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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-20
sPsED PROHIBITION APPEALS.

Suprsrns Court CensIders Liquor De.
oIslon Ahead Of Regular Schedule.
\ Washington, Nov. 20.--Arguments
on the constitutionality Of the wartime
prohibition act was the order. OF bust
ness today In the supreme court. The
case reached the court on three ap-
peals, one from Kentucky, holding It
invalid and, two from New York, de-
c.as:ns is' valid. Al option ;ror. n.
court is expected before the consti-
tutionai prohibition act becomes eff
fective. Ordinarily the case would not
be called up for a year, in the regular
time. but tho government asked that
tho case be advanced,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-20
.SCHUMANN TAKEN
TO LEAVENWORTH
Prisoners in Webster County Jail Hold
Mock Trial for Pastor-Found Guilty
of Breaking Into Jail at Nisht-Paya
Fine Costs in Bull Durham and CO.
penhagsn Snuff.

Special TO imes-Republican.
Fort Dodge. Nov. -0.--Rev. Wilhelm
Schumann. of PoIneroy. sentenced here
to five years at LcavenWorth for yio-
lating the espionage act. was taKen to
the ptnitentiary last night by Deputy
United States Marshal ]. k Baker
While in the county Jail. mock trial
was given the pastor by his brothers
In confinement for entering and break
ing into the Jail by night. as it was
late IN the. night when Schumann W. 4
brought to the Webster county jan.
The accused plead guilty ana paid the
costs OF Bull Durham and Copenhagen
snuff. Sheriff Bassett declared Schu-
mann a model prisoner.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-20
More Miners Return to Work.

Evansville. Ind, Nov. 20.-About 400
miners at Henderson. Ky, returned TO
work today following a vote taken up-
on receipt of n tIegram> from District
President w. ID. Duncan, advising them
to do SO, providing the operators
would consent to ABIDE by the decision
Of the wage conference at Washing
ton. The operators agreed It was said.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-20
Predicts Cause of Next War.

New York. Nov. go.--Prcdiction TINT
Itulian aggression In Asia Minor viii
be the cause Of the next war was
made here today by DR.. Edgar y.
Fisher professor of history. and fos
the last two years acting DEAN OF Rob
crt College Of Constantinople, who has
Just returned to this country after
seven years service in Turkey.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-20
Ottumwa Copsoryjnc.

Ottumwa, Nov. 20. - Ottumwa's
street car schedule is to be reduced
and steam heat will be cut down in an
effort to conserve the supply Of coal
on hand at the local plant OF the OF
tumwa Railway and Light Company.
Small towns are doing the same thing
In this vicinity.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-20
Uraes PROMPT pi.armam ent.

Copenhagen, Nov. 2o.--A plea for
immediate disarmament. the abolition
OF conscription and dlsmantloment OF
tho Notifications of Copenhagan was
made by DR.. Peter Muensch, minister
OF defense, in a speech on tho budget
In the Voketung yesterday. He said
their maintenance would be- contrary
to tho spirit Of the league OF nations.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-20
The Weather.

Iowa--Cloudy and soinowhat unset
tied tonight and Friday; warrner In
east and central portion and coofr in
northwest tonight. 80 .5.'
Range OF temperature at MARSHALL
town: Wednesday, 81 and "a; Tues
day, 40 and 30: Nov. 10. 1913, 81 and
SO. At this morning, 80; yesterday,
-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-20
Lofts Defeat Germans.

London, Now s0.--Lettish troops f,
after nghting. have occupied sst&Ess!!;; ..
Courland. the Lettlsh legation here to-
day announced. Enormous booty from
tho forces led by Colonel yBermondt
wae> captured. The process OF sur
rounding Mitau Is declared to be pro-
crossing favorably.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-20
sw..:s q: 81. - !s9n.,s. e...

st. Louis. Noy. 2c.--A national anu
stats legislativ6 program which In
rcludes laws prohibiting citiscns Of the
United States from acting In VIOLA
.tton OF thu national prohibition amend
mont while II forsien countries on
penalty of loss OF citisenships was
ready for indorssmsnt Of tho W. 9. =.
u. herr today. /,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-20
SHIP CA1LS FOR HELP.

York to MatseilLes, IN Distress.
New York. Nov. 20.-S. o. s. calls
were received today from the steam
ship Roman. bound from New York to
MarseilIes. Her position was given
as latitude 39.35 north and longitude
$3.50 west, which, is about $50 miles
east Of Sandy Hook.
The Roman left New York for Mar
seilles Nov. II with a general cargo.
She Is owned by the United States
shipping board and registers 1875
tons.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-20
Prominen. stoekman Dead.

Rockford H.. Nov. s0.--Andrew J.
Lovejoy. Of International fame as a
breeder Of Berkshire hogs, Is dead sat
his home In Harlem. aged "A. He was
q member of the~Aata board otagri-1
Culture twelve years and former al
rector and president OF the IntarnA-
tional live stock exposition at Chicago
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-20
SEVERED WILL RECOVER,
Star Catcher, III at Story City Ex
= pected To Recover,

Story City. Nov. 20.--Recovery of
Hank SEVERED. catcher for the st.
Louis Browns. who was operated on
for appendicitis a few days ago. was
expected today. His physicians said
they believed the crisis passed last
night. s... -..r e.. ."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-20
Labor Delegates Lost.
INV Annotated Press1,

Merlin Nov ie--The whereabouts OF
aermany's labor delegqtion to the
washington labor conference Is mat
tor Of speculation, o. officials were
uninformed whether the delegates em-
barked at 0otheenburg before being
recalled 40 Berlin. 36-
Doubts respecting the sincerity and
joyalty oS the entente government are
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-20

Special to Times Republican.
Yorktown, Nov. 26.--Aroused by an.
explosion which blew the door from
a vault OF the Yorktown Savings Banis,
at 1880 this morning. citizens armed
with revolvers and shotguns engaged
four robbers In a duel on the main
street as tho robbers were running
from the bank to an automobile two
blocks distant. Rudy Heninger was
shot IN the eye and dangerously In
1ured. and Fred Glynn was shot In
the neck. His wound Is not serious.
One of the robbers was wounded and
pleaded with his pals nos TO desart
him. All escaped In their car. About
$500 in cash was stolen. Forty safety
deposit boxes wera broken open and
rihed. 1t will not be known for Goes
pie of days what the customers losses
are E
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-20

expressed by tn Borson Zeitung which
says that Paris and oLndon have sue
ceeded in ,rdoping" the conference by
excluding Germany from participation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-20

Chicago. Nov. 20.-Regional direc-
tors today had free hand in dealing
with curtailment of ncn-essen.ial In
dustries and passenger traffic. and ex-
traordinary efforts to conserve the ma
tions diminishing coal supply were
being made. Under authority granted
yesterday by Walker d. Hines after n
two-day conference with the seven
regional directors, the entire southeast
of the Mississippi and south of the
Ohio rivers except for a small area In
the Pocahontas region today had been
placed on wartime basis and annul-
ment Of trains was already under
consideration 49,. r.
Should the apparently deadlocked
conference In Washington not reach
an agreement within a week, martial
law and state operation OF mines was
planned in Iowa. The first troop move
ment into coal field was reported
last night. Thirty soldiers were sent
into Winton, Colo. where 1t was ai-
legged small group OF raa.cals at
tempted to prevent American miners
from going TO work.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-20
eohemla os.s susar,

Prague, Nov. 70. - Arrangements
have been completed with France for
the delivery Of 100000 tons OF sugar ct
2,lo6 francs per ton, l
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-20
IMPRISONMENT
FOR .TiE FOR
F1!I. BAND|Ts
Men WL.-shot Their Way
to Freedom at LeMars
Plead Guilty.
TAKEN SECRETLY TO
COURT AT NIGHT

Men Closely Guarded During Hurried
Ride by Automobile From Sioux
City to LeMars and Return--New on
Way to Fort Madison---First Time in
Iowa History Five Men Have Been
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-20
<peac, Council Surprised.

Paris, Nov. 20.-The adjournment
Of the United States senate without
ratincation OF the treaty created much
surprise in peace conference circles, as
dispatches from Washington had sug-
gested some compromise as probable.
Henry White received the news from
:he Associated Press while attending
the supreme council session today. The
members Of the council withheld COM
ment. II sST.
Joseph C. Grew. secretary Of the
American delegattoA to the peace con-
ference, probably Will be the only
prominent official Of the delegation re-
manning in Paris after Frank L. Polk.
Henry White and Gen. Tasker H. Bliss
sail for the United States on board the
transport American, Dec. or g.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-20
Calls Conference Of Governors.

Des Moines, Nov. Ex-Governor w.
Il. Harding has prepared message TO
governors Of the coal producing states
in which the question Of resuming the
production Of coal win be discussed In
q conference.
The only change In tho coal situa-
ton In Lowe today was a diminished
supply, according to reports hero. tn;
formal written opinion OF Attornes
General Hayner to the effect that thi
state had power TO take over the coal
mines had been sent to Governor
Harding. The governor had not an.
nounced any change In his plans to
await further DEVELOPMENTS in tho con.
ference att Washington before taking
drastic action.
In Des Moines closing tfe schools
was again under consideration. as
was An order issued cutting off power
from non essential industries. The
street car company had only enough
coal to operate until Saturday night.
1t was said.
2:erc-t. that many sewwssTT ouir PAM les :iees
were operating on q day-to-dsy sup
ply were being received~ Generally
the situation was said to be desperate
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-20
Hines Puts 1t Up to Re-
gional Directors to Cur
tail Rail Traffic.
PARTIAL EMBARGO
IN SOUTHERN STATES
Territory East Of Mississippi and
South Of Ohio Rivers Placed on War
Time Rasis--Govsrnor Harding Calls
Conference Of Governors to Consider
Plan For Opening Mines-Sezure in
North Dakota Results in Chaos.

Washington, Nov. 2o.-An in.
crease IN wsoss OF 10 evnls per
ton, or ~ Per cent OF tho exist
ing scare, 10 become effective I'M
msuiAteIy wnsn rne miners reyurn
to worn, WIS oHerea oy xne opvr-
wage scale committees IN ,ne Gen.
trai ns,d.
In announcing tho offer, Thomas
7. nrswsrsr, chairman or vno com
nni.Sss, saio rne operators proposed
the exis,ins conuiIIons De con-
tinuso anu t1ar tne contract oe
ops. ative Intii Is<<.
sonn l.. LOWS declared tho in
creaGe was to.shy Inaaequate,
aoa,nS thur the miners haa nsI as
sumsa xne ousr mad been mace
seriously. Inc operators, ne sa,a,
hao proposed inc, ease IN the pr.co
OF miners supplies Wnicn would
absorb praer,Sany all tho wage ad-
vanoes.
iSethino was said about reduced
hours, a,Ino the mlnsrs had de-
manasd . thirty -hour week. An
increase Of 70 csnts ton would
be an advance offxO psr cent over
present wages tor machine mining,
as compared with the ~ per, cent
inersase demanded by the workers.
Washington, Nov. 20.-Resuming
.neaotiations today with view to
settling q wage scale in the central
field, operators and mins workers
were hopeful of making progress.
Committees yesterday got down to
actual work -ofter hearing, Fuel
Administrator Garfield.
Today observers looked for oPer-
ators to present their counter pro-
posaI to the miners, who SO far
have stood pat on the demand for
a 60 per cent wage increase and a
thirty hour week.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-20
CITIZENS BATTLE
BANK ROBBERS

Gun Fight in Streets Of Yorktown,
Iowa, Results in Woundins OF Two
Citizens and One Robber--Bandits
Secure $500 in Cash and vaiuabies
From Safety Deposit Boxes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-20

pronounced destructive OF the league,
lost in the afternoon. SO to SO.
There were thirty-five republicans and
four democrats In favor Of 1t and
thirteen. republicans and forty-two
democrats against 1t.
A motion to reconsider this rejection
OF the ratifying resolution having been
carried, the democrats began a fight
for time which ended by defeatA
At a democratic caucus earlier In
the day there had been read letter
from President Wilson directing the
defeat Of the Lodge resolution and the
administration senators carried out
the orders to the letter. When they
sought concessions from the repub-
licans after voting down the Lodge
resolution the democrats were in
formed that they must take the Lodge
reservations or nothing, isF
Bring Tanuls in Procedure.
With the Lodge resolution defeated
the most involved and bswildered par
hamentary tangle In the history Of the
senate was created. Senator Reed, Ok
Missouri. determined not to give the
democrats breathing spell prompt
iy moved to reconsider the vote by
which the Lodge reservations were de-
feated. The motion CARED, 6. to 80
This brought the treaty back again
before the senate in exactly the same
status as It was before the vote on the
Lodge resolution was taken.
Senator Hitchcock at once moved to
adjourn. hoping to gain time to con-
fer with the president and arrange the
administrations second line OF de-
Tense.
Beginning Of the End.
After the first vote on the Lodge re-
solution Senator Hitchcock sought to
offer set Of compromise reserva-
tons. but point Of order by Republi-
can Leader Lodge blocked him.
Vice Presidcnt Marshall rufed that
the reservations were in order and
that the treaty, by the reconsideration
had beenN brought back into committee
Of the whole. Senator Lodge appealed
from the ruling. -.
BY q party vote Of 81 to AZ the de-
cision OF the chair was overruled.
The vote having established that
the treaty was in the senate itself and
not In q committee Of the whole
ocudSOT k1IICuCOCh OIIeTeQ a geSOlutl
Of unreAerved ratification, against
which Senator Poindexter, made a
point Of order. The vice president
loverrulee the objection ano an appeal
again zHla6 taken.
The senate again overruled the vice
prssidents
Ensct Militariiy.
IN militarH sense the senate delay
continues 4 state Of suspended hos
-talitisa,e says the war department Of
flcials. SONS OF whom are turning over
In. their minds the possibilities Of the
1iANatIeqsshcu3A1 1steparate peace be
fi1csAaaxy Thia. they said. might be
-sSk up ~ PrSMdent Wilson and
Secretary Baker.
During the senate debate Adminis-
tration Leader Hitchcock declared that
IL the treaty failed and q separate
peace became necessary. the United
States would find It awkward to exact
drastic requirements from Germany.
Republican senators. ridiculed this
and at the war department II was said
that gross violation of the armistice
by Germany would be the only con-
tingency which would lead to re-
sumption Of military effort by the
United States. -. =
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-20
New strik, In Colorado.

Denver. Nov. 2o.-Colorado's second
coal strike Will become effective T'ri-
day morning at I O'clock. The strike
was called by President William o.
Johnson because Of allegations that
not al the striking miners had been
taken back to work. Tho dispute was
with the Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
pany, which announced that al, men
would tbe taken back except officials
who had precipit the strike. The
state labor commisslon yesterday was
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-08-12
Public Utilities

The Public Utilities Commission
went to Portland Monday morning
for three scheduled hearings at the
common council room at the City
building. beginning at $50 A. NJ. as
follows:
On petition Of the Portland Gas
Light Co. for permission to increase
its yearly minimum charge from s6
to s12.
On petition of the Portland Term
inal Co. for the location of a branch
track across the Marginal way.
On petition of the Portland Term
inal Co. relating to the construction
Of a track across Commercial street
to Hannaford Brothers Co. ware
house.
The commission is scheduled on
Tuesday for a hearing at Belfast at
7.30 p. NJ. in the supreme court room
for a hearing on the complaint Of
Bernes o. Norton and others against
the Eastern Bay Steamboat Co, be-
ing a re-opening of the case where
complaint is made of the company's
service.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-08-12
HIGHWAY COMMISSION
AND JITNEY PERMITS

The Maine Highway Commission
has issued the following rules and
regulations with respect to permits
for operating jitney busses, the rules
having been adopted on July 90 last:
The applicant must comply with
all statutory requirements with re-
srect to licensing and operating of
motor vehicles.
The applicant must have obtained
all licenses and permits required by
the ordinances Of each and every
municipality in and through which
he proposes to operate.
Permits for the operation Of jitney
busses shall be issued only upon the
understanding that such buses shall
carry passengers to number not to
exceed the seating capacity Of the
vehicle.
Applicants shall state in their ap-
plication the period during which it
is proposed to operate. .-
With each application the appli-
cant must furnish a guarantee by
bond or otherwise that If permit is
issued continuous service will be
maintained during the entire period
named in the application o.
The applicant must state in his ap-
plication the schedule which he pro-
poses to follow in the operation Of
his bus line.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-08-12
Fish and Game

Commissioner of Inland Fisheries
and Game -yillie E. Parsons Of Fox
croft was at the department Monday
morning, returning home in the aft
ernoon. He will leave Foxcroft this
(Tuesday) morning for Stratton.
Flaastaff and Eustis on matters re-
lating to the warden service in the
Dead River region and along the
Canadian boundary of Franklin
county.
On Wednesday he will visit the
Range,ey hatchery on hatchery busi-
ness and in relation to general fish,
ing conditions in the Rangeley lakes.
Thursday he will devote to the Ray
mond hatchery and similar matters
about the Lake Sebago waters. He
will return to and be at the office
on Friday.
Matthew c. Morrill, Of Gray. chief
warden for Cumberland county, re-
ports the payment of costs of S12 by
Thomas Filton of Bridgton for TAX
ing short trout. on July II.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-08-12
BUSY DAYS FOR
MOVING PICTURE
COMPANY HERE

Thrills are re ed OF by the hundred
feet and romance is put into actuality
every day by the actors and actresses
of the Edgar Jones, Inc, Moving Pic
ture Co.
These fine, sunny days are excellent
for outdoor work and the folks ar.
making the minutes count. Much work
is being done at the present time at
the studio in the rear Of the headquar-
ters Of the company on Sewall street.
1t IL understood that one OF the first
pictures which the company made will
soon be shown here at the Colonial and
/. 10 strangers. a story Of the Maine
woods. A private showing Of the pic
ture was made short time ago be.
fore the members Of the company and
others closely connected with the enter.
prise.
The company does not seem to be at
lose for extra help in mob scenes. for
there is always large number of folks
who delight in being of assistance.
AS lon as the spectators are order.
ly and do not interfere by way of crit
icism or comment upon the actors it is
probable that they will be permitted to
watch the company act. But without
doubt more stringent rules would be
laid down to exclude the public If they
h'ndered the progress of the workers.
The members Of the company are
making many friends in the city and
Augusta, although conservative in en-.
thusiasm. 10 beginning to take a DER.
sonaI pride in this newly formed com.
pany. the Edgar Jones, Inc.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-08-12

nations. The law which was passed by
the Legislature Of 1915 and was accept
ed by the voters through the referen-
dunn at the general election in 1916 pro-
hibits Of employment of women or mi.
nors under the age Of 16 years in manu-.
featuring. mercantile or manufacturing
establishments more than 6 hours in q
week. and restaurants are included In
the list Of establishments.
"The conditions are good as a rule
throughout the State in the large man.
ufacturing plants like the cotton,
woolen, boot and shoe and pulp and
paper industries" said Commissioner
Eddy. but complaints have been re-
complaints have been received by the
department that the restaurant keepers
In some places are somewhat careless
in their Interpretation of the law.
why in some cities, "he continued
according to the complaints girls have
been working in restaurants as high
as 70 to 75 hours a week. and such
things must be stopped. 1 intend to en-
force this law TO the very letter. I do
not want to be obliged to go to a police
court and swear out a warrant again at
the keeper ofa restaurant or any one
eise' but this law must be obeyed.
On complaint of Thomas E. vose of
Lubec. an investigator connected wish
the department, four Bangor restaurant
keepers were recently called upon to
pay fines because of infractions of the
5-hour law.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-08-12
State House Chat

Governor Milliken will return home
Tuesday from Boston and will lie
here Wednesday for the Executive
Council meeting.
We are under orders not to disclose
the mans identity, as he is said 20
fear too much business in that line,
but if you wish any instruction on
handling a rowboat, find the State
House employe, who on Sunday DEM
onstrated his ability in that kind ct
navigation. He unmoOred the boat.
took on his passengers, grasped the
oars in his sturdy grasp and rowcd
away for the island of destination.
But speed was lacking and the island
looked distant. 1t grew more and
more SO and a landing was made
with great difficulty. the trim craft
moving as though it was a second
Noah's Ark. All was explained.
however. before the return trip.
when 1t was discovered that he had
been. towing and dragging the stern
kedge, which had gathered a very
choice and heavy assortment Of
kelp. etc.
Harry Griffith, captain Of the night
watch, is having his vacation.
which he will pass at home and ai
Rockland.
Lieutenant Colonel F. n. Farnun.
U. S. A.. the inspector instructor fof
the Maine National Guard. has fin
ished the inspection of the Sd Maine
Infantry units. completing the work
with the inspection last week by in
specting the Headquarters Co. and
Supply Co. Of Portland. Practically
everything is now in readiness for
the annual tncampment at Augusta
OF the Sd Maine, which is scheduled
for Aug. 80 % Sept. l3.