Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-05
.1HE GROCERS ORGANIZE
State Association Active In
Forming Local Organiza-
tions In All Towns
FOR PROFIT AND PROTECTION
Primary Purpose of the Grocers is to
Secure Legislation in Their Interest
Want to Limit the Exemption Of
Wages From Attachment for Debt
General News.
Special to Times-Republican.

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Des Moines. Aug. 5.-Secretary
Thomas, of the Iowa Retail Grocers'
Association, and some others interest
in the movement, are in Indianola this
week for the purpose of effectins a
county organization of retail grocers in
Warren county. The action Is indioa-
for the organization of the proprietors
Of retail grocery stores for mutual
profit and for protection. In all the
larger cities of the state local associa-
tions have already been formed. and
now the movement is being carried into
the counties where there are only towns
and small cities and 1t will be necessary
to get the counties to act as unities.
1t is hoped that in this way the entire
state can be organized and a great
majority of all the grocers of the state
be brought to unity of action on all
matters affecting their interests. One
of the primary purposes of this organ
liza ton Is to secure legislation the gro
GERS believe to be needed. One bill
that was strongly urged by them last
iyeaf, and Will be pressed hard again,
is the bill to limit the exemption OF
wages from attachment for debt Al
present the wages of head Of fam
lily cannot be touched by his storekeep-
er in settlement of, judgment unless
they have accumulated more than
three months, which makes practically
an unlimited exemption. The dealers
want the law changed so that at least
q portion of mans wages may be
taken. The grocers also are, almost to a
man. opposed to the present bankrupt
cyf law, and desire. either its repeal or
some modification that will afford them
safety from the dangers of bankruptcy
proceedings. They are opposed in gen
eral to any pure food law. as they con-
tend that such law would work only
injustice and annoyance to them and
Id he manufacturers of various mixed
foods and 1t would not be OF any bens-
fit to the people. Some OF the grocers,
however, favor some legislation to pre-
vent adulterations and the sale Of
goods under Misrepresentation. The
grocers deny that they have any plan
for cooperative purchase of goods to
the exclusion of the regular jobbers.
nor do they contemplate taking any
action that will cut the middleman out
of his profits. They do have purpose
| to effect some sort of an agreement
that will render relief from any unbus-
mess like trade dealings, of any nature
whatever. whether as between jobbers
and manufacturers and dealers, or be-
tween dealers and themselves. In Des
Moines they have just taken action
looking to the rigid enforcement of the
Sunday closing law as regards gro
ceries and general stores, and they
are in hearty sympathy with the clerks
and others in insisting on early closing
hours at certain seasons of the year.
The Hoffman mystery has bobbed up
again in ST. Louis, after DIR. Hoffman
had carefully put 1t to sleep here and
lit was all forgot. A ST. Louis paper
publishes page of the the mystery"
with portraits of DR.. Hoffman and Of
the late Crown Prince Rudolph, Of Aus
tria, who ended a dissipated and
shameful life many years ago. The
heading is significant, 1T is Hoffman!
Iowa's man of mystery identified as
Crown Prince Rudolph Of Austria"
The portraits when placed side by
side, bear about the same resemblance
that portrait of Cleveland and one
of General Booth would to each other.
But the st. Louis paper has 1t all tfxei
up Interviews, or alleged interviews,
are given with several former Des
Moines persons to help out the story.
DIR. A. Stratton Wolff, dentist, formerly
of Sioux Falls, graduate of the dental
school in Des Moines. Of which DR..
Hoffman is the head, compares the two
portraits and notes certain similarities,
as that Grown Prince Rudolph has
hair precisely like that OF DR.. HoH-
MANS" and "the supraorbital emin-
ences are characteristic of both" Then
one DR.. j. F. Johnson. also graduate
of the Des Moines dental college, de-
clares after examining the two pic
lures that "the ear is much alike in
both men," and 1.-The left eyebrow in
the picture Of the prince looks very
much like DR.. Hoffmans." But one
DR.. r. A. Miles Collins. who says that
he was associated with Hoffman in
laboratory work, declares that there
lis a striking resemblance about the
shape of the eyes and the position of
the ear" Neither one is slant-eyed,
and the ears are in fact placed on the
sides of their heads, not on top! But
DR.. Collins adds something more:
"Dr. Hoffman once told me incident
ally in the course of general con-
versation, that the death of his father
would necessitate great alteration IN
his life, that his circumstances would
be much improved. his power greater
and his social position far higher than
at present He conveyed the impress
sion that when his father died ne Would
return to Europe and live IN great
house there and be man OF consider
able Importance. At other times DR..
HOFFMAN dropped many incidental re-
marks ABOUT his former life' while
still maintaining great secrecy and
mystery in regard to his identity. He
revealed the fact that he was an ex-
pert swordsman, and had been chosen
three times to fight for his corps
Or. Hoffman entertains the political
theories common to members Of The