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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-19
SEVERAL PERSONS At FORT
DODGE SPEEDILY PUNISHED
FOR WRONG DOING
SOUGHT TO INTERFERE
WITH WHEELS OF JUSTICE
Man and Woman Frightened Witness
es Who Had Been Summoned to APP
pear Before Grand Jury-Mason City
Man Pleads Guilty to Inducing Wit
nesses to Perjure Themselves.

Fort Dodge, Nov. 19.-The federal
grand jury indicted several persons in
federal court here for conspiracy to
interfere with government witnesses.
Information against Jacob Becker and
Mrs. Dorothy Lewis, Of this city, was
obtained Wednesday and the two were
arrested the same night. The federal
grand Jury indicted them on Thursday.
They stood trial on Friday and were
found guilty. Judge Henry T. Reed
Saturday sentenced each to fifteen
months in the federal penitentiary at
$780,
Becker and Mrs. Lewis were &C
cused of trying to induce Miss Beulah
Wagner, a material witness in a case
against Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Spears for
conducting house of i'll fame in Fort
Dodge. within five miles of a military
camp, to leave town in order to keep
from being called before the grand
jury. 1t appeared from the evidence
that Becker and Mrs. Lewis tried to
brighten Miss Wagner by telling her
she would be sent to the penitentiary
if Mr.. and Mrs. Spears were convicted.
Miss Wagner reported the incident TO
the government officials and testiheh
before the grand jury.
A similar case was before the court.
J. C. Johnston. of Mason City, pleaded
guilty to the charge of inducing wit
nesses to perjure themselves in making
affidavits in case regarding the
priority Of patent claim Johnston
was sentenced to two years in the pen.-
Tertiary and fined $500. District AT
torney Frank A. O'Connor declares he
will prosecute to the limit every per-
son attempting to tamper with the ad-
ministration of justice in the federal
court.
L. G. Spears. of Fort Dodge. was
sentenced to twelve months in the
county Jail and fined $3.50 and costs for
conducting a house of i'll fame within
five miles of a military camp. lie
pleaded not guilty but later entered a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-19
BUILDINGS At SIOUX CITY DECO.
RATED WITH YELLOW SOME
TIME DURING NIGHT.
THEATER ONE OF OBJECTS
81 INcENsED CITIZENS
Proprietor Denies He 10 Stacker and
Pro-osrman and Offers Reward For
Information Concerning Identity Of
visiiantes - Physieian's office Also
Decorated.

Sioux City, Nov. 1.-Two buildings,
4 the Royal theater. located in Nebraska
street, and the residence of DR.. H. J.
Meis, 1925 Court street, were decorated
with yellow paint some time after mid
night. No trace or clew to the iden-
tity Of the persons who smeared these
buildings with the colors Of the slasker
has yet been found.
L. Well, proprietor Of the Royal thea
ter, this morning offered a reward of
800 for. the apprehension and convic-
ton Of the persons who painted the
front, foyer and ticket booth OF his
theater He says he has we'll founded
suspicious as to who committed the
act and that he will be able to give
the police and private detective whom
he has employed valuable information.
No, Cause, Says Meis.
DR.. Meis declared that he could
think Of no reason why his residence
should be decorated with the colors
representative OF anti-Americanism.
He declares that he was born in the
United States, as was his mother. Il
SucSS IL 10 1uy udAAob Al0 SoAu' "a
Meis declared that ne had aided loyal
~ all war projects In this community.
The Royal theater was literally
smeared with yellow paint and "Stay
Away" Back to Germany for Well the
Stacker in the country Of patriots" and
German favoritism, not a drop Of
Patriotism" were written In sprawl
ing letters Of black across the walls Of
the foyer.
Mr.. We'll denied that he had said O.:
done anything that would be construed
as placing him in the slasker or pro-
German class. He said he had pur-
chased Liberty bonds to the value Of
$500. had given $3.50 to the Red Cross
and SO to the Y. M. c. A. fund.
MT. Well declared that he had run
every patriotic picture and all govern
ment cinema matter that was offered
and could recall no. reason for last
nights occurrence.
Has Had Controversies.
Some time ago Mr.. Well had con-
trovsrsy with ''Four Minute. men rela-
tive to placing speakers in his theater.
This was ABUSED, however, and the
-Four Minute" speakers have appeared
there as at the other theaters about
the city. Only on one occasion did a
Four Minute man fail to speak there,
Mr.. Well said and that was when he
appeared after the appointed time and
the show had already started.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-19
SOLD COAL UNDERwElcHr.
Two Dubuque Dealers Arrested and
Fined For Delivering Short Loads.

Fined For Delivering Short Loads.
Special to Times Republican.
Dubuque, Nov. 1.-two local coal
dealers were fined Saturday for selling
coal underweight. J. S. Bittner. state
food inspector, working out Of Food
Commissioner Barney's office at Des
Moines, filed the charges and appeared
against the men.
A load Of coal which the investigator
weighed at the city scales and being
delivered to consumer with n ticket
calling for two full tons, was found to
be lacking Just 2s5 pounds. The in
vestigator hailed the driver on the
street and demanded that the coal be
weighed. The second wagon load was
295 pounds short.
Information was then filed and the
dealers taken before, a local justice Of
the peace. Following out his declared
policy Of exhibiting leniency for first
offenses the court assessed fines OF IS
and costs in each case.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-19
DRAFT ARMY HEALTH GOOD.
illness Rate at Cantonments is Below
Guardsmen's.

Washington, Nov. 1.-THE national
army is shown to be healthier than
the national guard in report by the
war department today showing health
conditions at camps for the week end
ing Nov. 9.
The noneffective rate-that is, the
proportion of sick or injured to the
strength of command-was 1873 per
1000 in the national guard and 2o.2
per 1000 in the national army.
Extensive outbreaks of measles, re7
ported to be of mild character, in the
southern national guard camps at
Greenvlle, S. c., Macon, Ga, Fort
Worth, Tex, and Hattiesburg, Miss,
were held responsible for the relative
ly poor showing Of the national guard.
Reports in detail from all camps in
which middle western national army
and national guard soldiers are In
training are as follows:
Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill.-Cases a
sickness, 276; rate of sickness per
1000, 11.9. Number of cases. pneumonia
s; veneceal disease, ri; measles, O.;
meningitis, /; other illness, 242. Deaths
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-19

odeboIt.
The odebolt fire department is pre-
pairing for it's annual Thanksgiving
ball. They are planning something
out of the ordinary this year.
Storm Lake.
The state Of Iowa has placed 10000
fish in the waters of Storm lake. They
consisted of bass, pickerel, croppies'
blue gill and perch.
odeboIt.
Corn buying has been practically
stopped here until there is colder
weather and less liability Of the soft
corn Of which there is large guam
tity this year spoiinlg.
Sioux City.
James Hopkins has just returned to
Sioux City, having spent six months
with an ambulance unit in France. He
saw, among other things, 5000 Ger
mans captured at Verdun. He asserts
the people of France believe the war
will drag on for another two years
and possibly more.
Dubuque.
Thieves who entered the home OF
Carl Simpson Of this city Monday
night made big haul. They secured
$S1 in cash, several valuable pieces OF
jewelry and a couple suits Of clothes
and made their getaway, leaving no
clues A skeleton key was used to
gain entry to the place.
North McGresor.
Dale, the 7-year-old son Of Mr.. and
~ fhic Yo1Qno
smothered to death Wednesday. even
ing at $3.50, when, in some manner
while alone in the house he closed the
davenport on himself. He is survived
by his parents, one sister and young
er brother.
Marcus.
The Catholic women Of Marcus have
organized to aid the Knights Of Column
bus in their war camp work The fol-
lowing officers were chosen: Mrs, M.
F. Joynt, chairman; Mrs. Henry Me
man, secretary; Miss Nina Londergan.
treasurer. One hundred women Of the
parish have enrolled to help the move
ment.
Storm Lake. y
Two friends, Charles Natross, Of
storm Lake, and Francis stringer. a
student at the Chicago university,
wanted to go to war hut could not
owing to physical inability They
proved their patriotism when both en-
tered hospital for a surgical opera
ton to make them At to link up with
Uncle Sans army across the sea.
George.
Fred Brown, Of near Rock Rapids,
who was fatally injured when his mo-
torcycle ran into another motorcycle
driven by Earl Hockstedler, Of near Ed
ma, died at a hospital in Sioux Falls
Wednesday afternoon. He will be
buried at Rock Rapids. The young
man had his left leg fractured in two
places and sustained Internal injuries
and injudies to the brain Hocksted-
Ter was badly bruised. Both motor
cycles were running without lights.
Sioux City.
owing to- the urgent demand Of
stock raisers in North Dakota and
Montana, the Chicago. Milwaukee q
L st. Paul railway company is sending
all available empty cars into that ter
Iritory and will continue to do 30 for
the next ten days or two weeks. The
demand for cars is made because stock
linen find they must dispose OF much Of
Their stock because the long period Of
dry weather In that country cut short
the late growth OF grass.
Sioux City.
The local police are richer ono auto
mobile left here 40 Z forfeit BY Z
| stronger who was arrested on Z chags
Loo sasryihg Intoxicating liorors con-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-19

3I.6. Number Of cases. pneumonia, 6;
venereal disease, "a; measles. Is: scar
let fever 5: other illness, TIT. Deaths.
/ (stoppage of circulation Of blood by
cloD,
Camp Taylor. Louisville, Ky.-Cases
Of sickness, 252: rate of sickness per
1000, 81. Number Of cases. pneumonia.
d; venereal disease, q; measles. lo4:
typhoid, 3: meningitis, 6; other illness,
81. Deaths 1 (pneumonia).
Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Miss. On
diana Kentucky guard camp)-Cases
Of sickness, s6S; rate Of sickness per
1000, 1877. Number Of cases, pneu-
monia, IL; venereal disease. -:
measles, 254: malaria, 8: other illness,
554. Deaths, Qnjury by cutting).
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-19
TOMBSTONE PAINTED MELLOW
opsrty Of Alleged Pro-Gsrman- I
Painted by Crowd.

hone. Nov. 19.-The front OF. thu
cigar store owned by Henry Grothel
was painted yellow by unidentified per.
sons some time Saturday night or early
Sunday morning. 1t Is assumed this
was done because Of pro-German re.
marks Grother is alleged to have made
Authorities have made plans to hum
down the decorators.
A crowd OF jeering bystanders, the
mayor OF Boone among them, watched
SGrothers wash off the paint Sunday.
This demonstration follows one made
by workers in the Northwestern shops
Saturday, when they forced Otto Sell
ing, another alleged pro-German, tt
kneel and kiss the United States flag
after which they daubed him with vel.
low paint and ordered him to leave
town.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-19
TRUCK FARMERS TO MEET.
Growers Of Potatoes and Other Gardl
Foods to Convene,

1FoW0F0 q PoIay00S ana Otner 0droef
Foods to Convene.
Davenport, Nov. 19.-The fourth an
nuaI convention OF the Iowa Potato and
Truck Growers Association which will
be held in Davenport Nov. 26, n and
90. will discuss the question of adopt.
ing new name.
The name has been criticized be.
cause truck" includes potatoes" anG
as sometimes used does not include
market gardening. The name Iowa
Vegetable Growers Association Is sug-
gested, also the name Iowa Vegetable
Society, and Iowa Truck Society.
j. w. Rummells. Of Nichols, is presi-
dent OF the association, and his adj
dress will be on progress made in
cabbages.
"A report of committee on grading
Of potatoes will discuss II It lie wise
for Iowa or for the nation at this time
to use ~ screen. The committee
is composed Of George M. Benson. Of
st. Ansgar. a farmer: Henry tB. Hahn
Of fMuscatine. a dealer, and A. T. Err
win, Of Ames.
What the United States government
Is doing and trying to do for growers
dealers and users Of potatoes will be
outlined by William Stuart, OF Wash
ington. D. C. DR.. Stuart Is the potato
expert Of the department OF agriculture
and Is secretary Of the Potato Asso.
citation Of america. He Is In close
touch with the food administration I'M
der Mr.. Hoover.
Why onions have paid in Scott
county will be told by +. e. schutter
o. Pleasant Valley. Mr.. Schutters fa-
Their was q pioneer in the onion BUSH
ness sixty years ago and already the
third generation is growing onions on
the same lands. This paper will dis
c.es the reasons for success: soil. To-
cation, selection ofseed, careful study,
4--!se management. and hard work.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-19
Now odd Fellows, Secretary.

Des Moines, Nov. &c. J. Koonz.
of Burlington, has been appointed
grand secretary Of the grand lodge OF
the Independent Order Of Odd Fellows,
to fill the vacancy caused by the death
Of r. L. TiEton. Mr.. Koonz filled the
office of grand secretary a number OF
years ago.
A. E. Hyland, Of Des Moines, has
been named grand scribe Of the grant
encampment.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-19
EIdora News Notes.

Special to Times-Republican.
Eldora, Nov. 19s-AMrs. Kate Ring,
who for several weeks had been In Fl
dora visiting her brother. W. NJ
satohell, returned Friday to her home
in Kearney. Neb.
Ray Hal who had been in Eldora
and vicinity visiting relatives and
friends and looking after business mat
ters, returned to his home in Boulder
Colo. ~ 4.
IA boy was born Friday 70 Mr.. and
Mrs. Martin Cretin, living near Steem-
boat Rock.
The revival meetings now going q
I u ne ChtiSttsn church WIN contlnuS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-19
Smother. to Death in Davenport.

North McGregor Nov. 19-Left alone
in a room at the home of his parents
here, Dale Ferris was found smoth-
cred to death in a davenport. It is
supposed he closed the davenport on
which he was playing and was unable
To omen it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-19

Reading down: Venice, Verona and
Garda, on the shore of Lake Garda,
which is half Austrian, half Italian.
The great drive Of the Austro-
Germans on the Italian front puts
Venice, the most beautiful city in the
world, in deadly peril. If the Italians
fall back to the Adige the important
city Of Verona, situated on this river,
probably viii become the prey Of the
invader. -,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-19

To Cure a Cold In One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
let's. Druggists refund money II 1t fail4
to cure. Z. w. Groves signature 10 on
each box. Thirty cents.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-19
TIMES REPUBLICAN MARsHAILTowN IOWA. NOVEMBER

plea Of guilty. The case against Mrs.
Spears was dismissed. Mrs. Spears has
a child and an aged mother to look
after.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-19

Untruths Lose Friends.
Nothing gives such blow to TREND
ship as detecting another In an I'M
truth. It strikes at the root OF our
confidence ever after.-Hazlitt.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-03-10

PRUNING
BILLS
SALARY PERQUISITES AND
APPROPRIATION OVERDRAFTS
RECEIVE ATTENTION

CARSON CITY, March I'm the
assembly today, Booher, democrat
Of Elko, introduced a bill cutting
the salary of the lieutenant gov
ernor to $24OO per year and amend
ing the salary act by providing that
the salary named therein shall be In
full for all services, whether ex-
officio or not.
Ambler's bill making it unlawful
to give trading stamps was passed
by the assembly.
Mcnamara of Nye introduced a
bill providing that location stakes
on mining claims shall be of con-
crete.
In the senate, Chaplin introduced
a bill making the terms of office or
the university regents ten years and
providing that in case of a vacancy
the governor shall appoint for the
full unexpired term.
Thatcher offered a bill providing
that initiative petitions shall not be
circulated, but kept open by clerks
or registration officers for voluntary
signatures of voters.
The bill to reimburse deputy
superintendent of public instruc-
ton was reconsidered and lost for
a second time by a vote of seven to
seven.
The senate placed the stamp of
Ii,o nnr0uo1 ON tho Cfatn In hnr nOm-
m~issioner's office yesterday after
noon by passing the Bradshaw bill
abolishing the office. The vote on
the bill was ten to seven and came
after a somewhat spirited debate
between Harrington and Bradshaw.
The assembly killed the senate
bill carrying an Appropriation to
take care of a deficiency in the
silver service fund.
The bill providing for a 100000
bond issue for Esmeralda county, to
take care of back indebtedness, was
passed by the senate and now is
ready for the governors signature.
The senate passed the Hesson
resolution asking Nevada senators
and congressman to get a bill
through congress providing for fed
eral court sessions at Reno, Winnie
mucca, Elko, Ely and Tonopah OIL
Goldfeld.
An amendment to the crimes and
punishments act, defining murder,
which in effect restores capital pun
ishment, was passed by the senate.
Evans of Esmeralda introduced a
stuffs of certain classes be based On
the net weight.
The assembly passed the bill pro-
yiding for a $4,000 bond issue for
the purchase of a university farm.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-03-10
LA TOSKA MINE
SHOWS BIG ORE
ORE VEIN CARRIES GOLD AND
SILVER VALUES AND is
PROMISING

LOVELOCK, March 6.-Reports
from the Humboldt Consolidated's
La Toska mine, at the head of
Wrights canyon, today, are to the
effect that a rib of hematite of iron,
carrying values in gold and silver,
had beer cut. 1t was in hematite
of iron on the surface of Indian
Peak that the big values which
were responsible for the work on
the mine were encountered.
The report, coming in late, did
not give the extent of the %orebody.
Work in the tunnel is still progress
ing in the black lime dixie, which is
maintaining it's chaotic condition,
and which may be cut through into
the porphyry contact at any time.
A statement from the manage
ment is to the effect that work is
now 120 feet beyond the United
States surveyors last survey and is
down about a thousand feet below
the surface Of Indian Peak, drifting
almost due east. BY survey, the
main north by south assure should
be cut soon, at a point giving a
depth of 1345 feet of vein above the
point of cutting.
In the Middle Humboldt, the ore
from the north by south vein is
about 65 per cent silver, while the
ere from the west veins is prac-
tically a gold ore.
One of the most recent stringers
cut assayed $369.25 in gold and
1919 in silver.
Double shifts, working even days
a week, are employed on the prop
erty. and good progress is being
made, now that the worst of the
cold weather is over.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-03-10
OELUGE COMES ON
LAST DAY BILLS
SENATE RECEIVES "a AND
ASSEMBLY 32-STATE BANK
ISSUE REVIVED

CARSON CITY, March 5. = To-
day was the last day to introduce
bills in each house without unani-
nous consent. The senate received
"a new bills and the assembly 81.
There will be many more introduc-
ed this afternoon. Senator Thatcher
introduced a bill making the lieuten-
ant governor ex-officio state bank ex-
aminer without a salary. Senator
Buol introduced a bill providing for
printing 10000 copies of the laws
enacted at this session, each paper
in the state to print and circulate
1000 copies containing the laws, ex-
cept the two Reno papers, which
will publish 5000. The state is to
pay five cents a copy.
Senator Buol introduced bills pro-
viding that only attorneys can be
elected justice of the peace in town
ships of W 800 and that there
shall be two justices in townships
of over 500 population on a petition
of on~e-fourth of the voters.
In the assembly the Lyon delega-
ton introduced a bill abolishing
deputy superintendent of public in
struction and providing that prin-
cipals and superintendent of schools
shall perform the duties at $25 per
month.
Bell introduced a bill providing
that all bitches, fumes and water
ways containing poisonous matter
must be fenced.
Representative Alderman offered
a bill for a state smelter. 1t pro-
vides for a bond issue of 100000,
bond indemnities to be taken care
of by 70 per cent of the proceeds of
the smelter and the other 80 per
. : shall go for upkeep.
The Nye delegation introduced a
bill authorizing a reorganization Of
defunct banks. 1t is aimed at the
State Bank and Trust company
situation for protection of the
creditors of that institution.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-03-10
Fire Hydrants Damaged

Fire hydrants at important points
in Tonopah have been put out OF
commission through the practice of
householders ~resorting to them for
a supply of water for domestic use.
The hydrants are opened with
wrenches and enough leverage can
not be secured to shut off the water,
which continues to accumulate in
the hydrant until it reaches the
top, where it freezes.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-03-10

BETWEEN FIVE AND SIX THOU
SAND MAY RECEIVE
COMMISSIONS

WASHINGTON, March THE
war department directed that be-
tween 5000 and 5000 enlisted men
of the army be designated by regi-
mental commanders for commission
as company officers in whatever
amy may be raised. Orders were
sent to each regiment to select 60
men eligible for commissions up to
and including captains. The desig-
nation will be on military aptitude
and not by examination. The regu-
lar army may suffer if the best en-
listed men are withdrawn for duty
with volunteers, but there is no
other way to provide an adequate
training force even for a volunteer
army of 100000 men.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-03-10
Indictment Quashed

The Indictment brought by the
Nye county grand jury against N. C.
Ableman of Tonopah on a charge of
gambling vas recently quashed in
the district court. This was done
as a result of a motion to disqualify
Foreman j. G. Crumley of the grand
jury. A member of the grand Jury
later stated that the case will be
taken up, but that the foreman will
not vote on it.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-03-10
UNCLE SAM WOULD
COLLECT MILLIONS
WANTS RAILROADS TO RETURN
ENORMOUS ACREAGE
OF LAND

WASHINGTON, March THE
government today filed a brief in
the supreme court against the Ore
gon and California Railroad COM
pany in the governments suit to
100000 acres of land in
Oregon valued at over 100000 900
which was granted to the railroads
in 1866 on condition hat they sell
to settlers at not over $3.50 per
acre. 1t is alleged the condition
was broken.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-03-10
Spirits Urged Wife

William B.. Rattan was granted
a decree of divorce from his spiritu-
alistic wife at Reno on the ground
of cruelty. He testified that his
wife was a s%piritualist and repeat
edly told him that she vas visited
by ethereal beings, who urged her
to leave him. He said that while
he was engaged in the poultry bust
ness in New York state she turned
all his chickens loose in the garden,
which was completely destroyed.
He claimed that another time she
bit him on the chin, leaving a cash
that required three months to heal.
Too much chicken and chin have
caused many a divorce.