Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-03
Southern Io1ua Items

the home and physicians were called
to attend him. II was thought he was
on the way to recovery until midnight
Sunday, when he became worse. his
death resulting seventeen hours later.
| Muscatine.
Awakening In the dead Of night to
find his cabin Boat home mass Of
| flames. Dell Cooper, residing a short
distance above Mad creek on the river
front. narrowly escaped death Satur-
day night. Mr.. Cooper has been resid :
ing for some time In q cabin boat
moored close to shore. Saturday night
just before retiring he built fire In
the stove. and went to sleep. EVIL
IDENTIFY the stove became overheated
and ignited the woodwork as the boat
was abIaze from stem to stern when
Mr.. Cooper was aroused by the en-
croachment OF the flames on his bed.
With escape cut OF Mr.. Cooper was
compelled to plunge thru the flames
in his desperate efforts to escape and
with difficulty reached the shore.
Decatur City.
Mr.. and Mrs, j.. H. Hill, Of Decatur
City. received message last Friday
stating that their little granddaughter,
Josephine Clark, the 4-year-old daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Clark,
who moved some time ago to Wheat
land, Wyo., had fallen into a tub Of
scaiding water and was seriously
burned. Mrs. Hill was at the depot
at Decatur Saturday morning to take
the train for Wheatland when Sec
ond message came saying she was
dead. 80 both Mr.. and Mrs. Hill de-
cIded to go to Wheatland, and Archie
! Ravens drove them to Osceola just in
time to take the west bound train that
morning. Mrs. Clark is a daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hill, and little Josephine
| was an unusually bright little girl.
| Muscatine.
In an inspiring sermon at the morn
! ing service at the st. Matthias church
| Sunday the pastor. the Very Rev. r.
J. Leonard, took occasion to praise the
act of congress In passing the con-
scription law. While this plan which
has been under consideration for
weeks, Is opposed by many and is
heartily supported by others, the priest
| declared that the results would prove
beneficial to the average man affected
by the ruling. Apparently basing his
theory on the fact that the army and
/ navy, like the state and nation. are
controlled by high officials. Father
Leonard stated that compulsory mill :
tary work would make worthy men
Of many not thus inclined. This, he
said, is due to the requirements OF
military service, which provide that
members OF the army and navy shall
show respect for their superior officers.
BY learning to respect those under
whose charge they are placed in mill
tary service, the soldiers should At the
same time be taught to prove their
loyalty to the mayor. governor and
| president.
Davenport.
Journeymen carpenters OF the three
cities, numbering between 500 and TOO.
declared a strike at 5 o'clock Tuesday
morning. After hours OF deliberation
in the rooms Of the Safety building,
Rock Island, the tri-city master build
ers and the representatives Of the car
penters' union failed to agree upon the
wage scale The carpenters demanded
81 cents an hour for an eight hour
day, or a IN cent Increase. The con-
tractors agreed to pay the carpenters
so cents am hour but the union men
refused to accept AS a result, indi-
cations are that construction work IN
the three cities will receive 4 serious
setback. Every point in question ex.
cept the wage scale was agreed upon.
The contractors were unanimous in Of
fering the carpenters 80 cents an hour
Conferences between the two organise
lions have continued for the last two
months with the hope Of settling the
question before the expiration % ths
old agreement. The wage. problAm haa
proved the barrier thruout Nspre-
sentatiyes Of both sides asserted ~,