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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02
PHYSICIANS IN o'CoNNoR CASE
DECLARE HE IS AND is NOT
INSANE.
INTEREST IN HEARING
IN SUPREME COURT
Many Witnesses Examined in Sanity
Test Case of Prominent Attorney
and Former Law Partner of Senator
kenyon--Woman Said to Be One Of
O'Connor's Haliucinations.

Carroll Dec. 2.-Maurice O'Connor
former, prominent Fort Dodge attorney
and at one time a law partner of Sena-
tor Kenyon, is the centereof interest al
the trial now being heard in the SUI
,preme court OF Iowa before Judge Sal
tnger, of Carroll. OhConnor seeks his
release from the state institution at
Cherokee, where he was committed
about four weeks ago by the insanity
commissioners of Webster county, on a
writ of habeass corpus. the title or the
action being OConnor VS.. Bradshaw.
The hearing was commenced on FRI
day of last week, and about fifty prom
inent Fort Dodge people, many of them
members of the legal profession, have
been examined to date. DR.. Donahue,
of the state institution. at Cherokee,
and DR.. Meyer, of Rush Medical col
Iege. Chicago, were called as alienists
and were the principal witnesses of the
past two days.
Aliensts Can't Agree.
Dr. Donahue holds 10 the opinion
that O'Connor is now and has for some
time been insane, but his testimony is
contradicted by that Of DR.. Meyer, who
holds that while O'Connor may have
been insane at some time in the past,
he is at present OF sound mind.
The evidence of the plaintiff was
concluded early in the present week,
and since its conclusion the session
has been occupied with the testimony
for the defense. D. NJ. Kelleher, of
Fort Dodge, also a former law partner
of Mr.. O'Connor. testified concerning
the peculiar actions of the plaintiff up
to about eighteen months ago, at which
time their partnership was dissolved.
He stated that O'Connor seemed to be
possessed OF Authorization to the ef-
feet that people were circulating SIAN
derous stories about him, naming,
among others, N. F. and Robert Healy
as perpetrators.
Kelleher stated that altho he made
every effort to discover the portent and
source Of the stories. he could find no
evidence that stories Of any kind were
ever circulated against O'Connor in
Fort Dodge.
A Woman in the Case.
According to the testimony Of other
witnesses O'Connor seems also to have
been possessed Of an idea to the effect
that he could secure divorce from his
wife, and Also a divorce for a promin-
emit society woman Of Fort Dodge, and
that he could then marry the latter. He
spoke to several Of his colleagues con-
corning the possibilities Of the affair,
but according to the testimony he fail
ed to consult the lady's wishes in the
natter, the plan being entirely I'M
known to her.
The hearing Is attracting a grea:
deal Of attention locally and on the
part Of many Fort Dodge citizens.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02
GATHERED BY THE WAYSIDE

Des Hoines. Dec. "A few years ago
when Senator James A. Smith, of
Usage, dropped out Of public life sirnp-
Iy because he refused longer to do the
chores for the dear people, there was
distinct void in legislative, circles.
Senator Smith came into the work in
the Twenty-second assembly and had
been working at it most Of the time
since. When he retired he was easily
the dean of legislators and one or the
most useful men in the state service.
But now we are to have second gen
Grafton Of the same family in state
work, for Stanley r. Smith, elected
member Of the house from Bremen
county, is a son of the veteran senator
and very much like him In characters
tics. He was elected by something
like 1,400 majority in democratic
county against a supposedly strong
opponent, which would indicate that
his neighbors believe he has in him
some Of the same good dimension lum-
Der which his father always carried in
stock There will be a new Senator
Smith in the senate and ne will come
from Madison county.
One Of the shortest speeches on rec
ord at the chamber of commerce lunch
cons was that of Prof. E. Il. Ross. Of
the university of Wisconsin. the other
day. Professor Ross arrived late and
saw that the dinner crowd was dis
-persing. so he spoke barely three min
uteg But what he said carried just a
thought as to new problem that
faces America. He pointed out that
the days OF isolation for the United
States are over. that whether we wish
Il or not the people of the United
states must take hand in world af-
fairs, that as nation we must go out
and seek trade and friends in all parts
OF the world and dc il in much the
same way as other nations have been
doing. We must also compete more
than ever before with the industries of
the whole world. and il is a good time
J now to be getting ready for just this
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02
Served Him Right.

A certain master builder was noto-
rious for his sharpness The sight OF
a man standing idle moment was
sufficient to procure his instant dis
charge. No foreman could ever keep
the men at work TO please him.
Come, you'll have to be sharper
than this he began once to the fore
man on his visit to the JOB. 4 found
one fellow standing on the scaffoldine
with his hands in his pockets and. his
coat on That won't do for me. I've
just paid him a weeks wages and
packed him off.
Which man is it"
That one going down the ladder
there"
why that isn't one OF our men at
all. That's a trampins fellow who
came up here to ask if l could give
him a job"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02

Captain Roland Amundsen, the Nor
wegian explorer who discovered the
south pole, arrived In New York on
the Scandinavian American liner
Frederick WIN from COPENHAGEN to
purchase an aeroplane to assist him In
his next trip to the arctic regions In
July 1918. The explorer wished to b
clearly understood that he did not in
tend to make all the trip In an airship
as has been stated erroneously In
some publications. The aeroplane
would be taken on the ship to make
the last hundred miles to the pole.
Captain Amundsen's hair is white,
and his face is bronzed and weather
beaten from many years OF exposure
to wind, sun and sea, but his blue
eyes seemed as steady and bright a.
they were years ago, and he walked
DOWN the pier>>at Hoboken with the
springing, rolling gait Of mariner.
Il intend to leave Norway in July
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02

nized by the National HOUSEWIVES
League, Mrs. Julian Heath. president OF
the organization, Announced here TO
night. A campaign, She asserted. which
Twill be the greatest movement ever
undertaken for the protection OF the
consumer" will be started. ,iHS =,
"A regular plan Of work has been
outlined for the thrift units" Mrs.
Heath said, (which will enable house,
wives to reduce the cost Of living by
their practice of thrift In adjusting
their homes and housekeeping to the
. resent conditions and holding all prices
at as near a normal figure as possible
consistent with a square deal for ALL
The existence OF an interstate COM
bination of cold storage houses to keep
up food prices was charged today by Jo-
seph Hartigan, commissioner of weights
and measures, who as secretary of
Mayor Mitchell's committee on food
supply is investigating the cost of living
with view to effecting relief for con-
sumers.
There is so-called storage trust"
Mr.. Hartigan said. Its membership
comprises seventy-five cold storage
warehouses in New York. New Jersey,
and Connecticut 1t is believed that, to
evade the laws of the various states, it
Is made easy for the owners of goods
in one cold storage warehouse to hold
goods in one state until just before the
time expires for the goods to be re-
leased, and then to move them to a
warehouse in another state and keep
them there as long as the law allows
in that other state.
Attic the law in each state permits
storage for only limited time-ten
months, believe. in the case Of eggs
it is possible, thru the alleged trust, to
keep goods in storage three times that
period The laws relating to cold stor-
age houses are joke from a national
standpoint. If the federal government
were to make one comprehensive law
for ali the cold storage houses in the
country the evil would be abated.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02
RoosEveLri GIVES
I q VIEWS ON RESULT
OF LATE ELECTION

| T p.
| New York, Dec. 2.-Col. Theodore
Roosevelt gives his post mortem of the
results of the bailoting on Nov. Z II
| the Christmas issue of the Metropolitan
| Magazine, in an article entitled 1.-THE
Election"
In holding ''he kept us out Of war
cry and the wide prosperity Of the ma
ton the decisive factors in the demo-
cratic victory, the colonel does moi
charge the citizenry with moral OBJ.
tusencss'' but excuses the millions who
voted for. the president on the ground
that they were not shown "in convinc-
ing fashion" where their duty lay.
But that part most likely to arouse
in republican leaders the liveliest feel
ings is: when a public man who fol-
three years praised each of Mr.. Will
sons acts separately turned round and
during the campaign condemned them
all collectively he did not carry con-
viction.'
Wilson Made Right Appeal.
"As in all such cases." Colonel Roose-
veil said. "the result is more easy to
explain than it had been to foretell. The
appeal made for Mr.. Wilson was one
which would tell very strongly with
good. honest citizens. whose preoccupa-
ton with their own pursuits was such
that they could not be expected to look
deeply into our international relations
and the general world conditions.
mo sensible man wishes to go to
war il he can honorably keep out of IT.;
and when to this natural inclination is
added the fact that the man is very
busy and is puzzled by the issues in
volved, is certain to cast his vote on
the side that he is told will guarantee
peace.
Evidently, people tend to look at
the dreadful crimes committed in Bel
GUM and Armenia. in the sinking or
the Lusitania and in Mexico, as ana
Joyous to disasters such as an earth
quake or a fire: as properly exciting
discreet sympathy, but not as calling
for any action that would jeopardize
the comfort sand we'll being of those
not Immediately concerned.
Tend to Chinese Level.
Il do not approve of this attitude.
am merely stating it,, Insofar as our
people permanently preserve it they
Will steadily tend to the Chinese level
1t may need a serious shock to wake
them from it. Yet l am sure it is pos
sihle to wake them. and that when
thoroughly aroused they have the FUR
Their possibility OF showing the great
qualities of the men and women OF the
revolution and OF the civil war.
I'VE have permitted cur politicians.
our candidates for public office. to treat
the promises made in party platforms
and on the stump with a cynical indif-
ference which now reflects itself in a
similar indifference on the part Of the
voters. , ..-... ...
when public men are readily par
doned for making any promise which
they think Will secure favor before
election and FOR repudiatin'g any prom
Use which they think it inconvenient to
keep after election, ii is impossible TO
expect that the voters will not finally
grow skeptical about all promises,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02
"spoofins" An EnaIishman n.

The first Englishman to visit the far
east and write an account Of his travels
In the English language was Sir John
Vaudeville. whose adventurous career
came to an end at Liege. Nov. II. 1872.
Sir Johns account OF his journey into
unknown lands sounds very much like
Baron Munchausen, for he apparently
accepted as sober truth all the legends
and wonders which were poured into
his credulous ears.
Seemingly he was ready to believe
anything and the Chinese and Tartars
must have had a lot Of fun "spoofing''
the traveller from the west For two
centuries after Sir Johns death his
work was recognized as an authority on
all questions of oriental geography;
but, If Sir John confined himself to
truth, the east has changed lot since
he wandered over It, and he would never
know the old place now.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02
Billy Bunny and His Friends

I do he read them a lesson on the danger
Of crossing the railroad track. Even
Henny Jenny for while laid her eggs
in the Henhouse. The truth was that
her nest in the corner Of the Old Snake
Fence happened to be just at the end
of the Pleasant Meadow where the
railroad ran thru the cut, and the
noise Of the cars made her nervous.
Duckey Daddles was glad that the
Old Mill Pond was still safe. He had
heard how near 1t had come to having
a bridge built across 1t for the noisy
cars. Yes everybody kept away from
the railroad track except Goosie Loos-
lie. And why Goosie Loosie liked to
waddle down the steep bank and along
the hard wooden logs Of the roadbed no
one could find out
But one fine day Goosie Loosie got
caught Yes. sir. Before she could
get off the track the train came along.
It was very narrow between the two
high banks, and she couldn't 1y high
enough to reach the top. Cocky Docky
and Henry Jenny shut their eyes, They
Just couldn't bear to see what was go-
ing to happen. But Goosie Loosie
wasn't such goose after all. She sat
perfectly still between the rails, and
when the train had passed over her she
got up. shook the cinders off her white
feathers and waddled back to the Old
Farm Yard.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02

1918" Captain Amundsen said, "in an
auxiliary schooner of 500 tons, which
is now under construction. She will
have 240 horsepower engine and
three nnasts with fore and aft sails.
/ will have crew of ten men, MY
plans are to follow the coast OF 81
IBERIA until the ice breaks up and
then begin to drift toward the pole. l
expect the trip will take from three to
five years. If the flow takes the d.
rection that think it does We will
come out of the ice between Spitz-
bergen and Greenland, thus making
almost a complete circle.
/, my object in taking an aeroplane
is to fly to the North pole. from the
nearest, point that we, pass on the ship,
which Z suppose ~. vi. BE ahn.. % ! IN
miles away. This should be covered
lin two hours fight. and would
stay twenty-fo hours to make obser-
vations and then fly back.
my object is not to find the pole.
because that has already been done. I
wish to make observations Of the
ocean currents and air currents IN
order to complete the meteorological
records and make 1t easier to predict
weather conditions in other parts of
the world. II you know the air cur
rents at the poles it makes 1t easier
to estimate the air currents In other
parts of the earth. ! obtained some
observations OF the air currents At
the south pole on my expedition when
1t was discovered" -
Alan r. rHawley, president of the
Aero Club Of America, said that the
club would be glad to Cooperate With
Captain Amundsen in every way to
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02
prophecies and statements made dur
ing the course Of campaign.
ndamson Law Great Help.


an addition to these counter claini1
there was the fact that the AdaiI'soi
bill unauestionably produced sIea
effect in Mr.. Wilson's favor in All lapo.
circles 1t was taken as an indlcat'on
that in any conflict between capitai anu
labor Mr.. Wilson would support iaooi
without an overnice scrutiny OF the
merits of the case or or the 1u'ure
effects Of his action.
Moreover, there was a real piuiIiie
of the issues, because for the first three
wears of Mr.. Wilson's term the leaoels
among his nominal party opponents
either feared to criticise him at all OF
else split. half of them assailing mn,
because on some given policy ne nav
gone too far and the other hall pc
cause he had not gone far enough. ).
I'VE who supported Mr. Hughes VIII
always be glad that we supported MIN
we believe that his triumph ana the
national welfare were closely inter
woven. We now. for the sake OF tne
nation, earnestly hope Mr. wilson VIII
meet with every success in the task
ahead OF him.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02
TO AMEND CONSTITUTION.
Mexican Convention, Called to MAXI
Revision, Is Organized.

Queretaro, Mexico, Dec. 1.-The con-
vention called at the instance of Cen
eral Carranza to- make important
changes in the Mexican constitution
met today and effected organization
Luis Manuel Rojas, lawyer OF Mexico
City who has taken an important part
in drafting the amendments to be sub
mitted to the convention, was elected
president and Gen Candida Aguilar.
the foreign minister, vice president.
After the selection of officers the ses-
sion was adjourned.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02
Funeral at Montour.

Special 70 IlmeS-FepubIlcdn.
Montour, Dec. Funeral services
for Gideon W. Cronk, the 10-year-old
son Of Nelson P. Cronk who died in a
Cedar Rapids hospital Wednesday. was
held from the Congregational church
at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon, Rev.
Mr.. Webster officiating. Mrs. r. Banks.
and three teachers In the public school
Misses Blanche Snyder. Avis Downs,
and Ellen Montgomery-were the flow
er bearers, and the pail bearers were
Carl and Howard Vievenmyer and Cor
don and E. R. Cronk.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02
He Was Born Lucky.

The proprietor of printing estan-
lishment was in the habit Of periodi-
cally descending to the machine room
and INDUCING in sarcastic comment.
One of his visits was nearly due when.
unfortunately. a youth employed upon
the machines appeared with much
discolored cheekbone, the result OF
fight the night before
How to disguise the injury puzzled
him exceedingly, for he knew that
should his employer notice it, his post
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02
PELLET OFFERS TO QUIT.
State Bee inspector Says His Job Is
..,.-t Waste of Money.

Sioux City, Dec. 2.-Governor-e1ect
W. L Harding has received a letter
from Frank c. Pellet, state bee in
spector announcing that he is willing
to retire from an office for which the
inspector feels the state should not ex-
pend money. Mr.. Pellet wrote:
u have noted with interest your
proposition to cut out dead timber in
the states business. Since reform, like
charity should begin at home, I am
making a recommendation in my an
nual report that this office be d1spens-
ed with and that the duties be added
TO the extension work in beekeeping at
the agricultural college at Ames."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02
Bank Official Recommends Them.

r. J. Norrell, V. p. Bank OF Cotton
wood, Tex. writes Beyond doubt |
have received great relief and take
great pleasure in recommending Foley
Kidney Pills. Kidney trouble makes one
worried and hopeless. by aches. pains
soreness. Stiffness backache, rheuma-
tism. These symptoms, as we'll as sleep
disturbing bladder disorders. yield
quickly to Foley Kidney Pills. They
cast out poisons and purify the blood.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02

would be lost and his character inn
periled. Suddenly an idea seized him
and he danbed the part with printers
ink. Strangely enough the proprietor
chose. that day for his inspection, and.
having gone thru the room commenting
on every detail. he suddenly pointed to
the damaged youth.
Raise that young mans wages" he
cried. He is the only person in the
room who looks as II he had been
working" - Pittsburg Chronicle TeIe-
graph.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02
SOARING PRICES CONGRESS- TOPIC
MANY Menner. Have SssTSaae: Wh.c!
They Will Propose.

n0y WIN FToPOoo' ct.
Washington, Dec. 2.-Evidence con-
tinues to pile up here that congress is
going to spend considerable of its time
in the coming short session looking for
a high cost of living panacca. III
Here are some Of the remedies which
early arrivals at the capital have sug-
gested and which they say they will
push in resolutions to be introduced:
An embargo on all foodstuffs.
A law compelling those who store
foodstuffs for speculative purposes to
dispose of 10 per cent OF their holdings
every thirty days. at prevailing prices.
Investigation Of the entire question OF
high price. either by the federal trade
commission or special joint congress
sional committee which will recommend
legislation suggested by Its findings.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02
IOWA GUARDS TO STAY.
Soldiers Will Spend Christmas OF
Border.

Washington, Dec. 2.-Secretary Of
War Baker declined to make any pre-
diction az to the probable date Of the
return OF the Iowa militia from the
border.
rotary Baker on behalf OF families and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02
\RoaLD aMUNo5en aN0 TIE FRAM

make success of the expedition.
Pictures show Arnundsen and the
Fran, the ship he used on his sue
cessful south pole expedition in 1911.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02
Only One "BRoMo oUlNiNE"

To get the genuine, call for full name
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE. Look
for signature of e. w. Grove. Cures a
Cold in One Day. 25c.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02

situation Professor Ross, former
Iowa man, has done much valuable
writing on present day American prob
lens.
A similar thought beautifully ex-
pressed was uttered by Governor Har-
ding this week on the occasion Of the
testimonial Of Des Moines to him at
that while the peoples Of the old world
are at each others throats, as it we're
in death struggle of the nations, they
are also taking valuable lessons in ef-
ficiency and economy and when they
emerge from the chaos they will be
prepared to live. cheaply and accom-
plsh greater things than ever before.
The immense war debt must be paid.
not by one nation or one people, but by
the people Of the worldly the toiling
masses. We Of America must bear a.
share Of that burden. But here we are
living and reveling in luxury and not
learning any of the valuable lessons
forced on the Europeans 1t is time
for us to take stock Of the situation, to
prepare for the future. and above all
else 10 exercise economy in public life
and in private life.
incidentally, the whole affair at the
Grant club was especially fine and i'm
posing. The late election appears to
have been a valuable nerve tonic. The
banquet was good. the crowd was
large, they were Of the picked men Of
the city Of Des Moines and the state,
the speeches were clean and appropri-
ate. and the whole affair will contrib
ute to the good Of the state.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02

The almond trees OF Spain yield
about one fourth of the worlds supply.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02

New York, Nov. 3o.-tThrift clubs to
reduce the cost Of living will be orga-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02

Governor Clarke is receiving con-
CALCULATIONS. almost equally with the
appointee, on his selection for member
of the railroad commission. E.. q.
Chasseii has long been recognized as
one especially well fitted to perform
any public duty and he Is one whose
whole official conduct has been on a
high plane OF duty. The governor has
strengthened the railroad commission
materially. ,ge