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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-26

to speak. Then his lips curled In
what was meant to be Emile. He
arose, stepped quietly to the door and
glanced out, returning apparently sat
isfied.
II don't trust that stewsrd,' he
said, NOR, as matter Of fact, anyone
else wholly" He paused and stared at
me, then added: "I'ye never had any
faith in your race, Gates. but am in
clined to use You. Every Englishman
ever knew was . liar and sneaking
poltroon. l was brought up to hate
the race and always have. can't say
that like you. any better than the
others. / don't, for the matter OF
that. But just now You cab be use
full to me Il you 1re Of that mind.
This is business proposition. ana It
makes no odds II we hate each other.
% the end is gained. How does that
sound1".
ANot altogether bad" admitted.
II have been In some games Of chance
before" .
II thought as much Y eagerly. land
money has the same schink however 1t
be earned. You could use some?
III had any to use; after q sailor
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-26
SEES IOWA FALLS ON EACH.
Sixty Miles Of Permanent Roads
Hardin County's Quota.

Special 10 Times Republican.
Iowa Falls. April 2s.-S:Xty niles OF
permanent county roads under the new
Iowa road law is Hardin county :
quota for this year and the supervis-
ors are already active in locating this
permanent Improvement that Is de-
signed as the FIST step in this county
to get out OF the mud forever The
exact location Of the roads that viii
first be brought 20 permanent develop
ment has not been decided hut 1t 8
understood that the Hawkeve or Grant
Highway running thru Ackley. Iowa
Falls and Alden VIII be included. 1t
is also proposed 10 include the Jeffer-
son Highway which crosses the county
from north TO south and would pass
thru Iowa Falls and Hubbard. L IS
also intended 70 include the diagonal
Trail, which would connect Eldora.
Owasa and Iowa Falls.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-26
Southern Ioua Items

! room. This plant is on FIVE acres OF
| ground near the Wabash tracks in the
! south part of OttuHwa. The CONNER
ciai club Of Ottumwa claim that Ex-
/ cello with its merits can be nationally
/ advertised article and if this "a so OF
tumwa will receive advertisement all
over the United States and Canada.
| Ottumwa is offering their hearty sup
port thruout Iowa and other states
and hope 10 push Excello to the sue
cessful plan which they, deserve.
Rippey-The town council here has
taken an advanced step in the matter
of good roads and in q short time every
| business and residence street will be
| improved. At a recent meeting the
council took the necessary steps TO
gravel each street, a roadDed at least
! eighteen feet wide 10 be built. The
| cost of the Improvement is TO be as
sessed against the abutting property in
the same manner that pavement Ia
| paid for. The cost of the improvement
! will not be heavy. as one citizen, who
owns gravel pit within the corporate
limits of the town, has offered the
| gravel free.
oavsnpot.-John Melvin, claiming
! Trenton. as his home. attempted to
| commit suicide by slashing his throat
| in a. Rock Island hotel. He viii re-
| cover. Melvin walked thru the hotel
! lobby all day muttering 10 himself. He
| appeared TO be insane. and the hotel
management put a watch upon him.
| When he went to his room in the eve
! ming ne opened his pocketkn!fe. and
with the sharp blade slashed each
side of his THROAT. He was found al
most at once, and rushed TO st. An
! thongs hospital. Dependency or tenn
porary insanity is believed to have
| prompted the rash act.
Des Moinss.-W. ". Fast, a farmer
| living near Grimes. has fled a heart
balm suit for $40 900 against E. J.
/ Garlock. farmer neIgnoor. Fast al
leges that Garlock alienated his wife's
! affections and entered into a secret
agreement to marry her when she
! could secure a divorce. He says he
knew nothing Of the affair until April;
8. altho it has been going on since 1915
when Garlock first began to meet Mrs.
| r it5t CIduueStincls. ne OtHcT ldTIucEs
he alleges. has been giving her money.
Perry-Mrs. w. r. Gray. one Of the
! oldest women Of the city, Is dead. She
was IS years old and has been resi-
dent of Dallas county since 1855, when
she and her husband moved onto a
farm southwest of the city.
Council eluHs.-What was probably
a record for speedy adoptions was
made in County Recorder Frank Eur
muehlen's office when adoption papers
were filed for Lorraine Van Patten
born to Mrs. Elsie Van Patten one
hour before. at the LYDIA hotel. The
father OF the little girl was A ". Van
Patten, . soldier who made the
supreme sacrifice on the Lorraine front
while fighting for his country an6
democracy. Alvin Mosher, proprietor
Of the LYDIA hotel and his wife. Bessie
Mosher. adopted the little one and will
henceforth care for her as their own
The child was named Immediately n
memory Of the, scene OF her fathers
death and the adoption papers were
prepared by Attorney John p. FINLEY
The whole transaction occurred with
in an hour after the birth of little
Lorraine.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-26
Me-. of ElaI,,-cnk

Special to Times Republican.
Gladbrook. April 26.--and in Tama
county took another jump. considering
the prices recently paid here. Henry
Ludwig sold ! is farm. 240 acres. near
Garwin, to Hildebrandt Brothers for
1910 per acre. Ude Thaden sold his
eighty acres aear town at 1915 per
acre to Henry Eggers and Clarence
Rosenberger.
Miss Cristic hammers ard Albert
Schmodt were married "Wednesday.
Mr.. Schmodt recently returned from
the army. Tney will make their home
in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Dresser re-
ceived news that their son Fritz, who
Is in the army and stationed at Fort
Sheridan. is very i'll with diabetes.
Charles Walters. Of the Walters
Motor Car Company. is in Chicago on
business.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-26
LUTHER LEAGUE CONVENTION
Several Thousand Delegates and
Visitors Expected al Webster CITY.

Special 70 Times Republican.
Webster City. April 26.-The state
Luther League convention OF the Nor
wegian Lutheran church Will he held
in story City Aug. 2l-2+ inclusive.
There will be about 500 official dele
gates attending all sessions OF the
convention and it is expected that The
total convention attendance al oaCH
session will ne several thousand. This
will be the first convention since the
union of the Lutheran churches. and
as result an increased attendance is
expected.
The last convention. which was held
at Eagle Grove two years ago. had an
attendance of 1900 on the closing day.
The meetings at Story City will ne
held in a monster tent which will seat
several thousand.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-26
CHAPTER KIN.
UUIIJJTyl1JJuuuuuuuu
copynsht By 4 c. ncCisrs D o.
Accent q PROPOSAL.

SCCepS = VTOpoSas. Is
went on deck with the watch. and
mingled with them forward. A portu-
guese boatswain set me at polishing
the gun mounted on the forecastle. l
was busily at work on this bit of ord
nance. when Estadn came on deck for
q moment! The fellow CHANGED to OBJ
serve me.
you must be q pretty tough bird.
Gates" he said roughly. "or I would
have killed you last night had the
mind to-"
Something about his voice and man.
ner led me to feel that, in spite Of his
roughhess. he was not in bad humor.
THAT would have been q mistake.
sir,"I answered. Strengthening up, rag
in hand, "for ii would have cost you q
good seaman. Three years ago ! was
skipper on my own vessel. The Bonn
bay Castle. London to Hongkong; l
wrecked her of Cape Mendez in q fog.
was drunk below, and IL cost me my
ticket"
"You know West Indian watersT
slightly; l made two voyages to
Panama, and one to Havana"
"And speak Spanish"
"A little bit, sir, as you see; learn
languages easily"
He stared straight into my face, but
without uttering another word, turned
on his heel and went below. ! had fin
ished my labor on the carronade, and
was fastening down securely the tar
paulin. when a thin, oop-shouldered
fellow, with hang-dog face crept up
the ladder TO the poop, and shunied
over to Levere.
Mister LeEere. sir"
"Well, what is 1t, Gunsaules?'
''Senor Esiada. sir he wishes to see
4 sailor named Gates in the cabin"
"who? Gates? Oh, yes. the new
man. He swept his eyes about. until
he saw me. Follow the steward be
low: Senior Estada wishes to see you
go just as you are"
Every good, sir"
The fellow led me away. There
was no one in the main cabin. / fol-
lowed the beckonins steward who
raped with his knuckles on one Of
the side doors. Estada's voice an.
swersd.
I stepped inside, doubtful enough
Of what all this might mean, yet
quite prepared to accept Of any
chance IT might ofDer. Estada sat up
right in the chair gazing straight Ass
me. his own face cieariy revealed IN
the light from the open port. His
face was swarthy, long and thin. with
hard, set lips under long, intensely
black mustache, his cheeks strangely
crisscrossed by lines. The nose was
large. distinctiveiy Roman, yielding
him hawklike appearance. but it
was his eyes which fascinated me-
They were dark and deeply set. abso-
lutte wells OF cruelty. had never
before seen such eyes In the face Of a
human being; they were beastly, dev-
ilish: could feel my blood chill rs I
looked into their depths, yet l held
myself erect and waited for the man
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-26
COMA AMONG CATTLE.
Sleeping Sickness Works havoc Among
Farmers Herds.

Special to Times Republican.
Clarion. April "a mysterious
sleeping sickness is afflicting the
cattle Of this section. many farmers
having lost several animals from their
herds in the past month. The Hrst
indication of trouble is the finding OF
the afflicted animal in a curied up
sleeping condition a. feeding time. a
speedy and APPARENTLY painless death
following in from ten TO twelve hours.
The disease which rs battling the
veterinarians finds its victims among
the Young stock of the herds. Ray
Swope, Otto Tegland and man named
Peck have each lost ten head, James
Buchan and W. L. -Toppings have each
lost seven and others have suffered IN
like manner.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-26

Notwithstanding the session of
the April meeting OF the Marion county
board of supervisors, just closed. the
beard has decided not to let any more
contracts for the, present year. owing
TO tho extremely high cost OF materials.
Iowa City.-One death caused an
other when Mrs. ]. w. Carmichael,
pioneer teacher Of Johnson county. re-
ceiyrd a message that her niece. Mrs.
Grant Carmichael. was dead at OK
ford. The elder woman. greatly shocked
became unconscious in an hour, and
died shortly afterwards. say messages
from her home in Emmett, Idaho. She
was a writer of cantatas since she lett
Iowa City. twenty years ago.
cIarinda.-The 10000 capacity in
cubator is Smelling out the baby chicks
ct the Berry poultry farm and the
first shipments are being made, start
ing with 1000 a week. Later they will
go out as fast as 1000 10 1000 day.
Twenty FIVE to 200 are shipped in one
paper box and as a rule they reach
their destination safely. Baby chicks
do not need feed for y hours or more.
Some OF the first shipments go to the
gulf
acknowledgements Dick had nothing
on Clarence Wheatlock, Is years old,
arrested here. just like Bill Hart, he
carried two immense reyolvers. That
wouldn't have been fatal TO him b1lt he
also had $50 worth OF thrift stamps
which a Kossut1 county farmer with
whom the boy lived claims belong to
him. The boy had been in the Eldora
industrial school and was paroled TO
the farmer by the state. He goes back
to Eldora.
Fsirfeid.-Earl Bogardus and Fred
Connell were found guilty Of robbery,
the jury deciding the case having cast
fort lone votes before coming TO de-
cision in regard to the matter. There
were never less than six OF the jury
men who stood for conviction. while
the number for acquittal varied fire.
ouently. The testimony has unearthed
a good bit of the inside history Of crap
shooting in Fairfield, and the court
room was we'll filed during the hear
ing Further developments are anti
c!pated, as it is understood that the
case will be appealed.
CIarinda-"For the love Of Mike"
yelled Manager Kenyon at the Graft
store. when one Of the clerks dis
covered a real live snake in bunch
of bananas when he was asked to take
some fruit from the bunch for a GUS
, toner. The. snake was cooled about
the stem of the bunch, near the top. Mt
Kenyon stunned the snake with,
broom and imprisoned him in glass
jar. 1t is thought ne will be preserved
| in alcohol. The snake might have come
from Cuba as it has curious marx
ings. II was about three feet long and
had a triangular head.
Creston.-The Excello Company viii
move their factory to Ottumwa. This
company was incorporated for 100000
| in Creston and an effort was made tc
keep the home product here but or
account Of the small investments Of
those interested this could not be done
The Ottumwa commercial club learn
| ing this fact sent committee hot
after the Excello people with an Offer
| Of a $35, 900 building 100 feet front ant
| 200 feet deep with solid cement fool
and an outside engine-room and store
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-26
SENATE FILE NO. sis.

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE
CONSTRUCTION OF A SPUR
TRACK BY THE STATE OF
IOWA, TO THE IOWA SOL
DIERS' HOME AT MARSHALL
TOWN, IOWA, AND TO MAKE
AN APPROPRIATION THERE
FOR.
Be it enacted by the General AS
sembly of the State of Iowa:
Section !. rhe board OF control OF
state Institutions of 1owa is hereby
authorized 70 construct or have con-
structed spur track beginning at
point on the Minneapolis and St
Louis railroad company track, hereto
fore called the Iowa Central railroad
company. where same IS crossed by
South Twelfth street in the city OF
Marshalhown, Iowa; running thence
west and north to- South Thirteenth
street.; thence north on south
Thirteenth street to the inter-
section of South Thirteenth street
with West Nam street; there to con-
meet with the Iowa Railway and Light
Company tracl, Then commencing
with the north end of said railroad
track at the intersection of North
Thirteenth street and Summit street
and continuing thru the grounds
OF the Iowa Soldiers Home to the
power house CT said institution. The
said spur track thru said grounds 20
be located as the board Of control OF
state institutions may direct.
Section 2. There is hereby appfo.
priated for the cost of said improve
ment the sum Of tweDty-three thous
sand dollars ts2S.oee.9G} or SO much
|, thereof as may be necessary, which
sum shall be paid out Of any money
in the state treasury not otherwise
appropriated.
Section 3. This act being deemed
! of immediate importance. the same
shall become effective upon its pub
lication in tho, Des Moines Capital.
newspaper published at aDes Moines,
Iowa: and in the Evening Times-Re-s
publican, a, newspaper published ~
Marshalltown. Iowa.
Approved April 22, A. D. 1919. s5.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-26
Woman Cried With Pain.

Thousands OF women work today
while suffering from kidney or bladder
ailments that can be relieved. Mrs. L.
Wavue, 2T26 Bird St, Ocean Park, Cal,
writes IT had to sit down during my
homework. My back acned so. also my
hip panied me SO I used to cry out, the
pain was so great. Now I am thank
full to say that Foley Kidney Pills rid
me Of all my pain" Backache. sore
muscles. stiff or swollen joints. rheu-
matte pains are indications Of kidney
trouble. Foley Kidney Pills are safe
and reliable. They bring quick results
Sold erc.--Advertisement.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-26
Waukon Banker Dead.

SpeClal 10 Times nepuuhSdH'
Dubuque, April 26.-Leonard A..
Howe, president Of the Waukon state
bank at Waukon. died at his home
there early yesterday morning few
hours after ne had been stricken with
heart trouble. He was 50 years old.
Born in Lansing. he moved to Wau-
kon when a year old and had lived in
the latter place ever since. He was
prominent in financial and business
circles having been connected with the
state bank for Sc years. He leaves q
wife and one child.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-26
En- ef chaeae.

Any adult suffering from cough. cold
Or bronchitis. II invited 70 call at tas
Old Rsliabls drug store and get abso.
Dutely free, q sample bottle Of Boschee's
German Syrup. q soothing and healing
remedy for all lung troubles. which has
Q successful record of fifty years. Gives
the patient q good nights rest free
from coughing, with free expectoratioa
A standard medicine for MY years.
For sale In all civilized countrieA
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-26
BIG ICE SHORTAGE.

] lcrease.So,3s6 ss.j56 .eSi.4 49, I24.573
Decrease.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-07-10

Manufacturers, iobheTs and whole
salers say chat goods are going high
err in the next few weeks than the
highest price level Of last year. 0ur
prices on shirtings, calico, ginehams,
wide sheeting, cheviot and other cot
ton goods are lower than today's
wholesale cost Supply yourself
while we have a big stock which we
bought in low market Of several
months ago. Supply Co.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-07-10

If man is to enjoy comfort and ease in it,
ia midsummer suit must be smart in style,
it must be accurate in fit, and it must be
as good to look at as it is to wear. These
Kirschbaum midsummer suits have beent
designed by the same men who created the
;style in Kirschbaum clothes of Atwood. The
finest of workmanship has been put into
these garments Waist-line, scanned back,
and form-fitting models for young men,
more conservative styles for business men,.
priced at
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-07-10
Suitings

Linen-finish, made in Ireland, snow-white
full 36-inch Splendid for middies and
dresses. Worth 35c per yard; special price
25o
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-07-10
FloWered Voiles

Twenty-Five pieces fancy voiles, flowared,
plaids and stripes. Many splendid designs.
Worth 15e and Zoe. Special price, roc and
loo per yard.
IsPlantatton Bleached Domestic
Thirty-six inches wide, splendid quality
N5rth Zoe per yard. Special price, zoe,
BLEACHED AND UNBLEACHED
DOMESTIC
Brown Sea Island, full 36-inch soft and
heavy. Splendid value Last to be found
at this price. Worth 27 IL cents per yard.
Extra special price, 18e
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-07-10
Wool Crepe de Chine

Full AZ inches wide; beautiful material and
shades for dresses; all-wool. Worth $1.5O
yard Extra special, CSC.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-07-10
Dress Silks

33-inch natural bamboo shades, splendid fol
waists, dresses and shirts. A perfect tux
silk Worth S1.35 yard; special, CSC.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-07-10
SIS
Heavy Cretonnes
Bleached Sheets

72x9O heavy and soft, 3-inch hem, mai. Of
splendid sheetings; well worth Slg5. spe-
cial price, 98c each.
Evening star., 1919-03-12
TWO MARINES OF D. c.
ARRIVE At QUANT|c0

Among the 40 men of the 5th and
sth Regiments of marines. comprising
casual companies 14e5. 1906 and l4o7.
who arrived at Quantico. va- early
this morning after long service In
France, were two Washington men
They are Private Edwin v. Harris
of 1913 Biltmore street and Private
Alfonsus A. Carley of 1886 14th street.
The former was for number of years
a newspaper man in Washington and
is popularly known as Ted" Harris.
He was a member of the 23d Company,
sth Machine Gun Battalion, and saw
much active service. He was gassed
during the Argonne fighting and was
wounded in the knee during a night
attack in the Champagne district He
has practically recovered from ooth
injuries.
43d Company. 5th Regiment of Ma
rines. and saw service at st. MlhleI;
Champagne and Argonne. He and
Harris returned to this country as
casuals and they will remain at
Ouantico until reassigned to await
their discharges.
was Capt Jack Tebbs. son of former
Judge Tebbs of Petersburg, Va. He
and Private Harris are cousins. and
he is well known in Washington.
These cousins met accidentally dur
ing a terrific night fight while they
m arines engaged in holding a posi-
ton in the Champagne district The
Germans were making a persistent
attempt to retake this position and
the shelling was exceptionally heavy.
n was during this shelling that the
Let
presence and held a reunion for a
few minutes.
Evening star., 1919-03-12
CARRANZA BREAKS PACT.
Disregards Agreement With U. s
Relating to Oil Interests.

agreed with the United States au-
thorities to take no further action
affecting foreign oil interests in
Mexico until the Mexican congress
could act on the new oil law intro
duced some weeks ago. a decree has
been issued at Mexico City directing
that the royalty taxes on oil pro-
duced in January and February be
paid Immediately. ~
In the view of officials and the
owners OF oil properties in Mexico
payment OF the royalty taxes" would
automatically end In favor Of the
government the suits now pending in
the Mexican courts for by that ao-
tion the companies would admit gov
crnmApt oWnershiR Of the oil
Evening star., 1919-03-12
PROGRAM AIDS WOUNDED.
"What Shall We Do With Him 2
Is Given at Knickerbocker.

What Shall We Do With Him?'
was presented at the Knickerbocker
Theater yesterday afternoon for the
benefit of the League for Entertain
ment of Wounded Soldiers of Walter
Reed Hospital.
A large booth had been erected in
the lobby of the theater for the sale
Of the tickets, 1t was presided over
by: Mrs. Claude Zappone. chairman
Mrs. Dwight Burnham. Mrs, G. w.
Knowlton, Mrs. William Anderson,
Miss Regina Kimmell and Miss Zap
pone. THE Star Spangled Banner
was sung by Mrs. Noble Potts, with
appropriate settings.
Mrs George w. knowlton, wife Of
Maj. Knowlton. gave short address
on the activities of the league before
the rise of the curtain. She said that
the league had been organized by
Mrs. Claude Zappone when the first
wounded Americans began coming
back. Although Mrs. Zappone had no
funds to work with. she succeeded in
interesting theater managers and
other prominent people in her project
Evening star., 1919-03-12
Over 5000 on the Nansemond.
1wenty.Sixth Division
to Start Home in April

Gen. Pershing has cabled the War
Department that the z6th (New
England National Guard) Division
would embark from Brest for Boston
in the first half Of April. aboard the
following transports: Mount Vernon.
America. Won -Steuben. Kroonland,
George Washington and President
Grant
The announcement does not change
previous statements as to the time
when this division would begin to
move homeward. but does fx definite
1y the ships to be used and probably
establishes for embarkation oficiaIs
the time that will be required 10
bring the entire division to Boston.
yhars Il 10 anticipated a great recep-
:ttco viii be accorded and a divisional
sparAde be arranged.
The only other division which IL ia
,.Axpected viii be paraded as unit on
'ttty return is the I'D (Rainbow),
(which 10 tentatively scheduled to be
sEevSsved in Washington.