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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-11

Smashing of the German trenches by
the allies artillery referred to fire.
quently in recent dispatches from the
Somme front, is shown graphically in
the accompanying picture. which also
depicts General Fayolle Of the French
army visiting captured German
trench. Allies supporters say that the
French and English have now an In.
&C ntestable superiority over the Ger
rans in the matter Of artillery, altho
this Is not admitted by the Germans.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-11

Preserved The Equilibrium.
+ Native--ThereA are the Oldboy twins
They are % years old
Stranger-To whist do they credit
their long lives7
Native-One cause ne used terback.
er. and ono cause he never usedeit
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-11
CHAMPION GIRL HUSkER.
Cora Skinner. Of Near Logan, Husks
and Cribs So Bushels in One Day.

Special to Times Republican.
Logan, Nov. ll.-M:ss Cora Skinner,
aged %, Of Calhoun township, six
miles southwest of Logan, shucked and
cribbed so and 80 bushels of corn on
different days; and on one day she
husked and cribbed So bushels. This
is believed to be unsurpassed by any
young woman in the state thus far
this fall.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-11

rates. The committee placed the senior
Iowa senator on this committee be-
cause of the well recognized fact that
ne stands superior to all others In con-
sideration OF such matters.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-11
rhe Question.

Little Willie (who is Of a painfully
inquiring turn Of mind Mamma,
tell me do mosquitoes bite US because
they like us, or because they don't
like us1"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-11
Transmutation.

"Do you think you can turn the
baser metals into gold 7" "Undoubtefl-
ly-if you can guess which way the
steel market Is going"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-11

Rubber that has lot IA x s2stieityl
nay 81 rejuvsnatsd py3iAmsfAlng N
for Avs minutes ina bath fcf glyeerfne
mixed with twenty-hve times IT. vol
ums Of distilled water and heated to-
70 degrees Centigrade and then dry
ing 1t with filter paper.
Altogether there are $4,000 fairs 10.
Russia, representing an annual turn
over Of 1000, 100000 roubles, or $500, ~
100000. Az the Nizhni Novgorod fair.
the most important Of all, q business Of
3s5, 900, 900 ID done during the Few
weeks that II 10 held.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-11

The farm woodlots Of the United
States contain about 10 per- cent OF the
total standing timber in the country.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-11

Senator Cummins Is going back to
at once to take up an inn
portant work which has been entrusted
to a subcommittee. 1t is an inquiry
which 1t il hoped will lead to general
revision Of the federal laws relating
to the manner Of handling railroad
The Washington times., 1916-01-28
UP NOSES AND
EARS OF PRISONERS
Grand Rapids Turnkey Gives
First Aid to Wounds-They
Call Him doctor"

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. Jan. 2a-
About 100 noses and perhaps twice
that many ears have been patched up
by Turnkey Stephen Hale at police
headquarters during his tenure Of office
It is quite a record, when one considers
that Hale's education along medical
lines is NIL.
The neasest Turnkey Hale ever has
been to a regular college where they
teach men to become doctors was down
at Ann Arbor years ago, when he visited
the campus. At that time friends pointed
out to the turnkey the place where they
turn out physicians every year and give
them the right to write M. D. after
their names,
Every big city has it's fights at night.
Grand Rapids has its share of brawls
and the rules of fighting among a GER
tain class seems to cling pretty close
to the catch-as-catch-can style. So not
infrequently the victims of these fights
reach police headquarters with a bit of
nose or the lobe of an ear missing.
Hale doesn't count gouged faces and
ugly scratches. He attends to patients,
as prisoners, as they land in the station,
and unless the victim has been consider
ably carved up by knives or mangled
too badly with boots, fist and teeth,
Hale pulls out his kit OF first aid tools
and gets busy.
A long time ago Hale's talent for the
work he now does was discovered with
the arrival at HEADQUARTERS of a vicious
character whose ears and nose showed
some one had gotten the better of him.
He wouldn't have the city physician
attend him. Hale's heart was touched
by the mans suffering. nevertheless. so
after a while he pulled him forth and
practlced the art Of healing. The victim
didn't feel nearly as bad as ne looked
the following morning. with his head
bandaged up. and after that the turn
key was dubbed "Dr. Hale"
Perhaps 1t was fate that decided
Hale should try the kits worthiness
first on the thirteen Victims of a drunk
en- mans stabbing at a wedding at st.
Isadore's Hall. in the northeast section
of the city. After the riot call tn police
headquarters that night had subsidized
Hale's patients numbered thirteen. but
despite the unlucky number Hale bent
to his task. None Of the men wes badly
stabbed. flesh wounds i'm the back and
arms being the injuries. These the
| turnkey cleansed with the antlseptic.
covered with salve and medlcated gauze
| and bandaGed. 1t was a MASTERPIECE OF
work. the officials asserted. and Hale q
standing as a doctor was secure.
The Washington times., 1916-01-28
FIRE ENDS CAREER
OF A "HOODOO SHIP"

SAN JUAN. Porto Rico. Jan. 10 (by
maiD.-The burning OF the four-masted
American schooner Forest City In San
Juan harbor a few nights ago marked
the close of the career OF vessel long
known along the Atlantic coast as a
'hoodoo ship"
The Forest City came in here in dis
tress from Colabara. on the west coast
of Africa. with a cargo OF palm oil for
New York. At 10 p. m. soon after she
was tied up at a bulkhead. smoke was
seen issuing from her forward hatch.
The San Juan fire department hurried
to the pier. and the coast guard cutter
pumped water into the flames in the
schOoner's hold.
The burning OIL however. spread
rapidly. and after a three-hour fight
the Berwind and Itasca towed the blaz-
Ing hulk out in the harbor near the
interned German ships. where. a huge
torch, she lighted the heavens. while
10000 persons on shore watched the
spectacle. Spurts of flame leaped a hun
dred feet in air as the masts went by
the board. Finally the Itasca fired
three-six-Dounds shells into the schooner.
below the water line. practically COM
OF the hulk burned until next dav
The entire cargo was lost with the
ship. 1t was valued at s125. 40. and
the Forest City cost $4,000 when she
was built at Millbridge. Me-. In 1904.
She was owned by Frankel & Co. Her
captain. II. B. Allen, was making his
trst trip as her master.
1t Is said that the Forest City never
made a voyage without mishap. On
| her last trip she was blown far out
Of her course. and when she put into
| San Juan she was leaking badly. with
| several spArs gone. Three of her crew
had contracted beri-beri during her
| seyenty-one days run from Africa.
Several years ago, then being known
as the Mrytle Tunnel. she went fast on
| Frying Pan Shoals. OF North Carolina,
| and 1t was several months before she
was pulled off and towed into Savannah,
bottom up She was then rebuilt and
| renamed Forest City. but II did not
change her run Of luck. In taking her
away from the bulkhead while she was
| afire she carried away the bowsprit and
part OF the rigging OF the schooner War
rem Adams, moored near her stern, and
] nearly set that vessel ablaZe.
She has been twice waterloEged, and
| in the winter of 1912 she was so badly
battered in a gale on the New England
| coast that she put into Nantucket With
| spars broken OF, her sails torn away
and her captain sick in his cabin. To
| add to her misfortunes the sound troxe
and she was ico-bound for a Ions time
The Washington times., 1916-01-28
MUSIC
Home Club Chorus Presents At
tractive Program at Concert
In Continental Hall.

A choral program of unusual beauty
was presented by the Home Club chorus,
under the direction of Otto Torney 81
mon, at their concert at Memorial Con-
tinental Hall last evening, with Miss
Kathryn Platt Gum, a young viollnist,
as soloist. Miss Gum is an artist Of
breadth and true musical taste. whose
surety of tone and beautiful phrasing
gave the keenest pleasure, while Mr..
simon achieved great success through
the truly beautiful singing of the chorus
that, numbers about lO0 members from
the forces Of the Interior Department.
secretary Lane, both as interested lis-
tener ana ardent supporter OF this
chorus, has done much toward the full
fillment of It's high aims. IL has also
the distinguished patronage of the la
dies of official Washington, headed by
Miss Margaret Wilson. who was among
its guests last evening.
Miss Gum makes her violin sing with
a genuine feeling for melody, with
broadly drawn, flowing phrases and
Srace in her figure work. Her tone Is
pure, musical, and firm. In that master
full Prelude and Allegro" of Pugnani
Kreisler she played with surety OF in
tervels, breadth and beauty in the mel
ody, while the Romance" OF dam
brosio Wa noble and lovely playing.
She put much feeling and depth OF tone
in the Lullaby" of Friml and the Ries
"Adagio." To her six program num-
bers she added the beautifully phrased
"Canto Amoroso" (Sammsrtini-E Elman)
and the ''Serenade Espagnol' (Chami-
made Kreider).
Mr.. Simon most tellingly contrasted
the types of his choruses. The Rubin
stein Pictures of Biblical story were
rich with the atmosphere of the East.
and held much imagery; the first story
In dynamics with smooth shading, the
second a picture of the Eastern people
in mass, the third opening with a full
toned chord and with admirable tone
quality and shading, working up to a
fine climax.
Vital and commanding was the
"Awake!" of the Meistersinger chorus,
and throughout the Wagner music with
the Lohengrin Bridal Music" the
gradations and musical import were
fully realized. The gradual crescendo
and dimenuendo of the latter. with It's
soft close, was exceptionally handled.
The Spanish Serenade' of Elgar held
an effective characteristicspart for plano
and Mrs. Simon throughout the program
for both soloist and chorus gave inter-
pretations that were most artistic and
an admirable tone coloring.
The blitheness of MY Love Is Like a
Red, Red Rose with the fading away
of it's final harmonies, was in direct
contrast to the rugged and vigorous
portrayal of Grieg's Land Sighting" "
part of which had to be repeated, in
Cluding the very effective barytone solo
by Mr.. John Waters. j. MacB.
The Washington times., 1916-01-28
BRYAN CHALLENGES
PRESIDENT WILSON
Wants Him to Outline His Rea.
sons Off Urging National De-
tense Measures.

MIAMI. Fla. Jan. 2s.-As bon voy-
age message to President Wilson upon
his departure for an appeal to the
country on preparedness. former Sec
retary OF State Bryan today issued a
statement challenging the President to
outline his reasons for urging national
defense measures Bryan gave no hint
as to his future personal plans in that
connection.
81 cordially commend the Presidents
plan to lay before the voters his rea-
sons" said Bryan. THE people are en-
titled to all the light possible in order
that they may intelligently advise their
public servants. They have heard from
the manufacturers Of munitions, to
whom preparedness IL a sort OF out
door relief they have heard from the
big corporations. which wan large
army to overawe their employees; they
have also heard from army and navy
experts, who, magnifying their calling,
plan to meet every imaginable danger
instead OF those which are within the
range of probability.
Having heard fully from these biased
sources, the public will appreciate a
statement from the President setting
forth the reasons which lead him TO
urRe so radical a departure from the
historic policy OF his party and the ira
ditionS Of the nation.
III he can convince the people, he
VIII be entitled to their support: II his
reasons fail to convince, he will have
no excuse for going farther with his
program"
Further outlining his reasons for pre-
paredness. Bryan said: "The sum which
the President asks for the army and
navy would absorb almost the entire in
come of all United States farmers. As
adoption of the Presidents program
would work complete revolution in our
national ideals. in our governmental
methods. and In the character of influ-
ence we are to exert upon the world.
there Is interest in knowing whether
proposed adoption Of Old World theo-
ries and practices will promise deeper
friendships. brighter DAYS. and better
things or arouse international hatreds
which will breed bloodshed and invite
barbarian.
THE question is not whether we could
or would defend ourselves II attacked,
We not only could but would, but our
more rapidly as the bellIgerent nations
exhaust themselves.
"A large part of the Democratic party
and considerable portion of the Re
publican party are satisfied with our
nation as 1t is. and prefer to continue
the present scale of preparedness. with
any risks which II may involve, rather
than risk a change to the European plan
with Its oppressive taxes and its mena ce
to peace and international friendship"
The Washington times., 1916-01-28
may RAISE PRICE OF
DRUG STORE DRINKS
New Health Regulation Requir-
ing Sterilization Of Glasses
Given as Possible Cause.

With the enforcement on July OF
the new health regulation requiring the
sterilization by steam or hot water OF
glasses and cups used at soda foun-
tains. the price OF soda water may be
increased. according to officers OF the
Retail Druggists Association.
Charles ]. Fuhrman. secretary of the
association, said today that II Is be-
lleved It will be impossible to sell at
a proht soda water at cents a glass
When IT is necessary to sterilize with
steam or hot water the glasses after
Customers who call for ice cream
SOFA or 'Sundae' frequently ask for
glass or water also, in which case It
VIII De necessary to furnish two steri-
iEed glasses" said Mr.. Thurman. The
cost or the installation and maintenance
oned."
The regulations which practically
abolish the use OF the common towel
ana common drinking cup by provid-
ing 70 rtheir thorough cleansing and
sterlliSation after each use become
section 2, however, which provides for
the sterilization by steam or hot wa
Ter or cups, mugs, glasses, Jars or
other receptacles In which beverages,
FOOD, ice cream, preserves, condi-
ments. nagvoring extracts, or .syrups
Replying to- the request OF the Com
missioners, the Retail Druggists As
soctation is preparing a written state
ment % Of its views regarding the .S new
the board within the next few days.
Later the board may set date for a
public hearing.
The Washington times., 1916-01-28
.STIRS GREAT THRONG
AT FLOT|LLA BENEFIT
Nine. CaIve Moves Audience to
Tears at Meeting to Aid
French Soldiers.

An emotion whose thrill was tinged
with tears swayed a vast audience at
the National Theater yesterday after
noon, when the infinite tragedy. as
we'll as the splendid art of Nine. Emma
Calve made Of the French flotilla bene-
fit a heart-stirring dedication that
closed with her superb rendition OF La
Marseillaise," and to which the stand
ing audience replied with a tupult Of
applause and shouts OF "Vive la
France"
Dedicated to this high purpose, the
heart of Nine, Calve speaks out not
only for France. but for humanity
Nor is her art dimmed from the pass
ing years. 1t is as a great singer and
also as superb dramatic artist that
Nine. Calve comes to US again. but TO
these two great gifts has been added
now power almost of a seeress. that
makes her stand out as an heroic en-
blem in the cataclysm of To-day.
The story OF the need for these motor
hospitals was voiced by one who knows,
who showed by his face some little of
what he knew. It was Walter Van
Rensselaer, Berry. who served ir tho
American Legion and who was wearing
Honor. His arpeal went out with such
graphic word-picture that there was
scarcely a dry eye in that, edd'cncc
that filled every seat and taxed the
The same vision of other things was
expressed in the tragedy Of the deep
toned stances Ge Sapho' OF Gounod
by Nine. Calve. Then she left the
whether in the mysical beauty. the ex-
Quisite apfCal &C tho martini "Plaisir
d'amour. in tho noble Salute Of the
sun" which Nine. Calve herself has
Auvergne, or in the tcnderly lovely
Sing. Smile. Slumher'' as encore.
From the utter youth and simplicity
cf her Marguerite in the Faust duet
"Iabanere" of Carmen, acted somo:
what and in costume, was glimpsed
again the great artist Of opera whose
singing stands as authority. And then
the picture. Of her great mission. was
Derouldc,. and lastly in that rousina
hymn La MarSeillaise," with the form
of the artist all in black, cnveloped in
huge flag of Franco and with q
chorus Of about hundred joining In
NJ. Gasparri proved himself a fin
ished opera artist In arias from ''Tosca"
and "PaEliacci," displaying n tenor
voice of great beauty and color, though
ranks. So also has Carlos Salzedo
whose beautiful harp playing included
variations Of his own Of much charm
that sOpered and closed with a stately
Ininuet.
In Lorraine Wyman. a new interpreter
of that exquisite French art. the tell
! ing of quaint stories in song, we dis
covered an artist Of the most gracious
charm whose "Old Songs from France
and humorou Songs Of Our Forefath-
| ers" were given inimitably and With
beauty of voice and diction and y
| grace in personality that was quite ir'
| resistihle She was accompanied Of.
! fectively by Mrs. Louis Smith. while
Signor Romwaldo Sapio most artistical,
! ly played for Nine. Calve and NJ. Gas
| parri.
The services OF the augmented or
chestra under John Borello were 10,
mated, and they played an inspiring
| overture TO the program including tho
"Star-Spangled Banner" ]. MacB.
The Washington times., 1916-01-28
LOCAL AND N. Y. FINANCIAL NEWS

A new savings bank, which will oper-
ate under the charter Of the Citizens
Savings Bank, that for several years
was located at 1879 @ street northwest
and later merged with the District Ma
uonal Bank, has been organized ana
VIII shortly begin business at Thirteen
and-a-half and streets southwest.
The new institution VIII have an
authorized capital of 10000 and will
engage IN a general commercial bank
ing business. The par value Of the
stock viii be $40 per share. and 1t will
pc put on the market at Sl1.
The organizers are Col Robert N.
Harper, president OF the District Ma
uonal Bank Edmund 8. Wolfe, cashier
Sd6 Sd the iItId RlSiTiGt NstiOnSl; Fired g. Lin.
Holmes, Z. }. Gockeler, James a.
sample, and Gerson Nofdlinger. II
Is 'understood that the organizers will
De members Of the first board of direc-
Property at the southwest corner Of
has been purchased and the two dwell
lngs that constitute the present inn
proVements on the lots will be RACED
as soon soon as as the tenants can move out.
three~Btory br5proof building will be
erected to house tho new hank. The
TWO upper stories viii be utilized as
apartments OF Offices
Trading on the Waahinston Stock
Exchange todny was light and ag Nin
centercd principally in the bond list.
a block OF 5000 worth OF Potomac
Electric Power consolidated SIS sold at
ggN. q 1900 Washington Railway and
Electric brought eON. and $500 Wash
ington Gas and S3tT, worth OF Amer
lean GraphophDne first 6s changed
hands at Jog and ", respectively.
/ The only sales OF stocks were rs
shares of Washington Railway and
Electric. preferred, at S3h, and 10
shares OF Mergenthaler Linotype
stock at 10.
The German American Fire Insur-
ance Company of the District of CO.
lumbia has declared the regular semi
ahhuaI ann alvldend or per cent, pay :
company will be closed for the trans
fer of stock until February 2.
The Washington times., 1916-01-28
To Fight Bandits in West
With Armored Motor Cars

OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla, Jan. 2S.,-
Jesse James and all that motley crew
OF picturesque bandits who lie buried
in scattered mounds throughout the
wild West, must be turning over and
over In their graves since the 19l3-l4-l5
revival of staRecoach and express rob-
berries has developed along such scien-
tific, efficient, and up-to-date lines.
County officers in Oklahoma are going
to employ armored motor cars in hunt
ing bank robbers and train bandits
hereafter.
There has been an unusual number
of these holdups this winter, and the
offenders usually escaped because their
horses were superior to those ridden by
the officers. orders have been placed
with a local 6Im for a number of
special steel bodies for motor chassis.
The sides are several inches higher
than those of the ordinary body, and
are to be pierced by rife loopholes. Be
hind the windshield is to be a steel
plate that can be raised or lowered.
The Washington times., 1916-01-28
LEGAL U-BOAT WAR
SOUGHT BY LANSING
Secretary Negotiating With
BeIIlgerents to Permit 0per-
ationS Within Law.

Confidential negotiations are underway
between the United States and the bel
lgerent powers OF Europe looking to the
establishment OF a modus vivendi under
which submarine warfare against COM
merce may be carried on with strict
observance of the rules OF international
law.
To the entente powers Secretary Lam
sing has addressed informal proposals
looking to an agreement on their part
that they will disarm all their merchant
ships on condition that the Teutonic
powers agree henceforth not to attack
uEarmed vessels of this character with
out warning and without safeguarding
the lives OF passengers and crews.
Should the belliGerents on both sides
Rgree to these proposals. the State Dc
paFtment believes 1t will have struck
one Of the most effective blows for the
protection of neutral rights on the high
seas.
The Washington times., 1916-01-28

NEW YORK. Jan. 2S--The rebound
from the stock market slump, caused
by profit-taking following the resump-
ton OF dividend on United States Steel
common. came at the opening Of Tho
stock exchange today.
Crucible Steel was the biggest gamer,
among market leaders. selling at 50. up
1%, u. s.. Steel gained v at s3h. Bald
win and Industrial Alcohol each gained
point The railroads we're not so
n at 36h.
CTucibie was the market leader dur
ms tho morning, advancing to TOIz, up
Steel IrPn soId 'S st S % Int w IS,op % soId OF an IN
eighth.
Mexican Petroleum advanced more
than two POINTS to lUtE. the strength
continued chiefly in industr'als.
The Washington times., 1916-01-28
Five Brothers Have
Valuable Fox Farm

MILWAUKEE. Jan. 2s.-The fve
Fromm brothers. Marathon county,
Wis. hunters since infancy. probably
have the largest black fox farm in the
world, and one of the five stays up all
night every night with the foxes. Fifty
foxes, worth 1900 each, are guarded
both day and night by the brothers
and a small army OF watchdogs. The
boys are all college men and also musi-
clans.
The Washington times., 1916-01-28
Wishes to Be Killed,
Shot Dead by Friend

Ell RENO. okla. Jan. @s.-James
Gates met death here at the hands of
one Of his best friends. because OF an
expressed wish to be killed.
II am so mean l wish somebody
would kill me-" were Gates last words.
according to the rolice. An old pistol
was lying nearby. II. Noll picked it
up and Is alleged to have pointed 1t
laugh1ngly at Gates, who fell dead
moment later with a bullet through
his heart Witnesses said there was
no ill-feelinE The two men were fell
low-employes of a restaurant, where
the shooting occurred.
The Washington times., 1916-01-28
Wholesale Produce Market

EGGs-Nearby, fresh. 25c per doz. south
ern. 24c per dos.
CHEESE-Nsw York. new. $50 per lb.; nat.
iBdlec per ID.
BUTTER-Elgin print 35c per h.. tub,
SIC per lb.; process, 26c per ID.
LIVE POUBTRY-Hens lbc per H.. rOos-
ters, lie per ID; live turkeys, 23d24c per
lb spring chickens. lSd20c per lb.
LIVE STOCK-Veal calves, best, lilo
per h.. heavy. 9ha1ohc per lb.; fat sheep.
l1sa5c per lb.; lambs, &c per 10.
VEGETABLEs-Couotat furnished by
Taylor wade)-Potatoes, $500 per barrel
onions. S1.75 per bu.; $500 per Eack: cabbage.
81 90 per barrel: turnips. Si.75 barrel