rev. H. Koerner, of LeMars,
| is here to attend to the wants Of the
/ parish.
Cherokee.
]. w. vandever died at his home In
this city Sunday afternoon after only
a few days illness from pneumonia
He was Sc years of age. Mr.. Vandever
had lived in Cherokee the past 30 years.
and prior to that he lived on a farm
near Washta.
Fort Dodge.
During the year 1914, according to
the figures Of o. H. Weiss, city asses
sor, 1874 bouncing boys, possible presi-
dents and senator's, were born in Fort
Dodge and 149 possible suffragets, a
total of 1913. The deaths during the
same period are estimated at $50, Civ
ing Fort Dodge nice increase of
1873.
Rock Rapids.
At the annual meeting Of the Rock
Rapids Commercial Club F. L. Suffer
| was elected to succeed himself as pres
ident, and the secretary, w. D. Car
penter, was also reelected. Commit
tees were appointed to check the CEN
sus Of the city now being taken and
also to take up the matter of securing
the erection of more houses the coming
season.
! LeMars.
| Mrs. Reeves, who was shot by her
husband, DIR. J.. L. Reeves. passed 9
good night and is progressing favor
ably with chances to recover. Wednes-
day morning physicians extracted three
| bullets. Mrs, Reeves shows more con-
Germ about her husband than herself
and is in forgiving mood. The doctor
is trying to secure bonds. An informa-
| ton has been sworn out against him
by the county attorney, charging as
| sault with intent to commit murder.
Rock Rapids.
The Lyon county board Of supervis-
ors has decided that it will in future
| build its own bridges and do the road
work. Herman Kage,e an expert bridge
man, and Jacob Mann, who ID prac-
teal road grader, have been employed
to superintend the work. It rs be
iieved that the county will save money
by this method and secure better re-
suits all along the line. Mr.. Kage Is
to receive q salary Of $500 q yea,
and $500 extra compensation for auto
and livery hire.
Sioux City.
| John Olson. II years old, who was
injured when 800 pounds Of dirt and
\ rock caved In on him while he was
assisting In excavating work at Sixth
and Pierce streets, was slightly I'm
proved wednesday night, Il was feared
that his injuries might prove fatal
! He was taken to St.$vincent's hospital
where last night attaches declared
there were hopes for his recovery. HI
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-19
TX MAN SENDS THREAT
Lewis Banker Recipient Of Letters
threatening Life and eusinsss-
Black Hand Missivss to w. J. Wood.
ward Postmarksd Omaha.


Special to Times Republican.
Lewis, March 19-W. J. Woodward.
a prominent citizen OF this place, has
been the recipient recently of. several
letters requiring the attention OF the
United States governmnt and the civil
authorities. The letters are all post
marked Omaha. A recent effusicn
reads:
Omaha, Neb., March 8, 1915. Dear
Sir: don't know who you are but II
you are man you have no principle.
/ am not no Catholic but think any
man that would write such a letter as
you wrote should take him out and
burn him to stake. You have no
more principle than mule and by all
the gold II you attempt 1t again 1t will
be your last letter. l am coming to
your town and see that every freeborn
citizen takes Out their account from;
your bank Your the most lowest de-
graded man alive and by god they will
find you dead some night don't you
ever forget this.
you have made some enemys. Be
ware.
"Ax Man"
Two other letters of similar import
which Mr.. Woodward received he de-
Stroyed
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-19
Brief New. Of Manson.

Special to imes-Republican.
Manson March 19.-The junior class
of the Manson high. school will give
play about May 1. entitled "The Time
of His Life" Miss Verona Calhoun.
an instructor in the high school, will
train those who take part.
The baby son of Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
Mellor, of South Manson, is quite sick.
Fay Downs. accompanied by his sis
ter Mrs. Charles Moon, left Monday
evening for Rochester, Mimi, where
Fay will take treatment for throat
trouble
Louis Horwich is confined to his
home by illness.
Mrs. Roy Auckland and little daugh-
ter. Miss Pauline, returned Tuesday
morning from Rochester, Mimi. where
the little girl underwent an operation
for a dslocated hip. The operation was
successful. but Pauline will have to lie
in plaster cast for several months.