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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-22
FINISH CAMPAIGN NEXT WEEK.
Will Complete "Y" Support Fund Cam
vass in County.

According 10 plans that we're made
today by the general committee in
charge of the campaign for support
funds for the Y. NJ. c. A. and Y. w.
c. A, the canvass IN the county will
he made one day next week. 1t was
the intention TO close the campaign
with the solicitation in the country last
Tuesday, but on account of the rainy
weather end bad roads this plan had to
be abandoned. 1t was later planned
for the teams to go into the country
ibis week. but this plan has now been
given up because of the rain Monday.
1t is the expectation that the ten teams
that have been assigned to work in the
country will cover the territory, as
signed to them in one day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-22
Lutheran Church Supper.

The Ladies Aid of the Elm Luth-
eran church will serve supper at the
church Wednesday evening. April %,
at o'clock. Price 40
cents. The committee has arranged to
serve all who come and no one will be
Menu
Smothered Steak with Brown Gravy
Mashed Potatoes.
Spaghetti Jelly Pickles
Home made brown bread
Ice Cream Cake Coffee
Advertisement.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-22
QUALITY CLOTHES.
There is a World Of Good to Be Got
ten Out of Our Clothes.

Then you will find our wollens are
pure wool, and we now are guarantee
ing all our trimmings to wear for two
solid seasons. or one full year.
We are pleased to sell you suit or
trousers, but we are far more anxious
to have you thoroughly satisfied with
them. so we can depend upon your
future custom.
Our system is small profits and
more sales. Our system saves you
money.
National Wooden Mills, over Strand
Theater. w l.. Jones. manager.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-22

o.. talked briefly. l.. c. Abbott, g. w.
Darling and Jasper II. Fisher. who
have been away on winter trips told OF
their journeys and Senator w. H.
Arney spoke briefly Of the work OF the
general assembly.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-22
SMITH BUYS CATTLE RANCH.
Purchases 1900 Acres Of Land
Menominee County, Michigan.

Lieut. Hart. G. Smith, of this city
who spent six months overseas as
memer of the United States aviation
corps, has purchased a tract Of l,30O
acres Of land in Lake township. Men
ominee county. Michigan, on which he
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-22
''GetS-It" Pee|S
My Corns Off!

Any Corn or calIus Comes OFF Peace
fully, PainIessly. Never Fails.
It's almost a picnic to get rid of d
corn or callus the "Gets-It" way. You
spend or seconds putting on or 8
drops of 'Gets-It" about as simple as
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-22

Use "Gets-It Peel OF Corns This Way.
putting on your hat. '::Gets-ItT' does
away forever with "contraptions,N
"wrappy" plasters, greasy ointments
that rub off, blood-letting knives, and
scissors that snip into the quick"
"Gets-It" eases pain. Your "jumpy'
corn shrinks, dies, loosens from the toe.
You peel the corn painlessly from your
toe in one complete piece. That's
where the picnic comes in-you peel 1t
off as you would a banana peel. Moth
ing else but "Gets-It" can do it. Get
peaceful, common sense "Gets-It."
"Gets-It" the guaranteed, money
back corn remover, the only sure way.
costs but trifle at any drug store.
Manufactured by z. Lawrence &c Co.,
Chicago, IN.
Sold In Marshalltown and recon-
mended as the worlds best corn rem
edy by Mcbride and Will Drug Com
pany, Beinert Drug Company and Hen
ry9 8, Mayer. u SAL, i... st.ia.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-10-15
TAFT PREDICTS EARLY ONWARD
 MOVEMENT

BALTIMORE, Md, Oct. 15 (by As sociated Press) Former President w. H. Taft, as president of the Unitarian general conference, speaking before that body today, said that the moral tone and sacrificial spirit of all the people, which had been distinctly ele- vated during the war, had suffered a reaction.
 "We are back in the old region of the doldrums," he said, where prog ress to better things is as slow as before the war. This reaction will soon be followed by an onward, up- ward movement"
The Cordova daily times., 1919-10-15
KING ALBERT GUEST
 OF ADMIRAL ROMAN
 ON BOARD NEW MEXICO

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 15 (by Asso- ciated Press) ).-Dressed in the uni form of lieutenant general of the Belgian army, King Albert paid his nations tribute to Herbert Hoover for his war work in Belgium, and to the American navy, at a luncheon rendered to him yesterday by Admiral Rodman on board thes dreadnaught New Mexico.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-10-15
BIG WAR TAX PAID ON
 CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

CHICAGO, Oct. 15 (by Associated Press) .-Seventy-th thousand dol lars was paid as war tax on the re- ceipts from the worlds championship baseball series. Hermann and ComisA key each cleaned up $95,000 on the series.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-10-15
LOCAL AND
 1 PERSONAL 1 MENTION


 Fred Glasbrenner returned today from a trip to Seward
 Lee Davis and wife of Chitina are spending a few days in town.
 The steamship Alameda is scheduled to sail from Seattle tomorrow.
 Father Van der Pol greeted Cordova friends today on his way to Douglas. J. N. Southern and Frank Lekich of Nenana are here on their way Out side.
 The steamship Admiral Watson is due from Seattle at o'clock this afternoon.
 George c. Hazelet is back from Sew ard, having made the round trip on the Northwestern.
 Malcolm Brock, who made short business trip to Valdez, returned home this afternoon.
 Attorney Frank H. Foster has re- turned from Valdez, where he had business before the district court. The steamship Alaska left Juneau at 8 o'clock this morning, and is due here at the same hour tomorrow night. The steamship Northwestern ar rived in port at o'clock this after noon, and will sail for Seattle at mid night.
 MT and Mrs. John Gillis will leave on sthe steamship Northwestern for Oakland, Cal, where they will spend the winter.
 F. LeRoi ThurmOnd, mining engi- neer who has been at Anchorage for the past three years, is a passenger on the Northwestern for Hyder.
 The grand jury at Valdez has ad- journed, and the COrdova members re- turned on today's boat. Forty-four indictments were returned, about half of which were secret.
 Miss Molly Baum Smith of Baraboo, Wis, sister of our townsman, w. H.
 
 Caswell, who has been nursing in the American Red Cross hospitals in Ser bia for the past six months, has just
The Cordova daily times., 1919-10-15
STEAMSHIP VENEZIA REPORTED ON FIRE AND
 ABANDONED AT SEA

HAVANA, Oct. 15 (by Associated Press) ).-The steamship Venezia is reported to have been abandoned at sea- The vessel was on fire. She carried two hundred and fifty passen- gers and had cargo of sugar
The Cordova daily times., 1919-10-15
Passengers Rescued

NEW YORK, Oct. 15 (by Associated Press) The French liner Niagara has rescued all on board the French liner Venezia, which. is burning in mid ocean.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-10-15
ANARCHIST WANTED
 IS STILL AT LARGE

GARY, Ind, Oct. 15 (by Associated Press) .-lvanoff, the alleged anarchist wanted in connection with the recent dynamite outrages, has not yet been arrested. Anton Gorski, who is under arrest, is the man who gave the in formation duplicating Ivanoff.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-10-15
REAR ADMIRAL CLOVER
 ON HIS WAY TO CAPITAL

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Oct 15 (by As sociated PresS) Rear Admiral Clo- yer, who returned on the transport Dix from the Orient recently, was on board train which passed through here today
The Cordova daily times., 1919-10-15

contest with Vernon in the minor league championship series yesterday
 by winning the sixth game by a score of to O.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-10-15
ITALIAN BARON IS COMING TO AMERICA
 AS AMBASSADOR

ROME, Oct 15 (by Associated Press) Baron Romano Avezzano has been appointed ambassador to the United States. The baron is married to an American lady, formerly Miss J. Taylor of St. Louis.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-10-15
MANITOBA SCHOOLS
 SHORT OF TEACHERS

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Oct. 15 (by Associated Press). About one hun dred rural schools in Manitoba have been unable to reopen because no teachers could be obtained, though salaries have never been so high in this province.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-10-15
ITALYS REPRESENTATIVE
 IN LEAGUE OF NATIONS

ROME, Oct. 15 (by Associated Press) Foreign Minister Tittoni is to represent Italy in the League of Nations
The Cordova daily times., 1919-10-15

The Ideal Club, which has been established by w. T. Safer, will be open for inspection on Sunday after noon. This is a membership club, and its privileges will be fully ex- plained to all who desire to call 15-tf
The Cordova daily times., 1919-10-15

been decorated by the Serbian govern ment with it's coveted Gross of Mercy"
 The grand jury returned mot a true bill" against Jack Price, who was charged with assaulting Gus Ohm with a dangerous weapon at the Ocean dock, Cordova.
 Angus McDougall, a Strelna mining man, who spent the past few days in Valdez, has returned to Cordova, and will leave for the States on the next boat
The Cordova daily times., 1919-10-15

If you change your address. do not notify the carrier boy-report your new address to the office.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-10-15
ST. PAUL AND VERNON
 EACH WIN THREE GAMES

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 15 (by Associ- ated Press) St. Paul evened up the
The Cordova daily times., 1919-10-15

Dancing class meets at Heggs hall tonight, and all members are urged to be present.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-10-15

Try the Club Billiard Hall for golden, silver and royal fizzes. 23-tf
The Cordova daily times., 1919-10-15

Yama-Yama masquerade, Halloween, Eagle hall.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-10-15
FISH QUOTATIONS

SEATTLE, Oct 15 (by Associated Press) Prices for fish at noon today were as follows: Halibut, 2OAc; sable fish, 4c; ling and red cod, 4c.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-10-15

Fresh Ever-Ready Flashlight Bat teries, all sizes. Blum-O Neill Go. 3-tf
The Cordova daily times., 1919-10-15

FOR RENT-Two-rOOm furnished
 cabin. Phone 129. 14-tf
The Cordova daily times., 1919-10-15

Masquerade, Eagle hall, Halloween.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-11-05
Trouble follows the trail
of the blood-red diamonds.
GRO BE Continued
DRAFT OF RARE POTENCY
Weli-known Surnames OF English
Families Had Their Beginning
at the Baptismai Font.

Many English surnames had their
origin in baptismal names. The fol-
lowing well-known names are of this
kind: Adams and Addison, from
Adam; Atkins and Atkinson, from Ar
thur; Anderson and Henderson. from
Andrew; Sanders and Saunders, from
Alexander; Elkins and Elkinson, from
Allan; Benson. from Benjamin; Bates
and Bartlett, from Bartholomew KEEL
ley. from Charles; Davidson. Dawson
and Dawson, from David; Ellis, Ellison
and Elliott, from Elias; Gill. Gilpin,
Gibbs and Gibson, from Gilbert; JEFF
ferson ana Jeffries. from Godfrey {:
Harris, Harrison. Hawkins and Hall
tsometimes). from Henry; Hewson,
from Hugh; Jones, Jennings. jenkins
and Jackson, from John; Lucas (Lat-
I'M, from Luke: Madison and Matson.
from Matthew: Pierce and Perkins.
from Peter: Pollock and Polk, from
Paul; Paterson and Pattison. from
Patrick Dick. Dickson. Dixon, Dick
ems. Dickinson, Dickerson and Rich
ards from Richard; Robinson. Rob-
bins. Roberts, Dobson, Dobbins and
Hopkins. from Robert; Hudson and
Rodgers. from Roger; Simpson. from
Simon: Thompson. Tomson. Tomklns.
from Thomas; Watson, Watkins. from
Walter; wilkins, Wilkinson, Williams.
Wilson. Wilcox. Willis. Wyiie, from
William: and. of course. all Christian
names ending in son, such as William
son. Johnson. Robertson. and the like.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-11-05

Followed a silence. Then the mans
voice. well, IL you won't ! suppose
you won't. But you'll regret It."
II won't"
Then I'll have TO do It myself
Which room is he sick inn"
'The third floor back-but you can't
go up" and she planted herself across
his way.
saw his hand reach out and remove
hers from the banister and as he
passed her she sank on the lowest step
and began to sob. may have counted
six when Mrs. Delario whipped into
the seance room, my coat on her arm.
"Quick--you must CO." she whis-
pered. "You must hide my diamonds. "
| gasped and asked. "How?
while he's upstairs trying to get
into locked room"
She was dragging my coat on my
arms and saying at the same time.
ITS fake-that man isn't an officer
/ knew 1t was comlng-I saw II clair
voyantly when Eugene came home.
Hurry-hurry
but suppose" | began.
She cut me short. "You cant He
doesn't know you're here-he didn't
see YOU. You can get away while he's
breaking in the door and looking for
Eugene. I'll have time to telephone
the police. Only go-go Immediately
before he sees you"
She whisked up her skirts as she
spoke. pulled the box out of her stock
ing and thrust it In my hands. Il
can't" | felt / simply couldn't take
the responsibility.
but they're mine-I swear to God
they're mine" she cried. evidently
thinking the mans words had CON
vinced me that the stones We're stolen.
They're all | have In the world. If
they're found by these scoundrels
they'll be stolen from US. Don't you
see 1t? That mans a thief"
From upstairs came the noise of
pounding on doors and the words. IL
know you're here, so you may as well
open the DOOR"
held the box. too paralyzed TO
know what to do, but Mrs. DelariO had
her wits about her If l didn't.
PUT 1t In your stocking and rum"
she commanded. "Qulck-your stock
ing"
And whisked up my skirt, even as
she had done. and slowed the dia-
monds In my stocking.
She pushed me out, of the seance
room ahead of her and we tiptoeI to
the vestibule. Rum" she whispered
I'm going to scream for help as soon
as you're out of sight"
In her hurry TO get me Off she almost
pushed me down the steps. Then she
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-11-05

snatcheA of her thin slipper, and the
last glimpse l got of her as turned
the corner showed her ramming it into
the crack Of the front door 10 hold 1t
open.
What she did next she told me later
hut l may as well put II in here. /
was out of sight when the man blus-
tered up TO where she stood In the
open door. looking up and down the
street for somebody TO call.
"You may as we'll tell that young
man of yours" growled he that If he
don't let me in I'll break the door In"
81 don't think you WILL" she said
calmly. Now GO"
mot till get what | came for" he
said. taking hold Of the door and try
ing to move it and finding it mySteri-
ously wedged open.
well. you'n not do that this trim. &"
said she with spirit. He isn't there
and he wasn't there. He was in the
sitting room at the end OF the halr-
she pointed TO the seance room. the
door of which he could see stood
Open-"and while you were trotting
upstairs he ran out for policeman.
If you don't believe il wait and see
for yourself"
Al that the fellow seized her arm
and tried TO pull her hack Into the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-11-05
CHAPTER v.
More Trouble.

And l did. For the only tlme--as
far as | remember--in the whole of
this adventure into which I'd been
dragged TO save frienU, the expected
happened. | slept anu oversight and
walked up feeling drugged and cold
and with a duh wonder If I'd dreamed
Il the night before, and as l came
out of my bedroom saw the box of
diamonds just where I'd left 1t and
1t gave me a thrill. But | let ii lie
and took my bath and dressed with
out going near it. Then | lifted the
lid with the feeling that | was bound
to find the box empty.
And there lay the seven diamonds
just as | had put them back.
At this point something dangerously
like suspicious OF Mrs. Delario began
To trlckle through my mind. She'd
struggled the diamonds, but how did
I know she hadn't stolen them. too?
These stones, by the looks of them,
never belonged to any uncle or rela
tive Mrs. DelariO had In her life-they
never belonged to anything less than
Il grand duke or prince, and the fact
that she had DO idea of their real
value was proof that she'd come by
them in some surreptitious way.
Why had ever brought the things
home? Yet how in common humanity
could | have helped 1t? IL WIS just
one of those things you've got TO do
when you do it. But hy the time I'd
finished breakfast l had decided that
the risks ran and the responsible
ity--to say nothing of the mystery
were one too many for me and I'd
wash my hands of the whole thing.
SO without waiting to hear from her
put on my wraps. stuffed the box in
my stocking and went straight to her
house
A wild-eyed Swedish girl let me In
and showed me to the reception room,
saying that her mistress was giving
reading and would be out soon" but
waited a good half-hour. licked Off
by an ugly. expensive mantel clock,
before l heard the Seauee room door
open and the rustic of skirts that told
me the sitter was leaving.
Mrs. Delario showed her ont and
then came into the reception room.
looking pasty and unnatural. | held
the box in my hand. ready for her,
When she saw me-and i'll thought
she would faint.
"No-no-don't" she cried. as l at
tempted To give 1t to her. She strug-
gled for breath for a few minutes, hut
regaining her composure she apolo-
gized for the way she'd acted. saying
that the shock If the night before had
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-11-05
Heart BURN
Caused by


That bitter heartburn. belching. food
repeating. indigestion. Sloat after eating
all are caused by acid-stomach But they
are only first symptoms-danger signals to
warn you of awful troubles il not stopped.
Headache. biliousness. rheumatism, sciatica,
that tired. Iistless feeling. lack of energy.
dizziness. insomnia, even cancer and ulcers
of the intestines and many other ailments
are traceable to ACID-STOMACH.
Thousands--yes. millions-of people who
ought to be well and strong mere weak
lings because of acid-stomach. They really
sfarve In the midst of plenty because they
do not get enough strength and vitality from
the food they eat.
Take EATONIc and give your stomach a
chance to do its work right. Make It stron@
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brings quick relief for heartburn. belching
indigestion and other stomach miseries. I'M
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from your food. Thousands say EAToNiC
is the most wonderful stomach remedy IN
the world. Brought them relief when every
thing else failed.
Our best testimonial is what EATONIC
will do for you. So get big soc box OF
EATONTC today from your druggist, use u
five days-f you're not pleased. return II
your money back.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-11-05
By JANE BUNKER


house and shut the door, but found ii
still wedged open. he could not see
with what, as he was on the inside.
But the moment be laid hands on her
she began TO scream. "Helpi Helpl !"
as loudly as ever she could.
He didn't walt 10 see what hap
pened-as a matter of fact nothing
happened, for there wasn't soul in
sight on West End avenue when she
screamed.
"Pll have a squad Of police here my
self to help you II that's what you're
sfter," he flung back as parting
threat when he bolted down the steps
and disappeared around the same cor
ner that had just hidden me. But that
was the last she heard of him that
night. She pulled her slipper out Of
the crack and shut the door. Then
she went all TO pieces and had cry.
AS for me, when i left the house. /
crossed the street, turned south and
into the first cross-street came to. 1t
seemed as though everybody knew l
had million dollars in my stocking
and was just waiting to nab me, or
hand me over TO the next policeman.
But as nothing happened became a
little more coherent, though / had the
feeling was being followed all the
time. yet couldn't spot my shedow.
My whole energy of mind was Oent on
giving my pursuer the slip. When at
last spied a subway station jumped
off the car, made a bolt of 1t for the
stairs. rushed past the ticket chopper,
throwing a nickel into his box. board
ed a train that fortunately proved to
be north-bound express; got off at
the next station and took a local; got
out and took another express and got
out for good when the guard bawled,
"Huddn-n-forty-fif walked round the
block where 1 live, and when there
wasn't a living soul in sight ducked
into the front door of my apartment
house.
The elevator was rafting down from
upstairs but I didn't wait for 1t. | tip
tocd up the stairs, the descending ele-
vatOr drowning the sound of my steps.
let myself in, put up the chain-bolt
aud took a long breath. Then my
knees suddenly crumpled up under me
and went all to pieces in heap.
II was almost two o'clock before /
found strength enough to undress, and
l was so dazy l could hardly get my
clothes off. While | was doing 1t
had brief thoughts of keeping on my
stocking and taking the diamonds to
bed with me; but l decided no
there's a limit to ones obligations in
case like this: If burglars come to
burgle-and have you ever noticed
how very near burglar feels when
you have a million dollars In the
house?-Fll let them burgle. I'll not
help. but I'll not hinder; life is too
uncertain at its best SO l set the box
on the edge of the dining room table,
conveniently, where burglars who
were looking for Just such shabby
little box filled with diamonds couldn't
fail to see il the instant they jimmled
the front door off its hinges, or got
in from the fire escape, or crawled up
the kitchen dumb waiter. or came
down the gas log into the fireplace.
And then l went to bed-and slept,
expecting to find that box exactly
where put 1t.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-11-05

In his distinguishing black on the
forehead and yellow on the throat. the
Maryland yellow-throat is one of the
most beautifully marked of any mem
Der of his tribe and gives an appear
ance of Spanish grandeur. says the
American Forestry association OF
Washington. There is no mistaking
the sound of this bird. and il is rem
dered in variety of ways which
make it sound like any one Of the fol-
lowing: 'which-is-it?" or "What-a-
pity. what-a-pity :" or "Whichway-
sir? which-way-sirT' or 'T-beseech
you. Ebeseech you:" or "Witchery.
witchery, witehery." The bird is par
ticuuar4y fond o. thickets by the side
of running water.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-11-05
Weakness and Bad-Blood

Waukesha, Wis., have taken DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription and re-
ceived great benefit from its use. About
Is years ago was i'll with weakness and
my blood was in bad condition as well.
Doctors medicine did not seem TO give
me the relief | thought / should have.
began taking the Favorite Prescription
and it cured me in short space Of time.
do certainly recommend it as being
good. "-MRs. MINNIE STENsLoFP, 739
Pleasant st.
DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is
non-aicoholic remedy that any ailing
woman can safely take because It is pre-
pared from roots and herbs containing
tonic properties of the most pronounced
character.
Send l0c to DR.. Pierce's Invalids'
Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y, for trial package
NJ any of his medicines.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-11-05

for sitters after l come to know them
very well. There's something's kind
of Welcomes up" she broke of
in her explanation and went to the
front door and looked out.
"Pm nervous and all unstrung." she
excused, coming back and sitting
down.
made a motion to give her the box,
only to see heT draw back with the
same frightened look and protesting
gesture.
you aren't going to desert me, are
your" she cried. "Oh. please beg
of you-I implore you-keep them just
a little longer"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-11-05
"a MILLION DOLLARS IN MY STOCKING.

synops-whle veyay
the
d
vhle whc
unknown her has been her fiat Calling
which really boodred diamonds easily
pounding