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IOWA STATE BYSTANDER. GARDEN SEEDS Tools for the Garden and Lawn — Poultry Supplies INCUBATOR — BROODERS Foods, Remedies, Louse Powder and Liquids, Sprays— Everything for the Garden and Poultry Yard. THE EAST SIDE SEED STORE: DES MOINES SEED STORE 409 and 411 East Fifth Street Phone 1 533 East Catalogue Free VOL. XVII, No. 41 CITY NEWS IN B. I you have relatives or friends visiting in the city or going to make a visit, please inform us: we collect all your local news—Ed) Good bye March, today tomorrow. All fools day. Mr. R. N. Hyde visited his daughter, Miss Ada, at Iowa City, Sunday. The Coronation club gave an entertainment at the Maple Street Baptist church. A good sum was realized. The Missionary Circle of the Maple street Baptist church met last Friday with Mrs. C. C. Cox 1200 16th street. The Get Busy club gave a "fish fry" last Tuesday evening at the home of Rev. and Mrs. S. Bates. A good time reported. Miss Ada Clegggett, who has been very sick, is improving nicely this week. She was brought home from the hospital. Rev. White of Enterprise was in our city, Wednesday, on business. He called at the Bystander office. Mrs. Minnie Neal of 206 West Fourteenth street, has bought the restaurant at 304 Grand avenue, and wishes the patronage of all who wishes a most class meal. Jethro J. Carter of Cincinnati, was Des Moines two days later, week with his sister, Mrs. W. J. toms. The M. C. T. club met last M. at the home of Mrs. Arthur Jones. A program was wasted next in meeting with Mrs. J. C. Williams neat East Seventh and Des Moines. Mr. Carter, his three sisters, Rosa, Letha and Mable, spent a part of last Thursday in an automobile, seeing the beauties of our city. Mr. Carter left for Keokuit to visit before returning to his home in Chicago. Mr and Mrs. Adam Dixon served a 6 o'clock dinner last Wednesday evening in honor of Mr. Jacob Wilson and daughter, Lona, of Buxton. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brown were present. Mr. C. B Wood, Miss Rlarch Allen, Mrs. E B. Elliott and Rev. Daniels made up the party from Des Moines to Buxton this week to attend the district conference. They were delegates. The two lodges of the K of P. and the two daughters of Calantha held their annual Thanksgiving services at the Maple Street Baptist church last Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Rev. S. Bates preached the sermon. A large crowd was out even though the weather was unfavorable. One of the attractive scenes in the Musical Comedy, "Maids of Blackville" which will be given April 6, at the Y. C. M. C. A. rooms, 9th and Park Sts., under the auspices of the Cosmopolitan Literary society, will be a scene from the South before the war, entitled "Uncle Eph's Return," in which a large number of girls will take part. The Intellectual Improvement club was entertained last Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. H. W. Hughes. Final arrangements were completed for an oriental and occidental bazaar to be Watches... That you will be proud to carry and at prices that you can afford to buy. Come in and see the wonderful showing we are making on $10.00 to $32.00 watches. If you are thinking of buying a watch now—or later, your chance is here now. You will have no better opportunity this Spring. Come in now and pick it out. Our lunch will be walnut. Our coloretines at the Board it was added. The day the fire the der the which urged men said men. Mrs. at the station ladies opporter Ladiian the gry. At men's subject invited. THE ELSEPLETE STINGTON. It is a hot a charge, woman times this of Washi Schlampp's Sixth and Locust St. GARDEN Tools for the Garden and Lawn INCUBATOR----BR Foods, Remedies, Louse Powder and Everything for the Garden THE EAST SIDE SE DES MOINES SE 409 and 411 East FI Phone 1-553 East given April 28th in the Colored Y. M. C. A. rooms. Mrs J. H. McClain was elected as delegate to the Inter-State Literary Association meeting at Wichita, Kansas, vice, Miss Martha Loeffler, resigned. Mrs J. W. Holmes of Colaf, resigned the club in the ovarate club will be held June 12th. The ladies will meet this afternoon with Mrs J. H. McClain, Thirteenth and Park streets. On last Sunday afternoon at the residence of Miss Emma Hewlett, girl of the Phillis Wheatley club athletics and discussed the life and activities of Miss Elizabeth C. Carter, president of the National Association of Colored Women. Meadames R. E. Patton, A. G. Coleman and J. H. McDowell. The next meeting was held Sunday afternoon the same day as Mrs Catherine S. South street. Mrs S. Joe Brown will talk on "Social Purity." Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bell entertained last Wednesday evening in honor of their son, Albert L., and wife, at their beautiful room was decorated with pink and white roses. About forty persons responded to the invitations by their presence. The guests were received by Mrs Marie Bell, Mrs Theodore J. Bell and Mrs Arthur Jones. The evening was spent in music, conversation, andversation. Miss Mabel Mitchell presided at the punch bowl. A jolly good time was reported. Mr. Alexander Simms died at the home of his daughter last Saturday night, Mrs. Mary Reynolds at 1641, Walker street, after only a short illness of a few days. The funeral was held Monday afternoon from the Maple street Baptist church conducted by Rev. S. Bates. A large concourse of friends attended the funeral. ALBERT BELL MARRIED Mr. Albert L. Bell formerly of this day, but now of Dawson, Wyoming, who am here last week on a brief visit with is parents, Mrs. and Mrs. Peter Bell, left ast week for Omaha, Neb., where he found him a beautiful bride in the Dwarf Depth of the A.M. Church Johnson, to whom he was married last Monday evening, March 27, at the home of the bride's mother, Mrs. Jennie Wigginton, 924 N. 42d, only a few of the bride's friends and relatives witnessed the ceremony, which was performed by the Dwarf Depth of the A.M. Church Johnson, to over 30 Des Moines to spend a few days of the honeymoon trp with the groom's parents. We wish for those young people the highest blessings of married life in their Wyoming home. Miss Gertrude Hyde was hosted at a Bridge Company Wednesday evening her guest's being the members of the West End Bridge Club. At the close of the game the favor which was a Brass Fernery was awaived to Miss Joseph Stone. Refreshments were served. Miss Lulu Jackson will entertained the club next Wednesday. The Birthday Club held its first party last Wednesday afternoon, in honor of Mrs. Francis Henderson. Covers were laid for twelve ladies. The afternoon was spent in a lemon contest. Prizes were won by Mr. J. G. Dellinger, Mrs. Hattie Brown. The pastor read a paper on his past life, which was fine, Our club presented her with a lovely lunch cover. Next monthly meeting will be with Mrs. Calvin Carey 1018 Walnut. Y. M. C. A. The membership campaign of the Young Colored Men's Christ an Association continues to bri-g in new members each day. At the report made at the meeting of the Board of Directors Wednesday evening, at about fifty had been added to the roll. The campaign will close next Wednesday evening at which time will occur the first quarterly business meeting under the new Articles of Incorporation, to which all members, old and new, are urged to present, as there are several in the need of importance to come before said meeting. Mrs. S. Joe Brown was acting matron at the first "ladies' day" at the Association rooms yesterday, and a number of ladies and girls took advantage of the opportunity to try the horizontal bar, the interior and other paraphernalia of the gymnasium. Attorney J. B. Rush will address the men's meeting Sunday afternoon at 4:30, subject "Canadian Reciprocity." All men invited. THE WASHINGTON ATTACK Elsewhere we give our readers a story of the recent Booker T. Washington attack, which we ask all to read. It is an instance where we can easily see how a white man can swear to any charge, especially to the old wife or woman insult, and to the nine women in nine of the class who believe in this old charge against a man like Dr Washington no reasonable man would believe. Now is a chance, a rare opportunity, for Dr. Washington to push his case and demonstrate to the waiting world a realization of the need for this man Ulrich was of living with a woman who ulrich was not his legal wife. The right will ultimately prevail. The Callanan Industrial club met Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Edward Mixon 405 West Second St. Miss Johnnie Stacy was made a member, and Miss L. A. Dameron of 601, 22d street was a guest of honor. A dainty luncheon was served, after which they adjourned to meet next Wednesday at the clubs new club room with Mrs. E B. Elliston 1011 W. Walnut street. Sheriff H. J. Ness of Polk county has appointed Douglass Willer, one of our highly respected and well known citizens as bailiff of the newly appointed Judges. This office will begin April 1st. Mr. Miller has for years been headwaiter at the Savery hotel. We wish for Mr. Miller much success in his new office. The colored people have had no representative in this department since Geo. Logan's time about three years ago. The Des Moines Negro Lyceum met Tuesday, March 28 with the president, Mr. Finesse Bledsoe, at his home on 15th street. The program for the evening was a very interesting one upon Mexican war. Miss Alice Mitchell, an honorary member of the Lyceum and until recently a student at the Langton University, was present and addressed the club The Lyceum adjourned to meet Tuesday, April 4, with Mrs. B. Rush, at her home on 20th and Mondamin avenue, at which time the following program will be rendered. Quotations and Miscellaneous Instrumental Selections, Mr. James Windsor. The Canadian Reciprocity Bill, Atv. 188. Current events. Report of Critic. OTTUMWA NEU "Under the Laurels" the dramatic play given at the Mt. Zion A. M. E. church was a grand success. The drama consisted of five acts and the characters were the young people of the church. Excellent music was furnished between acts by Miss Margurtea Gardner. Promoters were Mr. Earl Wagner and Miss Mude Lewis. Rev. Cornelius Reid, pastor of the Second baptist church was very pleasantly surprised at his home last Thursday evening by a large crowd of the young people of his church. The occasion was his birthday anniversary. Rev. Reid was presented with many useful articles, such as shoes, ties, etc. An excellent lunch was served by a special committee. Presicing Elder, M. I. Gordon and wife left Sunday morning for Buxton t to attend the district conference. I. B. Wells club was royally entertained last week at the home of Mrs. John shadwah. The club is pregressing nicely in their new work and will be entertained this week by Mrs. Henry T. Elliott. Mrs. Harry Owens, Misses Margaret Davis and Ma de Lewis delegates from the A. M. E. Sunday School left Tuesday morning for Buxton t to attend the convention. Rev. Lewis also left Tuesday for Buxton to attend the district conference. Little enriche the only child of Mr. and Mrs Arthur Moos is yery ill at this writing. Mr. Harry Green of Shenandoah was an Ottumba visitor, Friday, enroute home in Oakalosa. Melvin, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Wells Felt has been seriously ill at his home on Plum street, for past week. The musical given at the Second Baptist church last Friday by Prof. and Mrs. Moore was well attended. A wholesome supper was served in the basement by the ladies of the church. DAVENPORT NOTES. (Special to Bystander.) Mrs A D. Sumin of 320 W. 16th St., entertained the Campana Art clu- m, March 25th in honor of her birthday. The house was decorated with the clu- b colors, pink and white and an elabora course luncone was served she was presented with many beautiful gifts of hand painted canvas and needle work. The club is composed of some of the leading ladies of this city. The very best service guaranteed. Prices the lowest Calls answered promptly day or night No extra charge's for distance -Reverse all phone charges. Phone: 2610 Office 519 East Court Des Moines, Ia. The most common cause of insomnia is disorders of the stomach. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tables correct these disorders and enable you to sleep. For sale by all druggists. Card of Thanks. We, the undersigned desire to hereby express to the many fries ds our most sincere gratitude for their many acts of kindness in the last illness and death of our esteemed father Alexander simei, who departed this life on the evening of Friday, March 24th. J. H. Reynolds, Mary Reynolds, Chas. Sims. WORKED HIS WAY TO FRONT RANK Prominent Banker and Real Estate Broker Was Once Stenographer For William T. Bell of National Railway Company—Left the North For Business Career In the South. Newport News, Va.—Oftentimes when a young colored man, after receiving his education, seeks a position which his training his firm, but is debarred, such prescription in many instances forces him to create a job that will ultimately develop into a business venture of extraordinary scope, which will open a door that has heretofore been closed to his people. An example of this truth is found in the life of a Philadelphia lad who was educated in the schools of that city. His mother ventured to work for old years. His father left him at the age of eighteen years to mold his young character among influences which would tast every fiber of his being. In school E. C. Brown was an exceptionally bright scholar. After graduating from the public schools he was BANKER E. C. BROWN. employed by the Bradstreet mercantile agency as mall clerk, which he acceptably filled for three years. This position, however, simply inspired him for more responsible work. He took a course at the Spencerian Business college in stenography and typewriting. His work was so thorough that William T. Bell, vice president of the National Railway company, engaged him as his stenographer. In this position young Brown came in touch with the lending steel and railroad magnates. He was well thought of by them. The company later on merged with a larger concern, and this caused Brown, the vice president of his position. After spending some time diligently seeking a position as stenographer and finding that his color and not his competency was against him, he, with that indomitable courage and ability to think and act judiciously under such circumstances, started south, determined on a business career. Landing in this city with only a few dollars in his jeans, with the vim that moved obstacles and the optimistic smiles which made every person who purchased to converse with him feel that his life was a great leave in the activities of the community, he succeeded in interesting a successful business man by the name of Mr. Brown, the vice president of his business. So the real estate firm of Brown & Brown soon had its signs on vacant buildings over the city. Mr. Brown has undoubtedly gained the confidence of people over the country because of his integrity. He did business as any successful man would manage his affairs; hence it was not altogether the question of his racial identity. A little over two years ago he began the banking business in the Crown Savings bank, which is a success. In the bank and in his office one will find the office system which assures the ability of Mr. Brown and his associates to keep their fingers on the minutest detail of the business. In May, 1900, he secured a charter for a corporation known as the Brown Savings and, Banking company, which is now doing a flourishing business in the large Afro-America population in the tidewater section. In the same building Mr. Brown has a real estate department, which is doing a large business. He is president of both banks, and these enterprises have stimulated hundreds of Afro-Americans, until today numerous enterprises are giving to a little army of young people employment because of this young man's skills. Mr. Brown is director of the Southern Ald Society of Richmond, Va., and is treasurer of the Colored Bankers' association. He is conspicuous in the local, state and national Negro Business. The close application to business and unquestionable integrity and intelligent preparation, combined with an unselfish spirit, are the distinguishing traits of Mr. Brown's ALBIA, IOWA Mr. Arthur Ester's house caught fire on the inside, on Monday evening, while Mr. and Mrs. Ester's were at church. The furniture and inside was damaged but the house did not burn down. The Dunbar club met at the home of Mrs Geo. Hollingworth on Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Eliza Hays is sick at this writing, also old lady Talbot is still ill. Mr. Burt -ones was in Ottumwa Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Grayson and son Ben of Hocking, were in town Saturday. Mrs. Nora Grayson of Hiteman was in town Saturday. Mr. Henry Harris was a Hiteman visitor Sunday Mr. R. B. Manly entreatained the ladies of the Stewards Aid society on last Monday. Elzl Martin was a Des Moines visitor this week. Mrs. John Allen and Mrs. Washington are on the sick list. Mr. Will John is a contractor for Wall papering. His head-quarters is at the Iowa house. Madam Virginia Burns, Joe Robson of Hocking were shopping in Albia this week. Mr. Scrogging of Lovilla visited with Mrs. Ed Butler, Monday of this week. Mrs. Ed Hutler, Monday of this week. Mr. Henry Davenport, of Hiteman, was shot and beat to death by Mr Burfett, at Hiteman, Saturday after noon. The two men were quarrelling and dinking. The body of Davenport was brought to Albia, also Burfett was brought to Albia' until his trial is hard. CEDAR RAPIDS NEWS Rev J H. Ferrebee returned from Moline, Ill. Saturday where he attended the District conference and Sunday School convention. He reports a fine time. Rev Wm. Lowery now pastoring in Ft Madison is in the city a few days visiting his relatives. Mr. Lowery is looking fine. The Ft Madison people are giving him the best of care as he is the picture of health Mr Jackson Boyd died on last Friday morning, at his home on 716 17th Ave E. Mr. Boyd always lived a Christian life and we regret his departure from this life, but yet as the good Master giveth he also does likewise in taking "Blessed be the Lord." Mr. Boyd leaves a devoted wife, Mr. A. M. Boyd who will know throughout the state among club women and a daughter, Ruth, one son, Edward Mr. Boyd who also a member of Mt. Olive Lodge, No. 17 Interment was made in Oak Hill cemetery. The One More Effort club met at the home of the president, Mrs. Hattie Raspberry. The meeting was very interesting and much work was accomplished Next meeting will be with Mrs. Harry Horne 611 17th Avenue E. Mr. Wm Lavie and family has moved to L St. West, where will greet all their friends hereafter. Miss Pearl Hicks of Colfax is visiting relatives. Mrs Romelin Ford graced the pulpit Sunday night. All who failed to be there missed a treat, as Mrs. Ford delivered an excellent sermon that went deep down into the soul, and Cedar Rapida feels proud of such a woman that can deliver the word of God. We only wish for another good sermon from Mrs. Ford. Mr. Fred Parkins left for Indianapollo last Saturday. Mrs. M. H. Lowery is on the sick list. The City Federation has met with the following ladies this month. Mrs. Warren Mrs Smith, Mrs. G-r-y, Mrs. Horne. The work seems to be moving along nicely. We hope that all delegates will send theirir names to Mrs. Harryorne not hat r than April 20th. Mrs A G. Smith entertained to dinner, Sundev, Mrs. Burrell of Des Moines and her mother and Mrs. Martin Brooks and Master Forest Martin, Mrs. Smith, was assisted with serving by her sister Helen Martin. A pleasant time was had. If you have trouble in getting rid of your cold you may know that you are not treating it proper. There is no reason why a cold could hang on for weeks and it will not if you take Chamberlain's souffl CLINTON LAPPENINGS Rev. S. B. Moore and M. O. Culberson were in Moline last week in attendance at the District conference and Sunday school convention, the latter being a delegate to the conference and also District Supt of schools. The debate, Resolved that man will go farther for money that the love of woman, which was give on March 15, was decided in favor of the mative. There is some talk on the mative protesting the decision on the group of a partial stand taken by o of the judges. A large number were present who were highly entertained. Miss Estelle Bush was a visitor at District conference and the S S convention in Moline last week. She was the guest of Mrs. Rufus Phoenix in Rock Island. The Electrical college which was to be held in Clinton in April, has been set for some time in ay. A. A. Bush was in Moline last week in attendance to the District confer- Price Five Cents. 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Regular 25c quality, yard at. 15c ence and Sibbath School convention being a delegate to the latter. He reports a pleas at time. Carl Culbertson and Delight Evans spent Friday in Moline at the convent- on while in the Tri-Cities last week we embraced the opportunity of visiting with the s, the home for the aged, loca- tated in Davenport, while our stay was short we were thoroughly convinced --- that the project is a worst one, and while yet in its infancy is well on its way towards success. The home is well located in one of the best resident localities in the city, and is in charge of two capable custodians. We advise all of who may visit the home and help this worthy cause along by a good word. Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Phoenix of Rock Island entertained A. A. Bush and son Curtis, at dinner last Wednesday evening at their home. The Deacresses gave a most enjoyable social on Saturday evening. J. N Hancock is sporting a new electric sign in front of his Fifth avenue confectionary. Send in your items for publication to the correspondent. L. W. Routte was in attendance at the District conference last week in Moline. We would like very much to have your name on the Bystander list as a subscriber. Mrs Ida Mann and daughter Adelaid of Lyons are home from a several months visit with relatives in the South. BUXTON BRIEFS Mrs J. H. Bates was quite ill last week but much better at this writing. Anna, the six year old daughter of J. M. Sears died at the home No. 7 W. Third street, last Wednesday at 5:30 p.m, as she was only sick but a short time. Her death was quite a shock to everyone. Her remain* were taken to Albia and laid to rest beside her mather who departed this life about a year age. Mr. Sears and family has the sympathy of their may friends here. The Home and Foreign Mission circle of Mt. Zion church held their meeting at the church last Thursday morning. After the regular routine of business, all the ladies present were entertained and served by Medames Burkett, Martin and Howell. Mr. J. D. Gillinger who is an ox-Buxtonian was visiting some of his friends here last week as was present at this meeting. The many friends of Miss Ione Wilson were delighted to hear of her marriage in Des Moines a few days ago, and are wishing her happy sailing on life's sea with her brand new husband. The Y P. S. C. E meeting was led by Presiding Elder M. J. Gordon last Sunday. The subject was S. S. Journey Around the World* was very ably discussed by the leader. The District conference and S. S. convention convened at St. John's church, Tuesday morning. Many delegates are expected. Mr Moses Tandy was on the sick list Monday. Services were well attended at Tabernacle Baptist church last Sunday. Good services and good collection to the amount of $20.00. There was one addition. The baptizing will occur in the big reservoir next Sunday. There are six candidates to be immersed. The Self Culture club met at the home of Mrs. Elinva Freeman. All of the laies are busy making fancy work for the bazaar they will have Easter. The meeting adjourned, after the regular order of the program had been gone thru, the ladies had been served to a dainty lunch. The next meeting will be held at Mrs. Hattie Garrett's. There is simply no talk using about the way John Ferrell can write insurance. If you will listen to his talk for awhile you will think that a policy with the Bankers is the only thing to have. He is wearing a gold medal as a reward for having written more insurance than any man in the State of Iowa. He is known as the heavy weight champion. Ir assurance writer and is without a doubt the best in his class. Mr John A. Baker has an offer to go to Kansas City, Kansas, to write that city for the Bankers Insurance Co. He will go down and look the field over and if all things are favorable, will accept that field of labor. Mr Jeff Rivers will leave in a few for Denver. Mrs Rivers' is very fond of the West. Mrs. Rose Brown and Mrs. Mary Parker were not in the morning service last Sunday, it is such an unusual thing that we fear something has gone wrong with them. One of them must be sick. We admit that Walter Blaney has a very fine boy for a six month old, but there's no use of his heaving "crowing" about it, because Cas. Lawson Continued on page 4 column 3. DUBUQUE NOTES Rev. B. F. Hubbard and Martin Earl Jones have returned home from Moline, Ils, where they attended District Conference and S. S. convention the past week. Master Earl was elected delegate from this city. Mr. Erics of Galena, Ill., visited Sunday with his sister, Mrs. John Wells. The Stewardesses social at the church Friday evening, was well attended and a neat sum realized. The Sewing circle will meet Friday afternoon at the paragonome, the election of officers to take place at that time. Rev. T. J. Marshall preached morning and evening, very able discourses at the A. M. E. church. Mrs. Wm Bolden of Julien who has been suffering with neuralgia is much improved. Los Angeles has an 80-year-old citizen who says he will wed when he has reached the century mark. At any rate, it can hardly be said that he is rushing precipitately into matrimony. A Pennsylvania justice has upheld the right of a wife to paint. The dispute had nothing to do with her earning a living by byvoting herself to art, but was one involving her own facial decoration. A savant breaks into print with the starting statement that "sowing wild birds to youth. Let us use the savant is not laboring under the impression that he has uttered a new thought. Robbers broke into a jail in Pennsylvania a few nights ago and robbed the only prisoner of $20. People who go to jail in Pennsylvania should take the precaution of leaving their valuables at the desk. New York aldermen have rejected a bill limiting the length of hat pins. Done in self-defense. No doubt every one of them had to go back home and face a woman armed with a couple of the dangerous things. The kissing microbe has been often attacked as pernicious, but it is to be feared that people can no more practice of occlusion than they can be made shy of accepting money which is suspected of conveying germs. A convict in Texas became so ill that a surgical operation was found necessary, when the cause of the trouble was discovered to be a $300 stolen diamond. The convict will now temporarily push the restaurant pearl-fishery oyster out of the limelight. The law of action and reaction is well illustrated at this time when women are demanding a wider field of action than ever and yet is the greatest vogue of the hobble skirt. Concerning the promoters and spectators of that rather sickening fight between a gorilla and bulldog—if it is to be regarded as genuine—it calls for caution in condemning the brutality of bulldog-fighting. Where did the crime come into possession of a live and ferocious African gorilla? For Bulk Sales. The senate judiciary committee took favorable action on the Grout bulk sales bill which passed the house last week. The committee also acted favorably on the Cunningham bill filling the salary of the secretary of the state fair board at $5,000. Legislators Will Get More Money. Members of the Senate who expect to come back for the Thirty-fifth general assembly will get that $450 increase in salary Insurance Measure. The house passed the bill by Miller of Bremer, giving the fraternal insurance society of the German-Lutheran church the same recognition under the law as pertains to other fraternal insurance organizations. Kill Dunnegan Bill. The senate killed the Dunnegan bill providing for placing on the railroad maps of the state the routes of so-called river-to-river highways which are laid out or may be laid out across the state. Quarantine. An increase in the number of quarantineable diseases is proposed in a bill by Senator Balkema which would make it possible to put a quarantine on measles, chickenpox and infantile paralysis. Intervene a Year. Senator Jewell introduced a bill in the senate to provide that a full year must intervene between one petition of consent and another. At present the division is by calendar year. Gives District Courts Power. Representative Miller's bill giving district courts jurisdiction in all anti-discrimination cases brought by the attorney general and the county attorney was recommended for passage by the house committee on judiciary. Life Preservers On All Boats. Representative Grout's bill requiring all passenger boats to carry life preservers was passed in the house. The bill provides for penalties for the violation of the proposed law. Five-Mile Limit Bill. The five-mile limit law will come up for another fight in the senate. It was ordered out of the committee for the suppression of intemperance. This will take it to the floor of the senate and start the fight again. Pay Monthly. In the opinion of the senate railway committee, railway companies should continue to pay their employees once a month, instead of twice a month as provided for in the bill by Webster of Wapello. Des Moines, March 31—Judge Kenyon received 69 votes for U. S. senator, needing only 8 votes to make him senator to succeed Dolliver. He gained Hogan, Hunt and Jacobson, who have been voting for Deemer. The increase in the Kenyon vote is the net results of a caucus of 60 republicans Wednesday night in the house chamber, when Kenyon was made the unanimous choice of the majority of the republicans. The gain represents the changes of those who agreed to abide by the result of the caucus. Early yesterday there was gossip that Deemer would not further permit the use of his name, but this was unfounded. The Friends of Deemer, with the exceptions mentioned, also including George and Finlayas, temporarily out of the Kenyon camp, stood by their man, leading the deadlock unbroken. Fifty-third Ballet Deemer ..... 52 Kenyon ..... 59 Porter ..... 52 Necessary to elect ..... 77 From Deemer to Kenyon: Finlay- son, Hogan, Frank ..... 77 to Kenyon, George GOVEFNOR APPOINTS JUDGES Des Molnes, March 31.—James P. Hewitt of Altoona, member of the law firm of Miller, Hewitt & Wallingford, will be the fifth judge of Polk county. His appointment was announced by Governor B. F. Carroll yesterday morning. Judge Hewitt was formerly associated with the firm of Parker, Hewitt & Wright. He has been practicing law n the city for the past twenty years, during which time he has been connected with some of the biggest cases tried in the county. Mr. Hewitt was attorney for the Western Union Telegraph company when it won the million dollar suit brought against it by the state of Iowa. He possesses what is known among attorneys as the judicial temperament, which makes his selection meet with general satisfaction. Governor Carroll also announced the appointment of W. S. Hamilton of Ft. Madison as the extra judge in the first judicial districter. The appointee of the J. C. M. Hamilton, a democrat, and the youngest member of the present house of representatives. The senior Hamilton is however, one of the oldtime stand-pat republicans. Short Line to Corydon. Corydon, March 31.—Not for a decade has there been so much excitement here as there was yesterday when I saw a down Rock Island airport arrived in a special car and announced that if they were given a street to enter the town they would build the extension of the Short line from St. Paul to Kansas City through here. Sues Rich Estate. Kookuk, March 31—Mrs. Mary Wolfe, widow, has brought suit at Kecosaqua against the executor of the will of John Lightfoot for $15,000 alleged damages for breach of promise on the part of Lightfoot, who died in 1910, leaving an estate worth $80,000. Falls Dead as Daughter Dies. Davenport, March 31—Mrs. Louse Hoepner, after witnessing the death of her sixth daughter, Mrs. Louis Wilson, fell on her bed and died instantly. One child had died each year for the past six years. She was 71 years old. College President Quite. Storm Lake, March 31—Dr. Edw. Campbell, president of Buena Vista college, has resigned, due to the ill health of Mrs. Campbell. They will remove to California for her health. He has been president here since April, 1910. Leave For the Pacific. Iowa City, March 31.—The Laysan Island Expedition of the state university will leave here tomorrow, going via San Francisco, from which port the members will sail early next month. County Records Not Damaged. Fort Madison, March 31.—The court house which burned Wednesday night was insured for $1,000 and the court fee for $2,300. The vaults withstood the flames and the records were found intact. Aged iowan Dies. Council Bluffs, March 31.—Henry Suits, aged 105, died last night at his daughter's home in this city. He built the first house in Omaha and has resided in Council Bluffs, fifty- eight years. Teal is Found Guilty. Leon, March 31. - Clarence Teale was found guilty of the charge of killing Mrs. Levl Zornes Dec. 7, 1910, the jury returning a verdict of murder in the second degree. The jury was cut about eight hours. Vinton Hotel Burns. Cedar Rapids, March 31. - Fire, which started on the third floor of the Raleya hotel at Vinton this afternoon gave the volunteer fire department a hard fight to save the surrounding buildings. The hotel was badly damaged. ARCHIBALD'S AGATHA BY EDITH HUNTINGTON MASON AUTHOR OF "THE REAL AGATHA" COPYRIGHT 1910 BY W. G. CYLAPYRON COPYRIGHT IN GREAT BRITAIN Archibald Terhune, a popular and indolent young bachelor of London, receives news that he has been made heir to the estate, an income of $300,000 a year, on condition that he becomes engaged to be married within ten days. Failing to do so the heir becomes the sole owner of the story. The story opens at Castle Wyckoff, where Lord Vincent and his wife, friends of Terhune, are discussing plans to find a husband for the heir. Beams that Lady Vincent is one of seven persons named Agatha, all close girlhood chums. She decides to invite two of them to the garden, one of the guests. Agatha Sixth arrives Archie as a handpainted beauty. Agatha First is a breezy American girl. Lady Terhune is the first to arrive. Agatha First, neglected by Terhune, receives attention from Leslie Freer. Four days of the precious time have passed the girl from the first business. Agatha First, on the plea of sickness, excuses herself from a motor trip planned by the Vincent. Later the girl from the first business strangles Agatha First. The Vincent discusses Agatha's seeming duplicity. The following day the party visits the ruins of an abandoned farm. The Vincent discusses tensions to Agatha Sixth. Suddenly he transfers his attentions to Agatha First. Vincent scores him for his apparent delicateness. The last evening of the arrived in which to become engaged arrives. (CHAPTER IX.—Continued.) The conclusion was obvious and we fell away from our point of vantage at the door and looked at each other with scared and troubled faces. Our attempts to make a match for Agatha Sixth and win Terwane a fortune were certainly going wrong with a vengeance. But the worse was not yet. Before we had time to more than breathe a new complication presented itself in the shape of the sudden appearance of Agatha Sixth upon the scene. We met her at the foot of the stairs just as we were going up, wrapper-clad and, with long black braids hanging over her shoulders. I felt myself grown quite cat-like in my sweating and had to see what she was and the vital necessity of keeping our discovery a secret from her, before my wife had time to more than gasp a greeting. "Is that you, Agatha Lawrence?" she inquired. "Yes. What is it?" whispered back Agatha Sixth, peering at us from the stairs, and by Jove, I felt so sorry for the poor girl if she should see what we had just seen that I rather lost my head. Dogs," I said, my voice quite hoarse with whispering, "one of 'em's got in the drawing room some way, and he's knocked over a vase!" "Did he also light the lamp" demanded Miss Lawrence suspiciously, as she came and stood beside us. And I cursed myself for a blunderer as she said it. Then Dearest had a go at the situation, and I felt that if this attempt failed, I would have the girl from the certain misery she seemed so eager to bring upon herself. "I lit the lamp, darling," she said, standing directly in front of the doors so that Agathea Slith's view was cut off, "to see if there was much damage done. We forgot to turn it out, but Wilfred will do it now if you'll come along upstairs with me and not bother." But the girl was not to be turned from her purpose to her purpose, she told her that what lay behind those closed doors concerned her nearly. "Let me look—Dearest," she said, using my name for my wife for the first time, as she's usually a cold little thing, and Dearest, as if convinced that it was for the best after all, stepped aside. It didn't take long, the delivery of the blow, and Agathea Slith took it like a martyr. One gimpse was enough to convince and allenty of the way to the stains. At the door of our guest's room which we passed before reaching our own suite, my wife stopped. "Good night, Wilfred," she said, "Agatha, dear," to the girl, and taking her hand, "you must let me spend the rest of the night with you." And as I stumbled on to my own bed, I saw anything in the world could comfort her. If consolation was to be found, Agatha Sixth would find it in those dear arms. The following morning dawned up on the Castle Yorkhoff house party clear and balmy and typically June. For all the world as if the day it heralded was not a critical one for one of its members, and an anxious one for his two friends, Dearest and myself, who had invited Tehune to the castle solely to further his interests and welfare. At least that was the way I felt about it. Dearest may have had some other object in view, I hadn't seen her since last night, by the way, and I own I felt alarmed for the success of our plane when I thought there would be another disclosure of Tehune's inconstancy, to the very one of all others from whom it should have been hidden "Poor old Arch!" I said to myself as I sat down at the breakfast table and began to read the paper until the others should join me. "I'm afraid he's gone and done it now!" He made a ballymoss of it this time, as sure as eggs! And yet even in spite of appearances, secretly I hoped, If Agatha Sirk were really as daffy about him as my wife had seemed to think—But the entrance of both the young persons my thoughts had just named interrupted my meditations and I rose as they seated themselves and with an amazing calm began a commonplace little chatter about unimportant things, just as if nothing had happened at all. Nor did the appearance of PART THREE CHAPTER X. Agatha First and Torhune one after other at all disturb their beautiful ears. Strange to say, Terhune gave no evidence of any inward disquiet or cause for alarm. He showed not the faintest symptoms of a guilty conscience, but laughed and chatted with his customary sociability. If it had not been for his persistent avoidance of conversation with Agatha First I should have been convinced in spite of the evidence of my own eyes that he was not the traitor and doublet of the evidence of my own eyes that he was not the reason to think him, but an upright man who tleman deeply in love with Agatha Sixth and Agatha Sixth only, his straying toward Agatha First having been but a temporary swerving from the path of loyalty, born only of his conceit and thirst for flattery. I'm bound to concede, however, that he made no sort of headway with Miss Lawrence, who met his advances with unfalling courtesy, it is true, but a pillar of ice could scarcely have been more unyielding and the look on her little white pansy face was rather pitiable. I was not more cordial herself, and I pitted the poor old boy as I saw an expression that I could almost have sworn was hurt and bewildered growing upon his face. But I didn't get a chance to observe them much longer than a first glance before I plunged myself into the duty of entertaining Agatha First, which included a poor girl wasn't game for much conversation, though. I could see that. And by Jove, if Agatha Sixth looked bad, Agatha First looked worse. Never saw such a hopeless wretched looking young woman in my life. If she hadn't been for the presence of my friend, I believed she would have given way to THE WORLD'S FINEST DRESS A "What Do You Want to Know ,For?" tears at any moment. She certainly looked as if she'd cried all night as it was, and there was hardly a trace of her splendid color left. Gad! If ever a girl had the appearance of having been run through a wringer, she had. I began to feel more sorry for her than. I did for Agatha Sixth, even though her conduct had been more open to criticism. After all, I sollouqued, the poor thing had as much right to be in love with Terhune as Agatha Sixth did, and perhaps it wasn't quite fair of Dearest to side so entirely with the latter. Of course it was true, as Dearest had explained to me often enough, that Agatha Sixth had cared for him months before Agatha First had ever thought of such a thing, and I suppose had therefore a sort of first claim upon him. And of course, that she should have thought how things were to begin and not allowed herself to get interested, was good though I didn't argue-with them, that she had deliberately tried to allainte Terhune from his acknowledged preference for Agatha Sixth. The girl had never seemed to me to be aware of such a state of things in regard to Terhune and Miss Lawrence and had always gone about her business with the air of a sleep-walker, or as if her mind were on other things. However, whether that was true or not, I must confess I made rather a mess of my efforts to converse with her and frankly abandoned them for an attempt to get her to talk. She steadily reduced everything, even though Dearest, who can't bear anyone to go hungry, however displeased she may be with them, urged her with the utmost cordiality. Dearest makes the prettiest hostess imaginable, and it's only recently that I've been half able to eat for looking at her. Today in honor of its importance, she had put her white linen with a lot of lace or crochet or something of that sort let in, and I tell you she looked wonderful good. Gad! It's nice to have a wife! But as I was saying, we were all of us under a rather unusual strain of excitement. I could see as we left the breakfast table that old Arch had begun to have misgivings as to the suc- cess or his suit, and was looking very serious as the realization began to dawn upon him that between breakfast and one o'clock he would have to put the decisive question. When he had confided to me last evening that he intended to ask Agatha Sixth today, he had also told me that he meant to ask Agatha Sixth to try his fate, in order to humor Agatha Sixth's coquettish desire to keep him waiting for his answer. But he spoke then with a good deal of confidence as to the favorable nature of that answer, while now doubt and anxiety seemed to be his only allies. I was sorry for him, though I couldn't help wondering if his firrstation and disloyal conduct in regard to his fate had been a just punishment, and I surmised that he had begun to wonder himself if the crowning offense of last night had not become known. In any event, troubled was no word for his expression as we separated in the breakfast room, each to his own pursuits. How ever deserved his refusal might be, I couldn't help wishing that such a calamity would not ever happen. The boy and I want to see him as happily married as I am—though of course that's not literally possible, as there's only one Dearest in the world. For myself, I followed my wife out upon the veranda and began to tell her my apprehensions for my friend. "Look here, Agatha," I said, "I want to know what Terhune's prospects are. What chance he has with Agatha Sixth now? Any at all?" As I have said, I had not yet had an unnify nity about what I wanted with her. She had been with Agatha Sixth all night and was of course in her confidence. I expected to hear how matters stood with Miss Lawrence that moment and with the fullest detail. I was therefore as disagreeably surprised as I've ever been in my life, by Jove, when my darling eyed me coldly and impersonally and remarked "What do you want to know for?" "Why, because I interested in Terhune?" I cried, a little injured, want him to succeed in imprinting his aunt properly in what "What else?" she indeed? "retorted my wife scornfully, "if you don't know what else," emphasizing the word "know," "I can't waste any more time talking to you!" Then, as she caught # my look of utter astonishment, "O you men! You men!" she added, shaking her head at me, "you're all alike, after all! But I thought better of you, Wilfred!" "Thought better of me? But what about? I quired." "Have you forgotten?" she asked me, without answering my question, "Have you forgotten last summer, not quite a year ago, when you and Mr. Terhune first came through the fields of Wye and stayed at Castle Wyck hoff with us all—my aunt Mrs. Armstead and the six other Agathas? "Rather not!" I exclaimed. "But what's that to get to with the present case?" "What a demeanor." "Don't you remember," she persisted, still ignoring my question, her voice thrilling with tears, "how you yourself behaved at that time? Have you forgotten why it was that you wanted to marry me?" "Because I loved you!" I burst out as vehemently as if it were indeed that wonderful self-same, moment when I first had asked her, "What did you (TO BE CONTINUED. What is the difference, if any, between "grey" and "gray" aside from the matter of spelling? The editor of the Oxford Dictionary some years ago made extended inquiry as to usage, and found that ophlons in London varied. Replies to his questions showed that in Great Britain the form grey is the more frequent in use, despite the authority of Dr Johnson and later lexicographers, who give the meaning to gray. Many expressions said that they used the two forms with a difference of meaning, of application, the distinction most generally recognized being that grey donates a more delicate or lighter than gray. Others considered the difference to be that gray is a warmer color, or that it has a mixture of red or brown. Another group he defines as gray more of color, which may mean that gray is a suggestion rather than a positive outline. A little whitewash now and then is relied by the richest man --- 141 PERISH IN FIRE SCORES OF EMPLOYEES DIE BY JUMPING FROM BURNING SHIRTWAIST FACTORY. OTHERS KILLED IN PANIC Fire Marshal's Inquiry Reveals Fact Workroom was Death Trap—That Disaster Result of Cigarette Smoking—86 Victims Are Identified. New York—Of the 141 employees, mostly girls and women killed in a fire in Triangle—Shirwaiw factory at the corner of Greene street and Washington place Saturday, 86 have been identified. Severity of the bodies were those of girls and young women, the remaining sixteen those of men. There are 12 injured in the hospitals. Scores of others more or less seriously hurt were taken to their homes. The building was occupied by a number of factories, and at least 1,500 persons were at work when the fire started. The victims were either burned to death or were crushed into lifeless bodies. When they leaped to escape the swift rush of fire which quickly enveloped the building. Not since the burning of the excursion steamer General Slocum, off North Brother's island in 1904, when 1,020 persons perished, has the city been so excited by a fire horror. At least fifty of the victims were killed by leaping from the windows of the seventh floor, and doors above. Many perished in the flames on upper floors, remaining, afraid to leap or be surrounded them. Joseph Devine Brooklyn automobile dealer, who was passing the building when the fire started, says that it was 12 minutes after the alarm was turned in before there was a stream of water on the blaze. By that time there were 30 dead on the sidewalks. The scene was sticking. With wild shrieks the girls leaped from the windows, and, above the din and roar of the flames, their bodies struck the street and sounded like claps of thunder. The extension ladders of the fire men reached only to the seventh floor. The men were unable to get abve that with scissors, and the intense heat and the dense smoke pouring from the upper windows. Unable to reach the upper floors, the firemen resorted to the use of life nets. In most instances the nets proved to be worthless. Some of them broke under the pressure of a single body. Others were torn by two or more persons slighting in them at the same time. One net was lying in the street after the fire with six bodies tangled in it. A great crowd gathered around the scene of the fire. Factories in the neighborhood were soon emptied of their employees. Some of the revelations brought out by Fire Marshal Beers in his public inquiry into the causes of the fire show that the poor girls in that panic rush to escape from the flames found traps at every turn. It seemed that the very arrangement of the workroom was a trap, with 700 women, jammed back to back at their machines. When the panic broke the narrow aisles between the blocked doors and the girls were in confusion before they even a*-rted for the doors. Then there was a scarcity of exits, the inward opening doors and the death trap "fire escapes." "The fire, without any question started from a cigarette or a match thrown into a pile of lawn clippings—light cotton stuff," said Marshall Beers. "There was no gasoline about the place, so far as I could learn and the man was not injured by electric motors. But I can prove that cigarette smoking was no uncommon practice among the men employed in the factory. MANY REFORMS IN CALIFORNIA Legislature Adjourn After Putting Through Progressive Program. Sacramento, Cal.-The California legislature adjourned after enacting a law specifically all but reforms on which Governor Johnson made his campaign as a progressive. Among the more important laws placed on the statute books were the following: Enlarging the powers of the railroad commission; authorizing the physical valuation of railroads; prohibiting the employment of women more than any other day in the Oregon primary law; the Australian ballot abolishing party emblems; an anti-betting law. Preminent Mason Dead Urbana, ill.—The funeral of Edward Blackshaw, a prominent Mason, was held here Wednesday. Mr. Blackshaw caused the first step to unite the Masons in the Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, where it remained until 1882. Treaty Ratified by Japan Tokio—The privy council. Wednesday ratified the treaty of commerce negotiation with the United States. The negotiation exchange will be made on April 4. Woman Halo at 104 Years. Muskegon, Mich.—Possessor of good health and retaining almost unimpaired faculties, Mrs. Mario Esther Sturgeon celebrated her one hundredth birthday Tuesday. It said she has attended church regularly 100 years has. Group of Easter Lillies in Short DIAZ CABINET NAMED ALL MEMBERS CHOSEN WITH ONE EXCEPTION. Zacamacona e Inland to Succeed De La Barra in Washington Diplomatic Post. Mexico City—Manuel de Zacamona e Iclanda was appointed ambassador to the United States to succeed Francisco Leon de la Barra according to the official announcement of the new Dias cabinet. In the cabinet as announced the office of secretary of the interior was left vacant, and speculation as to its incumbent still favored Teodoro Dhess, governor of the state of Vera Cruz. The cabinet as at present constituted follows: Foreign relations—Francisco Leon de la Barra. Interior—Pending. Francisco de la Barra. Justice—Dometrio Sodl. Public instruction—Jorge Vera Esta pol. Fomento—Manuel Marroquín Rivera. Communications and public works—Norberto Dominguez. Finance—Jose Yves Limantur. War and marine—Gen. Manuel Gonzalez Cojolí. Senor Zacemacona e Inland is the government's financial agent in London, where he has been stationed for the last two years. El Paso, Tex., March 28. "The insurrectors are reorganizing their forces, drilling their men, providing them with ammunition and distributing stores with a view of carrying on the war to a decisive issue. No attention whatever is being paid to the so-called overtures for peace. Madero is anxious to show the widespread extent of the revolution and thus win recognition of belligerency from all the nations." This statement was given out by the revolutionary junta here as coming from Francisco I. Madero. EDITOR MAY FACE SENATE H. H. Kohlasit Testifies $100,000 Fund Was Raised to Elect Lorimer—Refuses Informant's Name. Springfield, Ill.—Whether Herman H. Kohlasit, editor and publisher of the Chicago Record-Herald shall be arranged before the state senate for contempt agitated the legislature Wednesday. "The investigators on the Helm committee asked question after question in an endeavor to lead Mr. Kohlasit to reveal the name of an informant to secure William Lorimer's election as senator, the persistent refusal of Mr. Kohlasit to reveal the name of this informant frustrated the committee, which went into executive session to confer on what action to take. The committee ruled that Mr. Kohlasit must reveal the name of his informant. Again the question was put: "What did you refusal to answer this question?" The editor answered: "I am." Mr. Kohlisat thereupon was excused until the committee again meets on April 6. Meanwhile, the investigating committee will report his attitude to the senate. The measures may be taken by the senate committee if Mr. Kohlisat remains firm. The committee has the power of the judiciary, and could imprison the editor for contempt. The committee delegated Attorney John J. Healy to notify ex-United States Senator Albert J. Hopkins of Aurora to appear before the committee to answer questions. The summons the matter of his refusal will be placed before the state senate for its action. Forbids "Nat" to Marry New York—An interlocutory decree of divorce in favor of Edna Goodwin, the actress, from her husband, Nat C. Goodwin, the comedian, was signed by Supreme Court judges, and hisselves permission to be married again, but Mr. Goodwin is denied permission during the lifetime of his former wife. Peary a Rear Admiral. Washington—Commander Robert E. Peary was Wednesday commissioned a civil engineer with the rank of rear admiral, in accordance with the act of congress passed at the last session. The appointment is to date from April 6, 1909, the day he reached the north pole. Bishop John P. Dumoulin Dead. Hamilton, Ont—The Right Rev. John Philip Dumoulin, bishop of Niagara, died suddenly Wednesday. He was seventy-five years old. Columbus Dynamiter to Prison. Columbus, O.—William Cavanaugh, the first of four alleged dynamiters to be found guilty, was sentenced Monday to ten years in the Ohio penten-tary by Judge Rogers. Cavanaugh was found guilty of placing dynamite on the street car tracks. Delaware Flight Kiel, Germany.-Joseph Brucker, formerly of Chicago, decided Monday to postpone until next fall his attempt to cross the Atlantic in the dirigible Good Roads Would Save Millions For Farmers Des Moines.—One of the most important questions before the people of Iowa today, is that of good roads. It is of vital importance to the farmer, to the town of town and city, and also to the railroads of this state. The construction of improved, permanent highways will revolutionize life on the farm and in the country more effectually than any one thing. The dreary, lonesome life on the isolated farm, under present oad conditions, will vanish, the country will take on new life, intensive farming will become more general, thereby increasing the number of people who lives several miles from the railroad station cannot profitably raise fruits and garden products of a perishable nature. He must continue as in the past, with no hope of bettering his condition, shipping his produce only when the road condition will permit, and accepting the price of a market flooded with produce; because all of the farmers take advantage of good road conditions to dump their produce on the market, and because all of the systems of improved, permanent highways, the market would be accessible to him at any season of the year; the result being a better adjustment between supply and demand. Land adjacent, to improved highways will materially increase in value, variously estimated at five to ten dollars per acre. Of course this increase will not attach to each of the 32,228,109 acres of farm lands in Iowa. Improved highways would, however, result in an increase in values that could not fall to reach startling figures. Woman Makes Settlement Waterloo...Florence Winn-Forshan has made a provisional settlement with the Rock Island for personal injuries received in the Green Mountain wreck a year ago. If the doctors find she is permanently injured she will be $1,000 for the injuries are thought to be temporary, she is to get $1,000. U. G. T.'s to Meet. Clinton.—The United Commercial Travelers will meet here for three days June 1, and plans are being made to entertain at least 3,000 visitors. Cedar Rapids travelers will meet the members from Mason City and Waterloo. The Dubuque travelers will come by steamer. Would Protect Deep Council Bluffs—Sportmen in western Iowa are backing a bill to give the game warden charge of all the deer in the state outside public parks. The plan is to capture them and place them in different parks, for many farmers are complaining that they destroy crops. Couple Cause Trouble. Muscatine.-A strange man and woman in a buggy have caused much excitement in Lake township by setting fire to the grass and weeds along the road for a distance of a mile, endangering farm, property, barns and houses. Officers have been unable to arrest them. Tag Day Nets $1,000. Perry--Tag day here was a big success and the local order of King's Daughters added $1,000 to the hospital fund. The whistle at the electric store and every bag that was secured. The tags were sold for ten cents each. Home for Aged. Cedar Falls—Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Pfeiffer, of Philadelphia, have given a home at Cedar Falls val'ed at $24,000 and $20,000 in money for the home for the aged of the Evangelical association. Open Bayard Safe Council Bluffs.-Experts have succeeded in opening the safe of the postoffice at Bayard, which was located of $1,000 by robbers who worked the combination and escaped. There is no clue. Fire Loss $30,000. Lisa Grove—Fire here destroyed two implement stocks, a meat shop, hotel, barber shop, blacksmith shop, and a toy store. The loots is estimated at $20,000. Team Breaks Up Funeral Clarion—While the funeral of Geo. C-ier was belgig held here a team in the procession became frightened and throw out the occupants of the buggy including the widow and Peter Stone, the dead man's grandfather. Returns to Old Home. Grinell—R. G. Coutis, prominent contractor and worker in brick, stone and cement, will go to his old home at Aberdeen, Scotland, this summer, which he left thirty-six years ago. He has been mayor of Grinell. Wont Marry Divorces. Sloux City.—P: ostentat ministers of this city have agreed never again to officiate at marriages where either contracting party is a divorce. Where the party has secured a divorce where the party has secured a divorce on scriptural grounds. Dice Upon First Farm: Luverne—Leslie Barton, 68, a pioneer and civil war veteran, died here upon the farm he homeested to him. His discharge from the army in 1866. **Relatives Ask** $2,000. Centerville. James R. Lovsey and Ray Lovsey, father and brother of Edward Lovsey, 9, who lost his life by drowning in the Lineville pond in February have sued the Western Union Telegraph company for $2,000 damages because the company in all alleged to have delayed transmission of messages concerning the boy's death. Raise Great Stack. Clinton — A new stack, seventy feet tall, fifty-two inches in diameter and weighing 10,000 pounds was built five feet from the old stack at the Carrie Bros. & Co., factory base, and then skidded into position in a few minutes, after the old stack was removed. It was the first time the feast was ever accomplished in Iowa. Thousands of Acres Burned Over. Mason City — Thousands of acres were swept by fire in Union township when a fire which was set by unknown persons spread over several sections of land, destroying hay, grain and small buildings. The fire was driven by a high northwest wind and assumed all the proportions of the old-time prairie fire. Lucas Quits Race. Des Moines.—J. G. Lucas, of Maidrid, editor of the Register-News, has withdrawn from the race for state printer, on account of having made business engagements which will prevent his attending to the duties should he be elected. There are still four candidates for state printer and three for state blinder. Wife "Frisked" Pocketa. Tipton.—J. S. Yecum had his wife arrested because she went through his pocket for money when he was asleep. But the county attorney dismissed the case of larceny saying she had a perfect right to the money if she wanted it. Mrs. Yecum has gone to visit friends at Clinton. Probe Death of Youth. Boone.-Ralph Swan, 18, was assaulted Sunday evening, March 12, while on his way home from church and received such serious injuries that he died the next day. The county attorney has just heard of the case and is making an investigation. It is thought he was mistaken for someone else. To Have County Hospital. Fairfield—Jefferson county will have a county hospital. By nearly 500 majority a half mill tax for ten years was voted. The city wards gave the tax about 800 majority, while the county precincts went 300 against it. The country prefects of Brookville and Cedar gave majorities for the hospital. Pearson's Funeral at Fort Dodge. Fort Dodge—The funeral of Geo. A. Pearson's of Washington, brother of Mrs. J. P. Dollier was held at the Dollier home. Mr. Pearson's had not lived in Ft. Dodge for many years, and here frequently. He was assistant secretary of the agriculture committee of the senate. Church Conference. Marahaltown—With Bishop U, F. Swengel of Harriburg, Pa., predeing, the eighteenth annual session of the Des Moines conference of the United Evangelical church met in this city. About 100 visitors and lay members of the conference were in attendance. Boys Start For Mexico Fatfield—Three youths of this place armed with revolvers and ammunition started for Mexico to join the insurgents. They took $23 from John Demarsh, who had been told to deposit the money in a bank. The sheriff rounded them up and sent them home. Preacher Drops Dead. Fort Dodge—Rev. H. Welsbrot, 68, pastor of the German Lutheran church at Dayton, Iowa, dropped dead while driving home. He dropped the lines and (fall back dead and would have fallen from the buggy had not his housekeeper grabbed him. Death of Samuel Saucerman. Des Moines—Samuel Saucerman, 71 years old, founder of the Trimmer movement, philanthropist, and champion of the cause of the boy, died suddenly at his residence, West Fifteenth and Center streets, of heart failure. Breach cf Promise. Algona.—Mrs. Clara F. Hudson has sued William Bessingham, a wealthy and prominent farmer for breach of promise. She says he made love to her for two years and then failed to marry her. Former Iowan Killed Boone—John Jopling, formerly a miner here, superintendent of a mine at Pittsburg, Kansas, was killed while trying to rescue a number of his men entombed in the mine. Missouri Valley Winner. Logan—In the big debate between the high schools from Missouri Valley and Sligourney the former won and in April will go to Iowa City and not the champions from the northern half of the state for the state championship. Railway Man is Crushed. Mason City—While moving an engine, John Jackson, aged 20, engines dispatcher for the C. M. & St P. road was fatally crushed between the sides of the cab and the tender. Celebrate Sixteenth Anniversary. Greene—Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Eikenberry of this city celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary Mr. Eikenberry was born March, 1831, and his wife, Elizabeth, is six months his junior. Of their eight children all are alive. Tried on Murder Charge, Emmetsburg—Peter Grethen, Jr. is to be placed on trial in a few days charged with murdering his brother, Casper. He claims he shot him in order to save his sister's life. DR. WASHINGTON BADLY INJURED Head of the Famous Tukagkee (Ala.) Institute, a Man of International Reputation, Who Has Been Honored by Kings and Presidents, Roughly Handled by Brute Force. By N. BARNETT DODSON. New York—The assault on Dr. Booker T. Washington on Sunday evening, March 19, by one Henry A. Ulrich, at or in the neighborhood of $11\frac{1}{2}$ West Sixty-third street, this city, was one of the most brutal, unprovoked and malicious attacks upon a human being imaginable. According to Dr. Washington's own statement, he arrived in New York on Saturday and put up at the Hotel Manhattan, where he usually stops when in this city. On Sunday afternoon he spoke at the Mount Olivet Baptist church and later at the Church of the Pilgrims, in Brooklyn. Returning to his room in the hotel, he changed his clothing and about 9 o'clock went in search of the auditor of the Tuskegee institute, who he understood from a letter which he received from Mr. Emmett J. Scott, his private secretary, was stopping with friends at 11½ West Sixth-third street. Upon arriving at the above number Dr. Washington scanned the names on the bells leading to the different floors for the name of the person mentioned in Mr. Scott's letter, with whom the auditor of Tuskegee was stopping. Finding what he thought was the right name, he rang the bell, but got no response. Thinking that the occupants were possibly at church, he returned to the street and walked up and down the block for some time. He went back the second time, but did not succeed in getting an answer to his ring. To convince himself of the name of the person and the number of the house he went back the third time. It was on this third visit that the said Henry Ulrich made the attack upon him, saying that Mrs. Ulrich had stated to him that a colored man in the vestibule had accosted her as she entered, calling her "sweetheart." This statement Dr. Washington emphatically denies. He says that he spoke to neither man, woman nor child either on his way to or at 11% West Sixty-third street. Dr. Washington also denies the charge that he had been drinking. The noted educator intended to make two things very clear to the public—first, that he had not drunk anything all day Sunday, and, second, that he did not nod, motion or bow to any one that night, nor had he ever been drunk in his life. Dr. Washington and Ulrich were arrested by a policeman after the former had been badly beaten. They were A. B. 1811, by American Press Association. DR. BOOKER T. WASHINGTON AS HE APPARED IN COURT TUESDAY, MARCH 21. taken to the station house, where a charge of felonious assault was made against Ulrich, whom the magistrate held for a further hearing and examination in court Monday afternoon. But when the case was called in the West Side court Monday afternoon Wilford H. Smith, attorney for Dr. Washington, presented to Magistrate Cornell of that court a signed statement from the attending physician to the effect that Dr. Washington was too ill to appear, whereupon Justice Cornell set 2 clock Tuesday afternoon for a hearing, holding Ulrich in $1,500 ball. Dr. Washington's right ear was badly torn, his face bruised and his head cut so severely that sixteen stitches were required to close the wound. He was attended at the Flower hospital. The fact that Dr. Washington was unable to appear in court on Monday he press his charge against Urlich started many wild rumors as to the possibility of his appearing at all against his assistant. The public was becoming alarmed, and sentiment in Dr. Washington's favor ripened thick and fast. Some satisfaction, however. was had by the following official statement given out by Seth Lowe President of the board of trustees of Tuskegee institute: President Seth Lowe's Statement. As president of the board of trustees of the Tuskegee institute I was shocked to read this morning of the assault that had made upon Dr. Washington last night. The facts are these; Dr. Washington reached New York on Saturday morning from Michigan to New York to attend Mount Olive Baptist church book at the Mount Olive Baptist church. I is the afternoon at the Church of St. John the Baptist, about 9 o'clock he started out to find Mr. Smith, a certified public accountant, who is auditor of the Tuskegee institute, a white gentleman, whom he expected to be a pastor. He sent him Sixty-third street. This is an apartment house of the type occupied by different families on different floors, whose names appear with bells on an index below. When Dr. Washington the bachelor the wrestleth and could not reply to the bell he rang, and so he moved up and down the street and around the neighboring block where the New theater stands and returned to the theater the wrestleth, but not the house. On his third visit he entered the vestibule and was leaning over to try to find the name he was looking for when suddenly a man rushed in from the street © 1911. by American Press Association. H. BARNETT DODSON AND WILFORD H. SMITH, ATTORNEY FOR DR. WASHINGTON, LEAVING COURT, and began to assault him. He defended himself and got out into the street, when a second man with a stick struck him with the first one, and with the first one of his assailants were taken to the station house by a policeman who met them. From the time Dr. Washinton left the hotel until he was assaulted by the hook to nobody, the man nor woman. The trustees of the Tuskegee Institute have absolute confidence in Dr. Washington, to whom he whatever support and aid he needs. To assure inquirers that Dr. Washington would surely appear in court Tuesday afternoon Counselor Wilford H. Smith gave out the statement that his client wished a thorough investigation of the most unfortunate affair and would push his case to the limit of the law against his assault. By 1 o'clock Tuesday the courtroom was crowded with spectators, both white and colored, who had come to witness what is considered to be an all important case. Mrs. Ulrich, who accuses Dr. Washington of calling her "sweet heart," walked to the court, while Dr. Washington came in an automobile, accompanied by his counsel, Borough President McAneny, D. Macon Webster, ex-Governor P. B. S. Pinchback and other distinguished men. When the case was called counsel for Urich entered a plea of not guilty. Magistrate Cornell then told the lawyer that he would hold his client in $500 bond for special sessions. No time was given as to when the case would come up in that court. Disappointed at not seeing and bearing argument by counsel on either side the crowd left the courtroom in disgust. One white man was so badly affected by the disposal of the case that he immediately falted on reaching the sidewalk. Wilford H. Smith, counsel for Dr. Washington, is a lawyer of known ability and has no fears as to the outcome of his client's case. As a pleader and proctor in admiralty he is admitted to have few equals. As a race man he is not of the kind to easily give up a fight for justice according to law. He is well fortified with facts and witnesses to support Dr. Washington's statement as to why he went to 111% West Sixty-third street on the evening of March 19. Dr. Washington has received thousands of messages, letters, telegraphs, notes and personal calls from friends all over the United States expressing their sympathy and in confidence in him. He was greatly pleased Tuesday morning when he received the following personal letter from President Taft: The White House, Washington. My Dear Dr. Washington—I am greatly distressed at your misfortune, and I hasten to write you of my sympathy, my hope you will soon recover from the wounds by human assistance or viciousness and of my confidence in you in your integrity and morality of character and, in your highest usfulness to your race and to all the people of this country. It would be a nation's loss if this untoward incident in any way impaired your great power for good in the solution of one of the most difficult problems before us. I want you to know that your friends are standing by you in every trial and that I am proud to subscribe myself as one. Tuesday Evening Study Club. The annual meeting of the Tuesday Evening Study club, Pittsburg, will be held on the evening of April 4 at the Wylie avenue branch of the Carnegie library. The club meets fortnightly and has pursued a reading course in English literature since October, 1910. The annual election of officers will occur on April 18. ROCK ISLAND NEWS A none such entertainment by the Nonpareils at the A. M. E. church, Rock Island some time in April Look for announcement later Mr. and Mrs. Cass Lambert of South Rock Island for an indefinite time as Mr. Fulton is with Mr. Weiman of Moline as valet. Mr. Cass Lambert is confined to her home with a mashed toe. Mrs. Harris of Chicago has returned home after visiting Mrs. Golden. Mr. Geo. Hilbring and two sons have been on the sick list; also Mrs. Cecel I. Morrison and Mr. Monos The *kevinley Rescue club* who are working to reduce the debt of the Kevinley Baptist church will give an entertainment on April 6, 1911. Care out and help these energetic young men. Mrs. Wm. Taylor will entertain the Progressive Art club, April 5th, as a business meeting. The S M. T gave an entertainment at Mrs. R. H. Pollard's, Thursday March 23d, at which time little Mary Ligeons swallowed a fish bone which gave her considerable pain until a physician arrived. Miss Pearl Belt represented the A. M. E Sunday School at the convention in M line last Friday. Shread a paper on "The need of Catechism in Sunday School"; it was very good. Mrs. Jas. Ligeons and Mrs. W. H. Moore made a fiving to trip to Chicago Both reported a fife time. 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