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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-13

| That automobiles have not entrel,
monopolized the field of accidents wa:
shown Thursday evening when Mrs
| Gibson West aged 81 40S North FRS
avenue and Mrs. John Mckerral, aget
50, 406 North First avenue. were both
seriously injured by being thrown from
buggy by a skittish horse, Mrs
! West is at the Deaconess hospital with
a broken leg and dislocated shoulder
| Mrs. McKerral was taken 20 St
| Thomas hospital this afternoon with a
| badly crushed left leg.
The accident happened shortly after
o'clock Thursday evening on South
Sixth street, just outside the city
limits, The horse. which became
| frightened after turninC sharp
corner ran away. and this morning had
not been found as far as the family
had been advised.
Horse Hard to Handle.
Mesdames West and Mckerral had
Leen spending the afternoon a the
home of Mrs. Frank Chope, two miles
south of town on Sixth street and were
returning home in the West buggy.
The horse was very spirited, and Mrs.
West had had difficulty in controlling
him several times. AS they drew
nearer town Mrs. West thought the
animal was sufficiently quieted TO
drive along safely. but when the rig
turned a sharp corner half mile
south Of the city limits the animal
reared. SHE'D and pranced so that the
pe,5 hnt1,
were thrown out. The horse ran away,
dragging the buggy after him.
Mrs. West was brought in an am
bulance to the Deaconess hospital un-
conscious and Mrs. Mckerral was
picked up by some one in a passing
buggy and brought to her home. Mrs.
West was unconscious for some time
after reaching the hospital. She was
found to be suffering from fracture
Of the right leg above the ankle. and
g dislocated left shoulder Her head
vas also cut, and her face bruised.
Her condition this morning was only
fair. as she was suffering considerably
from fshock.
Mrs. Mckerrai Also Hurt Badly.
Altho quite badly hurt, Mrs. Nc
Kerral was not unconscious at any
time after the accident. She sustained
a comminuted fracture of the left leg.
The bone was broken in three places,
and badly splintered. She was also
quite badly bruised. It was deemed
advisable to remove her to St. Thomas
hospital this afternoon. altho her con-
df,ion was fairly good. She suffered
no serious injury other than the frac-
tured leg.
The injuries TO both women are
especially severe owing to their ad-
vanced ages.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-13
LOCAL MARK cts.

Prices Paid to Farmers by Marshall
town Merchants.
The following prices are quoted by
Marshalltown dealers for the different
varieties OF farmers provisions, grain
and produce:
Batesole Brothers grocery quotes the
following prices:
Butter-3o.
Eggs-30.
Benedict Flour and Feed Company
will pay the following prices at their
place of business in this city, subject
however, to market changes:
Corn-l914 Il.
Oats-42.
Wheat 80.
The following market quotations are
furnished by H. Willard, Son & CO.:
Clear medium native wool-32@3s.
Coarse ard low-26h2s.
Light, fines @26.
Heavy, fine-21 G23.
Pelts-25. so, rs and $3.50.
No. hides-14.
No. hides-13.
Horse hides, tail on-35.
Beeswax-25G2
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-13
lamoiIie Items.


August Moore of North Dakota ar
rived here last Friday for few weeks
visit with his mother, Mrs. Rachel
Powell. and sisters, Mrs. Ralph Ank-
rum and Mre. John Bishop.
Mrs. ]. J. kirkendall, of Parker, S.
D.. who came two weeks ago to visit
sister. Mrs. E. J. Benson, and friends,
ers, Charles and WieE Hart. and their
families before returning home.
Oscar Larson and family, of Con-
rad, visited Sunday with the formers
brother, l.. NJ. Larson.
Levi Johnson, of southwest Kansas,
visited at the home Of Mrs Ellen
Woodard and other friends Sunday.
Next Sunday will be observed here
as community Sunday school rally day.
Rev. A. c. Hacke, of Grinnell, a state
Sunday school worker, will speak at
the morning and in the evening. Rev.
Mr.. Hacke and Rev. 3. F. Martin, of
Marshaltown will speak and Henry
Shove. of MarshalltoWn, and quartet
will sing.
The Misses Lena and Hilda Johnson
gave a wienie roast party to fourteen
of the ng~people Wednesday eve
ming at their home one-half mile north
east of here.
Mrs. Alice Wills and son, Fred, au-
toed to Boone Tuesday Of last week on
business trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Benson went
to Boone Tuesday to visit their niece
Mrs. Milo Willis, and will also go to
Sac City for few days visit with the
formers nephew. Uriah Mayo and
family before they return home.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet
| with Mrs. Charles Mold Thursday af-
| ternoon.
Willis Buchanan visited his brother
| Will, at the old home place few days
recently
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-13
TWO WOMEN HURT N
RUNAWAY ACCIDENT.
MESDAMES GIBSON WEST AND
JOHN MckERRAL INJURED
THURSDAY EVENING.
sxITTIsH HORSE REARs AND
CAUSES BUGGY TO ovERTURN

Mrs. West sustains Broken Leg and
Dislocatod Shoulder, and Is uncon.
scoGs Following Aecident-Mrs. Me-
kerral Has Bad Fracture Of Leg
Accident Occurs South Of City.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-13

merchandise to L. L. fdso.
Mrs. H. Clark. Of Grinnell, spent
Sunday at the Lingham home
w. Wills has purchased the property
north Of the bank of w. Moore, OF I.au-
rel.
The ladies' aid society will meet next
Thursday with Mrs Fred Butler,
Ray Finders was a Marshalltown
caller Thursday.
Henry Lawrence is building new
blacksmith shop.
John Lutes is building new barn.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-13
MARRIED..
GriHiths-AaeoIa.

Stephen W Griffiths, travelling
salesman of this city, and Mrs. Mary
G. Aggola, also Of Marshaytown, were
united in marriage Thursday evening
at $50 by Rev. James P. Linn. The
ceremony was performed at the Pres
byterian parsonage, 113 North Third
street Mr. and Mrs. Griffiths will live
at 500 West Church street
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-13
Eeruuson News.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Vanhook, Of near
Marshalltown, visited at the Amos Idso
home Sunday.
Mrs Ed Davis, of Perry, is visiting
relatives here this week.
S. J. Porter, of Grinnell, spent Sun
day with friends here.
3. E. Finders has sold his stock of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-13
A LA MIlIIAIRE

This gorgeous garment. posed by the
Actress Helen Raymond. is copy Of
an Italian army officers coat. 1t is
built of navy blue velours. and the
voluminous front, Stimulating cape. is
bound with four rows of gold braid
and fastens with one army button.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-13
Hentontt

Bentonite 10 clay which u used
to give body and weight to paper. In
the preparation Of dressing for in
famed hoofs of horses. as constitu-
emit OF antiphlogistine and as an adul-
terant of candies and drugs.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-13
Halloween Parties.

Are you going to give Halloween
party? If so, you don't want to miss
seeing the fine line of novelties we are
showing. Simmons book store.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-13
l;cen.ed "a Mad

Licensed to Wed.
Stephen w. Griffiths, salesman aged
50, and Mrs. Mary G. Angola, aged AZ,
both of this city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-13

Worth While Quotation.
"There is always best way Of do
Ing everything, If 1t be to boil IN egg"
Selected.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-06-08

ing but two months WalClng TO look
forward to-" he wrote April 9. Il
wish you could realize how l feel,
dearest, for it is awfully hard to have
to keep it to yourself and particular
ly know you are only one Of the two
that feels that way. Dearest, if l
thought that you loved me I believe
I'd go nuts with happiness, but 1
don't think there much hope Of it. D."
Later: Just got your letter and
have love sickness so bad I can hard
ly stand it here. Every letter l get
from you makes it worse. And,
dearest, you said that the next time
came home you we're going to be as
good as gold. Get that out of your
head. 1t is all right to do as we did
the night before came back. love
you and you love me, although you
won't say so, and, therefore, we can
at least all of that"
Later: only two and a half more
weeks more Of school. I wish you
we're here, dear-we'd start some
thing, wouldn't we? Just now I'd
give anything to kiss you, a good
long one, and, believe me, that's the
first thing I'm going to do when I
see you, so don't forget to come
across yourself when that time
comes"
The intense passion of the letters
continued until the latter part of
1915, when the declarations of love
grew colder, until Marion informed
OTpet of her condition. Regarding
this, written in the last letter the girl
received:
Madison, Dec. 7, 1915, P. M
Dear Marion: Your letter came this
morning and was surprised to hear
that there is nothing doing yet.
(This refers to the medicine with
which he had supplied the girl when
she told him of her condition.) Put
off going to the doctor as long as
possible and do not tell him l have
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-06-08

STATE FLAWS oRPET AS TRIAL I
OPENS-LETTERS SHOWN
Will Orpet was fiayed numerically
as a deIuder who took advantage of
a young girls ignorance to rob her
of all that is held sacred by wemen,"
by David R. JOslyn, attorney who to-
day opened the states case against
the Wisconsin university student
charged with numbering Marion Lam
bert.
Until Marion Lambert met Will
OTpet she was just a happy school
girl said JOslyn as he drew pic
ture of her downfall at the hands of
a deceiving lover whom she trusted
too far
Orpet f1inChed under the states at
tOrney's f1aying. He looked toward
the ceiling as the name Of Celeste
Youker was mentioned as the other
woman"
Forty-four of the letters OTpet
wrote to the Miss Lambert we're
made public by the court They all
display a cold, calculating sort of
love such that caused many readers
of them to remark that they seemed
not inspired by love.
Frank Lambert, father of Marion,
was the first witness called. The
parents of Orpet have been notified
to be ready to be called as witnesses
by the state against their son.
Extracts from Orpet's letters to
Marion Lambert, which prove I'M
true his assertion that he did not
make love to the girl, reveal also
that the tenor of Orpet's love was
passion.
In the beginning Of his CORE
spondence that will be read to the
jury probably today or tomorrow he
begs the girl to use a more endear-
ing form of address than the one she
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-07
of Course You Would. but Before You Seek a Publisher Just Stop an
Read What Happened to This Once Lyric Hope
Just Stop and

all respondent in blue and white, with
my own. genuine name on the iii.
page AZ the one who had written and
composed the sons we'll. IL looked
mighty good, and | thought | had th.
puhlic sewcd up tight.
Immediately | sent a dozen copies To
every friend I had In every city OF the
United States. urging them all to take
part In putting across the biggest song
in tho history of hits. Every one Of
them was admonished to hurry at ones
10 tho nearest big and classy music
dealer and have him put my song in
his window. As soon n n supply
ran out. why wire mo collect n III
sen an a bunch In keep the window
properly dressed with the hit Of IN.
day.
Some II my friends wrote that their
music dealer didn't want 10 La both
cred with such truck. hut in most cases
the song went into store windows ali
the way from here 70 the Pacific coast.
liu never a single order came TO ~
plenish n depleted store.
Then ] was tipped that, as Il was a
o song. n would be a good idea tn
get I'crt Williams interested. So |
wrote the vaudeville headlincr, en"l"s-
ing the composition. After some delay
the great Bert Williams answered. He
said he Was quite taken with the SUI
p~erticial aspect Of the song and that |
had better have u talk with him ~
that w could weigh the matter NJ
properly.
! met him after the matinee M
Hammerstein's. He said he liked the
ong hut as all Of his songs had e.
he especially adapted tn his style OF
handling there were one or two places
whore perhaps the composition nigh,
he advantageously altered. As tn.
song was already printed | asked how
this could be done. Williams said that
the way would be for US To agree upon
the new form Of a song. with my title
and general verse plan, and then with
out doubt We could find a publisher. !
didn't doubt Bert Williams could And Il
publisher. but l shuddered when l re-
called my hunt for one.
So it was arranged that he was tf
write me when he had examined the
SONG more carefully and decided where
the changes were to he made. That
was the last ! eve heard OF II, though
l wrote him u reminder or two.
recall as We separated that he uttered
these profound thoushtsl
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-07
Glimpses Into the Private Lives of the
Movie Stars Show Marriages Made
in the Studio as Well as in Heaven

realism. The precise reply whirh
Moore made 10 that remark will never
be known To- ny one except Mary
Pickforh and himself. for IL VA spoken
in a whisper. Suffice It to say tina,
oven her makeup" failed 20 hide the
blush which suffuscd her checks. There
is ii;tlc room FOR d lbt. however. that
tie speech was 70 the effect that II
Miss ptrkford were the rc,tl bride he
would not know how t. ~. a brute.
Then as sll true film romances will
hav" it-'nnd then they were mar
RED
.ifter the wedding Miss Pickford
and Mr.. Moore juinei the old Majestic
company and then the It'll" star went
on the speaking stage. appearing under
the management II David Bc'asco in
"a Good Little Devil in which she
was afterward starred on the screen.
Subsequently, Moore was engaged 10
play opposite his wife in such produc-
tirns as "tindcrella" and Mistress
Nell" the latter marking the las: time
when they appeared together In the
films.
Mary Pickford's romance Is unusual
In his RESPECT. however. Hers IL the
first case on record In which the two
contracting parties wer" actually
brought together by participation IN
a movie scenario under the exact cir
cumstancc' related. Til" experiences of
other stars are Interesting in different
ways.
The news that Marie Doro and FL
liutt ISXter had been marri.d--the
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convinced that the thing was "A big
hit In a snack.cd stat" and only needed
printing to make me the I'VE figure
fortune.
l took tho manuscript, down to n
friend Of a friend of mine, an orchestra
leader and composer. ! wanted to
have an expert opinion put on II 80 as
10 play safe. He is n we'll known
figure in New York. william Furst.
! found him at half past : one eve
ming playing pinochle under the back
stage Of q broadway theatre with
members Of his orchestra. They were
wont 10 play up 10 within a minute
Of the curtain raising. 80 II may be
inferred they didn't like to be dis
turbed.
But between the games OF pinochle
my friend Introduced me to Furst, and
!. noting his impauence because OF
my breaking In on his cards. crowded
into his ear at top speed what ! wanted
hun to do. He frowned. but proved a
good. accommodating sport.
Tets SEQ your slush.' said he.
reaching for my song manuscript.
He stepped quickly to his desk, sat
down like tho splash of a rock in u
brook and began to whistle and hum
the air--sight reading, Of curse.
There were plenty OF musical instru-
ments to try II on. but they were
not necessary. And IT'S some thrill to
hear a leader humm,ing your melody
creation.
"Bun bass hero In n couple Of
Places said Furst.
lie reached for a badly battered stub
pen. grabbed "a couple of sheets Of
music paper already used on one side
and wrote several bars of bass So rap
Idly that you wondered how n human
being could do It. In another place
ne repeated the operation ANA lncn,
throwing down his pen, shook hands
with me and eald.
II hope your song goes like vaseline
through a tin horn hope 1t does.
That's all that anybody can say
against tor for It. Good night. Let's
have another hit at the cards, boys
Next day I had my wong placed IN
printing shape. Feeling that J had
a good thing. l got ready to plunge.
Taking $50 along to show that l
wasn't dependent upon my hit for a
meal. I started to hnd q good pub
Usher. ] felt ] was far above the
average song writer. because I had.
beyond all question, tho song that tho
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public would euraw. And Of course
The laugh meant That Shapiro's repre-
:, nt1iiVC- We're satisfied and eager -
publish my sure-to-he hit. Al the end
II tho laugh the first yVinS man
handed hach my manuscript and just
shouk hir head.
"Wnat." I calculated, Stun To think
he could laugh and refuse. "Why-
you laughed at t."
IVES, / laushed-we al laughed" he
replied. "Wa laughed az the idea"
Walking along Broadway a moment
later fell to wondering what the
Young man MAJ have meant hy that
ltsl remark. II seemed t. have "a littlo
uNc~rsignli,;,ncc that raSped my sus-
rici"us scnsibilities.
: took the song IL other publishers,
Net one of them was wiling "a pub
l!sh the composition on his own lnitia-
tive, nor to publish IT at my expense
until ho had given 1t a look over.
tircliuE around for a publisher |
iGally came to u ma NAom ] marked
Gown rs one bang M good scout"
Among other things he told mo that
most OF the music publishers had
' - ~ FA'' 80 Up -
whom they paid regular sums 10 huili
songs, The exploiting Of these
might hr intrrfcred with If the songs
nf Outsiders were boomcd by the same
publishing concern, or course IL II
house knew that a song would posi-
lively make a hit there would be 10
fear OF the consequences Of rival
Booming. hut not kNowing how the
public would jump tho energies Of the
house were preferably restricted To the
huusting ~ It's own wares. And then
this was handed out for my best
Thought,
'If your sons has the hit ana punch
IN It II VIII eaten on no matter vino
publishes II, Publish It. yourself.
Here's the address Of "a music printer.
Tell him you come from me. He'll
! treat you economically fair. Have
your name put on the title page as
, publisher. Gle some fellow to sing
the nj for you In some show. or any
where where It IL likely to he picked
! up and hummed by "A decent sized audi
enc II the stun II IN 1t you'l hear
from it,
lost no time In cogitatinS over his
advice. but went ut ono 10 the printer
he named. My song was printed
1000 bright and fair copies. When the
first copy was placed In my hands.
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world had been waiting for ever since
the fortune making After the BALI
had been launched. II you've ever
written a song YOU n gather what
this consciousness OF mclodic snpcri-
GRITTY is Ike.
"Tve got a first class song here"
! said matter OF course like 10 IN"
first publisher I called on. that ]
think you'll want to publish. Its a
good title and It's catchy beyond All
question"
The song hit picker reached for the
roll as perhaps Charlemagnc stretched
out his imperial hand for a petition
asking for the roach killing monopoly
in the royal palace. He slant"d "a
glance AT the title, looked grim, shook
his head and handed me bach the
manuscript.
81 don't think this il lust what W"
care to take up" said he In a chilling
manner.
Then | flashed the $50. Just ran
ferred It from one viewpoint 10 an
other.
I'm prepared 20 have the song pub
lisl.i myself I said incisively. but
would prefer having you attend TO the
details connected with it if you de-
not car" to publish it out and out
yourself
! don't know that the $50 brought
about the change-mind you don't
assert II did. But the grim declinor
perked M II trlfe and said: III you'll
leave your song with us for, say, q
week We'll look II over ana let yun
know whether or not We consider il
Possesses the elements of popularity
| wall'ed out of the place feeling
that the man had made the mistake
.. Nis publishing career. Tha t.merity
nj Hshing me 10 wait u w-eh iur =
decision with $50 in sight. No Won
der the great song hits often Went
begging for recognition.
At tho next place where I called the
young man who took my manuscript
looked at the title. grinned and called
To two other young men. They came
up hriskly to hear about the new
masterpiece, All three put their heads
together and almost IA though they
had been drilled 10 II burst into laugh
ter in unison.
I vas satisfied. " could
make these people who were surfeited
with good song laugh out at my wit
and melody there was no doubt the
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"ORTCSES Of FIVE figures having
- been made through the writing
! OF popular songs there am a

~ S& -,
OF popular songs, there caine "a
day when ! determined 10 max
my fortune in that way. II seemed
50 absurdly easy that l upbraided my
self for having 30 long neglected the
call OF Apollo.
There were the five lines and four
spaces Of the musical stan. All that
was necessary was tho Jotting down OF
the sympathetic melody tugging within
mo for release on the public ear. II I
lacked q little technique hero and there
did I not live In New York. where there
Is a genius to every block. who ad-
vertissD that he will At words TO your
music or music to your words and
guarantee a public clamor for the
product?
Well. I wrote tho sons all right.
And I published II all right. The for
tune Of Ave figuresc That's contained
In the priceless experience that comes
20 him who writes songs not wisely nor
yet too well. Here's the tale Of the
battle with popularity.
Having decided to write the song
that would mako them all start hum
ming, ! fixed on the comic topic for my
talent. 1t has been said that ANY
boob can make folks weep" that It Is
the laugh you must win 10 tally up the
big hit money. I tossed up a cent to
see what family OF comic song l was
to write and 1t came down coon.
So ! started In to write a coon song.
] can identify II TO you In detail with
out being accused OF advertising Il, be-
CAUSE II died the death OF pronounced
failure a long time ago. 1t was en-
titled Don't Yuh Know Dat Money
Kept A-Talkin' 70 Me?" II was
planned to relate how q negro messen-
ger was sent to the bank on payday
u draw the money for the factory
help. lie gets the money and on the
way back the money starts In talking
~ him and coaxing him to como out
and see the lights and the sights. He
l~istene. Yields, sees the lights-and
goes to jail.
Well. the words trickled through
easily enough. Then came a good deal
Of u finger practice On the piano to
locate the notes that were needed for
the air. Finally tho treble OF tho piece
a completed and what I deemed a
pretty good bass shortly after.
tried II on my family and they
acted ~ though they were tickled TO
death or nearly %. I served Il to
my friends and I can honestly say that
not one Of tham ~insulted ma by saying
anything doubtful about tho merit VI
! the composition. Finally I became