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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-29
Frank Smith, On Trial For
Shooting Cousin. Tells
| Weird Story.
ONCE KILLED
BIRD OF ILL-OMEN''
Smith &. Shown to ss supsrsei.
t'or = With Insanity ssrsak--.
- says He Has Been Afflicted
g "Hsad Explosions" For Many
Ars-ProSeeutor Mcdaniel, On
Trial For Murder, Takes Stand,

Centerville Nov. 29.-F'rank Smith
took the stand In his own defense at
oday's session OF his trial for the mur-
der OF Mrs. Alice Gerlach, his cousin.
The killing OF Mrs. Gerlach was the
climax OF a long series OF 1nisfortunes
beginning nearly two score years ago
with the death Of a A-year-old daugh-
ter OF Smiths parents and aggravated.
1t is asserted by the shooting by smith
OF bird Of ill-omen" he found peck.
ing at his window.
Smith told the court today that or,
the day Of the shooting he accosted
Mrs. Garlach on the streets OF Union
vile, near here. and asked her why she
had written him an alleged threatening
letter.
Her answer made me 80 mad that
there was an explosion in my head"
he defendant told the jurors. "She
said she would fix me, and put her
hand in the buggy as If to get gun.
/ remember nothing more until found
myself in jail and police officers told
me what had done"
SohJOSt W @APIoSI0U0 t&
Smith said he had been subject to
"explosions'' In his head for years prior
to the killing.
Attorneys for the defense have
aroused intense interest In this com.
munity by placing on the stand rela.
tives OF the defendant and bringing TO
light superstitions and beliefs OF the
family In endeavoring to prove to tho
Jurors that a strain Of insanity has
developed among several members and
that the defendant was insane when he
shot his cousin.
The feature of the trial thus far hax
been the testimony OF Smiths mother.
who yesterday told story paralleling
that OF the shooting OF the albatross In
Coieridge's Ancient Mariner.
Warned in Dreams.
She said she had been warned II,
dreams of the death Of her grandson
who was accidentally shot by his grand
father and that later she was warned
in a dream Of the death Of Mrs. Ger
ZACH. She said she traced the family,a
misfortunes to the fact that the de-
fendant shot the bird Of ill-omen".
Mrs. Frank Smith, the defendant,
wife, testified that a few days before
the shooting Mrs. Gerlach, while driy-
Ing past the Smith home. had drawn 4
revolver and fred at her husband. and
that she always kept a revolver under
the buggy seat.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-29

"bottle Of beer incident OF Senator
Jones and w. B. McCaull in the little
room over the postoffice when they put
Art Mattingly on the stand. Mattingly
said that in the summer Of 1912 he had
second floor Of the postoffice building.
did w. B. McCaull have key to
that room?" he was asked.
mot that I know off, he answered.
The witness said he had never seen
McCaull there and that he had no right
there. He also had never seen e. M.
Nelson there, he said.
''Was there any club room there?''
he was asked. VI
"Not that know Of" again was the
answer.
Was there ever any beer sup there p
''Not that know Of"
Questioned as to whether he had ever
seen F. F. Jones in the room or If the
senator ever had a key to the room,
Mattingly replied, mot that know Of"
On cross examination Mattingly de-
MED his room was used as gambling
room but admitted that he was en-
ployed at the time with a Burlington
paint gang and was only In on Satur-
day and Sunday nights. His roommate
carried 4 key to the room, he said. He
said he knew nothing what was going
on in the room while he was away. VI
Further discrediting Of the testimony
cf, e. NJ. Nelson in this connection was
sought from o. Hawmersly, superin-
tendent of schools in Villisca, who was
the last witness examined. in the after
noon.
do you remember meeting with
Nelson in the presence Of f. F. Jones.
John Palmquist and Albert Jones In
the Jones store?" he was asked.
"Yes sir, do"
Didn't F. F. Jones asked Nelson In
substance, Did you ever see me,
(meaning F. F. Jones) splitting bo.e.e
Of beer?
|. Yes, sir, words to that effect"
"And he said, NOT"
Yes
And didn't he also ask him In sub
stance, Did you ever see McCaull and
me in room with bottle Of beer be-.
tween us
Hammersly affirmed this and said
Nelson answered no. The witness. also
declared Nelson had declared at the.
time he had never said that.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-29
PETIT HELD FOR MURDER.
Young owan Indicted For Killing
"Spritual Bride" in Chicago.


Chicago, Nov. 29.-The grand jury
Yesterday returned an indictment
charging murder against J. Maurice
Petit who on the evening of Aug. 81
killed his bride of a month, Kather-
inc Kaiser Petit, the Spiritual Bride"
by cutting her throat in u fiat at $50
Barry avenue.
Petit came to Chicago from Cedar
Rapids, Ia, where it was said he had
been an inmate Of an asylum for men
tai detectives. He eloped with Kath-
crime Kaiser, called "The prettiest girl
on the North Side" They returned to
Chicago and had been living only a
few weeks In the Barry avenue fiat
when Mrs Carrie Schebner the brides
mother, returned home early one eve-
ming and found her daughter dead,
with her throat cut.
Petit fled to Reford, Mich, and de-
tectives went to bring him back. While
en- route to Chicago. Petit leaped from
a train and was injured severely. He
is alleged to have made a confession
that he killed his wife ito enshrine her
in eternal purity"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-29
TEUT0N ARMY
NOW At GATES
OF BUCHAREST, !
Situation of Defending
Forces Appears Increas-
ingly Critical.
OFFICIALS PREPARE
TO LEAVE CAPITAL
Government Officers and Diplomatic
Representation to Move to Jassy--
Only on Northwest Side Of City
Have Roumanian Forces Shown
Power to Resist Attacks--Peril on
Southwest Is Imminent.

The situation of the Roumanian
armies defending Bucharest APP
pears increasingly critical.
Only on the northwest of the
capital do the Roumanian lines
seem to be holding at all firmly,
and even here the capture Of
Curtea de Argos. on the Argenchu
river, seems to indicate a weaken
ing OF the Roumanian resistance In
this direction.
On the southwest the peril is inn
minent with the enveloping move
ment of the central powers placing
their forces within forty miles of
the capital. News dispatches have
reported the Roumanian govern
ment and diplomatic officials leav-
ing Bucharest for Jassy, 400 miles
northeast of the capital near the
Russian frontier.
The rapid progress made by
General Won Falkenhayn's armies,
Of course, has largely been made
possible by the operation of the,
Danube forces under Field Marshal
Won Mackensen.
1t still remains to be developed
whether the progress Of flanking
the Roumanians out OF their posi-
tions Is to be continued by other
crossings Of the Danube still
further east. The southern bank
Of the river is held by the central
powers.
That the retreat OF the Rou-
manians toward the nearer de-
fenses Of Bucharest is already
under way and is a precipitate
one is indicated by today's Ger.
man official statement which an
nounces disorderly retirement Of
Russian forces along the entire
Wallachian front. :,
Berlin declares the Russian at
tacks, delivered at many points
along the Carpathian and western
Moldavian fronts resulted only in
local successes which were paid
for dearly"
With the exception Of the Rou-
manian: front, none is more active
at present than the Macedonian.
Whatever may have been the effect
Of the recent heavy fighting there,
the allied armies do not appear to
have slackened the force Of their
offensive IN the Monastir< region.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-29

Il. l.. Brewer, a Cedar Rapids barber.
attempted suicide here last night in a
hotel rest room. She took nine tablets
containing bcholoride of mercury and
citric acid and one ounce Of carbolic
acid. Letters addressed to Earl Cam
mons. Cedar Rapids, and Donald
Grimm, Iowa City. were found on her
person, with written instructions to
mail them after her death. She is In
st. Frances hospital in serious condi-
ton and refuses to explain her reason
for the act.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-29
ORE CARS TO HAUL COAL.
Railway Association Agrees to- Aid i
Campaign for Relief.

railway RSSociaIlon agrees TO- Ala IN
Campaign for Relief.
/. Washington, Nov. 29.-Railroads Of
the northwest have agreed to aid the
campaign for relief Of the country wide
car shortage by putting about 16,50O Of
their ore cars in the coal carrying serv-
ice. This was announced here tonight
by the American Railway Associations
conference committee on car efficiency.
The ore cars will be used on the Chi
cago and Northwestern and the 500
lines and their immediate connections,
releasing a large number Of regular
coal cars now in this territory for gem
eral commercial use.
During the day the committee an
nounced that all roads having on their
lines more box cars than they them
selves own had been ordered to move
the excess, loaded or empty, toward
lines which have fewer cars than they
own. Within the last week orders for
the return to their owners of coal and
fruit cars have been issued.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-29
Texas Puts Up Bars.

Fort Worth, Tex. Nov. 29.--Texas
was closed today to all live stock i'm
ports from Missouri. Kansas. Iowa,
Nebraska and Illinois. This embargo
went into effect this morning on order
Of the live stock sanitary commission
and will remain In force until suspic-
ion Of foot and mouth disease in the
middle west is removed
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-29
U. s. TO RENEW PROTEST.

Strong Representations to Be Made to
Germany on Belgian Deportations.
Washington, Nov. 29. - Representa-
tions to be made to Germany by the
United States on the deportation Of
Belgian civilians was topic Of dis
cussion at conference today between
President Wilson and Ambassador
return to Berlin. :.
\ The administration has determined
to express to the German government
it's apprehension over the movement Of
Belgians, in more positive form than by
the inquiry which the under American
charge Grew, at Berlin recently made
on instructions from Washington.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-29
MAY CONTEST OHIO VOTE.
Expect Evidence Will Warrant Re.
count, Saw Republicans.

Columbus, O., Nov. 29-The Ohio
state republican central and executive
committees in joint conference decided
to conduct state wide investigation OF
the vote cast for state officers at the
last election by which James NJ. Cox
democrat, was elected governor
The action Is expected, 1t was stated
to produce sufficient information upon
which to base a demand for recount
of the vote.
The supreme court will be asked tc
hold up the ballots for recount If the
investigation warrants it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-29
All on Board Safe.

New York, Nov. "A report on the
torpedoing Of the steamer Chemung
was received here today by Harries,
Magill & Co.. agents for the ship, in a
cablegram from her master, Captain
Duffy, saving "Chemung sunk by gun
fire and torpedoed byNAustrian subma-
rine, fourteen miles east Of Cape Gata,
asth. Al! safe. Address care American
consul, Valencia"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-29
Austrian Sub Sank chemuna.

Washington, Nov. 29. - Latest dis
patches to the state department say
the submarine which sunk the Ameri-
can steamer Chemung on Nov. rs flew
the Austrian flag, and that the steam
er was destroyed by shell fire as well
as by torpedo. They repeat there was
no loss of life and that the crew had
opportunity to leave the ship.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-29
NO MORE PENNY PAPERS.
Afternoon Newspapers Of Pittsburgh e
Sell For Two Cents.

Soil For Two Cents.
Pittsburgh. Nov. 29.--All afternoon
papers in this city announced today
that effective Dec. ! the price OF their
editions will be doubled and that ad
vertisers and others heretofore reciev-
ing copies will have to pay the ad-
vanced price.
Owing to the enormous increase In
cost Of white paper and other mate
rials used in the production Of news
papers, it is impossible to produce a
newspaper selling at one cent" the an
nouncement says
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-29
AWARD NAVAL CONTRACTS,
Orders Placed For Twenty seven Coast

Orders Placed For Twenty seven Coast
Defense and Two Fleet Submarines.
Washington, Nov. 29.--Secretary
Daniels today awarded contracts for
twenty seven coast defense and two
S00-ton feet submarines.
Eighteen coast defense submersibles
went to the Electric Boat Company at
$697,Ooo each; six to the Lake Torpedo
Boat Company, at s694.000: three to the
California Shipping Company, on late
designs. at $69s,oO0 One fleet subma
rine went to the Electric Boat Company
at $t1S9, 900. and the other to the Lake
Company at $1,195.000. N
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-29
PAGE ON e.

PAGE ONE.
Telesraphie News:
"Mysterious Stranger in Jones Case.
Teutons at Gates of Bucharest.
Germany Plans to Retain War Spoils.
Head Explosions" Caused Smith TO
Kill.
PAGEs~Two, THREE AND FIVE.
Iowa News:
Physicians Ban Fee Splitting.
Intensive Charity.
Junkman Buys c., A. & N. Road.
Wilkerson Says Jones Prevented
Mansfield Indictment
Show Herds Held Up.
PAGE FOUR.
Editorial:
Let Us Be Thankful.
Up to the Car Owner. S
Topics and Iowa Opinion.
PAGES SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE.
City News:
Children Give Generously to Poor.
Annual Donation Made by Schools.
Swearingen Case Attracts Interest.
New Pump Meets All Guarantees.
New City Directory Estimates Pop
ulation 1852.
General and Brief City News.
PAGE TEN.
Markets and General:
Wheat Shows Power to Rccuperate,
Corn Fluctuates With Wheat.
Cattle Trade Strong.
Decided Slump in Hogs.
Receipts Too Heavy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-29
SECURE $12,OO0sIN
BANK ROBBERY
Four Yeggmen Wreck Safe in State
Bank, at HazeIton, Nab, and secure
Large Sum-Take Telephone Opera
tors From City.

Hazelton, Kan. Nov. 29.-En tering
the Hazelton Stale bank today, four
bandits blew the. safe and escaped with
$4,000. The robbers after securing
the money went to the telephone office
and took the two men night opera tors
out of town with them in an automo-
bile. -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-29
ROBBERS MAKE BIG HAUL.

Secure JeweIry Worth $4,000 and $1o4
in Cash From Oes Moines Woman.
Des Moines, Nov. 29.--Mrs. r. Ste
vens reported to the police today that
two armed men entered her apartment
last night and while one OF them COW
cred her with a pistol the other search
ed the premises and escaped with s104
In cash and jewelry valued at $1,000.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-29
VALUATION WORK COMES HIGH
Commsrcs Board Wants Additional
a zoo mn Erom Cnnnraas

Conmeros Board Wants Additional
$3,500,0O0 From Congress.
Washington, Nov. 29.-Congress will
be asked for another $3,500.000 appro-
priation for physical valuation of in
terstate railroads with a view of the
completion of all field operations with
in three years from next January and
wind UP all the work a year later,
Charles A. Prouty, director OF physical
valuation, announced today. Mr..
Prouty said the total cost will be kept
within the original estimate of $15,-
100000 to 20,000,000.
Valuation experts are at work in va
rious parts of the country.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-29

Berlin, Nov. 29.-The Russians be-
gan attacks yesterday at many places
along the northern Roumanian front,
it Is announced officially. They gained
small advances at heavy cost. The
Roumanians in Wallachia, before
Bucharest are retreating in disorder. !
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-29
KAISER .PRAYS AT
EMPEROR'S BIER
Journeys to Vienna to Bid Farewell to
Dead Ruler Of Austria Hungary
Abandons Intention Of Attending Fu.
neral on Advice Of Physicians.

neral on Advice Of Physicians.
Amsterdam, via London, Nov. ga
Berlin official telegram says the Ger
man emperor arrived In Vienna yester-
day forenoon, but left the city in the
evening. Owing to slight cold the
emperor's physicians prevailed on him
to abandon his intention Of attending
the funeral Of Emperor Francis Joseph.
The telegram says:
The German emperor refused to re-
nounce his duty Of bidding farewell
both personally and as supreme war
lord Of the allied forces to the dead
ruler. The emperor stayed quietly In
prayer at the bier Of Francis Joseph
On which he laid wreath. The en-
peror declared no official reception be
accorded him. The day was spent
quietly. The emperor visited the young
imperial couple"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-29
STOCK SHOW TO OPEN
DESPITE EMBARGO
Fear Of Outbreak Of Foot and Mouth
Disease Diminishing and Quarantine
May Soon 9e Removed-Third Of
Exhibits on Hand.

Chicago, Nov. 29.-Fear of a renewed
outbreak Of the hoof and mouth dis
ease in the central states was waning
rapidly among live stock men here to-
day. With encouraging reports from
the suspected cattle In Kansas City,
local packers and traders expressed a
belief that the quarantine on cattle ex-
cept for immediate slaughter From
Kansas. Missouri and Nebraska at the
yards in Chicago and East st. Louis
would be removed today.
Arthur G. Leonard, president OF the
Union Stock Yards and Transit Com
pany, announces the International Live
Stock Show Will begin here Saturday.
as planned: that more than one-third
Of the exhibits have arrived in Chicago
and the remainder are on the way.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-29
President at Mass For Emperor

Washington, Nov. 20. Pontifical
high mass, celebrated by Cardinal Glib
bons, and attended by President Will
son, Secretary Lansing, Baron Zwie-
dinek, charge daffaires Of Austria
Hungary; Count Won Bernstorff, the
German ambassador; members Of the
staffs of. the Austro- Hungarian and
German embassies, and a number Of
members of the diplomatic corps, was
said here today in memory of the late
Emperor Francis Joseph
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-29
DENY GONZALES STATEMENT.
Carranza Officials Declare De Facto
General Was Not In 81 Paso.

published stories that General Gonzales
last night officially announced in El
Paso the fall Of Chihuahua City, Car
rama officials here declared Gonzales
was in Laguna last night and would not
return until late today. They added
there was no definite news from Chi.
huahua yet E.ss
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-29
/ cermanv Exact. More Money.

Germany Exacts More Money.
Paris, Nov. 29.-The German author
tiles have issued a decree imposing a
further payment Of 100000 francs a
month on Belgium, according to a
Havas dispatch from Harve. This is
additional to the existing levy of 4SO.-
900, 900 francs.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-29
NEWS OF. THE DAY
T.-R. BULLETIN.
The Weather.

Sun rises Nov, 80 at 7:0i, sets at 4:34.
Iowa Fair tonight and Thursday: |:
colder tonight.
Range Of temperature at Marshall-
town: Tuesday. 81 and 26; Monday. 81
and "a: Nov. rs, 1915, "a and 10. At
Z this morning. 35, yesterday, "a.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-29

Report Conditions Unchanged.
Petrograd, Nov. 2e.-Today's war
office statement announces that no re-
port has besn received Of any change
in conditions either in Transylvania
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-29

Lady Byzantine, the worlds cham
pion hen with record Of s14 eggs in
Ss5 days, IL dead
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-29
Increased Activity on somne.

Paris Nov. 29.-Increased activity on
the somnle front south of the river
is reported. During the night there
were spirited artillery engagements in
The region Of Biaches and Pressoire.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-29
or along the Danube. The statement

TedUS. : :
"Roumanian front - Transylvania:
no report Of any change in the situa-
ton has been received. Danube front
Nothing Of Importance has oc-
Cured"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-29
MYSTERIOUS
STRANGER N
JONES TRIAL
Witness Tells Of Seeing I'm
known Man Peeping Into
Moore Home.
PECULIAR ACTIONS
ATTRACTED NOTICE
Senator Jones introduces more Testi.
n,ony to Disersdit Witnesses for vii.
kerson-Eftprt to Show Mrs. Willard
Was in Employ of Wilksrson-Evi-
dencs Presented to Combat Story Re-
sardins Jones and Mccall Drinking.
[Ry star Correspondent ]

Red Oak, Nov. 29.-This morning. e
session Of the nes-wilkerson trial
was marked by the testimony of two
witnesses put on the stand by the de-
fense Mrs. John Montgomery. who In
June. 1912. lived just across the street
from w. B. lBert) McCaull, estifled
that on the night OF June .. 1912, she
was awakened about 2:3O by hearing a
voice calling "Bert" across the street.
She said there were no street lights
that evening and that it was quite
dark" and that 1t was about los feet
from the window from which she
looked to where she saw the figure of
Z the stranger in the darkness. She said
she saw no one come from the McCaull
house nor heard any response to the
call, but did hear voices by barn
close by.
Albert Himiller aged 10, said that
about II: 80 O'clock on the Sunday night
of the murder he was returning thru
villisca in buggy from visiting q
country girl and on a street corner
near the Moore house he had seen two
strangers. He testified he had flash
4 tight and turned 1t on them and they
dropped their heads" He did not
recognize the men. He said he was
about forty-five feet from the men.
Bert MaSvick, who conducted the ga
rage in 1912 IN which e. NJ. Nelson
was working. admitted McCaull store1
his car in that garage, but said he had
never seen. q car disassembled in the
part Of the garage used for storage.
He also denied that Nelson had any
authority to collect bills and raid Ne
4 did not remember Of Nelson ever coll
Slecting bill from w. B. McGaull ON
cross examination MarWick said he
would not A,wear that none Of his em-
pfoyes ever collected bills To- him.
TIVE Witnesses Recalled. N
9s Mrs. Alice Willard and Ed Landers.
important witnesses for defense, were
recalled FOR further cross examination.
Mrs Willard denied telling F. r.
Greenlee, clerk Of courts here, last
summer that she did not know who the
three strangers were she saw at the
time OF the Moore murder and whom
she has since identified. She also de-
MED having told Mrs. Lou Pierce, OF
villisca. that she couldn't identify
Mansfield. Mrs. Pierce was on the
stand this morning and swore that Mrs.
Willard had told ner that.
Mr.. Landers denied that he had not
told Of the Sunday night incident, Of
which he has testified, to Marshal Hank
Horton until the fall Of 1914. Landers
said he told ME- Horton not many days
after the murder that he had seen Al
bert Jones 90 into the Moore home on
the Sunday night Of the murder.
On cross examination Mrs. Lou
Pierce admitted Senator Jones had
sought from her what she testified to
before the grand jury investigating
Mansfield.