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For le cfnts—This Jain Day* "Kig'-iVV :"&•>$£-,. a. H.UME THIRTY-FOUR. lent Roosevelt Exchanges lations ot the Season For the Seventh Time. ..r Ic GATHERING IS IMMENSE ended in a Double Column Two Iks Up Pennsylvania Avenue and Down Seventeenth Street, Peo laving Stood in Line Since Early Morning—Muny5 Diplomatic [iifee* hlngton, Jan. 1.—Theodore ireit today officiated for the sev :1m* as president of the United at the New Tear's reception at nite house. Assisting him in ex ilic salutations of the season were looseveit and the members and of the cabinet. The niceties of itic etiquette were religiously ye& iii the conduct of tliat por- Lxhe reception which has grown the past «hundred years to more [more partake largely of the na of an Official function. In this ay.'^but without the appearance of arrangement, tho president greeted ke first visitors, manners of the cab hei 4pd then each foreign nation presented in person by an ambassa »r or minister thti judiciary thru the ersonnel of the supreme court bench he judges of the local federal and dis trict courts senators and representa fvee In congrfess officers of the army, lavy« marine corps and militia of the •istrlci heads of the government bu reaus members ol government com Jiisslons orgnizations of veterans, in lluding the Society of Cincinnati, Az cSub, 1874., Associated Veterans of life Warof 1346-7, Military Order of tie Loyal Ii«slon, Grand Army of the etmtiiic, and kindred societies. Public Gathering Immense. [Then came the public, gathering, in a ioiisiaritly letigthening line at the west Kite tr the white house people who Ryl since 9 in the mornings—It Kfeto'clttfek whea the gates opened Yiailmtt them. Tt.e line was kept in ict fry special police, and extended in double column two blocks up Penn krlvania avenue and, two down Sev lniitotliStreet. It was a joyous hol Miy throng, and It ft its impression of bd feeling, In that after more than kbbura of handshaking, it express tiillration rather than exhaustion, live In Its dignity, interesting in Jbratanali% and animating in Its K-estfue .ifcgeption, it was a com view^i)lS twet) tieth century civil Em oSai®#!» 7«wade, he parloSrof the White House were Jtlfully *thd tastefully decorated jlowers and potted plants. The re »rty occupied the blue parlor, .'roorti. Shortly after 11 o'clock Ier8 heralded the approach of Jsident and Mrs. Roosevelt down pite marble stairs from the up or,.xthe marlnis band playing _» the Chj»::.'." Leisurely, and |o semblance of formality, those state ditoins room passed thru |:parlor intc the presence of the The receiving party formed Of a circle, filling a large bow jropening tj the south. Intro tts were made to the president by Charles S. Bromwell. superln ot public buildings, and to Mrs. velt by Car tain Frank B. Mc Mlitary aide to the president. Y«»r'« Changes Many. ITumerous changes in the diplomatic _^s have occurred during the year, |io quite a, number of foreign repre Vativfes in Washington it was their N€$h~Year's experience at the House. Among the most notable entees today were Viscount Aoki, iriese ambassador Chekib Bey, iier Turkish minister and Sir Chen liig tiiang Cheng, former minister bm China. These have all been dis1 fcced during the year, and their coun- Were today represented by their ssors.' Ihere was a ?ood representation the army, navy and marine corps, bfficers on the active list and many have been retired, paying their re to the president. Those on duty were in full dress uniform, color to the already brilliant Pacle presented by the diplomatic ps, In full insigrfla of their rank, mlf'al Dewey, who has just passed seventieth birthday, headed the lyal contingent, and was most heart! reeted by the president. -jlmjral Brown son was one of the toT officers of tie navy to greet the kgldent. After his greeting to the Evident, which was cordial, he re lined to' the ?ast room for some He, and received greetings from broHher officers. Secretary Cort ilyou, who has been fcfined to his home for some time an attack ot grippe, had so far kyered as to 1e able to attend the \tlon today. He was warmly led by the president and fellow Enet members. The reception term tted at 1:57. fhe chief usher informed the pres Vfr-that he had shaken hands with J5 persons. Thruout Che long re Eion .Mrs. Roosevelt and the ladies Ithc/cabinet stood with the presi- appeared to be not fatigued by ordeal. Secretary Taft re- kBos1:on this morning, ^tunning Gowns. of Mrs. Roosevelt and cabinet were strik ingly handsome, and the blends of colors and contrasts were particularly Impressive. Mrs. Roosevelt was gown ed In old blue marquisette, the skirt very full, and an arrangement of vel vet ribbon on the bowknots and gar lands. making trimming \vhioh reached half way to the belt. A yoke of laeo and lialf-sleeves of ruffled lace were tho linisllilng toiiches. She wore a diamond nccklace and other ftrnaments and carried a bomiuet of white roses. Mrs. Fairbanks had on a flowered crepe de ehene, very full and ftiiffy, the design being a pattern of pink roses over white. Mrs. Root wore a becomingly de signed costume of pale gray chiffon, with a deep border of gray lace. iMrs. Cot'telyou wore an elegant white satin with broad folds around tihe skirt, and a bodice of nearly all lace. .Mrs. Meyer was in black and white striped lace over wihite, trimmed with touches of black velvet. Mrs*. Garfield hud on a handsome gown of dark plum colored velvet, ef fectively trimmed in lace. Mrs. Bonaparte wore a splendid mauve satin* coat witih long skirts of Irish crochet lace. Mrs. Mebcalf had on a becoming gown of Irish crochet and other laces. Mrs. Straus wore shrimp pink lib erty satin, trimmed In lace. Mrs. Loeb was costumed in orchid liberty satin and white lace. DAMAGES OF $456,746. Development Company. Blamed for the Overflow of Colorado River. Los Angeles, Jan. 1.—Damages to the amount of $456,746 were awarded to the New Liverpool Salt company yesterday in the United States district court against the Caiiforniti Develop ment company on account of destruc tion of property caused by Uhe over flow of the Colofado river which re sulted, it was. alleged, from the con struction of carnal intakes by tho De velopment company. The company sued for $525,000, but the court dis allowed part of the claim. QUIET IN PARIS Official Receptions Abandoned Owing to Death of Minister «f Justice Guy ot-Dessaigne, Whose Probable Suc cessor Will Be Maitre Cruppi. Paris, Jan. 1.—^he abandonment as the result of the death yesterday of Minister of Justice Guyot-Desiaigne, of the official receptions held regularly on New Year's day by President Fallieres and cabinet, robbed the Parisian New I'fear of its chief traditional features. ,French society celebrated the day with the usual receptions and functions. It is considered probable that Maitre Cruppi, who represented Countess Castellane in her divorce proceedings, will be appointed minister of justice. ,, I-" MAY FREE CONVICTS, Attorney General's Decision Against Judge's Eligibility, Is Important. St. Louis, Jan. 1.—Because of the provisions in the electlpn law that an election commissioner "shall hold no other elective or appointive position," Andrew C. Maroney is ineligible to succeed to the circuit judgeship made vacant by the resignation of J«ssse A. McDonald, according to an opinion prepared by Attorney General Hadley. If Governor Folk abides by this opin ion hundreds of police cases tried by Maroney as president of the police b«(ard one year ago, will *be declared illegal, POPE BEGINS YEAR OF JUBILEE. No Great Ceremonies Planned to Cele brate the Occasion. Rome, Jan- 1.—The pope's jubilee will begin today. In December, 1858, he said his first mass. Today his holi ness remarked that twenty yea 5 us holl ars nad tie jubi- elapsed since the opening of thg lee of the priesthood of Pope Lob Xlll, when 200,000 pilgrims gathered here from ail corners af the earth to ren der him honor. In contrast to this the jubilee of Pope Pius will open very quietly and without the coming to gether, of a multitude. AGITATES ELECTION REFORM. Governor of Maryland Recommends Constitutional Amendment. Annapolis, Md., Jan. 1.—The Mary land state legislature assembled today. Governor Warfield, in his message recommends tihe adoption of a consti tutional amendment fixing a higher standard of qualification for the elec tion franchise. He says he is satisfied that there is "a demand for the elim ination of the ignorant, unreflecting, and thriftless negro vote." HAYWOOD DROPPED BY MINERS. Ernest Mills Appointed Secretary- by Western Federation of Labor. Denver, Colo., Jan. 1.—William D. Haywood Is no longer secretary and treasurer of the Western Federation of Labor. Ernest Mills has been appoint ed to that position by the executive board. It is rumored Haywocd is out for good, and that he will not, in the future, be associated With the organ ization, but this was denied by his successor. NO SEAT, NO FARE. Jersey City Ordinance Being Tried Out in the Police Court. Jersey City, N. J.. Jan. 1.—Seven cases brought to test the no-seat-no fare ordinance are on trial in the po lice court here. Mayor Fagin is at tempting to enforce the ordinance, which provides that no far need be paid unless a seat is furnished. Cincinnati Has Republican Mayor. Cincinnati, Jan. 1.—Col. Leopold Markbreit, soldier, editor and diplo mat, today was inaugurated mayor. The event signalized the changing of city officers from democratic to re an ~. 7~T:m .Governor of New York Makes Stronir Plea For Protection in Annual Message REPREHENSIBLE PRACTICES Says Laws Should Prevent Formation of Subsidiary Companies to Specu- W,th Cap,t"' ments In yiid of schemes of promoti represented by unmarketable securi- ties, and if, in addition, suitable means are provided for enforcement of Tulings of the superintendents of banks with regard to improper and unsafe prac tices, the security of our financial in stitutions and the confidence which springs from a just reliance upon their proper management, will be greatly strengthened. It is apparent that the existence of demand obligations re quires that reserves to be maintained so that they nave saiutary tendency to prevent undue expansion of credits. Trust Companies Too. "With regard to trust companies, however, the matter of reserves is a phase of larger question. It was not contemplated by the law relating to trust companies that they .should en gage in business as banks. In prac tice, however, they have engaged in the banking business upon a lslrge scale and monies deposited with them are for the most part payable on de mand. Whatever reserves or other re strictions may be deemed advisable With reference to demand deposits in case of banks should be equally obli-. gatory with reference to the same sort of deposits in care of the trust com panies." Extreme caution in making any changes in the present insurance law is urged, and enlargement of the scope of tihe public service commis sion law so as to include telephone and telegraph companies, which would •bring them under regulation as to rates, service and other .matters sim ilar to that which obtains in the case of corporations at present subject to law, is recommended. James W. Wadsworth. Jr.. was re elected speaker of the assembly.', OIL FUEL FOR U. S. NAVY? New Torpedo Boat Destroyer Will Be Designed for Experiment. Washington, Jan. 1.—Possibly the fact that California produces great quantities of petroleum inclines Sec retary Metcalf to favor the use of that fuel in the navy where it can be done •beneficially. Therefore, plans for th«« new torpedo boat destroyer, about, to be prepared, probably will Include a requirement that 'they may be de signed for burning oil. HENRIETTA GROSSMAN ALSO. MARSHA XitiTOW °f Kar cerns—Trust Companies Should Bs Included Other Recommendations. .r Albany, N. Y., Jan. 1.—Governor (Hughes' message to the legislature, which opened here today, contains many important recommendations. Chief among these is the recommenda tion regarding an amendment to the law refatlng to banks and trust com panies. The governor urges the leg islators to adopt every preceptible means to prevent a repetition of the reprehensible practices disclosed dur ing the recent financial uphoaval and to assure proper management of finan cial institutions chartered and "super vised by the state, upon whose stabili ty and prosperity the interests of peo ple of every walk of life so largely de pend. 4 Other recommendations are for com plete suppression of race track gamb ling direct nominations at the. pri maries simplified form of ballots better provision for the care and pro tection of emigrants extension of the state's holdings of forest reserves and a ''revision of forest, tish, and game laws: and a reasonable fee for hunt ing Points to Recent Lessons. With reference to-the banning laws, the governor says: "Recent events have demonstrated the necessity for providing effective means for preventing the exploitation of banks and trust companies and tho acquisition and use of control of a number of institutions to facilitate selfish schemes opposed to sound bank ing. If suitable restrictions In explicit form and with appropriate penalties, ensuring adequate knowledge and proper attention on the part of direc tors with regard to loans and other transactions preventing deposits of the monies of one institution with an other in order that the o/ficers, direc tors and stockholders of the fprmer may obtain desired credits from the latter limiting the amount which may be loaned by any bank or trust com pany upon the stock of'1 another finan cial institution reducing the amount which may be loaned upon collateral to any one interest erecting proper safeguards against loans and invest Well Known Actress Joins Mrs. C«r^ ter in Bankruptcy. New York, Jan. 1.—Ezra T. Pren tice, receiver for the affairs of Sirs. Leslie M. Carter Payne, the actress recently declared bankrupt, was ap pointed receiver yesterday for Henri etta Crossman. the actress, and her husband. Maurice Campbell, who filed (vails in W, petitions In bankruptcy yesterday. Tha^ Winnipeg re JS, schedule of Mrs. Carter Payne, fiiet yesterday, shows liabilities of $194,41'f of which $186,444 is unseeuredij am assets of $57,8-6. OFFICERS MAY BE GUARD*? -i Retired Army Men on Duty at Insti tutes May Accept State Commission- Washington, Jan. t—The war de partment has Informed a retired army officer, on duty at a Kentucky military Institute, that ho Is fr^e to accept a commission from a state government In any capacity, without forfeiting his commission in the regular establish ment* This eorillrms the rights of retired officers to accept office in the state militia. LOCAL OPTION CAUSES WOE. Responsible for Deficits in State Treas ury of Missouri. St. Louis, Jan. 1.—The local option reform wave and legislative high fln- I.». with r.nnital of Parent Con- «"»cfe have caused a deficit in the trean- «ry of Missouri, and State Auditor wilder is showing signals of distress. He figures that at the close of the pres ent fiscal year In February the short age will be at least $1,250,000. More than 1,000 saloons have been forced out of business In this state. BURNED TO DEATH Three Children Lose Their Lives at Collinsville, 111., and Mother May Die, as Result of a Lamp Exploding Collinsville. III., Jan. 1.—The explo sion of a lamp in the home of Elmer Duvinski, last night, set fire to the house. The three Duvinski children were burned to death, and the mother is seriously burned. GETS OWN DEATH CONDOLENCE Son of W. T. Stead Victim of Mistake, Brother is Dead. London, Jan. 1.—The family of Al fred Stcul. consul general for Rou inania in London, son of W. T. Stead, editor of the Review of Reviews, has been receiving condolences from Am erica upon hit supposed death. Alfred is alivi*. His brother William died suddenly this month. Alfred Stead, whose wife was Mary Elaine Klttredge Bowles, ar. American, was falsely re ported deari in a dispatch sent from London to New York on December 15. SECOND WIFE GETS MONEY. Dora McDonald Will Receive Dower From Dead Husband's Estate. Chicago, Jan. 1.—Judge Barnes of the superior ,court held .U'at Mary McDonald, the first wife of Michre? C. McDonald, the former sporting man and democratic politician, has no in terest in his estate. The court also held that the trustees should net be enjoined from turning over her dower to the second wife, Dora McDonald, who is awaiting trial for the shoot ing of Webster S. Gerin. BETTING FAVORS ATTEL Featherweight Championship to Be De cided at San Francisco Today. San Francisco, Jan. 1.—Betting on the fighters who will meet at 2:15 m„ Pacific time, this afternoon, in safeguards against loans ^nd invest- arena at the Colma, to decide the campa^gn^rom^his"1time till feath/erweie-ht James championship, is 2 to 1 in favor of Atte,f as agalnst Moran. Jeffries will referee the fight. Both boys are nice„, Withln Both boys are nice\y within the re quired weight, and claim to be in the best condition. MEDICINE CONCERN SCORES. Wins Notable Point by South Dakota Pure Food Law Decision. Pierre, S. D., Jan. 1.—The supreme court yesterday declared illegal the provisions of the state pure food law requiring patent medicine to bear the formula of the composition of the medicines. The decision releases R. P. Brown, a wholesale druggist, of Sioux Falls, who applied for a writ of haibeas corpus in a test case. AGED MINISTER DEAD. W. N. Page, School Mate of Elihu Root, and Prominent Presbyterian. Leavenworth, Kas., Jan. 1.—Rev. W. N. Page, the eldest Presbyterian min ister in the city, is, dead, aged 72 years. At the recent Los Angeles general as sembly Page was elected vice modera tor. He was a school mate of Elihu Root. TRIPLETS BORN IN TEXAS. Boy and Two Girls Come to Home of Railway Engineer. El Paso, Texas, Jan. 1.—Triplets, a boy and two girls, were born here last night to Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Butter baugh. The father is a railroad en gineer. He will name the boy Roose velt. HENRY D. CLARK DEAD. Old-Time Theatrical Manager and Among Youngest Civil War Veter ans. Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 1.—Henry D. Clark, an old-time theatrical manager, died at his home today of acute gas tritis. He was one of the youngest soldiers during the civil war, enlisting when only thirteen years old. WILL INAUGURATE TWO. Legislature of Massachusetts is Called To Order Today. Boston. Jan. 1.—The hundred aa$ twenty-ninth legislature of Ma.ssg5^u. sfttts convened today. Governor Guild and Lieutenant Governor ,£¥aper are tu be inaugurated. ZERO WEATHER REPORTED. First of the day in Wj] LaCrosse, zero weather] TOW A. WJEDNESPAY, JANUARY Inci%Wsed Western 'nv^stors, Farmers and Bank ers InclineVf to Keep Their Money Nearer HoVmCf aa '1 great activity in that line." aueKtion the re- support thus insuring that fallen thru with arl Experienced To ind Minnesota. 1.—The first today pre- Minnesota. Ireri 1 1908 Inquiry For Not Only Fai'i\i Lands But Town and City Property LES8 IvJVpNEY FOR THE EAST Result of Recent Experiences^_Qreat Activity in Real ty Predicted\ for Early Spring. -Republican, n. 1.—In the spring one of the biggest estate this country while," said S. X. Special to Tlm^ Des Moines, there Is going to demands for real has known in Ion Way, of Waterto\ Tenfh district coroa^meeman of the republican stato cenfc.ra| committee in Iowa. Mr. Way ls\now engaged in handling town sites al\,ng new Hues of railroad in South Dakola ja inter ested with his brother,! ^om way", in the same line of wo« ink Wisconsin. "I dun't say it becaus^ S. D., formerly am are going to invest In reLn inter ested in land, but I find 4trom inquiries directed to me and from! tj,e inform ation to be hud from banl«crs anj oth ers who handle money, thllt lhe I)00jlo estate. Watertown, S. D.. there is* „r In haB becn $150,000 of eastern paper b«„ght up by bankers and others as a Wneans of keeping their money investe 3 when the flurry came on they co uidn't get their money and they don't 1 ,ropose to be caught again right away in manner. "Farmers and others who 1 tt,at tie money to Invest are seeR.|ng ian(j investments. They are farm land, city property or aJ,ythlrlg. I ave a nt_ lnqjfirinK fol- ln the shape of real estate thaL forms a sure investment for their mol ,ey_ They look at it that if there is to bfc further hard times they propose having their money where they will not los^g jt ^he bankers are taking advantage* Qt this situation to get their money |^ut of commercial paper and into farL, jnort-i gages. Their willingness to lo|in mon ey on farm mortgages and trfg desire of the people with a little mjoney to invest to get it Into real estate/ts Sprin?. "But not only ar«i the cdnditions ripe, but the people themselvei are a)_ ready looking for real estate, Lna the first warm days in the spring ivju city government will be held i»1 see The election of city commls^ioners under ihe new Des Moines p|)an 0f eILtj^ a strenuous one. E\,ents day te^oMa vents -will the politicians belabia to captu're the offices?" is still ur, get_ tied. It is the one question thatjwas most discussed during the time faen the commission plan was being dis cussed and voted upon. Up to this time two or three* at_ tempts on the part of designing jpgj.. sons to capture the offices have psexi routed. It will be remembered /that a committee of 300 business mew an(j citizens generally 'worked for the «u]0p. tlon of the plan. The street rajlway and public service corporations, not fight it and it was argued, that these corporations liked the pl% |je_ cause they would be able to capture the offices. Since the campaign opened there has been no meeting of the cori,mjttee of 200 and it is claimed from Sources close to the corporations th^t the leaders are afraid to let the Commit tee of 300 come together because many of them are outspoken for s0 John MacVicar. So the leaders devlsed committee of fifteen which h^s the foeen working along the lines of getting a ticket that all the newspaper,, wou](3 no cum mins or anti-corporation rj,an couia get on because Lafe Young ^0uld have to approve the ticket first,. Thjg has permaneltly by one of the newspapers, The Dai}y jjews, re fusing in an editorial tc enter combine. What the next move w:ji to guess. There is a great deal any be is har)i ,f foundation for believing that ex-PCstmaster and ex-County Treasurer Jol McKay will be one of the candidates for mayor or commissioner on the public, berv'ee corporation ticket. H^ is the man who was manager of Jail's campaign at the time the ballot and poj] books were stolen and wheft jt is generally supposed that the elect[0n was stolen also. W. F. Harsh cj the board of public works and -Alderman Brererton. ex-Alderman Higfins, Alderman Fra ley, ex-Sup«rvisor Frank Bennett, Po lice Judge Mat hi ajl(3 several others expectoa to be in the race for posi tions op the part of the politicians. WARNER WINS WILL CONTEST, His Action as Executor of Father's Estate Upheld by Court. P.loomington, 111.. Jan. 1.—United States Pension Commissioner Vespa sian Warner scored a substantial vic tory in the suit protesting against his report as executor of his millionaire father's estate by other heirs. Judge Hill in the Dewitt county court ruled that so far as the executors having re ceived the amount of $81,193, the Item CK/Vw. was sustained, but as right to transfer this property ourt did not have jurisdiction. The .'ctions to the commission asked the executor, which amounted tr^- ,511, were over ruled on the gro'^? that it was the customary char'. 6 per cent. As to the objections tP" .d on the point tliat the will violas'? the law against per petuities, the court neither sustained nor overruled them. ILLINOIS GIRL TO WED COUNT. Miss Marjorie Allen, of Moline, Won by a Von Moltke. Berlin. Jan. 1.—Another Illinois gir!, jMIsh Marjorie Allen, daughter of the millionaire Moline manufacturer, has bestowed her heart and hand on a_ lOu ropeun nobleman and bearer of th-i famous name of Count Uberhardt von Moltke, a grandnephew of the cele brated (ierman Held marshul. The marriage was arranged to take place in Berlin in the coining spring, but was postponed to a later date ow ing to the Inability of Miss Allen's father to come to Europe at that time. Miss Allen met the count, who occu pies a high official position in the ex ecutive office of the Hamburg-Amer ican line, in Hamburg, while cruising with her parents on the Mediterranean last January. They were fellow pas sengers on a liner named after the count's granduncle "Moltke." The couple fell ln love at ttrst sight and the engagement followed before they quit the ship. Miss Allen and her parents subse quently visited the count in Ham burg, and satistllied themselves that he was in every respect a desirable suitor. He Is 28 years old, tall and handsome, and soldierly ln appearance. OHIO BANKERS ARE ARRESTED. Father and Son Accused of Wrecking Leetonia Institution. Cleveland, Jan. 1.—Charles W. Schmick, president, apd his son, W. Harry Schmick, cashieV of the defunct First National Bank of Leetonia, Ohio, were arrested here by the federal au thorities on the charge of wrecking the Leetonia bank. Both livejn this city, The bank was one of the varied bus iness interests of the Schmicks. Over $88,000 of the $100,000 capital stock of the bank was held by members of the Schmick family. It was stated by the authorities that most of the bank's 1 money was used in the construction of apartment houses ln this city. The assets-of the bank were $275,000 and the liabilities $200,000. The fed eral officials assert that half of the assets consist of worthless paper. The technical charge against W. Harry Schmick is making false en-, tries upon the books of the bank. His x• mak_ ing conditions ideal for real esLate bus. iness to open with a rush nejtf. A. say they are Innocent of any offense and that the charge is technical. WOMAN SUES FAITH CURIST. Wants Her Money Back Because She Did Not Get Well. •Deadwood, S. D„ Jan. 1.—Police Justice .Early is working overtime in the effort to prepare for a hearing in which the subject of Christian Science and its effectiveness will play an Im portant part. all other doctors. She alleges that Mrs. Barker prom ised a cure, which was not forthcom ing. Now she wants Tier money back. MAY SNUB IDA GROVE. Split Seems Likely in the High School Athletic Association. Special to Times-Republican. Des Moines, Jan. 1.—A split is likely in the High School Athletic Associ ation, at its meeting at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon. The fight is headed by Ida Grove, and if persisted in, members of the old principals' club say they will Reorganize, taking in alLthe larger high schools and leaving out Ida Grove. Many of the larger schools favor this. ELKS LODGE TO MAKE SEARCH. Burlington, Iowa, Members Will Seek Body of Missing Keokuk Doctor. Burlington, Jan. 1.—The local lodg of Elks will turn out today to search the river bank and ravine south of the city for the body of Dr. George W. Jones of Keokuk, who disappeared here Christmas night. Dr. Jones was an Ell?. Director Sage Retires. Des Moines, Jan. 1.—It is no longer "Crop Director J. R. Sage." Mr. Sage, after seventeen years in that office, has turned the keys of his desk and his papers over to his successor, Dr. George M. Chappel and retired into private life. Mr Sage expects to go south and east at once for the re mainder of the winter. The case is Che suit of Lillian Arnott! people's Institute announced last of Whitewood, who seeks to recover night that Secretary William H. Taft $80 from Mrs. Ma.rtiha A. Barker, a would speak in Cooper Union under Christian Science healer. the auspices of the institute in the Mrs. Arnott claims to have paid that near future. Arrangements have been amount to the healer for treatment of made provisionally for an address my a peculiar disease, after having tried Mr. Taft on the evening of Jan. 10, MALM SWEDISH WAR MINISTER. WAR HpRO SUICIDES. Major Coates Phillips Wounds Two Before Ending Life. London, Jan. 1.—Major Coates Phillips, the officer who distinguished himself in the South African war, committed suicide last night by shoot ing. He tried to shoot his former wife, her mother and a solicitor, wounding the latter two. T.-R. BULLE.TIN. The Weather, Sun 4:£3. rises Jan. 'i at 7:28 seta at PAGE ONE. Telegraphio Nswsi New Year's reception House. PAGES TWO AND THREE. Iowa N«wti Byers to Interpret Primary Law. •(.'ar Lost for Sixteen Months. 0 Woman Uses Kerosene—Burned to Death. Big Wolf Hunt at Algona. uYlason Boy Falls to Return. Hallway Commission Fltmtlammed? PAGE FOUR. Editorial! The Coming Year. Forgiveness. Nine Cases From On*. Topics of tho Times. Iowa Opinions and Notefc Outside Point of View. PAGE FIVE. General News: Lumber Slush Is Big. Oddity in the News. Storv, His Courtship. PAGES SIX AND SEVEN. City News TAFT TO SPEAK IN NEW YORK. Talk Will Be Made in Cooper Union Under People's Institute Auspices. New York, Jan. 1.—Managing Di rector Charles Sprague Smith of the altho the date may be changed. Major General Commanding Stockholm is Given Portfolio. Stockholm, Sweden, Jan. 1.—Major I to discuss the situation and a possible General O. B. Malm, commanding the course of future action. A decision was Stockholm division, was yesterday ap- postponed until next Saturday, when pointed minister of war. The war port- teh reports of those present at the op folio was temporarily assumed by ening of the grave of T. C. Druce will Premier Lindman Dec. 4, when Colonel be considered. .» L. H. Tingsten resigned as a result I of dissension In the cabinet arising! NINE MORE MINERS KILLED. from Sweden's failure to become a signatory to the treaty assuring the Explosion of Gas and Coal Dost in integrity of Norway. New Mexico Shaft. DRUCE AND LAWYERS CONFER. Meet to Map Out Action Opening of Grave. London, Jan. 1.—George Hollamby Druce and counsel for the prosecution in the Druce case were In conference "HOLY GHOST" MAN LOST. Yacht on Which Sanford is Returning From Holy Land is Missing. New York, Jan. 1.—Anxiety is felt over the whereabouts of the yacht Coronet, which is bound from the orient to San Salvador. She is bear ing Leader Sanford of the Holy Ghost and Us society of Maine, who is re turning from a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. $100,000 PITTSBURG FIRE. Two Firemen Receive Serious Injuries During the Conflagration. Pittsburg, Jan. 1.—Two firemen were seriously Injured and a damage of $100,000 resulted today from a fire which destroyed tihe Excelsior build ing corner of Sixth avenue and Grant street. The Way to the Station. A party of automobilists were tour ing thru Virginia. An accident to the car forced them to take a train home. As they walked down the road seeking some one from whom they could ln quire their way. they met an old darky. "Will you kindly direct us to the railroad station?" one of the party asked. "Cert'n'y, sir," he responded. "Keep a-goin" right down dis road till yo' gets to where two mo' roads branches out. Den yo' take the lef" one an' keeps on a-goin' till yo' gets to where de ole postoffice uster bo." A BARGAIN DAY Besides Tilegraph Eight Columns Iowa N»ws Fraii dents Tlje T.-R. Ten Seribl 8torie in Bookfipot-m Wl mm at White Washington's Big So'ial Kvent. liughes Demands Bar! 'ng Reforms. Wants Protection from Crooked Financier*. Klver Have First Dry New ear's. Davenport and Burlington Tihirsty. Capital SeekingyUealty Investments. Less Western Money to Go to £}ast. Quiet in Paris. A Many Social Affairs for New Year's. New Year Is Ushered In. Bueghiy Will Be Chairman Super visors. Claim Thief Caught Red Handed. Thomas Farrell Dead. Well Known Oilman Woman Dead. Will Operate Another Stone Pile. The City Field. PAGE EIGHT. Marks** and General! No Livestock Market in Chicago. United States Commerce Grows. New Era Damns, Says' Dun. EDITOR WOUNDED BY EMPLOYE. AMnn4.1AM t«*lfU Burlington and on Tight and Not a t] Ta4«* MUSCATINE A Police Watch Saloon* to Saa' Close While Citizens Join Servioss at tho Churchej Dealers Do Rushing Buaii^ the Orders Became Effectivl --jf Special to Tlmea-RepabllMULl Burlington, Jan. 1.—Burllz as dry aa a bone today. Of eight drlnr dispensaries to not one opened its to Gil public this morohig^|ftTOite] obedience to the orderi issu torney Ger.eral Byers yesten is the flmt dry New Year •the history of the city. men made no effort to eva ders. 1 I- Late yesterday afternoon I General Byers called up Coui ney Kuhlemeyer on the long telephone ind instructed nlml the local authorities that ova in Burlington must be closed day New Year's. Mr. Byers added the ward every saloonkeeper who dil tho order would be arrested I officers and given the fail j] tlhtj law. This means the complete) ment of the Iowa mulct law, today, an«l will result to tl erf many saloons permanentIV Former Well Known Sporting Writor MUSCATINE A SPOTLESS Shot as Result of Son's Quarrel. St. Louis, Jan. l,—"Al." H. Spink, Saloons Cloaa at Midnight for editor of "the Daily World, author of "The Derby Winner" and other plays, Times-RepubUciUi. father is accused of having aided his and at one time a sporting writer of Muscatine, Jan. 1.-—With' son in the alleged offense. Both were national repute, was shot and perhaps watcj,M jtept ih the saloons, released upoif $5,000 bail. They will be fatally wounded last night by Victor service held ih the city arraigned next week. Father and son Groves, an employe, who.had .had an es, John Barleycorn died MriHlam Qntnlf tHIS •. n{tf altercation with William Spink,, th# last night Twenty el^ht editor's son. Mr. Spink was rushing, fofo*id tn close, aind-iiU« to the scene of the quarrel when Groves drew a revolver and fired two! reape&( the shots, one of which entered the 1®'^: t'hsy majority votk shoulder and penetrated a lung, Period. 1 -1aaloojMl.*•"ln for thei Civic Lea enforcement of .lhe a rushing buaines nerw year was gr«J of brewery wagon delivery. Today in the reports, as tend to raniato cl| time. DAVENPORl First Dry New Iff ,Hial:ory—Sal] Special 10 Times-I Davenport, Jan. tight hem today, dry New Year's irj Not a saloon wa who were able to) on anything stronj Following Albuquerque, N. M., Jan. 1.—Nina miners were killed and three fatally and two seriously injured in an ex plosion of gas and coal dust at noon yesterday ln the Bernal mine "at Car thage, Socorro county, N. M., one of three large coal mines owned by the Carthage Fuel company. The bodies of the dead'have been recovered. on the BU(piy laid 1 emergency as nofl port. CLOSING LAW Ordinance Recor loons Fror 'Milwaukee, JaJ to 2, the commit! ed to recommend! cil next MondayJHPQFcllnance ing for closing saloons from 1 o'efi a. m., until 5. Chief of PoUca- 7aaa| appeared before the committee statistics gathered from every JtifL city of tihe country and urged 4§M)§gJ adoption of a closing law. Amonf aldermen who supported the ordtl were tihcse representing wards which the red light distlict l» catad. The ordinance Witt pass the council. JL^.- Gi-ORGIA GOK* Of^ Courts Refuse to Enjoin Enforc of New Law. Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 1.—Judge this afternoon refused to grant temporary Injunction requested by. brewery Interests to stop the^^nfo ment of the prohibition law of gia. BIG PHILADELPHIA LOSS/ Fire Destroys Building Ocoupis Two Concerns—Man Dropi" Philadelphia, Jan. 1.—The 'bulM occupied by Kerr Saylor A Co.. facturers of carpets, and the,! vania Gas Fixture Compariy, bs early today. The loss is $150,060. man dropped dead from excit while removing horses frbm. building. DOZEN PASSENGERS HU Pennsylvania Express -fCo|lides Shifting Engine at MOntandeiv'j Sunbury, Pa., Jan. 1.—The vania railroad express, vrhich falo at o'clock last eve.nlnff a shifting engine at oitOuid' miles west of here today, ^and than a ciozen passengers but none Is believed to be 4 Cousin of Brymn Washington, Jan. 1.—Rotfif Lansing, Mich., who clainuT^ cousin of William Jennings] in a hospital here last