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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-27
SHORTAGE OF PENNIES ALREADY
APPARENT, ACCORDING TO
IOWA BANKERS.
APPEALS FOR HELP
PROVE UNSUCCESSFUL
Shortage Partially Caused BY Hoard
ino Because Of War Tax in Antieipa.
ton Of Purchases ef Tax Stamps
Tax in Odd Cents Goes Into Effect
on Many Articles Nov. 2.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Oct. 27.-Pennies are be-
coming very scarce and penny
shortage is threatening the state, ac-
cordinc to Des Moines bankers The
shortage has already hit Des Moines
and bankers who, are accustomed to
send out big shipments OF the coppers
t., the banks over the state cannot no"
obtain a sufficient number of pennies
to supply the demands in Des MONIES.
on FRIDAY Des Moines bankers wired
Chicago, Omaha. Kansas City ana
other points for supply but thus tar
have met with but little success IN
securing a supply. The department
stores here are almost out and cannot
get the coppers.
War Tax Blamed.
This shortage is said to be partially
caused by the boarding in certain
quarters of pennies in anticipation or
those needed to buy war tax stamps
when the new war tax law goes into
effect Nov. .. On and after that date,
a tax in odd cents will be in effect on
movie" tickets, chewing gum, cigar
cts, cigars, perfumes, foce powder and
similar articles. There will be a tax
on the records for talking machines.
In fact, it applies to numerous articles.
Hence, when this war tax goes on
pennies will be in still greater demand
and the shortage will be more acute.
Just what connection the demand for
copper for war uses has in this matter
has not been explained. Copper, how
ever, has gone up in price and IS dlf-
ficult to obtain.
Department stores Will probably do
away with the fixing Of the prices at
odd cents in order to obviate the de-
mand for pennies. 1t is possible that
it will mean another revision Of prices
upward.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-27
MUCH coal STORED.
Special Investigator at Des Moines
Finds Heaps Of Fuel.

Finds Heaps OF fueI. I'll
Des Moines Oct. 27.-Five hundred
and forty-five thousand tons of coal are
stored here in Des Moines,
] This is the report yesterday of Fred
knight, special investigator appointed
by Mayor MacVicar.
1t is in coal and railroad yards.
knights report showed the huge
quantity stored at the following places:
Aaron-Sixth and futile streets, 3d.
900 tons.
(, Carbon, 900 tons.
Bennett Bros.,--500 tons.
Ray yards-175 tons.
Blount- Evans-1,0O0 tons.
Des Moines Union railway yards
5000 tons.
G., Il. +. & T. yards, East Thirtieth
street-5o0,oo0 tons.
Mayor Macvicar issued statement
in reply to Frank bole's published
statement yesterday in which the coal
dealer offered to turn over his business
to the city If the city could run it more
economically.
Referring to Mr. Dole as the brains
Of the coal organization the mayor de-
clared that Dole's company had moro
coal stored than any other company in
the city.
He also declared that Dole's COM
pany now sold at the highest price OF
any of the Des Moines dealers.
In letters sent out to the local
committees yesterday, Charles Webster.
state fuel administrator, stated the
state was near fuel famine and urged
immediate report Of needs of the diff
ferent communities.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-27
REVENUE COLLECTOR SAYS IOWA
SOIL TtLLERs ARE PAYING
ON INCOMES.
AGENTS UNCOVER 5000
LOOK FOR 5000 MORE
Government Officials Finds Many Men
Failed to Pay Income Tax Because
Of Ignorance Of Law and Its Opera
tions--FieId Deputies Of Revenue
Office Engaged in Roundup.
Special to Times-Repuhlican.

Special to Republican.
drawn to a published Indictment Of the
farmer as one who won't fight, buy
liberty bonds, or pay income taxes
Collector of internal Revenue Louis
Murphy was asked If, the indictment
is true. His reply was that he was
not qualified by any special knowledge
to speak of the farmer in connection
with the war. or the purchase of Ii
berty bonds, but that he was qualified
to say that as to income taxes the
Iowa farmer, whatever is to be said OF
farmers in other districts, is paying
them.
During the last four months" the
collector said, field deputies attached
to my office have been conducting in
vestigations into farmers incomes for
the years 1913. IA, Is and Is. sup
pose that we have uncovered nearly
5000 farmers who were subject to the
tax but never had paid it, and exepcs
that before this first canvass Of all
the counties in the state is complete.
which l expect will be before he new
year, we will find 5000 more. MY
office has collected from the farmer
delinquents 81 far uncovered APPROX
mately $l5o,0G0 in taxes and penalties.
So you see, the farmer is paying the
income tax or is in way of paying it,
Due 10 Ignorance Of Law.
1T should not be assumed that the
farmer sought to defraud the govern
,3kf. fox
did not know his obligations. Ere
quently he assumed that because nc
received no forms he was not expected
to make return, whereas the obligation
is on the taxpayer to ask for form.
Frequently, too, he was honestly mis-
taken in the belief that he could de-
duct the amount of his Indebtedness,
or his Lying expenses, and account 6 ex-
pense all that he paid out for heW
machinery, whereas he may do none
of these things. There have been in
Vulnerable cases where the farmer
knew nothing at all about the income
tax. ffss
My office entered on its campaign
not merely to collect taxes but for the
/ educational value of the campaign in
apprising the farmer OF what is ex-
pected Of MIN now and his obligations
next year, when every married man
with a net income over $4,000 and
every single man with net income
over 81, 0DO will have to make return,
thus bringing in most Of the farmers.
1.-THE federal government is in way
Of hunting DOWNFALL persons subject to
the tax who have not paid it. Until the
adoption Of the last revenue law there
never was a force ADEQUATE to. deal
with the situation. But today there
are twenty nine inspectors and de-
puties engaged in Iowa alone in the
work of finding the delinquent and in
checking up returns of taxpayers pre-
viously made.
1.-THE farmer who has a taxable in
come will be required to pay it, and so
will the man in the city; and not
merely the tax, but the penalties,
when due. Where there is evidence Of
fraud there will be prosecutions"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-27
Farmers Djsprove
Eetravagant Charges
of Chicago Bankers

Special to Times Republican.
Cedar Falls, Oct. 27.-F'armers Of
Cedar Falls township, Blackhawk
county, buying liberty bonds have
hurled a forty 1.-TWO centimeter barage
of dollars at the president of the Mer-
chants Loan and Trust company of
Chicago. quoted in Chicago newspap-
ers as saying:
"The one weak point in the situation
is the attitude of the farmers. They
will neither buy bonds, pay taxes, sell
their products, or fight
Eighty five farmers OF this and one
small Iowa township, the total value
of whose property, both personal and
real as shown by the assessors books
is s5SS,136, have subscribed for $780,
$50 worth of loan bonds
This means that one dollar out OF
every fifteen represented by these
farmeds' entire property has gone into
bonds In other words, it is investing
2-3 per cent of the actual value of
their property, their all, with no de-
duction made for the thousands OF
dollars these farmers must borrow to
handle next years crops.
If this curtain fire of dollars doesn't
cause the Chicago financier to surmise
there's some real farmers back of it,
then he doesn't want to be shown.
That's the attitude of the farmers
hereabouts, who deeply resent the long
distance snap judgment passed upon
them by money bags who are not al
ways well informed upon many of the
topics they discuss so glibly.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-27
MUTILATEs BOND POSTER.
Council Bluffs Man in Jail For De
stroying Wilson's Picture.

Council Bluffs, Oct. 27.-President
Wilson'S picture was too Nmely to
adorn Liberty bond poster. G. A.
Thompson, railway mail clerk at the
Crioa Pacific transfer, is alleged to
have entertained this idea and put his
thoughts into action by carefully cut
ting W:.aon's picture from the poster
AID ther destroying it.
THOMPSON is now in the city Jail,
held for the federal authorities. The
poster, with the picture of the presi-
dent cut out. is also in possession OF
tire authorities. The poster is said to
haze b.en or display in the mail room
a. the Union Pacific transfer when
Thompson took objections to Wilson'S
face.
Thompson was arrested Friday by
Q a. Hechathon and T. J. Aaron.
Un,on Pacific special aIents. His ar
rest is said to have been caused by
Federal Marshal Eberstein of Omaha.
ite is booked "held for investigation
Thompson is married.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-27
Northern Io1ua Items

testines. The fact that bullets from so
small gun penetrated so far thru the
tough hide is certain evidence that the
perpetrators we're in such close proX-
unity to the stock that there can
hardly be any doubt that the deed was
premeditated.
Waterloo.
At the W. C. T. U. convention it was
voted to establish Home Center" in
Des Moines for the express purpose of
motherins the ;IoGlles:ck soldier hoys.
The home will be supported by regular
contributions from all w. c. T. U. or
CARNATIONS in the state and will be
| in charge Of some motherly woman,
while groups of W. C. T., U. women
will be in the rooms constantly to ex-
tend cheer to the men. This center will
be established in some house or suite
Of rooms and amusements viii be pro-
vided. for the men as we'll as writing
arrangements for those who wish to
write home. The home will not over
lap any existing activities now in
operation but will aim only to pro-
vide "motherins" for the boys.
I'EIdora.
A delightful surprise was given to
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kersey at their
home last Friday evening. The occa-
sion commemorated was that of their
golden wedding anniversary Fifty
years before at eight o'clock at the old
hotel within three blocks Of their pres
emit home, the wedding had occurred,
the ceremony having been read by
Judge Parker. During the fifty inter-
vening years Mr.. and Mrs. Kersey have
| lived in or near Eldora. Even prior
| to the event Of their wedding both had
resided near the city and had become
Identified with its interests. Mr.. Ker-
sey enlisted for service in the army at
Eidora, being . member OF Company
A. 32nd Iowa Infantry.
Bellevue.
Nick Blitgen. farmer residing three
miles south of Bellevue, had unique
experience several days ago when he
killed large red fox which attacked
him. Sir. RHtsen had gone to his
barnyard to investigate commotion
among his chickens, anu III .GE:E.!!..:. 8
the corner Of his barn the fox jumped
at him, clawing his chest. He knocked
the animal down with the gun he car
ried and 1t jumped at him again, BIT
ing his knee and tearing his, trousers
legs in. shfeds. Grabbing the fox with
his hands. heS succeeded in downing it,
and with his pocket KNIT he stabbed 1t
to death. AS rule. the fox Is a COW
ardly animal, always running away
but this one was vicious. Mr.. Blitsen
win have the skin tanned and keep 1t.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-27
tcAARTER Xxx.

Il was still clinging to the rail. and
staring down at the light ! heard moth.
ing, felt no premonItion Of alarm. when
suddenly hand gripped my throat, the
great fingers sitting every effort to cry
out. Before I could resist, or even
brace myself, another hand was
clapped over my mouth and I was
fairly hurled back below the shelter OF
the rail, dragged across the black deck,
and thrown through the opened door
Of the companion. This was accom-
plIshed SO quickly, and with SO little
evidence OF struggle. as to attract no
notice from the Frenchman, from
whose deck no doubt every eye was
fastened upon the approaching boat.
Half hurled. half dragged, plunged
into the dimly lit cabin. and II was not
until I struck the lower deck that
even realized clearly what had oc-
Cured, or who were my assailants.
fell sprawling on one shoulder. but 'wSsass
as instantly on my feet, bruised, but
otherwise uninjured. maddened by a
rage beyond all control. White. emery
Ing from the stateroom, through the
mort of which he had been viewing the
scene alongside, startled by the sudden
upr-ar, a revolver gripped in his hand,
was the first face ! saw.
"What the" he exclaimed In be-
wilderment, but before he could say
more my fist jammed into his jaw, and
the fellow went over full length on the
deck, the gun flying from his opening
fingers. had possession OF II before
he could stop me. and was backed
against the door Of stateroom oppo-
site, murder in my heart as con-
fronted The two who had flung me from
the top Of the steps. recognized them
now for the first time-Liverpool Red
and Tom Dugan. But one thought
seethed In my brain--to kill.
"Curse you both" ! cried. covering
them as they shrank back, well end
this thing right here"
Red gripped Rugan, holding the
yrtshman In front Of him as a shield.
MY revolver covered them both. my
fingers nervous on the trigger. Sud
denly the door behind me yielded and l
staggered back, unable to regain my
balance until fairly within the state
room. With a crash the door closed.
instantly shutting out the surprised
faces Of the two men IN the cabin;
key creaked in the lock. and Vera Car
rington fronted me, her back against
the wood.
"were-were they trying to kin
you?" she painted.
"They certainly did their best" I
answered. 'but II was my turn when
you dropped me in here"
"You-you mean that made a mis-
take-that you were in no danger?"
II had the upper hand. l took this
revolver away from White. and do not
believe either Of the others were armed
In another second I should have fired
Our only hope of rescue lies In creating
an alarm: there Is a French cruiser
lying just off our port quarter"
"A French cruiserl We have been
captured?"
"No: merely halted and questioned.
The Frenchman does not even suspect
anything wrong. was endeavoring
to sound an alarm when these fellows
seized me, and threw me down the
stairs into the cabin"
But how did you get on deck? And
where did you procure the revolver1'
tTo Be Continuedl
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-27
SUICIDE IN COURT ROOM.
Frank Frederieks, conseripted, Shoots
Self While Waiting Exemption.

Frank Fredericks, .conseripted, Shoots
Self While Waiting Exemption.
Des MONIES, Oct 27.-While, waiting
to appear before the Polk county ex-
emption board, Frank Fredericks, %
years old, 1885 Clinton street, shot him
self thru the right temple in Judge
Dudley's court room on the third floor
Of the county building yesterday. He
will die.
Fredericks, who formerly lived at
Alleman and had been working on
farm, was recently released from the
Lutheran hospital after suffering a
nervous breakdown. 1t is thought that
this coupled with the fear Of being
compelled to join the colors demented
him.
He was scheduled to appear before
the exemption board in the afternoon
to ask that he be excused from Sc
lective service.
The report Of the gun was heard by
Attorney j. L. Wilmer, who rushed to
Sheriff Griffin's office. When found
by the sheriff, F'redericks was lying on
the floor about fifteen feet from the
door with go / caliber revolver
clutched in his hand. He was uncon-
scious. He was rushed to the Methodist
hospital.
No one was in the court room at the
time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-27
Author e my Lady q the
North, Maid q the Forest" etc.

Copyright A. u No Clurg d 20
could hear Mccain prompting. ana
Dubois echolng the words put In his
mouth.
"The Indian Chief, Boston. Mccain.
master. from st. Johns to Liverpool,
two days out"
with what cargo?"
Miscellaneous: mostly farm ma
chinery."
A searchlight swept us fore and aft,
but finally settled on the little group
of men clustered together on the poop
rail.
you're north Of your course"
There was an instant Of hesitation /:
then Dubois explanation:
1--WE ran before the storm last night,
monsieur, having been struck by light
Ming"
"Ah, I see; that accounts for your
stump Of foremost and the temporary
wheel aft. What shape are your boats
INF"
"Thee Of them left. monsieur"
"Send the captain, with the French
man, over with the ships papers. Be
lively about it."
"Oui, monsieur; what Is the name
of the warship?"
"The French cruiser Descartes, on
patrol. Get your boat over"
What would Mccain do? Was he
ready for such. an emergency as this?
Had he taken the precaution to alter
the ships manifest. or even forged a
new one? There was moment Of ex-
cited talk on the deck above me; then
Mccain descended the starboard lad
der, and disappeared through the com
panion, evidently after the ships pa
pers. Llverpool's voice ordering the
watch to lower number five boat, and
stand by, sung out from the poop, rail.
Mccain emerged from the companion.
called up to Liverpool. waving his hand
with laugh full Of confidence, and
went forward. A moment later he was
Joined by Dubois. and the two men
clambered over the rail and dropped
into the lowered boat. His actions, his
easy manner, startled me; those must
be carefully forged papers in his pocket
to enable him to proceed with such con-
fidence. Slowly lifted myself until I
could peer over the side at the dark
expanse of water between the vessels.
The searchlight of the warship rested
in a glare Of white on the small boat
bobbing up and down, revealing the
men Mt the oars, and Mccain and Du-
bois in the stern sheets. Neither
glanced back, but could see their
faces clearly, and Mccain was smiling
as though at an excellent joke.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-27
OFFICER KILLED BY AUTO.
Captain Gisrsten Killed at Camp Dodge
Naafardav.

Des Moines, Oct. 27.-Capt. Frederick
r. Gersten, 81 years old, OF st. Paul.
mastering officer for the 31Sth engi-
neer regiment at Camp Dodge, was in
stantly killed when he was struck by
an automobile owned by the Davidson
Candy Company near the south end OF
the camp.
\ Captain Giersten was a graduate OF
the Fort Smelling training school for
officers and also attended the training
school for army engineers at Fort
Leavenworth. 5 -
Before entering the Smelling school
he was employed sby the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company at st. Paul
A board OF officers has been anpoint-
ed to investigate the accident and an
inquest will be held late today, 1t was
announced.
The machine was driven by Law
rence Vaughn. driver for Davidson
Bros, commission merchants. Captain
Mears, of.the headquarters department,
saw the accident and took vaughn over
to the military police department where
he was held pending further investiga-
tom Captain Mears stated that tho
victim was struck by the truck and
crashed into telephone pole.
Captain sGiersten was highly es-
jteemed by his fellow officers and was
popular among the men. He was un.
married; It was reported at,regimental
headquarters Of the engineers.
The exact manner In which the acci-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-27
RAILROAD TINE TABLE
CHICAGO . NoRTHWEsTERN. :

No. 11-Denver Special $3.50. j. so i. Il.
No. Los Angeles Limited 5:12 a. m.
No. 3-China and Japan Elk. S:17 a. m.
No. 29-Ames Passenger ....11:21 a. m.
No. 5-Des Moines Pass'ger 5:3Op. m.
No. 13-Hawkeye Express. 6:25 p. m.
No. 17-Oregon and Washing
ton Special ............... 4:ss a. m.
GOING EAST,
No. 4-Des Moines Pass'ger 1922 q. m.
N. 12-Denver Special $780,. 1:10p.m.
No. 1s-Oregon and Washing
ington Special ............ $3.50 q. m.
No. 30-Clinton Passenger 3:17 p. m.
NO. 5Atlantic Express -. 1925 p. m.
No. % Chicago Special II: 5s p. m.
No. 10-Eastern Express -. 6:34a. m.
Nos. 4. 3. 20. 80, daily except Sunday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-27
Postville.

Postville.
Fire, which started from a defective
flue in the chimney destroyed the home
Of William Meyer, about q mile from
this city, on Monday morning, About
everything in the house was burned
with the exception of potatoes and
canned fruit from the cellar which
were saved.
Dubuque.
Improvements costing approximately
$60,QO0 will be considered by Captain
Edwards, government engineers, in
charge of the Dubuque division of gov
ermnemnt Mississippi work. The gov
eminent fleets is 'mobilizing here now
and will go into winter quarters at the
harbor soon.
Gilbert.
Miss Lorraine Ewing, who is q men,
Der Of the senior class Of the Gilbert
high school, won first place in the
county on the essay contest. The sub
ject of the essay was Food Conserva-
tion." Miss Ewing's paper represented
the high schools Of Story county at
the state contest.
oFuuoy NVuSoTs
Barney Hook and Renke Renken Of
near Wellsburg, exhibited some Here
ford cattle at the Iowa Hereford Cat
tie Breeders association show at Sioux
City last week. Mr.. Hooks two year
old heller took first prize and Mr.. Rem
ken's took second prize. Mr.. Hook
sold his prize heifer for SLIPS. Mr..
Renken's brought 5000. The compe-
tition was very keen.
Cedar Rapids.
Superintendent J. J. Mcconnell OF
the city schools. and secretary F.. r.
Conway Of the Commercial club, this
morning received notice from profess
scr Frank = =. y,a:ssoiSr. slpcc.atendant of
the Charles City schools, and chair
man Of the executive committee OF the
Northwestern Iowa Teachers associa-
ton that the spring meeting would be
held in Cedar Rapids, April 4, s. and s,
1918. Next to the state teachers Assoc
citation the Northwestern Iowa is the
largest convention Of any character in
Iowa; and means the attendance Jof
several thousand visitors to this city
along about Easter time.
Mason City.
Mrs. Julia Birbeck, living Just north
Of the sugar factory, had two cows and
the old family horse 80 badly hurt last
Sunday by bullets from 32-rifie that
one Of the cows and the horse will have
to be killed. Suspicion as to the per-
petrators Of the cruel deed Is not yet
sufficiently centered to begin action.
The COW IL hit in one Of the leg points.
while the horse has . ball thru the In
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-27
CELEBRATE sEMl-cENTENNtAL.
Spencer Grocer Company at Oskaloosa
Fifty Years Old.

Oskaloosa, Oct. 27.--H. l.. Spencer
Company, wholesale grocers OF
Oskaloosa yesterday, October 26.1s11.
celebrated the semi centennial ami
versary of the establishment Of the
business in Oskaloosa, fifty years Of sue
cessful business. !. Messrs Harry l..
Spencer and brother Amos P. Spencer
yesterday received the congratulations
of hosts of personal and business
friends while letters and kilograms have
been pouring in from all parts OF the
land.
Last. evening a banquet in COM
melmoration OF the day and that 1t
meals was held in the, lobby of the
office apartments at the home of the
II. L. Spencer Company on First ave-
nue. west just east of the NJ. 4 st. L.
passenger station to a company of in
yited guests, the employees Of the firm
and visiting managers from other
cities,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-27
New. From Manly.

Manly, Oct. 2L-Henry Doble, who
has been at the Park hospital, Mason
City, is recovering from the operation
of several weeks ago. He has built two
good houses in KeRsett and will make
that town his future home.
The county road recently graded east
from Manly is being graveled. This
road. which connects Manly and Usage
will be credit to this section of the
state. this two miles on direct line to
Usage, connecting the Jefferson high
way with the Red Ball route, which
runs thru Usage.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-27

charged with oppression In office In
connection with the securing Of evil
dence in the villisca ak murder case.
He Is to be tried in Logan on Nov. 8.
The supreme, court yesterday made
Judge Rockafellow's action in the
case Of no effect when it continued the
Injunction against the Montgomery
county court to restrain 1t from GER
tifying to the Harrison county court
any record of the action setting aside
the change of venue.