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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-20
COIL DO GO HIGHER
Consumer Will Be Made to Pay the
Advance Granted the Coal
Miners.
Iowa Operators Get Together and
Agree to Raise the Price
April l.
Lump Coal and Mine Run to Be
Pushed Up SO Cents Per
Ton.

Des MONIES. March 2o.-coal operat-
ors Of the Des Moines district have
practically agreed upon an advance in
the price Of coal. to take effect April !.
the date upon which the new mining I
scale VIII go into effect in Iowa. 1T is
probable that lump coal prices and /
prices on mine run coal Mill be very naa- /
terlail3 advanced. but there Is not likels
to be amy change IL the prices Of slack +
and other grades OF coal passing thru
the screen.
The advance is se 80 made because Of /
the increase in the price 70 be paid 10
miners from that date. Lump coal de-
livered in Ioes Moines for fuel purposes
viii be advanced % per cent. or 50 cailss
a Ton, hl'inging ii up 10 50 a tor. This
will be the highest price paid for steam
coal lii Des Moines IN man. years.
Until two years ago tbs price was s.. |
but at that time the scale fo, mining
WAS advanced and the coal operators
INfo caIined the price MAS TOO low be-
Ieause OF undesirable competition. man
aged 10 ger together, and agreed on a
nric4a OF ~ - All which II hiss, hteil held Y
luntilithi tine. ,rlle advance to miners
land mine workers. -willS amount 10 about
II, oerz cent. CJrisrators claim that a rs-
Icent advai3ca of 10 cents III the price
lpaid TO Transfers for delivering coal is
| another reason for the 50 cent advance
/ April I.
1 Three months ago. when the local ops
orators voluntarily advanced The price
lpaifa Ia miners "a, atfe,l9 III Wa. ma do
10 advance .tb.s n,ica "a 81 ana ,l,sn 10
4 SIS. hui this fsilsl. The rsasf,, as
l sigi,e,l All thet ti,rs v,ss fhar a., al
vance Mould pe4lai, tho operators .isi thes
Marion am, Jast,s:. eai,itv fields where
no adyaree had b,.en .,,safed 10 shin
4 e9s1l into Des AIoinss In con1petitiops
with tl3..slocal; nfsoi,,ie+ This .o,,stac]e II,
4 an advance. bss been removed II This
l.ip,e beca,ts:a ,an,..45 q, miners is
A M, came il, an tha districts of the stare
i The nrjes Of coaI ~ e.oI,rsr,- s,ls;a ls,-s
al IN V.haf is Known as shining Or
haas, 81 ) ts,n a,,f, n,.oha III. ~ +, Here
tHfo-.a ti3.4 aA,s,.asra ,ri,.s i1l1s i,aen 81 -
r a. b pss MONIES This n,.ice hrs no;
baan f,,Ily creed - I'm, Il Il ina,.. INK
4. - he sol, ia .rha onlv oi,etacl..
s,bais sta,.5s II tis way 81. ira a,jyans,s.
lis rho facf ira several larea mines IN
I, Anna rs,os. county and northern Mis-
s5,,ri refused ~ 4 hropa... tilair. con
tracts ana takaup the new scale. ard
j tbesa. aepenflinp ysry largely on ship
ming orders viii nor have 10 como Il
. the new scale until septealber. 1t i:
I believed. however. that the mines wl
taks a chance on The conlDstition Of til,
Anpa noas4. ti,ld ana advance the price
4 RAILROAD CONTRACTS HIGHER.
Eaiiroa,! contracts will also be figurec
: "a cents higher this year. In tho M &
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-20
EMILIO AGuINALDo Y FANNY.
President del Gobierno Revolucion-
aire de Filipinas General en- Fefe
lie au Ejerclto.

The card was taken from the private
secretary OF the Filipino leader by the
American soldiers along with many
other personal belongings, the property
of the notorious Aggie.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-20
stanhope.

Special 10 Times Republican.
Starhopa. March 90. Mrs. H.. G. Haw
ley, who has been visiting in Stanhope.
left for Pancra last Saturday TO visit
her mother. From there She Will go to
Webber. kas.. where DR.. Hawley has
located. having purchased a drug stock
at that place.
Rev. Joel Brown viii speak next Fri
/ day night in the Church Of Christ in the
Interests of the st. Louis Orphans
Home ] t Will be remembered that Mr.
Brown spoke here on the same subject
two years ago and all who heard him
then viii be anxious to hear him again.
Mrs. II. \. Ilnalp is visiting .ii-nds
land relatives in Stratford ard ye.nitys
lthis week She expects to return to
Webster City the latter part Of the
week.
Mrs. Munk. from Story city visited
Ia few days last week With Or. and Mrs
lGeist.
Earl Crane came up from Ellsworth
Saturday, and remained OVER sunday
| With his Wife Who is visiting at the
| Barkhurst home.
The NJ T.. meetings. which have been
lin progress for the past five weeks,
closed Sunday night. Fourteen new
nembers were taken in the churcn sun
lday morning. five by letter and nine on
| probation.
Roscoe Swain. who has been in Des
Moines attending Drake University, is
lexpectsd home the first Of April.
IF VI
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-20
Becoming a
Mother


mother child. This iaimcIt
ordeal Not only does MoIHEss FRIEND carry safely
system for the coming event and
for to
Atlanta
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-20

NJ. B. Smith, Butternut, Mich, says:
"DeWitt's Little Early Risers are the
very best pills ever used for costive-
ness, liver and bowel troubles" All
druggists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-20

fear for nothing with the horrors of
expectant mother Of pleasant o. coming
and her shadow OF gloom that canaoe oe
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-17
House and Senate in Brief.

Washington. May 1.-THE senate
yesterday let the Clark case go ovei
again. To permit the elections commit
tee To find out where il is at" Bacon
offered a resolution to investigate the
alleged boodlery in Cuba. Several bills
of no general public Importance were
passed. together with bills granting Il
pension of 500 per month 10 the Wild
ow of General Lawton; for the erec-
tion Of Il public building at East 81.
Louis: providing that all hOnOrably dis
charged soldiers or marines who saw
service shall he given preferment in
civil service appointments. age or loss
of limbs not being regarded as diSqual
ification and scyenty-Seven private PEN
sion bills.
The house accomplished little beside
passing the senate bill to incorporate
the American National Red Cross.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-17
Jumped to Eud Hi. Lie.

New York. May IA young man
believed To- ~ August H Pless. Of ~
NandewateT street. jumped from the
Brooklyn bridge yesterday afternoon
and was drowned. The bu-iy has not
been recovered The name and address
given above wers. found on letters in
the pocket Of the coat which Pies re
moved before jumping At the num-
ber lives Mr.. Elizabeth PleSS. who
said August WAS her son. She said the
young man had been very deSpo1dent
Of hate because he had bteu Tilted 10y a
girl 10 whom he was engaged. and TO
this she ascriPed his act
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-17
MISSOURI REPUBLICANS.
Ticket Nominated and Delegates to PhIIa-
deIphia Selected.

Kansas city. May 1.-THE Repub-
lican state convention of Missouri YES
terday in 4 continuous session lasting
from 9.4J Il. III. To 40 p. III. named
delegates large. alternatcS- large
and presidential electors tu Philadel-
phia and selected u full set of state Of
ticerS- The nominations for governor
and Lieutenant governor were 10y aCCla-
nation and there were but slight con
tests for other stale offices. The dele
gatcS-at-larEr are all culored men.
Following j. the state ticket. Gov
ernOr. Joseph Flory. Of ~. Louis; lieu-
tenant governor. T.. +. Allen. Of Kan
saS city: secretary Of state. +. l.. POr-
tertield. of Springfield: state treasurer.
W. +. Fleming. of Webster Grove; au-
ditoT. W. =. Bloebaum. of 81. Charles:
attorney general. Samuel O'FallOn. Of
oregon. railway and warehouse com
missioner. &. 4. Grouse. Of Pierce city
The chairman Of the state central
committee j. Thomas J. AkinS. of
HumanSville The resolutions indorSe
Kerens for reelection as national COM
mitteeman. Webster Davis. who was
expected 10 be factor in the cOnven-
ton. took no part in yesterdays pro-
ceedingS aside from that Of a spectator.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-17
AN INVESTIGATION NECESSARY
Is the Opinion of Bacon-Hale Says Rath-
bone Had Too Much Power.

Bacon then called attention TO the
statements in reports submitted by the
secretary of war 10 the senate which
showed that during the year 1899 the
receipts III Cuba were Sl6,346,Of0.
while the expenditures We're Sl4,oSJ.-
SU5. IF" said the Georgia senator.
1--WE had before up only the naked fact
that the receipts on the island during
Il single year were more than $4,000
600 and the expenditures more than
Sl4 100000 we would be bound TO in
NeStiSate. These eNpendi-
lures in Cuba are so much larger in
proportion than those of many states
that, even il there were no rumors of
eNtraVaganoe aut fraud aud corrup-
ton in connection with Cuban affairs,
they would call in trumpet tones for
an investigations"
Bacon read the order under which
Major Rathbone was acting as direc
tor of posts Of Cuba, and said the pow
er conferred upon him 10y that order
was so great that it had resulted in II
disgraceful ana mortifying condition
of affairs.
Hale asserted that the order creating
Major Rathbone'S office was "of IL char
acter of power such aS was given To
Roman pru-ConSuls. There is nothing
like il i'll this government. 1t is
power unTeStrained. unbridled." After
paying compliment to Major Rath-
bone. Hale continued: The senator
and all of us ought To have known that
the giving of this unbrdled power to
one man would bp abused by the men
under him and in the end he would suf
fer" Hale did not approve of this
fashion of teaching self government to
the CubanS.
\ cable from Havana says il is as
serted by lawyers that on ThompSon'S
own statement he is liable to arrest for
embeZZlement, according 10 the pro
visions of the postal law. which are
very explicit. Much sympathy is cX-
pressed for him. however. as il is felt
that nothing would ever have been
heard regarding the action to which
he has confessed had not the present
investigation. growing out of the gen
rral postal frauds brought the matter
to light. His friends are positive that
the money would have been repaid. the
memorandum receipt taken up. and the
incident thus closed. As the affair
stands now Thompson career in the
postal service must necessarily cease.
even if he escapes a term of impriSon-
ment.
FL Cuano. of Havana. says: The
whole matter will finally be huShed up,
for the Americans will not enjoy the
idea of an expose in the department
about which they have Dragged the
most
There are plenty of witnesses anxious
10 testify against Nicely, but the only
person WhO will be accepted by the
authorities at Havana as Il witness for
the state f. Corydon Rich. who will
not be placed in jail. but will he closely
watched. as ii is felt that his testimony
is absolutely Indispensable.
Subscribe for The ARGUS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-17
soEK ENvoYs HEAR FROM KRUGER.
District Commissioners DecIine-ExpI pIana-
tion Of the White Flag Trouble.

New York. May 1T.-Char!es Il.
Pierce. the consul general Of the Orange
Free State. received yesterday the fol
lowing caUlegram from Pretoria 10
MesSrs. Vessels, Fischer and VOL
maranS: May justice and righteous
ness be with you. Kruger" Repre-
sentative SulZer has been here and has
arranged for the attendance of the
BOer cnvOys at mass meeting at
Washington.
The commissioners Of the District of
Columbia have declined an invitation
TO take part in the reception of the.
BOeT ENJOYS. Commissioner MacFar-
land, the president Of the board, said
the commissioners all believe that Otii-
cial connection with the reception
would be improper On their part.
{. ii. Vessels, in discussing the al
legged abuse of the white flag by his
cOuntTymen, intimated that the re
ported abuse took place largely i'll the
minds of the English correspondents.
lie cited two Instances, which ho
claimed showed the liability To error of
ones eyes. Speaking Of the white flag
incident near Kimberley. in which i
party of Beers were accused of dclib-
erately firing upon party of British
after the BOer~ had hOistcd the white
flag. h" said that II whit" jacket. worn
by 4 clergyman who suddenly rushed
tO the front WAS mistaken 10y the Brit
iSh for Il flag Of truce.
Very often" Vessels said. the flag
OF the Orange Free State is mistaken
for white fia%. The colorS are orange
and white. Invariablr after Il battle
flag has been through a few storms the
orange fades lea wing a solid white flag
This. no doubt. the English have some
times taken for a fag or truce"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-17
NEWS FACTS IN OUTLINE.

Former Queen Liliuokalani. Of Ha-
waii. WAS in Chicago yesterday on her
way from Washington 10 Honolulu.
More Boxer OutraGes are reported
sixty miles north of Tien Tsin. China.
where Il number of native Christians
have been maSsacred-
II cost the estate Of the late Baron
HirSch El,2Io.Opu inheritance tax to
give tG. 40. 600 10 4 Jewish colonization
society in England.
Joseph Russ. j Milwaukee and 81;
Paul switchmau. dragged stranger
from the tracks At Chicago and was
cursed for his pains. the unknown
being DESTROYS of departing this world.
John +. Gillon. who served in the
british army in the battle of Water
loo. iS dead At Weymouth. Mass,
aged %.
Germany'S pavilion at the Paris eX
position was formally opened. as was
that Of Turkey.
President Julio \. Roca. of the Ar
Sentine Republic. viii visit the United
States this summer.
&. +. NerkeS' plan for underground
railways in London j. being consid-
cred by the London county council.
The disturbances in the chamber OF
deputies OF Italy have resulted in
royal decree proroSulng parliament
Rev Henry Cottrell. clerk in the cor
responding department Of Montgomery
Ward X Co. Chicago. j. said to have
;sade 81 COO or 20 by writing checks
10 fictitious customers and then cash
ing them.
John Foley coughed himself To death
AZ Fifth avenue and Madison street.
Chicago. before aid could he sum
u.oned-
James J. Corbeu il be.snG urged 10
run for congress in the NPg York city
'-Tenderloin'' district
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-17
THE OLD COLONEL IS GONE.
HSrgitt. Whom All PrintshoPs Know. Has
Passed Away

Wyoming o.. May Nv L. Har-
Eitt, for forty year tramp printer,
died here II the home OF his sister
Monday. Before the war Hargitt pub
liShed a newspaper At RuShville, Ind
He was well known in all the large
printing offices OF the country. but fo-
several years his crosS-continent jour
neyS have not been - frequent on
account OF falling health.
Ha-Gitt was. III his early life close
student OF Shakespeare, and had ar
his tongues end the writings OF the
English poet
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-17
MISUNDERSTANDING" FARES.
The Least That VIII GO" on Champaign
Street Hallway Mny -.

Champaign. Ills, May 1.-THE wO-
men OF the hospital board of this city
have secured from the street railway
company OF the ywin cities the use of
all the lines in the two cities and all
their rolling stock for May -. on which
day they propose to assume control of
the entire system. hire mOtormen only
and appoint the prettieSt young wO-
men of the TWO towns conductors for
the day.
The public VIII bc invited To ride
ever all the lines ana Incidentally will
be asked 10 pay good MethOdiSt-m"aS-
Ure fares. No change Will be offered
or expected and if the wOuld-be pas
scnger has nothing smaller than 81 n"
will be out just that amount. This
j. an annual event in Champaign and
its proceeds 90 Il long way toward
bearing the current expenses Of the
Burnham public hospital
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-17
TANNER AND CULLOM
Governor Says the Senator Tried
to Organize the State Com.
mittee for Himself.
VAN CLEAvE CALLsTHE COMMITTEE
Champaign's Pretty Girls to Collect
Fares-Mrs. Shores Discharged
Prisoner Escapes.

Springfield. Ills. May 11.-GovernOr
Tanner, asked last evening by Il repre-
sentative of the Associated Press
whether lie was taking interest in the
organization of the new Republican
state central committee. said: No: As
/ understand it the question of chair
man and secretary iS practically set
tied. / had Il talk with Judge Yates.
He expressed Il desire to select his own
chairman and secretary of the commit
tee. in which | concurred."
Has any effort been made TO organ
lZe the committee OtherwiSe:' the gov
ernOr was asked.
Yes. / understand. that immediate
~ after the Peoria convention Cullom
made a vigorous move to organize the
committee in his interests and urged
the selection of Charles L. Hitch as
chairman and William Eden. of Gales
burg. as secretary
CuIIom Majority Was Missing.
The governor added that senator
CulIom spent three days at Chicago in
company with Comptroller Dawes and
other federal office e-holders in his at
tempt 10 force IL CuIlom organization
of the committee. When he came to
count the noses he found. nOtwith-
standing that at Peoria. contrary to
party use and precedent. they had
named seven CullOm adherents as COM
mitteemen-at-large before the govern
or and state ticket had been nom
mated, in order 10 capture the organiZa-
ton of the committee. he had failed to
secure the requisite number to organ
iZe the committee solely in his inter
eSts." The governor was asked How
does the committee stand as To Cul-
lomE" and he replied: "Cullom has
twelve or thirteen out of twenty-nine
committeeman"
Committee l. Called to Organize.
James Il. Van ClcaVe. secretary OF
the old Republican state central COM
mittee. called Il meeting of the new
committee for 10 o'clock this morning
at the Great Northern hotel. Chicago.
in response TO Il request from Richard
Yates the nominee for governor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-17
ASSOCIATED PRESS ANNUAL
Organization RefussS to Change It's By
Law to Suit Illinois Law.

Chicago. MAY 1.-THE anual meeting
OF the Associated Press yesterday was
very largely attended. The directors
recommended the amendment of the
bylaws so as To make them conform TO
the laws of Illinois as laid down in the
recent decision of the supreme court.
After considerable discussion motion
To reject IN amendments was agreed
to. there being but two votes i'll the
negative
The annual banquet was given AT the
Auditorium last evening. Among the
guests We're Bishop Charles II. Fowler.
of the Methodist church; Colonel r.
G.. Clowry. vice president of the West
ern Union Telegraph: f. J. Nally, of
the Postal Telegraph: ii. ID. EStabrOok
and John L. Wilson. Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-17
RcsoIx.d to support Debs.

Denver. May IT.-At yesterdays ses-
sion of the Western Federation of Min
erS and of the Western Labor union
resolutions We're passed urging all Ia
Dor organiZatio to unite i'll support
of one political party. No party was
named. but private expressions from
the members show that Debs and his
party hold first place with them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-17
Kansas Republicans Nominate.

Topeka. kaS.. May It'll" Repub-
lican state convention yesterday NOM
mated the following ticker: For gov
trnor, W. l.. Stanley; lieutenant gov
crnor, ii. l.. Richter: associated jus
tice. W. y. Johnson; secretary of state,
George \. Clark: treasurer. Frank
Grimes: auditor. George T.. Cole; at
torney general. \. \. GODDARD: superin-
tcudent Of public instruction. Frank
Nelson; insuraHCs. ccInmk sioner. w. V.
Church: repreSentative-at large. Chas.
+. Scott. Ds.leEateS-at-large to the
Philadelphia convention are NJ. \.
Lowe, w. =. Metcalf. \. &. Dubois, Il.
II. Tracy, T.. W. Wellington and Frank
Martin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-17
BOODLERY AT HAVANA
Made the Subject of Resolutions
at:Both Ends of the
Capitol.
ERROR OF A MAN ABOVE SUSPICION
Thompson Admits Irregularities That
at Least End His OhciaI Life
Criticism in the Senate.

Havana. May 1T.-Warran,S We're IS
sued last evening for the arrest Of L.
w. Ii. Reeves. deputy auditor of the
island. and Edward Moya and Jorge
Mascara, Cuban clerks in the stamp
department. and 10y o'clock all We're
lodged i'll the Nivac, the tombS of Ha-
vana. This was done under the advice
OF the postal Inspectors who arrived
yesterday. II is considered now that
Reeves is equally guilty with Neely.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-17

was IN mortar FEAR lest all lis requests
should be granted, and lest he should
thereby lose the chance Of annexing
the TranvaaL"
Wolmarans said TO Fischer in Dutch:
''DO you think we had better tell him
how Kruger broke of the conferenceE'
Fischer: No
In tho Same Fix a. Jameson.
: Wolmarans lin Dutchl: our posi-
ton just now is precisely that of Jane
son at the time Of the raid He ex-
Sistance. We expected the same Of
Cane Colony and Natal We are bit
s-ssy disappointed Tell him how
Schreiner deceived US"
Fischer: He knows well, as we'll as
we do. that Schreiner i loyal TO Great
Britain"
Resumlng English. Fischer said:
We are going TO win the war IL il
takes years
Tell. His Secrets to Vessels.
addressing Vessels. and u.Ing
Dutch. Fischer then said: We had
better not say too much. We are get
ting badly beaten now. We are going
to America in the hope Of obtaining
the friendly help of the United States
in the cause Of peace That il what
we VIII say TO the public. As a matter
of fact we have no hope whatever. We
have 10 cut and dried programme"
Talks English Again.
Fischer went on TO say in English
that the brother of Vessels who hap
pened 10 be- in the United States, and
who was acting in conjunction with
MOntaeu White. believed that some
sort Of peace preliminaries would be
arranged. but if the delegates failed
in the United States the Beers. Fischer
declared. would still not give in.
O'COnner says: The delegates were
much astoniShed at the reception ON
their arrival in New York. When land
was sighted Mr.. Wolmarans exclaimed:
What shall we do when we get
there"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-17
Looked like Lynch would win.

New York. May lit iS announced
hy typographical union officials that
the vote for national president of the
International Typographical union in
this city was close. but it looked as
though James Lynch. of Syracuse.
would win ont by 4 small majority over
=. +. Donnelly. Of New York. Through
out this country and Canada the 80. 900
members of the International Typo
graphical union balloted Yesterday for
general officers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-17
Girl, Ia to EIopr IN soIdier..

Chicago. May 11.-Five GirlS-threc
from Fort sheridan and two from
Waukecan-dreSSed themselves in sol
dierS' suits and started 10 cuba with
part Of the Fifth infantry. among the
members Of which each had lover
who was 10 marry her when she
reached Cuba. Two OF them were de-
tected and put of a short distance out
~ rho ..ffv
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-17
FIRE IN A C. A. R. HOME.
Building Destroyed. but All the Inmates
Gotten ont safely.

Pittsburg. May l7.-Fire Yesterday
afternoon destroyed the Graud Army
Home for Soldiers Widows at Hawk
ins station on the Pennsylvania rail
road near here. The forty inmates,
ranging in age from 30 tO 30 years. eS-
capped without injury. one old lady,
Mrs. Tence aged 80 years. may die
from the shock. Loss, S2U.u}O. Cause
Of fire unknown
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-17

ODIigationS OF national honor. ne Said,
demanded that we investigate the af-
fairs of Cuba and see that they have
been rightly conducted. Perhaps at no
time had any people constituted them
selves the agent for Il trust such as
that we had imposed upon ourselves
in Cuba. In the degree of honor with
which this duty was performed would
the country be adjudged by the world.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-17
Methodi.t Pro,..tort tbur,h.

Muncie. Ind. May 11-The twenty
first annual conference OF the executive
board of the WOman'S Foreign Mis-
sionary society of the Methodist ProteS-
tant church convened yesterday with
delegates from all parts of the United
States