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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-31
Review Of Sports
and Athletic News

ondary Importance in athletics.
Marshalltown, with a clean record
and with victories scored against some
of the better teams OF the state. will
force Mason City to show its real abil-
ity. and should the northerners win
their claim to the title will be mate
rally strengthened The great scores
run up by Mason City would indicate
that the eleven is great offensive or
ganization, but the fact that 1t has
been able to. roll up scores against
teams which II clearly outclassed may
result in confidence of strength which
the team does not really possess.
Mason City enthusiasts predict a VIC
tory by at least twenty points bassng
their claims on the past performance
of the two teams mad the great differ
ence in weight. Marshalltown will go
into the game under great handicap,
giving the northerners about twenty
five pounds to the man advantage. The
Mason City eleven Is said to average
around 175 pounds to the man. while
the local team Is under an average of
$50 pounds. In contest of this char
acter, where every man will play to the
extreme limit Of endurance. superior
weight must prove a decided advan-
tage. ... ...
The heavy Aigona team has been ur-
der the same handicap in it's schedule
that has affected the Mason City
eleven, that of competing with teams
which were hopelessly outciassed The
Algona boys are heavy and rely largely
on their superior beef and strength for
Nntn
Friday. however they will have their
first test against fast team, schooled
in perfected team work and an in
trcity Of plays which may BATTLE them
completely. Alsona's past record is not
equal to that OF Mason City. and both
West Des Moines and Mason City are
picked to defeat the Algonans.
Three other teams still remain in the
undefeated class-NoSth Des Moines,
Dubuque and Sioux City. North Des
Moines. with a 6 to victory over East
Des Moines is not believed capable OF
defeating Mason City and West Des
Moines both Of which appear on its
schedule. Dubuque's I to 0 victory
over the state training school was dis
appointing to the followers Of the team,
as 1t was indicative of lack of strength.
Sioux City. unfortunately has not met
any of the teams Of prominence on the
schedule Of the other contenders. 50
that there is no way to Judge the
strength of that eleven by comparative
scores.
1t is generally believed however. that
the winners in the West Des Moines-
Algona and the Marshalltown- Mason
City games this week. will be the real
contenders for hStitle.
WIGWAG NEWS TO ScRlBES.
Football Officials Explain Reasons For
Penalty From Field.
An innovation greatly appreciated
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-31
Special to Times Republican.

T
Mason iCty, Oct. 31.-With the Usage
game out Of the way coaches and men
Of the Mason City football team have
started real work in preparation for
the Marshalltown game, which will be
played here Saturday.
When the followers of Coach West
annexed their sixth victory Saturday.
they had run up total of 49S points In
six contests and maintained the motto
of goal line. uncrossed." ~
Members Of the team showed great
Improvement over earlier games of the
season and with the exception of one
man came out of the battle In first
class condition.
Shearer, Mason City full back, was
kicked in the ribs and may not get a
chance to return In time for the Mar
shalltown contest.
Mason City scored at will Saturday
and made it's way against the weaker
and less experienced players handily.
Usage was unable to stem the Mason
City offense or to overcome the de-
Tense of the Mason City line.
Only twice during the entire game
did the Usage team make first downs
and there was no time during the con-
test when the lighter team was with
in the shadows of the Mason City goal,
Great Game Is Expected.
A great game is expected here Sat
urday and with three possible state
contenders remaining on Mason City's
schedule of four games, the proteges
of Coach West are facing a stiff pro-
position.
Marshalltown must be met next
Saturday and after that team defeat
ed West Waterloo by a score Of 20 to
0, the possibilities OF real title game
doomed bright on the local horizon.
Mason City has game with Al
coma here on Thanksgiving day. West
Des Moines and Algona will meet on
Friday ad after these two games have
been played two teams will have been
eliminated from the race.
If there are any men on the Local
team who have shown stellar knowl-
edge of football and should be men
toned above the rest they were Grip
pen, right half, who made five touch
uOWHS dSdlIlSt .oSoSS' A'h'e'ANi' 1880
Lee, left half; Mcconnell. center and
Anderson and Bedding. ends.
Followers of the Mason City team
now feel sure that the red and black
is we'll on the way to a state title and
are backing the scholastic contestants
to tte limit.
Great preparations are being made
to give Marshalltown a decisive de-
feat on Saturday for dopesters state
that the Marshall county school is the
strongest school in the state next to
Mason City ..Es
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-31
TRAILED TO HIS DEATH.
6Iackhanders Finally. Murder BENZ
Scatura.

Davenport, Oct 31-Beni Scatura, the
Italian who formerly conducted a gro
Gerry store at Bettendorf and who was the
victim of blackhand plot while a resi-
dent of Bettendorf, has finally been
murdered, according to information re-
ceived by County Attorney Henry II.
Jebens from some Of Scatura's friends.
According to the information received
by the county attorney, the murder oc-
CURED near Chicago recently. The
blackhand case attracted considerable
attention in Davenport and Bettendorf
early in>the spring Of 1915, when Sea-
tura's store was burned by the black
handlers and his life was threatened.
Several letters which Scatura received
from the blackhanders were at that
time turned over to the authorities.
The details of scatura's murder were
not received by the county attorney.
altho friends of Scatura claimed that
the victim was no doubt followed un-
til they found an opportune moment
to carry out their threats.
The day after Scatura's store was
fired at Bettendorf a gang of Italians
was placed under arrest and held for
several days. Sam Campanelli, one
Of the Italians, admitted that he was
implicated in the affair. Campanelli's
case was turned over to the United
States immigration authorities, and
he was. ordered sent back to Italy as
an undesirable alien. He was taken
to New York, where he managed to
escape from the, officer in whose
charge he had been placed
His Brother Joe Campanelli, disap-
peared from Bettendorf the day fol-
lowing the fire. The other Italians
were released. i
According to the stories which were
told the officials at the time OF the Bet
tendorf trouble Scatura was a marked
man Of the blackhanders, of which the
Campanelli brothers were the leaders.
The trouble was the result of fight
which took place in Italy. After Sea-
,tura came to America members of the
sblackhand gang followed him.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-31

Mason City.
John Kasotas was held to the grand
jury in bond of $500, and eight others
in bonds of 500 each, by the police
court Saturday night, on charge. OF
keeping a gambling house, and gam
bling. The men have denied that they
were gambling.
Manchester.
Meeting at the court house in Man
chester last Saturday afternoon. the
members of the Delaware county farm
bureau organized by electing officers
for the ensuing year: president, f. p.
Richardson; vice president, L. j. Gates;
secretary, Francis B. Durham; treas
urer, II. G. Seeds. ~
Sioux City. =
Mrs. Daisy Brennan and Mrs. Josie
Smith, both convicted ON manslaughter
charges by juries during the present
term of the district court were SEN
fenced by Judge John w. Anderson to
eight years in the state reformatory at
Anamosa. The pronouncing Of sentence
followed the overruling Of motions for
new trials in each case.
Sioux City.
The bite of bulldog so shocked,
frightened and injured A. L. Brown
that he brought suit for $4,000 damages
against Tom Green, 1905 Nebraska
street, owner of the dog. Brown alleges
in his petition that on the night OF
Oct. Is, as he was passing the Green
residence, the dog, without warning,
seized hold of his right leg near the
knee, tearing his clothes and flesh.
Mason City.
Burglary Of three private residences
Saturday night. has been reported to
the police. At only one place, the home
Of ". L. Olney. 100 Ninth street N. E..
did the thieves get anything Of moment
They visited the place some time Sat-
1urday evening while members of the
family were down town. gaining en-
trance thru door which had been left
unlocked.
Iowa Falls.
The high bridge OF, the Illinois c-e.a=
trail over the Iowa river at this point
was put out Of commission when re-
frlgerator car jumped the track and
plunged into the river. In going down
the car wrecked the east end Of the
bridge, tearing away the track, several
braces and a large truss or beam. The
bridge was so badly damaged that
traffic over II has been suspended and
the Central trains were detoured over
the Short Line tracks and bridge
Hawardsn. ].
Two business buildings and contents
we're destroyed by Are at an early hour
Monday morning. The fire started In
the rear OF a small lunch stand run by
AL Slater and spread to the Tony"
Weidenfeller bakery to the north and
Z fhe q. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -n A-Ssl AVA
south. Both were frame buildings and
were completely. Quilted. The bakery
building was owned by Mr.. veiden-:
teller and the pool hall BY Henry Mar
Eolin. Both are = complete loess to-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-31

by sports writer's was introduced last
Saturday In the Chicago northwestern
game, when Referee Birch APPRAISED
sports writer's from the field the rea-
son for the imposition OF penalties 1t
has ever been mystery to the specta-
tors who can not follow the plays
closely enough. up and down the field.
to see the infringements of rules which
cause the imposition of penalties. ana
some system OF announcing the mean
Ing of the officials actions has long
been hoped for Heretofore the spec
tators could only guess az to the rea-
son for penalizing a team by the dis
lance the ball was carried back
Now that Referee Birch has devised
a system Of calesthenics by which the
sports writer's may know what pen
alties are for. the idea should be so
elaborated that the spectators might
know that one team has been penaiized
for holding, when the referee puts his
arms ION his hips and pirouttes on one
toe or that the other team has been
guilty of tripping. when tho umpire
crosses his legs and squatS like the
old fashioned tailor IL would give the
spectators n better understanding sot
the game, and would prevent much un-
necessary abuse of officials ~common
among spectators who do not follow
the plays closely enough, or can not
clearly see the infringements on rules,
and would lend touch of humor TO an
otherwise serious sport and keep the
pa irons good natured At any rate
the innovation has made hit vita
the sports writer's and undoubtedly
would be equally appreciated by those
who pay good money to witness the
contests.
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Northern Io1ua Items

gether with the contents. The build
ings We're partially covered by insur-
ance. The fire had gained considerable
Roadway, when discovered and Mr..
Slater, who slept in the lunchroom.
was nearly overcome by smoke before
he could escape. T.. II. Lester, who
lived over the bakery, had difficulty
in escaping. as the stairway was a
mass of flames when he awoke and he
had to leave the building by rear
window.
Fort Dodge.
at meeting of the Fort Dodge Au-
tomohile Dealers Association it was
unanimously decided to invest the cost
of 1918 automobile show in Liberty
bonds, and disense with a winter show
for this year. The association bought
$4,000 worth of bonds, the estimated
cost Of the show. This would have been
the seventh annual northern Iowa au-
ton1obile show. The association Will
retain its membership in the national
circuit and expects to go ahead in
1919 the same as usual. -
Sioux City.
The action of the jury in discussing
the lite. OF Theodore Salmer previous
to the time he ran down and killed
Vernon Frost with an automobile, and,
also in discussing the life and oc-
cupation of Salmers father constitute
the error on which the supreme court
of Iowa reversed the ruling Of Judge
George Jepsoc In denying Salmer
new trial. Salmer was found guilty
by jury in the district court on
charge of manslaughter and was SEN
fenced to eight years in the state re-
formatory.
Robins.
A. D. Brennaman, a farmer living
three miles northwest Of Robins suffer.
ed a serious loss by hre at $3.50 Sat-
urday morning when two barns and all
his stacked grain were destroyed. Both
barns were burned entirely to the
ground. The cause Of the fire is .,n-
known. The loss Is only partly covered
by insurance. The grain was so badly
damaged as to pe practically @"-o-.h-
less. Threshing was in progress OUT
side and the straw was being blown
into the barn The loss Is estimated
at $1,000. Small insurance was carried.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-31

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-31
Firs Destroy. EARN. Home. I.

Perry, Oct. 31.-The two story farm
house belonging to c. W. batch, about
a mile north Of the Milwaukee round
house, was completely destroyed by fire
yesterday morning. The blade was. dis
covered. by Delbert Baldwin who was
passing along the road about $50, and
1t had made such Roadway that there
was no chance to save the building.
The house is a total loss, sbut all OF
the other buildings on the place were
saved. The building was worth about
$4,000 and the loss is partly covered
by insurance.
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Gets 5000 Back PAY.

Perry, Oct. allowing to a clerical
error made way back in the civil war,
Dr. a. w. Trout yesterday received o
check from Washington for $4,000 for
services rendered In the years 1862 and
1854 whileGhe was a member of the
Seventeen Illinois infantry and the
One Hundred and Forty-fifth Illinois
infantry. -
DR.. Trout will apply the money
on Liberty boId, DR.. Trout received
an honorable discharge at the close Of
the war. He did not know he had any
money coming to him.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-31
CHAMPIONSHIP RACE NARRoWs.
This Week to Reduce Number Of
Claimants TO Hiah School Title.

This Week to Reduce Number OF
Claimants TO High School Title.
! AT. least two claimants for the high
school football championship of Iowa
will be eliminated this week and the
number of contenders narrowed to five
or possibly less. Interest centers IN
the West Des Moines-Algona contest
at Des Moines. on Friday. and the
Mason City -Marshalltown clash at Ma
son City the following day.
Chief interest locally and probably
turnout the state centers in the Mar
shalltown- Mason City tilt. This is due
to the fact that Mason City has been
so highly touted as the probable win
ner OF the state title and because it Is
the first real test Of the true strength
Of the Mason City team. The northern
ers have not met a team of state cham
pionship >caliber this year and have
piled up prodigious scores in contests
with schools which for the most part
are generally considered to be of Sec
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-31

fled p. Chamberlain md violence
was feared. DR.. Chamberlain protests
his innocence but advices from Rich
mond indicate that the state has an
unusually strong case against him.
DR.. Chamberlain had rented rooms
in Webster City in the Schroeder block
corner of Second and Seneca streets
He had written friends here that he
expected to return to Webster City
in about two weeks to resume his prac-
tice here. Owing to other physicians
having enlisted, he believed he could
build up paying practice.
Motive For Alleged Crime.
DR.. Chamberlain is 63 years old and
his brother was 65 Alfred P. Cham
berlain retired from the active prac-
tice of law some years ago and he and
the doctor bought a. farm near Elk
Point Virginia, three years ago DR..
Chamberlain joined his brother at the
farm last March and the two began
business as Chamberlain Brothers. In
April they had dispute and the part
nership was dissolved. They were I'M
able, however, to, settle their differ
cnces and, by agreement, they named
board of arbitration. These men
decided that DR.. Chamberlain owed
his brother $1.446.92 and the doctor
gave his note for this amount, Sc
cured by his interest in the farm the
two owned. But, before this note and
mortgage could be made of record,
DR.. Chamberlain gave trust deed
covering his interest In the land to
secure an Indebtedness Of $4,000 to Dr.
III, K Mccall Of Stanhope. The latter,
however, knew nothing of it and AL
fred p. Chamberlain filed suit against
the doctor alleging this trust deed had
been given by his brother merely to
defraud him out of the sum the doc
tor owed him. This, it is alleged, fur
nished motive for the murder.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-31
TRACE DISEASE
TO CONSTIPATION

One o. the points On which
different schools Of medicine prac.
ticAlly agree II, that about $50 Of
m human disease - directly
tfAceablo to Intestinal putrefac-
ton Of stomach waste due to In
activity Of the bowels, or consti-
ration. The oliminAttvo process
. Is an essential factor In digestion
and on It'd proper. 3uncttona1g de-
Tsnds the W0Haro Of the entire
Constipatisn - . condition that
should never. be neglected. A.
soon ~ the bowels evidence the
slightest disposition to slow up, .
nat1d laxative should be taken.
The combdnation Of simple 1axa-
tive horbD with pepsin, known ~
Dr. Caldwsll's Syrup Pepsin ana
sold In drug stores Tor nifty cents
Q bottle, IL highly recommended ~
corrective, acting gently, In An
easy, natura1 way, without "TRIP
ang or other pain or discomfort.
4 trial bottle Of this excellent
family remedy can be obtained,
free Of charge, by writing to DE-.
~. u. Caldwell, 456 Warrington
It, 1Gont1cOl1o, Illinois,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-31

II. II. Mccormick and J. NJ. Patter-
son, two of the editors and owners of
the Chicago Trib.ne. have enlisted in
| the United States army.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-31

with terrible pains
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about to have IN OPP
Grafton when .
friend said to me,
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pound. So ! let
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-31
RAILROAD TIME TABLE
CHICAGO 4 NORTHWESTERN.

CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN.
GOING WEST.
No. II Denver Special ..... 1885 a, m.
No: Eos Angeles Limited 5:12 a. m.
No. China and JapansEx. STA. m.
NO: 2s--Ames Passenger Il. .11:21 a. m.
No Des Moines Pass'ger $50 p. m.
4 No. Is Hawkeye Express. 6:25 p. M.
Il Mo- 7Oregon and Washing
ton Special ...........l.. 1898 a. m.
1 W. s4sssas GOING EAST.
No, 4-Des Moines Pass'ger s:22a. m.
\. 12-Denver Special ...... 1910 p. m.
4 Nos Is Oregon and Washing
ington Special ........... $3.50 a. IN.
Nos30- Clinton Passenger II. 3:17p. m.
\ No. Atlantic Express 80. s:25 .. m.
No. Chicago Special !. ". .11:58 D. m.
No 40 Eastern Express s:s4 a. m.
Nos q, s. 20. 80, daily except Sunday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-31
TERRIBLY
SICK WOMAN


Madison, Wis.--.T was terribly sick
woman for over three years. I suffered
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-31
DR.. ASA w. CHAMBERLAIN Ac-
5 cUsED or KlLLlNesArToRNEY
A. P. CHAMBERLAIN.
LONGTIME RESIDENT
OF HAMILTON COUNTY
Quarrel over Division of Property Said
to Have Been Motive For Brutal
Characterised Man Had unsavory
Reputat;on-srcsth.r Once prominen.
in Des Moines.

Richmond Va, Oct. 81. DIR. Asa w.
Chamberlin, the 63yearold retired
physician held in Jail here for safekeep-
ing while Goochiand county authorities
charge him with the murder of his 65-
year old Brother. Albert p. Chamber
lin, a lawyer, formerly Of Des Moines,
Iowa, seemed to be III a daZe and re-
fused to, talk about the charge against
him other thar to reiterate his inno-
cence. a. .a
Coming from Iowa three years ago,
the ChamberlinS settled on a farm in
the remote highlands north Of the
James river Dr. Chamberlin came
from Webster City, Iowa, and Judge
Chamberlin came from Des Moines.
The finding of Albert Chamberlin's
body horribly mntiated showing that
he probably had been attacked with a
stick. then choked to death and his
body dissected, so aroused the Nir-
ginians that Dr.. Chamberlin wasf not
considered safe in Goochland county
Jail and was brought here.
A quarrel over $1,000 which DR..
Chamberlin offered his brother for a
division of their property, the authors
ties say was the cause of the murder.
A dog paving in-the ground uncovered
the gruesome evidence which disclosed
it,
,Searchers were attracted to the
burial place by the dogs strange &C
tions and when some one thrust SUCK
into the earth nauseating odor was
nj
was observed clineing to the stick. The
party unearthed the torso of human
being. Thereupon the farmers searched
the .Chamberlin farm. Nothing finally
was left but the fence posts and then
each of these was pulled up. In the
first hole the head an arm. heart and
liver were found.S In other holes an
other arm or limb or other sections
of the body was recovered. The whole
body in pieces was ieyentually found.
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ciiicAao GREAT MEsTERN
.corn Belt Routss !.
GOING SOUTH
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limited ........s.... .... l:ES =. n.
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- - 49, GOING NORTH
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No. Chicago and st. Paul Is
Expfess $3.50 a. m
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