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VOLUME THIRTY-FIVE.
Los Angeles Man Invents an En
gine ot Destruction That Will
Revolutionize Wareiare
TO BK TURNED OVER TO NAVY
Prspels and Controla Submerged Tor
pedoes and Hurls Instruments of Do
•truetion at Pleasure of Operator—
Naval Experts Paas Favorable Jiidg
--1 pant en Invention.
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Angeles, Feb. 25.—Propelling and
controlling submerged torpedoes by
•wireless telegraph, hurling instruments
ot destruction against hostile battle
ships without the sacrifice of a man
.on the part of the naval power
•Quipped with the new terror—all this
Is made p&slble by the invention cf
•m. resident of Los Angeles, Carl Abra
hatason.
Abrahamson Is now engaged in his lab
oratory at San Diego, perfecting the
minute details of the wireless terror
for the use of the United States navy
department. Nearly a month ago A bra
sh
arhson,"in the presence of a naval of
ficer and experts from the department
at Washington, conducted experiments
•with hi? invention, which cleared up
every doubt as to Its ability to do what
-the Inventor claims ot it.
ALMOST A TIE.
8ays Hopkins Will Win Outili
Pasadena, Cal., Feb. 25.—"Private
advices have Just reached me that
Hopkins will be re-elected senator
from Illinois. The deadlock may not
be broken a* once, but Hopkins will
win out finally"
The foregoing statement concerning
the political battle in Illinois, was
made by Roy O. West, of Chicago,
chairman of the republican state cen
tral committee of Illinois.
INVESTIGATION GOES ON.
"onwnittoo Receives Detailed State
ment of Accounts of Sackett.
'Madison, Wis., Feb. 25—The decision
"familiar" vote, three senators
Bess was asked if Na-s
•was informed by hundreds
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M-rfk.'.
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frlopkiiiiGets Only On* More Vote
Than Stringer.
ftp- Springfield, 111., Feb. 25.—On the!factors In undermining speculative
«*^hirty-sev$nth ballot for senator today, confidence. A number of the most ,ac
thevote resulted: Hopkins 61 IS'oss tive trading stocks, including
12 Stringer 90 Shurtleff 17 Mason 4
aieKinier 1 IJowden 2 Alschuler 1
^Callahan 1 Sherman't. Adjourned un
til Tuesday.
Balloting In the joint session today
showed little change on the thirty-kev
.anth ballot from the vote of yesterday.
J.Only one ballot wa»7. take**.1 Hopkipsj
yesterday, On
be democratic side, Represet'native
Cjorman voted for George Alsehuler.
•Wschuler'ls representative-hi the pres*
#nt house, and former mayor of Aurora.
tejiA complimentary vote was also cas by
j^5lepresetnatlve William Murphy for
James J. Gallahan, manager of the Lo
•'g.rjgan Square Baseball Club. Aside from
Kd'lthe levity provoked by the complimen
tay votes, the ballottlng was .wltlxout
4ncideat
IfiPJiiwnat five assemblymen, to subpoena
a fourth, with all the campaign man
agers aqd various senatorial candi
dates the receptioh by the committee
of a detailed statement of the ac
counts of Rodney Sackebt Stephenson's and similar diseases it effected quick
manager, and desultory line quest ion
ing, with State Chairman Edmondii on
the stand—this represents the sum to
tal of what was accomplished by the
senatorial investigation committee this
morning.
GOVERNOR ON STAND
Expected That Patterson, of-Tennes
see, May Testify in Behalf of Coop
era and Sharp in Carmack Murder
Trial*
m-i. nt-is the
in
Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 25.—As
result of a
well-defined
gan
rumor,
(possible of confirmation or denial, that
Governor Patterson would take the
(witness stand on behalf of defendants,
larger crowd was In attendance at
trial today than
the Oooper-Sharp
on any previous day since the case be­
nnenea
When court
p.,
(took the stand. Captain tz
examination,
fiugh resumed the cross
commencing with the state debate be-
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did no.t report this debate in full, an
if he ever read Carmack's attack upon
him in the
American. Ne said lie na
who attended the debates that car
mack had attacked him.
Fitzhugh led the witness thru d.
torial
after editorial, asking each time
Ht the witness' name were
in
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havo got a message from the man who
said the town was too Wg for both of
you. what would you nderstand
asked Fltzhugh. "I would consider that
either I had to stop the attacks, or pro
pare myself bo meet him," replied
Cooper. The defense fought desperate
ly the series of questions put by tha
state, which tended to show by Coo
per's own testimony, that the statement
purporting: to give all yie facts up to
the slaying, was prepared by outsiders
without assistance from Cooper him
self, and therefore, there is evidence
of conspiracy.
Counsel for the state then questioned
the witness concerning his funeral af
fairs. Finally Cooper turned to the
court and said:
"Judge, I am very tired. Can not you
adjourn until 2 this afternoon? 1 am an
old man and am very tired. However,
if you insist, I can go on." "No, sir."
said the court, "we .will be glad to give
you an opportunity to rest. The court
stands adjournel until
2."
STOCKS AGAIN SLUMP
Uneasiness in London and Fear of Ad
verse Supreme Court Decision Cause
Decline of Several Points in Leading
fi tS* ?}'&'•
Industrials.^*? Jtt.* t-' IS
New York, Feb. 25.—Renewed weak
ness developed in the stock market to
day and a good part of yesterday's
rally wast lost. Amalgamated Copper
and Anaconda slumped four points,
American (Smelting 3% and National
Lead 2%. London was a heavy seller
of stocks here, renewed uneasiness
over the situation In the Balkans oc-
1?-
ing responsible.
The day's news from the steel trade
renewed apprehension and the gravity
of the situation pointed to competition
that promtsed
to be destructive of
profits. The coming tarilt revision, a
fear of an unfavorable supreme:court
decision In the commodities clause case
artd suspicion that yesterday's upward
movement of stocks was caused almost
entirely by covering by shorts, were all
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Union
Pacific, St. Paul, Reading, U. S. St?el
and others, fell from two to thrna
points below yesterday's closing price.
RADIUM IS OUTDONE
Chicago Scientist Announces Discovery
of Radio-'Thor, Combining All Prop
erties of Radium Without Its Bane
ful Effects.
New Orleans, Feb. 25—At last nlgrht'.s
session of the Southern Honieoputhic
Medical Association, Dr. H. Bailey,
of Hahnneman Medical College, Chica
go, announced the discovery of "radio
thor," declared to have all the proper
ties of radium without its baneful ef
fects and to be within the reach of
people of moderate means.
It was described as being made from
a certain species of pitch-blende, of
which twenty tons have been discov
ered near a Colorado mine, with much
more in eight. Bailey declared it gen
erates a purple ray,, the same Avhtca
Flnsen used so successfully in the
treatment of lupus.
Dr. Bailey went Into details in ex
plaining his discovery. Dr. Bailey said
he recently was requested by the Chi
cago board of trade to make an analy
sis of pitch-blend obtained in Color
ado. He found the blend contained an
element possessing many of the qual
ities of radium and that when this ele
ment was applied to the backs of pa
tients suffering from locomotor ataxia
Archbishop of Toledo Dead
Toledo, Spain, Feb. 25.—Cardinal
Giriaco Maria Sancha T. Hervas, arch
bishop of Toledo, died here today.
Under
Qf only $72000i0 is possibie
pare(j wjth
oavmack and Patterson during: $29,'0.»0 0'00 in the original case.
K^^«,tr.rial campaign. Wit-! Altho Judge Grosscup, in the opinion
the test gubernatorial campa^g
wmch hg wrote for
rebate case
judge could steer lhe
not read It, but believed the papp-r:' the case, a snag was encountered in
not publish ithe debate tn
the firs.t
p.„
nient'°"
It and each time Cooper ans
•^jln the negative, but said his name. wa
^moiled The state continued to re.
t^Vhe political fight which Oooper .yas
cLruea with settliRB- Invariably
attorneys returned to the attach
to®
betier get
off politic,
House Committee Makes Favor
able Report on Bill Passed
./ by Senate
ANOTHER SLAP AT ROOSEVELT
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$29,000,000 FINE
GOES GLIMMERING
Judge Anderson Will Rule That Oil Trust Can Be
Fined Only on Thirty-Six Counts-—Possible
Fine Only $750,000
Chicago, Feb. 25.—Judge Anderson company will be subject to a maxl
broadley intimated today that he will mum fine of $720,000 or a minimum
rule that the unit of offense in the of $36,000.
Colonel Cooper standard Oil rebating case will be John S. Miller argued In favor of
thirtv-six settlements of freight! this contention, and raised the further
,rulingi ,f rna]e
a
com-
judge Land is' assessment of
the United States
court of appeals in the Standard Oil
professed to have laid a
strajg.ht cours!e
thru which the district
^cund trial of
question that was raised,
W'hetlier the actual payment of the
money to the Chicago & Alton rail
road. which was done by the giving
of thirty-six checks, constitutes the
only violations of the Klkins act or
each of the 500 shipments was a vio
lation in itself, are questions that were
put up to Judge Anderson to decide.
The contention of the Standard Oil
attorneys is that the government must
elect thirty-six counts of the indict
ment to try their case on, and in the
event they are sustained and a jury
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House Takes Step to Shut Off Pay of
Boards and Commissions Appointed
by tha Preaident—Plea for Better
Trade Relations With Latin Amer
ica—Other News.
'Washington, Feb. 25.—Tho house
conynittee on postolflces today agreed
to report favorably to the house the
senate bill for an ocean ship subsidy.
ANOTHER SLAP AT PRESIDENT.
Tawney Secures Action Cutting Off
Pay of Roosevelt Commissions.
Washington, Feb. 25.—Tho house to
day toojk the first and very Important
step towards putting an end to the
payment'of money, either for salaries
or expenses, to the, members of any
commission, council, board or similar
jury appointed by the president, when
not specifically authorized toy law so
to do. The prohibition was In the
shape of a sweeping amendment to tha
sundry civil appropriation bill offered
by Tawney, of Minnesota, which was
adopted under suspension of the rulea
BILL TO SAVE DAYLIGHT.
United States la Asked to Co-operate
With England, Moving Clook Ahead.
Washington Feb. 25.—Senator Cui
lom has received a request from Lon
don to introduce a blfl to save daylight.
In a letter from Mr. W. Wlllcox there
Is set forth a statement about the bill,
•w-hich la said to be gaining popularity
In the house of commons as well as in
the legislature of New Zealand and
Australia, whereby the clocks are
moved forward an hour In April and
sot back a corresponding amount of
time in September. By this means It Is
argued the people can obtain the ben
efit- of more daylight hours.
In view of the faat that the stock
market and other proceedings would
h«raffeotfed If the United States did not
co-operate with Great Britain on the
measure, it is suggested thait the bill
be given consideration by congrees. A
committee of the house of commons
already has made favorable report on
It.
TERNES 18 CONFIRMED.
Birdsall's Select1m of Postmaster at
Dubuque Ratifie.d.
Washington, Feb. 25.—The senate has
confirmed the nomination of Herman
Ternes to be postmaster at Dubuque
to succeed "Joe" Morgan, who resigned.
This appointment, which was made
on recommendation of Representative
Blrdsall, has attracted much notice.
Senator Cummins at first had the con
firmation held up until such time as
Representative-Elect Pickett could be
heard from. Moreover, protests came In
against the confirmation from some of
Dubuque's citizens. On Mr. Pickett's
arlval here, however, It developed that
he was not prepared to oppose Tern«is,
and that there were no charges against
Ternes on which opposition to confir
mation couild be based. Hence Senator
Cufnmins made no further objection to
his confirmation.
It Is said here on good authority that
Mr. Pickett was more than willing to
have Ternes named by Representative
Birdsall inasmuch as It promised to
keep him oat of embarrassing compli
cations with Dubuque politician's.
Michigan Republicans Meat.
Lansing, Mich.*, Feb. 25.—The demo
cratic state convention met here today
question that the offenses claimed by
the government to be separate are
only one continuous offense, for which
the court could impose only one fine.
The Court's Ruling.
The court said, after listening to the
arguments:
"I think there can be no more con
victions than there have been settle
ments, wherein the carrier and shipper
have settled .their accounts and the
shipper lias received back the differ
ence between the valid rate and the
rate which was a concession. Of
these settlements there are thirty-six.
In rendering this informal decision
the court also disposed of the con ten-
tion of defense that the whole matter uire. for senator, resulted in no choice.
was a continuing offense susceptible
to but one punishment. Distriot Attor
ney Sims would not discuss the ques
tion. but he has al! along held that
even a maximum fine on a settlement
basis renders an attempt to enforce
the ElkHvs law a«ainat corporations
ineffective.
ftfABSH ALT/TOWN. IOWA- THURSDAY, ^FEBRUARY 25 1909
with a small attendance of delegates to
nominate two justices of the supreme
court, two regents of tho university,
superintendent of public instruction,
members of the board of education,
and six members of the state board of
agriculture. Michael .T. Doyle, of Me
nominee, was temporary chairman.
GIFTS FOR "PETE" HEPBURN.
Unusual Honors Conferred on Persons
Leaving House Committee.
Washington. Feb. 25.—Unusual hon
ors were conferred on the retiring
members of the house committee on
interstate and foreign commerce. The
retiring chairman. Representative Hep
btirn, of lown. was given a magniflcient
ihair: Vice President-Klect .Sherman,
a desk set elaborately adorned with
sterling silver, and Reiresrt native
Bryan, of New York, a punch bowl.
JUST "COMMON UAJS"
Washington, Fab. 25.—Vitriolic 1e
nunolatlon of the secret service of the
treasury department was uttered In the
house, today by Smith, representative
of Iowa, during consideration of tae
sundry civil bill. Ho likened the secret
service men to "common liars," and
charged that they were unable to un
earth gigantic land frauds., recently
discovered by the secretary of the In
terior, and said one president was as
sassinated since the secret service men
were detailed to watch the president
that McKinley was shot down at Buf
falo while a secret service detective
stood at his side unable to take notice
of the approaching murderer with his
The house today rejected the amend
ment striking out the provision limit
ing the field of operations of the secrct
service.
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CHINA IS ANXIOUS
Regent Senda Latter to Taft Explain
ing Hia Attitude and That of Ad
visora Toward Vital Questiona Now
Before the Empire,
and his advisors, on the most vital
questions now before the empire, are
set forth at considerable length. This
communication is the first direct ex
pression of the regent's views on vari
ous subjects touched on, and it comes
a
regent is personally anxious regarding
office of Grand Councillor Yuan Shi
Kai, and American and British official
action following this step. The offi
cial of the regency who composed the
letter to Taft, says that emphasis was
laid upon the fact that the recent min
isterial change was entirely a family
and personal matter, and that It does
not signify any change in the internal
or external policies of the emplie
TAFT WITHHOLDSNAME
Says He Will Not Announce Name of
Secretary of Treasury Until He De
parts for Washington Saturday.
New York, Feb. 25.—Anticipations" of
a quiet day for President-Elect Taft
were not realized during the forenoon,
when a large number of visitors called
at the Taft home. As a result he ex
perienced another busy day. His vis
itors included a number of prominent
New York financiers. Taft said to
day he would make no announcement
regarding the selection of a secretary
of the treasury in his cabinet before
his departure for Washington Satur
day morning. j.
TO CONFER WITH GOMEZ.
Believed That Quesada Will Be Trans
ferred to European Post.
Washington,, Feb. 25.—Don Gonzalo
De Quesada, Cuban minister to the Un
ited States, left Washington late last
night for Havana, for a conference
with President Gomez, it Is reported.
It is believed here that Quesada is to
be transferred to a European post,
probably Madrid.
SHAHAN IS INSTALLED.
Becomes Rector of Catholic University
of America, Succeeding O'Connell.
Washington, Feb. 25.—Cardinal Gib
bons presided today at the impressive
ceremonies incident to the installation
of Very Rev. Thomas Joseph Shahan,
the new rector of the Catholic Univer
sity of America, succeeding Bishop
O'Connell.
No Choice Yet in Wisconsin.
Madison. Feb. 25.—The seventeenth
joint ballot of the Wisconsin legisla­
Stephenson received 57 out of 124
voites cast. The necessary number for
choice is 63.
Albany's Ex-Mayor Dead.
Albany, N. V.. Feb. 25.—John Boyd
Thatcher, former mayor of Albany,
died today, after a Ion* ttlneaa.
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Smith, Ninth Iowa District Congress
man, Makes Violent Attack on Secret
Service of Government.
bills.
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Rankin's Pet Scheme Again
Comes Before House of
iowa Assembly
-FIGHT TO FLOOR VAN LAW
Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines, Feb. 25.—The state mar
shal bill made its appearance in the
house today, having been Introduced
by Inmati, of Floyd. Mr. Rankin, rep
resenting the state marshal clubs, is
in
here to take charge of the bill
\'z
supposed bandaged hand. He «aid fu:*- j(jUmcd today, for a recess until next
ther that the secret service man did! Wednesday. The senate passed the
not even capture the murderer, but
that it took a man with a black ski
to do so.
Peking, Feb. 25.—The regency, of the
empire has caused to be spnt to Presl- jjn
dent-Elect Taft a communication irrp The senate passod the bill appro
the form of a private letter, in which prlaUng $10,000 for 3,000 copies of the
rmioi- anH «Avpral minor
its Ideas and attitude of the regent
The showing in favor of the bill for
the better observance of the Sabbath
day, as made before the house com
mittee Wednesday afternoon, was
much stronger than the opponents of
the bill had anticipated. Among those
acter of the
ithe interpretation by the foreign pow- Henry Wallace, also W. B. Martin. F.
ers of the recent dismissal from the s. Dunshee and Rev. H. Hansen. The
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Public Service Corporation
Turned Down by Committee, Placed
on Journal—Senate Passes Optom
etry Bill and House Takes Rap at
Secretary of State Health Board.
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The senate this morning received
the report of the cities and towns
committee adverse to the Van Law
bill to permit Investigation of public
service corporations. The bill was
placed on the calendar and ordered
printed In the journal, and there will
be a fight on the floor to pass the
bill. I"?
Both houses of the legislature ad-
optometrj' bill by a vote of 33 to 3,
after several Ineffectual attempts were
made to have the board made up of a
majority of doctors.
In the house, there was harsh crit
icism of Secretary Thomas, of the state
board of health, and Secretary David
son. of the state executive council, for
alleged discourtesy to members, and
refusal to give out Information and
aid to the departments.
If
The house passed a senate bill (o
authorize tax aid for libraries and hos
pitals, a bill to change the name of
ppor farms to county homes, a bill
to require the annual cutting of
hedges along the roads, and several
bill (^.relating to voting for franchises
American Sabbath was
latter read a carefully prepared argu
ment for the bill In which he took the
position that it was not giving any
new standing to the Sabbath but rath
er a measure for protecting a day al
ready established and recognized in
Iowa law. Mr. Wallace pointed to the
fact that every state now has laws
safeguarding the iSabbath. Mr. Mar
tin, formerly secretary of state, strong
ly supported the measure. The letter
from the secretary of the actors' union
to iSenator Proudfoot was read in
which It was made very plain that the
actors and actresses desire a rest day.
A question was asked as to whether or
not there is not already sufficient law
and that the local authorities can pre
vent theatrical entertainments If they
desire, but in answer to this It was
stated that the attorney general of the
state Is of the opinion that there is
not now actual authority for forbid
ding theaters on -Sunday and the city
authorities in Des Moines and most -^f
the cities of the state'take this view.
The advocates of the bill called es
pecial attention to the fact that the
only purpose of the Meredith bill,
which was under consideration, was to
put a stop to those things whloh are
on a purely commercial basis and thus
to eliminate the money making fea
tures of Sabbath breaking.
It is stated now that the railroarls
have given up the Idea of heading «ff
measures they regard as obnoxious in
the senate. This was made apparent
when the Allen bill went thru unani
mously, yet most of the senators agree
that the bill ds of very great import
ance in establishing the relations be
tween shippers and transportation
lines. It cuts out of the present law
all those modifying phrases behind
which the railroads have shielded
themselves when cars are demanded
for the use of shippers. It is far more
drastic than any of the reciprocal de
murrage bills which were fought to
death last session. But after the pas
sage of the Clarkson bill and the Pe
terson bill, both relating to damage
suits, the bill fathered by the senator
from Pocahontas went thru without an
effort to amend it and not a vote
against it. If the measure is to be iis
posed of it must be in the railroads
committee of the house. It remains to
be seen whether the light will be male
there to prevent its bcoming a law. It
is the only bill regarded as of #ener.il
importance to shippers now in position
to be taken up by the house.
It Is now fairly evident that the leg
islature is not going to authorize any
paroles from the penitentiary. Yes
terday the two committees heard a
statement of the case of L. R. Van
Tassel, of Chickasaw county, who is
serving for having killed his wife with
strychnine poison. The case of T. W.
Watson was to have been heard, but
one appeared for him. Tha senate
commlttee voted at once to refuse the
Van Tassel applicant"* and also thu
application tor Thor I. Robinson,
of Howard county. latter Is also
a poisoning case, .he county at
torney virtually o* 4 that the evi
dence of guilt wr conclusive. The
action taken on 4* two is supposed
to mean that eglslatlve commit
tees will not
Haley and
buque will
6n any paroles. The
j.rd case from Du
a second hearing.
The senate wmimittee on cities and
towns gave a hearing yesterday to
those who oppose the Van I^aw bill to
give cities and towns additional power
in the matter of investigation of their
affairs as a basis for establishment of
rates. A large number of representa
tives of various public service corpo
rations appeared to resist this bill on
the ground that it would be an un
warranted Interference with their pri
vate affairs.
A hearing is to be given this after-
noon on the Darrah bill to provide a
way for establishing a bank guaranty
system in Iowa. A large number of
representatives of" the banking inter
ests of the state will be present. The
bill has been very little discussed, but
it is known that while some of the
bankers of the state are opposed, there
are others who are for the measure as
possibly the safest bill of tlie kind that
could be devised.
It was the intention of the members
of the senate insurance committee to
this afternoon pass upon the bill to
transfer the Insurance department
from the office of auditor to that of
governor, but owing to the absence of
members this will not be done. The
committee voted once on this bill and
it was a tie.
The senate committee on commerce
listened to arguments on the wage
exemption bill, which proposes to per
mit 10 per cent of the wages of the
head of a family to be subject to at
tachment. H. G. Lorimer, of Charl
I ton, president of the State Mercantile
Association, with others associated
with the same body, spoke for the
measure which is put forth as distinct
ly in the interest of the merchants of
the state. R. W. Patrick, A. L. Urick,
P. S. Billings and others, on behalf
of the wage earners, spoke In opposi
tion to the measure.
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Hardly less remarable than the ac
tion of the house committee upon the
prohibition amendment was the deci
sion yesterday of the senate commit
tee on cities and towns to recommend
for indefinite postponement a bill
aimed at the regulation of public ser
I vice corporations. Senator Van Law's
measure, providing means by which
'city councils can obtain Information
[from the books of public service com
panics, was argued fiercely before the
•committee during a whole hour,.and at
'the end of the hearing the committee
killed it by a vote of 8 to 4.
The author of the bill announced Im
mediately that he would oppose the
adoption of the committee's report, and
the senate will probably hear a repi
tition of some of the sharp retorts to
I equaly sharp queries that were the
order of the day during the hearing
I yesterday afternoon.
The Van Law bill provides, as does
the present law, that city councils shall
fix ratps for public utilities, and shall
be entitled to information from the
books of the companies furnishing the
service. Further it provides that at
any time when a city council regards
existing rates as unreasonably high
the officers or employes of the public
service corporations may be summoned
before the council and compelled to
answer questions to bring out the facts
regarding conditions under which the
business is conducted.
WORST FLOOD IN YEARS
Hundreds'of Families Rendered Home
less at Frankfort, Ky.—Four ^eet of
Water in City Streets.
Frankfort, Ky., Feb. 25.—Four feet of
water standing in the city schools, and
the entire lower party of the city
flooded give an idea of the damage
done here by the most disastrous flood
known in the Kentucky river in a de
cade. Hundreds of families are ren
dered homeless, and barns and bridges
are swept away. It is -believed that to
day will see the crest of the flood
reached here, as the cold snap fas ar
rested the influx of waters from the
mountains.
FOUND DEAD IN BED.
Pioneer Settler of Jaaper County Dies
Suddenly, Aged 83. i"
Special to Times-Republican.
Newton, Feb. 25.—John William
Thompson was found dead In bed
Tuesday morning at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. C. D. Gage, in this city.
He had been in ill health for some
time but appeared as well as usual
a few hours before his death. Mr.
Thompson was 83 years old, a native
of Butler county, Pennsylvania, and
located on a farm near Lynnville,
this county, in 1805, moving later to
Newton. His earlier life was spent
in Illinois. Surviving him are his
wife, three sons and three daughters.
Quarantine Further Modified
Washington, Feb. 35.—The federal
quarantine on the foot and mouth dis
ease has been further modified by tne
secretary of agriculture, effective, to
day. find the quarantine area has been
reduced to include only particular
townships in which the disease ex
isted. together with certain adjoining
townships.
New Charges Against Laning.
Norwalk. Ohio, Feb. 25.—Embezzle
ment and obtaining money by means
of false pretenses, are new charges
placed against Congressman J. F. Lan
ing. The indictments were reported
yesterday, but the contents w«»r© not
made public until today,
T.-R. BULLETIN
Noticeable News of Joday
1 1
The Weather
Illinois—Fair and warmer tonight
Friday. Increasing cloudiness and
warmer.
South Dakota—Partly cloudy tonight
and Friday warmer tonight colder in
tha west and central portions Friday.
PAGE ONE. v*
Telegraphic News:
Hostile Fleet at Mercy of Wireless.
Los Angeles '»4«in May Revolutionise
Warfare.
Society Women Accept Jail Terms.
Prison Garb and Prison Grub.
PAGES TWO AND THREE.
Iowa New#:
Packing Ice In Hay.''-".
Ensilage Kills Stock. j»
Ottumwa May Have Negro Field, .
$500,000 .Hotel for Sioux City.
Cattle King Goes to Prison.
Moving Day in Poweshiek..
PAGE FOUR.
Editorial: 1
As Regards Resubmission.
Saving the Big Treea.
But Not In Jail.
Topics of the Times. i'
Iowa Opinion and Note*.
The Farm Column.
PAGE FIVE.
County Newa:
Great Interest in Spelling Match.
Total of 135 Entered.
Graded Schools to Declaim.
General News of County Towns\".
SIX AND SEVEN.,
City Newa:
I Stanton Docs Legislature.
Sits in Coveted Senate Seat.
Short Course Continues to Grow.
Three Arrested for Central Thefts.
E. It. Swearingen's Death.
General News 'of the City.
PAGE EIGHT.
Marketa and General:
Firm Tone in Wheat,
Mild Rally in Corn.
Cattle About Steady.
Hogs Strong Entire 'Session. ..
COUNCIL IS FAVORABLE.
Question of Gas Plant Likely to Ba
Voted on Soon.
Special to Times-Republican.
Griunell, Feb. 25.—At a special meetr
ing of'the council on Tuesday ev&nlng
of this week the application of Louis
H.'Rinefort and Oscar B. Matthews for
a franchise for putting In a gas plant,
wad taken up and fully discussed, with
the result of favorabl# action by the
council, and the probable submission of
the question at the coming election. If
the franchise is granted by the people,
work must begin at once, in order that
mains may be laid and all excavations
made and properly filled in the busi
ness portions of the city, before the
work is to be done there. There is a
considerable sentiment among the oiti-.
zehs, in favor of the introduction of
lighting and heating gas for the city,
in spite of ithe fact that a proposition
to install a plant for that purpose
sume three years ago, was voted down
at the special election called for .that
purpose. It was freely talked however
at that time, that it was not the pro
position of putting in the ga3 that was
voted down, so much as it was tha
wording of the proposed franchise, that
many citizens felt did not sufficiently
safeguard the interests of the city.
There are and have been all along, a
goodly number of people that would
gladly introduce gas into their homes
for 'their lighting and cooking, if it
coi'iri he had of satisfactory quality
and at a satisfactory price.
LONG TERM FOR SELLS
President of Osceola College Convicted
of Assaulting Woman Patient Sent
Twenty-Five Years,
Up
Special to Times-Republican,
Des Moines, Feb. 25.—Dr. F. W. Sells,
president of the Osceola hospital, was
sentenced today to the penitentiary for
twenity-flve years. He was convicted
of committing a criminal assault on
a patient in the hospital. His arrest
and trial created a great sensation.
RED BUTTON FOR C3UNKARDS.
New Wrinkle for "Posting" Proposed
by Wisconsin Bill.
Madison, Wis., Feb. 25.—If Wiscon
sin adopts the puritanical custom of
branding a drunkard it will not 'be by
the burning of the latter "D" on his
forehead, as was the custom in the
early history of Massa*Nisetts, but by
compelling the "posted" man to wear
a red button at least two inches in
diameter on his coat lapel. Senator
Lehr introduced a bill today that pro
vides for thus posting any man who
is wasting his effects by use of intoxi
cating liquors.
Minneapolis Grain.
[Reported by A. J. Clark, Grain Broker,
Marshalltown, Iowa.]
•Minneapolis, l-'eb. 2".—May wheat
closed 1.13% Ju'.v wheat 1.14a
New York Grain.
.\w VorIt, Feb. 25.
Wheat—May, 1.20%.
Corn—May, 73%.
Kansas City Grain.
Kansas City. Feb. 25.
Wheat—.No. 2 hard, l.OSfj 1.13: M.iv,
1.06%.
Corn-—No. 2 mixed, 51% May
Oats—No. 2 white, 54@56.^'
"NOTHTHG ilFASMOMQ
s.
.Ship Subsidy Has a Chance.
House Takes Another Slap at T. R.
China Wants Our Friendship.
Radium Is Outdone.
Biennial Appearance of Marshal Bill.
Van Law Bill Not Yet Dead.
Kentucky Flood Worst in Years.
Taft Withholds Secretary's Name.
About the Times-Republican." This
is the comment made by daily
l" readers of their favorite newspaper.
Not good ane day, and pear the
next,
but the best and a little bat*
ter every day. ,•
warn
&
rises Feb. 26 at 6:37
Sun
sets at
5:50.
Iowa—Partly cloudy tonight and Fri
day warmer tonight and in the east
and central portions Friday.
N E 4 8
Twenty-eight Women, Many of
High Social Standing, Sen
tenced For Disturbance
WITHHOLD PROMISE TO BE GOOD
Sentenced from Ona to Two Months
Women Will Ba Garbed in Uncouth
Prison Garmenta and Compelled to
Subsist on Plain Prison Fara Ra
caiva Sentences With Dignity.
I/onAon, Feb. 25.—Refusing to gtvo
security for their future good 'behav
ior, twenty-eight woman euffiragistsi
were arrested last nlghit while attempt
ing to reach Premier Asquith to pre
sent to him a petition in the Interests
of their cause, were today sentenced
to terms of one ito two months impris
onment. There' were many women of
high social standing among the pris
oners.
Most of the twenty-elghit women
sentenced, took their punishment In
dignified silence. One asked not to be.
given the insulting alternative of being
bound over, because that would be,
she said, "simply suggesting that I an»
a coward, and not a woman at1 all."
All the women were committed to the
"second division," which, In the case of
the present batch of prisoners, who be
long mostly to the educated classes,
entails drastic changes in food and^
methods of living. They all will bof^rl
garbed in rough uncouth ready-made
prison garments, spotted with a broad
arrow, and their food will be the or
dinary prison fare of thin porridge,
-watery cocoa, and a small allowance
of meat and potatoes once a day. They
will not be allowed to communicate
with each other, and will be obliged to
exercise in single file In *the prison
court yard. In spite of this tar from
alluring prospect, all the women went
off to their uninviting captivity, giving
outwardly the signs of an utmost!^
cheerfulness.
CRUSHED TO DEATH.
"Charles. Cus£aJif Gale/ikurfltJ-lU-Kiiled
In Colliaion of Stock Trarrta.
Chicago, Feb. 25.—Charles Curtis, -t
Galesburg, 111., was crushed to death
early today, in a rear end collision of
stock trains on the Burlington rail-,
way. Curtis was riding in tho caboose
of the first section, which was stopped
near the city limits. The second* sec
tlon crashed into the caboose, demol
ishing it and setting fire to the wreck
age.
SENATOR'S NEPHEW ARRESTED.
Albert J. Hopkina, of Kanaaa City, in
Trouble at St. Louis.
St. Louis, Feb. 25.—A young man.
goving his name as Albert J. Hopkins.,:
and claiming to be a nephew of tho
junior senator from Illinois, is under ,'
arrest hare, charged with selling a
horse and buggy which he had hired.'
for a few 'hours. The prisoner stated
that his home was In Kansas City, but
he hod been living in Chicago for sev
eral months.
MRS. BROWN POTTER RETIRES.
Quits Stage, Diacouragad by Failure off!
Recent Vaudeville Engagement.
New York, Feb. 25.—With her health!
Impaired by worry over her recent dls
appointing essay In vaudeville here,
Mrs. James Brown Potter has left the
stage. Her recent reconciliation -with
her daughter, Mrs. James StJBnian, Jr.,]
has been solidified and aba fa now liv
ing with the young woman. Mia. James* -.
Stlllman, Sr., Is said now to boon most,
cordial terms with Mrs. Pcbtcr and has
prevailed on her moat JaUxnato friends
to extend a welcome to the retired act
ress, and It is not impossible she wlLL
be received, at least by a section of
New York society.
TINWARE FACTORY FOR IOWA
Mason City Lands Industry to
ploy 150 Men.
Special to Times-Republican.
Mason CSlty, Feb. 25.—Mason City,
gets a new $300,000 (tinware facaory.
The Commercial Chib endorsed the
proposition last night, lit will employ
150 men.
T. W. Mantln, of Newark. N. J.,
twenty-four years In the bosineAs, will •,
manage the plant and will bring many
employes with him. The plant will be
in operation in ninety days.
ATTORNEY IS ACCUSED.
D. G. Baker, of Boone, en Trial fe»
Alleged Illegal Aota.
Special 'to
Times-Republican.
Boone, Feb. 25.—D. 6- Baker, a
prominent attorney here, is being tried
on a charge of accepting 41.egaJ fees.
The charge was a surprise to Mr. Ba
ker, and he demanded an immedia/ta
trial, which was granted.
Mr. Baker denies any Intention of
defrauding anybody and thinks it is
persecution. The outcome will ba
watched 'with interest.
OREGON Plan Favored.
Governor Will Approve Nekraaka Sill
for Election of Senaters.
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. M.—The sesate
today passed a bill providing for the
election of United States senaters by
the Oregon plan. The measure has al
ready paused the house. 9""
Shallenberger will ayyrsss
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